The xiaolongbao tasted delicious, but Xu Nuo only ate two before putting down her chopsticks after satisfying her craving.
With a heavy heart, she pushed the rest of the food in front of Li Xian.
Li Xian took the chopsticks and asked her, "Aren't you eating?"
Xu Nuo shook her head, her big eyes staring at the little bun with great reluctance, and sighed while touching her belly: "I can only eat two."
Li Xian knew she had a small appetite and would definitely save room for other things, so he quickly finished the remaining steamed buns.
After they finished eating, he paid the bill and took her hand as they walked into the alley.
Next to the xiaolongbao (soup dumpling) shop, there's a vendor selling candied hawthorns. There's no shop; it's run by an elderly man with white hair who carries them around and calls out to sell them.
Without her saying anything, Li Xian naturally took her hand and led her there.
Back when they were in Luxian County, Li Xian would bring Xu Nuo a string of skewers every time she went to teach in the village.
The old man selling candied hawthorns had gray hair and was very kind.
As the two approached, his eyes lit up slightly. He carried his candied hawthorns and straw sticks around selling them every day and had seen many people, but he had rarely seen two like these.
With his outstanding appearance and expensive clothes, he was clearly not an ordinary person.
And there aren't many people who dare to hold hands and laugh in public like the two of them.
When they were sitting together eating xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), they attracted the attention of countless passersby.
Some people think that these two young people are not following the rules and are corrupting social values.
Some people felt that the two had a good relationship and were genuinely envious.
The old man chuckled and said, "Young comrades, want to buy a candied hawthorn?"
Xu Nuo nodded and stood on tiptoe to pick up a string of skewers.
Li Xian handed over the money with a calm expression.
The old man saw that the bill was quite large, took it and said, "Oh, wait a moment, I'll give you your change."
He was old and his eyesight wasn't very good. He took out a wad of crumpled coins from his pocket, held them up to his eyes, and checked them several times before he could see them clearly.
Fearing that the two might become impatient, he repeatedly explained, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my eyesight isn't very good."
Xu Nuo said very patiently, "Grandpa, please take your time. We're not in a hurry."
As she spoke, she took a bite of the candied hawthorn.
Inside the glutinous rice paper was a red sugar shell, encasing the sour hawthorn. The combination of sweet and sour made Xu Nuo's lips purse and her eyes tremble slightly.
"It's delicious, here's one for you."
She vaguely held the candied hawthorn to Li Xian's lips, wanting him to have a bite too.
Li Xian never refused her, so he obediently bit into one, took her hand, and pulled the sweet and sour fruit away from the bamboo skewer.
Perhaps because he was used to going hungry since childhood, Li Xian had no particular requirements for food, as long as he could eat his fill.
Therefore, Xu Nuo really enjoys feeding him and feels a great sense of accomplishment when she sees him show different emotions because of the food.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked up at him: "Is it delicious?"
Li Xian nodded.
The old man put all his change together, but it still wasn't enough to give Li Xian change. He was so worried and frowned: "What should I do? I only made a few cents today. It's really, really not enough change."
Xu Nuo was about to say she didn't want the money because she was short three cents, but then she thought it wasn't a good idea, so she said, "Then I'll buy a few more skewers."
Anyway, she can take it to Xiaofeng to eat later when she has time.
The old man was overjoyed to hear this, and personally picked out several of the largest skewers, apologizing to Xu Nuo as he said, "I'm so sorry."
"It's alright, your candied hawthorns are delicious, I'll bring some for my friends to try."
"You're such a good girl. Is this your boyfriend?"
Xu Nuo covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "We're getting married."
The old man asked in surprise, "You're married?"
At that time, early marriage was common in rural areas, but late marriage and childbearing were encouraged in cities. I didn't expect the two of them to get married so young: "That's great, you two are a perfect match."
Xu Nuo smiled and glanced at Li Xian: "Really?"
The old man nodded repeatedly: "Really, really. I come and go every day, and I rarely see two people who are such a perfect match."
The two were close together, Xu Nuo's ear was against Li Xian's arm, and she softly rubbed against his arm when she heard him say that. Just as she was about to ask him to take the candied hawthorn and leave, she heard a familiar voice: "Then I'll buy you a candied hawthorn. Have you ever eaten candied hawthorn? It's very delicious."
After Duan San finished speaking, he looked up and saw the two people standing in front of the candied hawthorn stall.
"Brother Li, sister-in-law, are you here to buy candied hawthorns too?"
He changed his mind quickly, and Li Xian raised his eyebrows slightly, letting out a soft "hmm".
Xu Nuo took a string of candied hawthorns from Li Xian and handed it to Liu Huifang, casually asking, "Are you guys shopping too?"
Duan San nodded: "Yes, we'll go together..."
Liu Huifang shook her head: "No, we're not together..."
Duan San and Liu Huifang exchanged a glance, and then spoke in perfect unison.
Duan San shook his head; "We're not together."
Liu Huifang nodded: "We're together."
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Xu Nuo seemed to know something, and looked at the two of them with a smile, asking, "We're going to get something to eat, do you want to come along?"
Liu Huifang glanced at Li Xian furtively, then looked at their clasped hands. Feeling it wasn't appropriate to be a third wheel, she shook her head and said, "That wouldn't be good, I..."
Duan San said bluntly, "Of course we'll go together, right, Brother Li?"
You big dummy!
Li Xian glanced at him coldly, making Duan San shrink back.
But it was too late.
Xu Nuo had already let go of Li Xian's hand and walked to Liu Huifang's side.
The two met in the hospital ward. Later, when Zhong Xu's clothing store opened, Xu Nuo poached Liu Huifang to be the sales manager, and they got along very well.
They started chatting very quickly.
Li Xian, who had been abandoned, glanced at Duan San expressionlessly.
Duan San: Brother Li, tears are salty, really.
Xu Nuo and Liu Huifang whispered to each other, "Are you two up to something?"
Liu Huifang blushed and stammered, "No, we, we came out to buy you gifts."
"Hmm?" Xu Nuo tilted her head.
"Duan San said that you and President Li are getting engaged, and he was thinking of buying you a decent gift, so he asked me to come along."
Xu Nuo could tell something was wrong just by looking at Liu Huifang. She stroked her chin, feigning confusion: "You work in the clothing store, and Duan San works in real estate. There are so many women there, why didn't he call them? Why did he come all the way to the clothing store to call you?"
Liu Huifang's face turned even redder, as if she were a boiled crab thinking about how Duan San had come to her for help time and time again, asking her to pick out clothes or gifts.
Yesterday she even accompanied Duan San to buy a lot of plastic vases.
Xu Nuo quietly turned around. Li Xian thought she was looking for him and was about to walk over when she looked straight at Duan San and winked at him with a smile.
Then it quickly turned back.
Feeling neglected, Li Xian turned his head and glanced at Duan San with a sinister look.
Duan Sandun felt that he had no will to live.
Ancestor, aren't you trying to ruin me?
Brother Li is definitely jealous, very jealous.
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