"But when I got used to you, you pushed me away again."
——Shi Qingmiao
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Yu Chenghao liked to follow, so Jin Suting followed him. She wanted to buy a fresh fish, so she walked to the front of Zuixianlou, which was Aunt Wang's fish shop.
"Oh, Miss Jin!"
Aunt Wang was as enthusiastic as ever and greeted Jin Suting warmly when she saw her.
"Aunt Wang, business is good recently!" She saw that many fish had been bought before noon, and the few remaining fish were still quite fresh, swimming lively back and forth in the water, as if showing how agile they were.
But no matter how agile it is, it will eventually become someone's meal, especially for people who like to eat fish like Jin Suting. She likes the lively bighead carp. She throws the basket to Yu Chenghao and rolls up her sleeves to catch the fish.
Aunt Wang looked at her happily. Jin Suting picked out a fat and big bighead carp, which was very slippery, and quickly handed it to Aunt Wang's scale.
"Miss Jin is still buying fish in person. Be careful! It would be troublesome if those bad people targeted you!" Aunt Wang weighed the fish. Although she was an old woman living alone, she sold fish every day on West Street, where gossip was rife, so she knew some news. "Here, it's exactly seven pounds!"
Jin Suting knew she had no ill intentions and took the already packed fish. "If I don't come out, they'll still tell everyone. Besides, it's broad daylight, they probably won't be that brave."
Her identity is different now, and the incident at the gate of the general's mansion will never happen again.
"That's too much!" Aunt Wang counted the silver coins Jin Suting handed her and rummaged through the small rag bag she kept her money in. "I can't find the change..."
"I don't have any loose change, so don't bother giving me the change." Jin Suting shook her head regretfully. "How about you give me a discount next time I come?"
"Then this..." Aunt Wang was a little embarrassed.
"Just keep it. I'll come back next time." Jin Suting walked away, fearing that Aunt Wang would come up and stuff the money back into her hands.
When they were far away, Yu Seung-ho asked her: "Why did you give her money? I just saw there were copper coins in your purse."
"It's not okay if I didn't see it!" Jin Suting tried to snatch the basket of vegetables from Yu Chenghao's hand.
Yu Seung-ho wouldn't let go. He even wanted to eat for free. "Are your eyesight really that bad?"
Jin Suting stopped grabbing it. "I saw it and just wanted to help Aunt Wang. Besides, it's not a lot of money. I can just give her another fish next time."
Yu Seung-ho obediently guarded the basket of vegetables, thinking to himself that Xiao Susu was such a kindhearted person. "You do good things all the time, and no one will know about it. But there are still rumors about you everywhere."
"It's enough for me to know about doing good deeds. Why does it have to be known to the whole world?" Jin Suting just raised her hand to spread some kindness she felt, not to save the world.
After leaving West Street, she realized that Yu Seung-ho was still following her. "We've already bought the food, why aren't you leaving? Do you want to eat for free?"
Having his little secret exposed should have been embarrassing, but who was he? His face was as thick as a city wall. "I haven't eaten for a day. So crispy, will you take me in?"
Jin Suting: "..."
She originally wanted to cook some delicious dishes, especially to thank Helan Ruizhe for what he taught her these days, but then Yu Chenghao came to interfere again.
"Okay." With the idea that more people would make it more lively, she brought Yu Seung-ho back to the East Palace.
Wow, it’s been a while since Yu Seung-ho walked through the main gate of the East Palace. He suddenly felt very impressive and awesome.
Helan Ruizhe was feeding the birds under the tree in front of his study. He was very Buddhist when feeding the birds. He would stuff all the food into their mouths and let the birds eat as much as they wanted. If they didn't want to eat it, then forget it.
Jin Suting was passing through the study on her way to the kitchen when Helan Ruizhe saw her. "Why did you bring him here?"
Seeing this dissatisfied tone, Yu Chenghao was secretly worried. He followed Jin Suting as soon as he entered the door, fearing that Helan Ruizhe would jump out from some corner and throw him out.
"I met him on the way to buy groceries. He said he hadn't eaten all day, so I just happened to bring him some..."
Helan Ruizhe: "He is the owner of the restaurant, do you believe he hasn't eaten for a day?"
Jin Suting held the basket and thought for a while. It seemed that this assumption was indeed not true. She was in the restaurant but didn't drink a drop of wine or eat a bite of food. "Maybe he is too busy?"
Yu Seung-ho nodded vigorously. He was enslaved by Helan Ruizhe to manage the restaurant. He had no time to eat and no time to do his own things. If he came to someone else's house to eat, there was a risk that he would be kicked out!
Who in this world is more miserable than him?
"Then stay." Before Yu Seung-ho had time to cry, Helan Ruizhe gave in?
Is this the power of woman, bah, love?
But he didn't even glance at her. Yu Chenghao knew very well how cold and ruthless Helan Ruizhe was, so he didn't dare to stay in the study and insisted on following Jin Suting to the kitchen.
Jin Suting likes to cook quietly, but Yu Chenghao keeps asking her questions in her ear.
"Xiao Susu, do you think Helan Ruizhe is fierce?"
Jin Suting was happy to answer at first, and even thought about it seriously, "No, it looks quite gentle."
It seems like this is the first time I've seen someone describe Helan Ruizhe as "gentle". He is usually either cold or pretends to be a lazy second-generation rich kid.
He was almost having a split personality, but fortunately after Xiao Susu got together with him, this man became much more restrained and no longer pretended to be the cynical and useless prince.
"Hasn't he ever been mean to you?"
"What do you think of him before?" Yu Chenghao always liked to ask questions about Helan Ruizhe. Jin Suting could tolerate one or two, but she was unwilling to answer more and more.
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