"Hmm...Oh really~Hmm..."

Xiaoguo pretended to listen very carefully. Please, can't County Magistrate Liu see that his legs are shaking? And he still says this!

"You don't know, but Magistrate Su and I have had a good relationship as superiors and subordinates for many years. I am now relying on him for care..."

County Magistrate Liu's words became more and more outrageous. He originally talked about the cooking skills of this family's chef, and now he was talking about his relationship with the bureaucrats. Xiaoguo said that she really couldn't listen to it anymore. What if he was happy and told another secret? What would she do?

"Liu..."

"Master, the room is ready."

Just as Xiao Guo opened his mouth, the criminal lawyer in the inn came out and spoke to Magistrate Liu.

Xiaoguo has to thank his eight generations of ancestors for coming just in time.

"Well, OK." County Commander Liu stopped talking with a hint of something unsatisfied, and turned to Xiao Guo and said, "Then let's move in."

Xiaoguo nodded with a smile, and pulled Zhuangzhuang, who was already hungry, in with her.

"Hey, Madam, be careful with the steps."

County Magistrate Liu had been taking good care of Xiaoguo along the way, addressing her as Madam this and Madam that. Even the small step just now was used to remind Xiaoguo. This treatment was really unfamiliar. She even missed the aloof County Magistrate Liu before she first went to the capital.

"...Okay, thank you."

Xiao Guo lifted his feet, stepped over a step that was so short that it could be ignored, and then thanked County Magistrate Liu.

After returning to the room with the key, Xiaoguo pushed open the door. Before entering, County Magistrate Liu said to her, "Madam, there is a hot spring in front of the inn. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

County Magistrate Liu spoke to Xiaoguo sincerely. He felt very happy talking to the general's wife, so he told Xiaoguo about his treasured shop. Whenever he came here, he would definitely go there.

Xiaoguo was indeed interested in the hot spring and thought that she could go and relax.

"Okay, thank you!"

Xiaoguo thanked Magistrate Liu and prepared to go and take a look.

But the food was served very quickly, so Xiaoguo could only take Zhuangzhuang to eat first and go back later.

"Zhuangzhuang, take your clothes."

Xiaoguo packed two sets of clothes in a small bag, and then took Zhuangzhuang to the hot spring.

Before leaving, he said something to the soldiers guarding the gate so that they would not lose sight of him later. After that he left.

Xiaoguo held Zhuangzhuang's hand tightly, and Zhuangzhuang also held tightly to Xiaoguo.

There is a lot of traffic here, probably because the sacrificial ceremony is approaching, and people on the street have already started making preparations in advance.

Just walk slowly, enjoy the beautiful scenery and have a meal.

"Mom, look at the lanterns!"

Zhuangzhuang pointed at the lotus-shaped lanterns on the stall and showed them to Xiaoguo happily.

Xiaoguo walked over holding Zhuangzhuang's arm and admired the various lanterns. Each one looked lifelike and extremely beautiful.

"Zhuangzhuang, whichever one you like, mom will buy it for you."

"Uh-huh!"

Zhuangzhuang nodded seriously, and then selected very carefully.

In order to let him see clearly, Xiaoguo picked up Zhuangzhuang so that he could see all the lanterns.

"Your son is so handsome."

The stall owner was a kind middle-aged woman who looked at Xiao Guo and his partner with admiration. "Your son is already this old, and you are still so young and beautiful."

Zhuangzhuang felt a little shy when he heard people praising him, but he still thanked them generously. Seeing this, the stall owner praised him even more.

Xiaoguo didn't think much of it at first, but the more she listened, the more familiar the routine seemed to her.

How could this routine be exactly the same as what the lady who was selling stuffed dolls told her when she was at the night market? She still remembered that she was only going to buy one doll, but ended up using a month's living expenses to carry a bunch of dolls back to school. Because of this, the campus website was posted with the title "Beware! Stuffed perverts!" (in red bold font). Recently, a bunch of walking stuffed dolls appeared in the school...

When he came back to his senses again, he saw Zhuangzhuang had been coaxed by the stall owner to look at the big lantern hanging on the stall that looked obviously expensive. Xiaoguo thought to himself that this was not good.

"Mm! It's really beautiful!"

Zhuangzhuang said happily.

The stall owner saw that there was something promising, so he said to Zhuangzhuang, "This one looks good, don't you ask your mother to buy you one? This big lantern is not only beautiful, it also has a fragrance."

The stall owner had her own plan. Most kids would ask adults to buy the products for them after hearing what she said. Her trick worked nine times out of ten.

Sure enough, when Zhuangzhuang heard it, he turned around and looked at Xiaoguo. The stall owner raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "What a beautiful dish!"

"mother..."

Here it comes, here it comes. The stall owner suppressed his excitement and looked like he was sure of winning.

"Mom, let's buy a lotus lantern."

As he said this, he picked up the lotus lantern that he had liked from the beginning, and did not take the more expensive one as the stall owner wished.

"good."

Xiaoguo was also surprised. How could Zhuangzhuang's concentration be so strong? !

Although the stall owner felt a little regretful, every little bit counts, and although the lotus lanterns are cheap, they still cost money.

"Here you go, five cents."

Xiaoguo took it and handed it to Zhuangzhuang, then took out five cents from his wallet and handed it to her.

After leaving the stall, Xiao Guo looked at Zhuang Zhuang happily holding the lotus lantern and asked curiously, "Zhuang Zhuang, don't you like that big lantern?"

"Headlights?"

Zhuangzhuang tilted his head, and then seemed to have just remembered, "That headlight is very beautiful, I like it very much!"

"Then why don't you want that headlight?"

Zhuangzhuang carefully held the lotus lamp and admired it, "Although the big lamp is beautiful, what I want is the lotus lamp."

Xiaoguo was stunned, and felt touched when she saw Zhuangzhuang being serious. There are many truths that Zhuangzhuang doesn't understand.

He was not tempted by the sweet words of the stall owner, nor was he fascinated by the colorful lanterns. He stuck to his original intention. Although Zhuangzhuang was young, he was firm in his thinking.

Xiaoguo was somewhat moved. She couldn't help but lower her head and kiss Zhuangzhuang. Then she laughed out loud. Zhuangzhuang was more opinionated than her, an adult. This was really a happy thing.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhuangzhuang was very happy to be kissed by Xiaoguo, but at this moment he didn't understand why she did it so suddenly.

"It's okay. Mom is just happy. Very happy."

"You are happy just because you see Zhuangzhuang."

After hearing this, Zhuangzhuang said playfully.

Xiaoguo thought about it and said, "Yes!"

Zhuangzhuang became shy when he heard that. He held Xiaoguo's hand and rubbed his face against it.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Xiaoguo picked up Zhuangzhuang and walked forward happily.

"Tangchi Tangchi, here we come!"

Xiaoguo was very excited, but still considered that they were outside, so she spoke in a low voice.

Zhuangzhuang didn't care about that. After hearing what Xiaoguo said, he immediately repeated it loudly.

"Tangchi, here we come!"

Xiaoguo quickly covered his mouth and looked around quietly.

The people around heard it, too, and laughed secretly with their hands covering their mouths. Some even said enthusiastically, "Mother, the hot spring is just ahead, don't walk past it!"

“Hahahahahahahahahaha…”

When that person finished speaking, the people around him burst into laughter.

Xiaoguo was thin-skinned and not as thick-skinned as Zhuangzhuang, so he hugged the silly and happy Zhuangzhuang and ran into the hot spring pool in front as if escaping.