Chapter 409 - 403_1
"Enough for now, leave some room in your stomach, there are still many delicious things here, not just dumplings. I’ll take you to try more later," even though Zhao Erhu had never been here before, to win his wife’s favor, he had asked around in advance and presented himself as if he really had experience.
Meanwhile, at a certain spot on the street, Abao carefully followed behind Huangfu Jing, noticing his master’s unchanging expression, he felt uneasy. He was tempted to suggest sending someone to search for that lady but feared he might have misread his master’s intentions, possibly invoking his ire instead.
Serving as a servant is truly a difficult job. Considering his master’s temper, it’s best not to guess at his thoughts. Seeing that the lady clearly wore the hairstyle of a married woman, how could his master of such status fancy a married lady? It wouldn’t be good for his reputation. If he were to be impeached by the officials over a woman, it would cause an even bigger headache. So things were fine as they were. Even if his master was preoccupied with thoughts of her, the Capital City was so vast, a sea of people—it wouldn’t be easy to find a married woman whose name was unknown.
"Forget it, I’m not in the mood anymore, let’s head back," Huangfu Jing, having browsed around for a while without catching sight of that graceful figure, felt somewhat disheartened and lost interest in continuing to wander, deciding to head home.
"As you command," Abao, upon receiving Huangfu Jing’s order and hearing the master was finally going back, felt a sense of relief. As the master seemed to have given up, he disappeared for a moment and then somehow had a carriage waiting in front of Huangfu Jing.
"Master, please get on the carriage."
Zhao Erhu and Lin Yue ambled along the snack street for an entire afternoon. Lin Yue almost stuffed herself full and couldn’t finish all the snacks on the street, having to leave some for next time. The quality of the snacks varied; there were delicious and not so tasty ones. They encountered one or two places with dumplings as superb as the ones they initially had, truly a delight.
"Wife, you’ve eaten so much, does your stomach feel alright?" Zhao Erhu, a bit concerned, touched Lin Yue’s belly. He wanted to persuade his wife not to eat too much, but whenever she saw delicacies, she couldn’t stop herself and didn’t listen to him. Moreover, the little wife was very sweet, acting coy and pretending to be silly, which disarmed him completely, leaving him no choice but to share some of the food each time, lest his wife ate so much she couldn’t even walk.
"It’s alright, I’m just a little full, seems like I won’t need dinner tonight," Lin Yue touched her belly contentedly. It had been a long time since she had indulged herself to such an extent, a touch of madness, seeing how worried Zhao Erhu was; the old man was just too caring. She wouldn’t really overeat to discomfort, she was just teasing him.
Upon returning to their rented courtyard, the servant rushed to Zhao Erhu as soon as he saw him, "Dongjia, Doctor Jiang has arrived and is waiting in the hall."
Jiang Ziqi knew that Zhao Erhu and Lin Yue were going to visit Chen Mansion today and also knew they would return after lunch, so he came over in the afternoon. He had waited quite a while, growing a bit impatient, before finally seeing Zhao Erhu and Lin Yue returning.