The dishes arrived soon, and here I saw the familiar bowl of rose-filled dumplings, which were exactly the same as the ones Pei Yu brought me that day.
It was really hard for him to come all the way back to me for such a bowl of dumplings.
…
"A-choo~"
On the other side, Pei Yu, who was riding on his horse and rushing on the road, suddenly sneezed. Several men in military uniforms around him suddenly became nervous.
"Your Highness, are you rushing too fast and catching a cold?"
Pei Yu shook his head and sneezed again, "Maybe someone is thinking of me."
It must be Ali who is thinking about herself!
Several men were stunned. Has the prince changed his personality?
Before, every time he sneezed, he said someone was plotting against him, but now he says someone is thinking about him. Could he be possessed by an evil spirit?
Pei Yu whipped the horse and increased its speed. "Keep going! Don't delay any longer."
His voice was very shallow, perhaps blown away by the cold night wind, but no one dared to ignore it.
"yes."
The people behind him immediately focused their attention and rode their horses to catch up with him.
…
"Ali, how are these dumplings? Are they delicious?"
Su Zhihui saw Chen Li scoop a glutinous rice ball into her mouth, and looked at her with bright eyes, hoping that she would also like the food she liked.
"tasty."
It is indeed delicious, and looking at Ah Hui’s bright eyes, I can’t bear to let them go out.
Su Zhihui nodded, she and A Li were indeed good sisters!
Su Heng was eating on the other side, trying his best to observe etiquette and not look at the two girls talking across from him. However, the room was so small that his ears could hear everything they said.
"Ali, when will you return to Qingxi County?"
"I plan to go back in the afternoon."
"So fast!" Su Zhihui exclaimed.
"Well, you know what happened last night. My parents and sister-in-law are still a little uneasy. Anyway, there's nothing going on here, so we just want to go back as soon as possible."
"Oh, I see. Which ship did you take? I'll go back with you, so you don't have to bother my eldest brother to take me back."
Originally, Su Heng had not planned to go to Beijing this year. As a younger sister, she had already wasted a lot of her elder brother's time and didn't want him to delay any further.
Shen Li thought for a second before replying, "It's a friend's boat. He's not here right now, so I'm in charge of the boat."
"Oh, can I go back with you?"
Chen Li did not respond directly, but looked at Su Heng with a questioning look. Su Zhihui also reacted belatedly and looked at her elder brother expectantly.
When I am with my elder brother, I always feel a little restrained. In addition, I have been in the capital for so long that I feel a little uncomfortable.
His little sister had guards beside her, so he felt relieved to go back with Chen Li.
"Then I'll trouble you, Miss Shen."
"No trouble."
Su Zhihui narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Big brother is so nice."
Chen Li then spoke, "The boat is docked at the pier. We will meet at the pier at Shen Shichu."
Su Zhihui shook her head. "I'd better pack my luggage and go to your house to wait together, otherwise I'm afraid I'll miss it."
"Alright."
After the meal, the three of them separated at the door of the restaurant. Chen Li packed up a few rose-filled dumplings and took them back for her family to try.
When she returned, her family had almost packed their luggage.
"Mom, Dad, Sister-in-law, Third Brother, I had a glutinous rice dumpling today. The filling was made of flowers. It tasted quite delicious. You should try it."
"Made of flowers? There aren't many flowers this season."
Li Cuicui took the basket from her daughter's hand and said curiously.
Xu Taohua also leaned over curiously. Between the two of them was a soft and sticky human cub, with its big eyes open, blinking as it looked at the food box.
Shen Changshan and Shen Yuanzhou didn't like sweets very much, so they didn't look forward to it as much as they did, but the food was brought back by Ali, so they ate some.
"This glutinous rice ball is really good and delicious."
Xu Taohua also nodded, "It tastes better than the one with peanut filling."
Among the sweet dumplings, she likes the peanut-filled ones the best, but now after eating the rose-filled dumplings, they have replaced the peanut-filled ones.
Shen Mochi ate three dumplings and wanted to eat more, but was ruthlessly rejected by Xu Taohua.
"No, you just ate so much for lunch. You can only eat three dumplings now, otherwise your stomach will hurt."
Seeing that his arm could not twist his mother's thigh, Shen Mochi decisively gave up and ran to Chen Li's side.
"I really like those lanterns, Auntie. I also like these dumplings. Will you bring them to Achi next time?"
Chen Li pinched the fat on his face and said, "Okay, I'll bring it to you next time."
After talking with her family for a while, Chen Li returned to her yard and simply packed some personal belongings. She did not pack her clothes. She would stay here from time to time, so it would always be useful to keep some clothes there.
Su Zhihui came quickly, and Su Heng sent him to the door of the Shen family, "Miss Shen, I'm in trouble."
"Ahui and I are friends, there's no need to talk about this."
Su Heng had a gentle smile on his face, "Okay, by the way, Miss Shen, where is your fourth brother?"
"Brother Su, my fourth brother left early in the morning."
Su Heng nodded, "Ahui, I'm going back to the academy first."
"Well, bye, big brother!"
Su Zhihui raised her eyebrows slightly. So he wasn't there. She had just been mentally preparing herself for a long time, but it seemed all was in vain.
Su Heng watched the two of them walk in before turning around and getting on the carriage back to the academy.
Su Zhihui went to see Chen Li's parents first and was returning to Chen Li's yard to wait.
Not long after, the group rode two carriages to the dock. When Su Zhihui saw the ship that Chen Li mentioned, she was stunned.
"Ali, you must have a very good relationship with this friend of yours, right?"
Shen Li said modestly: "It's okay."
Su Zhihui nodded in understanding. If Ah Li could say that she was okay with this kind of personality, then this person must be very important to her, or there must be some deep bond between them, otherwise she would not accept it.
Even if they accept it, they won't use it. The most likely thing is that it will just sit there and gather dust.
At this moment, she felt a little curious about the friend that Chen Li mentioned.
It’s not that she has never seen the world, but the cost and materials of this ship are not cheap, and even the whole body is very beautiful, which shows that it is not cheap at all.
Although her mother was rich, she had to restrain herself in many ways because of her father's official position. For example, it was impossible for her to use money to build such a luxurious boat.
The clipper started, and Chen Li took Su Zhihui to visit some places and also took her family to see a few singing and dancing performances.
Su Zhihui discovered that everyone on the boat was extremely respectful to Chen Li, as if she was the owner of the place.
She felt a sense of absurdity in her heart. Could it be that Ali's friend was a man?
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