Chapter 133: Good News
Based on the size of the scar he described, a small piece of Jade Visage Paste would be enough.
Since it was his sister, Su Ning agreed directly, “I’ll bring it to you when I go to work tomorrow.”
“Great! Thanks, Ning Bao… cough cough, don’t hit me, Su Ning, that should work, right?”
Fu Jiaming’s occiput seemed to have grown eyes; he hadn’t even finished calling out that Shuang Shuang-exclusive nickname when he felt a chill, his mouth moving faster than his brain as he decisively switched to another.
They’d known each other for a while and gone through several thrilling experiences; he didn’t think calling her full name felt too distant.
“How much is the Jade Visage Paste, Su Ning? I’ll give it to you first.”
“Your sister’s injury isn’t big; probably just this much Jade Visage Paste would be enough…”
Jokingly raising her hand, pinching half a finger joint with her thumb, “How much do you think I should price it at?”
“It takes effect so quickly; that handed-down recipe might even be a palace secret recipe, plus it definitely used plenty of good Chinese medicinal materials, hmm~”
“Su Ning, let’s make it a discount, friendship price of two hundred, how about that?”
Fu Jiaming smiled embarrassedly with a heh heh; he was always used to being extravagant, and ever since following Yan Bei to Gu City, he hadn’t saved any money in the past year or two.
If not for his mother occasionally subsidizing him, heh…
“Alright, no more teasing you; just consider it a meeting gift from me to Sister Fu.”
“Then I’ll shamelessly thank you on behalf of my sister?”
……
The three chatted and laughed, and time passed quickly; it felt like not much time had passed when they heard a familiar shouting voice from outside the door, realizing it was already noon.
“It’s that guy Xi You.”
“No one else knocks like that; I’ll go open the door for her!”
Though complaining, his actions were quick; Fu Jiaming swiftly got up and headed to the main door.
He quickly removed the door bolt and opened the door; seeing Luo Shuangshuang, who hadn’t been seen for some days yet still had a smile like flowers, and who immediately stood with hands on hips prettily upon seeing him, the smile in his eyes couldn’t be contained.
“Heh, how come it’s you? Where’s my Ning Bao Gai? Get out of my way quick!”
“What’s that? I came to open the door for you and that’s wrong? Then should I close it and get someone else to open it for you again?”
“Slight~ A good girl doesn’t fight with boys!”
Taking advantage of his inattention, she stepped on his shiny leather shoe, then smoothly shoved him aside.
Luo Shuangshuang, having succeeded in her ploy, smugly made a face at him and slipped into the yard first.
Looking down at the little footprint on his leather shoe, Fu Jiaming was both annoyed and amused: how old is she to still play such childish tricks?
Really… no matter how you look at it, she’s so cute.
Silly, he scratched his head; Fu Jiaming closed the door without wiping the footprint, and followed inside with inexplicable sweetness surging in his heart, his hands and feet uncoordinated.
“Stepped on you once and it took your soul away, making you dumb?”
“Heh, being dumb is good; if I’m dumb, you’ll have to marry me to make up for it for a lifetime!”
Subconsciously retorting, the words made both of them freeze at the same time.
Like the temperature rising sharply, one person’s little face instantly flushed red, the other even more exaggerated, with all exposed skin dyed pink.
“Pah, in your dreams!”
After a long while, she found her voice again; Luo Shuangshuang scolded shyly and embarrassedly, then darted under the corridor without looking back.
Clearly going to open the door, but they came in one after the other, both with flushed faces, each lost in their own thoughts and absent-minded.
Silently exchanging a glance with Yan Bei, Su Ning turned her head and slightly raised her eyebrows, “Xi You, Jiaming, what’s going on with you two?”
“Ning Bao Gai, he bullied me!”
“Speak with conscience; I, bullied you?”
Over one hundred and forty jin, with one hundred jin of rebelliousness, Fu Jiaming reflexively shot back.
When he came back to his senses and remembered that rogue-like flirtatious line from earlier, the finger pointing at his shoe curled inward stealthily.
Embarrassedly rubbing his nose twice, Fu Jiaming looked at the sky and ground, not daring to meet her face again, “Cough, I’m serious, though.”
So, it’s not being a hooligan!
