Chapter 924: Chapter 433: Two Wishes Can’t Be Granted at Once (Part 2)

Fifteen minutes, are you kidding? If word gets out, foreigners might think that local Catholics can’t even afford to confess! Lin Li says one session lasts fifteen hours!

"Then let’s be a bit more restrained." Chen Yu Ying shook her head with a smile.

"Alright then," Lin Li readily agreed, looking at the girls, "so where are we going next?"

"There’s a DIY activity in the activity room, but we don’t need to rush, we can go later," Chen Yu Ying also glanced at the map, her eyes moving across the screen, "We can first pass through the main hall and take a look at the courtyard garden behind it, there’s a charity sale happening there."

No one objected, so they headed straight across the solemn main hall, went out the back door, and suddenly found themselves in a warmly decorated and charming garden.

The Christmas tree they couldn’t see from the entrance was indeed standing right here.

It was a Christmas tree that wasn’t too tall but definitely not short either, about a little over two meters tall, almost taller than all the potted plants at the hospital.

In this aspect, the church definitely had the upper hand!

The tree was already carefully adorned with twinkling lights and various decorations, and a classic golden star at the top gleamed in the sunlight.

Scattered beneath the tree were many wrapped gift boxes, with two staff members registering things nearby.

"Hi, what is this place for?" The five of them curiously stepped forward to ask.

"Oh, this is a love-sharing station for exchanging and donating Christmas gifts," a kindly volunteer aunt explained with a smile:

"As long as you bring a Christmas gift in advance and register it with us, you can receive a voucher. Then on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, you can use this voucher to pick up a gift and blessing someone else has donated!"

"But what if some people are naturally mean and deliberately give stuff that doesn’t count as a gift or even downright tacky and scary?" Bai Bufan worried, speaking from his own perspective.

"Exactly, there are plenty of people who seem handsome and cheerful, but are actually quite dark inside," Lin Li agreed with Bai Bufan’s concerns, speaking from his own experience.

"We’ve definitely considered that," the two aunts exchanged a glance and smiled, "actually, regardless of whether the gift is already wrapped, we need to verify its contents."

"First, just as you’re worried, we need to make sure the gift can actually bring happiness to the recipient—"

Wait a minute, is it an illusion?

Why did it seem like as soon as the two aunts finished speaking, the light in the two guys’ eyes immediately extinguished, and they seemed utterly bored?

Hiss—this pair doesn’t look like good people?

"...Secondly, we would advise those giving particularly expensive gifts to change them," the aunts hesitated for a moment before continuing:

"This is because we don’t want the gift exchange to involve too much consideration of value.

There are quite a few children taking part, and they might just bring a box of paints or small toys...

If someone feels like they got a ’bad deal’ after opening their gift on Christmas, that would violate our original intention, so this needs to be stated in advance."

"That’s quite a meaningful event," Qu Wanqiu nodded with interest, but then looked at Lin Li: "But on Christmas Day, only Lin Li is free, right? This place is not on the way between your home and school..."

"That’s nothing, just a matter of cycling a bit more, if you want to participate then do it, I’ll fetch your gifts for you, don’t worry about me getting tired."

Lin Li immediately waved off Qu Wanqiu’s concerns in a relaxed tone.

Being the school errand boy for Class Four, Lin Li was quite used to it, those guys in the back probably hadn’t had breakfast from school more than twenty times all semester.

"It’s not necessary to pick it up on the day itself, you can come get it on the weekend too," another aunt added with a smile.

"Can something like this squishy toy be a gift? It’s fun and stress-relieving, just opened it today, brand new, not worth much," Ding Sihan dug into her small handbag and pulled out a palm-sized squishy toy to ask.

"Of course it can," the two aunts nodded immediately, and as Ding Sihan handed it over, one began to register it, while the other handed Ding Sihan a card: "Miss, if it’s not too much trouble, please write a blessing and something you would like to say to the gift’s recipient."

Then, let us know what you wish for and what kind of gift you do not wish to receive."

"You can even make a wish?" Lin Li looked at the aunt, surprised, "Isn’t this a gift exchange?"

"Since we know what everyone’s gifts are, we’ll try to match them up so everyone receives gifts happily. For example, if a little boy receives a Barbie doll, he might not be thrilled, right?" The aunt patiently explained.

Lin Li suddenly understood, nodding his head.

Bai Bufan nudged Lin Li with his elbow, raising his chin: "Lin Li, what Christmas gift do you want?"

"I’m about to get my driver’s license, so I wish for a Porsche 911," Lin Li answered immediately.

Bai Bufan frowned, "Isn’t it a bit greedy to ask for two wishes at once?"

"Alright, just the 911 then," Lin Li acknowledged his mistake and corrected himself.

"Okay," Bai Bufan was quite satisfied, "looks like Santa Claus is going to have to start work in September next year."

"What about you, what gift do you want?" Lin Li asked in return. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"I want Iron Man’s suit."

"Be realistic, don’t make Santa’s job harder," Lin Li snorted.

Bai Bufan: "Then I wish to have a girl chase after me."

Bai Bufan wasn’t interested in romance, but he was very interested in making Qin Zeyu envy him to the point of jealousy and bitterness.