The two arrived at just the right time. On the main road of the park, a float parade was underway.
Young men and women dressed in various cartoon character costumes were dancing as they paraded along.
Behind them were staff members dressed as Santa Claus to create a festive atmosphere, and a Santa Claus driving a horse-drawn carriage.
Of course, there were no actual reindeer, only a young woman dressed in a reindeer costume.
On both sides of the road, tourists were taking pictures with their phones or cameras. Occasionally, screams could be heard from the roller coaster nearby, filling the entire amusement park with a cheerful and joyous atmosphere.
Summer Nuan Nuan was in high spirits, pulling Qin Tian's hand as they jogged along, following the parade.
Once they found a good spot with a good angle, she'd ask Qin Tian to take a photo of her, or they'd hold their phones together for a sweet selfie.
Happy Valley had only been open for half a year, and many locals in Jiangcheng hadn't visited yet, so its popularity remained high.
Moreover, today was a Christmas-themed day, and the park was incredibly crowded, to the point of being a sea of people.
The queues for some of the more popular attractions were several laps long.
After the parade, Summer Nuan Nuan wanted to ride the roller coaster, so they decided to join the queue.
Halfway there, they suddenly heard a little girl crying.
Following the sound, they saw a little girl, about four or five years old, with pigtails, standing there and crying heartbrokenly and helplessly.
"Wuwuwu... Mama... Where are you, wuwuwu..."
From the girl's crying, it seemed she had been separated from her mother.
There were many warm-hearted tourists around, including a middle-aged man who had brought his son to play. He was squatting down and asking something, trying to help her.
However, the little girl was only crying and paid no attention to the man.
"Brother, let's go take a look!"
Summer Nuan Nuan said to Qin Tian.
"Okay!"
Qin Tian nodded in agreement.
So, the two quickly walked over to the crowd.
"Tell Uncle, what's your name? Shall I help you find your mommy?"
The middle-aged man asked caringly.
Beside the man, a robust-looking boy was happily licking a rainbow lollipop, looking at the little girl curiously, as if he didn't understand why she was crying so miserably.
"No, wuwuwu... Mommy told me not to go with strange uncles, wuwuwu..."
The little girl, with tear-blurred eyes, glanced at the man and refused his kind offer between sobs.
"Uh..."
The middle-aged man's face was a mixture of helplessness and embarrassment.
The onlookers were also amused and speechless, looking at the man's somewhat fierce appearance, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Hey, this is my dad, he's not a bad guy!"
The little boy became unhappy and shouted at the girl.
The little girl, already feeling uneasy, was startled by his shout. She lifted her head, opened her mouth, and cried even more sadly.
"You brat, what are you doing!"
The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he raised his hand to slap the back of his son's head.
The slap wasn't heavy, but to the surrounding onlookers, it looked quite severe.
The boy seemed accustomed to being hit. He calmly touched the back of his head and pouted defiantly, saying, "I know you and Mommy want a daughter, and you want to have a younger sister for me. If she can't find her mommy, Dad, you can take her home. Mommy won't have to give birth again."
The little girl's crying suddenly stopped. After a two-second pause, she cried even more miserably.
The surrounding crowd was also dumbfounded.
"You shut up, believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
The man's face turned black, and he raised his hand as if to hit him again.
The boy shrunk his neck, fell silent, and continued to lick his rainbow lollipop as if nothing had happened.
"You only know how to eat. Give that to me."
The man pointed at his son's upper pocket and commanded.
Inside, there was another unopened lollipop of the same kind.
"No!"
The boy quickly covered his pocket, showing a tense and determined expression.
"Are you giving it to me or not? You don't want your pocket money anymore, do you?"
The middle-aged man threatened in a deep voice.
"Then I'll ask Mommy. I'm not giving it to you anyway."
The boy shook his head vigorously and took two steps back.
Under the gaze of the surrounding crowd, the middle-aged man felt his authority as a father being challenged. His face grew increasingly unpleasant, and he was on the verge of losing his temper.
"Wait a moment, I have some here."
Summer Nuan Nuan called out.
Everyone's attention immediately shifted to her.
Summer Nuan Nuan took out a few White Rabbit creamy candies from her pocket, walked over, bent down, and handed them to the little girl.
"Little sister, have this candy. We're not bad people. Shall we take you to find your mommy?"
She wore a bright smile, trying to make her tone as gentle as possible.
The little girl's crying stopped. She looked at her, then at the candies in her hand, a hesitant expression appearing on her young face.
"Let me do it!"
Qin Tian crouched down, took a candy from Summer Nuan Nuan, unwrapped it, and offered it to the little girl's mouth.
The little girl looked at his face, blinked her red-rimmed eyes, and opened her mouth to eat the candy, much to everyone's surprise.
"Nuan Nuan, do you have tissues? Give me one."
Qin Tian said.
"Yes, yes."
Summer Nuan Nuan nodded quickly and took out a pack of tissues from her pocket, pulling out two sheets and handing them to him.
Qin Tian took the tissues and gently wiped the little girl's tears and snot, then asked with a hearty smile, "What's your name?"
"Niu Niu!"
The little girl answered indistinctly.
"Niu Niu, what a lovely name. Do you remember your mommy's phone number? We can call her and ask her to come here to find you, okay?"
Qin Tian suggested softly.
"Okay!"
The little girl nodded obediently, then thought for a moment and reported a series of numbers she had memorized many times, haltingly.
Summer Nuan Nuan quickly took out her phone and dialed the number.
The call went through successfully, and a woman's anxious voice came from the other end.
"Hello? Who is this?"
"May I speak with Niu Niu's mother?"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
"Mama, Mama... I'm here, wuwuwu... Mama, where did you go? I can't find you, wuwuwu..."
Upon hearing her mother's voice, the little girl immediately started crying again, full of grievance.
While crying, she occasionally took a lick of the creamy candy in her mouth. The intermittent sobs made her voice sound strange, both amusing and cute.
"Niu Niu, don't cry, don't cry, Mommy is coming. Where are you?"
"Um... let me see..."
Summer Nuan Nuan looked around and then told the woman their location.
"Thank you, thank you so much. I'll be right there."
"Okay, don't worry. Niu Niu is fine. We'll wait here for you."
"Okay, thank you, thank you!"
The woman repeatedly expressed her gratitude.
"Your mommy will be here soon. Have these, stop crying, okay?"
Qin Tian placed the remaining candies in the little girl's hand and said with a smile.
"Okay!"
The little girl nodded her head and politely thanked them both: "Thank you, handsome brother, thank you, beautiful sister."
Qin Tian and Summer Nuan Nuan exchanged a look and both smiled happily.
The middle-aged man next to them watched this scene and sighed with a complex expression.
"Alas, it's good to be handsome. I should have had a daughter. So cute!"
"Now I can't get a sister. Dad, you should go back and let Mommy have another one!"
The little boy suddenly chimed in.
The middle-aged man's face instantly turned red with embarrassment and anger, and he glared at his son.
The boy was prepared and nimbly turned and ran away.
"Hahaha..."
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter at his words.