Chapter 195 - 187: Blind to Danger
There is no direct train from Beijing to Sui City, so He Xuewen bought tickets to Shanghai instead, planning to transfer from Shanghai to Sui City. If worse came to worst, they could even have Tian Mantong come to Shanghai to pick them up, as he made the trip to Shanghai at least once a week anyway.
The tickets were for 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow, precisely September 1st. If it were the present day, they’d probably hit the peak of the school starting season. However, at that time, few people went to university, so the enormous crowds of the future were nowhere to be seen.
Mr. Yun gave Tian Xinhua and He Chengsi two days off and didn’t ask Tian Sisi to make him any delicious food. The old man showed his generosity by letting Luo Datou take these three kids out for a stroll and buy some local specialties to give away as gifts.
Unanimously, the three of them shook their heads and declined Mr. Yun’s proposal. "Grandpa Yun, we can buy things on our own, there’s no need to trouble Grandpa Luo."
Their chorused refusal annoyed Luo Datou. What’s the deal? Am I incapable of taking them out?
Seeing that King Yanluo was about to erupt, Tian Xinhua quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile: "Grandpa Luo, we can take care of small things like shopping ourselves. You should reserve your energy for more important matters!"
Luo Datou was actually quite easy to please; he loved hearing flattery, as long as it didn’t touch upon Mr. Yun’s interests or involve his precious gold. Aside from those two points, Luo Datou was usually quite amiable.
Finally free from Luo Datou’s company, the three sighed in relief. If Luo Datou had followed them, they would have really looked like his henchmen.
They had heard from Niu Erniu that once Mr. Yun had a craving for soy beef, and Luo Datou arrived late at the shop when the last piece had been sold; only one piece reserved for the shop owner’s father-in-law remained, which Luo Datou then snatched. After the shop owner uttered a few angry words, Luo Datou, in a fit of pique, had the shop raided. In the end, it was Mr. Yun who had to pay money to settle the matter.
Pleased by the three kids’ sweet talk, actually, Luo Datou himself preferred not to go shopping with the little brats, finding it more pleasurable to drink with his master. Ever since Tian Xinhua had made liquor, drinking had become Luo Datou’s new hobby.