Qi Ying was walking over to eat the cold skin and did not ride a horse. She crossed the bazaar at a fast pace and soon arrived at the restaurant.
The tavern had just opened and the fellows were spilling and sweeping.
The shopkeeper bent down to tidy up the things in the counter, and when he heard the footsteps entering, he thought it was a guest and was busy straightening up, “This guest, we ……”
When he saw that it was a woman, his voice stopped.
“I’m looking for the little girl.”
Qi Ying’s breath caught in a slight gasp, she didn’t know why she had come in such a hurry to find someone, she just felt a blockage in her heart that was unbearable.
She was sincere in treating Little Girl as a friend, although there was also selfishness mixed in. But she also showed it clearly and did not hide it.
If little girl had someone to help her, why didn’t she tell her straight away and make her act like a fool by coming forward to help?
The shopkeeper froze slightly, this was the first person other than the young master to call out little girl Song, but he still confirmed, “The girl found is ……”
“Song Wan Yue, I’m her friend.”
Once he heard that she was Song Wan Yue’s friend, the shopkeeper didn’t dare to be slow, hurriedly came out from behind the counter and personally wiped the stool for Qi Ying to sit down, “Wait a moment, I’ll call someone for you.”
As she watched him leave for the backyard, Qi Ying’s heart became even more clogged. So she had been lying to herself all along!
In the backyard, when she heard someone coming to look for her, Song Wangyue also froze slightly, then it occurred to her that Qi Ying might have gone to the cold skin stall, and the family had told her that this should be the case.
Song Wangyue came from the backyard without panic.
“Sister Qi, why have you come over?”
Seeing her smile like a flower, not realising in the slightest that she had deceived herself, Qi Ying rose to her feet, took her hand and walked outside, “I have something to ask you.”
After leaving the restaurant and finding a secluded place, Qi Ying let go of her hand and pointed to the restaurant at the back, “Tell me honestly, is this restaurant owned by your family’s relatives?”
This was the only explanation, otherwise how could the little girl come and go in the restaurant as she pleased?
Song Wan Yue was surprised, “Why would sister Qi suddenly ask that?”
“I ……”
Qi Ying wanted to accuse her of having such relatives in her family why didn’t she tell her? The word came out, but she felt that her accusation did not stand, who did not have a few relatives in their family, she and the little girl only met a few times, so it was difficult to ask her to tell herself all the relatives in her family?
“The restaurant is not owned by my family’s relatives, however, I have some connections with the young proprietor of the restaurant.”
From the moment Qi Ying pulled her out of the restaurant, Song Wan Yue guessed that she was blaming herself, blaming herself for not telling her about the relatives who owned the restaurant all along.
Qi Ying did not expect this answer and froze slightly.
“Sister Qi doesn’t know about my family, does she? The young proprietor of the restaurant and I ……”
Song Wan Yue told him about the time she saved Gu Yi and the Gu family sent a marriage proposal to her door, just in time for Song Lin to hurt his leg and she pawned the jade bracelet.
Qi Ying listened to the end, full of shame, it is surprising that this is the case, they are still reckless to come over to question, is simply to rub salt into the little girl’s wounds.
“Little girl, I ……”
“It’s my fault for not telling sister Qi beforehand and making you misunderstand.”
Qi Ying was even more ashamed and grabbed her hand, “Go, you come back to the dart board with me to get the silver and I will accompany you to ransom the jade bracelet back.”
Song Wan Yue grabbed her head back, “Thank you sister Qi, it’s not necessary, we and the Gu family can’t be separated now.”
Qi Ying looked at her in surprise.
“The herbal tea in the tavern is sold by our family.”
Qi Ying understood and – even more surprised – froze and looked at Song Wan Yue for a long time before she let out a sound, “After all, it’s actually your family’s?”
“Yes, I happened to get a strange book with a recipe for herbal tea on it, so my family followed it, and apart from the restaurant, my family also agreed with Master Gu that our two families would jointly open a herbal tea workshop.”
“Then, then you and young master Gu ……”
“Friends too.”
Qi Ying didn’t know what to tell her, even though she was still young, but if she was constantly with Young Master Gu, people would talk about her behind her back after a while.
Once she waited until the jade pendant was redeemed and she was unwilling to be betrothed to Young Master Gu, the whispers of the village people would drown her.
Song Wan Yue squeezed her hand, “Sister Qi, don’t worry, Young Master Gu is very nice.”
Qi Ying opened her mouth but didn’t say anything to persuade her, she just lifted her other hand and patted her thin little shoulder, “Little girl, sister Qi truly considers you a friend, if you have any difficulties in the future, you must tell me first, I’ll help you out.”
……
In the backyard, Gu Yi was unhappily eating snacks, it was so easy that today was fine and he could be alone with his little girl, but he was called out again.
“Who is it?”
He asked this in a clueless manner, but the shopkeeper who had been waiting on the side knew what he was asking and respectfully replied, “It’s Miss Qi from the Wei Yuan Dart Bureau.”
He had been the owner of this restaurant for more than ten years and knew all the dignitaries in the county, not to mention those from the Wei Yuan Dart Bureau.
Gu Yi wrinkled his brow, “What is she doing here looking for the little girl?”
“This …… little one doesn’t know.”
Gu Yi hummed, stuffed the remaining snacks into his mouth and gave him a faint sidelong glance, the shopkeeper’s heart gave a jolt, “I’ll, I’ll go and inquire.”
……
Song Wan Yue entered the room, Gu Yi immediately put down the dim sum in his hand, looked behind her, did not see anyone, curiously asked, “Little girl, who came looking for you?”
“Sister Qi from the Weiyuan Dart Bureau, she went to the stall to eat cold skin, and when she heard second aunt say I was here, she came looking for me.”
“Why didn’t you invite her over for a seat? Your friend is also my friend.”
Song Wangyue’s footsteps paused and she looked at him, saying very seriously, “She and you can’t be friends.”
“Huh?”
“Because she knows that I saved your life and was relied on by you instead.”
“There’s no such thing, there isn’t.”
Gu Yi denied it, “It’s because you kissed me and I, I’m responsible for you.”
“Is that so?”
Song Wangyue asked with a wry smile.
Gu Yi’s small chest lifted, “That’s for sure, this young master is a good man from one to the other, only you can kiss me in the future, no other woman can.”
Song Wan Yue ……
The first thing you want to do is to hit him hard on the head, is this how you use “from one to the next”? What do you mean only you can kiss him? He’s a little kid who hasn’t even grown up yet, what does he know about kissing?
Resisting the urge to knock him on the head, she went to the table, took out a handkerchief and wrapped a few pieces of snacks, “I’m going to Lu’s house, will you go with me?”
“What’s the point of going to his house?”
“To go or not to go?”
“Go go go, of course I’ll go, I’ll go wherever you go.”