Chapter 179 Sweet and Sour (Two in One) "Husband, please spare me."...
At ten o'clock in the morning, the number of tourists in the ancient town increased suddenly, just like a temple fair, with people crowded and shoulder to shoulder.
German-English students dressed in volunteer uniforms organized order on the streets. The shouts of tour guides, the noise of tourists, and the hawking of shops mixed into the most authentic sound of life.
Tian Ruan meets with other NPCs, some male and some female, playing roles of young and old. Tian Ruan learned that most of them were college students who were working to support themselves and came to work part-time during the summer vacation.
When they knew that Tian Ruan was a high school student, they were very friendly and introduced him to the cultural characteristics of the town and the things he needed to pay attention to when playing the role of an NPC.
As they talked about this, they personally demonstrated to Tian Ruan what self-cultivation of an NPC is.
Tourists took photos of the group of young ladies and gentlemen in Hanfu. One boy pulled up his shirt, exposing his biceps and showing them to the tourists.
A girl drew out a sword and danced with it next to the boy. There was endless applause.
Tian Ruan applauded along with the seal: "Good!"
Visitor: "Aren't you an NPC?"
Tian Ruan: “I am.”
Visitor: “So what are your talents?”
Tian Ruan thought for a moment, "Is having a pretty face considered a talent?"
Everyone laughed and wanted to take photos with Tian Ruan. Tian Ruan stood there dutifully, without any poses, but compared to other NPCs with ordinary looks, Tian Ruan was photographed the most times during half a day.
Even if he did nothing but stare blankly on the street, he would be approached.
In Tian Ruan's imagination, NPCs have little presence. But in this ancient town, the situation seems to be the opposite, and NPC has become one of the focuses of tourists' attention.
Wang Weiqi, who was in charge of sweeping the streets, saw that Tian Ruan was so popular and thought it was due to the Hanfu, so he went to the neighborhood committee and made a scene and asked for a set of ancient costume to wear.
When Wang Weiqi went to the street with a broom again, Tian Ruan's pupils dilated. He saw his former dark-skinned classmate, wearing a straw top and a straw skirt, with red and yellow paint on his dark face, two peacock feathers on his head, bare arms and legs, and a bare chest, as if he had traveled back to the primitive age.
Tian Ruan: “…”
Not to mention, this style suits Wang Weiqi quite well.
Scarcity makes things valuable. For a time, Wang Weiqi's unique appearance attracted countless onlookers, who applauded and asked him to perform. Wang Weiqi suddenly had an idea. He lay on the ground and barked, then pounced on Tian Ruan like a vicious dog.
Tian Ruan ran away: "Teacher! Wang Weiqi has rabies!"
Wang Weiqi: "Hey, I didn't!"
Tian Ruan ran all the way to find the top and bottom protagonists, and saw them next to a scenic spot. Even though they were just wearing ordinary volunteer clothes, they were the most eye-catching in the crowd - few people were taller than them.
Especially Yu Shang, who has captured countless hearts with his tall and handsome figure and handsome and profound face. Girls are all willing to go up to him and ask questions.
Lu Qiuyan was as cold as ever, indifferently ignoring the densely packed heads of people around him. When he looked down and saw the densely packed words on the travel brochure, he suddenly felt dizzy, and when the sun shone on him, he felt sleepy.
Only Yu Shang, this wooden man, honestly and seriously memorized the origins, inheritance and stories of famous scenic spots and historical sites one by one. When tourists asked questions, he learned and taught them on the spot. He was so proficient that it was impossible to tell that he was cramming at the last minute.
If you don’t know, you would really think that Yu Shang was so knowledgeable that he knew all the historical legends.
Lu Qiuyan simply sat on the railings on both sides of the corridor and took a nap, ignoring the people coming and going and only wanting to get a good night's sleep.
Suddenly, he smelled the scent of spicy strips.
Lu Qiuyan opened his eyes and saw a handsome scholar who walked out of an ancient painting, holding a torn bag of spicy strips. "…Is there something wrong?"
