Just as Zhuang Zhenmeng asked this, she heard Old Man Shu's stomach rumbling.
Old Man Shu turned his face away embarrassedly.
Zhuang Zhenmeng knew that her conversation with Old Man Shu and Mrs. Ke must not be heard by the maid who followed her, so she immediately put on a stern face and sent the maid away.
"I have something important to discuss with my godfather and godmother. You should go back to the general's mansion first. I will go back by myself later."
"No, Miss. The general has instructed me to follow you no matter what. If I return to the general's mansion and let him know, he will definitely blame me for my incompetence..."
"Okay, if my dad really blames you, and you put all the blame on me, I won't blame you."
"But Miss..."
"Don't say buts anymore. I just want to have a private chat with my godfather and godmother. Don't I even have this kind of freedom?"
“…”
The maid didn't dare to talk back. She knew Zhuang Zhenmeng was serious. She bowed to Zhuang Zhenmeng and left the street alone.
As soon as the maid left, Mrs. Ke immediately took Zhuang Zhenmeng's hand.
Mrs. Ke said with a smile, "My daughter, I didn't expect you to put on such gorgeous clothes. You look completely different from before. Your father and mother looked at you for a long time when we were on the street just now. We didn't dare to come up and recognize you..."
“That’s enough!”
Zhuang Zhenmeng's face immediately showed an impatient expression. She asked, "What do you two want to eat? I'll take you to fill your stomachs first."
"Anything is fine. We are actually happy to see our daughter."
"Oh……"
Zhuang Zhenmeng grinned perfunctorily. Originally, she just wanted to find a roadside stall to entertain Old Man Shu and Mrs. Ke, but when she looked down and saw that she was dressed in noble attire, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take Old Man Shu and Mrs. Ke to an inn that looked decent.
In the lobby, Zhuang Zhenmeng ordered a few side dishes and two large bowls of rice from Old Man Shu and Mrs. Ke, and sat aside without moving.
When the food arrived, Mrs. Ke saw that there was nothing in front of Zhuang Zhenmeng, so she immediately pushed her big bowl of white rice in front of Zhuang Zhenmeng.
"Zhenmeng, why don't you just eat this bowl, and your father and I can share it."
Zhuang Zhenmeng pushed the rice back in front of Mrs. Ke with disgust.
"That's funny. If I wanted to eat, wouldn't I order it myself? Look how hungry you two are. You should leave it for yourselves."
Mrs. Ke swallowed her saliva, but she still asked distressedly, "Zhenmeng, are you really not going to eat something with me and your father?"
"I said I didn't want to eat anymore. I had already eaten at the General's Mansion before I came out, and now my stomach is still very full. You two should stop dawdling and eat quickly."
"Then we have to eat."
As he spoke, Mrs. Ke picked up the chopsticks and quickly put the rice into his mouth.
Seeing how voraciously Ke was eating, Old Man Shu also picked up his chopsticks.
When the two people in front of her had almost finished their meal, Zhuang Zhenmeng asked, "Oh, by the way, I remember when I left Guangming Village, didn't my father give you a thousand taels of silver? How did you get yourself into such a miserable state?"
Since Zhuang Zhenmeng had mentioned it, Mrs. Ke continued, "Speaking of this matter, it's all because your general's father promised to pay for our inn room, but he didn't. We stayed there for over ten days, and that one thousand taels is gone just like that."
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