Chapter 54: Chapter 54 He Nan Invites to Dinner Chapter 54: Chapter 54 He Nan Invites to Dinner Being scolded by a half-grown child, especially in front of He Nan, Shen Mianmian was so embarrassed she felt she could dig a three-bedroom apartment with her toes.
In the future, she would certainly come to the city with Lu Siyuan again, and she might run into He Nan. She had to correct Siyuan’s thinking and make him treat her as an older sister; she needed to get on top of the situation.
She couldn’t let this arrogant brat rule over her as king of the hill; otherwise, if he always watched her and didn’t let her run around when they came to the city, how would she earn money?
Since He Nan was there, Shen Mianmian couldn’t say much, only bear with her temper and explain, “Those are just kitchen supplies, nothing interesting to see. I just came over here to look at clothes.”
“Didn’t I say I would take you shopping later?” Lu Siyuan glared at her, wishing he could pry open her skull to see if it was filled with paste. What a bold little girl she is.
The moment he looked away earlier and realized she was missing, he had almost panicked. Girls like her were exactly the type of targets human traffickers loved to abduct.
Shen Mianmian changed the subject, “Did you sell all your bamboo baskets? What about the ox cart?” She brought up nothing about what had just happened; otherwise, this guy would definitely not bring her to the city again in the future. Fortunately, He Nan was not a talkative person.
Lu Siyuan, with a grim expression, said, “There are three left, and others are helping me look after them.”
The auntie at the stall next to theirs was quite familiar with Lu Siyuan. When she heard that the young girl who had come with him was missing, she suggested looking after his things for him, urging him to find the person quickly.
Thankfully, they found her.
He Nan swept his gaze over the two and asked coldly, “Did just the two of you come?”
“He came to sell bamboo baskets, and I followed to have fun in the city,” Shen Mianmian answered honestly.
“Have you finished reading the book?” He Nan asked.
“Not yet.” As she answered, Shen Mianmian, for some reason, felt somewhat guilty. Would he think she was too fond of playing and not reading her book properly? ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩
Lu Siyuan was still cautious around He Nan and continued the conversation, asking her, “You’ve wandered around on your own; ready to go back yet?”
The question suited her just fine. Shen Mianmian hurriedly went along with Lu Siyuan’s topic and said her goodbyes to He Nan, “Brother He, we’ll be heading back then.”
He Nan surely had business to take care of. Helping her just now had already delayed him, and she couldn’t hold him up any longer.
Moreover, being around him felt like being around a teacher—both respectful and fearful. She felt an invisible pressure that made her speak with involuntary caution and care.
He Nan’s gaze landed on her thin face, “It’s noon. Have lunch before you go back.”
“We’ll eat when we get back,” Lu Siyuan was still on guard with He Nan.
He Nan had already helped her a lot, and Shen Mianmian, who didn’t like to take advantage of others, didn’t want to impose on He Nan to pay for a meal. Just as she was about to decline, he said in a deep voice, “I’m about to visit Uncle Zhao. After lunch, I’ll take you back on the way.” His tone left no room for refusal.
“Then… alright,” she replied, left with no reason to decline and lacking the courage to do so.
Seeing Shen Mianmian agree so easily to have lunch together, Lu Siyuan’s eyes nearly popped out. Eat, eat, eat, that’s all she thought about; she wouldn’t even know if she got kidnapped.
He couldn’t leave Shen Mianmian alone, so he had no choice but to follow them for lunch.
The three first went to find Lu Siyuan’s ox cart. Afterwards, He Nan took both of them to a noodle shop, ordered three large bowls of shredded pork noodles, and even asked the owner to serve two additional meat dishes. Her body was so deprived of grease, the sight of meat made her mouth water instantly, and her eyes shone with anticipation.
But out of politeness, she restrained the desire inside and didn’t reach for the meat first.