Tian Ruan was so spicy that he asked, "Would you like some spicy noodles?"
“No.”
"I also have meat jerky, dried tofu, peanuts..." Tian Ruan flipped through his backpack, "and some frozen jelly."
“……” Lu Qiuyan couldn’t refuse such a snack bag, so he reached out for it, took out a bag of cucumber-flavored potato chips and tore it open.
Tian Ruan gave a mysterious smile: "Do you like cucumber-flavored potato chips, too?"
"You only brought cucumber-flavored potato chips."
"So do you like cucumbers?"
"good."
"Hehehe, Yu Shang has big cucumbers."
Lu Qiuyan glared at him, "You want to be beaten? I'll help you."
Tian Ruan ate potato chips with him, and opened a bag of spicy strips and a sausage for him, "Look how hungry you are, Yu Shang didn't even fill you up."
Lu Qiuyan couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him.
Tian Ruan let out a "ha" and jumped away holding his backpack.
Lu Qiuyan chased after him and performed a series of kicks.
Tian Ruan circled around Yu Shang, "Son, help me!"
The surrounding tourists dispersed and looked at them in confusion, "What kind of show is this?"
Yu Shang: “…”
The name of the show is probably "Unfilial daughter-in-law punches and kicks future mother-in-law."
In the end, it was Yu Shang who held Lu Qiuyan down and dragged him away. Tian Ruan advised: "Don't quarrel, love each other."
Yu Shang: "Everything will be fine if you are not among us."
“……”It is true that being a mother-in-law has always been difficult.
Lu Qiuyan glanced at Tian Ruan, who looked like he was struck by lightning, and exhaled, saying, "Don't say that about him. He just doesn't control his words, doesn't act properly, and has an arrogant temper."
Tian Ruan: "Are you praising me?"
Lu Qiuyan: "I'm praising you."
Tian Ruan smiled happily: "Thank you."
Lu Qiuyan: "See, you are such a fool. If I really want to fight, you can't stop me."
Yu Shang let go of Lu Qiuyan and glanced at his watch speechlessly. "It's past eleven o'clock. Let's go have lunch."
Lu Qiuyan's stomach growled at the right moment. As a 1.80-meter-tall man, he had already digested his breakfast meal long ago. He had just "exercised" with Tian Ruan, so he was even hungrier.
Hearing the gurgling sound, Yu Shang’s slightly frowned brows relaxed.
Lu Qiuyan looked unnatural, "Where are we going to eat?"
In this summer camp, except for breakfast and dinner at the hotel, you need to take care of lunch by yourself. Tian Ruan blurted out: "Xilai Inn."
This is the inn where Hai Chao and Nan Huaiju work as waiters. Tian Ruan didn't have time to wander around all morning, so he just happened to eat some melon while having lunch.
Yu Shang did not refuse: "Okay."
As the most famous inn in the ancient town, Xilai Inn is naturally crowded at noon. As soon as Tian Ruan entered, he was first dazzled by the antique decoration, and then deafened by the noisy voices.
In order to let tourists experience the most primitive way of dining, a row of signboards are hung in the inn, on which are engraved the names of various dishes, such as braised lion head, Dongpo pork, salt-baked chicken, pork with preserved vegetables, stuffed tofu, etc.
When customers place orders, waiters dressed in Hanfu need to write them down in a notebook and then pass them to the kitchen.
For customers who are accustomed to ordering food by scanning codes, this method is primitive but also troublesome. The shop owners also find it troublesome, but for the sake of the ancient town culture, they have no choice but to maintain it.
It was as if there was a quarrel in the lobby.
"Why hasn't my pork with preserved vegetables been served yet?!"
"Salt-baked chicken! Salt-baked chicken!"
"Waiter, I ordered iced Coke, not room temperature Coke!"
Tian Ruan's head was buzzing from the noise and he felt like he was going to have a concussion. The phone in his pocket vibrated, so he took it out and saw it was a call from "Yu Jingmo", so he quickly answered the call.
