"Why don't you go take a look? It's quite a sight. It's just that the scene of breaking a boulder on his chest looks a bit fake, and the cracks in the stone slab are too obvious." Fan Wu said excitedly as he walked to the table, picked up an empty cup, poured some tea, tested the temperature, and only when he felt it wasn't too hot did he raise it to Kaiyang, who was riding on his neck.
When Murong Jing and Hong Xiaoduo saw Fan Wu, they both looked at each other at the same time. Wasn't the reason they sent Fan Wu here to talk about him?
The Liu family's people interrupted us, and all the important matters were delayed!
Fan Wu didn't notice their expressions because the acrobatic performance had started a new show. He quickly drank the remaining half cup of warm tea from Kaiyang and strode back to watch.
However, Yuanxi interpreted the expressions and reactions of the two people at the table as a sign that they were feeling guilty.
"What are you standing there for?" Murong Jing couldn't help but ask, seeing Yuan Xi standing there without approaching, his expression constantly shifting.
Yuan Xi, who had been called out, snapped out of his daze and said, "Oh, subordinate, subordinate is thirsty and would like some tea." After saying that, he stepped forward, took a cup, poured himself a cup, and drank it down in one gulp.
With a thud, he put the empty teacup back down and turned to leave.
Murong Jing felt that this subordinate was acting strangely, but he couldn't call him back to ask what was wrong.
Now that I think about the important matter I wanted to discuss, I no longer have the chance to say it. A few elderly men walked over, who seemed to be regulars at the tea stall.
"Just now, you said they dined at the same table with officials of the second rank, is that true?" It's not convenient to talk about Fan Wu's matter, but we can talk about other things.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded: "Yes, do you think I lied to her?"
"I just found out you have a compound surname," Hong Xiaoduo said.
Compound surnames sound rather unique, like Ouyang or Dongfang.
"You just found out? Fan Wu didn't even tell you?" Murong Jing was a little surprised.
"No, Young Master Murong, don't worry. We're all smart people. We know we shouldn't ask about things we shouldn't, and Brother Fan knows he shouldn't say things he shouldn't," Hong Xiaoduo assured him proudly.
Murong Jingzhen was quite surprised that Fan Wu, who cared so much about her, hadn't told her his true identity.
"Then, young lady, do you want to know my identity?" He blurted out the question as if possessed, wanting to tell her himself if she wanted to know.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of him shook his head without even thinking and said, "No."
"Why?" he blurted out once again.
Hong Xiaoduo also found it strange and looked at him, asking in return, "Why would I want to know?"
Murong Jing had a premonition that she would say next, "We have no relationship, and I have no intention of marrying you, so why do you need to know so much about me?"
However, they didn't say that at all.
Murong Jing's feelings were extremely complicated at this moment. He had repeatedly thought that she would do this, but she did not do as he expected!
He, Murong Jing, could accurately analyze the opponent's and enemy's intentions and methods, predicting their future actions, yet he couldn't fathom a mere young woman?
She just seems like such a simple, innocent, and harmless young woman! He doesn't know where the problem lies!
"Shall we have lunch together?" he asked.
Hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo, who was looking at the children, turned around and looked at him. They had just finished breakfast, and now they were already arranging lunch?
“Alright, it’s still your treat, Young Master Murong. Although we have more people, my side consists of children. Besides, even if I were to treat, it would be using the money you used to buy the game, which wouldn’t be appropriate.”
"If it were anyone else, they might think you, young master, are trying to get back the money you spent on wild game." Hong Xiaoduo was certain that the person in front of her was someone who could take a joke, so she acted without restraint.
It's okay if we can't take a joke, since we won't have any deep relationship anyway. After we finished talking about Brother Fan, we'll go our separate ways.
"Knowing the price is high, you still dare to ask for it." Murong Jing was amused.
Hong Xiaoduo said dismissively, "That's all because of your subordinate Fu Gang. If he had spoken properly, I might have given away the game for free. Anyway, hunting those didn't take much effort."
Murong Jing nodded upon hearing this: "If we had known this earlier, we would have saved on severance pay when we dismissed him."
Hong Xiaoduo didn't believe him: "Come on, you were watching the show so quietly, how could you not know?"
Murong Jing chuckled and said, "That's true and that's not true. I did guess that you were going to ask for a high price because you were angry with him. I think if he hadn't been so rude, you would have charged for the wild game anyway, and you definitely wouldn't have asked for such a high price."
I really didn't expect you might have given away that wild game for free, without asking for money. After all, when I saw you, those seven children were still in a beggar's state. You might need money.
But, Miss Hong, why do they call you "Mother"? Did you tell them to call you that?
"You can call her aunt, maternal aunt, or elder sister, right?"
After a few words of chatting and joking, even though we didn't talk about anything serious, Murong Jing was now able to ask questions without any reservations.
"I didn't tell him to shout like that. It was just some self-righteous kid's little trick. He probably thinks that only his mother would never abandon them."
"Thinking that once they call me 'mother,' I won't be able to bear abandoning them and leaving them alone," Hong Xiaoduo sighed, shaking her head with a smile.
“It’s ridiculous, it’s childish, isn’t it?” she asked.
Upon hearing this, Murong Jing did not laugh: "No, you really haven't abandoned them, you're taking care of them. In fact, even if that self-righteous child hadn't taken the lead in calling you 'Mother,' you would still have taken them with you, wouldn't you?"
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