Chapter 40



"go back."

"I won't!" Jin Bao refused decisively, not forgetting to stuff meat into his mouth.

Seeing that there were only one or two pieces of meat left in the bowl, Jin Bao raised his head and smiled smugly at Tuanzi's father, "Uncle, I want to eat some more."

At the same time, he did not forget to extend the bowl in his hand.

"Do you want me to do it myself?" Feng Xunyuan said with a cold face.

"You still want to do it in someone else's house? You're going too far! Believe me or not... Thank you, uncle! You're so nice!"

Jinbao was halfway through his rebuttal when he saw Tuanzi's father putting some meat into his bowl. He quickly reached out to take it and didn't forget to thank him.

Then, he completely forgot about his uncle.

Jinbao's discriminatory treatment was somewhat obvious, and the boy's face became visibly darker.

Seeing that they were about to fight if the quarrel continued, Grandpa Li quickly said, "It's okay for the little boy to eat before leaving. Has the young master eaten yet? Do you want to come over and have some?"

As he spoke, Grandpa Li did not forget to ask his eldest grandson to get some sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"Tu Wa, go get some bowls and chopsticks for the guests."

"Ah?" Hearing his grandfather's words, Li Tugen subconsciously looked at Uncle Lu.

"Oh, okay." Seeing that Uncle Lu had no objection, he went into the kitchen and took out three sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"What are you taking? My uncle has a lot of rules. I'm afraid he is not used to eating the food that we mortals eat."

When dealing with his uncle, Jin Bao is a little weird.

I don't know where he learned it from.

"Ah? Then is your uncle a god?" Little Dumpling's focus was still different from others.

"Why do you say that?" Jin Bao asked curiously.

"He is handsome." Little Dumpling said, and then raised his head and secretly glanced at Jinbao's uncle several times.

"You're only a few years old and you already know whether you're good-looking or not."

"Two and a half years old, almost three years old." The little dumpling answered seriously.

"...Are you a little fool?" Jin Bao said speechlessly.

"I'm a cutie!"

Er Er said that he was the cutest human cub.

"You are too narcissistic."

"Ah?" Little Dumpling said in confusion. He didn't understand this sentence.

[What narcissism? Our little master is just being confident! Do you understand what confidence is? You arrogant little brat!] Er Teng stared at the little brat secretly.

right!

"It's not narcissism, it's called... self-confidence!" The little dumpling nodded in response to Er Teng's words.

Jin Bao: “…”

Forget it. Every time I talk to Tuanzi, he always changes the subject.

I feel tired.

Jinbao's uncle really didn't want to eat, but Grandpa Li was a very enthusiastic person and kept asking his eldest grandson to pick up some food for him.

Finally, he was dressed in luxurious and elegant robes, but had a very down-to-earth taste of hot pot.

Even the eunuchs and stern-faced guards who followed along never had bowls in their hands.

After eating and drinking, the adults were clearing the dishes while the kids just sat on their chairs and burped.

"Burp... Tuanzi, the food in your house is so delicious. Can I have another meal in the evening?" Jin Bao put his hands on his bulging belly and burped loudly.

He felt so comfortable that he didn't even want to take off the red bib around his neck.

"Yes."

"Okay, then it's settled..."

Having eaten someone else's meal for free, Jinbao's uncle couldn't sit there and watch with a clear conscience as he watched them clean up the dishes.

He signaled with his eyes to the eunuchs and guards beside him, asking them to come over and help.

However, Jinbao wanted to have a free meal in the evening, but of course he failed in the end.

Because he was directly carried away by his uncle.

Looking at the little brat being carried and kicking his legs wildly, Er Teng had to admit that he felt good.

The next day, Tuanzi followed his father to fetch water, and Jinbao was waiting there as expected.

However, the cold-faced guard was holding something in his hand, and Jin Bao said it was a thank-you gift from his uncle.

Then, Jinbao followed Tuanzi to his house and stayed for lunch.

But his uncle didn't come to dinner.

After dinner, Jinbao was reluctant to go back and said he wanted to stay overnight.

As a result, before dinner that night, his uncle came over and took the person back.

Jinbao, who was carried away again, felt that he had lost face in front of Tuanzi.

With a flushed face, he roared, "Asshole! Put me down!"

"This is what happens if you don't listen." The delicate boy said, and stretched the hand that was holding him a little further.

Jinbao originally had short legs and arms, and now it was even more difficult for him to touch anyone.

Tuanzi, who was waiting for dinner, stood in front of the door and watched brother Jinbao being taken away by his uncle, with some worry in his eyes.

"Tuanzi, it's time to eat." His father's voice came from the room.

"good!"

When little Tuanzi heard that it was time to eat, he immediately turned around and ran into the house.

On the third day, Jin Bao waited directly in front of the gate, and the cold-faced guards still came over carrying things.

That day, Jinbao was finally able to stay for dinner.

"Brother Jinbao, your uncle won't arrest you anymore?" the little dumpling asked curiously.

"Humph, if he dares to catch me, I'll tell my dad!"

"But, yesterday..."

"Yesterday's incident was an accident! Accident, understand?!"