"Mr. Yu! I'm at the Xilai Inn! It's too noisy! What! Huh? You're on the second floor? I'll go upstairs now! Wait for me!!"
Tian Ruan finished the call in a shouting manner, and shouted to Yu Shang and Lu Qiuyan: "Let's go upstairs! To the private room!"
Yu Shang didn't say much, and immediately pulled Lu Qiuyan through the crowded lobby and went upstairs.
Tian Ruan originally thought that upstairs was almost the same as downstairs, but once he went up, he immediately suspected that he was in two different worlds, because compared with downstairs, upstairs was so quiet that you could almost hear a pin drop.
Just then, a guy in shorts came over. Tian Ruan looked at him carefully and said, "Hai Chao?"
Hai Chao pointed the way calmly, "Your box is over there, Room A."
Yu Shang: "Thank you very much."
Tian Ruan chatted for a while: "Where's Nan Huaiju? Isn't he also a waiter here?"
Hai Chao: "The guys have to eat too, young master."
Tian Ruan: “Oh.”
Nan Huaiju was eating, and Hai Chao was still serving dishes. It seemed strange - for example, Nan Huaiju was too delicate to be a waiter, so Hai Chao had to complete the task for two people.
Tian Ruan ignored the two people for the time being. He walked to the door of the box, adjusted his expression, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Tian Ruan pushed the door open and walked in. This private room was not very big, but it was next to an ancient-style window. The tables, chairs, and screens were all made in old styles. On the table there was a square-mouthed, big-bellied vase with flowers inserted in it in a haphazard manner; there was also a small incense burner with white smoke rising from the hollow lotus cover. No one knew what kind of incense it was, but it smelled very elegant, a bit like rock candied pears.
Yu Jingmo sat at the table, working on his laptop while waiting, typing letters on the keyboard and pressing the Enter key. His tall and majestic figure was reflected by the screen of bamboo and orchids behind him, and it did not seem at all out of place.
"Mr. Yu, we are here." Tian Ruan said obediently.
Yu Jingmo closed the notebook, put it in his bag, and said, "Sit down."
Tian Ruan sat down next to him, so close that he could smell the warm and pleasant sandalwood scent on Yu Jingmo's body. "Mr. Yu, why are you here?"
Yu Jingmo looked at him and answered his nonsense: "I'll have dinner with you."
Tian Ruan narrowed his eyes and said, "It's much quieter upstairs than downstairs. I almost left."
"If you leave, there will be no food to eat."
"?"
Yu Shang: "All the restaurants in the ancient town should be occupied by tourists."
After the waiter had served the food and prepared the tea, Yu Jingmo picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat."
Tian Ruan tasted the dishes one by one, and when he ate the pork with preserved vegetables, his eyes lit up: "Mr. Yu, this is delicious."
Yu Jingmo: "The ones here are more authentic."
Tian Ruan picked up some food for him and said, "You eat."
"Um."
Tian Ruan used the serving chopsticks to pick up some food for Yu Shang and Lu Qiuyan respectively, "Come on, eat more. You are both growing."
Yu Shang showed no emotion, "Thank you, little dad."
"You're welcome~" Tian Ruan was happy. Turning around, she found Yu Jingmo looking at her leisurely. "What's wrong?"
Yu Jingmo's lips curled up slightly: "You are becoming more and more like an elder."
“…”
After eating and drinking, Tian Ruan didn't want to move and asked, "When do we start work this afternoon?"
It is no exaggeration to describe this summer camp as a great job.
Yu Shang gave an exact number: "One point."
Tian Ruan: "It's inhumane to start work at one o'clock. Who decided this?"
Yu Shang said calmly: "I."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of thunder outside the window.
Tian Ruan immediately changed his words: "Summer camp is to train your endurance. It's just a little work. I can do it!"
Yu Jingmo lowered his eyes and looked at the young man, "If you hadn't said this while you were lying on me, I would have believed it."
Tian Ruan sat up straight suddenly. No wonder Lu Qiuyan looked at him with contempt. It turned out that he had leaned in Yu Jingmo's arms without realizing it - the terrible habit becomes second nature.
