She, with a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, said, "Dear guest, would you like to order more dishes or settle the bill?"
Liang Zhichen looked down, concealing the contemplation in his eyes, and pulled out a piece of silver from his bosom, "Settle the bill."
"Alright, please wait a moment."
The Shopkeeper returned to the counter and fetched an abacus. Liang Zhichen followed, standing at the counter as if something had occurred to him, and asked with a smile, "Shopkeeper, there’s something I’d like to inquire about."
"Ah, please tell me!"
Liang Zhichen glanced toward Dong Huiying, finding that she was also watching him, with an expression full of tenderness.
"What do you women... like? To be honest, my Baobao was born in February, with her birthday being the fourth day of that month, so I’ve been thinking of getting her something for her birthday to win her favor."
As Liang Zhichen mentioned ’Baobao’ and ’birthday, February fourth’, Yun Ge, who had been about to sip her warm tea, suddenly froze, as if recalling something.
The Shopkeeper said, "Ah, it’s still autumn; February is a long way off, not until next year."
Liang Zhichen, while paying attention to Yun Ge’s movements out of the corner of his eye, distractedly said to the Shopkeeper, "I’ve been preoccupied with this matter, unable to come up with a solution, not knowing what women love... After careful consideration, since my Baobao is very strong, and the villagers say she has Innate Divine Strength, I could give her swords, so she has something for self-defence when she’s hunting. However..."
Liang Zhichen chuckled softly, his gaze full of adoring affection as he looked at Dong Huiying. Anyone who saw that love in his gentle, melt-your-heart gaze would not misunderstand the depth of his feelings for the petite girl.
He began to talk about past events.
"In the past, my Baobao had dark skin and her face was covered in freckles. She wasn’t pretty and always dressed in black... but now she has changed completely, as if she’s a different person. Her freckles are gone, and her skin has become fair. I might give her some clothes, considering that no matter what she wears, she’s beautiful."
The Tavern’s Shopkeeper: "..."
Why does it feel like I’ve been force-fed a whole mouthful of dog food?
Liang Zhichen then sighed, "But my Baobao is petite, always looking like a little girl who hasn’t yet grown up. It seems I’ll have to make the clothes myself, as the ready-made garments in the town’s stores are all too big and unsuitable for my Baobao."
The Shopkeeper chuckled, thinking to himself that this man was plainly here to flaunt his love, all about flaunting his love, still flaunting his love.
"Dear guest, here is your change. Please come again when you have the time!"
The Shopkeeper handed Liang Zhichen the small copper coins with a look of resignation.
Liang · Flaunting Love · Feeding Dog Food · Zhichen weighed the copper coins in his hand, then smiled and started to walk back.
At this moment, at Zhang Yu’s table, Zhang Yu blinked fiercely, swallowing hard as she looked at Yun Ge, who was still in a daze.
The teacup fell from her hand, and Yun Ge suddenly stood up!
But as if realizing something, she pressed her lips tightly and sat back down.
No, stay calm, stay calm!
It has yet to be confirmed; one shouldn’t believe it just based on a few words. It could just be a coincidence.
Even as she thought this, Yun Ge lifted the white silk to reveal her unblinded eye, her piercing gaze directed toward the small-framed girl with her back to her. But she saw the girl suddenly shrink her neck.
How could her Purple chervil be such a coward?