Chapter 98: This agreement requires payment.
Ji Shubai sent Pei Danyang away. Inexplicably, Song Jin felt that he was a lot more relaxed, and even his steps became lighter.
He then sat down behind the desk again, a smile on his face, and pulled the two plates of food closer, looking as if he was ready to eat.
The moment he grabbed the glutinous rice ball, he seemed to remember something. He looked up and saw Song Jin was still there, and his hands immediately tightened.
"Come and eat too."
He put on a stern face again and looked serious.
Song Jin didn't hesitate and moved a Xiangfei bamboo chair from the side and sat opposite him. While taking a piece of glutinous rice cake, he told him his little thoughts.
"This is called glutinous rice cake. The filling is fresh peaches. I picked the ones with more water and cut the soft part on the tip. It's a pity there is no mango, otherwise it would taste better."
"I've prepared two kinds of mashed potatoes for you, one is sweet with honey, and the other is salty with pepper. See which one you like, and I'll make it for you next time."
"Oops, the spoon is gone. I'll get it for you."
Song Jin was very familiar with the Ji family. After he finished speaking, he left Ji Shubai alone and ran to the kitchen, fetching two spoons to eat mashed potatoes. When he came back, Ji Shubai had already eaten two glutinous rice balls in a row.
"My Lord, how does it taste?"
Song Jin was very happy, and Ji Shubai smiled without saying anything.
Sometimes he admired Song Jin very much. She seemed to be so aggrieved that she was about to cry a quarter of an hour ago, but her face was full of smiles in the next moment, as if nothing that happened just now had happened. He was the same.
He took the spoon and chose sweet without hesitation between the two flavors. The moment the mashed potatoes entered his mouth, he squinted his eyes with satisfaction.
"My Lord, you like to squint your eyes."
Song Jin discovered Ji Shubai's little habit of squinting at people. When his two long and slender eyes were narrowed, the tails of his eyes were long and narrow, but he couldn't frown, otherwise it would be scary.
"Is it not possible?"
"Of course, but squinting often is not good."
"What's wrong?"
“It will give you wrinkles.”
Ji Shubai paused as he was about to scoop up the mashed potatoes. He had never thought about getting wrinkles. Isn't this something women worry about?
But Song Jin felt that beautiful appearance was a gift from God to the world, and the owner should protect it well, otherwise why would she look at it?
Everyone loves beautiful things, beauties, beautiful paintings, and beautiful scenery. Owners should cherish them. Even if Ji Shubai doesn't use a facial mask, he shouldn't squint often.
Song Jin held his chin with one hand, tilted his head and looked at Ji Shubai's face very seriously, which made Ji Shubai very uncomfortable. He reached out and stirred the mashed potatoes at hand.
"I can't see clearly."
"What?"
"I said I couldn't see clearly."
"......"
"Hahahaha—hahaha—" Song Jin reacted for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.
She laughed so hard that her face turned red, and Ji Shubai looked embarrassed.
Song Jin finally realized that Ji Shubai was nearsighted. Then she recalled that day when she was drinking with Pan Sheng, she said "a pair of old eyes are dim before the eyes", which caused Pan Sheng to misunderstand. It turned out that the person next to her was really nearsighted, no wonder she couldn't tell whether she was a man or a woman.
"My Lord, my Lord, I really didn't mean to say that to you that day, hahahahaha..."
Ji Shubai's face turned red and then white, his lips tightly pursed, watching Song Jin smiling arrogantly in front of him, but he didn't know what to do with her.
"Don't laugh."
It was a low sound, but it was very effective. Song Jin restrained himself a little and looked at Ji Shubai's face again. He saw that he was frowning and his eyes narrowed uncontrollably.
"Hahaha--"
Excessive laughter.
Ji Shubai felt that mashed potatoes were no longer fragrant.
"If you continue to be so rude, I will not recommend you to Chai Heng."
Song Jin was speechless for a moment. Ji Shubai couldn't help but sigh that money was the most effective way to deal with her.
"Lord Ji just went to see Miss Pei off." Song Jin made small talk, trying to make the situation less awkward.
"Yeah." Ji Shubai said in a light tone.
"What did you say?"
Ji Shubai stopped the spoon in his hand and looked up at her: "Why do you care about this?"
He refused to say, and Song Jin became more curious.
"I'm just curious. I see Miss Pei...cares a lot about you." Song Jin was a little jealous. She also wanted others to care about her.
"I went to see her off because I wanted to explain why you lied, not just for the sake of seeing her off." Ji Shubai explained unhappily.
"Explain? How?"
Ji Shubai had probably eaten enough and put down the spoon in his hand: "I'll tell her that the reason you dressed as a man was because of my instruction, and tell her not to seek justice."
"ah?"
"What are you talking about?" Ji Shubai glared at her, "Would you lie without knowing the reason?"
To put it bluntly, Ji Shubai covered the situation for her and made everything go smoothly, and it was not because she was a habitual liar or for any other reason.
Song Jin looked at the spoon of mashed potatoes in his hand and felt a little tasteless.
"Then...thank you very much, sir."
"Are you still feeling aggrieved now?"
Song Jin smiled widely: "Not aggrieved, not aggrieved at all."
Ji Shubai couldn't help laughing: "In that case, you can come every five days from now on."
