IHOEAYSTTTIW Chapter 50
by VolareChapter 50: Virtuous, Good, Obedient, and Respectful
Manager Luo of Yi Pin Restaurant saw everything.
Realizing who he had been opposing all this time, his face turned as pale as paper, his body trembled uncontrollably, and the fear in his eyes almost overflowed.
The waiter, who had missed the farce, came out of the kitchen, excitedly reporting to the manager, “Manager, Chef Zhang’s new dish tastes amazing, look…”
“Close the door.” Manager Luo waved his hand, his voice low and weak, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
“What?” The waiter’s smile froze on his face, he scratched his ears in disbelief, thinking he had misheard.
Manager Luo glanced in the direction of Xiang Wei again, gritted his teeth, and turned to walk back, “Closed today, not open.”
The waiter was still unwilling to give up, continuing to persuade, “Why not open? Xiang Wei is closed today, we can take advantage of…”
“Don’t even think about it.” Manager Luo interrupted the waiter, shaking his head with a wry smile, “Maybe in a couple of days, the sign of Yi Pin Restaurant will be replaced with Xiang Wei.”
While Manager Luo was dejectedly thinking about his future, Lin Yan was happily playing with the awarded items. He didn’t understand the value of these things, but they all looked so fun.
The bear paws from the Northeast were fleshy and thick, and the shark fins from the deep sea were of excellent quality.
Lin Yan poked this and pressed that, muttering to himself, “What’s up with Yun Song? He knows I’m not a Ge’er, and still…”
Yun Qi secretly gave Yun Song a thumbs up, marveling that he had finally done something right. Although he thought so in his heart, Yun Qi didn’t reveal anything on the surface. He sighed softly and paced in front of the awards, “It’s precisely because Big Brother isn’t a Ge’er that he wants to grant the marriage.”
Lin Yan put down the fish maw in his hand and gave Yun Qi a questioning look.
“In order to win people’s hearts, demonstrate imperial grace, and also…” Yun Qi put down the item in his hand and looked at Lin Yan, “With Big Brother around, the An Prince’s Mansion won’t have any children in the short term, and will never have legitimate children.”
“Hiss… how terrifying.” Lin Yan gasped and exaggeratedly patted his chest to calm down.
Yun Qi continued to perform in coordination with Lin Yan, echoing Lin Yan’s sentiments about how “unpredictable the ruler’s heart is, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger.” They played around for a while before starting to pack up the awarded items.
Looking at the gift list that was so long it dragged on the ground, Lin Yan suddenly felt that being used as a shield wasn’t a big deal. He calmly rubbed Yun Qi’s head and casually comforted, “It’s okay, it’s just being a surface-level couple, it’s nothing.”
Even with Yun Song’s help, he and Lin Yan could only be a surface-level couple.
Yun Qi uttered a disappointed “hmm,” not wanting to pay attention to this insensitive person anymore.
Lin Yan was insensitive, but Gu Zhan and Cheng Que were deeply in love, all mushy and sweet.
Gu Zhan held the sign, measured it a couple of times, and turned to look at Cheng Que, “How’s this position?”
Cheng Que carefully compared the distances on the left and right sides, and nodded, “A little to the left… okay.”
“Then I’ll nail it.” Gu Zhan picked up the hammer and started hammering away.
Cheng Que watched from below, and suddenly asked without warning, “Gu Brother, have you been to the human trafficking market recently?”
“Go there…” Gu Zhan paused his hammering, looking at Cheng Que in confusion. He quickly reacted, scratching his head sheepishly, “Oh right, An Prince has invested in Xiang Wei, we should buy some more people back…”
“No.” Cheng Que waved his hand, explaining respectfully, “I just think you don’t have anyone to confide in by your side, and I want to buy two clever and obedient Ge’ers and Jie’ers to be your concubines.”
Gu Zhan’s hand trembled violently, almost dropping the hammer.
“Careful.” Cheng Que quickly steadied the ladder, and after confirming that Gu Zhan was unharmed, he bent down to pick up the nails on the ground.
Gu Zhan steadied himself, revealing a hurt expression, “If Ah Que cares about me, don’t say things that will hurt me like that.”
“What did I say?” Cheng Que lowered his head aggrievedly, but refused to back down, “Besides, I’m not concerned about you, this sign was awarded by the Emperor, no one can bear the responsibility if it gets damaged.”