Fortunately, it wasn't in front of outsiders.
Lu Qiuyan drank the orange juice and said, "Thank you for the hospitality, uncle. I won't disturb you. I'll leave first."
Tian Ruan: "Don't bother me, don't bother me. Please sit for a while."
Lu Qiuyan: "No, I feel very uncomfortable."
“…”
Yu Shang and Lu Qiuyan were bound together. If Lu Qiuyan wanted to leave, he would naturally leave too. He stood up and said, "Dad, little dad, I won't bother you anymore."
Tian Ruan: "Really, don't bother me. It's nice to enjoy the family happiness."
Yu Shang's eyebrows twitched, and he walked away upright.
Tian Ruan said: "I'll come play with you guys this afternoon."
The door of the box opened, and five or six Deyin students wearing volunteer uniforms passed by and greeted: "President, are you coming to eat too?"
Their eyes couldn't help but look towards the box.
Yu Shang slammed the door and said, "Only Lu Qiuyan and I will come to eat."
Everyone: “…” Knowing that you are in love, is it necessary to be so high-profile? They said nice things, saying that high school students are not allowed to date, but they actually dated secretly and even made an appointment to have dinner in a private room. Tsk tsk.
Lu Qiuyan was like a stone statue. For Tian Ruan, he sacrificed his reputation...
"Then you guys take your time chatting, we'll be leaving first."
Yu Shang said calmly, “Yeah.”
After they left, Yu Shang said to Lu Qiuyan, "Let's go."
Lu Qiuyan: "I suddenly realized that this inn has a good name."
Yu Shang: “?”
Lu Qiuyan: "Xilai Inn must be from the West Heaven. To eat here, one must go through 81 difficulties."
Yu Shang was silent for a moment, "I will clarify."
"Need not."
"No need?" Yu Shang's expression changed slightly.
Lu Qiuyan had a blank expression on his face: "I can't wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River."
A head popped out of the box door, and the little white face looked up and said, "Can you please stop talking about love here? Mr. Yu and I heard it."
“…………”
Yu Shang and Lu Qiuyan quickly ran away.
Tian Ruan closed the door and talked to Yu Jingmo at ease: "Mr. Yu, I've been walking for a long time and my feet hurt. Can you rub them for me?"
After saying that, he took off his shoes and put his feet on Yu Jingmo's legs.
Yu Jingmo took off his socks, took out an alcohol wipe, and wiped it carefully.
Tian Ruan: "...My feet don't stink."
"Your shoes are stinky, you are not allowed to wear them."
"oh."
The young man's legs were snow-white and straight, his calves had been wrapped in his boots for nearly a day, making them soft and fluffy, his instep was slender, his ankle joints were protruding, and he looked pure when wrapped in white socks. But when the socks were taken off, the feet showed a lustful look that was inappropriate for her age.
Yu Jingmo examined Tian Ruan carefully and found that the joints around his heel and big toe were rubbed red, and the skin was thin, making them appear translucent.
Yu Jingmo took out a spray medicine specially used to treat bruises and sprains from his computer bag and sprayed it on the injured area on Tian Ruan's foot.
Tian Ruan felt that his skin, which had been rubbed hot, became cool, and he said happily, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"It worked so quickly, and it doesn't seem to hurt that much. I've been jumping around all morning, and I still have energy to play with Lu Qiuyan."
Tian Ruan just remembered his outfit at this moment, moved his toes and asked: "Mr. Yu, does this look good on me?"
Yu Jingmo looked at him. The young man in front of him looked like a handsome scholar. "Looks good. You look good in anything you wear."
"Why did you pause?"
Yu Jingmo just smiled and said nothing.
Tian Ruan's eyes lit up: "Do you remember me wearing those strange clothes?"
Yu Jingmo: "You also know that it is a strange costume?"
Tian Ruan put down his legs and hugged Yu Jingmo's neck, "Tell me, is there anything else you haven't remembered yet?"