"I understand." Little Dumpling looked at Brother Jinbao excitedly and nodded quickly.

It was cold the other day so we had some hotpot meals, today we are having some stir-fried dishes.

The staple food is rice, accompanied by a few ordinary home-cooked dishes, and a plate of previously pickled diced radishes, which are spicy and crispy.

Jinbao ate two large bowls of rice by himself.

There is no vegetable, just some diced radish, and Jinbao can finish half a bowl of white rice.

After dinner, Jinbao held his stomach with both hands and burped with satisfaction.

"Tuanzi, I want to take back what I said before."

"Ah?" The little dumpling, who had eaten and drunk his fill, was a little confused at this moment.

"Your father's cooking is really delicious. I admit that you said your father is the best before."

After hearing what Jinbao said, Tuanzi, who was sitting on the chair, started to laugh foolishly.

"Well... Daddy is the best."

"It would be great if your father was my father. Your father would be so good to you, unlike my father, alas..." After eating and drinking his fill, Jin Bao started talking nonsense again.

The stern-faced guard standing in the dark began to twitch his mouth again when he heard what the young prince said.

Su Qingyun, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but she didn't disturb the two kids from chatting.

After dinner, Lu Changge cleared the dishes and chopsticks away.

Because Jinbao is here, we had dinner in the dumpling house tonight.

I had dinner early today, and it was getting dark just after I finished eating.

Su Qingyun listened to them chatting for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, she spoke quickly.

"Jin Bao, it's getting late and you should go back. If you come back too late, your uncle will be worried."

"Ah? So fast?" Jin Bao glanced out the window and found that it was indeed much darker outside.

But Jimbo didn't want to leave.

The atmosphere here is so great. All the kids have to do here every day is eat, drink and have fun.

No other worries.

"Uncle, how about I stay here tonight? Tuanzi's bed is big enough, and I can sleep with Tuanzi at night." The more Jin Bao spoke, the more he felt that his suggestion was feasible, and he said to Uncle Lu with a smug look on his face.

"No." Su Qingyun smiled and shook his head.

"Ah? Why? I sleep very well at night. I don't snore or kick the quilt." Jin Bao said with disappointment on his face.

Tuanzi also looked at his father in confusion.

"Girls and boys sit at different tables after the age of seven. Tuanzi is a little boy, and you are not his biological brother, so you cannot sleep together." Su Qingyun explained.

"What? Tuanzi is the little brother?!" Jinbao seemed to be frightened and looked suddenly at Tuanzi's younger brother who was sitting next to him.

"Yes." Little Dumpling said innocently with a blink of his eyes.

"Then why don't you have a red mole between your eyebrows?" Jin Bao still didn't want to believe that the brother he recognized was actually his brother.

"It's here on the neck." The little girl pointed at the location of his collarbone and said in a baby voice.

Feng Xunyuan arrived when it was almost dark.

However, before he could say a word, the kid followed him obediently, and even looked a little listless.

The boy was a little confused.

Later, I went back and asked the cold-faced guard and found out that this guy had made a mistake in the gender of the child named Tuanzi.

In response, Feng Xunyuan, his uncle, gave him a ruthless ridicule.

The distraught Jin Bao came back to life with full health the next day after he returned.

He wandered around the inner city for a long time with the cold-faced guard, and then went to Tuanzi's house carrying a lot of bags.

"Brother Jinbao, why are you here?" Little Tuanzi asked in surprise.

Seeing that the guard brother brought a lot of things, his eyes widened even more.

"I'm late getting you something."

"Wow! Are these all for the nest?"

"Yes, take a look. Do you like it?" Jin Bao said, raising his hand to signal the cold-faced guard to put the things down.

The grim-faced guard indeed brought a lot of things with him. He was holding two piles in his hands and another pile hanging around his neck.

It looks like a human-shaped hanging machine.

It was around nine in the morning when Jinbao arrived. Everyone was up and busy with their own things in the yard.

The children had some free time and ran around playing games.

So, when they saw Jinbao bringing so many things over, they all came over curiously.

Su Qingyun thought this was another thank-you gift prepared by Jinbao's uncle.

However, it is indeed a bit too much as a thank you gift.

Even if most of the items are food or toys that children like, it is still inappropriate.

"This is too expensive, let's take it back." Su Qingyun shook his head.

"It's not a big deal. I'll ask my dad to make up for it when I get home." Jin Bao waved his hand.

"It's really not necessary. It's just a few meals and won't cost much." Su Qingyun said helplessly.

"A few meals? That won't do. If my uncle knew that the betrothal gift I gave was just a few meals, wouldn't he laugh at me for a whole year?"

"Dowry? What dowry?" Su Qingyun was a little confused, and even wondered if she had heard it wrong.

"It's a betrothal gift for Tuanzi." Jin Bao said seriously, "My uncle and I didn't bring anything this time, so I'll give you part of it first, and I'll ask my dad to make up for it when I get back."

Looking at the little kid who was only four years old in front of him, who was discussing the betrothal gift with him seriously, Su Qingyun fell silent.

The others present were also silent.

