After shouting those words, Qin Huai's fair cheeks flushed faintly pink. He turned his head away somewhat awkwardly, his right hand clutching the fabric over his chest tightly.
Beside him, Gu Yunlan was practically bursting with happiness. He gripped the edges of his cart with both hands, his gaze fixed on Qin Huai beside him, looking very much as though he wanted to leap over. But what little reason he had left stopped him from doing anything so dangerous.
The two soon slid to the finish. The moment they stopped, Gu Yunlan unfastened his seat belt and rushed straight over to his wife. He wrapped both arms around Qin Huai's waist and lifted him right up.
"Hey, wait!" Qin Huai jumped in fright. He had only just undone his seat belt when he was suddenly lifted into the air.
"I can't wait another second. I'm just so happy today. Really." Holding him, Gu Yunlan spun around several times.
Qin Huai was afraid he would spin himself dizzy and then fall, so he hurriedly patted the arms around his waist, telling him to take it easy.
At the top of the slope, the second pair, Hou Yunqi and Xia Yu, were also ready to set off.
Xia Yu was incredibly excited as he sat in his cart, which had just enough room for him to stretch his legs out straight. He looked excitedly toward Hou Yunqi. "Old Hou, I'm so excited right now! I've only ever come across grass sledding in videos on my phone or seen it in cartoons before, but now I'm actually doing it!"
"If you like it, we'll make time to come every year." Hou Yunqi looked tenderly at the person beside him.
"Yes, yes!" Xia Yu nodded vigorously, decisively adding trips to his and Old Hou's