Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Heading to the Amusement Park
Since she was little, she has only been to an amusement park once, and that was for a school field trip, but many of the attractions required additional payment. She didn’t have much pocket money, so she didn’t get to try any of the rides.
But today, her brother said that she could play anything she wanted as long as there were no age restrictions.
As soon as they entered the park, they saw the iconic dream-like structures of the theme park. Not far from the entrance were the carousel and the bumper cars, and in the distance, there was a tall rocket tower.
Xiaoyi really wanted to try those thrilling rides, and she also wanted to try the flying trapeze, but she was too young, and her weight and height didn’t meet the requirements, so she was not suitable for such rides.
Apart from the thrilling rides, the amusement park had many other interesting attractions.
Rong Ling accompanied Xiaoyi and Junjun through several attractions. The two little ones were tireless, and Rong Ling rarefully put aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind and fully immersed himself, wanting to give Xiaoyi a great day.
Xiaoyi was naturally cheerful, so she got along well with Junjun.
After playing a few rides, the two little ones were thoroughly acquainted. Although Junjun was usually quite reserved, Xiaoyi was a chatterbox, talking non-stop along the way, and Junjun patiently listened.
Taking this opportunity, Rong Ling also took several photos of Junjun and Xiaoyi together.
Junjun and Xiaoyi were very photogenic. Standing there without doing anything, just smiling slightly, the photos turned out to show Junjun as fair-skinned and handsome, and Xiaoyi as well-behaved and cute, like a pair of lovely little models!
After making a round at the children’s park, Junjun and Xiaoyi were still energetic and took a short break at the sweets stand.
Junjun wanted mango-flavored ice cream, and Xiaoyi preferred strawberry-flavored ice cream, so Rong Ling bought each of them a serving.
"This ice cream is so delicious!"
Xiaoyi took just a lick and widened her eyes in amazement.
The ice cream was incredibly soft, rich in a creamy aroma, and melted instantly in the mouth.
She leaned against Rong Ling, her slender legs swinging leisurely up and down, contently holding the ice cream as if she were a kitten lapping water, slowly licking the ice cream. Before long, her lips were adorned with a "white frost mustache".
Her mouth was naturally small, so whatever she ate, it would easily smudge the corners of her lips.
Rong Ling took out a tissue and wiped her mouth, catching a glimpse of Junjun with his mouth open, swallowing half of his ice cream ball in one go, shutting his eyes tightly from the cold.
Xiaoyi pointed at Junjun and laughed, "Hahaha! Be careful, don’t freeze your teeth off!"
"Junjun?"
A faint call came from not far away.
In the midst of the noisy crowd, Junjun didn’t hear it clearly, but Rong Ling’s attention was drawn by this familiar voice.
He looked up and saw Lin Qi walking towards the sweets stand, holding Han.
"Mrs. Huo?"
Rong Ling was a bit surprised, not expecting to run into her here.
Lin Qi said, "Rong Ling? What a coincidence?"
With his back to her at first, Lin Qi hadn’t noticed him until Rong Ling turned around, revealing his identity to her.
Junjun’s eyes lit up with a smile when he saw Lin Qi, "Aunt Qiqi?"
Lin Qi let go of Han’s hand.
Han ran over to Junjun, "Daddy and Mommy brought us to the amusement park to play today. Where is your mommy?"
Junjun replied, "Mommy’s at work, today Uncle Rong brought me here to play."
Lin Qi walked to the sweets stand to buy ice cream.
Junjun asked, "Where’s Momo?"
Han said, "Momo is with Daddy. They’re playing at the shooting range."
Junjun looked at Xiaoyi and asked, "Xiaoyi, shall we check it out together?"
Xiaoyi nodded, "Sure!"
The two little ones finished their ice creams, ready to set off energetically towards their next target!
In the amusement park, there is a street called "Happiness Street".
"Happiness Street" has many small amusement attractions.
There are basketball machines and shooting ranges, and if you play well, you can win generous prizes.
At that time, Happiness Street had a long queue.
Huo Tingdong and Momo were playing at the basketball machine.
Momo had set her sights on a prize, a pair of adorable dolls, while Han was eyeing a nearly out-of-print limited edition robot.
Huo Tingdong had remarkable basketball skills, easily winning the pair of dolls, but the conditions to win the limited edition robot were especially tough. All the balls needed to be scored in all rounds within a limited time, and the final score must qualify to win this prize.
After several rounds, Huo Tingdong seemed a bit fatigued. In the last round, he missed a shot, feeling a bit regretful.
Lin Qi walked over and handed Huo Tingdong a bottle of iced mineral water, "Tired? Take a break."
Han, looking at the robot still on display, said, "This prize is really too hard to win!"
Xiaoyi said, "My brother is great at basketball!"
Previously, her school was close to Rong Ling’s university. If she got out early, Xiaoyi would go to the university to find Rong Ling, who occasionally played basketball on the playground with a few senior classmates.
She loved watching her brother play basketball.
Rong Ling, both tall and handsome, in his jersey, perspiring under the basket, played with such focus and concentration, always attracting many girls as spectators.
She remembered that her brother was very accurate in shooting, rarely missing.
Rong Ling exchanged some tokens and walked to the basketball machine, studying the prize rules, then inserted a token.
Xiaoyi excitedly said, "Brother! Come on! Win that grand prize!"
Rong Ling replied, "Alright."
As the timer started, Rong Ling grabbed a basketball with one hand and aimed it at the hoop.
"Swish——"
"Swish——"
"Swish——"
As the basketballs consistently went in, the numbers on the scoreboard rolled continuously.
He quickly passed the first stage and moved on to the second. The hoop started moving side to side and increasingly faster.
Rong Ling predicted the hoop’s movements and continued shooting.
By the third stage, the hoop began moving up and down, but Rong Ling still didn’t miss a single shot.
The fourth stage was the hardest.
The hoop started circling along an arc-shaped track.
Unbeknownst to them, more and more people gathered to watch.
Rong Ling focused intently on the hoop, continuously feeding the basketballs from his hands.
The scorching sun.
A layer of heat sweat formed on his cheeks, but his shooting motions became faster and faster.
Xiaoyi watched with bated breath, her eyes darting back and forth between Rong Ling and the hoop, worried he might miss a ball.
It came down to the last two balls.
The continuous shooting had made his arm muscles slightly sore. He shot another ball, which wobbled around the hoop but lingered on the edge.
The onlookers grew anxious, "Ah, this one might be a miss!"
Rong Ling, quick-eyed and deft, shot the final ball. It gently nudged the ball that had been rolling on the rim, dropping it into the basket, and the last ball, almost miraculously, landed safely!