C66 Upper Yuan Lantern Club

"Godfather!" Seeing the people standing at the mouth of the alley, Jing threw himself at Chi Qingyu.

Xie Qirann was waiting for Han Jiu to bring Chi Qingyu out, but when he heard Jing's voice, he turned around and saw Jing and Chi Qingyu walking in from the outside.

After catching Jing who was jogging over, Xie Qirann asked with a smile, "Where did you go?"

Jing smiled and said, "Mummy brought me to see the academy, but I don't seem to be too satisfied."

"School?" Xie Qirann raised his eyes and looked at Chi Qingyu.

Chi Qingyu felt that she didn't need to explain it to him, but it was better to explain her current situation. Chi Qingyu coughed and said, "Jing is already at the right age to study. Let's get to know the academy first and think about where to send him."

Hearing this, Xie Qirann smiled meaningfully.

"Godfather, what are you laughing about?" Jing asked in confusion when he saw Xie Qirann laughing happily.

Xie Qirann patted his head and said with a smile, "Jing wants to go to school?"

Jing looked at Chi Qingyu and asked, "Mommy, are we going to study?"

Chi Qingyu was about to explain that you can't go to school with Mommy when she heard Xie Qirann say, "Jing, you can only go to the school by yourself. Your mother can't go with you."

"Can't we go together?" Jing frowned, "Then I better not go, I want to be with Mommy."

Jing's words were like a jar of honey that was sweet to Chi Qingyu's heart. Although she felt sweet, she still needed to talk to Jing about this matter properly. After all, he still had to go to the academy by himself, so he couldn't stay with her forever.

Obviously, Xie Qirann also thought the same. He picked up Jing and pinched his nose. The strength was small, so Jing didn't say anything.

"Jing can't stay with mother all the time, right?" Xie Qirann dejectedly said in a low voice, "If I have a wife in the future, how would I be able to be with my mother?"

Jing looked on in curiosity. Xie Qirann nodded and continued, "It won't work."

"Can't I?" Jing asked again.

Xie Qirann shook his head seriously and said cautiously, "No way."

Jing was a bit disappointed. He looked at Chi Qingyu with a sad expression.

Chi Qingyu didn't know what Xie Qirann said to him, but she felt uncomfortable looking at Jing's sad expression.

"Hey, what did you tell him?"

Chi Qingyu walked over and snatched Jing back. However, Jing held Xie Qirann's neck tightly and did not leave Xie Qirann.

Xie Qirann smiled at Chi Qingyu's embarrassed hands. He held Jing with one hand and took the other out. He asked with a smile, "Do you need my help?"

Chi Qingyu glared at him and retracted her hand. "What did you tell him? Why is there such an expression on your face?"

Xie Qirann lowered his head to look at Jing in his arms. The smile on his face deepened, "Nothing much. I just told him some things that will happen in the future and told him to be prepared in advance."

What would happen in the future? Could it be that you are a prophet?

Chi Qingyu glanced at him with disdain and said, "Jing won't be able to understand such words in the future. It's better if you don't tell him more."

Xie Qirann did not get angry and nodded: "Ok, I understand."

"That's enough, Jing, stop being so negative. Now that your godfather is here, you can play with him. Aren't you happy?" Chi Qingyu patted Jing on the back.

Hearing this, Jing held Xie Qirann tightly and said with grievance, "Today, godfather will always accompany Jing."

Xie Qirann curled the corner of his mouth and laughed unhappily. "Good, godfather will definitely accompany Jing."

Only with Xie Qirann's promise did Jing's smile reappear on his face.

There was still some time until the evening, so Xie Qirann proposed having lunch at a famous restaurant in Beijing. Chi Qingyu thought to herself that if she went out with Xie Qirann to eat with him today, it would definitely be Xie Qirann's treat. Since they were able to reduce the trouble and have a good meal, it would be worth it, so Chi Qingyu did not refuse.

The group of people got on the carriage and went to the restaurant Xie Qirann talked about.

Chi Qingyu didn't know how much money she had spent on lunch, but she felt that she had eaten happily since the dishes were really rich and the taste was pretty good.

After she had eaten her fill, Chi Qingyu memorized the names of the dishes that she liked, thinking that she would order more next time.

After exiting the tavern, they took a walk around the ancient pavilion outside the city. The place was filled with lanterns, and most of them were Faanghua's girls. It seemed quite lively.

Due to Xie Qirann and the others, they only looked at them from a distance and did not disturb them.

After he finished looking through the ancient pavilion and returned to the city, the sky slowly darkened.

The lanterns hanging from the eaves on both sides of the carriage also began to emit a unique light. Chi Qingyu brought Jing out of the carriage, and after that, Jing was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins.

With Han Jiu watching them, Chi Qingyu was not worried at all. However, without Jing, the atmosphere in the group became awkward.

After walking along the street for a while, Yunniang suddenly said, "I remember now. Aunt Qin told me to look for her. Look at my memory, I forgot it. You guys go for a walk first. I'll be right back!"

"..."

Aunt Qin hadn't been heard from for a long time, and she still used Aunt Qin as an excuse. Chi Qingyu couldn't help but touch the bag on her waist as she watched Yunniang quickly leave.

"What are you thinking about?" Xie Qirann interrupted Chi Qingyu's hateful gaze and indicated for her to come back to her senses.

Chi Qingyu retracted her gaze and glanced at Xie Qirann. "What's the matter?"

Xie Qirann shook his head and said, "You're not going to continue walking?"

Chi Qingyu looked ahead. At the end of this road was the real Flower Street Market, and Jing's voice had already disappeared into the crowd.

She didn't really like this noisy environment, but Jing couldn't let it go either, so he could only follow along.

"Let's go." Chi Qingyu gestured to Xie Qirann to follow and the two of them continued to walk forward.

With no one else around, Chi Qingyu and Xie Qirann didn't know what to say as they walked in silence.

As she walked, more and more people appeared, as well as the surrounding lanterns. As she passed by a small stall, Chi Qingyu stopped.

This stall was specially used to sell lanterns. It was shaped like a red lotus and contained something similar to a candle. Chi Qingyu had never seen something like this before, so she could not help but take a few extra glances.

"Be careful!" Pulling Chi Qingyu who almost bumped into someone, Xie Qirann pulled her in front of him and asked in a low voice, "How about we go and show some lanterns?"

Chi Qingyu shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's chase after Jing."

Xie Qirann smiled and said, "It's alright. Jing has Han Jiu with him. We don't even know where they went. We're only looking for a needle in a haystack right now."