599 Asking for A Kiss (4)
It was the same today.
A few children who looked to be five or six years old walked towards the center of Lake Wanli with wooden planks in their arms. The surface of the lake was very slippery, so the children could only walk carefully. It was fine if they slipped, but if the ice wetted their new clothes, they would definitely be scolded by their mothers later, so they walked especially slowly.
When they finally reached the center of Lake Wanli, the children put down the planks in their hands and sat on it to skate. A little girl in a flower coat walked further with the piece of plank in her arms. She was about to walk further when she suddenly stopped.
“Chun, what are you doing standing there?” The older boy couldn’t help but ask when he saw his sister standing there in a daze.
“Brother.” The girl called Chun pointed ahead. “That ice sculpture is so strange.”
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There were exquisite restaurants in the south of the city, so there were naturally some ordinary shops. Most of the owners of these shops had some savings and were considered affluent. Because the shops were located in the south of the city, they were very busy most of the time.
Usually, the owners of the shops were busy with their own things. When they were not busy, they always liked to sit together and chat. Today, probably because it was a little early, not many customers came. The owners of the nearby shops gathered in front of the door to talk.
As they spoke, a few children ran over at the same time, all of them panting. These children were the children of the shop owners in this area and usually played together. The female shop owner who was selling rouge looked at them and suddenly frowned. She said angrily, “Dong, are you taking Chun to Lake Wanli again? The new cotton jacket I made for Chun yesterday is all wet. Are you itching for a beating?”
As she spoke, the other shop owners beside her started to reproach their children too. This group of children looked like a mess. Their clothes were torn and wet, and their bodies were all dirty. Some of them even lost a shoe, as if they were rushing back from somewhere.
The boy called Dong burst into tears and said, “Wanli Lake… There’s someone at Wanli Lake…”
When everyone heard that, they were stunned at first. A middle-aged man in a cloth gown said, “Oh no, did a child fall into the water?”
There were cases of children drowning in Lake Wanli all year round. It was fewer in winter, but it was not unheard of. There was once a child who fell into the water and died while playing on the ice. As soon as the man said that, everyone’s expressions changed. The female shop owner who sold rouge was a warm-hearted person. She stomped her feet anxiously. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go and take a look first. We’re all neighbors. Let’s go and take a look!”
Everyone agreed and ran towards the lake with the female shop owner.
When they arrived at Lake Wanli, they were stunned. Other than the children who usually came to play, there were already many people around the cold lake. Most of them were actually walking towards the center of the lake.
“Did… someone fall into the water?” The female shop owner muttered.
If a tragedy happened, some people would go up to help while some people would stand by and watch the show, but there were not so many people walking towards the center of the lake. Especially among the people, many of them were rich young masters in gorgeous clothes, which was a little unusual. It was not that rich people were bad, but in this world, it was common for rich people to ignore the affairs of ordinary people. Now… When did these rich people become so enthusiastic?