Yu Jingmo lowered her eyes, her dark pupils shimmering with tiny waves, flickering only for the young man so close, "How should I know, what else am I not thinking of?"
This makes sense. Tian Ruan suggested, "Then let's dance at the annual meeting. Do you remember?"
Yu Jingmo: "The time you dressed like Santa Claus?"
“…Is that so?”
"Um."
"What about the fireworks I set off for you on your birthday last year?"
"I dare not forget."
"What if I'm kidnapped abroad?"
"What?" Yu Jingmo's eyes darkened, "There is such a thing? You are not allowed to go abroad in the future."
"..." Tian Ruan stared at him with eyes wide open, "Are you serious?"
Yu Jingmo said seriously: "Don't I look like I'm joking?"
“No.”
"Okay. This was a failed joke."
Tian Ruan laughed and hung on Yu Jingmo, like a little bird flying into a nest, "Mr. Yu, you are not suitable for joking. You scared me."
Yu Jingmo held the young man in his arms and asked softly, "Then how can I comfort you?"
"that's all."
"Just holding it is enough?"
"It's not enough and we can't kiss. This is something we can only do when we return to the hotel."
Yu Jingmo just hugged him and let him sit on his lap, "Let's do it back at the hotel."
Tian Ruan was a little shy, "But next door to us is..."
"Then let's go to the hotel where I'm staying."
"Okay." Tian Ruan's face flushed with excitement, "Let's have an affair tonight."
Yu Jingmo reached out and touched the tip of his nose, "What do you mean by cheating? We are a legal couple."
"That's right." Tian Ruan suddenly realized, "Why do I feel like having an affair with you?"
Yu Jingmo looked at him and smiled, "Madam, you don't want your husband to know that you are doing this outside, right?"
Tian Ruan: “…”
"Want to play this?"
"No." Tian Ruan shuddered, "No matter what the script is, please follow the principle of 'there is only one Mr. Yu'."
Yu Jingmo nodded, "Madam, although I have forgotten you, my dragon still remembers you, please comfort it."
Tian Ruan: “…”
Tian Ruan sat down hard and hit with one hand, "Hey! Evil dragon!"
Yu Jingmo's eyes deepened slightly, and he put his big hand around the young man's waist and grabbed him.
Tian Ruan felt an itch in her soft flesh and she fell into Yu Jingmo's arms, laughing.
"Do you still dare?" Yu Jingmo asked.
"I don't dare anymore. Husband, please forgive me." Tian Ruan said deliberately.
Yu Jingmo's Adam's apple rolled up and down, his face calm: "Say it again."
Tian Ruan raised her face, her mouth was sweet from the red dates and white fungus soup: "Husband, please spare me."
Yu Jingmo: "If you flirt with someone irresponsibly, you will be punished in the evening."
"What retribution?"
"For example, if the Dragon King gets angry and a flood continues to drown a little scholar like you."
Tian Ruan believed that Yu Jingmo could do what he said, and said with trembling legs, "No."
Yu Jingmo slowly exhaled the air that was blocked in his chest and sighed with a smile: "You know how to stimulate me."
"???"
"In bed, no means yes."
"With me, no means no." Tian Ruan announced domineeringly.
Yu Jingmo looked at him, saying nothing but pretending to be honest. He took out some new socks for him to put on, and then put on some sneakers for him. "This is much better."
Tian Ruan looked down at his bare calves and asked, "Is this really okay?"
“Comfort comes first.”
Tian Ruan nodded, "Then I'll go."
Yu Jingmo: "See you tonight."
Tian Ruan sneaked out of the box and went straight to the inn's kitchen. He was wearing NPC clothes, which did not look out of place in this quaint environment, except for the pair of sneakers on his feet.
The waiters in the inn didn't ask any questions when they saw him, and just treated him as an invited NPC. As a result, Tian Ruan had a smooth journey and soon found the kitchen.
The kitchen is in the backyard connected to the lobby. People coming and going in the corridor are waiters serving dishes, busy waiters, and Nanhuai Ju who is idly eating candied haws.
