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There are quite a lot of places to sell things inside. Next to the fast food restaurant and coffee shop are several small shops filled with all kinds of accessories and souvenirs. Among them are tall Russian girls with blond hair and light blue eyes who are enthusiastic with customers. Greeting each other casually, a few sentences in Chinese with substandard pronunciation popped up from time to time during the conversation.Next to her, what appears to be her boyfriend, is trying to recommend a beautiful Russian matryoshka to a couple.

As soon as Jian Mingcheng saw this, he became interested, and wanted to go up to ask if there were any accessories suitable for girls.He told Gu Enzhong that there were several female teachers of the Russian Department in the outer courtyard, and they were very obsessed with this kind of Russian matryoshka with ethnic customs. The teacher here sent a few sets.He once received a set of nesting dolls with the theme of Siberian aborigines. There were more than a dozen of them in different sizes, but Jian Mingche said they were too ugly when they were placed at home.I don't know where I hid it for him in the first place, but I still haven't found it.

Jian Mingcheng asked him if he knew the legend about Russian dolls, Gu Enzhong smiled and said no, Jian Mingcheng told him the horror story of the narcissistic princess he had heard.

It is about a princess who is so beautiful that she only likes herself in the mirror because of her extreme narcissism, thinking that no man in the world can match her.And this princess has a magical mirror in her hand, and everything that happens in any corner of the world can be seen from the mirror.But the king wanted to marry off his daughter no matter what, so he announced to the world that if someone can hide without being discovered by the princess, no matter what his identity is, whether he is beautiful or ugly, he will become the prince's son-in-law of the kingdom. , marry the beautiful princess as his wife.

At last, a young man with a beautiful doll came to propose to the princess, but the princess could not find his hiding place anyway, so the king planned to fulfill his promise to marry the princess to the young man.But the princess backtracked and wanted to kill the person who frustrated her.

So, when the two were admiring the flowers in the garden, the vicious princess cut off the head of her future husband by surprise. The blood splashed on her body, and every drop turned into a chain with sharp teeth, cutting the princess to pieces. The whole body was covered with bruises, and finally even the soul was cut into nine pieces and sealed into the beautiful doll brought by the young man-the doll has nine layers, and each layer locks a piece of the princess' soul.

The story was told with ups and downs, but unexpectedly it was overheard by the Russian girl, who ran over and anxiously explained something to them in her not fluent Chinese.

Jian Mingcheng tried to communicate with her in English at first, but the girl could only speak Russian, and her English level was similar to that of Chinese, and Jian Mingcheng could not speak Russian either. Both parties were very anxious.

Gu Enzhong seemed to be watching the excitement, but he was so happy to see him like this.

In the end, the girl's boyfriend ran over and asked a few words, and then he realized that the legend Jian Mingcheng just told made the girl a little excited.He said: "In fact, there are other legends about matryoshka dolls. There is a saying that there is an elf living in each doll. If you make a wish to the youngest doll, the elf will definitely help the wisher come true. So we say that Russian dolls are gifts to express blessings, longings and admiration."

Jian Mingcheng knew that his words and deeds were a bit disrespectful, so he blushed with shame and apologized to the girl.Regardless of previous suspicions, the Russian girl introduced him into the store and recommended him other beautiful accessories with a Russian style.

Gu En valued a lacquer box and said that he could buy it back and give it to Jian Mingche - when Jian Mingcheng sent a text message yesterday to tell her that he was already in Harbin, he could feel Jian Mingche's soaring resentment through the phone screen - Naturally, he didn't mention who he came out with.

But when asked about the price, Jian Mingcheng suddenly felt that it was not worth it - not that the item was bad, but that it was too expensive.Gu Enzhong naturally looked indifferent, the Chinese young man is very shrewd, after grasping this point, he has been introducing to him how good this thing is, and even showed them the certificate of the lacquer box.The certificate was in English, with the artist's signature and seal on it - Jian Mingcheng didn't doubt its authenticity, but still felt sorry for his money.

During the stalemate, the Russian girl suddenly took something and stuffed it into Jian Mingcheng's hand.There seems to be a unique aroma when you buy it, but the packaging is in Russian, which Jian Mingcheng can't understand.At this time, the Chinese boy said: "This is handmade soap, it is also suitable for girls. It is not expensive."

Jian Mingcheng focused on the last sentence, and asked Gu Enzhong about it with a smile, but Gu Enzhong said, "She's your sister."

Jian Mingcheng felt that he seemed to be talking coolly, thought he was having a temper, thought he was too petty, so he ignored him.He paid the bill with the young man and got the handmade soap in his pocket, and then walked around the store for a while, but didn't buy anything.

When I walked out of the store, I was surprised that the colorful lights around me had been turned on. From a distance, those crystal clear ice sculptures I saw during the day had turned into colorful dream castles, releasing a mysterious and confusing attraction under the night.

Looking at the time, it was actually only five o'clock, but it got dark early here, and it was already night at this time.

