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The night market was brightly lit and bustling with people. The various novelties and food aromas dazzled the little girl, making her eyes widen in amazement.

She suddenly stared at a stall and didn't move, tugged at Chen Mo's clothes, pointed at the thing with her little finger, and her voice was full of longing.

"Little cyst fungus, what... what are those shiny red berries?"

Chen Mo followed the direction of the gaze.

The crystal-clear rock sugar coated the bright red hawthorns, shimmering under the light.

"That's called candied hawthorn berries. They're sweet and sour, do you want some, Sizi?"

Little Si immediately nodded its head like a chick pecking at rice, watching eagerly, and even swallowed hard.

"think!"

Chen Mo smiled and was about to get up to buy it when Li Lizhi gently tugged at his sleeve.

Li Lizhi frowned slightly, her voice gentle.

"Mr. Chen, eating too much sweet and greasy food at night is bad for your health. Sizi is still young, we can't spoil her."

Upon hearing this, a look of disappointment flashed across Xiao Sizi's face.

Seeing this, Chen Mo smiled.

"The rules are correct. But look at Sizi's eyes... She used to live in the palace, so she probably never saw or tasted this before. Can we make an exception just this once, as a novelty?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi immediately and cleverly hugged Chen Mo's leg, tilted her little face up, looked at her sister with the most innocent and longing eyes, and chimed in her own clear voice.

"That's right! Sister, Little Jun is right! I've never eaten a rhinoceros before..."

After saying that, she deliberately held up a chubby finger to emphasize that she would only eat one.

"Just one, just one! Okay?"

Caught between the two, the older and the younger, Li Lizhi looked at her younger sister's face, which was full of longing, and finally sighed helplessly, reaching out to gently tap the tip of Xiao Sizi's nose.

"You... alright, only one is allowed. And make sure to rinse your mouth properly when you get back."

The little rhinoceros immediately cheered.

"Great! Big sister is the best!"

After saying that, he turned around and urged Chen Mo.

"Buy these small cystic fungi now!"

Chen Mo smiled and agreed, then walked to the stall and bought the one that looked the reddest and brightest.

Then, looking at Xiao Sizi's eager yet obedient expression as she waited for her to "distribute" the food, she smiled slightly and carefully broke off a hawthorn covered in rock sugar.

The little rhinoceros let out a "whoosh" and bit down.

First, she tasted the crisp sweetness of the outer layer of rock sugar, then the slight sourness of the hawthorn made her eyes squint into crescents with happiness, and she stomped her little feet on the ground twice, muttering indistinctly.

"Delicious! Sweet and sour!"

But soon, she finished the candied hawthorn in her mouth and looked at Chen Mo longingly.

Those little eyes were so cute.

"Small cysts...how about...give Sizi half of one too?"

"Siji finished hers before she even had a chance to taste it properly... so let's give Siji half again!"

Little Sizi said in a serious tone.

Chen Mo smiled and folded off a little bit of the sugar coating with his hand.

The little ox let out another "Awoo!"

This time she learned her lesson and didn't chew it with her teeth, but left it in her mouth to dissolve slowly.

"So sweet!"

Little Sizi squinted her eyes, her face full of happiness.

Seeing this, Li Lizhi gave Chen Mo a reproachful look.

"Just keep spoiling her."

Chen Mo smiled and shook his head.

"Sizi is so cute, anyone who sees her would find it irresistible!"

After speaking, Chen Mo looked at Li Lizhi, pondered for a moment, and raised an eyebrow.

Then, he put the candied hawthorn in his hand into Li Lizhi's mouth.

"Want one?"

Li Lizhi was taken aback by Chen Mo's natural yet slightly intimate gesture, and her cheeks turned even redder.

She looked at the candied hawthorn being offered to her lips; the glistening sugar shell reflected the dazzling lights of the night market, and also reflected Chen Mo's smiling gaze.

She hesitated for a moment, her long eyelashes drooping and then lifting again, as if she had finally made up her mind.

Then, she tilted her head slightly, raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, and, with Chen Mo's help, quickly and in tiny bites, took off the top candied hawthorn.

With a soft "crack," the sugar shell shattered, and the slightly sour hawthorn pulp, mixed with sweetness, melted in my mouth.

Li Lizhi quickly stepped back half a step, gently covering her lips with her sleeve, and gave Chen Mo a reproachful look in her eyes.

The shyness in her eyes hadn't faded, yet it also carried a subtle, delightful hint of having tasted sweetness.

The little ox was looking up curiously.

She couldn't understand Li Lizhi's feelings, but seeing her sister eat, she immediately clapped her hands and laughed.

"Sister ate some too! Was it sweet?"

Li Lizhi chewed slowly, savoring the unfamiliar sweet and sour taste, and nodded gently, her voice softer than before.

"Mmm...it's sweet."

Li Lizhi looked at Chen Mo and smiled gently.

"It's so sweet it makes you... a little dizzy..."

"I think it's very sweet too!"

Little Sizi looked at it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

A night breeze swept by, stirring the lanterns along the street and dispelling the faint sweetness and awkwardness in the air.

Chen Mo withdrew his hand, his smile remaining natural.

"Let's go, there seems to be a place selling light-up kites up ahead, shall we check it out?"

"A glowing kite?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi immediately perked up again.

"I want to see! I want to see!"

As she spoke, she tugged at her sister's sleeve and tried to run forward.

Li Lizhi was led by her younger sister and unconsciously followed along.

Just as she turned around, she glanced again at the tall profile of the person beside her, and a tiny, almost imperceptible smile appeared on her lips.

The crowds and lights of the night market flowed around me.

At this moment, it seemed that only the crisp sweetness of rock candy and a faint, more subtle aroma than sugar lingered between the two.

Of course, compared to the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere here, the four people back at the hotel were in a heavy mood.