Chapter 636: Chapter 458 Little Crybaby, Beautiful and Delicate, Rough Man Doting on His Wife Makes People Swoon 8
Ji Xiaoyuan did not know this.
Su Zhiruan did not intend to let him know either. A widow naturally wouldn’t speak of such matters voluntarily; it would be asking for trouble. As for Aliang, he didn’t grasp the specifics, and considering his suspicion of Su Zhiruan, he naturally wouldn’t gossip.
In the following days, the weather gradually warmed a bit.
Su Zhiruan’s leg healed quickly, and within a few days, she was able to walk normally again.
However, her internal injuries were indeed serious, and even though she took medicine daily, she occasionally coughed up blood.
She asked the system about it, and the system gave an explanation. The original host died because of a fall from a great height, so even though she had come to this world, the severe injuries were unavoidable.
Ji Xiaoyuan was preparing to go to the county town to sell his hunted game, and Su Zhiruan, finding it boring to be alone, decided to accompany him.
Even though Su Zhiruan’s leg had been healing quickly during this period, he was still somewhat worried.
“I’m fine now. My leg injury is almost fully healed,” Su Zhiruan jumped on the spot to show that she was alright, “It’s dull staying at home, and I’d like to go see the local customs in the county town.”
“No,” Ji Xiaoyuan, upon seeing the hope in her eyes, faltered after finishing his refusal, and softened his tone, “I will find a carriage.”
Watching her eyes light up again, Ji Xiaoyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the way to hire a horse carriage, he puzzled over his own behavior.
When did he start to accommodate others?
Even taking the initiative to make concessions, just like that, agreeing to her.
He couldn’t figure it out.
The horse carriage stopped in front of the entrance to a restaurant.
Su Zhiruan lifted the carriage curtain and saw the bustle before her.
Because it was located within the county town, the place was not very large, and the management was not rigid, so there were many street vendors.
Street hawkers were everywhere, the air was filled with mixed aromas, and not far away, acrobats were performing.
“Slow down.” Ji Xiaoyuan was the first to alight from the carriage. He reached out a hand to help Su Zhiruan.
The waiter at the restaurant had been at the entrance the whole time. Seeing the arrival of the boss, he hastily wiped his hands on a towel and scurried back to inform the shopkeeper, who quickly came out to greet them.
“Boss, Madam, what brings you two here today?”
No sooner had the shopkeeper appeared than he witnessed the scene that had just unfolded, Ji Xiaoyuan assisting a woman wearing a veil; her aura was truly exceptional. However, both the shopkeeper and the waiter were shrewd, knowing what could be observed and what could not, so they both lowered their heads.
“Just visiting,” Ji Xiaoyuan released her hand. Turning his head, he spoke to Su Zhiruan in a gentle voice, “Let’s go, try the food here and see if it suits your taste.”
“Madam, rest assured, I will make sure the chief cook prepares the dishes well. You’ll be satisfied!” The shopkeeper led the way to Ji Xiaoyuan’s usual private room, “I’ll urge them to cook the dishes.”
Since the boss brought Madam with him, he naturally had to serve all the specialties of the restaurant; even the chefs felt the pressure and became more meticulous in their cooking. Check latest chapters at novel•fire.net
The waiter poured tea for Su Zhiruan and Ji Xiaoyuan, then quickly served a few appetizers.
Inside the private room, Su Zhiruan took off her veil. The young waiter caught just a fleeting glimpse from the corner of his eye and dared not look again. He left the room on tiptoe, closing the door gently behind him, then went to find the shopkeeper.
“Shopkeeper, just what kind of background does our boss have?” The waiter, being new, only knew that Ji Xiaoyuan was the boss and wasn’t aware that he had a wife, especially one with the bearing of a fairy. He was utterly confused.
The shopkeeper immediately signaled for him to keep quiet, looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then whispered in the waiter’s ear.
“You’re new here and don’t know; our boss is no ordinary man.”
The waiter was still puzzled, “But in the past, I saw the boss selling hunted game along the street, and I heard he was just a common hunter.”
“Are you daft,” the shopkeeper smacked him on the head with an abacus in frustration, “Nowadays, rich traders and officials, tired of delicacies, crave simple fare. Do you think a common hunter could own our restaurant and the various shops around, let alone have a wife who looks like a fairy? With Madam’s appearance, even if she entered the Imperial Palace, at the very least she would be a Noble Consort.”
The waiter was taken aback.
Seeing that he couldn’t keep his composure, the shopkeeper smacked him twice more with the abacus and whispered, “This matter must not be spread. These are all my speculations, and outsiders are none the wiser.”
The waiter nodded repeatedly.