[Light and Night Event] Fun in the Wild - Episode 03 | Charlie's Birthday Event Part 1 || 光与夜之恋 活动02 沐野拾趣・剧情03
Passing through the bamboo forest, the are more crowd bustling around, and from time to time there'd be locals riding past us on electrical tricycles. I opened the map of the Fun Farm Tour, trying to identify things in detail.
You: The market should be right in front. We are just in time for the opening of the market, let's go there and have a look.
In the center of the market, it's fruit stalls everywhere. It's almost as if each and every corner of the market are lingering with the sweet scent of plump fruits.
Farmer: Come and have some loquat, it's freshly picked loquats from our own fruit tree--
I looked over, the yellow loquats in the baskets are so adorable, that even the hairy leaf stalks are still having dew waters on them.
You: Uncle, is this batch of loquat sweet?
Farmer: They are sweet! Feel free to try them, you can't find a single sour one from ours, not even one in a million!
You: Uncle, your way of exaggerated speech, resembles a friend of mine a lot.
Farmer: Then it's definitely fate! If there's time, call your friend to shop here in the market!
Charlie: Since when do you have such a grandiose friend?
The Charlie that was originally indifferent towards loquats suddenly popped over.
Charlie: I understand these type of people the most, only good at talking, but always sloppy at work. You have to let me check him out for you if you were to deal with these kind of people.
Farmer: Young lad, I wasn't exaggerating! My mouth can be saying unfavorable things, but this batch of loquats are never sloppy, just like the relationship between the two of you -- very sweet!
After hearing this from the farmer, Charlie's eyes slightly curved a little.
Charlie: Uncle, putting other things aside, your insight is pretty good.
You: Sigh, here he comes again.
The farmer too got interested, picking a few loquats and stuffed them into Charlie's hands.
Farmer: Young lad, come, try one. I guarantee that the sweetness of these loquats will be how sweet the two of you are.
Charlie picked a single loquat from the farmer with all smiles, peeling the skin and gave it a bite.
After biting for a few times, the triumphant smile that he originally had, gradually disappeared from the corners of his lips--
You: How's the taste?
He turned over, raising his right arm, frowning without uttering a single word.
You: ...... Are you okay?
Finally swallowing it, Charlie looked like he's in pain, that even the tone he had is sounding anguished.
Charlie: Let's go, we aren't buying. This loquat is ominous.
Charlie tugged my elbow and was about to leave the stall, the farmer immediately caught up to us.
Farmer: Wait, wait, young lad! This batch of loquat is really sweet, it must have been a coincidence that you've gotten the sour one. You say, the chances are one in a million, how could it be met by you?
Charlie's lips curved up a little, and let out a sneer.
Charlie: Well that wasn't a coincidence. Since I'm a man of one in a million.
You: The two of you are really fated together...
Charlie: Well then, I'll give you a last chance. If this is still sour, then you'll know the consequences.
It felt like the mere act of eating loquats has now turned into the battlefield of placing casino bets.
Charlie: Let's settle with this loquat then.
Charlie reached out an arm to pick a single loquat, slowly peeling it open, with his elegant movements that is also a bit provocative. Finally, the fruit is completely exposed. He pinched on the leaf stalk, and handed the loquat to me.
Charlie: This round, allow my fiancée to do this. It'll only count if she says it's sweet.
You: Alright...
I receive the loquat, carefully opened my mouth under the stares of everyone. The fresh and watery flesh easily tingled the sensitive taste buds of the mouth. The sweet loquat juices spreads from the tip of my tongue, slowly changing into layers of sweet and sour taste.
You: Charlie, it's so sweet!
Satiated, I held onto my cheeks as I winked towards Charlie. A light flush of redness appeared on Charlie's ears, that he awkwardly leaned sideways.
Charlie: Alright, I know. Then I'll let you off this round. The same loquat, give me 50 catties of them. Send them to Warson's Group A Office in Guangqi City by 10am on next Monday.
As soon as he finished saying, Charlie swiftly scanned the Penguin Pay QR Code, turned around and walked away.
In the winds far away, the only thing left was his impeccable back view, and the monologue that are covered by the sounds of the winds.
Charlie: Did I act too much like a nouveau riche? Charlie, you should really take note of that next time-- "The Manual of a Perfect Fiancé" Rule number 38, reasonably show off your wealth, remember well.
His monologue is enveloped in a warm breeze, and dispersed, like there's nobody that would remember it... But the summer winds have quietly responded to him, as if it's secretly recording down the warmth of this moment, fusing with the breeze earlier to become a part of the summer.
