Chapter 479 (1/2)

Sky Lanterns (3)

“Are your lanterns all different-coloured? Made of bamboo sticks?” asked Ye Lang.

“Most of them. Some are made of wood,” replied Zhu Ye’er.

“We don’t want heavy ones, the lighter the better!”

And just like that, Zhu Ye’er produced almost a thousand lanterns. The colourful lanterns were a pretty sight.

Then, Ye Lang started to teach everyone present how to make Sky Lanterns. There were so many of them, he obviously had to let the attendees make their own.

Everyone grew excited after seeing his first lantern hence most of them agreed to participate. Even the people who were doubtful enrolled themselves too. Wasn’t them making their own a better proof of their point?

“Come, are you all ready?” asked Zhu Ye’er. Although Ye Lang was planning this, Zhu Ye’er was the spokesperson for the event. This was because one, Ye Lang was lazy, and two, Zhu Ye’er was better at controlling the crowd.

At the same time, there were also miscellaneous affairs that required her attention like the tools, lighters, candles…

“Yes!” shouted the audience.

“Light’em up!

Zhu Ye’er lighted a lantern she’d just made, then gently released it up into the air.

“Woah…”

There were squeals of joy ringing across the yard…

Very soon, the skies of the Imperial City lit up with a magnificent sight- a thousand lanterns rising up in the air. Every citizen of the city stopped what they were doing to watch the lanterns.

“What’s that?”

The same question popped up in every corner of the city. No one knew what they were, but they all agreed it was gorgeous.

Under the full moon, the slow rise of the Sky Lanterns all looked like starlight going back to the skies. It was like a dream.

After this day, Zhu’s Soup House would soon become the focal point of everyone’s attention, making it even more popular across the city!

However, what made Boss Zhu the happiest was this: she had new products to sell! Namely, teddy bears and Sky Lanterns.

Although it was too soon to see how well her teddy bears would sell, the Sky Lanterns sold like hotcakes. In the weeks that followed, the trend of releasing Sky Lanterns at night never stopped- not only at the imperial city but across the Soaring Sky Empire and then people across the mainland were doing it too.

This wasn’t what Ye Lang had expected, he’d only intended to have some fun.

The happiest person right now was obviously Zhu Ye’er. She was already very wealthy from selling weight loss medicine, that was how she came to own so many assets.

However, the business of selling lanterns had a customer base that extended to commoners. It was exhilarating.

After this festival, Zhu Ye’er was soon busy with work and stopped following Ye Lang. He was relieved too. Thank goodness for that or he’d have to avoid Zhu’s Soup House for a while.

…

The day before the group hunting event. Ye Lang was also at the field with Li Yue. As long as she was there, he would be too!

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