sbdcsierra Chapter 111 Suspicious Carriage? But It's a Familiar Person
Chapter 111 Suspicious Carriage? But It's a Familiar Person
With Lin Meng joining, the pressure instantly lessened.
The restaurants were able to operate normally and in an orderly manner, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It's approaching noon.
A horse-drawn carriage was parked not far from the restaurant.
A lame man handed over a bowl of sauerkraut dumplings, saying, "Yunyun, try this! They say these dumplings are incredibly delicious!"
After saying that, he slurped his saliva while staring intently at the dumpling in his hand.
A slender, fair hand reached out from the carriage and took the dumplings. A coquettish voice followed, "Lu Ren, if anyone saw you looking so greedy, they'd think you'd never eaten dumplings in your past lives!"
Lu Yun chuckled, "My dear aunt, you don't understand. The aroma of these dumplings is like claws, scratching at my heartstrings."
"I'm just so eager for you to taste this heavenly delicacy!"
Qian Yun snorted, took a bite of the dumpling, and her eyes lit up immediately. "Hmm, this tastes really good, much better than what our family cooks make."
"That's right, it's information I gathered myself, how could it be wrong?" Lu Ren proudly raised his chin.
"If you like it, I'll come and buy it for you every day, okay?"
"It's good that you have this intention! Here, this is a reward for you!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, Manager Qian!"
Just as Lu Ren was about to excitedly accept it, the hand that had been reaching out from the carriage withdrew, uttering a question tinged with dissatisfaction.
"Huh?? So unfamiliar?"
Lu Ren slapped his forehead and quickly stepped forward to flatter her, "Look at me, I'm just showing you respect, Yunyun, don't mind!"
Qian Yun was very satisfied with his answer, and then handed the items back out of the carriage.
Lu Ren excitedly accepted the small pearl necklace handed to him from the carriage and carefully placed it in his pocket!
Then he limped back to the restaurant, returned the earthen plate, and said, "Thanks, boss!"
Gao Mengli took the earthen plate and, because the man had difficulty moving, couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
She nudged Lin Xi with her elbow, "Xi Xi, don't you think this man looks familiar?"
Lin Xi stroked her chin and nodded. "He looks familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before!"
Meanwhile, Lu Ren, watching others enjoying their jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes) with relish, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
He patted his stomach, which he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and looked at Gao Mengli and Lin Xi with a smile, "Boss, give me a jianbing guozi, spicy, with pork belly!"
The man interrupted their cricket chatter, and Gao Mengli quickly replied, "Oh, okay!"
Then, with nimble hands and feet, I started making Jianbing Guozi!
Just then, a cheerful and crisp female voice rang out from the side, "Boss, give me a jianbing guozi to go, with pork belly, spicy, my husband loves it!"
As Gao Mengli made the jianbing, she laughed and replied, "What's going on today? Everyone seems to love this spicy jianbing with pork belly!"
Lin Xi was making dumplings when he heard Gao Mengli's words. He looked up curiously, and then he remembered—wasn't this Zhang Cuihua, his former "official partner"?
And the limping man beside her, whose body was already stiff, wasn't that her officially chosen new husband?!
Lin Xi's eyes widened. She tugged at Gao Mengli's sleeve, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Mengli, isn't this Zhang Cuihua?"
Gao Mengli paused, secretly glancing over, and couldn't help but smile, whispering, "It really is! Could it be that these two have a 'plane'?"
Zhang Cuihua didn't notice their little tricks and was still loudly instructing, "Boss, you have to put in more ingredients!"
My husband works really hard taking care of the child at home, and I also work. When I come home during my break, I think about bringing him something nice to eat!
Gao Mengli's lips twitched, and she glanced at Lu Ren, who was sweating profusely, every now and then.
Lu Ren secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and glanced guiltily at his wife.
Why did his wife decide to come out during her work break today...?
Business wasn't as booming at noon as it was in the morning, so Lin Xi simply stopped making dumplings and leaned against Gao Mengli, her eyes scanning the two of them intently.
There was a customer ordering chive dumplings between the two.
The diner was completely bewildered when Lin Xi stared intently at him.
He took the packaged jianbing guozi from Lin Meng, paid quickly, and ran off.
Seeing Lu Ren's guilty look, Gao Mengli chuckled inwardly while continuing to work with her hands: "Don't worry, sis, I'll definitely give you plenty of ingredients!"
Zhang Cuihua nodded in satisfaction, "Boss lady, your business is honest and the food is delicious. Everyone in Pingyao knows it!"
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Ren, preparing to find someone to agree with her point of view!
"Brother, you agree... right..."
Lu Ren trembled in fright at Zhang Cuihua's question.
Zhang Cuihua was also shocked. "Husband, what are you doing here?"
Lu Ren's mind raced, and he stammered, "Wife... I... I just heard that this jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) is delicious, so I wanted to buy one for you too."
Who knew it would be such a coincidence to run into you here?
Zhang Cuihua frowned. "Really? When did you get here? You didn't even call me. But aren't you at home taking care of the kids?"
Lu Ren chuckled, a smile more like a grimace, "Since the kids are asleep, I thought I'd give you a surprise, hehe."
Oh, look, I also bought you a pearl necklace!
After Lu Ren finished speaking, he took out a necklace from his pocket, affectionately took Zhang Cuihua's hand, and placed it in her hand!
Zhang Cuihua's eyes lit up as she looked at the necklace in her hand. "Wow! This pearl necklace is quite exquisite! But why has my husband been buying me so many things lately? This must be expensive, and we can't even buy it in Pingyao County."
Most importantly, her husband's "dowry" was one tael of silver, and the silver bracelet on her wrist weighed half a tael.
There are also gold studs in the ears, pearl hairpins in the hair, and cotton clothes on the body. These things add up to quite a lot of money...
Lu Ren's heart skipped a beat, but he still tried to remain calm on the surface.
"Honey, don't worry about where I got it from, just tell me if you like it or not!"
If you want it, I'll find a way to pluck the stars from the sky for you!
Zhang Cuihua looked at him suspiciously, but secretly she was delighted. This man treated her much better than her first husband.
She not only takes care of all the housework, but also takes excellent care of the children and the elderly.
He's not bad-looking, he's just lame.
It's really hard to find a job outside, but she doesn't mind!
Zhang Cuihua smiled slightly and took Lu Ren's hand, saying, "You have such a sweet tongue, but we have a long life ahead of us!"
There will be many more places to spend money in the future, so I can't be so extravagant.
If you really care, cook me something nice when I get home tonight; that would be better than anything else!