Chapter 152: Husband and Wife
Rong Jinchen pretended not to notice Su Zhenzhen's mischievous little face. He was a generous man and would only discuss studies seriously with Qingqing.
Su Zhenzhen found a seat very skillfully. Fortunately, they arrived early, so there was still room.
The elderly couple's son and daughter-in-law were helping wait staff wash dishes. Seeing Su Zhenzhen and Rong Jinchen find a seat, their son tactfully wiped the already spotless table again and said, "Miss Su, would you still like to follow the old rules?" He then scalded the bowls with boiling water. Su Zhenzhen nodded slightly, smiled politely, and the man left.
He was so enthusiastic not only because Su Zhenzhen was particularly beautiful, but also because Su Zhenzhen would have someone give them another tael of silver as a reward in private. After all, she was happy with the meal, and the amount was not too much for her.
A bowl of fresh meat wontons costs only eight cents and contains twelve of them. Each one has a thin skin and thick meat, and is very delicious and springy. Su Zhenzhen really likes it.
They served the food very quickly. The plump white wontons looked very cute, garnished with chopped green onions and lard, and served steaming hot in a white porcelain bowl with a white porcelain spoon inside.
Su Zhenzhen looked at Rong Jinchen with a bright smile, "Husband, these wontons are delicious, you should try them." As she spoke, she held the spoon and scooped up a white and plump wonton. The skin was thin and the filling was big. It was steaming hot in the cold air. The girl just blew on it politely, then opened her mouth and took a bite. She looked very happy and tempting.
Rong Jinchen's Adam's apple rolled silently, and he also scooped up a small wonton. The moment the tip of his tongue touched the delicious wonton, his eyes lit up, "Delicious, right?" Su Zhenzhen was a little proud, her mouth moving non-stop, but she ate the wonton one by one very elegantly. Seeing the man nod, her eyebrows curved.
It’s not that these wontons are particularly delicious, but that the homely taste is something that people like them who live in luxury and never tire of fine food cannot usually enjoy.
Rong Jinchen had lived in the frontier before, and he didn't have the leisure to eat food like wontons that didn't fill him up.
Because of the cold weather, the two of them quickly finished the twelve wontons in the bowl. When Rong Jinchen took out his purse to pay the bill, Su Zhenzhen smiled and said, "My husband looks so handsome when he pays." The man was amused by her and a smile flashed across his eyes.
Seeing that Su Zhenzhen was enjoying her meal so much today, Rong Jinchen directly gave two crabapple-shaped silver ingots to the son of the old couple who collected the money. One silver ingot was worth seven cents, and two were worth one tael and four cents, which was not much. In the past, Su Zhenzhen only gave one tael of silver as a reward.
The stall owner's son was very clever: "Thank you, sir and madam. I wish you love each other forever and a happy marriage." He did have some wit, it was just an auspicious word, but he had many.
Su Zhenzhen and Rong Jinchen walked hand in hand on the busy street. The man carefully avoided the flow of people to prevent others from touching him and the girl beside him.
Su Zhenzhen was holding a new cloisonné crabapple flower hand warmer in her hand. This was replaced in time by the elusive Gu Heng, who was worthy of being the most capable and influential person around His Royal Highness Prince Yan.
Gu Cheng is a military general after all, and a bit rough. Besides, he is taking advantage of the holiday to guess riddles with his sweetheart.
Seeing that Gu Heng was so thoughtful, Su Zhenzhen gave him a rabbit lantern and said, "Butler Gu, this is the lantern your husband bought for you. Go and light it up and pray for blessings later." It just so happened that she bought an extra one.
Gu Heng was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. She was indeed his Highness's favorite princess. She was so thoughtful!
It made this 31-year-old man burst into tears! Gu Heng has decided to put the princess before His Highness, although it seems that His Highness does not care.
After Gu Heng left, Su Zhenzhen saw Rong Jinchen looking at his back and couldn't help but say, "Husband, let's ask Butler Gu to help us take care of the child." Well, Su Zhenzhen felt that Gu Heng would be very moved by her decision. Because in public, Su Zhenzhen called Gu Heng Butler Gu.
Rong Jinchen only heard her talking about their future child, and couldn't help but reveal a silly smile. Su Zhenzhen was a little amused, and turned her face away to look around, but unexpectedly saw Xu Siyu and Zhou Xi who were out for fun.
They both looked stunned, and looked a bit like a couple.
Zhou Xi hadn't expected that when he made an appointment with Xu Siyu to go out for a trip today, he unexpectedly saw His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and his wife playing together.
Su Zhenzhen just felt that Xu Siyu's fiancé's eyes looked at her husband strangely. After looking carefully, she found that there was a kind of fanaticism in his eyes, commonly known as ambition.
She understood clearly that this was Yuyu's fiancé's plan. Now that this was the case, it would be easier for her to control Zhou Xi. Yuyu's lifelong happiness would be protected by her!
"Zhenzhen~" Xu Siyu came back to her senses and ran over to stand in front of her. She was also very smart. She knew that His Royal Highness Prince Yan and her good sister were not with anyone today, so she changed her original name to Su Zhenzhen.
Seeing this, Zhou Xi just smiled and nodded towards Rong Jinchen, "Fourth Young Master." The man nodded slightly and continued to look at Su Zhenzhen. They both held the same revolving lantern in their hands.
Su Zhenzhen smiled and shoved the hand warmer into Rong Jinchen's hand. She held the man's large hand with one hand, holding the exquisite revolving lantern, and touched Xu Siyu's small hand with the other. "Yuyu~ Your fiancé looks like a perfect match for you." It should be said that he was indeed good-looking, a good match for her Yuyu. Rong Jinchen raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhou Xi lightly.
Zhou Xi exchanged pleasantries without looking directly at Su Zhenzhen, and said with a smile: "The Fourth Young Master and the Fourth Madam look like a perfect match. I can tell at first glance that you are husband and wife." Rong Jinchen glanced at him subtly. This man was very perceptive.
Xu Siyu's face turned red, and her pink and tender cheeks were as red as red apples, "Zhenzhen, don't laugh at me, let's go buy some candied haws, I've been craving them for a long time." She secretly put Su Zhenzhen's hand back, "Fourth Young Master, I'll return Zhenzhen to you." She had to return it. The way he stared at her and Zhenzhen's clasped hands was too scary, and she couldn't afford to offend him.
Su Zhenzhen skillfully withdrew her hand, then touched the hand warmer that the man handed her, and smiled at Xu Siyu: "Let's go, today I will treat you to candied haws."
A string of candied haws costs between two and five cents. The two-cent one contains six hawthorns. Su Zhenzhen was greedy and bought a large string of candied haws for five cents, which contained twelve hawthorns.
When paying, Zhou Xi saw His Royal Highness Prince Yan count out ten copper coins from his purse in a down-to-earth manner. His pupils shrank slightly, which made Xu Siyu laugh.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was considerate and attentive. How could a straight man like him compare to him? Humph, she had come to terms with it. She didn't want his love, and as long as she listened to Zhenzhen, she could live a comfortable life.
Besides, Xu Siyu also understood that this man married her because she was Zhenzhen's close friend. Otherwise, why would he, the second son of a marquisate who would take the imperial examination in the future, marry her, the daughter of the Minister of War?
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