"Hello, what flavor would you like to buy?"
The two of them didn't wait long before it was their turn. Wen Xingyue asked Huo Tingxiao to wait for her at the bottom of the steps while she stood at the front desk to order.
The shop assistant's voice was very humble, and he had a faint smile on his face, which made people feel comfortable.
"I want taro milk tea, a cup of grass jelly, a bowl of double-skin milk, and a cup of iced glutinous rice ball and bayberry soup."
Wen Xingyue glanced at the dazzling array of items on the small blackboard, then pointed to the flavor that piqued her curiosity, "How much is it in total?"
A sweet voice reached the ears of someone inside the store. The person who was inspecting the backstage looked up and glanced outside, a look of surprise and excitement flashing in their eyes.
It's her.
"Xiao Chen."
A clear, crisp voice came from behind the cashier, "Hey, Sister Yue." The cashier, who was called Xiao Chen, responded.
He then turned to Wen Xingyue and said, "Miss, please wait a moment. It takes some time to make the food. You can rest in our shop for a while."
Wen Xingyue could only temporarily accept the money offered and nodded.
Xiao Chen left the front desk quickly, but returned soon after, looking at Wen Xingyue with a mixture of confusion and surprise.
"Hello, how much?" Wen Xingyue asked again.
Xiao Chen dismissed his doubts, and remembering the instructions he had just received, he quickly spoke up.
"Hello, Miss. Congratulations on being our 25th customer today. You have triggered our lifetime free meal eligibility. Several drinks will be served free of charge. This is the voucher. You can use this voucher to enjoy free meals at any of our stores in the future. We are also giving you a complimentary serving of our new strawberry candied hawthorn. We look forward to your next visit."
Xiao Chen packed up the drinks prepared by the shop assistant behind him, and then respectfully handed her a card with both hands, along with a string of freshly made candied hawthorns.
"Wow, what a great deal! Free for life??? When did this happen? This person is so lucky, for life! For life!"
"Hey bro, will there be any more events like this in the future? Could you let us know?"
"Haha—haha, this kind of event is over. Next time, we'll definitely let everyone know if there's any event. This time it was a hidden event." The waiter smiled politely.
This isn't some hidden event; it's clearly the big boss giving special treatment to his clients.
"Miss, please take this. You can enter any store with the Lingyue logo for free with this." The clerk was very polite to Wen Xingyue.
"?" Wen Xingyue finally accepted everything in a daze and left amidst Xiao Chen's enthusiastic farewell.
Behind her, many people chattered about how lucky they were, lamenting why they didn't have that kind of luck, some envying Wen Xingyue, and watching her walk away with regret.
"Huo Tingxiao, they said I won a lifetime free meal ticket."
Wen Xingyue quickly went to Huo Tingxiao's side and shared her good news with him.
Wen Xingyue didn't understand many of the intricacies of the situation; she knew that something lucky had happened to her today.
[Hehe, this little peach blossom spirit is so lucky, she gets a lifetime free service!]
Huo Tingxiao waited on the side. When Wen Xingyue came over, he immediately took the things from her hands. Hearing her excited words, he looked up at the name of the milk tea shop.
Ling Yue... a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.
"They gave this to me. It looks delicious. Why don't you try it?"
Wen Xingyue held the bright red, juicy candied strawberries in her hand to Huo Tingxiao's lips to share with him.
Candied hawthorn skewers were relatively simple in this era, with most being made of hawthorn. This was the first time Wen Xingyue had ever seen a strawberry candied hawthorn skewer like this.
The strawberries on top are big and red, there are seven of them, each coated with an even sugar shell, making you eager to try them.
"I don't... um..." Huo Tingxiao was about to say that he wouldn't eat, there were only seven strawberries in total, and she probably wouldn't have enough, but Wen Xingyue took advantage of the moment he opened his mouth and quickly stuffed the candied hawthorn into his mouth.
"Eat up, one for you, one for Dad and Mom, and two for me and Little Fatty."
Wen Xingyue urged him on and even distributed all the candied hawthorns.
Finally, Huo Tingxiao, under her eager gaze, took a bite.
Wen Xingyue happily started eating by herself.
"Let's go, we're going home."
After finishing her two meals, Wen Xingyue happily went home with Huo Tingxiao.
After the two left, in a corner where no one was paying attention, a person wearing a mask, whose only features were a pair of cool and aloof eyes, showed a rare look of confusion and doubt.
She thought she heard a female voice speaking in her ear, somewhat like Wen Xingyue's. The voice sounded happy, but it vanished in an instant, and she couldn't hear it again. Wen Lingyue shook her head, somewhat amused.
She must have been too tired and was hallucinating, otherwise how could she have such a thought?
"Boss, do you know that lady from earlier?" Otherwise, why would she give such a generous gift?
Everything under his company, no matter how much she takes or how much she needs, is free for life.
Xiao Chen felt a pang of pain just thinking about it. If that young lady had been greedy, the boss would have lost even more money.
And that string of strawberry candied hawthorns, that's not a new product in the store. Strawberries are rare this season, how could they be sold in large quantities? The owner bought them himself to take home and eat. He came to their store to inspect, and then had them made into candied hawthorns and gave them to that lady.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. If you run into her again, be polite and take good care of her," Wen Lingyue said casually, glancing at the curious boy beside her.
That little girl is so small, how much could she possibly eat?
After the two of them left, Wen Lingyue quickly went home. Once home, she lay on her bed, thinking about Wen Xingyue, whom she had met that day.
Wen Xingyue seems a little different from what I remember.
Wen Lingyue hasn't seen Wen Xingyue since attending their wedding.
Wen Xingyue has changed a lot since I last saw her.
However, she is still very likable.
It's like a bright little sun.
Even the cold and ruthless man from later generations' memories could be melted by her. Only she could melt his heart. In every interview, whenever someone mentioned her, a smile would instantly appear on that cold and ruthless man's face, and his eyes would be filled with an intense love that made people envious.
It's just... she doesn't like herself.
As a result, my parents and brother were also implicated.
Wen Lingyue often wondered if she should never have come back in this lifetime.
She stared blankly at the ceiling above her head, pondering her past life.
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