Hai Chao came out of the kitchen with two plates of food in his hands. He bumped into Tian Ruan in the middle of the corridor and asked with a frown, "What are you doing here?"
Nan Huaiju looked over in the direction of the sound.
Tian Ruan made way and pointed to Nan Huai Ju, "I'm looking for him."
Hai Chao didn't say anything else and walked over with the dishes. He looked very busy and might not have eaten yet.
Nan Huaiju was able to leisurely eat candied haws after dinner, which surprised Tian Ruan so he walked up to Nan Huaiju.
Nan Huaiju, who was squatting in the shade eating candied haws, stood up, raised his head, which was slightly shorter than Tian Ruan, arrogantly, and asked like a paper tiger: "Why are you looking for me? I don't like you anymore."
Tian Ruan: "...I know you like Hai Chao."
Nan Huaiju was horrified: "I, I don't, I don't like him."
Tian Ruan: "I'm just curious, when did you start to like him?"
"It's none of your business." Nan Huaiju bit into the candied haws that aid digestion, and his face was wrinkled like a bun because of the sourness.
"Okay. I don't know where the love comes from, but it's ever-increasing." Tian Ruan was not very curious about the reason why Nan Huaiju liked Hai Chao. Just like Du Henbie and Helan Si, they just got together.
Nan Huai Ju: “So sour.”
Tian Ruan: "Hawthorn is sour."
Nan Huaiju: "Nothing you say is sour."
Tian Ruan: "...How far have you and Hai Chao progressed? Have you confessed your love? Have you held hands? Have you kissed?"
Nan Huaiju's fair face turned red. "What does this have to do with you? Why do you have to ask?"
Tian Ruan acted like an elder and said, "I can't help but ask. You know, Hai Chao is my eldest nephew."
Nan Huaiju paused, like a robot with old parts, and worked slowly for a while before his thoughts reconnected to his brain nerves. How could he have forgotten that Hai Chao was legally Tian Ruan's nephew.
Tian Ruan: "So it's normal for me to ask. After all, Hai Chao has parents like that, they don't care about him at all."
Nan Huaiju's eyes flickered as if he was touched, "I know that feeling. My parents don't care much about me either."
"From now on, I will take care of you." Tian Ruan said brightly, as if the Holy Father was alive.
Nan Huaiju was almost blinded by the light, holding the candied haws in her hand, and was confused: "Should I call you auntie too?"
Tian Ruan almost fell to the ground, and cursed Hai Chao a hundred times in his heart in an instant, but his face was still shining and he said compassionately: "No, just call me uncle."
Nan Huaiju nodded, "Okay then, uncle." Anyway, he had already accepted that Tian Ruan was his elder, so it didn't matter if he called him uncle again.
Tian Ruan coaxed him: "Good boy, are you and Hai Chao together voluntarily?"
Nan Huaiju couldn't hide anything and replied, "Yes, uncle."
Tian Ruan suppressed his inner excitement and said, "Ah, this melon is so sweet."
"What?" Nan Huaiju was confused.
"Ahem, your candied haws look delicious."
Nan Huaiju said with a bitter face: "I have indigestion, Hai Chao asked me to eat this."
"Do you listen to him?"
"I...I dare not disobey him, or he will beat me."
"Where did you hit?"
"Butt." Nan Huaiju blushed.
Tian Ruan shouted in his heart: I knew that Hai Chao would punish Nan Huai Ju! All tops like to spank the bottom! ! Long live the butt! ! !
Nan Huaiju was confused: "Have I told you too much?"
Father Tian Ruan smiled: "No, child, I know what you said. So, whether you are poor or rich, healthy or sick, are you willing to be with Hai Chao?"
Suddenly, Nan Huaiju felt as if he was at a wedding, with the groom walking towards him. He couldn't help but get excited and said loudly, "I do!"
Hai Chao stopped dead in his tracks.
Tian Ruan: "I declare that you are married!"
“…”
Tian Ruan got away with it.
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