To be honest, the gift-receiving part was pretty enjoyable—even after receiving two sets of Gaokao Sprint, Little Red Riding Hood still felt quite happy.
Then the barbecue grills were set up, and the court musicians summoned by the King began playing a new tune. While no one was paying attention, Long Hair sent several fireworks into the sky ahead of time, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.
The children ran and played circles around the bonfire. Eileen even split off two bodies to join in the fun, deliberately provoking a group of little ones. Before long, the traditional game of the children chasing her around like a doll had begun again.
Everyone urged Mermaid to sing a song, so she stood in front of the Great Bonfire and sang some grand chorus whose name no one knew—with an entire symphony orchestra accompanying her. At least two hundred people sang in unison, and the ending came with applause and cheers from at least five thousand people. Yu Sheng, who lacked even the slightest artistic inclination, could not understand a word of it, but the song still stirred his blood to an extraordinary degree.
Engineer Sun sent over two cases of beer.
A large group of the "fairy tale" members immediately swarmed over to join the fun, but Yu Sheng stood guard in front of the beer. Beside him was a wolf summoned by Little Red Riding Hood, while the King squatted grandly atop the beer cases and waved his paws at the half-grown children. "Anyone underage, get out of the way! The juice at the big table is for you!"
Yu Sheng turned his head toward Little Red Riding Hood. "Congratulations on becoming an adult—but only this once. You're only allowed to drink this one time before graduating high school."
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