Chapter 11 Old-fashioned Thoughts

Chapter 11

Lu Baozhu took the pajamas she bought for Xu Xing'an and stared intently at him.

Xu Xing'an: "Was it given to me?"

Lu Baozhu: "Mmm!"

Xu Xing'an: "Is this what's on your mind?"

Seeing Xu Xing'an's clear and honest gaze, Lu Baozhu knew she had been overthinking things. Xu Xing'an had no ulterior motives. She couldn't say he felt ashamed, but she did feel a little guilty. She shouldn't have made such assumptions about Xu Xing'an.

Lu Baozhu said softly, "I don't know if you'll like it."

Xu Xing'an: "I like it very much."

The next morning, Lu Baozhu got up early and took her toothbrush to the balcony to brush her teeth. The pajamas she had bought for Xu Xing'an were already washed and drying on the balcony.

A gentle breeze stirred the pajamas, as if to tell Lu Baozhu that Xu Xing'an was satisfied with them.

Lu Baozhu: "My judgment is absolutely excellent."

The view from the terrace is quite nice, but Lu Baozhu thinks it would be better to add a few potted plants to the terrace.

Lu Baozhu bought flower pots and seeds at the night market, as well as some blooming flowers, but she preferred the feeling of planting them herself.

There were more than a dozen flower pots on the terrace. Lu Baozhu squatted there, planting flowers with seeds. She reached out to Xu Xing'an, who then handed her a watering can.

Lu Baozhu sprayed water into the flowerpot and stood up contentedly.

Lu Baozhu: "Soon, there will be many blooming flowers on the terrace!"

When Lu Baozhu first arrived, the empty beer bottles on the terrace had already been cleaned up. Although the seeds had just been planted, the terrace was full of life, and there was also the clean scent of soapberry from clothes drying in the sun.

Lu Baozhu poked at a flowerpot, "This is jasmine. I really like jasmine. Jasmine smells very nice when it blooms. I have jasmine in my bedroom."

Speaking of this matter, Lu Baozhu still felt somewhat melancholy.

...

When Xu Xing'an asked Lu Baozhu if she had contacted her family, Lu Baozhu's inner monologue began again as she tried to guess Xu Xing'an's meaning.

Lu Baozhu believed that Xu Xing'an was a reliable man, and that if he were to marry her, he would definitely not make her feel wronged. This was also the source of Xu Xing'an's charm in Lu Baozhu's eyes, a charm beyond his good looks.

Xu Xing'an wouldn't want to contact his future in-laws, would he? If so, it makes sense.

Lu Baozhu: "Yes, of course we contacted each other. My brother knows about it."

Looking into Xu Xing'an's eyes, Lu Baozhu felt guilty and said, "What exactly do you want to ask?"

Xu Xing'an went to set up a stall, but Lu Baozhu did not go with him. When Xu Xing'an returned, Lu Baozhu was still in the bedroom.

Lu Baozhu never expected that her first conflict with Xu Xing'an would be over this matter.

Xu Xing'an knocked on the door from the outside. "I brought your favorite chicken cutlet."

Lu Baozhu opened the door, and Xu Xing'an gave her the chicken cutlet that Lu Baozhu had been enjoying lately. It seemed that this argument was entirely a one-woman show by Lu Baozhu.

Lu Baozhu: "I won't eat!"

Lu Baozhu seemed to be angry, and Xu Xing'an suddenly laughed. Hearing Xu Xing'an laugh made Lu Baozhu even angrier!

Lu Baozhu: "What are you laughing at!"

Xu Xing'an: "You're kind of cute."

Lu Baozhu still wanted to be arrogant. Yes, did she really want to fulfill her marriage agreement with Xu Xing'an? She came to find Xu Xing'an only because she didn't want to marry someone else, and also because of that dream.

Since arriving at Xu Xing'an's place, she has been very cautious, and she has a lot of inner monologues every day. Lu Baozhu was not like this before.

Xu Xing'an: "I know you have your reasons for coming to me, but since you are willing to come to me, you are my fiancée and my future wife."

It seems that Xu Xing'an had no other intentions.

Upon hearing this, Lu Baozhu didn't know whether she should be happy that Xu Xing'an was her fiancée. Otherwise, given Xu Xing'an's character, even if she were a beauty of unparalleled grace, he might not have bothered with her. Instead, he would be taking care of her now.

Lu Baozhu straightened her back, somewhat self-righteously, "If that's the case, why are you still asking me?"

Xu Xing'an: "You said last time that you also had jasmine flowers in your bedroom."

Lu Baozhu quietly looked at Xu Xing'an and said, "I want to eat chicken cutlet."

Sitting at the dining table, Xu Xing'an unpacked the chicken cutlet, and Lu Baozhu ate it in small bites, even sharing some with Xu Xing'an.

Now that we've come to the topic of why Lu Baozhu came to find Xu Xing'an, Xu Xing'an's attitude has made Lu Baozhu willing to be honest with her.

Lu Baozhu: "There is someone who really wants to marry me, but I don't like him. My dad wants me to marry him, and I thought of you, so I came to find you."

After recounting the incident, Lu Baozhu felt refreshed and even more self-assured, stating, "That's just how it is!"

