Chapter 81: The Wandering Korean (10)

  After coming out of the bathroom, I asked Qin Ke with excitement where to go and play. Although I had already prepared for the possibility that the answer might disappoint me, when the three words "amusement park" came out of Qin Ke's mouth, it still shocked me again for being so far away from my expected goal in my heart. Due to my preference for history, I originally hoped to visit some historical sites in Korea during this trip to understand Korean history from a different perspective. Although the history of the Korean Peninsula is just a byproduct of Chinese history or, more bluntly, a local history or feudal history of China. This is both helpless and a fact - history is history. With economic development, present-day Korea has shown signs of nationalist arrogance; if they choose not to associate with Chinese culture in the future and go their own way, I would respect them as a true Han people. However, what appears in Korea today is a fabricated "independent" development history that deviates from Chinese history, revealing an ignorant and arrogant mentality like a "country bumpkin wearing a Western suit". This mentality has not emerged only recently; by connecting historical facts, one can see the cultural psychology behind the name change of "Hanseong" (Seoul). Therefore, with the goal of systematically understanding some Korean history so that I may have the chance to teach and enlighten the good-hearted and simple Korean people about their own history, making them not as ignorant as the Japanese when dealing with their own history, I still hope to visit these places.

  But Qin Kei obviously didn't consider the Korean people who had cared for and protected her anymore, insisting on going to the amusement park.

  "What's fun about amusement parks? Everything here can be found domestically! And domestic ones are more economical. When I was 15 years old and walked out of the amusement park for the last time, I thought that if I ever entered an amusement park again in my life, there would definitely be a young person with the surname Kang by my side, whose name and gender were temporarily uncertain. But at that time, due to the passage of time, I had become the father of this young person and his tour guide."

  "When I was young... my mom once took me there on my birthday... it's still unforgettable, so I really want to go again..." I patiently guided Qin Ke Yi and prepared a set of economic theories that I had accumulated for the purpose of teasing, trying to persuade her further. But Qin Ke Yi suddenly looked at me with a worried expression, then said in a melancholic tone, even shedding tears at the emotional parts, making my heart immediately surrender like Qin Ke Yi's compromise.

  "Ke... don't cry... can't we just go? Don't cry." I had thought of all possible reactions from Qin Ke Yi, but still underestimated her unbeatable tragic offense. When a woman you love is crying in front of you and wants to go somewhere, the most appropriate thing to do is to give her a deep hug, offer warm comfort, grab her bag, and silently walk out the door with her...

  After getting on the car, Qin Kaiyi showed abnormal excitement, and the sorrowful expression in the room just now was like two different people. Those idol stars who are clumsy in acting and hypocritical on TV should feel ashamed of their inferior performance compared to Qin Kaiyi's brilliant acting at this time. At the same time, I also understood that a woman's tears are sometimes like cheap eye drops.

  In less than 10 minutes, the car stopped in front of a luxurious amusement park entrance. Qin Ke couldn't wait to open the door and pulled me out of the car to buy tickets.

  "Doesn't it seem like the weekend today? There are a lot of people. How about we go somewhere else first and come back tomorrow?" I said, seeing that there were many people lining up to buy tickets, so I wanted to make one last effort.

  "There are definitely fewer people today than usual on weekends!" Qin Ke said with a certain tone.

  "Why?" I became curious about Qin Ke Yi's affirmation.

  "Today is South Korea's College Entrance Exam Day!"

  "Exam day?"

  "It's similar to our college entrance exam, many people are taking the test, so there will be fewer people today! Ah, hurry up and buy tickets! Don't dawdle!" Qin Ke Yi pulled me to run and line up, while I was silently mourning for the innocent young people who suffered from the same torture as the college entrance exam. I have always believed that China's culture has had a profound impact on neighboring countries, but at the same time, it has also imposed some of its own cultural ills on the people of those countries without mercy. The eight-legged essay, which was invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, a Buddhist monk from the Ming Dynasty, has survived to this day as a tool for the feudal ruling class to control the thoughts of scholars. Not only has it not been abolished in today's era of reform and opening up, but it is also flourishing and has gone abroad, "benefiting" the people of Japan and South Korea. I hope that those young people who have suffered from the eight-legged essay can feel my blessings and are lucky enough to experience the thrill of holding hands with a girl and strolling around campus after the exam, just like me."

