The next day, as dawn broke, the entire Su family got up early.
Su Hua was going to Tangshan Prefecture City, the Su brothers were in the restaurant business, and Su Bai was worried about the chickens and rabbits at home. Yesterday, the whole family came to Qingshui County and entrusted the chickens and rabbits to Mudfish Mother for help. Although she knew that Mudfish Mother was reliable, she couldn't help but miss them after not seeing them for a day.
With Xiao Jinhan accompanying her to Tangshan Prefecture, Su Baishi was no longer as worried as she had been on her first trip to Qingshui County.
He only summoned the brothers Su Dalang and Su Erlang to accompany him, ostensibly to broaden their horizons.
After Xiao Jinhan's carriage stopped in front of the restaurant, Su Bai smiled and helped the adults and two children onto the carriage. Then she took Zhao Shi and Su Sui back to Shanghe Village. Her carefree manner made Su Hua's mouth drop open into an "O" shape.
Xiao Jinhan, however, smiled and sat down next to Su Hua.
She raised her hand to pour tea for the three aunts and nieces, and then took out a few dishes of food from the drawer of the table. "It's a long and arduous journey from Qingshui County to Tangshan Prefecture. Hua'er, Dalang, Erlang, if you feel hungry later, you can have some snacks to tide you over."
In the blink of an eye, the rosewood table in front of him was filled with food: a plate each of bayberries, peaches, and apricots; a plate of drooping cherries in the center; three plates of candied fruit next to the fruit plates; two plates of yak jerky; and five strings of bright red candied hawthorns on the side of the table.
On the ground, in front of the two little ones who were sprawled out on their fur and dozing off, there were now two bowls of roasted meat slices.
The eyes of the Su brothers lit up instantly.
They smiled and thanked him in unison, saying, "Big Brother and Second Brother thank you, Uncle Jinhan."
They weren't hungry, of course. They had drunk a big bowl of pork bone soup and eaten two bowls of spicy noodles in the morning, and even had two big eggs in their pockets. But a staple food is a staple food, and nothing beats the aroma of snacks.
The two brothers exchanged a knowing glance. Fruit and dried meat were their aunt's favorites, candied hawthorns and candied fruit were their favorites, and roasted meat slices were Da Bai and Xiao Hei's favorites.
This is probably what Grandma meant by "love me, love my dog"!
On the ground, Da Bai and Xiao Hei followed the example of their brothers, raising their two front paws forward and bowing to Xiao Jinhan in a proper manner before bringing their little mouths to the slices of roasted meat.
Su Hua looked at the four little ones whose eyes were as bright as searchlights, and couldn't help but twitch her lips slightly. This man really remembered the preferences of the entire Su family.
Before she could finish her internal monologue, a large bayberry appeared in her field of vision, and at the same time, a deep male voice sounded in her ear, "Hua'er, these are bayberries from Wuxi Prefecture that were delivered overnight by the people below. Try them and see if you like the taste?"
The bayberries were round and plump, about the size of a copper coin, with flesh that was a deep red. When held in the man's large, well-defined hands, they had an indescribable allure.
Su Hua tried to reach out and take it, but Xiao Jinhan was faster, and the fruit was almost touching her lips.
Her deep, burning gaze was just as intense as yesterday, perhaps even more so. Her face flushed slightly, and she quickly glanced at the two brothers opposite her, who were engrossed in eating candied hawthorns. She then opened her mouth wide and swallowed the candied hawthorn in one gulp.
Immediately, he moved his buttocks closer to the car window.
As for whether the bayberries were sour or sweet, she didn't seem to be able to tell the difference.
Xiao Jinhan's palm suddenly felt empty. He withdrew his hand, his fingers, stained with bayberry juice, gently twirling a few times under his wide sleeve.
A hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
The little girl is still too young; everything needs to be done slowly.
The carriage clattered away from Tongxin Lane, passed through two other lanes, and headed towards the Qin residence in Wuyi Lane in the east of the city. Su Hua and her brother and sister had agreed to meet at the beginning of Mao Shi (5-7 AM), but she didn't like to keep others waiting, so she left a quarter of an hour early.
As soon as we stopped at the Qin residence, we saw the Qin siblings and Wei Jianjia coming out of the gate.
The brother and sister were taken aback when they saw Su Hua in the car. "Sister Su, you're here so early today. We were just about to go to Su's Restaurant to look for you, but we didn't expect you to be here already."
Halfway through her sentence, she inadvertently glanced at Xiao Jinhan beside her, and a look of amazement flashed in her watery eyes.
This man is far too handsome.
The expression on that face, which was so infuriating, was like ice in a freezer; it was so cold that looking at it for too long could freeze your eyes. She silently looked away and then looked at the two little children opposite Su Hua.
The two little children were about four or five years old, with rosy skin and obsidian eyes. They looked exactly alike and were wearing identical royal blue robes. The only difference was that the little child by the window had a calm expression, while the one outside was beaming with excitement.
When Su Dalang and Su Erlang saw her coming, they immediately sat up straight and greeted her with smiles: "Good morning, Aunt Qin and Uncle Qin."
"Aunt Qin?" Qin Yingxian was a little confused.
But that soft, sweet voice seemed familiar. Just as she was hesitating, she heard her elder brother's low voice, "You drank a bit too much in the private room yesterday. When you saw Da Lang and Er Lang, you insisted that they call you aunt."
"Oh..." Reminded of him, Qin Yingxian finally remembered.
She quickly took off the two jade pendants hanging from her waist and handed them to the Su brothers with a smile, saying, "It's our first meeting, and your aunt didn't prepare any gifts. You can take these little pendants as trinkets."
The two brothers glanced at the jade pendant, then looked at Su Hua, and only accepted it with both hands after seeing her smile and nod.
"Thank you, Aunt Qin!"
This intimate scene almost made Wei Jianjia crumple the handkerchief in her hand. She really didn't know what kind of magic the Su family had that made the entire Qin family rush towards them. The most hateful thing was Su Hua. She was clearly kidnapped to a bandit's den, but her uncle said that she was going to suppress bandits and even gave her a grand commendation, which led those ignorant people to want to build a temple for this little slut.
She's just a peasant girl, yet she built a temple! It's utterly ridiculous!
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