boyutpedia Chapter 543 - 421: Closer Family
Chapter 543 - 421: Closer Family
After eating hotpot, Zhao Heng, Xu Man Ni, and Xu Hongdou walked out of the hotpot restaurant.Just as they exited, Xu Hongdou suggested, "It’s been a while since we watched a movie. It’s only half past eight. How about we catch a movie?"
"What’s good to watch recently?"
Xu Man Ni unusually didn’t refuse. It had been a long time since she had gone shopping, eaten hotpot, and watched a movie like tonight.
"How about Castle in the Sky? Or Doraemon, or maybe Slam Dunk?"
Xu Hongdou thought for a moment and said. Every one she mentioned was a classic old anime, honestly just reheating old stuff and selling nostalgia.
"Aren’t there also Fast & Furious 10, Born to Fly, and Guardians of the Galaxy?"
Zhao Heng added, as for a man, car racing, aerial combat, and the universe are the most romantic things!
The few anime Xu Hongdou mentioned were all old hits selling nostalgia, lacking much novelty.
Upon hearing this, Xu Man Ni realized there was an immediate disagreement about which movie to watch.
After checking her phone, Xu Man Ni said to the two, "Why don’t we compromise and watch Those Years of Our Lives? I heard it’s a pure love movie, a bit touching."
"I have no objections."
Zhao Heng spoke up first. He figured it wasn’t possible to make two girls accompany him to watch something like Born to Fly, so a pure love film seemed like a good compromise.
Upon hearing Xu Man Ni’s suggestion, Xu Hongdou took out her phone, searched for the movie, and immediately saw a pinned review.
[The female lead of the movie is really that kind of mesmerizing beauty, so beautiful. The film, wrapped in the guise of romance, ponders the proposition of death, making one reflect and cherish life, the present, the people around them, and life itself]
[It’s a film that makes you think; the music and imagery are beautiful, with emotional outbreaks and environmental aesthetics enhancing the atmosphere]
Is it really that good?
Isn’t this just hyped up?
Xu Hongdou couldn’t help but think.
"Alright, let’s watch this one."
Xu Hongdou nodded in agreement.
Quickly, the three of them arrived at a cinema in the shopping district. After buying tickets, Xu Hongdou also bought a bunch of snacks to eat during the movie.
Entering the theater and finding their seats, Xu Man Ni said to Xu Hongdou, who was sitting next to her, "Why did you buy so many snacks? The calories are way too much."
"It’s just a one-time thing, besides, isn’t watching a movie without snacks a waste?"
Xu Hongdou popped a piece of caramel popcorn into her mouth, enjoying the sweet, aromatic taste, and then spoke.
Since coming back from Dali and living with her elder sister Xu Man Ni and her brother-in-law Zhao Heng, Xu Hongdou truly felt like she had found a home.
That feeling was something Xu Hongdou hadn’t felt since elementary school, back when she had just arrived at Xu Man Ni’s home.
In modern times, while material and life have greatly enriched, the distance between people has grown greater; the more flourishing, the more lonely it seems.
Sitting next to Xu Man Ni, Zhao Heng looked around the cinema. Most of the moviegoers were young couples, and even before the movie started, some young couples had already begun to be affectionate, even cuddling and kissing openly.
Truth be told, nowadays truly is the most open-minded era in history.
Right in front of Zhao Heng, there was a young couple absorbed in exchanging saliva.
"Tsk, sis, look at the couple in front of us, how eager they are..."
Xu Hongdou naturally saw this scene too and whispered to Xu Man Ni.
"..."
Xu Man Ni glanced at the couple in front and was a bit speechless. Didn’t they know there were infrared cameras in the cinema?
Though the place seemed pitch black, with an infrared camera, everything was clearly visible.
The infrared cameras were definitely there to monitor heat sources for fire prevention.
Not long after, the movie began. Zhao Heng wasn’t impressed by pure love plot films, finding them quite dull; however, the couple in front captivated his attention.
He knew young couples today were open-minded, but he didn’t expect them to be this open.
Looking at that couple, if they weren’t sitting at the back where there were no seats, they might already have... well, done more.
Of course, although they hadn’t gone all the way, everything else happening was more than enough to see.
Xu Hongdou, while watching the movie with excitement, whispered to Xu Man Ni, "Sis, look, their hand went inside!"
"We’re watching a movie, just ignore it."
Xu Man Ni said helplessly.
Where’s the touching pure love movie we were promised?
The atmosphere was completely ruined.
Finally, enduring the hour-and-a-half movie, the lights came on. Zhao Heng saw the young couple standing up, blushing as they hurriedly left hand in hand—likely looking for a place to continue.
"A good movie, completely ruined the atmosphere..."
Xu Man Ni complained, hoping to watch a pure love film for a heartfelt experience, only for the atmosphere to be shattered.
"Movies are always there to watch; this live show was way more interesting!"
Xu Hongdou was unfazed and remarked.
Who knew if something had awakened in her lately; in front of Xu Man Ni and Zhao Heng, she had become increasingly relaxed, daring to say almost anything.
"Tsk tsk, that young couple rushed out. Do you think they’re going to... you know?"