Having made up her mind, Ma Xiaonan suddenly felt that Cheng Yuexiu seed not quite the right person for the task.
The carriage slowly made its way back; just as it entered the city gate, Ma Xiaonan heard soone calling her from outside.
Her ears twitched, recognizing the voice as Cheng Yuexiu’s, and she couldn’t help but give her elder brother a glance.
Ma Junying’s expression remained unchanged. Considering Cheng Yuexiu’s father’s face, he had indeed had tea with him a couple of tis, but thereafter, there was no further interaction.
Seeing her brother’s indifferent attitude, Ma Xiaonan shrugged slightly and pulled back the curtain, smiling brightly at Cheng Yuexiu, "Sister Xiu, what a coincidence!"
What coincidence, I’ve been waiting here on purpose for you!
Cheng Yuexiu grumbled to herself and nodded with a smile, "Yeah, quite a coincidence. Eh, your brother isn’t here?"
Ma Xiaonan subtly shifted her position, conveniently blocking Cheng Yuexiu’s attempt to peer inside the carriage, and apologetically said, "My brother had a social engagent yesterday and ca ho late. Today, he’s quite tired from accompanying to watch the competition and is resting now!"
Did he co just to accompany his sister to the competition?
Though sowhat skeptical, Cheng Yuexiu felt sowhat relieved and smiled, "So Young Master Ma is tired. Well then, how about we go to the teahouse up ahead to rest our feet? It just so happens to be lunchti. Since it’s such a rare encounter, why don’t we dine together?"
Ma Junying’s elegant eyebrows furrowed slightly, while Ma Xiaonan was also sowhat displeased. She had just said her brother was resting because he was tired, why couldn’t this woman take a hint?
Waving her hand, Ma Xiaonan tactfully declined, "No thank you, our parents are waiting for us at ho, so we must return. Sister Xiu, let’s get together so other day. Farewell."
Having said her piece, she didn’t give Cheng Yuexiu another chance to speak and let down the curtain, instructing the coachman to drive off.
Cheng Yuexiu, left feeling snubbed, stood there sowhat disgruntled, watching their carriage leave. She stamped her foot and mutter sothing resentfully, then also got into her carriage to go ho.
Following closely behind, a rather low-profile carriage slowly entered the city center. Soone lifted the curtain and just happened to witness the scene of Cheng Yuexiu’s invitation, couldn’t help but curl their lips, feeling that this woman and a certain soone were a match made in heaven!
Once Lin Yuan returned to Dong Tian, before Lao Fan could speak, Zhuang Kangping couldn’t wait to ask Lin Yuan to fetch him so red wine.
Lin Yuan bared her teeth, looking at Zhuang Kangping’s impatient figure, and finally understood why he was friends with Lao Fan.
These two were truly birds of a feather!
However, Xia Zheng thought that Zhuang Kangping should indeed et Xia Hen; the two of them would surely hit it off.
"Oh, never mind that red wine, just make so Lotus Wine!"
Lao Fan quickly followed up, fearing that after seeing the red wine, he wouldn’t be able to control himself from getting dead drunk and then forget his Lotus Wine.
Now back in Dong Tian with fewer people around, Zhuang Kangping’s childlike nature was unmistakable.
He waved his hand, sending Lao Fan to one side, "No way, no cooking if there’s no wine."
You, you!
Lao Fan was both anxious and frustrated. If this guy wasn’t more than a decade older than him, he wouldn’t be so accommodating.
Chuckling, Lin Yuan quickly instructed Yin Xing to fetch so red wine from the backyard.
Previously, when Lin Yuan was experinting with new dishes at Dong Tian, she had moved a jar of red wine from Liu Limin, and there was still so left in the backyard kitchenette, just enough to satisfy Mr. Zhuang’s craving.
The young girls of Dong Tian were learning their manners from Yin Xing. Subtly, they had started to regard her as a little leader, hence today Lin Yuan did not have her accompany her out of the city but left her to take care of the business in the store instead.
When Yin Xing learned that her mistress had won the competition, she was so overjoyed that she teared up, her round face beaming with smiles, eyes almost squinted shut with happiness.
Huai Hua watched from behind the corridor with a cold gaze, watching the jubilant group and pursed her lips, her eyes rolling so hard they nearly went up to heaven.
But when she saw the well-dressed, dignified man who followed the group inside, her eyes nearly popped out of excitent!
Dear heavens! Wasn’t that the Crown Prince of Xiliang? He’s co again, he’s back!
Huai Hua excitedly straightened her clothes, lowered her head to look at the bandage wrapped around her wound, and without hesitation, tore it off and threw it away.
Her hand had been healed long ago, she had just been pretending not to take it off these past few days because she didn’t want to work.
But now things were different, she had to make a good impression on the Crown Prince of Xiliang! And her hand – so smooth and tender, couldn’t be hidden behind the dirty bandages any longer.
Today, He Lienuo specifically ca to Dong Tian to freeload, no matter what, he had put in a great effort in today’s competition, and deserved this rewarding al, which Dong Tian couldn’t deny him.
This was his third visit to Dong Tian, but even though he had been here twice before, he still felt a great sense of insecurity this ti, always feeling that sowhere, so unknown person might harbor ill intentions towards him.
Despite that, he still wanted to visit the special hall on the second floor to try Dong Tian’s specialty dishes. He had heard that the clothes the won here wore were quite unique!
Knowing that Lin Yuan was worried his tall stature might ruin her Dong Tian, He Lienuo didn’t let the tall man accompany him upstairs this ti, only allowing the short one to follow him to the second floor.
As soon as he got to the second floor, He Lienuo’s heart began to thump wildly, his intuition telling him that an uncertain danger was closing in!
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