“I thought my third sister would be thirsty when she arrived, so I bought her milk tea.”
"Don't worry, why don't you sit next to me?"
Originally, Liu Qingmeng was sitting opposite Wang Xinghe, but after hearing what Wang Xinghe said, she quickly cleared away the tableware and placed it next to Wang Xinghe.
"Wait a minute, Third Sister isn't here yet. She's a tigress, she could eat you alive."
"That's because Third Sister is only nice to you. Look at her, she's just trying to eat me alive."
"It's not that scary. Let's have some milk tea to calm our nerves."
"No need, I bought three different ones. I'll get them after my third sister comes and chooses them."
"Alright, Third Sister isn't that picky, I'll open it for you, okay?"
Wang Xinghe grabbed a cup at random, smashed it open, and gave it to Liu Qingmeng.
"You opened it, not me."
"It was me. When my third sister asks, I'll just say I opened it, okay?"
Ten minutes later, Su Xuanyu arrived.
Upon seeing Su Xuanyu arrive, Wang Xinghe stood up and waved to her.
Su Xuanyu saw this and walked over.
"Third sister, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
Liu Qingmeng quickly stood up and called out, "Third Sister!"
"I'm not your third sister."
Wang Xinghe quickly asked the waiter to bring out the tableware.
"Alright, Third Sister, stop scolding Mengmeng."
"Wang Xinghe, our family doesn't like repaying kindness with enmity. This girl almost got you into trouble back then, and now you're with her?"
"Didn't I warn you to stay away from our starry sky?"
"Third sister, I...I bought you milk tea. You must have been thirsty on your way here."
Su Xuanyu glanced at the milk tea.
"Sorry, I don't drink milk tea."
"Third sister, you're drinking it, aren't you? I bought some for you during the Spring Festival, and you drank it too. This is a token of Mengmeng's affection; I specially bought it for you. Let me open it for you and drink it."
Wang Xinghe opened the package for Su Xuanyu and placed it on Su Xuanyu's table. Su Xuanyu did not refuse.
"Tell me, when did you two get together, and how did you get together?"
"Third sister, you're torturing a prisoner. Let's eat first, and then find a quiet place to talk, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xuanyu did not refuse and began to eat.
"Third sister, these are all Ningjiang's specialties. You can't get them in Kyoto anymore. Try them."
"Okay, don't worry about me, just eat."
"Mengmeng, eat some more," Wang Xinghe said to Liu Qingmeng.
"I'm done eating. You and Third Sister can eat."
Liu Qingmeng held the milk tea, her eyes reddening with grievance.
Wang Xinghe gently patted Liu Qingmeng with his left hand, comforting her.
Wang Xinghe was fine if he didn't try to comfort her; the moment he did, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom. Third Sister, you guys eat first."
"Third sister, you're too fierce. You scared Mengmeng to tears."
"Let me tell you, you have to be a little tough on women, otherwise you'll be led by the nose by them."
"Third sister, are you saying that you don't object to me being with Mengmeng?"
"I always focus on the issue, not the person. I learned about what happened last time later, and it's not entirely the girl's fault; she was also a victim."
"Yes, we can't blame Mengmeng for last time."
"And this time, I saw it. When you were threatened by that good-for-nothing, this girl stood up for you and protected you."
"Yes, when Zhu Fugui threatened me, Mengmeng immediately stood in front of me to try to shield me."
"I guess I barely passed."
"Third sister, does that mean you agree to us being together?"
"Don't be too happy yet. I have reservations. Let's wait until my older sister and the others agree before we talk about it."
"Thank you, Third Sister. Mengmeng will be so happy if she knew!"
"Don't tell her yet. I need to test her. If she can't handle this kind of pressure, then she's not good enough for you."
"Third sister, I believe in Mengmeng."
"Alright, stop dawdling. Be a man and eat. We came all the way from Kyoto before dawn and haven't eaten all morning."
"Third sister, eat more. I'll get you more if you're still hungry. Thank you so much for this."
"No need to thank me, we're family. If anyone wants to bully my brother, they'll have to ask me, Su Xuanyu, first!"
Liu Qingmeng returned with a smile and sat next to Wang Xinghe, clearly having recovered.
"Third sister, how did you deal with Zhu Fugui and so many others? How did you finish dealing with them so quickly?"
"Isn't that simple? They were all sent to the west."
"Send them to the border? What would they do in the west?"
“Mining, there’s so much free labor, why not use it? Keeping it around is just harming society, so why not let them contribute to China?”
"They were all sent to mines in the west?"
"Yeah, what else?"
Liu Qingmeng's expression changed instantly upon hearing this. Her third sister was too ruthless. Would she send her there to mine too?
"I'm done eating. Let's find a place to talk."
"Third, Third Sister, I just saw a tea room downstairs. Let's go there to talk."
"Okay, let's go."
Liu Qingmeng held Wang Xinghe's hand, while Su Xuanyu walked ahead.
"Mengmeng, why are your hands so cold?"
"No, I'm fine."
"Scared? You don't actually think Third Sister will send you there too, do you?"
"Star, I don't want to go mining in the west, I don't want to."
"What are you thinking! Third Sister would never treat you like that!"
Su Xuanyu, who was walking ahead, overheard the conversation between the two and smiled, a rare occurrence for him. Just moments before, Su Xuanyu had maintained a cold expression and hadn't given Liu Qingmeng a kind look.
Upon arriving at the tea room, Liu Qingmeng brewed tea for Su Xuanyu and Wang Xinghe.
"Tell me, when did you get together, and how long have you been together?"
"Third sister, let me tell you, we've actually been together for a long time."
"How early?"
"It's been over a year."
"It's been over a year? You were still in Ningjiang back then, right? Tell us what happened."
So Wang Xinghe started from the beginning, recounting how the two met online and how they recognized each other.
Liu Qingmeng remained silent, pouring tea for Wang Xinghe and Su Xuanyu.
"Are you done talking?"
"Yes, that's it."
Su Xuanyu also revealed a meaningful expression. This seemed too coincidental.
"You can go out first, I'll talk to her."
"Third Sister!"
"Don't worry, do you think I'm going to eat her? You go out first."
"Mengmeng, I'll head out now. Don't worry."
"I..." Liu Qingmeng's eyes were full of pleading for help, but Wang Xinghe still went out.
"Stop working so hard, you should take a rest."
"Okay, Third Sister."
Wang Xinghe sat outside and waited for about twenty minutes before Liu Qingmeng and Su Xuanyu came out together.
"Third sister, Mengmeng."
"Let's go back."
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