Even the stern-faced guard who was taking off his clothes beside him fell silent.

Only a few kids who didn't understand what was said looked confused.

"What is a betrothal gift?" Little Tuanzi asked curiously.

"The betrothal gift means that I will give you a lot of things, and then I will marry you as my legal husband when we grow up!" Jin Bao explained with a smile.

Lu Changge, who had just walked out of the kitchen, heard these words that could make his old father go berserk.

"What did you say? Say it again." Lu Changge walked over and said in a cold voice.

At this time, Lu Changge's face seemed to be covered with frost, and his eyes and expression were so cold that people shivered when they saw him.

But Jin Bao, who was very happy at the time, couldn't see it and thought Uncle Lu really didn't hear it.

So, Jinbao told Uncle Lu that he wanted to marry Tuanzi as his legal husband when he grew up.

Give him a part of the betrothal gift now, and let his father make up the rest when he returns home.

“Get lost!!”

In the end, Jinbao was beaten by his uncle Lu and was thrown out of the door.

Also blown out were the grim guards and the things they bought.

With a "bang", the door slammed mercilessly in front of Jinbao.

"Why is Uncle Lu angry? Didn't I say that I would let father make up for it when I get home?" Jin Bao sat on the ground, looking confused.

"I think Your Highness should be thankful that you are still young." The taciturn and cold-faced guard rarely spoke a long sentence.

"Ah? Why do you say that? I think I am too young, otherwise I could just ask my father to issue an order right now."

Hearing what the young prince said, the cold-faced guard complained silently in his heart, if you were older, you would probably be beaten up by that man.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If my cute and well-behaved little brother was only two years old and was being targeted by a little brat.

And he vowed to marry her when he grew up.

What would you do?

The fist is hard.

"Forget it, I'll come again tomorrow." Jin Bao thought that Uncle Lu should have calmed down by tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, the next day after Jinbao was thrown out, the door was still closed and could not be opened no matter how hard people knocked.

On the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...for seven consecutive days, Jinbao hadn't seen Tuanzi.

Even his two dogs, Dahei and Erhei, were nowhere to be seen.

After following his uncle out for so many days, Jinbao had to go back.

Before leaving, Jinbao still didn't give up and ran to Tuanzi's door and knocked on it.

"Tuanzi! My uncle and I are leaving, and I came here to tell you something! Remember to think of me when I'm not around!"

Behind Jin Bao, the eunuchs and guards watched the little prince lying on the door in an ungraceful manner, shouting loudly into the crack of the door.

They were speechless for a moment.

"Okay, it's time to go now." Feng Xunyuan said.

"Uncle, why is Uncle Lu still angry after such a long time?" Jin Bao was puzzled.

Seeing that the kid didn't know what taboo he had touched, the delicate boy rolled his eyes.

"If your mother was proposed to by another man, how would you react?"

"Of course I'll raise my hands to show my agreement!" Jin Bao said as a matter of course.

The eunuchs and guards standing behind them had an expression that said, "I'm afraid I won't live long after suddenly hearing the royal secret."

Then they all lowered their heads to show that they neither heard nor saw anything.

Feng Xunyuan: "..."

"My mother always says that my father is a bastard. Every morning, my mother would kick my father out of the bedroom with his hair disheveled and his body covered with scratches. I guess my mother definitely doesn't like my father." Jin Bao sighed and shook his head.

"Although my father is very good to me, if there is a man who is really good to my mother, I won't mind."

Feng Xunyuan: "..."

After you go back, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of bed for a month?

The boy patted his nephew's head and reminded him compassionately, "Have fun while you're here."

"Ah? Why?"

Why?

When you go back and see the stick in your father's hand, you will understand why.

In the end, Jinbao still failed to see Tuanzi before leaving.

It was early March when Jinbao left.

After everyone left, a few days passed before Lu Changge felt comfortable letting Tuanzi go out.

As for the betrothal gift that Jinbao mentioned before, it did not stay in Tuanzi's mind for too long.

After all, Tuanzi is only two and a half years old now, and he is one or two months away from turning three, which is the age when he is most forgetful.

March, early spring.

Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin's cooperation with Fugui Building and Feiyun Building has lasted for more than ten days.

During the past ten days or so, the business of Fugui Building and Feiyun Building has been booming day by day.

The signature greens of Fuguilou are emerald green in color and extremely crisp in texture.

Moreover, it is unique in Jincheng, not even in Jincheng No. 1 Restaurant.

The various new cooked foods launched by Feiyunlou are so delicious that you will want to eat them again after trying them once. Their unique taste is simply irresistible.

Seeing that these two restaurants were about to surpass them, Jincheng No. 1 Restaurant began to get anxious.

"Did you find out?"

"We found out that the people who cooperated with Fugui Building and Feiyun Building were Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin, one was nine years old and the other was thirteen years old. They lived in the outer city, but the man who lived in the same courtyard with them was a little difficult to deal with."

"What are we dealing with? We are looking for someone to cooperate with us, not to be robbers."

"yes."

"I'll leave it to you."

The author has something to say:

There will be another chapter in the evening, before midnight as usual, or around ten o'clock if things go well.

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