  Perhaps it was the influence of the environment that ignited her innocent childhood, Qin Ke became a child in an instant as soon as she stepped into the playground. It seems that the scene I predicted at 15 years old as a tour companion still happened mercilessly, but the leading actor this time is slightly different from what I predicted, and it may be possible to become a child***person in the future.

  Qin Keyi seemed to be extremely fascinated with those crazy and stimulating amusement park facilities. What's the point of roller coasters, spinning teacups, and Ferris wheels? They can't even catch her eye. But those things that I couldn't name, which made me feel terrified just by looking at them from below, always managed to spark her desire. In order to maintain my tough guy image in her heart, I had no choice but to grit my teeth and go along with her, rushing forward with a stubborn determination to save face. The final result was that after getting off one of those nameless, spinning things that made me want to cry, I ended up having a strong physiological reaction.

  "Whoa! Dear! Did you eat something bad yesterday?" Qin Kaiyi stood beside me, who was vomiting non-stop in a corner, patting my back and saying with a tone of schadenfreude. After I seemed to have vomited out the last drop of gastric juice, I weakly straightened up, took the tissue paper handed over by Qin Kaiyi and wiped my mouth, silently cursing in my heart.

  "How are you feeling? With you like this, how can I still expect you to protect me in this dog-eat-dog society? Go sit over there for a while!" I didn't have the energy to refute Qin Ke's harsh words, and instead found a place to sit down with her, drinking water in big gulps.

  "What are you looking at?" Feeling a bit better, I turned my head to look at Qin Ke and found her staring blankly into the distance with a silly smile.

  "Huh? Nothing, do you want ice cream? I'll go buy two..." Qin Ke was interrupted from his daze by me and reacted slightly before asking.

  "Do you like those balloons?" I found Qin Ke Yi's gaze fixed on a place not far away, where a group of people were surrounded, and the only thing that could attract Qin Ke Yi was a bunch of colorful balloons floating in the wind.

  "I remember when I was a kid, my mom brought me here and everything seemed so fascinating. At that time, they sold many toys that I liked, but I knew my mom was very poor, so I only asked her for a balloon... Although it wasn't worth much money, I was so happy that day..." Qin Ke Yi looked at the balloon with nostalgia, still wearing a happy smile on his face.

  "You wait for me here..."

  "What's wrong? Where are you going?"

  "Go buy balloons! Although we're not rich yet, a big bunch of balloons is still affordable! You wait here for me!"

  "Can others understand what you're saying?" Qin Ke reminded me with a smile.

  "Oh? Ah! I forgot!" I said with a bit of helplessness.

  "Besides, it's just an ornament, not for sale!"

  "Then I'll go take a look! See why there are so many people surrounding it!" At this time, I was curious about why there were so many people gathered there. So I pulled Qin Ke Yi up from her seat and walked with me towards the crowd.

  Pushing through the crowd, I walked inside and saw that in the midst of the crowd were placed two very large dance machines. On each machine was a man and a woman who were excitedly dancing along to the music being emitted by the machines.

  "What is going on?" I asked Qin Ke.

  "On the banner it says 'Couple Dance Competition, Champion will receive a couple watch...' The words on the banner above the dance machine are telling me."

  "Can anyone join in?" At this moment, seeing the two couples' clumsy dance moves above, I suddenly became interested.

  "Hmm! It says here that as long as you're a couple, it's okay!"

  "Then let's go sign up! Where is the registration place?" I said and pulled Qin Ke to find the registration place.

  "Signing up!? Are you going to participate?" Qin Ke asked me with some uncertainty.

  "Yes! Look at that pair, they can be the champion just by jumping like that! Isn't the championship prepared for us? Let's also show them the dynamic style of new century Chinese university students. Come on!" I pulled Qin Ke to find the registration place and let Qin Ke register our names...

