Chapter 124 Do we know each other?
The man's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and his deep tone concealed a hint of pampering and indulgence, as well as a hint of indescribable meaning.
Xu Xian was bewildered by the ambiguous answer. As if bewitched by him, he said in a daze, "Understand..."
Under his teasing gaze, she suddenly realized something was wrong. She held his hand tightly and asked nervously, "What do you mean? What do you mean by because it was me that night? Do we know each other?"
She had no memory of Jiang Shibai at all. Apart from the ID photo on the official website, she was very sure that she had never seen him.
Jiang Shibai's eyes were smiling, and a dark light flashed in his inky black pupils. He stopped and pointed to the noodle shop on the left, "We're here."
"Oh!" Before Xu Xian could ask clearly, Jiang Shibai had already pulled her into the noodle shop.
The noodle shop is doing a booming business and there is no shortage of people patronizing it even in the cold winter. It is bustling with people, and those who come to eat are old customers from the surrounding area, as well as high school students who have finished their evening self-study.
Guests at every table were whispering about family matters, school fun, and social news, which made the steamy noodle shop even more filled with the strong smell of smoky food.
The kitchen is open, and you can see the cooking method at a glance. The fragrant smell of beef spreads to the corner of the street.
"Welcome, have a look at what you want to eat, the menu is on the wall." The aunt who was boiling noodles with her head down was in her early fifties. She was stirring the hand-rolled noodles in the pot with long chopsticks in her hand. She spoke with a pure Haishi accent without raising her head.
The iron pot is very deep, the hot water is boiling, and the noodles are tumbling and rising in the misty hot water.
Xu Xian hadn't been there for a long time, and he noticed at a glance that the store had been redecorated, making it look brighter and more airy.
She held Jiang Shibai's hand and said with a smile, "Aunt Ji."
When Aunt Ji heard the familiar voice, her round face suddenly lifted up, her eyes full of smiles, and a smile blossomed, "Oh! It's Xianxian! You haven't been to Auntie's place for several months!"
"Well, I've been quite busy lately, so I'll come by as soon as I have time!" Xu Xian's eyes were filled with smiles, and he couldn't help but feel excited when he heard the long-lost voice.
The steaming water vapor blocked their sight, but it couldn't separate their deep warmth.
"I feel relieved to see you here. How is your mother recently?" Aunt Ji stirred the noodles skillfully without interrupting the conversation.
They used to be neighbors, and she had heard a little about Xu Xian's family situation. Every time she came to eat noodles, she would ask about it.
Xu Xian hasn't come to the noodle shop in the past few months, and she is a little worried that something may have happened to her mother.
Xu Xian felt a lump in her throat and tried hard to hold back her tears. Ever since she stopped interacting with her family, very few of her former acquaintances would ask about her mother's condition.
I haven't heard the familiar greeting for several months, and I felt a little dazed for a moment.
Noticing her strangeness, Jiang Shibai gently stroked the back of her hand with his fingertips. The warm touch seemed to have endless power, giving her an infinite sense of security.
"Mom is still the same, but she said she missed your beef noodles very much." Xu Xian was sad for only a moment, then he calmly forced a smile.
"That's easy. When you leave later, I'll pack a portion for you like I always do. Your mother also likes the beef noodles I make." Aunt Ji smiled with relief.
She roughly knew the situation of Xu Xian's family. Apart from her mother, she had no other relatives.
She felt relieved to hear that her mother was still alive.
"Okay." Xu Xian nodded.
Knowing that her condition was still okay, Aunt Ji finally spared some attention and noticed the man standing next to her. The two of them were very close.
The man was very tall, almost looking up at her. She raised her head slightly and saw a face as gentle as jade.
In her business life, she had seen many handsome young men, but this was the first time she had seen a man with such a stunning appearance, a flawless face, deep eyebrows, a high nose, thin lips, and three-dimensional facial features.
A faint smile hung on his thin lips, and his cold and hard temperament softened a little. His innate nobility was incompatible with this simple noodle shop.
"Who is this?" Aunt Ji was a little confused.
Xu Xian raised their clasped hands and smiled gently, "Auntie, I'm married. This is my husband, Jiang Shibai."
Aunt Ji's mouth opened and closed unsteadily, and the long chopsticks in her hand almost fell into the pot. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. "Married? Don't you even have a boyfriend?"
The last time Xu Xian came to the noodle shop to eat noodles, she asked her if she had a boyfriend.
"It's fate." Things between them were complicated, and Xu Xian couldn't explain them one by one, so he just made up something.
Jiang Shibai, who had been silent the whole time, looked at her deeply when he heard this. His thin lips curled up slightly, and a smile appeared at the corners of his eyes.
fate?
It's quite fate.
Aunt Ji probably didn't expect that the child she had seen grow up was such a brave person, and they fell in love and got married in just a few months.
Apart from being confused, she sincerely wished them well.
"Oh! This is great! You should have told Auntie earlier. I didn't even have time to give you a red envelope."
She seemed a little flustered, and casually placed the chopsticks on the chopping board beside her. She was about to call out to her husband in the house to take out some money and give Xu Xian a red envelope.
Xu Xian hurriedly stopped her when he saw this, and said pitifully, "Aunt Ji, we haven't had the wedding yet. I'll give you the red envelopes after I invite you to the wedding. You still have time to send them later. I'm hungry. Can I have some noodles first?"
She was really hungry, especially after stepping into the noodle shop, the familiar smell of beef whetted her hungry stomach.
"Ouch! Look, I've lost my mind." Aunt Ji slapped her forehead, regained some of her sanity, and picked up her chopsticks again. "Are you still the same?"
"Yeah, same as usual." Xu Xian responded.
What they are talking about is the fragrant beef noodles and sour and crispy dried radish.
"What about you, young man?" Aunt Ji is a bit obsessed with looks and looked at Jiang Shibai with a smile.
She liked Xu Xian in the past because the little girl was fair-skinned, gentle and very beautiful.
Now that she is older, she likes to look at handsome men and beautiful women, which is pleasing to the eyes.
I can't help but show my greatest kindness to beautiful girls and handsome boys.
Seeing this, Xu Xian also looked at him eagerly.
In addition to beef noodles, there are actually many other noodles on the menu.
Jiang Shibai didn't have a strong appetite, he just wanted to experience Xu Xian's past, so he said politely, "Aunt Ji, I'm the same as Xianxian."
"Okay!" Aunt Ji smiled.
She was in her fifties and had a lot of experience. She had met many different kinds of people. She could tell at a glance that the two people in front of her were in love and there was no fakery.
"He doesn't want cilantro and chopped green onions in his bowl of beef noodles." Xu Xian remembered Jiang Shibai's preferences.
"Okay, come in and sit down. The noodles will be served soon." Aunt Ji greeted them with a smile, and then shouted to the inside of the house, "Old Ji, what are you dawdling about in there? Come out quickly."
The two walked in hand in hand and found an empty table. Aunt Ji and Uncle Ji were both quick and efficient people, and they cleaned the table very cleanly.
However, Xu Xian was afraid that Jiang Shibai, who was used to eating delicacies from land and sea, had never been in such an environment, so he subconsciously took out a tissue and wanted to wipe the stool and table again.
Jiang Shibai saw through her intentions and put his big palm on the back of her hand to stop her movements. "They cleaned it very cleanly. I'm not that delicate."
After saying that, he sat down on the stool without any reluctance.
Seeing that he didn't care, Xu Xian didn't care either. She put the tissue aside and sat down opposite him.
She supported her chin and smiled gently, "Mr. Jiang, you haven't answered my question yet."
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