kingnovel Chapter 294 It’s hard not to love
Chapter 294 It’s hard not to love
I was actually teased by him.
But seeing that he was eating the egg yolk pastry calmly and didn't seem shy or blushing about what he said, she wondered if she was overthinking it.
She looked at him, hesitant to speak, until she saw him finish the last bit of egg yolk crisps in his hand and lick his fingers covered with biscuit crumbs with the tip of his tongue. His focused look revealed a hint of temptation.
She immediately shifted her gaze, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all in one gulp, but the warm tea made her even hotter.
She stood up suddenly and spoke to Lan Jiu who was blinking and looking at her in confusion.
"I'm going to the bathroom." She said and walked to the backyard.
Lan Jiu smiled faintly as he watched her leaving back. She already had three husbands, so why was she still so immune to teasing?
Lin Jiaojiao really went to the toilet to empty her stomach in preparation for going to the restaurant for dinner.
When she returned to the hall, she saw Jiang Huai sitting in her previous seat, and he had obviously been waiting for a while.
She quickened her pace and walked forward, somewhat surprised and asked, "Cousin, did you buy it so quickly?"
Jiang Huai stood up when he saw her coming back, "Well, it won't take long to buy some clothes."
As soon as she heard it, she knew that he just went up to choose and didn't try it on, so he bought it so quickly.
Yes, even a beauty like this would look good in a piece of linen.
"Okay, let's go to the restaurant and eat."
The group got on a carriage and drove towards Zhiwei Hotel. When they arrived at the destination, the three of them got off the carriage first, while Lan Jiu went to park the carriage in the stable first.
Lin Jiaojiao led the group to the second floor. Zhang Tong greeted them with a smile and then saw the man in the veiled hat behind her. He immediately recognized who he was and realized that Lin Jiaojiao and the others were here to eat.
She was a little embarrassed. "There is no seat at the host's right now. It's full. If I had known you were coming, I would have saved a seat for you."
Lin Jiaojiao was a little surprised. They arrived quite early, but the restaurant was already full.
She walked in and looked around without giving up, and found that the fastest person at the table of four by the window had only eaten half of his meal. So what could she do? She had to wait patiently.
She returned to the front desk and asked Jiang Huai and Zhu Xue to sit inside the counter and wait, while she and Zhang Tong stood outside the counter and talked about recent business matters.
When she saw Lan Jiu coming up, she asked him to sit inside. He shook his head and stood outside looking at the fish in the pond.
After a while, three more people came up the stairs, and Zhang Tong immediately went to greet them.
"Sir, are you here to eat? Sorry, the place is full..."
After Zhang Tong sent the new person away, he returned to his original position and continued speaking.
"Last night, there were several tables of students from Qingzhou, all of whom came to attend the birthday banquet of the eldest daughter of the Wen family. Our restaurant has been reserved by the Wen family tonight."
She listened and asked quickly: "Did you see Lin Yun last night? Lin Yun also came back with us."
Zhang Tong was a little surprised that Lin Yun was so successful and was even related to the Wen family.
"No, there were three tables of people last night, but I didn't see Sister Yun."
Zhang Tong’s answer made Lin Jiaojiao even more suspicious whether Lin Yun was isolated. She felt anxious but helpless.
Lin Yun has to rely on herself to walk this path. The most she can do is to provide financial support. As for taking the back door, she has never thought about it, as this is a denial of her efforts and talents.
She sighed, "Hey, pay more attention to Lin Yun tonight. I'm afraid she will be bullied."
Zhang Tong laughed when he heard this and said, "Boss, you are too worried. I see that those students are well-mannered and they compose poems when eating. They don't seem like the kind of people who would bully others."
Lin Jiaojiao was unhappy when she heard this, "You don't understand this, don't judge a person by his appearance. Some people appear to be honest people outside, but who knows if they are evil behind the scenes."
"That's true, but I don't think they look like that..."
"Alas...some people are just beasts in human clothing..."
As the two of them were talking, Jiang Huai, who was sitting quietly at the counter behind them, heard everything clearly. It reminded him of Xie Qingzhi whom he had met before. He must be the kind of person she was talking about.
After hearing the latter part, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his previous doubts disappeared.
It took half an hour for the first table to finish eating. After Xiao Er Niang cleaned up the table, Lin Jiaojiao and the others hurriedly took their seats, fearing that if they were late their seats would be taken by others.
She saw Lan Jiu and Zhu Xue standing behind them. She stood up and walked to Jiang Huai who was looking at the menu. She leaned over to his veil and asked in a very low voice.
"Cousin, can you let Lan Jiu and the others sit down and eat together? It's okay if they can't, don't force it."
Jiang Huai's breath was caught in his throat by her sudden proximity and the soft voice beside his ear, and his hand that was flipping through the menu froze.
He instantly understood why she didn't ask directly, but instead asked him cautiously. It turned out that she was afraid that if she asked him directly, he would mind and it would be embarrassing for him to agree reluctantly.
An inexplicable emotion arose in his heart.
It's hard to understand and explain.
Zhu Xue, who was standing behind them, frowned as he watched this scene. Because of the noisy sounds around him, he didn't hear what she said to him, but he felt that this action was too intimate.
Lan Jiu, who was standing opposite her, accurately caught her voice. He was not surprised by her behavior, but it still stirred ripples in his heart.
It's hard not to love his lady.
"Okay, no need to force it."
Lin Jiaojiao was delighted when she heard his answer, "Thank you, cousin. You are such a nice person."
After saying that, she returned to her seat and asked Lan Jiu to sit down quickly. Lan Jiu said it was impossible, but he finally sat down reluctantly after she pushed him half-heartedly.
Zhu Xue on the opposite side was shocked. So, is this Lan Jiu really Lin Jiaojiao's minister?
"Zhuxue, please sit down too."
"what?"
He was still confused when he heard his young master's voice, but when he came to his senses, he quickly refused. Jiang Huai said it again and then stopped. Lin Jiaojiao immediately assisted and insisted that he sit down.
Otherwise, she would feel even more embarrassed if he just stood there and watched them eat.
There was no choice but Zhu Xue to sit next to Jiang Huai nervously.
When everyone was seated, Lin Jiaojiao called the waitress to order food. Jiang Huai ordered two dishes, sweet and sour pork ribs and egg custard.
"Is that all? Lan Jiuzhuxue, is there anything you guys want to eat?"
The two people who were asked shook their heads. She didn't ask any more questions and just told the names of the dishes without even looking at the menu.
"Then let's have some shredded pork with fish sauce, mapo tofu and stir-fried lettuce, and finally some seaweed egg drop soup."
Xiao Er Niang wrote the menu and said, "Boss, there are three tables of dishes being cooked in front. You may have to wait about two quarters of an hour."
"Ok."
After this person left, the four of them were left sitting there. In order to ease the awkwardness, Lin Jiaojiao asked.
"Cousin, have you finished shopping?"
"Yes, I have bought it."
"Then let's go back after dinner? Or if you think you have somewhere else you want to go, I'll wait for you at the hotel then."
Jiang Huai shook his head slightly, "No, let's go back early."
"That's fine. You've been shopping all morning, so it's better to go back and rest early."
Then the two of them fell silent. This subtle atmosphere made Lin Jiaojiao drink two cups of tea. Finally, when she couldn't stand it anymore and was about to get up and go to the front desk to chat with Zhang Tong to pass the time, the person opposite her took the initiative to speak.
"I ran into Mr. Li on the street today."