The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 37 Fu Bo's Troubles

Lin Xiaoxiao found out that Fu Bo was working at Jufulou recently, so instead of meeting up with other girls in the county today, she dressed up nicely and came to Jufulou.

Today she wore a light purple dress and a silver hairpin; this was her best outfit.

As soon as you enter, the waiter greets you, "Miss, please come in. What would you like to order?"

"Uh, I'd like a plate of pea flour cake." After Lin Herui sat down, she saw the waiter waiting beside her. She was too embarrassed to say that she had other intentions, but she didn't have much money for food, so she could only make do with a cheap one.

After she finished speaking, the waiter stood to the side, waiting to hear what she would say next. Seeing that she didn't move, he was a little surprised. "Is that all?"

"Yes. I want to eat this today." Lin Herui tried to remain calm.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter had served many customers and had noticed something was up, but he didn't say anything more and just left to order the food.

Seeing that the person had left, Lin Herui quickly looked towards the counter and saw a young man lying on a strange chair inside the counter, rocking back and forth. The counter blocked his view so she couldn't see his whole body, but she could see his profile when his head was rocking. She thought to herself that this must be Fu Bo, the young master of Jufulou.

If I could marry him, wouldn't Jufulou be my own? Then I could eat whatever I wanted there!

Meanwhile, Fu Bo was feeling very annoyed. He turned his head away and didn't want to look outside. He really didn't want to talk to her anymore and hoped that she would finish eating and leave quickly, otherwise he would have to deal with her if she saw him.

Seeing that the person was there, Lin Herui quickly gestured to Lin Xiaoxiao, asking her to repeat the pre-arranged conversation.

Lin Xiaoxiao cleared her throat. "Ahem, He Rui, you are really amazing. I have never seen anyone cook better than you. And your embroidery is also so good. It's famous throughout the surrounding villages. And you are so beautiful. I wonder which lucky man will be able to marry such a beautiful and intelligent wife like you."

Lin Herui covered her mouth with a handkerchief, feigning shyness, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Oh dear, what nonsense are you talking about!"

“How can this be nonsense? Everyone in the village knows you. Suitors have been coming to your door so many times they’ve worn out your doorstep. But I think none of those rural men are good enough for you! It has to be a young master from the county.” Lin Xiaoxiao said loudly in a rough voice.

“How can you say that? It doesn’t matter whether you’re from the county or the village. Family background doesn’t prove anything. I just want to find someone who is devoted to me and treats me well.”

The two talked back and forth. Fu Bo listened from the side, his jaw almost dropping. He grinned, his expression pained, forcing himself not to turn his head to see the expressions and movements of the two people.

The shopkeeper, who was standing to one side, also heard it. He coughed as if he couldn't hold back his laughter, and looked at Fu Bo, who was tilting his head to the side, his rocking chair no longer rocking and his body sliding further and further down. He found it even funnier and lowered his head to suppress his laughter.

These two are really not clever. How can a young lady talk like that in a restaurant? Didn't you see the other customers looking at them with complicated expressions?

However, the shopkeeper figured out her purpose. Didn't he see the girl glancing at the counter while she was talking? He remembered that recently, the master had been trying to find a suitable match for the young master, but no family was willing to take the job. After all, the young master had indeed been too dissolute in the past.

He may have improved recently, but his bad reputation is hard to change overnight. In my opinion, Master, there's no need to rush. Let the young master gain more experience in the shop for two years and get the business going. Once everyone knows, it will be easier to find him a wife. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone think they can do it? And now this whole thing is happening right in front of us.

Fu Bo heard the shopkeeper laughing and became even more embarrassed. To be honest, he didn't know what these two people were doing there at first, but now that he did, he couldn't understand what they were thinking. When they first saw him, they were so scared that they didn't dare to look him in the eye. Now they were here trying to show off.

She probably doesn't know that he is the young master of Jufulou. "That's right! If she saw who I am, she would run far away!" Fu Bo thought for a moment and realized that he shouldn't be hiding.

He mentally prepared himself, then jumped up from the rocking chair, startling the shopkeeper. "Hey, young master, why are you up!"

"Uncle Zeng! I..." Fu Bo hesitated, unsure of what to say.

"What..." The shopkeeper looked at him strangely.

Although Fu Bo didn't know what to say, he had achieved his goal. As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao saw her target sit up, she quickly gestured to Lin Herui.

“He Rui, Young Master Fu heard that! Look, she's standing up and looking at you. She must be interested in you.”

Lin Herui really wanted to turn around, but thinking that she couldn't be too obvious, she held back. She deliberately turned around slowly from the chair, half-covering her face with a handkerchief.

The moment she turned her head and saw Fu Bo, her expression froze.

Fu Bo glanced at her, suppressing a laugh. He looked her over as if sizing her up, then shook his head. "Tsk, so-so!"

The shopkeeper was shocked and quickly grabbed Fu Bo's arm. Even if it was just a normal situation, you shouldn't say it like that. Where would that leave the young lady's face?

"How could it be you!" Lin Herui didn't care about anything else and stood up from her chair in shock.

She said the name Fu Bo sounded familiar, and now that she saw him, she realized—wasn't he the guy who caused trouble at the Lin family's house last time, trying to sell her to a brothel?! He was actually the young master of Jufulou. How did Lin Yan get involved with him?

"You know me? Hey!!! Aren't you that Lin family member..." Fu Bo pretended to just remember.

"What, are you coming to eat at my place?" Fu Bo asked knowingly.

"Uh, yes, yes, let's eat." Lin Herui's mind was in turmoil. She felt she had embarrassed herself, so she had no choice but to say that she would eat by herself.

"Why did you only order so little food?" Fu Bo looked at the pitiful plate of pastries on the table.

"Uh, haha, we have small appetites." Lin Herui hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and when she saw Fu Bo walking over, she was even more startled. She still felt scared when she saw Fu Bo.

“You two know each other!” Lin Xiaoxiao also noticed something was wrong.

"Ah, I've seen it!" Lin Herui couldn't tell the truth, so she just gave a perfunctory answer.

"Sigh, those were all misunderstandings from the past." Fu Bo sighed, feigning regret.

"You actually know the young master of Jufenglou?! Then why are you doing all this?"

"I don't know who he is..." Lin Herui was extremely annoyed. She glanced at Fu Bo, still afraid. After all, the impression of him as a hooligan was too deep. She finally understood why, despite his good qualities, none of the young ladies were willing to marry him.

However, didn't Li Siyao say that he had already learned his lesson? His family is so well-off, so once she marries him, she can manage him well and make him listen to her, right?

After thinking it over, Lin Herui's expression turned shy again. "So that's how it is. It seems that what happened before was all a misunderstanding. It must have been my ignorant niece who angered you. Please allow me to apologize to you on her behalf." As she spoke, she took out her handkerchief and bowed.

Fu Bo thought Lin He Rui would be scared away when she saw him, but she became even more enthusiastic, and he didn't know how to deal with her.

"Haha, no need for that. Oh, right, I still have to go collect debts elsewhere, I'll be going now, Uncle Zeng!"

The shopkeeper looked at him speechlessly, shook his head, and said, "Isn't he supposed to be a rogue? He can't even handle a woman." "Sigh..."