I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

They rejected one customer after another's inquiries, and only stopped thinking about it when the aroma of the roast duck had dissipated.

He also reminded her, "Miss Xu, you must make more delicious food next time. We have so many people waiting for us."

Xu Si naturally agreed.

After all the guests left the restaurant, Lou Yuexin brought the food up.

The plump white sugar buns, the fragrant roast duck, and the crispy eggplant cakes are all mouth-watering.

Xu Si’s favorite is eggplant pancake, which is simply delicious when sprinkled with some barbecue ingredients.

Everyone's mouths were drooling over the roast duck, and there was not enough sauce at the end, so Su Jinyue chose to dip it in sugar.

Following her recommendation, Xu Si tried a bite. Omg, forgive her for not being able to eat this. The salty taste is more suitable for her.

The shops are closed at night, and when it gets dark, Lou Yuexin takes everyone to burn paper.

There were a lot of people gathered at the intersection, everyone was doing the same thing, tacitly keeping a distance from each other so as not to disturb each other.

They walked through several intersections before they found a suitable place.

Since ancient times, people have believed that the crossroads symbolizes the connection in all directions and is the junction of yin and yang, where both living people and life can reach.

The light from the burning paper money reflected on everyone's faces, all of which were filled with heavy and solemn expressions.

Xu Si felt a little lonely. In this world, everyone else had relatives, but she was an outsider.

She didn't know who to burn it for. After thinking about it, she silently recited the name of the original owner's mother. She didn't know if it would still work if she changed the core.

She didn't read the rest and just burned them as alms for the wandering ghosts.

As for whether there are ghosts in the world, she doesn't know either. Anyway, she would rather believe it than not. After all, such a bizarre thing as time travel has happened.

After burning the paper, everyone walked towards the pier to release river lanterns.

There are many small vendors selling river lanterns on the road, with a variety of designs that are dazzling.

Xu Si chose a lotus-shaped one, which was very exquisite. She held it carefully in her hands to avoid being touched by others.

The dock was crowded with people and many river lanterns were floating on the river. From a distance, they looked like twinkling stars in the night sky.

Everyone found an opportunity and waited for the previous group of people to leave before rushing to fill the vacancies.

Xu Si squatted down. Under the light of the fire, the words written on the lampshade of the river lantern closest to her on the water were clearly visible.

She stared for a long time but still couldn't recognize a single word. This is the tragedy of illiteracy.

It's a pity that all the knowledge she had gained for so many years was gone in one day.

She tilted her head and asked Su Jinyue beside her, "What's written on that lamp?"

Su Jinyue looked in the direction she pointed and whispered, "Looking northward at the stars, I stand with my sword in hand, worrying about the country all my life."

It turned out to be this sentence. Xu Si had memorized it when he was in elementary school and had some impression of it.

What does it mean? It means that one should look to the north at the stars in the sky, holding a sword for a long time, and worry about the fate of the country all his life.

It seemed like a young man had put it here just now. Look at his ambition, how lofty it is.

Seeing Xu Si looking curiously at the words on other river lanterns, Su Jinyue smiled and patiently selected a few to read to her.

"This one has the words 'Jade-like beauty, long-lasting health' written on it.

The one that reads "I wish to win the heart of one person and stay with him till we grow old together."

Wow, this person is quite yearning for love.

Xu Si lit the river lantern in his hand, slowly placed it into the water, and watched it float away along the current.

Seeing that some people’s river lanterns flipped over after walking a certain distance, Xu Si looked at his own with some concern.

Fortunately, her river lantern continued to move steadily away until it merged into the crowd of other river lanterns and its figure could no longer be distinguished.

Although it doesn’t mean that your wish cannot be fulfilled if you turn it over, it will always make you feel better and have a better meaning if you don’t turn it over.

"Ah Si, what is the wish you wrote?"

Su Jinyue was a little curious, and everyone looked over when they heard it.

When buying river lanterns, you can choose to write your own wishes on them, or ask the stall owner to write them for you.

They all wrote it themselves. Originally, they were planning to help Ah Si write it, but she pulled the stall owner and whispered something to him. Then the stall owner smiled and helped Xu Si write on the base of the river lantern.

On the way, when they were discussing what was written on their lampshades, Xu Si did not join in.

"Well, I'm a bit more vulgar. I wrote that I hope I can become a rich woman soon."

Xu Si said it a little embarrassedly, anyway, her words were just plain words, but it was indeed what she wanted most.

Lou Yuexin and the others couldn't help but smile when they heard her. Seeing her shyness, they hurriedly comforted her, "This is a great wish. Isn't this the purpose of our business?"

Xu Si pursed his lips and walked towards an empty seat nearby, pretending to go and see the river lanterns released by others.

Suddenly, she felt something cold grabbing her ankle, squeezing it hard enough to cause her some pain.

"what!"

She couldn't help but scream in surprise. The fear in her heart had not yet subsided. The hands seemed to have found a foothold and their strength grew stronger. Xu Si lost her balance and was dragged into the river.

When she was completely submerged in the water, she instinctively began to struggle due to the huge feeling of suffocation. However, the force under her feet pulled her down. She used her other foot to kick the hand that was holding her several times.

Until the last second before losing consciousness, those hands were still there.

Xu Si was filled with resentment. Could it be that today would be the day he would die?

What a lucky day it is, the Ghost Festival, and I’m still a water ghost.

The moment Xu Si's shout was heard, the crowd on the shore burst into an uproar.

Lou Yuexin and others hurried over there.

Shen Yanchen never knew he could run so fast. Without any hesitation, he was the first to jump into the water. He didn't even bother to look at who the other person diving next to him was, and dived down quickly.

The river was dark at night, but thanks to the light from the floating river lanterns, he could barely see the unconscious Xu Si.

Just as he was about to take her away, he realized that the weight seemed a little off.

Shen Anyi also swam over, noticed this situation, and immediately continued to explore downwards.

Feeling the resistance in his hands lighten, Shen Yanchen held Xu Si with his arms and swam hard towards the shore.

He first lifted Xu Si up, and let Lou Yuexin and others pull her up, then he slowly climbed up and sat on the ground exhausted.

"Come and help me." Shen Anyi shouted after emerging from the water.

Lou Yuexin was listening to the advice of a doctor in the crowd. She was carrying Xu Si on her back and walking quickly. Su Jinyue was anxiously supporting her.

When Shen Jingchuan heard his father's voice, he immediately stepped forward to help.

At this time, everyone discovered that he had brought another person up.

The man's eyes were closed, his face was pale, his body was cold, his lips were purple, and he was breathing more out than in, and it looked like he was about to die.

Shen Anyi patted his face, feeling a little helpless.

Seeing this, the doctor who had just given Lou Yuexin advice stepped forward, squatted, and looked at the man's eyelids.

He said seriously, "Put him on your back and follow me."