She listened for a while and thought it was pretty good; at least it piqued people's curiosity. However, after a while, they started changing actors.
This time, it was a grandfather and granddaughter who came on stage. The granddaughter was quite pretty; youth is indeed an advantage, with a delicate face.
"Madam, I bought some pastries, candied fruit, melon seeds... What would you like to eat? I'll get it for you." Xiao Yubai returned quickly.
"Go watch the show, don't worry about me, I'm not hungry right now." She said, glancing at him.
"Why is Madam looking at me like that? Is there something on my face, or did I do something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with what I did, and I didn't do anything wrong. You don't have to take such good care of me!" She didn't have to be so humble, but she didn't say the last part.
"It's all I ask for to take care of you. Now, let's watch the show. I'll peel some sunflower seeds for you."
Hearing him say that, An Shuyi rolled her eyes before turning to watch the show. If he wanted to take care of her, so be it; it was just a waste of his breath.
The two of them stayed like that, one watching the show and the other peeling sunflower seeds, occasionally putting the peeled seeds into a dish on the table.
They sat there for a whole day. As darkness fell, Xiao Yubai reminded her, "Madam, it's getting late. We should go eat. We still need to go see the lanterns later."
He thought the discussion would stop around 5 PM, but it's still going on now. He's starting to wonder if it will go on all night.
Hearing his words, An Shuyi turned to look outside, only to find that it was getting dark. "Let's go, let's go eat."
She almost collapsed as she got up from the chair, but thankfully she was caught. If there weren't so many people around, she would have rubbed her bottom, because sitting down made her bottom hurt, and her legs were sore and numb.
She moved around a bit before feeling a little better. He helped her downstairs, and using Xiao Yubai as cover, she rubbed her bottom. "Next time you come, bring a mat, otherwise your bottom will hurt."
Seeing her acting so rudely, Xiao Yubai quickly stepped in front of her, saying, "Madam, you were just looking too intently. I did remind you." It's your own fault for not listening.
"Your reminder didn't work. Hello, let's go eat at that restaurant up ahead. The dishes look pretty good."
"I'll listen to you!" He helped her up and headed to the restaurant ahead. Instead of sitting in a private room, they sat in the main hall and ordered three of their signature dishes.
We didn't order too much; there will be plenty of delicious food on the street when we stroll around the lantern festival later.
An Shuyi had only eaten half full when he stopped her, saying, "Madam, we'll be eating other things later, so save some room."
"Okay, then you eat it."
Xiao Yubai finished the remaining food, gave her the money, and then pulled her outside. "Madam, these are lactose dumplings. Would you like some?"
"Have some." It looks a lot like glutinous rice balls, but it's not.
"Boss, one bowl, please." The two sat down to wait. When it was served, An Shuyi took a bite. "It's so sweet, and it tastes like osmanthus. Do you want to try some?"
"My lady, you eat it, I don't want any!" Anything that my wife says is sweet must be sickeningly sweet.
"Never mind, I'll eat it myself." Luckily, the bowl wasn't much and was quite small. After finishing, the two of them moved on to the next restaurant.
"Wife, this is a chive pancake, boss, one please."
"Is there some reason for this? You seem so happy."
"My lady, these chive pancakes are for the Qixi Festival, they'll bring you longevity." He took the pancake from the vendor, blew on it to cool it, and put it to her lips. "My lady, eat up."
An Shuyi took a bite. This chive pancake was similar to a spring roll, and the taste was similar too. "You eat it, it's too greasy."
"Wife, have one more bite, I'll eat the rest." Xiao Yubai didn't care about the stares of others. After she took a bite, he put the rest in his mouth.
"Wife, you'll definitely like this one. Boss, one bowl, please."
"sweet dumpling?"
"This is different from glutinous rice balls. You'll know once you try it, my lady." When the owner brought it over, he scooped up a pink one with a spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and put it to her lips.
"Is it tasty?"
"It's delicious, especially sweet."
"Try this one too."
An Shuyi looked at the one in the spoon; this time it was green. She took a bite and said, "This one is different from the previous one; it's a bit sour."
Xiao Yubai nodded, "These glutinous rice balls taste different. Even the boss can't tell what they taste like if he hasn't tasted them." After saying that, he scooped up another one and fed it to her.
"I'll finish this one and that's it, I'm full."
"Okay, I'll eat the rest."
After they finished eating, the two went to buy lanterns, released them by the river, and then watched a performance: a lion dance, solving riddles, and admiring the lanterns.
"Madam, it's still early. Let's go to the pleasure boat and release some lanterns."
"good."
The two of them went to the riverbank and chartered a painted boat, asking the boatman to drive them to the center of the lake. There were many lanterns hanging on the lake, and there were also lanterns on the lake surface.
"Madam, you may release lanterns here."
"Is there any difference between the lanterns placed here and the ones that were placed earlier?"
“There is a difference. Before, it was your wish, and this time it is a blessing. The lanterns all have words on them, and some are even placed in the sky, but I didn’t buy any.”
Why don't you buy it!
"Because I forgot, should we go buy some now?" It wasn't that he forgot, but that he didn't see those kinds of lanterns by the river.
"No need, these are enough." An Shuyi put the lanterns from the boat into the lake. Just as she was doing so, something suddenly fell into her hand, splashing water all over her.
Xiao Yubai helped her up and raised his sleeve to wipe her face, but she stopped him. If he wiped it, her makeup would be gone, and not even half of it, which would look strange.
"Did someone fall down?" She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully wiped the water off her face.
"It's a woman, and someone is trying to rescue her."
After drying off, An Shuyi turned her head and asked, "Aren't you going to save her?" Aren't men usually quite righteous? They would rush to help a woman if she fell into the water or slipped down.
“Madam, I’m not stupid. If I went down to save her, not only would that girl try to take advantage of me, but you would definitely cut me in half. I wouldn’t dare do something like that.”
"Haha," the boatman laughed, "What this gentleman says makes sense. If I had been as wise as you, I wouldn't have married that shrew in my family."
He had been driving boats on this lake since he was sixteen. Back then, he was young and impetuous. When he saw a girl fall into the water, he would go down to save her. Who would have thought that the girl would become attached to him and turn into a tigress at home.
From then on, whenever he saw someone fall into the water, he would stay far away, because his wife, who was known as the "tiger mom," said that if he dared to save someone, she would beat him to death. Even if she didn't kill him, he wouldn't dare.
After all, if someone tries to take advantage of you once, who knows if it will happen again?
“My lady, listen to me. The boatman also thinks I’m in the right, so I won’t save him. Boatman, watch from a distance.” There are so many people here; there are bound to be many more to save.
Moreover, the people watching over the person were not only maids but also guards, so that person will be fine.
"Alright, sir, hold on tight, I'll row a little further," the boatman said.
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