Gu Zhan silently nailed the plaque in place and climbed down the ladder. He turned to look at Cheng Que, his eyes filled with grievance, “Ah Que, is there something I’m not doing well?”
“No, no.” Cheng Que was a little guilty under Gu Zhan’s gaze, he took a step back and muttered softly, “My husband is so good to me, I should be more virtuous and sensible.”
Gu Zhan’s voice carried disbelief, and even a slight tremble, “So, you’re planning to take concubines for me?”
Cheng Que nodded obediently and whispered an affirmative.
“You… never mind.” Gu Zhan looked at this “virtuous” person in front of him, feeling somewhat annoyed. He took a few deep breaths, but still couldn’t calm down even a little.
Cheng Que was still looking at him, his eyes even carrying a hint of grievance.
The words at the tip of his tongue couldn’t be said, Gu Zhan raised his hand and then lowered it, finally unable to say anything.
Never mind, let’s take it slow, things will get better eventually.
Even though he knew it wasn’t Cheng Que’s fault, Gu Zhan didn’t want to stay here any longer. He turned and walked out, but returned halfway, warning Cheng Que, whose eyes were a little red, “I won’t go to that kind of place, and you’re not allowed to go either.”
Cheng Que obediently agreed, looking particularly aggrieved. Gu Zhan, who always doted on him, didn’t come back to comfort him, leaving Cheng Que alone in the shop.
Xiang Wei didn’t open today, Lin Yan and Yun Qi made a ruckus in the backyard for a while and then disappeared, and the waiter had also disappeared early. Cheng Que pulled up a chair and sat in front of the counter, mechanically flipping through the accounts.
Gu Zhan’s reaction was completely different from what he had expected, he thought Gu Zhan would be happy. The shop’s business was getting better and better, and Gu Zhan had also taken back the money for buying people. They were now just a normal couple, and a normal couple should be respectful and harmonious, shouldn’t they? As the husband, he naturally had to be obedient, respectful, generous, and understanding…
Cheng Que looked at the ever-increasing flow of money on the account book, and suddenly understood why Gu Zhan was angry.
With the shop’s business being so good, how could he only think about buying some unknown riffraff from the human trafficking market? Surely, disgraced daughters and sons of officials would be more suitable, right?
Cheng Que slammed the account book shut and turned to find Lin Yan.
Lin Yan, who had been playing madly all day, looked a little tired, but was still humming a tune while fiddling with the awarded ingredients.
He had discovered something good, tribute rosemary, which was perfect for making a small steak.
When Cheng Que came in, Lin Yan was frying a thick slice of beef, the sizzling sound accompanied by the aroma. He sniffed, swallowing the saliva that had formed, and respectfully bowed, “Princess Consort.”
Lin Yan seemed to have heard something terrifying, waving his hands repeatedly, “Don’t call me that, just call me Yanzi.”
Cheng Que hesitated for a moment, but still obediently changed his address, “Yanzi.”
Lin Yan glanced behind Cheng Que, refocusing on the things in his hands, and casually asked, “Why haven’t I seen Gu Brother, did you guys have a fight?”
Cheng Que shook his head, the disappointment in his eyes fleeting, “No, it was my fault.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, if you two had a fight, it must have been that blockhead being insensitive and hurting your feelings.”
Lin Yan was just making a joke, but Cheng Que couldn’t bear to hear it, and firmly refuted, “No, Gu Brother is very good.”
Lin Yan took out the steak from the pot, carefully plating it, and casually gossiped, “How good is he?”
“When he was young, he was very mischievous, but to me…”
Once Cheng Que started talking about Gu Zhan, he couldn’t stop, starting from the creation of the world.
Lin Yan cut a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth, nodding in satisfaction.
The taste was really good.
This piece was a bit burnt, so he could only wrong himself, and after he finished eating it, he would make another piece for Xiao Qi.
Cheng Que babbled on for a long time, finally remembering why he had come. He looked at Lin Yan and asked cautiously, “Yanzi, when An Prince’s Mansion buys people, can you bring me along?”
Lin Yan stuffed the last piece of beef into his mouth and nodded, “You want to buy two workers for the shop?”
Cheng Que gently shook his head, looking particularly obedient, “I want to buy two Ge’ers and Jie’ers for Gu Brother to be his concubines.”
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