Chapter 13 Starlight Did she demolish someone else’s restaurant last night?

After all the students in the forging class had left, Zhou Tinglan packed up his things and walked out of the barracks factory gate, where he saw Xie Zechuan at a glance.

Seeing Zhou Tinglan coming, Xie Zechuan handed her the oil-paper bag in his hand: "This is the peach blossom cake I just bought on the street. You can fill your stomach first."

The oil-paper bag was warm. Zhou Tinglan opened it and was greeted by a sweet aroma mixed with the scent of peach blossoms. The cake itself was shaped like a peach blossom. She asked the man beside her suspiciously, "Where are you going?"

Looking at Xie Zechuan's mysterious look, Zhou Tinglan wondered if Xie Zechuan had prepared some surprise for him.

She followed Xie Zechuan through several streets and finally stopped in front of a loft.

The attic is located at the corner of the street. It looks quite old and blends into the night. A thin layer of dust can be faintly seen by the window.

"Come in." Xie Zechuan pushed open the attic door and stepped aside to let Zhou Tinglan enter first.

There was no light in the attic and it was pitch black. Zhou Tinglan didn't understand why Xie Zechuan brought her here.

"Is there anything in the attic?" Zhou Tinglan asked.

"Come with me." Xie Zechuan did not directly answer Zhou Tinglan's question. He took her hand and led her to the top of the attic.

The huge starry sky caught Zhou Tinglan's eyes. Surprise and admiration flashed in her eyes. She shook off Xie Zechuan's hand, stuffed the oil paper bag back into Xie Zechuan's hand, and ran forward.

The night is hazy, the Milky Way is scorching, and above the dome, the stars blend their essence into the black cloth, forming a silver ribbon.

Wow--

"What a beautiful starry sky." Zhou Tinglan couldn't help but talk about it. She turned around twice, moved closer to Xie Zechuan and asked, "General Xie, what is this attic? Can I come here often in the future?"

The sweet fragrance of the woman suddenly entered his nose, and Xie Zechuan's heart was pounding. "Of course, this is a stronghold before the Northern Frontier Barracks was built."

Zhou Tinglan jumped for joy, and Xie Zechuan found a clean place and asked Zhou Tinglan to sit down.

The two of them sat on the ground. Zhou Tinglan pointed at the starry sky and said, "General Xie, do you know what kind of stars there are in the sky?"

“I don’t know.”

Hearing Xie Zechuan's words, Zhou Tinglan said angrily: "You are so stupid."

Xie Zechuan smiled and said, "I'm stupid, please explain it to me, Miss Zhou."

With a chuckle, Zhou Tinglan pointed to the northeast: "That's the Big Dipper. Because it's spring, its handle points to the northeast."

"And this." Zhou Tinglan pointed to another place: "That's Leo. I was born there."

Xie Zechuan looked over and saw nine bright stars, which was Miss Zhou's birth constellation.

Really beautiful!

"I wonder if General Xie knows the love story of Leo." Zhou Tinglan raised her chin, and the starlight in the sky shone deep into her eyes. Xie Zechuan couldn't help but look at her in fascination, his throat rolling.

“No.”

"Behind the Leo is a couple. The woman is confident and charming, and she quickly attracts another equally confident man. The two fall in love with each other and often have dinner and play together."

"Did they live happily together in the end?" Xie Zechuan asked curiously.

Zhou Tinglan shook his head and said, "The two of them ultimately became strangers due to their respective personalities and lack of common interests."

Xie Zechuan wordlessly put his arm around Zhou Tinglan's shoulders. Zhou Tinglan looked up and saw Xie Zechuan gazing absentmindedly at Leo. He asked curiously, "When was your birthday?"

"On the last day of the first month of winter." Xie Zechuan replied.

Zhou Tinglan pondered for a moment, and then he thought, "Then General Xie's constellation is right there."

