Zhang Shixun pulled over a stool and sat down, asking Ding Dusai to help him with his hair.
She spent a long time to help Zhang Shixun fix his hair into a bun. "Just make do with it for now. Anyway, if you wear a bun when you go out, no one will notice."
"Uh-huh."
"Hurry up and eat. You've been in the rat hole for most of the day. You must be hungry."
Zhang Shixun looked at the table and saw two bowls, one large and one small. He rubbed his hands together and came to the table and asked her, "Let me see what delicious food you made?"
He looked again and again, and saw something similar to paste in the bowl, with some lumps in it, and some shredded meat.
"Sir, this is the shredded chicken noodles I learned to make from someone else. It's not very good, please try it." Ding Dusai looked at him nervously, afraid that he would say the word "not good".
"My wife must be a great cook." Zhang Shixun sat down and picked up the chopsticks to take a bite.
He almost spit out the noodles in his mouth.
Oh my god! Is this called noodles?
The half-cooked noodles were tasteless and simply unpalatable.
Ding Dusai stared at him with bated breath, his heart pounding.
Zhang Shixun swallowed hard, gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Delicious! It's absolutely delicious. It whets my appetite."
As he spoke, he began to eat with big mouthfuls. In no time, the whole bowl of noodles was gone.
Ding Dusai smiled brightly and said, "Sir, I'll get you another bowl."
"Let me do it myself... By the way, you should eat too, don't just focus on me." Zhang Shixun said, holding up the bowl.
"Hmm!" Ding Dusai sat down and picked up the chopsticks.
Zhang Shixun walked towards the kitchen and saw Sangou squatting at the door of the kitchen, holding a bowl of rice and looking dazed. He asked, "Sangou, what are you daydreaming about?"
San Gou raised his head and stammered, "Master, I...Is it okay if I don't eat?"
Zhang Shixun patted his head and said, "No! You must finish it. It's shameful to waste food."
"Oh!" Sangou groaned in pain and had to bite the bullet and eat the noodles in the bowl.
When he came to the kitchen and saw half a pot of noodles, Zhang Shixun became worried.
If we cook so much, how long will it take to finish it?
Thinking that Ding Dusai learned to cook just for himself, he gritted his teeth and added another big bowl.
Today, I'm going all out to please the beauty.
I returned to the living room with the bowl of rice and saw Ding Dusai sitting at the table wiping his tears alone.
"Saisai, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Shixun quickly put down his bowl and walked over to ask her.
"Sir!" Two crystal tears rolled out of Ding Dusai's eyes, "Am I stupid? I can't even cook well."
"Where does this come from?" Zhang Shixun asked knowingly.
"The food I cook is so disgusting that even pigs wouldn't eat it."
"Who said it tasted bad? I already ate a big bowl... Look, I'll get another one."
"You are doing this to save my face and to embarrass me." Ding Dusai said with sobs.
Zhang Shixun stroked her shoulders and comforted her, "It's just a small thing, stop crying. There's a lot of time to come, and you can take your time with cooking. No one is born knowing how to cook."
"But I'm really bad at cooking." Ding Dusai wanted to push his hand away, hesitated for a moment, and then let him do it.
"If you tell this to others, they will definitely be shocked. Madam Ding is famous throughout the capital, and everyone knows her. If you are stupid, there will be no smart people in the world."
"Sir, please don't eat anymore. Let's go eat on the street." Ding Dusai moved his body imperceptibly and took the opportunity to get rid of his hand.
Zhang Shixun burped and followed her lead, saying, "I'm happy to accompany you. It's an honor to go out and eat with a beautiful woman. Isn't it a pleasure!"
Ding Dusai burst into laughter when he heard his sad words, but the tear marks on his face remained.
"let's go."
"Well! Let's go." Ding Dusai stood up, grabbed the hat on the table and put it on.
Zhang Shixun took the Women's Federation Charter that she had left on the table and put it in his arms. As he walked out, he asked her, "Do you usually wear men's clothes when you go out?"
"Have you seen any young woman shopping alone on the street?" Ding Dusai asked back.
"Yes, in the shops on the market, there are people carrying baskets and hawking their wares along the street. I also saw couples shopping together."
"Those women are all businessmen, or they make glutinous rice in restaurants, food shops, and night markets."
"Steamed rice?"
"The women who serve customers at snack shops and food stalls, who change soups, pour wine, and serve dishes, are the ones who are most recognizable. They wear blue and white floral handkerchiefs tied around their waists and have their hair in high buns, so you can tell them apart at a glance."
"oh!"
"Ordinary people don't have so many rules. No one will laugh at a woman who goes out to make a living. However, it's different in wealthy families. Unmarried women can't go shopping alone, except during festivals, when they can go shopping with their family..."
Zhang Shixun sighed: "It's not easy to be a woman."
"It's not easy... By the way, why are you asking this?"
"Nothing, I just think you're prettier in women's clothes."
The two men came out of Jinqian Lane and ran into Gao Yanei head-on.
This guy was standing under a lantern in front of a shop, flirting with a girl with a playful smile on his face.
Zhang Shixun quietly walked behind him and patted him on the shoulder.
Gao Yanei jumped up in fright. Turning around, he saw it was Zhang Shixun, and finally he felt relieved. He feigned anger and said, "Brother Zhang, what are you doing? You did this so quietly that you almost scared me to death."
"Not really, are you so timid?"
"I've been frightened by those bastards from Wuyou Cave. They're like a frightened bird... do you understand what a frightened bird is?"
"Of course I understand. You are just a frightened bird now." Zhang Shixun deliberately emphasized the tone when he mentioned the bird.
"I am a bird, and you are a bird too." Gao Yanei is a man who will not suffer any loss.
Zhang Shixun glanced back at Ding Dusai behind him, waved his hand and said, "Alright! I won't argue with you anymore. We need to find a place to eat."
Gao Yanei noticed that there was someone following him, but due to the dim light and Ding Dusai wearing men's clothes, he did not recognize him at first.
"I wonder who this young man is?" Gao Yanei asked.
"He is... who do you care who he is?" Zhang Shixun pulled Ding Dusai's arm and walked away.
As he walked, the light from the lantern hanging at the door of the shop finally shone on Ding Dusai.
Only then did Gao Yanei recognize that it was Ding Dusai.
"Ah! It's Madam Ding. I didn't recognize you at first."
Gao Yanei looked at this and that, his expression was exaggerated and his voice was loud, which attracted the attention of the restaurant's customers and guests.
Ding Dusai didn't want to talk to this playboy and hid behind Zhang Shixun.
Zhang Shixun said dissatisfiedly: "Young Master, there are only three of us, there is no need to be so loud, right?" "Hehe! I'm just saying hello to Madam Ding... Oh, by the way! I haven't eaten yet, let's go together."
"No!" Zhang Shixun refused outright. This man was too tactless and he couldn't help but want to beat him up.
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