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“Love it or Leave it BBQ Shop.”
Su Jiang was almost full.
The other three had already finished eating.
Wang Ziyang’s mouth twitched. He felt that Su Jiang’s appetite had increased again.
Could An Rou afford to feed her like this?
An Rou covered her face with her hand, turning her head to the side, ashamed to be associated with Su Jiang.
Wang Xuelin had already started thinking about writing a sign.
Finally, after Su Jiang finished eating, everyone left the BBQ restaurant.
“Uncle, we’re leaving now!”
“Okay, remember to come back next time. (Except for Su Jiang)” Wang Xuelin said with a smile.
Wang Ziyang and the others stood at the entrance, waving goodbye to Wang Xuelin.
“Su Jiang and Wang Xuelin exchanged a glance, both nodding subtly.
Wang Xuelin’s nod meant: Remember your promise, don’t let Wang Ziyang get involved.
Su Jiang’s nod meant: The food was delicious, I’ll be back!
Clearly, they both misunderstood each other’s intentions, but it didn’t affect their unspoken understanding in that shared nod.
The four of them walked for a while, then parted ways in pairs, each going back to their own world of two.
After all, four people’s world was too crowded.
“Alright, let’s take a taxi home,” Su Jiang took out her phone, ready to hail a cab.
An Rou’s eyes twinkled, seeing that it wasn’t dark yet, she said:
“Su Jiang, let’s go climb Jiangdu Rainbow Mountain!”
“Huh?”
“Su Jiang twitched the corner of her mouth, “Do you even know how high Rainbow Mountain is? Can you even climb it?”
An Rou’s lower lip pouted, “But I heard there’s a love tree at the top of Rainbow Mountain.”
“So?”
“I, I want to go and pray for my brother’s love.”
“That’s a love tree!”
“Then I’ll pray for him to find love, he’s single anyway.”
Su Jiang rubbed her forehead, looking at An Rou with some doubt, “Are you sure you can climb it?”
“Of course, I got a perfect score on my physical exam!” An Rou said confidently.
So Su Jiang had no choice but to change the taxi destination to the foot of Rainbow Mountain.
About an hour later.
The foot of Rainbow Mountain was packed with people.
Su Jiang and An Rou stood silently, expressionless, looking ahead.
In front of them stood two familiar figures.
“Cough… what a coincidence, you guys are climbing the mountain too?”
Wang Ziyang scratched his head, Ji Meng standing beside him, also a bit surprised.
They had decided on a whim to climb Rainbow Mountain, but unexpectedly, Su Jiang and An Rou were there too.
Su Jiang stared with dead fish eyes at Wang Ziyang, “You… what are you doing here?”
“What do you mean, we’re here to climb the mountain, of course.”
“Not to pray at the love tree?”
“Whoa, how did you know?”
Wang Ziyang glanced at Ji Meng, cautiously leaning towards Su Jiang’s ear, “Ji Meng wants to go to the love tree, make a wish, and take a picture.”
Su Jiang nodded, “Got it, you’re all here for that broken love tree.”
“I really don’t understand why these superstitious things attract so many people,” Su Jiang said helplessly.
“Who says they don’t? In this day and age, who still believes in gods and Buddhas?” Wang Ziyang agreed.
So, the four of them began their long climb.
The first fifth of the journey, they climbed relatively easily.
The first to give out was Ji Meng.
When they reached one-third of the way, Wang Ziyang was supporting Ji Meng, their pace slowing down.
An Rou was also sweating profusely, panting every now and then. Her physical strength was nearing its limit.
Su Jiang raised her eyebrows, whispering in An Rou’s ear, “They say you have to climb this mountain step by step, otherwise your wish won’t come true.”
An Rou exhaled, glaring at him, “Who told you that?”
“The old man who was coming down the mountain just now, I chatted with him for a bit.”
“Ugh, I can’t go on anymore, Su Jiang, carry me.”
“Tsk, not going to pray for your brother’s love anymore?”
“Whatever, let him be single.”
Su Jiang’s mouth twitched at the sound of this, and she couldn’t help but feel sympathy for An Mingjie.
So, that’s the position you hold in your sister’s heart?
