Chapter 855 Sister-in-law Zhou Qiao

Shu Yu nodded, "It's a long story, let's talk about it later. Where's Brother Da Niu?"

Zhou Qiao hurriedly said, "He went to the cloth shop to buy goods." As she spoke, she frowned and muttered a few words, "Logically speaking, he should have been back by now."

She turned to the two of them and said, "He must have been delayed by something. Come in and sit down. I'll get you some water. I reckon you'll see him in a little while."

Purchasing goods?

Shu Yu recalled that when she was in the courtyard of Liufang Lane, she did see that there wasn't much fabric left in the garment room.

“Since we’re going to buy goods, we’ll just take the fabric directly to Liufang Lane. Sister-in-law, let’s close up shop for today, pick up Brother Da Niu from the fabric shop, and go straight back to Liufang Lane for dinner. Grandma will be very happy to see you.”

"Huh? We're going to Liufang Lane right now?" Zhou Qiao suddenly became nervous. As a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, she had met her parents-in-law, uncles, and aunts, but she hadn't officially met her grandmother, uncles, and aunts yet. Now that she was going to meet several elders all at once, her heart jumped into her throat.

Shu Yu had never experienced the process of meeting her fiancé's parents before marriage, so she didn't understand the mindset behind it and was somewhat puzzled by Zhou Qiao's expression.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. Please wait for me a moment, I'll change my clothes and come right away."

Shu Yu nodded, "No rush, I've already ordered food and drinks at the restaurant up ahead. Sister-in-law, you can change your order first. I don't know if it's ready yet. I'll go over there and wait for you."

"OK."

Zhou Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. After seeing Shu Yu and Daya leave the shop, she hurriedly closed the door and went into the backyard to change her clothes.

This prevented the two shopkeepers from the neighboring shop from even having a chance to come forward and inquire about Shu Yu's appearance.

Shu Yu returned to the restaurant and this time saw the manager first.

The restaurant cooks quite quickly; they've already prepared the food box she requested.

When Shu Yu asked, the shopkeeper looked up from behind the counter and said with a smile, "It's ready. The plates were a bit big, so I used three food containers. You..."

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, and the shopkeeper stared at her in shock before rubbing his eyes.

Confirming he wasn't mistaken, he gasped, "Master Lu?"

"Does the shopkeeper recognize me?"

Of course he recognized him. Their restaurant wasn't far from Yiren Pavilion. When their shop opened, there was trouble, and even government officials came. He heard the commotion and came to see what was going on.

But, however...

"You're back?"

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I just got back. I didn't have time to cook, so I came to your restaurant to buy some food and drinks. These are the three food boxes, right?"

The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I heard from the waiter that you have a mule cart. I'll have someone carry it up for you."

"Thank you very much."

"No, no need." The shopkeeper quickly told his assistant to get to work.

He looked at Shu Yu standing at the door, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. Shu Yu pretended not to see him. If he didn't ask, she couldn't possibly explain herself for no reason that she had been acquitted, could she?

Of course, even if he asked, she might not necessarily explain.

The waiters had already put the food boxes away, but the shopkeeper hadn't found a good angle to ask her.

Shu Yu simply sat on the carriage shaft, and just then, Zhou Qiao also came over.

However, when she arrived, she not only changed into a new outfit, but also carried some things in her hands.

(End of this chapter)