Old Qiu's face darkened. He could tell from the two women that they were shrewd people, not some silly country bumpkin who had just left home. It wouldn't be easy to coax or deceive them.
However, that girl was too beautiful, with almond-shaped eyes, peach-like cheeks, bright eyes and white teeth, and a tall and slender figure.
Even the most unfashionable clothes can't hide her natural beauty.
To be honest, Qiu Laosan has been in the entertainment industry for over a decade, and he has rarely seen such a stunning beauty.
After some consideration, he nodded almost imperceptibly and lowered his voice: "Take two or three brothers with you, pick a place and do the man's dirty work."
Upon hearing this, the blond-haired guy chuckled and made a gesture, and immediately two or three people headed in the direction where Ji Xia and Chen Jing had disappeared.
At this moment, a man with a crew cut walked up behind Qiu Laosan and said, "Third Brother, I've seen this man before. Even five or six people couldn't get close to him. Yellow Hair and his men are no match for him."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Laosan was taken aback and frowned slightly: "You've fought him before?"
The man with the crew cut spat angrily: "Last year, five or six of us brothers dealt with him. One brother broke his ribs, three coughed up blood, and he ran away without a scratch."
Old Qiu's expression changed slightly, and he was a little unwilling: "You go and have Huang Mao and the others keep an eye on them, teach them a lesson, and don't make a move easily. I'll talk to the boss."
The young man responded and chased after them from a distance.
Ji Xia knew that the area near the train station was rather chaotic, so after leaving the train station with Chen Jing, they found a bus stop.
The two had done their research beforehand, checking the route at the bus stop and taking the bus to Tianhe Guesthouse. With the certificate issued by the brigade, they booked two single rooms.
As soon as the waiter left, Ji Xia took out a short-sleeved tracksuit and underwear and went to the public bathroom on the floor.
There was no hot water in the bathroom at this time, but the weather was hot and the water flowing from the pipes was hot. Ji Xia took a shower, washed her hair, changed her clothes, and finally felt alive again.
She washed the clothes with tap water, hung them up to dry on the windowsill in her room, and then walked out of the room with her half-wet hair down.
Chen Jing also came back from showering and washing his hair, changed into a loose casual T-shirt and shorts, and stood outside the door with a relaxed expression.
Ji Xia opened the door, and Chen Jing naturally took the towel from her hand and helped dry her hair.
After drying himself halfway, he tossed the towel aside and said, "Come on, I just asked around, there are quite a few teahouses nearby. You didn't eat anything for lunch, let's go grab something together."
Stepping out of the guesthouse, Ji Xia saw the bustling streets with their heavy traffic and throngs of pedestrians. The prosperity and liveliness of the place were no less than that of the capital.
"As expected of the provincial capital, its liveliness and prosperity are far superior to those of the county town."
"It's rush hour, of course there are a lot of people."
Worried about getting lost, Chen Jing held Ji Xia's hand tightly while flipping through his notebook: "Let's go to Huacheng Restaurant first and see if it's as good as Second Brother said."
At this moment, Ji Xia was really hungry, since she had only drunk water and eaten two pieces of fruit at noon and hadn't eaten anything else.
The two left happily, while two young men across from the guesthouse stared blankly for a moment.
Ouch, that hurts—why are you pinching me?
A young man shook off his companion's arm, his eyes gleaming as he stared at Ji Xia and Chen Jing's retreating figures.
"This chick is hot, where did she come from?"
"Where did you come from? Don't you remember the two we were keeping an eye on?"
Another person slapped him on the back of the head in an annoyed tone: "Let's go, hurry up and catch up, these two are the ones we were tailing earlier."
"What? This girl is that country bumpkin? How did she change so quickly?"
"Nonsense, she changed her clothes and washed her face, of course she looks different. These two were faking it all. Look at the man next to her, isn't that him?"
The two whispered to each other as they followed from a distance, secretly marveling at what they had seen.
"Old Qiu has a keen eye; he could tell at a glance that the village girl was exceptionally beautiful."
Two thugs followed from a distance and saw their target head to the most famous teahouse in Huacheng, Huacheng Restaurant, and they were speechless with astonishment.
"Not only is she beautiful, she must also be rich. I wonder what her background is?"
Generally, village girls from the countryside who come to the city without some money in their pockets dare not enter a restaurant.
It was lunchtime, and Huacheng Restaurant lived up to its reputation as the top choice; by six o'clock, the lobby was almost full.
As Ji Xia and Chen Jing entered the restaurant, a waiter immediately came forward to lead them inside: "Comrades, would you like to share a table with others in the lobby, or would you like to go to a private room?"
Ji Xia and Chen Jing glanced around and saw that almost every large round table had customers, but it wasn't full.
So, does that mean we can sit together?
This flower city is indeed bustling; even dining and drinking here requires sharing a table.
However, the two were not short of money, and Chen Jing shook his head: "Let's find a private room, we don't want to share a table."
"Okay, comrade, please follow me."
The waiter led them to a private room adorned with flowers and then handed them a menu.
"Let's have some shrimp dumplings, I've heard they're very famous. Also, custard buns, Xiaolan rice noodle cakes, and tiger-skin pumpkin..."
Chen Jing had been to Huacheng before. He took the menu, asked Ji Xia for her opinion, and ordered six or seven dim sum dishes, a plate of vegetable hearts, a pot of seafood porridge, and a pot of chrysanthemum tea.
Before long, baskets of delicate and small pastries were placed in front of the two of them, and Ji Xia's eyebrows and eyes relaxed.
The dim sum was beautiful and tasted delicious. The dumplings were made with whole fresh shrimp, with a translucent skin, a beautiful shape, and a perfect combination of color, aroma, and flavor.
The saying "Food in Guangzhou is amazing" is no exaggeration. The atmosphere and the exquisiteness of the pastries here are even more refined than what they have seen in Beijing.
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