With a light smile, Su Jiang crouched down in front of An Rou. An Rou leaned forward slightly, softly resting on Su Jiang’s back.
“Su Jiang, charge!” An Rou suddenly felt energized, excitedly pointing forward.
“Charge your head? There are so many people, what if you bump into someone?”
Su Jiang laughed and scolded, holding An Rou’s legs with both hands, walking step by step towards the top of the mountain.
The people around, seeing Su Jiang carrying An Rou, remained calm and didn’t even break a sweat, they all gave him thumbs up, admiring his youth and good health.
Wang Ziyang, seeing this from behind, also gritted his teeth.
How could he, with his physique, be inferior to even Su Jiang?
He immediately crouched down, domineeringly saying, “Mengmeng, get on, I’ll carry you!”
Ji Meng didn’t stand on ceremony, she simply plopped onto his back.
Wang Ziyang let out a breath, his legs pushing off, his face changing.
Crap!
He’d overestimated himself!
His legs trembled slightly, but as a man, even if he had to bite the bullet, he had to carry Ji Meng to the top.
“Ziyang, are you okay?” Ji Meng saw Wang Ziyang constantly sweating, she felt a little sorry for him, “Maybe I should just walk down.”
“No! Don’t!” Wang Ziyang spoke up, insisting, “Don’t worry, Mengmeng, I exercise regularly, this little distance is nothing to me!”
Su Jiang, ahead, heard Wang Ziyang’s words, his ears twitched, and he silently gave him a thumbs up.
Brother, you have a big mouth!
Let’s see how long you can keep it up!
“However, to Su Jiang’s surprise, Wang Ziyang actually gritted his teeth and carried Ji Meng all the way to the top of the mountain.
At the temple on the summit of Hong Mountain, Wang Ziyang sat on a chair, panting heavily, his legs trembling like butterfly wings.
Su Jiang stood aside, clicking his tongue.
“So, is the power of love really that great?” Su Jiang exclaimed.
Wang Ziyang glanced at him, too exhausted to speak.
Su Jiang sat down beside Wang Ziyang, his gaze fixed on the large tree in the distance.
Under the Marriage Tree, An Rou and Ji Meng were both holding a piece of red paper, writing something on it.
They also took out their phones and kept taking pictures.
Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang shook their heads slightly, scoffing at this superstitious behavior.
They were both staunch atheists.
“Mom, there’s a temple of the God of Wealth over there!”
A child’s voice came from behind, both Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang’s ears twitched, and they stood up at the same time, looking at each other.
The God of Wealth?
That can be believed!
Wang Ziyang didn’t care about his weak legs anymore, he followed Su Jiang’s steps and walked towards the Temple of Wealth without looking back.
Under the love tree, An Rou was writing her wishes on the paper with a serious expression.
“Hey, An Rou, did you buy two wish papers?”
Ji Meng finally noticed that An Rou had written on two sheets of paper.
“……Yes.” An Rou nodded lightly, blushing, “Because, I have a lot of wishes.”
Ji Meng smiled at her words and didn’t ask further.
An Rou smiled slightly, and after finishing writing, she found an empty branch and hung both wish papers on it.
One was praying for An Mingjie and the others to return safely.
The other was written for Su Jiang.
She didn’t care if the tree only granted wishes related to love, she just had these two wishes, and it would be good if they could both come true.
After the two girls hung up their wishes, they took a few pictures together, checked in, and then went to find Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang.
“Huh, strange, where did those two go?”
Ji Meng scratched her head, how could two big living people disappear in the blink of an eye?
“Sister Ji Meng, there are so many people over there, why don’t we go take a look?”
An Rou pointed at the crowd surrounding the Temple of Wealth, her eyes filled with curiosity.
As for Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang?
Could two big living people be abducted?
Immediately, the two of them walked towards the Temple of Wealth.
Pushing through the crowd, An Rou and Ji Meng saw those two extremely devout figures in the center, and their steps stopped abruptly.
The two people in the center of the crowd were none other than Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang!
Just when they were wondering what they were doing, Su Jiang and Wang Ziyang’s actions made them want to turn around and leave.
An Rou’s face flushed red, feeling incredibly embarrassed.