  When the host shouted my name and Qin Ke Yi's on stage, we walked hand in hand onto one of the dance machines. The arena masters we were going to challenge seemed like a couple in their 30s. Just by looking at their sweaty faces, I knew they had already accepted many challenges, and at the same time, I was surprised that as an older youth, they still had such vitality.

  I stood on the dance floor with Qin Ke Yi, holding hands and waiting quietly for the starting signal. At this time, the host shouted a sentence in Korean below, and Qin Ke Yi whispered to me that it meant "ready". The host then started counting down from ten in English. Qin Ke Yi and I held each other's hands tightly and smiled at each other, as if everyone around us was air and only we two existed. Every time the host shouted a number, our hands gripped tighter.

  When the host shouted "one", Qin Ke Yi and I tacitly let go of each other's hands, then started dancing to the crazy fast-paced music coming from the dance machine. In my high school days, I often skipped class to play this kind of thing, but after entering university, I basically didn't get involved in it anymore. At first, I was worried that I would be a bit rusty, but after jumping for a few steps, I found that my skills were still there. I glanced sideways at Qin Ke Yi and saw that she was excitedly twisting her body to the rhythm, moving her feet, with an enchanting smile on her face. From the cheers and whistles of the people watching from below, it could be seen that Qin Ke Yi had already conquered their eyes.

  Maybe it was infected by Qin Ke Yi's performance, at this time I suddenly felt more excited, so I increased the amplitude of my movements, making the scene even crazier. At some point, the crowd around us started dancing wildly to the music coming from our dance machine, and in perfect sync, they all raised their hands and clapped to the beat...

  The music finally ended, the host shouted a few sentences in Korean, I knew it was over, so I looked at Qin Ke Yi next to me, and from her eyes, I knew she felt the same way. The host exchanged a few words with the three judges below, then excitedly said something in Korean. When Qin Ke Yi heard this sentence in Korean, she let out a loud cry of excitement and rushed over to hug me, and from her behavior, I also understood that we seemed to have won the challenge. At this time, everyone in the audience began to applaud and celebrate for me, while the couple on the machine next to us walked over to shake hands with me and Qin Ke Yi to congratulate us.

  At this time, the host walked over with a watch box in his hand and said a lot of words to me and Qin Ke Yi. According to my understanding, it was basically congratulatory language. Qin Ke Yi also responded sentence by sentence in Korean.

  "Ke Yi, tell them I don't want the award..." Just as Qin Ke Yi was about to accept the trophy handed over by the host, I suddenly said this to her. She looked at me with a confused expression but still conveyed my message to the host.

  "He asked what's wrong with you?" Qin Ke translated.

  "Tell him I want that balloon! Don't be polite!" As soon as I made my decision, Qin Ke Yi's eyes immediately emitted a warm and gentle gaze, seemingly filled with gratitude as he looked at me, his mouth still curved in a faint smile, making me feel very comfortable.

  "The table is very expensive..." Qin Ke Yi seemed to be reminding me.

  "I still want the balloon!" I said firmly to Qin Ke...

  Holding a balloon floating in the air, holding Qin Ke's hand and walking leisurely in the playground, often attracting the attention of passersby. Although I feel like an idiot at this moment, happy idiots usually think that even if they are idiots, they are very happy.

  According to Qin Ke Yi's consistent performance, it can be concluded that when she is with her, she often needs to guard against her sudden attacks and must maintain a 24-hour alert state. Otherwise, she will often give you a sudden surprise move when you are not paying attention. Since I am an idiot immersed in happiness, my behavior naturally conforms to the characteristics of an idiot, so I ignored the above precautions, and even when Qin Ke Yi walked with me to a relatively deserted place, I still didn't expect her to suddenly hug me.

  "Qin Kaiyi, all the balloons have flown away!" I anxiously reminded Qin Kaiyi in my arms.

  "It's okay... with you... I'll never run out of balloons in this lifetime..."