"OHOHO, this braised chicken is really tender and smooth."

"Wow, this stir-fried chicken is really incredibly fragrant."

"Oh my goodness, is this roast chicken the one I knocked on this morning? It's too delicious!"

Zhuo Qianqian praised while eating her meal happily.

Flying overnight from Tianjin was undoubtedly the best decision she'd ever made.

Comparing the cafeteria food to the boss's cooking was like comparing heaven to earth!

"These mushrooms are so delicious, they taste even better than meat hahaha, I should eat more of these."

"Wow, this winter bamboo shoot is so crispy, I'll eat more of these too!"

"Om nom nom..."

Zhuo Qianqian was still eating merrily, even after Wang Fan finished half of his chicken.

"Hurry up, the Water Splashing Festival is starting soon, are you going or not?"

Zhuo Qianqian swallowed the meat in her mouth, nodding like a pecking chick, "I'm going, I'm going, I've been wanting to join in for ages."

Then she looked at the few chicken bones in front of Wang Fan, clearly a match for her own half chicken.

Checking out the three plates in front of her, Zhuo Qianqian asked with a pained expression, "Boss, does half a chicken fill you up? How about... I share a bit with you?"

"Whoa? The sun's coming out from the west? Did the iron rooster finally shed a feather?"

Wang Fan looked at Zhuo Qianqian in surprise, "This is your first time sharing your employee meal, truly rare, but no thanks, this half chicken is enough for me, you go ahead and eat."

Wang Fan felt a bit like a proud father, his food-protective employee finally showed some care, at least concerned whether the boss had eaten enough.

Huge progress, worthy of encouragement!

"By the way, did you bring any clothes?"

Considering Zhuo Qianqian's outfit today, participating in the Water Splashing Festival would surely be spectacular.

Zhuo Qianqian shook her head, "Nope, last night I rushed to catch the plane without wasting a moment, and came straight to find you upon landing."

"Well, you'd better go buy some clothes first, wearing this will surely cause a scandal."

...

12 o'clock, Water Splashing Square.

The Water Splashing Square is close to Man Ting Park, less than five kilometers away. After closing the store, Wang Fan took Zhuo Qianqian on an RV trip.

Perhaps because Zhuo Qianqian was from a minority group, she looked even more beautiful in the newly bought Dai traditional costume, radiating exotic charm.

The Water Splashing Festival is a New Year festival for Huaxia's Dai, Achang, Brown, Wa, De'ang, and other minority groups, as well as certain ethnicities from the Indochina Peninsula. It's the most grand traditional festival for the Dai, and one of the first to be included in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

"Get drenched and be happy for a lifetime."

By now, the square was packed with people, everyone armed with water guns, basins, and other handy tools, ready for a great battle.

At the center of the square was a white elephant formation, on the elephant's trunk were large nozzles visible to the eye, and countless others on the ground, hinting at an exciting scene to unfold.

There was a stage in the square, beautiful young women in traditional costumes were already in position, waiting.

The festival's theme song, "Sa Sen Bimai," started playing at the square. Representatives from various community water splashing teams, dressed in festive attire, danced the E Laha dance around the Water Splashing Square.

Monks chanted blessings to the auspicious water from the Lancang River, and then the beautiful young women in traditional costumes poured the sacred water into the central pool, after which the governor stood up and announced, "The Water Splashing Festival — begins!"

At his command, multiple water jets erupted from the white elephant, followed by the smaller nozzles on the ground, soaking those nearest into drenched chickens in no time.

But everyone's faces showed excitement, regardless of being wet or not, they blissfully began indiscriminately blessing those around them with the tools at hand.

Handsome men or beautiful women at the Water Splashing Festival are sure to receive special blessings.

And a pair of a handsome man and a beautiful woman would be given special attention among the special.

Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian fit these traits perfectly.

The water guns, basins, and the water showering from the white elephant above quickly turned them into drenched chickens.

Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian were not one to back down, despite the water reaching their knees, they scooped with basins and splashed away.

The lively music, countless screams and laughter, it all infected Wang Fan.

His fine physique had him using a basin to bless those around him into backing off repetitively, his laughter growing more cheerful.

Wang Fan had already lost himself to the fun, even his companion Zhuo Qianqian couldn't escape his playful attacks.

Zhuo Qianqian didn't fuss either, soon launching a counterattack on her boss, though she ended up with a basin of water dumped on her own head by Wang Fan, she persistently sought the chance for revenge.

On the Water Splashing Festival day, even dragonflies passing by wouldn't escape a splash of blessing before they flew away, let alone people.

On the streets, it didn't matter if you were driving or biking, or whether you were an ordinary citizen or a policeman, if you dared to appear in sight, blessings were inevitable.

Now, a group was already surrounding a few blue friends, blessing them, Wang Fan seized the chance to sneak two basins past.

However, they apparently had blessed their brains away during the festivities.

Although there seemed to be only a few blue friends, the group had clearly forgotten they had equipped backing.

The few blue friends strategically moved towards a specific direction as they retreated, before the blessing group realized with surprise, the blue friends had driven out a fire truck!

Comparing their water guns to the fire truck's hose was far from a match.

Huge water jets erupted from the fire truck, shooting up high before crashing down, even a torrential rain wouldn't compare to this.

Zhuo Qianqian stared at the sky in awe, unable to resist exclaiming, "Wow, this must be what's called a 'vast pouring basin'!"

Wang Fan quickly pulled her back and covered her with a raincoat, "Did water get into your head? Vast pouring basin indeed! Let's run, these blessings are unbeatable!"

"Splash, splash..."

The massive rain curtain fell, though it wasn't painful on people, the sheer volume did momentarily feel suffocating, thankfully the blue friends didn't stick around, spraying a round before going on patrol.

There seemed to be some celebrities here at the Water Splashing Square today, naturally becoming primary targets for blessings, Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian followed the big group, running back and forth wildly, feeling no fatigue.

Wang Fan couldn't recall releasing his nature so freely before, but this feeling was indeed captivating.

He thoroughly enjoyed this sensation.

This further strengthened his resolve to explore more, Huaxia's landscapes are so breathtaking, how could one miss out on them in this lifetime?

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