Lu Baozhu looked up and said, "Let me tell you, although I came to you because of this matter, if it weren't for me, someone with your personality would never have found a wife."

Xu Xing'an thought for a moment, "You're right."

Lu Baozhu: "So you should thank me, and you shouldn't have any complaints about me because of this."

Xu Xing'an: "You're right."

Lu Baozhu: "I also think I'm right!"

Lu Baozhu returned to her room, feeling much better. She took her change of clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After showering, she came out with a towel drying her hair. Xu Xing'an stopped in his tracks when he saw Lu Baozhu walking towards him.

Lu Baozhu was wearing a rather light and refreshing nightgown.

Xu Xing'an lowered his eyes and refused to look at Lu Baozhu.

After explaining to Xu Xing'an why she had come to see him, Lu Baozhu felt much more at ease.

In the novel, Xu Xing'an finds it hard to trust anyone and dislikes lying the most. Although Lu Baozhu felt that Xu Xing'an might not have believed that she really wanted to marry him at first, it was better to make things clear with Xu Xing'an now than for him to bring it up with her later, or for the two of them to keep it to themselves.

Lu Baozhu's inner turmoil stemmed from her own anxiety about her relationship with Xu Xing'an.

Lu Baozhu: "How was your day at the stall? How much money did you make? You've been so busy with this lately, how about we take a day off?"

Lu Baozhu sat next to Xu Xing'an. Because Xu Xing'an didn't speak, she frowned. Did Xu Xing'an regret what he had just said?

Lu Baozhu: "Xu Xing'an!"

Xu Xing'an: "Okay, let's take a day off."

Lu Baozhu thought for a long time. She looked down at her pajamas. "No way, is the future big boss still such an old-fashioned person?"

Lu Baozhu finally figured it out. From buying pajamas herself to Xu Xing'an giving her pajamas, she had a lot of inner monologues, but all of this was because Xu Xing'an was a bit old-fashioned.

The next morning, Lu Baozhu deliberately walked around in front of Xu Xing'an wearing her light pajamas. Xu Xing'an would always ignore her, and Lu Baozhu laughed until her stomach hurt.

Xu Xing'an stared intently at Lu Baozhu, seemingly not understanding why she was smiling.

Lu Baozhu: "I didn't expect you to be such an old-fashioned person. It's not particularly hot lately, so to avoid you avoiding me, I'll wear the pajamas you gave me."

...

Lu Baozhu saw an advertisement for a buffet outside the mall. Since Xu Xing'an was taking a day off, Lu Baozhu asked him to go to the buffet with her.

Lu Baozhu had never eaten at a buffet before and was very puzzled, "How can they really make money if you can eat whatever you want at their restaurant?"

Xu Xingan: "Sure, not everyone can get a lot, and their purchase price is much lower."

Lu Baozhu wasn't planning on eating a lot; she was just curious about buffets. As for Xu Xing'an, he certainly wasn't the kind of man who would want to eat his money's worth at a buffet.

The buffet restaurant had a wide variety of dishes, including some that Lu Baozhu had never seen before.

Chen Yu never expected to run into Xu Xing'an at a buffet. Xu Xing'an was carrying a plate, and his beautiful girlfriend was using tongs to put food into the plate. After a while, she complained that the tongs were not easy to use. Xu Xing'an was holding the plate in one hand and using the tongs in the other to put food into the plate.

Chen Yu suddenly realized, how could Xu Xing'an, with such a beautiful girlfriend, really continue to set up a street stall on the beach?

Chen Yu took the initiative to step forward and greet them, saying, "What a coincidence."

Lu Baozhu remembered Chen Yu; Xu Xing'an had told her about him. As for whether Chen Yu later joined Xu Xing'an, Lu Baozhu didn't know, since the novel mainly focused on the relationship between the male and female protagonists.

Xu Xing'an appreciated the male protagonist and helped him once. Later, the male protagonist thanked Xu Xing'an many times, but kept his distance from Xu Xing'an, which can be considered as knowing Xu Xing'an's personality.

The male lead said to the female lead, "This is just right for how we get along."

Lu Baozhu whispered to Xu Xing'an, "He's been looking this way at us so many times. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was my ex-boyfriend and that I betrayed him and got together with you."

Xu Xing'an turned to look at Chen Yu, who gave a dry laugh and quickly continued eating with his head down.

Lu Baozhu: "It's impressive that he comes to eat at the buffet by himself."

Xu Xing'an shifted his position, blocking Lu Baozhu's view of Chen Yu, and pushed the dessert that Lu Baozhu wanted to eat in front of her, saying, "This might be a bit too sweet."

Lu Baozhu took a bite and said, "No, it tastes just right. Maybe it's because you ate too bland food."

As I stepped out of the buffet restaurant, the night view outside was dazzling.

Lu Baozhu strolled back slowly, with Xu Xing'an following a little behind her.

Lu Baozhu: "Look, I haven't been to the park over there yet. Let's go for a walk in the park."

Xu Xingan: "Okay."

Upstairs in the buffet restaurant, Chen Yu was sitting by the window, and looking at the two men, he felt even more confident.

Xu Xing'an would definitely not let his girlfriend suffer!