Chapter 25: Chapter 025 Who Is This Girl_1
“Done!” Lu Qingtian packed the meat and bones in a bag and handed them to Jiang Nanfei, “Take it! Don’t delay my business, get going.”
Nan Fei turned around to find a queue had indeed formed. She quickly took out her money, only to be waved off by Lu Qingtian as though she were a insignificant creature.
“How much money? Please take the money. You need to make a profit in your business. I can’t let you lose out.” Truth be told, she didn’t enjoy this back-and-forth of courtesies, but today, meat was considered quite expensive in rural areas.
A regular household could indulge in meat only once or twice a month, so it was considered a luxury. She realized the heavy bundle in her hand was definitely going to cost a lot.
“Student Jiang Nanfei.” Uncle Lu said with a cheerful smile: “It’s fine, that Huo lad will pay.”
Huo Beijiang, having being raised in town since childhood, was familiar to all the neighbors and business owners.
“That’s not okay either!” Jiang Nanfei insisted on paying, but Lu Qingtian adamantly refused. Despite their back and forth, in the end, Lu Qingtian almost threw Jiang Nanfei out.
Huo Beijiang, who had been waiting outside, saw the quarrel and came in. He caught Nanfei as she was about to be thrown out by Lu Qingtian.
“…” She felt like she must have overlooked something when she left her house today. Why else would she feel like getting tossed back and forth between two people?
Huo Beijiang, weighing the amount of meat in his arms, murmured, “Too lean.” He smoothly took the bag from her and pulled her out of the crowd.
Jiang Nanfei followed Huo Beijiang obediently, watching his tall and lean figure, even on tiptoes, she barely came up to his chin. Her heart a tangle of complicated feelings, considering they had been married for ten years in her past life, yet they had never held hands.
Let alone now, why… why had things changed so much after the rebirth?
Huo Beijiang seemed like he had eyes in the back of his head. Suddenly, he turned around and their eyes met, causing terrified Nan Fei to lower her gaze. Her heart pounded like a little deer…
“Do you need to buy anything else?” Huo Beijiang looked at the shy girl, wondering why his future wife, who usually faced danger fearlessly, always turned into a timid rabbit in his presence?
“No more, I want to go home.” she said in a small voice.
“First, have breakfast! You left my house without eating breakfast!” Huo Beijiang had already let go of her hand, but a quick glance, held remnants of his past sternness which reflexively had her following him.
When they settled down at the breakfast store, she suddenly realized, she had been following Huo Beijiang’s lead the whole time. She bit her lip in self-disgust.
Huo Beijiang secretly glanced at her face. Seeing her bite her lip, his eyes darkened significantly.
“Has Bei Jiang arrived?”
“Yes! Uncle Li, get us something to eat, a bit of everything.”
Huo Beijiang was familiar with all the locals, every step he took, someone would greet him. The boys especially, would become overly excited upon seeing him.
The breakfast vendor Uncle, generously served them sesame seed cakes, fried breadsticks, and all kinds of dumplings.
“Bei Jiang, eat more and grow taller! Today’s meal is on me.”
After Uncle Li’s words, Huo Beijiang’s handsome face colored in a faint blush.
“Hey? Who’s this girl?”
“Ah! This is going to be my wife.”