Green Literary club

"Brother Xia, it's so hot——"

"Want some ice cream?"

The girl smiled playfully and tilted her head: "Will you treat me?"

The weather today was indeed too hot. The two of them hid in the shade of the pavilion in the park, leaning against each other shoulder to shoulder, avoiding the golden and dazzling sunlight.

The boy was silent for a moment, then silently reached into his pocket and took out a dollar.

"It can buy two small puddings."

"Great!"

"But——" the boy paused and said: "You have to go to the store with me."

"The sun is too strong today. When I bring it back, the ice cream will melt."

Hearing this, the girl immediately looked bitter: "But the sun is so strong outside..."

Yes, just standing in the sun, it feels like the whole body is being burned. If there was no one at home, how could the two who forgot to bring the keys when they went out be willing to stay outside.

Just breathing, you can feel the scorching air in and out of your lungs.

"Then..." The boy blinked and whispered, "Close your eyes and count to sixty."

"You must cover your eyes in the middle, and the voice must be loud. You can't skip and count fast on purpose."

"Huh? Why do you have to count?" The girl tilted her head again, with confusion between her eyebrows.

"If you count, you can have ice cream."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

The girl paused, raised her hands, covered her eyes, and said, "Then I will start counting?"

"Let's start."

After getting the boy's affirmation, the girl spoke, covering her eyes with both hands and counting loudly: "Sixty--"

"Fifty-nine--fifty-eight--fifty-seven--fifty-six--"

The sound of her counting briefly covered the continuous cicada chirping in her ears.

One after another, the number was getting closer and closer to the final one.

"Five--four--three--two--"

The hurried footsteps stood out from the crowd when she counted loudly, and in a short while, the footsteps came to her.

"One!"

As the girl counted the last number, she opened her eyes. The boy in front of her was panting, holding two small puddings in his hands. He was out of breath for a while and handed her one.

"Here...ha...here you are..."

The girl blinked and took the small pudding. The cool touch was completely different from this hot summer.

"Puff..." She couldn't help laughing out loud, looking at the boy in front of her, squinting her eyes slightly, and whispered: "Idiot!"

"Huh?"

"If you really want to buy it, I will definitely go with you..."

"..."The boy panted, turned his eyes slightly, walked to her side and sat down, "I... don't know what you are talking about."

"The ice cream just suddenly appeared under the sun. It's such a waste if you don't eat it."

The girl pouted her lips, gently touched his shoulder with her fragrant shoulder, and said angrily: "I'm not a child! This kind of trick can't fool me!"

"What trick? I don't understand..."

Looking at the boy pretending to be stupid, she pursed her lips and muttered: "Forget it... Humph, I'll give it back to you next time..."

"...Don't give it back to me, it's not me..."

"Idiot!"

The girl kicked him angrily, and then ignored the boy, tore open the package, and took out the white ice cream inside.

The boy also took out the ice cream and lowered his head to eat it without saying a word.

She stuck out her pink tongue and licked it gently. The cool touch spread from the tip of her tongue. She opened her mouth and held the ice cream. It seemed that the hot summer had passed in an instant.

"Hehe~"

The girl's mood improved again. She leaned slightly and leaned her head on the boy's shoulder, but she didn't say anything. She just leaned against him and licked the ice cream quietly.

She raised her eyes slightly. The boy looked into the distance and bit off a piece of ice cream in small bites. He held it in his mouth and chewed it twice when it was slightly warm. He saw his throat move. After swallowing it, he took another bite...

Beside his cheek, the beads of sweat had not yet dried up. The girl sat up, stretched out her hand, took out a handkerchief from the pocket of her skirt, pressed it against his cheek, and gently wiped it for him.

"Let's go buy it together next time?"

The boy blinked, pursed his lips, and said, "Yeah."

"See! I told you that it was you who bought it!"

"...Alas...I'm such a fool..."

The boy's mouth twitched, and he found that he was still no match for her. She held up the ice cream in her hand, with cunning in her beautiful eyes, grinned, and said with a smile: "But! It's better to go buy it together next time!"

"Do you understand? Hmm?"

"...Yes."