Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 150
Chapter 150 Uninvited Guest
“Turn around and leave?” Qiao Xi rubbed her chin and said, “Then you’re not from the Qiao Clan.”
Even if the old witch and the people from the other rooms wanted to “take care” of the long room privately, they would still hide it well and not reveal it easily. Regardless of whether there was any discord or not, the peace on the surface had to be maintained.
“Don’t worry, we’ll wait and see what happens.” Qiao Yunxi pretended not to care at all and comforted her.
At this time, what could be more important than food?
The group of people walked along the street towards the Earth Temple. Although it was still early, the stalls on the street had already been prepared. Some of the breakfast stalls already had diners in front of them.
Jin Baijin’s eyes lit up, and he was ready to move. He and Qiao Xi slowly walked along the left side of the street, and when they saw a good food, they would buy one and taste it.
The early spring morning sun shone on her body very comfortably, and Qiao Xi was in a good mood when there were no worried people around her. There weren’t many people, but because there were small stalls on both sides of the street, it was still a little narrow to walk.
Jin Baijin and Qiao Yunxi walked at the front, Mammy Shen and Angelica followed closely behind. Wei Nanshui was naturally behind his Highness.
As for the people from the Jin Clan, they were hanging behind Wei Nanshui. After the two sides met, they discussed the division of labor.
There was a commotion at the end of the street, as if a boat was docking.
Qiao Xi took a small bite of the meat skewer.
The commotion grew louder and louder, and curses could be heard. Kim Bak-kin turned around and gloated, “It’s a fight.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded.
I think some noble lady must have been hit.
The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard from afar as the person behind him dodged to the side while muttering in a low voice of dissatisfaction.
Qiao Xi frowned and hesitated whether she should dodge or not, but she heard Wei Nanshui’s voice. Immediately after, Angelica seemed to have made a move as well, and Nanny Shen immediately stuck behind her vigilantly.
Turning around, before his eyes could focus, he saw a white shadow flash past. Mammy Shen was attacked by the two of them, and he fell into a warm embrace.
“Qiao Qiao.” Fear is more than surprise.
“…” What kind of situation was this?
The surroundings were completely silent. Even the few people who had attacked earlier were surprised to maintain their movements of attacking and defending.
Jin Baijin covered his mouth and pointed at Qiao Xi’s fingers trembling. He trembled a few times, and the words on his lips were stunned and he didn’t dare to say anything.
The warm embrace finally stopped trembling, and the man took a deep breath. Then, he held Qiao Xi’s shoulder with both hands and smiled at her brilliantly.
“Gu Jinzhen.” Qiao Xi almost gritted her teeth and called out his name.
“I’m here.”
Holy shit!
Qiao Yunxi couldn’t help but curse.
Was this person stupid?
Who asked if he was here?
“Cough cough.” At the end of the crowd, Zhong Chenglin coughed lightly. He covered his mouth with a fan to cover the embarrassment on his face. “What are two grown men hugging each other like!”
Qiao Xi was currently dressed as a man, so she was hugging two men together.
Gu Jinzhen glanced coldly at Qiao Xi. When he turned around and looked at her again, he naturally held her hand and the two of them walked forward side by side.
Qiao Xi twitched awkwardly. After understanding that Gu Jinzhen would not let go, she no longer struggled meaninglessly.
On the other hand, Jin Baijin squeezed over very righteously, but Zhong Chenglin held his neck, lagging behind the two of them by a few steps and following behind them.
The smile on Gu Jinzhen’s face grew wider and wider.
Ever since he found out that the Third Prince had arrived in Shu Zhou, From his initial fear to the apprehension on the boat, he did not see Qiao Xi’s anxiety, to the irritation of searching for her tracks, until he saw Qiao Xi hugging her in his arms, his heart beating again without feeling. He had never felt fear before, the fear that had previously bound his limbs, and he could not even breathe freely, had finally turned into intense joy.
That was an emotion he had never experienced before. At first, it was like silk that slowly wrapped around his body. The sweet smell invaded his pores, wrapped around his flesh, and finally invaded his blood. He couldn’t help but want to clamor, but he didn’t understand why he was excited.
Zhong Chenglin frowned and followed the two of them.
He could clearly see Gu Jinzhen’s abnormality. Although he had spent very little time with Gu Jinzhen, as one of his few friends, he knew his friend very well. Gu Jinzhen was too abnormal towards Qiao Yunxi.
Gu Jinzhen wanted to cooperate with Qiao Yunxi. He only thought of it as a pure business contact. However, from the letter Gu Jinzhen sent him, he gradually realized that Qiao Yunxi’s weight in Gu Jinzhen’s heart was not just as simple as a partner.
He laughed evilly.
Perhaps, this little companion of his hadn’t seen his heart clearly.
Qiao Xi felt awkward for a while, and then she understood.
She came to see the fun today, not to get angry.
Qiao Xi glanced sideways at Gu Jinzhen and waved her hand, standing in front of the stall.
“You want to eat this?” Before Qiao Yunxi could speak, Gu Jinzhen asked softly.
A layer of goosebumps appeared on his forearm. Qiao Yunxi said to the stall owner, “How do I turn it?”
Sugar cake.
This was a unique snack in Jincheng.
There were two turntables at both ends of the stall, and in the middle was a white stone slab painted with sugar. The top of a bamboo pole was tied with straw handles, and was filled with the candy pie maker’s dazzling array of finished products–all sorts of animals, from sparrows to goldfish, and all sorts of fruits, were common. Beneath the stall were red wooden cabinets, sugar pots and ingredients tools, and sugar juices boiled on a small charcoal stove.
