Chapter 159 - 101 A Cup of Cloudy Wine_2
"If only I could request Brother Xu to accompany me on my journey to the Northern Territory, and upon arrival, let Brother Xu decide to stay or leave as he pleases, would that be acceptable?"
Xu Qing still shook his head in refusal.
"Old Hu from the Funeral Shop on the street, I treat him as a senior with filial respect. He is already old, and his health is poor. I have promised to take care of him and give him a proper burial, so I truly cannot free myself."
"Is there such a matter? Then it was indeed my mistake."
Seeing Zhu Huai’an’s embarrassed look, Xu Qing eased the atmosphere:
"These are all small matters. The main issue is that my cousin still depends on me to earn money to support her. You have no idea how much she eats in one meal. Such a big fish is not even enough for her in one bite...."
"Splash!" Just as Xu Qing was talking about how his cousin was gluttonous, a feathered shuttlecock suddenly flew from afar.
Xu Qing casually swatted it down.
Zhu Huai’an glanced over but did not see Sun Erniang’s figure, only a black cat leaping down from the counter and then exiting the shop without looking back.
Xu Qing bent down to pick up the shuttlecock made from Xuan Yu thrown at him and said, "Every family has its own hard-to-read scripture; let’s not bring this up."
He patted the non-existent dust off the shuttlecock, placed it on the table beside him, and smiled: "I know your journey will be fraught with difficulties. As a friend, I don’t have much to give you, but here are a few talismans. You may take them for peace of mind."