Chapter 40 What? Zhizhi regrets marrying me?
After going through various ideological struggles, the waiter finally served the last dish. When he left, he looked back uncontrollably several times, fearing that Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia would jump out of the window and run away.
Xu Yu was a little amused by his obvious nervousness, and scooped the meatball soup from the bowl and placed it next to Sang Zhixia's hand.
"It's a rare opportunity to have a ready-made meal, so eat it while it's hot."
Although he said he wanted to rip her off, in order to avoid waste, Xu Yu only ordered one dish, one soup and one dessert.
A three-fresh meatball soup, a dish of tender and fragrant braised pork with potatoes, and a small bowl of steamed cheese with walnuts and candied sugar, the price of which is comparable to the other two dishes.
A small bowl of yogurt, not even the size of a palm, was clearly priced at fifty cents.
It's so expensive.
Sang Zhixia felt the soft and sweet taste on the tip of her tongue, and her heart was filled with bubbles of happiness.
It turns out that sweets are the wonder of the world!
She ate half a bowl and looked at Xu Yu, who was eating in silence, and said, "You only ordered one bowl? Don't you want to try it?"
Although it’s really expensive, I’m here anyway.
Xu Yu was about to say that he didn't like sweet things, but then he changed his mind and said with a smile, "Would you like to share yours with me?"
Sang Zhixia didn't want to protect the food at first, but when she saw the amusement flashing in Xu Yufeng's eyes, and then she saw that he didn't even have a small spoon, her hand that was about to hand it over hesitated for some reason.
She calmly retracted her wrist, pinched the small spoon, scooped up a spoonful and put it to her mouth: "I already said it's my treat, I'll order you another bowl... Hey!"
"Why are you still snatching food?!"
Xu Yu moved with lightning speed, grabbed her wrist as she was about to bring the spoon to his mouth, and with his unexpected force, forced the spoon to turn in another direction, and then it went into his prepared mouth.
Sang Zhixia looked at the spoon that had been bitten, stunned.
Xu Yu sipped the cloying sweetness on his tongue, lowered his head, and tried to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth: "Everyone said I only took one bite."
I really can't eat more.
This is not a matter of one or two bites.
The problem is that you are such a grown-up and yet you chew on a spoon!
Sang Zhixia rolled her eyes at him in disdain, then stood up and said, "I'll ask the waiter to exchange a spoon for me."
I can’t eat it without exchanging this fifty-cent cheese!
Xu Yu suppressed a smile as he watched her walk away angrily. He waited until she came back with a new spoon and scraped the bottom of the bowl clean before he stood up and said, "I'm going to talk to the store owner. Do you want to come with me or wait here?"
Sang Zhixia leaned back in her chair in revenge and said lazily, "Go wash the dishes yourself to pay off your debt. I won't go."
I won’t go to pay the bill, let’s see if you dare to bite my spoon!
Xu Yu immediately understood her clumsy revenge. His shoulders trembled silently, and he coughed lightly before saying, "Okay, wait for me here."
Seeing him leave, Sang Zhixia turned around in a circle feeling uneasy.
The prince lived a secluded life in his early years. How could he know how to bargain with the shopkeepers?
What if this guy who is chewing the spoon gets cheated?
She was about to go over to see what was going on, but the young man who had been wary of them just a moment ago came over with a smile on his face.
"Sir, this is the cheese you requested. I've added some walnuts to it, just as your husband instructed. Please try it and see if it suits your taste."
A small bowl was placed on the table, with crispy walnut kernels piled high on the milky white cheese.
Sang Zhixia was speechless for some reason. After a pause, she said, "Did the person who was with me order this?"
The boy nodded happily: "Yes."
She pressed her brows together, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "How much is the total? I..."
"Your husband is already married, and he said he's going to talk to our shopkeeper. He'll pick you up soon while you eat some cheese."
After the young man delivered the message, he left. Sang Zhixia took a bite of the crispy and creamy cheese and couldn't help laughing.
It must be said that expensive things are delicious.
Xu Yu was gone for a moment, and when he came back, Sang Zhixia had already choked on her favorite sweets.
He saw the empty bowl and smiled faintly: "Another bowl?"