"Okay, I just had this plan. I'll send you some fresh snacks in the future. I'll deliver whichever one you like to the yamen. If you can't finish it, please help me deliver it to other female relatives in the yamen. By the way, our Lu Family Restaurant is on Guhuai Street, it's easy to find, hehe."
Ji Shubai understood what she had heard. She wanted him to help deliver the snacks to other customers, so that if they liked something, he could ask someone to buy it for them.
"You are quite good at business."
"Hey, please help me, sir."
"It's not impossible, but..." Ji Shubai leaned back and leaned on the back of the comb: "You should come early and leave late. You are not allowed to leave until Miss Pei leaves."
When Song Jin heard this, his face immediately fell.
What is this? A light bulb?
"Why? You two are spending time together, why are you keeping me here?"
How disgusting this is.
"If you don't want to, don't expect me to bring you snacks."
It is rare to see Ji Shubai threatening someone.
But Song Jin was not happy.
The girl came to see the man her parents wanted her to marry, so she came to improve their relationship. What was she doing standing in front of him? She was a woman, so how much misunderstanding would this cause? The girl must hate her to death.
"If you don't want to send it, then don't send it. I won't do such a disgusting thing."
"Are you still afraid of being disliked?"
She almost sent him to jail, so she would be afraid of this? He didn't believe it.
"It's different. The girl came here to marry you. I'm a woman, so if she comes, I'll come too. If she doesn't leave, I won't leave either. What's that? She's trying to improve her relationship with you, and if I come here, I'm just messing with her. I won't do it."
Without any hesitation, Song Jin refused.
Ji Shubai's cheeks puffed up slightly. He had helped her so much, but now it was the first time he asked her for help, but was flatly rejected. How heartless.
"She won't marry me."
"Her parents have the final say."
"Her parents can't control me."
Ji Shubai's tone was unfriendly and he seemed a little angry. Song Jin shrank his neck slightly, not knowing what to do.
"Then...then explain it clearly to the girl."
Hanging someone is truly a scumbag act.
"How do you know I didn't make it clear?"
Song Jin picked up the porcelain spoon in his hand with his fingers, not knowing how to respond.
"Then... Now that's clear, then..."
"She came here because her parents asked her to come. I asked her to stay so that she could explain herself. There is no affection between us, and we have nothing to talk about. It's uncomfortable for both of us to just sit there. It's a good opportunity for you to come and talk to her. I think she likes to listen."
"That's fine." When Song Jin heard the two of them talking so clearly, they just asked her to accompany Miss Pei to talk, and she immediately became energetic: "I will accompany the girl, you can write whatever you like, and we two promise not to disturb you."
Song Jin couldn't hide her smile. Now that she was a woman in front of Miss Pei, she didn't need to be so reserved and would definitely have a happier chat.
Ji Shubai smiled and said, "Okay, but you have to cook."
“You have to pay for this.”
"You're a money-grubber."
"hey-hey--"
The two agreed that Song Jin would come to the old house to see him every five days. If Miss Pei was there, she would bring some food and drinks and talk to the girl. If she didn't leave at noon, she would cook.
Song Jin asked that the money for cooking be paid separately, Ji Shubai agreed, and then asked her how the shop was doing.
“Business is booming.”
This is how Song Jin summarized it. Then he stood up, pushed the bamboo chair aside, and began to tell Ji Shubai about his great career while waving his arms.
She talked about how she sold fried peanuts to other restaurants, how she reconnected with the Chai family, and what new snacks she was going to make, all in a rhythmic and emotional way.
Those who knew her said she was talking about food, while those who didn't thought some general had captured a city and was standing there waving his arms.
Seeing her like this, Ji Shubai couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you going to tell a story? How are your preparations going?"
"I'll tell you in a few days."
"Whose story are you going to tell?"
Song Jin complained: "The thin book you gave me is not enough to explain clearly how Jiu Wenlong went to Liangshan."
"Who told you not to come and get it?" Ji Shubai felt that it was her own fault for not being proactive in getting the book.
Song Jin curled his lips: "I'll take it now."
Ji Shubai didn't hesitate this time. He handed her a thick stack of money, pressing Song Jin's arms down. Then he bent down with a smile on his face: "Hold it and walk slowly on the road."
Song Jin frowned and held the books tightly in his hands.
It’s heavy. Really heavy.
"Look carefully, and tell me when the time comes. I want to listen."
"ah?"
"What? You took my book. Can't I check if you read it carefully?"
"Yes, of course."
Song Jin felt a little guilty because the theme of her story was: The true face of the Liangshan heroes.
"That's good. Don't make me feel like I borrowed this book for nothing."
I don’t know when the dean of studies will be able to correct his bad habits.
well......
"Sir, how do you like today's snacks? If you like them, I will make them and send them to the government office tomorrow. You can help me send them to the others."
Ji Shubai sat back in the armchair, glanced at the glutinous rice dumplings on the desk, and began to pick thorns.
“Sesame steals the flavor.”
"Where is the taste?"
She clearly saw that he was eating with great relish, but Ji Shubai had no time to explain to her.
The fragrance of sesame is too strong, overpowering the sweetness of peach. The taste is too mixed and it is not as delicious as having it alone.
"Okay, I'll give you soybean powder next time. It has a much lighter aroma."
All my efforts were in vain, I have to do it the old way.
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