"What, am I wrong? If they really make a lot of noise, even if the guests in the rooms on the left and right sides are not candidates going to take the exam, it is still wrong and unacceptable."
After all, it was in a public place, not at home.
But they weren't making a fuss, yet you reacted with such disgust and aversion. Do you think that's appropriate?
If we can't even have a normal conversation, isn't that a bit unreasonable?
"If it's really for the sake of future fame and fortune, whether you want a quiet environment to rest or to study hard by lamplight, why not just book this inn?" Hong Xiaoduo retorted without any politeness.
Even if not all educated people are refined and cultured, they should at least be reasonable!
She recalls that every year during the middle school and college entrance exams, there are many news reports of conflicts between students' parents and those who dance in public squares.
Of course, if there are unruly kids living upstairs, that's also a real headache and a real source of frustration.
Students already face immense academic pressure and work very hard, so they need a quiet environment to read and rest.
Hong Xiaoduo herself had been through that period, so she was more understanding of the students' hardships. However, she really couldn't understand the situation she was facing now!
"You, you shrew, you're utterly unreasonable!" The leading scholar was both ashamed and furious. He stared at Hong Xiaoduo but didn't know how to retort. He flicked his sleeve, turned around, and went back to his room.
Despite being called a shrew, Hong Xiaoduo wasn't annoyed; she looked at the other woman with a half-smile.
Seeing his companion back down, this man was conflicted. He wanted to say something to regain some face, but then he thought, if his companion, who always won arguments, couldn't do it today, how could he?
Finally, he gave a resentful "humph" and turned to go into the room.
Hong Xiaoduo looked at Quan Jinghuai and the seven children, sighed, and shrugged, as if to say that it was really not her fault; they were the ones who started the trouble.
The seven children smiled with pursed lips, and Quan Jinghuai shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile, "Let's go have lunch now. I don't think they've affected your appetite."
I had originally planned to have lunch at the entrance of the guesthouse, and I had intended to order all three meals from the guesthouse. However, after eating in the guesthouse's dining hall this morning, I found that not only was the food not tasty, but it was also unhygienic.
Of the seven children, one found a hair in a steamed bun, another found sand in porridge, and Hong Xiaoduo peeled a boiled egg that smelled bad.
How could she eat that? So, Hong Xiaoduo didn't order food from the inn.
Luckily, I was smart enough to decide whether to order food after having breakfast; otherwise, if I had already ordered food but then changed my mind and didn't go, there would have been an argument.
Fortunately, it was snowing outside, so I could just brush it off and my boots wouldn't get wet from walking on the snow.
Besides, the restaurant is right across from the inn, just a few steps away, so there's no need to use an umbrella.
When we left the inn, the innkeeper even offered to let us use an umbrella, saying he had one.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and thanked her, saying it was no need. As she walked across the street, she was still thinking, "The innkeeper and the young waiters are all very warm and helpful. The room is very clean and tidy, and the bedding is spotless. Why is their food so bad?"
Could it be that the kitchen has been outsourced?
The restaurant was doing very well. Although there were more than a dozen empty seats, they were scattered around. Most of the diners were drinking, and it would be difficult to control the time it took for them to finish eating.
So, Hong Xiaoduo and her group decided to eat at a different place. After walking a distance, they saw a noodle shop with a few empty small square tables inside.
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo and her group were large, and most of them were children, the waiter quickly put three small square tables together to make a long table.
After asking for everyone's opinions, we ordered mutton stew noodles, chicken soup noodles, and braised pork noodles.
Hong Xiaoduo ate mutton stew noodles, adding chili and vinegar herself. The noodles were delicious, and the soup was also very flavorful. For Hong Xiaoduo, the only regret was that there was no cilantro.
Watching Hong Xiaoduo finish eating and put down her chopsticks, Quan Jinghuai couldn't help but look down at the bowl in front of him, which still had a little bit of noodles left.
Well, I still have seven little disciples to keep me company while I eat.
Lunch was ready, and the snow was still falling outside. Hong Xiaoduo took the little ones for a stroll, bought some nuts and pastries, and was about to head back when two people came towards them. One of them was a girl who looked pleasantly surprised when she saw Hong Xiaoduo.
"Feiyan? How is it you?" Hong Xiaoduo was very surprised to see the girl in front of her.
Feiyan was the girl she rescued at Dawu Pass.
The man behind the girl quickly looked at Fei Yan when he heard Hong Xiaoduo call Fei Yan's name.
"My benefactor, no, Lady Hong, I've finally found you." Fei Yan was both surprised and apprehensive.
Hong Xiaoduo was confused. She remembered that she had mentioned that another relative lived quite far from Dawuguan. "What's going on? What do you mean by 'finally found me'? Shouldn't you have gone to stay with your relative?"
Could it be that seeking refuge with that relative also didn't go smoothly?
"Hong Niangzi, it's me." Fei Yan's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with sobs.
"What exactly happened? Did her relative refuse to take her in? Did General Lin find the bodyguard for her? Or...?" Hong Xiaoduo asked anxiously, looking at the man behind Fei Yan.
"I am a bodyguard from Anyao Escort Agency. It was indeed General Lin who asked me to escort this goods. However, after traveling for only half a day with this young lady, she changed her mind and said she didn't want to go to that relative's place anymore, and that she wanted to find you instead."
"I dared not make the decision on my own, so I quickly took her back to Dawu Pass, found General Lin, and explained the situation. After that, the general asked me to bring her here," the bodyguard hurriedly explained.
"Why?" Hong Xiaoduo looked at Feiyan, whose eyes were already brimming with tears, and really couldn't understand why she would come looking for her when she had relatives to rely on and arrangements had already been made, and someone was escorting her.
"Ahem, how about we find somewhere else to talk?" Quan Jinghuai couldn't help but interject.
It wasn't that he was being chivalrous; it was simply that some passersby had already stopped to look.
“Alright, then.” Hong Xiaoduo looked around, but didn’t see any teahouses or anything like that. It was snowing, and Feiyan looked rather haggard.
"Then let's go back to the inn together first," Hong Xiaoduo said.
On the way to the inn, Hong Xiaoduo kept wondering why Feiyan had come to find her.
Upon arriving at the inn, Quan Jinghuai invited the bodyguard to sit in his room, while Hong Xiaoduo led Feiyan into her own room.
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo hadn't told her and her little sister to go to another room first, Yuheng took her sister's hand and followed her into the room.
"Have a seat," Hong Xiaoduo said, then went to make some tea.
After brewing the tea and turning around, I found that Feiyan was still standing, her head down and her hands nervously tugging at her handkerchief.
"Lady Hong..."
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