The weather in Jiangcheng was hot, and the sunlight shone through the glass onto Chen Yun's fair, round arms. She took out a handkerchief from her bag and wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose. Liu Qiao took the opportunity to roll down the window a little, and as the car sped along the road, a cool breeze was able to blow in.

Soon they arrived at the noodle shop in the south of the city. The shop's frontage was in an alley, so they couldn't drive in. So Chen Yun and Liu Qiao had to get out of the car and walk in. They could already hear the noise of people in the alley. The road in the alley was paved with bluestone and jade slabs, which was not very smooth. Liu Qiao told her, "Don't step on empty space. Watch your feet."

Chen Yun smiled and nodded.

When the two walked in, they saw a row of people gathered in front of a big stove. The store had no sign and was shabby. The tables were ordinary wooden tables. One of the tables was even broken and was padded with stones.

The boss was a middle-aged man with a loud voice. He was shirtless and wore a red apron, which was quite funny. At this time, he was holding a yellow bowl and putting sesame paste in it. The thick and fragrant sesame paste immediately aroused Chen Yun's taste buds. Chen Yun pulled the corner of Liu Qiao's clothes next to him, signaling him to hurry up and queue up.

Liu Qiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and the two of them immediately lined up behind an old lady with white hair.

"Yunyun, what would you like to drink besides eggnog?" Liu Qiao wanted to make Chen Yun feel his sincerity as much as possible. Chen Yun was still young and she had many choices. He could not guarantee that he was the best among her suitors, but he would definitely try his best.

Young men like to talk about love and paint a picture of their future with a bang, while mature men will not make decisions rashly, but once they make a decision, they will definitely do it.

Although the boss's shop was a little run-down, it had a full range of food, except for eggnog. She said, "I want to drink green bean soup."

There is a difference between mung bean paste and mung bean soup. When cooking mung bean paste, the skin of the mung bean is removed, leaving only the crunchy mung beans, and then a spoonful of white sugar is poured on it, which is sweet and delicious. Mung bean soup is cooked with the skin and water together. Chen Yun doesn't like to drink it. Even if she accidentally buys the wrong one, she will only drink a few sips.

Liu Qiao memorized everything Chen Yun wanted to eat.

He looked at the scorching sun shining on Chen Yun and said a little embarrassedly, "It's too hot. If I had known, I would have bought it and sent it to your house."

No one is heartless, especially since Liu Qiao took such good care of her and didn't let her suffer even the slightest bit of sin. The young Chen Yun was deeply moved.

She smiled, her eyes wide open, and acted coquettishly without realizing it: "The food we take home is not as delicious as the food we eat in person."

The little girl opened her round eyes and spoke in a soft voice. Liu Qiao's heart melted when he heard it and he quickly made a promise.

"Okay, I'll bring you here every day when I'm free."

Chen Yun smiled with satisfaction.

The old lady in front suddenly turned to Chen Yun and said, "Little girl, your boyfriend is so nice to you. Is he married?"

Chen Yun shook her head awkwardly: "No." She was embarrassed that others actually thought she and Liu Qiao were a couple. She originally thought that outsiders would see her as his sister or just a friend, because she never thought that she would be a good match for Liu Qiao.

Seeing the little girl embarrassed, Liu Qiao quickly changed the subject: "Grandma is here to eat noodles too?"

The mother-in-law started chatting with Liu Qiao in high spirits.

"Young man, this girl looks very lucky. She is young and pretty. You should seize the moment."

If Liu Qiao said that he did not pursue Chen Yun at this time, it would seem that Chen Yun was not popular. Liu Qiao lied and said, "Well, my family is preparing to go to their house to propose marriage."

"That's good. That's good."

Seeing that the man had clearly stated that he was going to propose marriage, the old woman turned away contentedly. However, Chen Yun bit her lip and said nothing. Liu Qiao called her, "Yun Yun."

"ah?"

Liu Qiao looked into her eyes seriously and said, "I really hope you can become my wife. I won't be back for long this time. I will have to go back to the army in a few days. I don't know when I will be back next time."

To Liu Qiao's surprise, Chen Yun also looked back at him: "To be honest, I am very touched by what Brother Liu Qiao has done to me these days. But I don't want you to miss the person you love most in your life. It would be irresponsible for Brother Liu Qiao to just live a mediocre life and marry a random woman. Think about it, if you meet your true love again one day, won't you feel regretful? By then, with the shackles of family, you will live like a walking corpse. I still hope you can find a girl you truly love."

Liu Qiao grabbed her wrist and said, "How do you know that I don't really love you?"

He was very handsome, and his dark eyes stared at her motionlessly. Chen Yun felt panic for no reason.

"But is this too fast?"

"We have known each other for so many years, how can we say it's too fast?" Liu Qiao still looked at her.

Chen Yun didn't know how to retort. It was their turn. She pushed Liu Qiao in front of her and said, "Hurry up and get your ticket."

Seeing that she finally stopped calling him Brother Liu Qiao and instead addressed him as "you", does this mean that she sees him as an equal and someone who is easier to approach?

Liu Qiao was delighted and turned to the boss and said, "Two taels of beef rice noodles, two taels of hot dry noodles, two bowls of eggnog, one bowl of green bean paste, plus a noodle pot and lotus root cake."

He took the ticket and lined up in front of the stove, asking Chen Yun to find a table and sit down. Chen Yun sat there and watched him busying around serving her noodles and water, as if she was dreaming.

After everything was served, Liu Qiao sat down next to Chen Yun and said, "Yun Yun, eat quickly."

Chen Yun kept stirring the hot dry noodles and took a bite of them with peanuts. It was fragrant and not greasy. Only then did she understand why so many people came here to queue up. The bowl of noodles felt crunchy in her mouth, and then there was eggnog and mung bean soup. It was simply too satisfying.

"It's really delicious." Chen Yun praised sincerely.

Liu Qiao put the beef from his bowl into Chen Yun's bowl and said, "Try the beef cubes here. Although they are only small cubes, they are very flavorful."

This was too intimate. She put the food from his bowl into her own bowl. The chopsticks were even stained with his saliva. Chen Yun silently put it in her mouth.

After breakfast, Liu Qiao sent her home without any additional requests. When she got downstairs, Chen Yun was about to open the car door and get out, but was stopped by Liu Qiao.

“Yunyun…”

Chen Yun thought Liu Qiao had something else to say to her, so she tilted her head to look at him.

But he looked at her tenderly, with longing in his eyes: "I really don't want to be separated from you."

He had a deep voice and spoke in a very charming way, especially when he said this sentence, it was as if he was whispering in her ear.

Chen Yun blushed: "What did you say?"

Liu Qiao thought, the little girl’s coquettish face was so cute, and she was round like cotton candy. I wonder if she tasted sweet?