Her heart pounding chaotically, Luo Shuangshuang covered her face that could almost boil an egg, huffing as she stomped her foot: this guy, what exactly does he want!
Not joking? Serious?
Saying let her marry him, accompany him for a lifetime… is serious?
“You, what do you mean?”
“Shuang Shuang, I…”
Fu Jiaming rubbed his palms awkwardly, as if mustering courage, finally shifting his gaze to her.
“Mm, looks like you two need to communicate properly; I’ll go make food first.”
“I’ll go help.”
Sensing something, Su Ning stood up without another word and headed to the kitchen.
Similarly understanding intuitively, Yan Bei followed closely, leaving the grass mat; turning his head, he gave him a very complex look.
Arriving in the kitchen and seeing her obviously in a great mood with a brilliant smile at the corners of her mouth, he couldn’t help but softly say, “What’s this, so happy?”
“If I guessed right, won’t we two soon be eating the wedding candies from those two guys?”
“You knew?”
“Knew what? That those two like each other?”
He’d thought she was still young and ignorant about relationships, so he needed to wait patiently.
Only now did Yan Bei realize that with Su Ning’s cleverness, even without experience, she had very keen intuition and outstanding insight.
So she knows…
“Why are you looking at me like that again?”
“Again?”
“Yeah, you often look with that strange gaze…”
Pausing the motion of squatting to open the grain cabinet, Su Ning couldn’t help but lift her eyes to look steadily at him.
He didn’t shift his gaze embarrassedly because of her words, just gazing back at her intently with that indescribable look.
That focused and serious expression, as if in his eyes there was the whole world, and that entire world was… her?
Because of this thought, Su Ning for the first time awkwardly avoided someone’s gaze; the beating in her heart suddenly lost control, chaotically slamming against her chest.
“Su Ning…”
“Today we’ll have Fish-fragrant Shredded Pork, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Stewed pig trotters with soybeans, Braised winter melon, plus a stir-fried vegetable heart, how about that?”
Unsure if it was disappointment or something else, but Yan Bei didn’t want to push on this matter; since she changed the topic, it meant she wasn’t ready yet.
He had enough time and patience to wait until the day she fully opened her heart.
So, no rush.
Most importantly, from her various reactions just now, apart from some panic and not knowing what to do, she didn’t seem repulsed or resistant; that was already the best.
“Good, listen to you.”
For a moment, an extremely subtle emotion gradually spread in the not-so-large space of the kitchen, even slowly fermenting.
While the two left alone in the front yard were a different scene.
Listening to the movements, Su Ning finally broke free from that strange atmosphere and shook her head vigorously, puzzled as she looked again at Yan Bei, who had been silent and lost in thought.
“Shouldn’t we go out and check?”
“Hm?”
Yan Bei, snapping back, steadied his mind, turned and took two steps to the kitchen door; through the slightly ajar door seam, he heard voices getting louder and louder, and a bit of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
Based on the scene earlier, shouldn’t it have been a natural confession? How come?
How come it sounds like they’re arguing?
“Not for now.”
Since neither called them, it means they’re still going at it? Going over rashly might interrupt something good…
“Ning Bao Gai!”
A loud roar that shook the room as if it were trembling three times.
Su Ning, who had been hesitating inside the house, immediately dropped what was in her hands upon hearing it and quickly left the kitchen.
“What’s wrong, Xi You?”
“Ning Bao Gai, listen quick to Fu Jiaming’s nonsense! I’m so mad at him I’m gonna die!”
Seeing her figure, Luo Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up and she ran over, hugging her arm coquettishly and complaining.
This… seems angry but not like it fell through?
Baffled, with a face full of question marks, Su Ning patted her hand, “I’m a bit confused; what’s the situation with you two right now?”
One sentence made the two puffed-up pufferfish change rapidly to different degrees.
Luo Shuangshuang, clenching her fist and glaring sideways at him: Fine, partner huh; so that deep confession earlier was just to tease her? Like means like madly arguing with her!
Fu Jiaming, belatedly realizing he’d argued back with her: Damn, just got the partner and she hasn’t even warmed up, is she slipping away?
“Let me ask first, you two are partners now, right?”
“Heh heh, yes!”
“No, I regret it!”