It was only then that the two of them remembered that they needed to find Gu Bao, so as not to let him go crazy.As a result, before he had gone far, he saw a group of tug-of-war players on the ice rink. Gu Zhao was mixing with that group of children. He was tall and thin, 1.7 meters tall, and he was in the lead.

As soon as the two approached, Gu Zhao saw them sharply and called them to help.Jian Mingcheng and Gu Enzhong were at the end of the line, pulling the rope desperately, shouting loudly, and the crowd of onlookers gradually increased.

The match ended with the failure of Gu Zhao and Jian Mingcheng's team. In the end, Jian Mingcheng was so tired that he collapsed to the ground. Gu En came back to pull him, but he used his last bit of strength to climb up from the ground Get up and walk away without a word.

The two brothers of the Gu family were a little confused about this, so Gu Zhao asked his brother: "Did you make your sister-in-law angry?"

Gu Enzhong patted him on the forehead mercilessly: "Stinky boy!"

When Gu Zhao was beaten, he laughed instead of anger, and said, "Then hurry up and coax me! Haha..."

On the way back to the car, Gu Zhao said that he first went to line up to enjoy the 300-meter long ski slide, and then watched a parkour team perform on the ice. He also helped a group of girls take a short video and watched it everywhere. After looking twice, he finally joined the elementary school student's tug-of-war team on the ice rink.

"I haven't eaten anything until now."

Gu Enzhong then asked, "Would you like to find a restaurant?" Although he asked, his eyes were on Jian Mingcheng who was looking at the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Gu Bao didn't speak with interest, and after a while of silence, Jian Mingcheng said sullenly, "I forgot to buy a scarf."

"It's nothing, just forget it." Gu Enzhong said lightly.He continued to drive on the streets of Harbin in winter, Jian Mingcheng turned his head to the window, quietly watching the neon lights of the city flash past before his eyes, gradually connecting into a blurred and gorgeous stream of light.

Before they could find the restaurant, Han Tong called and said that he had prepared dinner at home and was waiting for them to come.

According to the address given by Han Dong, they drove to the entrance of a high-end apartment complex in the city. The security guard guided them to the parking lot, and then a girl took them downstairs to one of the apartments—the girl called Han Qing, the eldest daughter of Han Dong, is only 13 years old and has just entered middle school.

Han Dong, his wife and their one-year-old son greeted them at the door, asked the child's name, and said it was "Han Mo".Gu Zhao blurted out: "Lovely."

His wife Gao Ling said with a smile: "That's how it was named, Xiaozhao is very smart."

Gu Jia accepted the compliment calmly.

During the meal, Gu Enzhong and Han Tong talked about a lot of interesting things that happened in college, but Jian Mingcheng couldn't get anything to say, so he kept silent.

Gao Ling asked Gu Zhao what university he wanted to go to after graduating from high school, and Gu Zhao said, "I want to go to the school of my brother and brother Han, International Business School."

"So you want to do business in the future?"

Gu Zhao suddenly looked at Jian Mingcheng, lowered his head slightly and said, "You can say that."

"As for your brother, he became a big star after he came out of business school, but your brother Han has become a major player in the media industry. If Xiaozhao goes to business school, it's better to apply what he has learned and start his own company. Both are strong." Gao Ling said slowly.

Jian Mingcheng suddenly looked up at her, then at Han Tong, and found that his expression was not very happy.At this time, Gu Enzhong said: "I'm not from a business school, I didn't get a diploma, and I didn't learn much when I went to school. Xiaozhao must be better than me."

I always feel that the atmosphere is not right.Jian Mingcheng lowered his head to plan the rice, and when he raised his eyes, he happened to see the little girl Han Qing glance at him quickly.The younger brother sat beside her, neither crying nor fussing, just like a delicate doll.This reminded him suddenly of the Russian nesting dolls he saw today.

"I heard...Mr. Jian is a university teacher?" Gao Ling turned to ask him.

Forced to get involved in this conversation, Jian Mingcheng could only reply in the most sincere tone: "Yes, I teach English."

"When I was studying in Australia, I stayed at the home of a retired university professor. Australians are rude and xenophobic, and there is always a swear word in three sentences, and if you don't swear with them, he won't like to see them You." Gao Ling said.

As if Jian Mingcheng's throat was choked, he only smiled "hehe", and replied: "Oh, really."

Gao Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it!"

"I'm full." At this moment, the little girl suddenly put down her job and walked silently to the bedroom on the second floor.Gao Ling rolled his eyes and saw that there was more than half a bowl of rice left in the bowl, so he got up and chased upstairs, shouting: "Han Qing! You haven't finished eating yet, you are full if you are full! Come down quickly!" !"

Before Jian Mingcheng could figure out the situation, Han Tong suddenly stood up, lit a cigarette and walked towards the balcony.He looked at Gu Enzhong, Gu Enzhong stood up and followed, leaving only himself and Gu Zhao sitting in their original positions and looking at each other - and where is the child?Only the youngest Han Mo didn't know anything and kept his eyes open.