The essence of a sugar pie is to turn.
Whatever the pointer in the middle of the turntable points at, you get the candy pie. There were many kinds of candy pancakes, and the most common ones were sparrows, peaches, butterflies, and so on. On the four corners of the turntable, there were dragons and phoenixes, which depended on luck.
“Transfer every penny.”
Qiao Yunxi’s eyes lit up. Just as Mammy Shen was about to take out the money, Tang Yuan had already put three pennies on the cabinet.
Qiao Yunxi glanced at Tang Yuan discontentedly, stretched out his finger, and gently turned around.
Yeah, it’s a goldfish.
The stall owner’s movements were quick. He waved his wrist on the polished white stone slab, and sugar juice poured out from the spoon. A goldfish was outlined in the blink of an eye.
Qiao Xi took it in her hand and looked at it, then casually handed it to Jin Baijin.
Jin Baijin chuckled and bit off the goldfish’s head.
Gu Jinzhen’s eyes were a bit deep, and his gaze towards Qiao Xi was still filled with a smile.
Again.
Qiao Yunxi pointed his finger and moved the pointer on the turntable again.
Sparrow.
Qiao Xi frowned and took the sparrow candy cake from the stall owner. After thinking for a while, she handed it to Zhong Chenglin.
Zhong Chenglin looked at Gu Jinzhen in fear.
Under the warning gaze of the other party, he slowly opened his mouth and bit off the head of the sparrow in one bite. He chewed like he was not eating a candy pie, but a delicious mountain treasure. His provocation was not too obvious.
On this side, the two of them were still fighting a lawsuit with their eyebrows. Qiao Xi looked at the turntable and hesitated to continue.
Gu Jinzhen pursed his lips and smiled. He inadvertently raised his hand and placed his right fist on his lower abdomen.
Finally, Qiao Yunxi moved the pointer again.
Golden Dragon!
Aha!
Turning to the golden dragon!
Qiao Xi looked at Gu Jinzhen excitedly. The latter was also surprised.
Under Qiao Yunxi’s urging, Master first used a large ladle of sugar to make the dragon’s body, and then layers upon layers of hook scales, fins, beards, and tails. The dragon’s eyes were made of sugar beads and connected to the eyebrows of the dragon, which were inserted vertically into the dragon’s body.
Qiao Yunxi took the golden dragon and proudly raised his eyebrows at Gu Jinzhen. He bit off a dragon beard and put it in his mouth. He waited for the syrup to melt before slowly swallowing it.
“Delicious?” Gu Jinzhen inexplicably said.
“Not delicious.”
Qiao Yunxi, who was enjoying himself earlier, decisively shook his head and casually handed the golden dragon to him.
Gu Jinzhen pinched the bamboo stick and spun around. He smiled warmly and bit down on the dragon claw. He chewed carefully and swallowed it.
“What the hell!” Zhong Chenglin muttered.
He knew that Qiao Xi was very important to Gu Jinzhen, but he didn’t expect that Gu Jinzhen could change his taste for Qiao Xi.
Very quickly, Qiao Yunxi tried other delicacies. Every time, half of her portion fell into Gu Jinzhen’s stomach. As a result, Jin Baijin’s gaze towards Gu Jinzhen became gloomier and gloomier. Finally, when Qiao Yunxi handed Gu Jinzhen two spoonfuls of Sanzidou Flower, he couldn’t help but forcefully insert it between the two of them and took it for granted.
Gu Jinzhen’s eyes narrowed.
Qiao Yunxi raised his eyebrows.
Oh, how dare you!
As if to confirm Qiao Yunxi’s teasing, Jin Baijin scooped up two spoonfuls of beans and glared at Gu Jinzhen.
“Huala!”
Tang Yuan directly pulled out his sword.
Jin Baijin’s heels trembled twice and he stubbornly stood in front of Qiao Yunxi.
Gu Jinzhen smiled ironically.
Jin Baijin was also used to being arrogant. “I was the one who invited Qiao Qiao today. Forget it if you didn’t invite me. You even robbed me of my things.”
“Your stuff?” Gu Jinzhen’s eyes narrowed dangerously.
Jin Baijin said forcefully, “Qiao Qiao and I have already agreed that we will eat half of the food on this street today. You have already eaten a lot of my food.”
Gu Jinzhen snorted coldly.
Zhong Chenglin stepped forward, held Jin Baijin’s neck and pulled him back to his side. He made a “please” gesture towards Qiao Yunxi and Gu Jinzhen, signaling them to continue.
“Tell me, what do you want to do?” Qiao Yunxi asked in a low voice as the crowd moved forward.
Gu Jinzhen’s footsteps slowed down. Tang Yuan, who was behind him, immediately stopped. Immediately, Mammy Shen, Dang Gui, and the others who were forcefully restrained, along with Zhong Chenglin, Jin Baijin, and the others who had landed at the back of the line, were forcefully delayed.
Mammy Shen looked at Qiao Yunxi’s back and calmly nodded to Dang Gui.
Qiao Yunxi and Gu Jinzhen walked further and further away. They turned into the alley and walked along a humid path before standing by the river.
Qiao Xi stood on the bluestone slab and quietly looked at the water.
Gu Jinzhen stood at the back of her body and stared at her profile without blinking.
During this period of time, he thought a lot.
In his previous life, in his current life.
Lin Lin’s timidity, inexplicable anger, and unfathomable taste seemed to have something to do with Qiao Yunxi.
He still didn’t understand, but it didn’t affect his friendship with Qiao Yunxi.
Just to repay your kindness?
Just because of guilt and regret?