NFBE Chapter 956 Lunch: Takeoff!
Chapter 956 Lunch: Takeoff!
"Hehe~~" The woman seemed to notice Changqing's embarrassment and found it amusing, laughing out loud. At that moment, it was as if ice and snow melted and spring returned to the earth, leaving Changqing mesmerized.
A violent coughing fit pulled Changqing back from his reverie. Observing her appearance, he said, "Young lady, you are pale, have a headache, a sore throat, and a cough. It is obvious that you have caught a cold. Have you taken any medicine?"
Before the servants could react, Changqing's hand, red from the cold, was already on the woman's pulse. At the same time, the sound of a teacup shattering echoed from some corner of the town.
The three servants around her were in a hurry. Uncle Fu's broad hand was already raised, ready to strike, but the woman waved her hand: "You, young lady, calling someone 'young lady' is something I've never heard of before. It's quite interesting."
Changqing didn't reply. Feeling like he was being stared at by several steel needles, he felt his life was in danger. He exhaled a breath of white air and said, "It's nothing serious. I'll write a prescription for you afterward. You can pick it up this evening. You'll be fully recovered after taking it for two days." He withdrew his hand and put it in his sleeve. The weather was indeed cold.
The woman scrutinized Changqing, the delicate fragrance of her rouge wafting into his nostrils. Changqing tried his best to resist looking at her. He knew he couldn't afford to offend such a noble and beautiful woman, nor did he dare to. Deep down, he felt a sense of inferiority regarding his own status.
The charcoal fire flickered, sending countless tiny sparks of light and flames licking the bottom of the pot. The water was boiling, the rice grains were tumbling, and a woman was grinding medicinal powder for the young man.
Changqing seemed rooted to the spot, chatting casually with the woman, not daring to turn around. The heat from the charcoal fire brought a blush to his cheeks. The allure of this independent and aloof woman was fatal to him. Although he didn't know where the idea of his ideal partner came from, a thought kept rising in his mind, suppressing his impulse: "Danger, extremely dangerous!!"
The atmosphere was somewhat somber. The woman seemed increasingly curious about him, asking him irrelevant questions that made him quite uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the congee gave Changqing an excuse. Amidst the slightly herbal and medicinal aroma, Changqing stood up and, with a strength he didn't know he had, picked up the not-so-small pot and walked out of the congee stall.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, you abruptly stopped and handed over some pure ginger: "You can boil it in porridge to relieve the chills. It can also temporarily alleviate your cough."
He picked up the pot and walked several dozen steps further away. A suppressed curiosity welled up in his heart. When he turned around, a shadow fell over him. The burly servant, as thick as an iron tower, had been following behind him, blocking his view.
With a sharp glare, the old man's menacing aura finally made Changqing calm down: What did these people eat to grow up like this?
The old man only returned after Changqing's figure disappeared from the greenhouse. With their strength, no one in the town could escape their divine sense, and they naturally knew that the others had sealed their memories. But this was what troubled them: they had all lost their memories, so why were they still so entangled?!
Seeing Li Yuesu clearly regain his liveliness, the three servants were practically grinding their teeth to dust!
That little brat will get his hands on one day!
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At noon, Changqing returned, his stomach rumbling with hunger. He was disheartened, thinking that he should have known better than to throw away that bowl of porridge. He was starving!
In front of the pharmacy, the rear of a carriage drove away. It must have been the woman from the mountain pavilion who brought Han Zisi. I heard that she was no ordinary person. She had connections with the legendary immortals. Moreover, I heard that the food there was unforgettable after just one taste. Changqing had also longed for it, but unfortunately, with his meager monthly salary, he probably would never be able to actually eat a meal there in his lifetime.
Before even entering the pharmacy, Manager Xie came out first, his gaze deep and unsettling, as if he were looking at a heartless man. Amidst a sea of questions, he saw his lunch fly out, and in an instant, the dogs that had been waiting by his side swarmed over, scattering in the blink of an eye, leaving the ground spotless as if it had been polished.
...Was that my lunch?
I didn't provoke Boss Xie! I scratched my head and asked, only to see the other party go straight into the house.
Bitter! !
Han Zijin pulled his younger sister out, and the moment they saw Changqing, the two little ones pretended to be adults, clicked their tongues, gave each other a knowing look, and then slipped away, leaving the two of them alone.
"Don't go! I didn't know!!" Changqing watched the two figures walk away, raised his arm, then lowered it again, too embarrassed to speak!
Upon entering the hall, there weren't many customers, and there was no lunch available. Only Boss Xie was looking at him with a provocative expression, as if waiting for him to lose his temper. But... he was the boss, after all. Exploiting employees was perfectly normal for him, and besides, the boss had treated him quite well.
Tolerate! !
Time passed amidst the echoes of tea and rumbling stomachs. The sun was setting, casting a dim light as if veiled by a light gauze, obscuring everything. A white figure, accompanied by three robust elderly men, completely blocked out the sunlight in front of the shop, plunging the interior into darkness in an instant.
"Little medicine man, I've come to get the medicine~~" The affectionate address and gentle voice made one feel as if they were in a gentle paradise.
Before she could fully process it, Changqing felt a tremendous force pulling her backward. It was Boss Xie. She looked like a weak woman, so where did she get such strength?
“It’s right on the desktop~~” Jie Xinyu’s voice turned unusually cold.
The woman looked at Changqing sitting on the ground, then at the girl in front of her with gentle eyes, and found it amusing. She tried not to laugh, but it was hard to suppress her laughter.
Jie Xinyu looked at the three old men and saw that their eyes were full of vigilance. They exchanged glances and instantly reached a consensus: they absolutely could not let them stick together; they had to separate them to reduce the chances of them meeting.
Uncle Fu held the small medicine packets in his hand and was about to leave when Jie Xinyu tapped the table, indicating that it was time to pay for the medicine.
The woman in the white fur coat smiled mischievously, seemingly trying to watch a good show: "Little pharmacist~ Do I need to pay?"
Changqing patted non-existent dust off his backside and looked at Xie Xinyu with considerable difficulty: "Boss Xie, how about..."
"Um--?"
Hearing the gradually rising tone, Changqing immediately backed down: "How about deducting it from my monthly allowance? After all, I used their rice~"
"Why are you being soft-hearted? Are you not planning to live on that little bit of money you have each month?" Xie Xinyu stood on tiptoe, looking down at Changqing and poking his head to interrogate him.
"Hahahaha~" The woman in the white fur coat clutched her stomach and laughed heartily, seemingly having seen what she had been waiting for; tears welled up in her eyes from laughing. "This is hilarious! Uncle Fu, are there really people in the world this silly?"
Uncle Fu's face was grim: "Miss, isn't our act of distributing porridge also..." He hesitated, then stopped.
The woman stopped laughing, but the smile didn't disappear; it simply shifted to the face of the person who understood the new language.
A few scattered silver coins appeared on the table, and the woman in the white fur coat fled as if escaping...
Changqing would occasionally run outside, disappearing for half an hour at a time. Boss Xie would fly into a rage every time. Without lunch, life became even harder. The young man became increasingly curious about how Boss Xie knew he was going to see beautiful women with such precision. Fortunately, he soon became extremely hungry, which calmed him down considerably.
Winter is a nightmare for ordinary people, as it seems that apart from the bright white snow, there is only the shadow of death everywhere. This year is another harsh winter.