Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 484 - 476: National Husband and Second National Husband
The next day was Sunday, and as promised to Xiao Min, as long as they finished their homework ahead of time, they would be taken to the amusement park.
With the Magic Beast Tide outbreaks happening everywhere now, the director said that if they didn’t go again soon, once Magic Beasts appeared in Yan City and the city buildings were destroyed, it was hard to say how many years of reconstruction it would take before these children had a chance to go to an amusement park.
If it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance...
So Xiang Wen Yun gave a substantial amount of money to Qian Qi, letting her take the children and Su Ang to play.
This was the first time these children had been to an amusement park. After all, the previous Bright Orphanage never had such conditions. Along the way, they chirped excitedly like little motorized motors, determined to cover all the ground in a single day.
Xiao Min secretly brought along that beheaded doll, which the caretaker mother had already stitched up, though the bloodstains couldn’t be completely washed out, leaving faint marks.
Xiao Min wanted to take Child A to the amusement park he hadn’t managed to visit, and in the future, she would take him to more places and complete all the experiences meant for him.
Although Xiao Min hid the doll very carefully to keep everyone from being saddened, Qian Qi still noticed it. However, she said nothing, only patted Xiao Min’s head, a hint of sorrow flickering in her eyes.
The amusement park was crowded, likely because everyone thought they might not have another chance to enjoy it. So, come weekend, after their rest days, they either brought their families or came with friends and loved ones to create happy memories together.
Correspondingly, the ticket prices at the amusement park had also started to skyrocket.
However, there was still a ticket discount for those under 1.2 meters tall.
Due to his special identity, Su Ang wore a pair of sunglasses and dyed his hair brown to avoid causing a stir.
After paying, he turned around to find the children distracted by the animal balloons being sold in the amusement park.
The balloons in the amusement park were much more attractive and diverse than the ordinary colorful ones decorated at the orphanage during festivals. Even adults couldn’t resist the temptation, and Child C tugged at the pants of the old man selling the balloons, "Handsome Uncle, how much for this balloon?"
"Oh dear." The old man heard it and laughed, causing the wrinkles on his face to deepen. He glanced around nearby, leaned down, and whispered, "The prices have gone up now, 50 each! But if all of you want one, I’ll give them to you at the original price, just 25 each!"
"25!" Child C counted on his fingers. Twenty-five yuan could buy 10 kilos of potatoes, 5 kilos of tomatoes, and 3 kilos of eggplants at bulk prices!
And there were more than 20 children who came to play!
That would be over 200 kilos of potatoes, over 100 kilos of tomatoes, and...
Child C solemnly stepped back, "Careless, if I’d known the balloons at the amusement park were so expensive, I should have prepared a strategy to buy semi-finished products online and fill them myself."
Might not even use them all, could sell the extras at the amusement park to other kids...
Darn!
Next time for sure!
Upon hearing the price, the children were discouraged and trotted over with their short legs to line up for the first ride.
Qian Qi glanced at those balloons and then followed the children.
The first ride was the pirate ship, and the kids sat on the children’s version of the small pirate ship. Qian Qi and Su Ang joined them, and once the machine started, the overwhelming sense of weightlessness hit them.
"Ah—" The timid kids immediately screamed, and an unfamiliar child sitting at the front screamed particularly sharply. In fright, he panickedly grabbed for his mother’s hand, and the pig balloon he bought slipped from his grasp, floating into the air.
Qian Qi sat calmly, but then heard Child C’s voice echo from the side, "50 yuan flew away~~"
Qian Qi: ...
The second ride was the mini roller coaster. Because it was the children’s version, adults couldn’t ride it, so Qian Qi and Su Ang stood watch in the platform area.
The safety measures at Yan City Amusement Park were quite good, so there was no fear of child injuries, but considering the children’s tolerance levels, the roller coaster ride was relatively short, with mostly gentle slopes at the start, and only a slightly steep slope at the end.
And nearby that steep slope was the parents’ platform, where they could record commemorative videos of their children passing by.
This time, Qian Qi excitedly raised the Light Brain because there were so many parents nearby, all reaching out their Light Brains to capture better footage. She too stretched her body over to get a clearer shot.
The roller coaster was about to arrive, and the parents on the right side reached out eagerly with their Light Brains, blocking Qian Qi’s view. She had no choice but to lean further out, stepping on the gap between the horizontal bars of the railing to get the perfect shooting angle.
But as the roller coaster approached, the parents excitedly waved and called out to their children, and the crowd surged forward, jostling the shaky Qian Qi who stood on the horizontal bar, causing her to lose her balance and fall forward!
A hand swiftly grabbed the collar of Qian Qi’s coat and yanked her back with force, followed by the exasperated and helpless voice of an elderly woman, "Oh my, do you not care for your life! How dangerous is that!"
The elderly woman then turned to the white-clad young man beside her, chiding fiercely, "And you, what kind of husband are you! Can’t you protect her a bit? Aren’t you afraid the child will be motherless!"
Everyone there was a parent with their children, and seeing only this young couple, the elderly woman naturally assumed they were a young couple who had started a family early.
Qian Qi turned back, about to express her thanks, but then saw the elderly woman choke up, "Oh, you are the husband, huh, your wife is quite tall indeed. But seriously, why does a strapping young man like you have hair longer than your wife’s? I thought..."
Qian Qi: ?
"No, wait, why do you look so familiar..." The elderly woman lowered her head, wracking her brains to recall deeply buried memories.
At this moment, Su Ang also turned around, leaning over and whispering, "Shouldn’t we make a run for it?"
"Ah! I remember now!" The elderly woman excitedly clapped her hands, looking up suddenly, "Aren’t you the one who resolved the Magic Locust Tide in Song City— hey? Where did they go?"
...
Su Ang quickly grabbed Qian Qi’s hand, hurriedly escaping from the platform area. Remembering the kind yet verbose words of the elderly woman, he couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
"Why are you laughing!" Qian Qi became annoyed and embarrassed.
"It’s just, what the lady said wasn’t entirely wrong," the young man laughed so hard he bent slightly, "Many female netizens online call you ’husband’, no wait—I mean, quite a few male netizens call you ’second husband’ too."
"Second husband?" Qian Qi puzzled, "Who’s the first husband? You?"
Su Ang’s laughter deepened: "Qian Dafang."
Qian Qi: ...
"Then why aren’t you a husband?" Qian Qi was puzzled.
"Hmm..." Su Ang gently dragged the tone, "perhaps... it got metabolized."
From the moment Qian Dafang appeared, that "national idol" had gradually begun to fade out of the public eye, with more discussions revolving around Qian Dafang and Qian Qi.
Qian Qi thought of this and couldn’t help but say, "You’re quite humorous."
