newbobooks Chapter 252 Hiding
Chapter 252 Hiding
Xiaowei seemed to be afraid that he would recognize her, so she only responded with a low voice, "Nice to meet you", and then took the plate and enthusiastically let them taste it, probably trying to shut their mouths with food.
She had a shrill voice when she was young, but now that she has become a girl her voice has changed as well, and now she deliberately lowers her voice, which is very different from before.
"Oh! I dare not! I ate the snacks in your store last time, they were so delicious! I asked around, and found out that your products are so hard to get every day, so how can we eat them casually? Here, these are some tonics. You can try them on your sister later. If they work, tell me and I'll take more." Xiaoliu refused repeatedly, but kept his word and took the tonics he promised me.
"That thing was not made by us, we... bought it. You guys just try it! Sixth brother gave us the gift, there is no reason for us to take it for free!" Xiaowei continued to give in.
"I've eaten it, but Seventeen hasn't. How about you try a piece, Seventeen?" Xiaoliu's voice was filled with doting.
"I don't like sweet things, but I appreciate your kindness." Seventeen also declined.
There was a brief, slightly awkward silence.
"Um...where is your sister?" Xiaoliu smiled and tried to make small talk.
"Sister... Sister is tired, lie down in the back for a while." Xiaowei's psychological quality is getting better and better, and she can lie without blinking an eye just like me.
"Oh, well, you still need to rest more. Being weak cannot be made up in ten or eight days. It takes time to get better," Xiaoliu continued.
"Thank you, Sixth Brother. I'll tell her to try your medicine later." Xiao Wei was probably afraid that he would continue to discuss me, so she went back to the topic of food: "Sixth Brother, Seventeenth Brother, at least give it a try. You came all the way here, there's no reason for you to leave empty-handed!"
Xiao Liu chuckled and said, "Then... I'd better obey your command!" Then he took a piece and put it in his mouth, mumbling, "Delicious! Seventeen, you eat too!"
Seeing him eating, Ye Shiqi also ate obediently.
Xiao Wei blocked their way at the door and didn't let them in. So they ate under the eaves outside, as if to avoid being alone in a room with a young girl.
"Who made this cake?" Ye Shiqi suddenly asked.
"Me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's delicious."
Cold sweat broke out on my forehead. Fortunately, I slept in and got up late this morning, and Xiaowei made all the cakes.
Tu Shanjing has eaten the mooncakes I made. If I made them, he would probably be able to recognize them after just one bite.
"The girl's accent doesn't sound like she's from here, does she?" Ye Shiqi asked again.
"Our hometown is in the Central Plains. Have you been there, Brother Seventeen?" Xiao Wei asked knowingly in an attempt to confuse him.
"Hey! Seventeen, why are you so curious about girls today? Are you jealous of Ma Zi getting married? But this girl from the Bai family looks much younger than you, and she is good-looking and has skills. If you like her, you will have to work hard!" Min Xiaoliu joked.
"I... didn't!" Seventeen explained hurriedly, "I just felt that the smell was a little familiar, so I asked a few more questions. It turns out I also know someone named Bai."
"Haha, this kind of taste has been popular in Central Plains in recent years. We learned the skills secretly, and although we told others that it was passed down from generation to generation, it's actually a trick to sell goods. Sixth and Seventeenth Brothers, please help keep it a secret~" Xiaowei tried hard to mix lies with the truth, which made it easier to be convincing, and lying is also quite my style.
"I see. Thank you, Miss Bai, for your hospitality." Ye Shiqi seemed to believe her words.
"Well! As long as it tastes good, it's fine! No matter how many generations it has been passed down!" Xiaoliu said with a smile.
After they finished eating, Xiao Wei ran back to the house and quickly filled the plate with cakes for them, then carried it out and said, "Sixth Brother, Seventeenth Brother, take them, don't be shy. It's raining today so there won't be many customers. To put it bluntly, if we can't sell them, we'll just have to throw them away. So why not treat you to some? Good tea is for people who understand tea, and the same goes for good snacks."
Xiaoliu picked up the phone and said with a grin, "Look at this girl, she's so genuine!"
Seventeen didn't say much, just thanked Xiaowei, then he and Xiaoliu said goodbye to Xiaowei.
I turned my back to the door, listening to his footsteps gradually fading away. I let go of the mop and felt like my heart was soaked by the rain.
The roads are slippery when it rains, and he has weak legs, so he has to be careful not to fall.
My right wrist was aching slightly, so I slowly stroked it with my left hand.
His legs must be in as much pain as mine.
I stood there until their footsteps disappeared in the sound of the dripping rain.
Xiaowei looked outside, glanced at me, sighed, and said, "They've all gone far away! Oh, you scared me!"
Only then did I realize that I was gasping for air and let out a long breath.
Xiao Wei came over and took my mop and mopped again: "The cakes are gone, and we two sisters can drink the remaining sweet water. Let's close for today."
Without waiting for my answer, she went out and hung up the closing sign, then came back and closed the door.
She poured me a cup of peach oolong tea, poured herself a cup, took a sip, and said faintly, "Young Master...it looks like you still have some injuries that haven't healed completely."
I squeezed the hand that wasn't holding the cup, my nails digging into the flesh. "He...was badly injured before."
Xiao Wei sniffed, as if she was a little cold, and then spoke again: "Fortunately, it's all over. Now I look at him, and I seem to understand why my sister didn't go to meet him. He is now... less tense than when he was in the mansion. I can't say for sure, he used to be very shrewd about everything, and he had to ask about everything, and he had to negotiate with this and that, and he couldn't make any mistakes. Now, although he is wearing coarse linen clothes and his spirit is not as strong as before, he seems to be very relaxed, and he feels that if it works, it's fine, and if it doesn't, it doesn't matter."
I nodded. Perhaps it was the free and easy-going Wen Xiaoliu who taught him how to relax.
"Aren't you going to ask me how I rescued the young master?" I said softly.
"Sister will tell me what she wants to tell me. If she doesn't, I will wait. Anyway, no matter what she does, I will support her!" Xiaowei replied.
"Thank you. Then... I'll tell you." I told Xiaowei the story of how I rescued Tu Shanjing, leaving out the part where my spiritual power was sucked away. Naturally, I couldn't help but burst into tears again.
After our tears had dried, we drank the remaining tea in silence. The room suddenly became quiet, and the only sound we could hear was the sound of rain outside the window, hitting the leaves in the forest.
The loving peony contains spring tears, the powerless rose lies on the dawn branch.
A little banana, a little sorrow, returning to the dream at midnight and after midnight. *
The next day, the clouds and rain stopped, and it was a perfect sunny day. I slept late last night, and Xiaowei went to buy the materials in the morning.
Fortunately, Xiaowei and I were quick and managed to make a batch of cakes before opening the store.
I poured hot water into the teapot, the tea started to steam up, and I yawned loudly.
Xiaowei went to open the door.
"Brother, this is it! I heard from them that the desserts and tea here are pretty good!" A crisp voice sounded.
With my mouth open, I saw Anian followed by Xuan, Junyi and Haitang walking in.
*Quoted from Qin Guan’s “Five Spring Poems” and Xu Zaisi’s “Narcissus·Night Rain”.