She eventually gave a jittery nod under her adoptive sister's threat. Unfortunately, she was inexperienced. Each time she used the match to light up the tip, the wind would quickly extinguish it. By then, only half of the fuse remained for ignition.
That earned some scolding from her sister who wanted her to continue. Left with no choice, she fearfully put her face closer to the firework as she lit it with a lighter one more time. The sudden sparks, which burst forth, almost blinded her. This left an indelible fear in her since then.
Hence, she dared not try any fanciful fireworks again and would only stick to simple spark sticks and the sort.
The thought of that actually made her chuckle. She asked the man standing beside her, "Hua Jin, have you played with fireworks when you were young?"