"Scorpio." Zhou Tinglan pointed and looked at Xie Zechuan's face carefully, and chuckled.

Xie Zechuan really fits the characteristics of a Scorpio. He looks cold on the outside, but is actually very warm on the inside.

"Miss Zhou, are you thinking of a Scorpio love story?"

Zhou Tinglan nodded. She naturally wouldn't say that she was looking at Xie Zechuan's face.

"Scorpio tells the story of a love that transcends time and space. Two men and women from different worlds are attracted to each other and fall in love because of a chance encounter, and eventually stay together forever."

"Sounds like a beautiful love story."

Why not? Just like her and Xie Zechuan, two red threads from different time and space are finally tied together.

The starlight shone on the two cuddling figures, and shooting stars streaked across the sky. Zhou Tinglan quickly put his palms together, closed his eyes and made a wish.

I hope that the person I love will have a smooth life and love forever.

Xie Zechuan noticed Zhou Tinglan's actions and asked in confusion, "Miss Zhou, what do you mean?"

Zhou Tinglan opened his eyes and explained, "Shooting stars are a symbol of luck. Making a wish on one can make it come true."

"Isn't this star called the Jinx?" Xie Zechuan asked back, but when he saw Zhou Tinglan glaring at him fiercely, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

He touched his nose and changed the subject: "I wonder what wish Miss Zhou made?"

"I won't tell you." Zhou Tinglan turned his head away, pretending not to want to pay attention to him.

"Miss Zhou, tell me, please."

"No, the wish won't come true if it's spoken out."

"Oh well."

"Xie Zechuan."

"Um?"

"Just call me Lan'er from now on. We are already engaged, and Miss Zhou finds it weird to hear that."

"Okay, Lan'er, just call me by my name."

The two of them looked at the stars. Xie Zechuan was worried that Zhou Tinglan would be hungry, so he handed her peach blossom cakes in an oil-paper bag from time to time.

Zhou Tinglan's mouth was bulging, and he fell into Xie Zechuan's arms like a little hamster, looking into his eyes.

Tomorrow would be Zhou Tinglan's first day in office. Thinking of this, Xie Zechuan asked, "Now that you've successfully become an official, have you thought about the future?"

"Now that I am an official, I should work for the well-being of the northern border."

"Lan'er, don't tire yourself out."

"Of course not." Zhou Tinglan patted her chest. She was not someone who would let herself suffer any loss.

However, Zhou Tinglan looked at the distant starry sky, as if thinking of something, and said in a muffled voice: "Xie Zechuan, you said our marriage..."

As if knowing what Zhou Tinglan wanted to say, Xie Zechuan said softly, "Of course it is possible. Although His Majesty has asked the Imperial Observatory to supervise the work, my mother is still in Shangjing City. The journey is long, so it will take some time."

After hearing what Xie Zechuan said, Zhou Tinglan immediately understood what he meant.

Under the night sky, the vast landscape is starry and red lanterns are hung everywhere on the streets, illuminating the entire Beijiang City. Zhou Tinglan pulled Xie Zechuan towards the street.

"I recently found a nice restaurant. Hurry up, the private rooms are definitely sold out at this time." Zhou Tinglan urged the man behind him.

"Okay, let's hurry up." Xie Zechuan smiled as he looked at Zhou Tinglan's back.

When we arrived at the restaurant Zhou Tinglan mentioned, although it was past dinner time, there were still many customers in the restaurant.

As expected, the private room was no longer available, so the two of them sat down in the lobby.

The waiter introduced the two people: "We have osmanthus shark's fin, albizzia soup, lion's head..."

After reading out a series of dishes, Zhou Tinglan looked at Xie Zechuan who was sitting opposite him and said, "Xie Zechuan, what would you like to eat?"

"Lan'er, just order first."

Xie Zechuan told Zhou Tinglan that he could eat anything, but Zhou Tinglan was dissatisfied and said, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

“No.”

Well, a man who is easy to support.

