Chapter 32 Casual

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Chapter 32: Chapter 32 CasualYesterday, I planned to show some love, and incidentally buy a shop, but ended up getting delayed by beating up her brother. This time going shopping, Su Jin decided to buy the shop first. Of course, before buying the shop, she had to make sure Xie Jingchen was well-fed. He had saved her dad at the palace, exhausting himself, and she even managed to snag an Imperial Banquet along with it, so it wouldn’t be right to let him go hungry. "Which restaurant’s food do you like?" she asked. "Anything." Xie Jingchen said anything. So Su Jin really did choose anything, she pointed randomly, "How about that one up ahead." Xie Jingchen glanced over. Li’s Tavern. He had eaten there once before, among all the taverns in the Capital, it was barely acceptable. Eating alone, it’s fine to settle for less. But then— Su Jin pulled him past Li’s Tavern and stopped in front of a small noodle stall, "Boss, one bowl of noodles." "Got it! Please have a seat, it’ll be ready in a moment." Xie Jingchen, "..." Once they sat down, Su Jin looked at him. "Is one bowl of noodles enough for you?" In the morning, he had only eaten one steamed bun, so he must be hungry by now. Xie Jingchen did not want to talk. This woman, when she decides to wing it, she’s simply— He stayed silent. Su Jin blinked, and said, "Is it because you’ve never eaten at a street stall, and you’re a bit shy the first time?" Xie Jingchen, "...!!!" He almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Su Jin patted his shoulder and chuckled, "I’ll often bring you here in the future, you’ll get used to it." If it weren’t for their constant public displays of affection and having no money on him, Xie Jingchen would have left a long time ago. Behind them, there were faint voices: "Stop eating, let’s go quickly." "What’s the rush, I haven’t finished yet!" "Did you see that? That woman, she’s the Qingyun Mountain female bandit who even beat up her own brother yesterday. Didn’t you see the Eldest Young Master of Duke Zhen’s Mansion is too scared to talk loudly?" "Is that true?" "I saw it with my own eyes!" They put down their chopsticks and swiftly got up and left. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." The stall owner saw them leave and called out, "You haven’t paid yet!" They returned to pay the stall owner, and as familiar faces, they quietly informed the stall owner about Su Jin’s identity. The stall owner did good business, with just four tables but all were taken. Now, whether it was finished eaters or those waiting, they all ran away. The stall owner turned to look and happened to see Xingxing’s angry face, so scared that his hands trembled, spilling the noodle soup he was holding. The stall owner quickly turned around and replaced it with another bowl of noodles. A bowl of noodles that overturned Su Jin’s view on life— Searᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. A single strand of noodle sat on top, while the rest was all beef. This was truly the most authentic beef noodles. Su Jin was touched by this sincere bowl of noodles. If she weren’t already too full, she would definitely want to have a bowl. "Boss, you should be selling this bowl for at least an ounce of silver," she said. The stall owner quickly replied, "Twenty coins, if you two are willing to try this humble one’s craftsmanship, you don’t have to pay at all." "Boss, you’re such a good person," Xingxing said happily. The stall owner, "..." How could he not be good? He relied on this small stall to support his whole family. If it were smashed, his family would starve. Better to sacrifice some beef to avoid disaster. Su Jin picked up the chopsticks and handed them to Xie Jingchen, "Hurry up and eat." Xie Jingchen held his forehead. Seeing that he wasn’t taking the chopsticks, Su Jin laughed and said, "Do you want me to feed you?" Xie Jingchen, "..." This woman! Does she not know what the word shame means?! Seeing Su Jin was serious, Xie Jingchen quickly accepted the chopsticks. After finishing a bowl full of beef, Su Jin wasn’t worried about Xie Jingchen being hungry, but the pained look on the vendor’s face was hard to ignore. Paying twenty coins for this bowl was practically eating for free. Su Jin took out two ounces of silver, ready to give it to the stall owner— The stall owner thought she was about to throw a hidden weapon, and knelt down in fear, begging for mercy. Su Jin, "..." Did she look that intimidating?! She rolled her eyes. Throwing the silver to the stall owner, Su Jin lifted her foot to leave. An old man selling charcoal passed by and said, "Charcoal for sale, high-quality bamboo charcoal, do any of you want to buy some?" Xingxing shook her head, "We have no shortage of charcoal at our mansion." The charcoal seller laughed, "Won’t you buy some to give to the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion?" Xingxing, "..." "If you don’t buy now, in a couple of days the price will go up again. Thanks to the good fortune of the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, charcoal prices are higher than during past harsh winters," the old man said, lifting his load with a smile. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." Hearty laughter broke out. Chu Shun and the others leaned over their horses, laughing till they were bent over. Xie Jingchen’s face was lined with black. "I thought I was seeing things, but it really was you eating noodles," Chu Shun said. They had just ridden by on horseback and came back. Chu Shun got off his horse, walked over to Xie Jingchen, and patted his shoulder saying, "Do you know how the streets are talking about you now?" "They say that after sister-in-law’s training, you’ll become a good man that’s hard to find even with a lantern, the only man in the Capital who no one dares to call shallow." "..." "We’re proud to have a brother like you." "..." "So, each of us has sent you a few carts of charcoal, let us know if it’s not enough." "..." Chu Shun was laughing too much to continue. The corners of his eyes, which had been hit, hurt a little when he laughed. Yuan Qin, the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, chimed in, "Brother Chu suggested that while you’re still fair-skinned, we should paint a portrait so we can remember. We waited for you at the Duke’s mansion for over an hour and got bored, so we sketched two portraits and would like sister-in-law to give us her critique." As he spoke, Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Beining each took out a painting from behind. The first painting they opened was of Xie Jingchen riding on horseback, dashing and god-like. But the second one— Su Jin almost laughed herself faint. It depicted what everyone imagined Xie Jingchen would look like as a giant piece of charcoal. Except for the whites of his eyes, everything else was black. They even painted a glossy effect to distinguish the features. "It looks just like it, that’s exactly how I imagined Master-in-law," Xingxing said. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." "Madam, can you really bear to let Master-in-law become like that?" Xingxing asked reluctantly. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." "Looking this way, it’s actually quite nice," Su Jin said sincerely. Indeed, when you’re good-looking, you look good no matter what, those eyes are just too beautiful. Xie Jingchen’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He turned around and left. Every extra glance at that painting made him feel tempted to gouge out his own eyes. Su Jin chuckled and followed him. A few steps later, she turned back and said, "Frame that painting and give it to me, I want to hang it on the wall." Xie Jingchen was so angry that it hurt his heart. He turned back and glared at Su Jin. "Are you trying to anger me to death?" he gritted his teeth and said. Su Jin blinked. "How am I angering you? That painting of you on horseback is indeed good, my bamboo house needs some decoration," Su Jin said. Oh, he thought that she wanted the other one— He was mistaken. Xie Jingchen’s anger dissipated. "Let’s go choose a shop," he said. Behind them, Chu Shun and the others watched them walk away. "Which one is she going to frame?" the Heir of Marquis Beining asked. "No need to ask, of course it’s the black one."

Chapter 32 Casual

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