Snow Spirit's stall did not seem to make much money, but the girl still seemed perfectly happy.
Just as she had said, whatever she did, as long as she was with Cheng Yu, she was happy.
The night breeze stirred not only the girl's heartbeat, but Cheng Yu's thoughts as well.
Uncle Huzi tactfully kept quiet. Only when Cheng Yu packed away Snow Spirit's wares and hoisted the sleeping girl onto his back to leave did Uncle Huzi speak.
"Little Spirit is a rare gem of a girl."
Cheng Yu smiled.
"I know."
Life returned to its usual rhythm after that. Cheng Yu and Snow Spirit still worked during the day and ran their stall at night.
The only change was that, ever since that day, Cheng Yu always arrived a little earlier to pick Snow Spirit up from work.
It was another night of heading home after packing up the stall.
Cheng Yu walked home with Snow Spirit on his back.
On his back, Snow Spirit was counting something on her fingers when she suddenly spoke.
"Yuyu, let's take tomorrow night off."
Cheng Yu smiled.
"What, have you saved enough for what you want to buy?"
Snow Spirit nodded.
"I had enough ages ago, but we still need to leave some money for living expenses."
Already familiar with Snow Spirit's approach to life, Cheng Yu did not spoil the mood by pointing out that they did not actually need money. He simply answered with a soft chuckle.
"So it's still a secret, right?"
Snow Spirit giggled, then wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough."
Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Then I'll look forward to it."
When they were getting ready for bed that night, Snow Spirit nestled into Cheng Yu's arms as