Zhou Tinglan had no choice, but she would ask Xie Zechuan if it was okay after ordering each dish.

"Xie Zechuan, would you like some sweet and sour fish? It's sour and sweet and very appetizing." Zhou Tinglan looked at Xie Zechuan expectantly.

"As long as Lan'er likes it." Xie Zechuan replied with a doting look in his eyes.

"What about the gourd chicken?"

“…”

After a few rounds, the waiter had already written down a whole page of dishes. Zhou Tinglan kicked Xie Zechuan under the table in dissatisfaction and said, "How come you can do everything?"

Xie Zechuan silently took note of the dishes Zhou Tinglan had just ordered: "Whatever Lan'er likes, I like."

After ordering the dishes, Zhou Tinglan saw the wine jar on the table next to him and asked the waiter with envy, "What kind of wine do you have in the restaurant?"

"Our restaurant has the best wine, sake, and rice wine..."

Zhou Tinglan was about to ask Xie Zechuan what kind of wine he wanted, but then he remembered his reaction when he ordered the dishes just now. After thinking for a moment, he said to the waiter, "Bring me two jars of wine."

"Okay."

After the waiter left, Zhou Tinglan glared at Xie Zechuan across from him again. It was the first time they went out to eat together as an engaged couple, but this guy actually said that he ate everything.

Soon, the waiter brought the dishes Zhou Tinglan ordered to the table. The table was full of dishes that were delicious and fragrant.

Zhou Tinglan said that she would swallow the shock of the emperor's marriage to her tonight. As the saying goes, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a meal. If there is, then two meals will do.

Zhou Tinglan's chopsticks kept moving, and Xie Zechuan saw that she was inexplicably cute. With a smile in his eyes, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

"Xie Zechuan, have some of this. This fish is delicious."

"And this dish, the meat is tender, you will definitely like it."

“…”

Zhou Tinglan kept recommending the dishes on the table to Xie Zechuan. Xie Zechuan couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and stared blankly at Zhou Tinglan's face.

Her face seemed to glow under the light of the restaurant, and her red lips were stained with water because of eating. Something seemed to be emerging in Xie Zechuan's heart.

Zhou Tinglan had just finished introducing the Guifei Chicken on the table to Xie Zechuan when she looked up and saw Xie Zechuan staring at her face motionlessly.

Puzzled, she asked, "Is there any dish you don't like?"

Xie Zechuan finally came out of his thoughts and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "No... no, I like them all."

He raised his glass to block Zhou Tinglan's sight: "Really not."

Zhou Tinglan was suspicious. What was Xie Zechuan doing?

However, she didn't say anything more, just picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.

The wine is mellow and fragrant. When you drink it, the moist feeling penetrates into your heart, and waves seem to ripple in the depths of your soul.

Zhou Tinglan saw a flash of light in an instant, good wine!

"Xie Zechuan, this wine is really delicious." Zhou Tinglan said happily.

Good wine! The ancient wine is indeed better than the quick-brewed wine of today.

The two of them raised their glasses, picked up food and drank. Zhou Tinglan drank glass after glass. Before Xie Zechuan noticed, she had finished the entire jar of wine.

Xie Zechuan was surprised. Is Lan'er such a good alcoholic?

However, the next moment, a loud noise came from the opposite side, and Xie Zechuan looked in the direction of the sound.

**

The next day, when Zhou Tinglan woke up from her bed, she rubbed her aching head and didn't know where she was.

Gradually regaining consciousness, she found herself back home with no memory of last night.

She murmured quietly, "Did he get drunk last night?"

Walking out of the room, Zhou Tinglan saw Xie Zechuan and his parents with strange expressions on their faces.

She was confused. What had she done last night?

Zhou Tinglan thought about it and felt like she had drunk all the wine in the jar. Her consciousness gradually became blurred and she had no idea what happened next.

Could it be that she demolished someone else's restaurant last night?