Sang Zhixia waved her hands repeatedly as if admitting defeat: "No, no, I really can't eat this time."
"Has it been agreed?"
Xu Yu nodded. "There are two grades based on quality. The lower grade is nine coins per ten catties, and the higher grade is fifteen coins per ten catties."
The total amount they brought today was 160 jin, 60 jin of which were top quality, costing 90 wen, and 100 jin of which were second quality, also costing 90 wen.
One hundred and sixty jin of charcoal was sold for one hundred and eighty wen, equivalent to one qian and eight fen of silver.
This price is actually within my expectations.
But Sang Zhixia turned her head to look at the dishes on the table, and suddenly sighed: "It's all gone in one meal."
Two bowls of yogurt weigh more than 100 kilograms of charcoal!
Xu Yu found her pained expression somewhat amusing: "There's no need to regret it once you've eaten it."
"It's getting late. Don't we still need to buy things? Let's go."
Sang Zhixia sighed and walked out of the restaurant side by side with him. Thinking that his promise to treat everyone had gone to waste, and that he had turned around and beaten Xu Yu severely, he reached out to steal the purse that he had hidden.
"I'll give you the meal money."
Xu Yu was really penniless. The only remaining money he had was forcibly taken from the old lady when he sold the jade button. He even had to go to the doctor to get prescriptions and medicine for her. This man really couldn't afford to be slaughtered so cruelly.
But before she could open the purse for change, a big hand stretched out from nowhere and grabbed her wrist, and her five fingers were pried open bit by bit.
Before he could take out his own, a small bag appeared in his palm.
"I kept seven taels on me last time, spent two taels on medicine, and spent one qian and two fen on food today. The rest is all here."
Sang Zhixia didn't expect that other people's money would flow into her hands. She paused for a moment, as if her hands were burning, and wanted to push it away: "Why are you giving this to me? I..."
"Zhizhi."
Xu Yu's large hand, big enough to hold her entire palm, slid down from her wrist, accurately grasping her flustered fingers, and slowly closed them with a strong yet gentle hand: "It was meant to be kept for you."
Before she was overwhelmed by even greater discomfort, Xu Yu withdrew his rebellious hand and said calmly, "The family seems to be harmonious at the moment, and the money is in grandma's hands. There won't be any problems for the time being, but it will definitely not work in the long run."
We all had our own families before, and everyone had selfish desires, but we were just suffering from the fact that we had no money at the moment.
As time goes by, the lifeblood of the family cannot always be in the hands of the old lady, and disputes will arise sooner or later.
Sang Zhixia clearly had a huge sum of money on her, but the extra few taels of silver made her palms sweat.
She struggled for a moment before saying, "Even if you want to find someone to manage the accounts, you should leave it to your mother-in-law..."
She really doesn't want to get involved in such things!
Xu Yu seemed to be laughing at her for not knowing her own place. He sneered and said, "Zhizhi, we are husband and wife. If I don't give mine to you, who else should I give it to?"
"Mother is in charge of the family she formed with Father, and you are in charge of our family."
"Why, Zhizhi regrets marrying me and doesn't want to live with my family?"
Sang Zhixia was so pierced by those smiling phoenix eyes that ants crawled in her heart. After a long silence, she grabbed her purse and said, "What do I have to regret?"
Considering the original owner's illegitimate and unfavored background, it was considered a stroke of luck that she was framed into marrying an extraordinary person among the ugly ones.
Although the Xu family fell into poverty and was no longer wealthy, Xu Yu was neither stupid nor cowardly.
She took over a terrible card game from the original owner, and the only chance of winning was on Xu Yu. She really had nothing to regret.
Seeing that she didn't refuse, Xu Yu's smile grew wider. But before he could tell her what he was going to do next, Sang Zhixia suddenly looked at him very seriously and said, "Xu Yu, I see."
Xu Yu's heart trembled silently, and there was an expectation in his tone that he didn't even realize.
"What did you see?"
Sang Zhixia's eyes were filled with unquestionable sincerity. She patted Xu Yu's tense arm and said word by word, "You are a good person!"
The smile on Xu Yu's lips froze, and he said quietly, "You are good at judging people."
"You really got it right..."
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