nycdaug Chapter 39: I'll give you a bunch of candied haws
Chapter 39: I'll give you a bunch of candied haws
In order to meet Jiang Cheng by chance today and go shopping, Lan Xichen dealt with all his affairs overnight...
Today he had been following Jiang Cheng closely, watching him shopping and eating. Everything was fine until he ran into that group of young masters from aristocratic families. When he saw someone was about to take action, Lan Xichen could no longer hide...
When everyone saw that it was Lan Xichen, they all bowed and called him “Brother Lan Shi”, thinking to themselves, “Why is it him again? We can’t offend him, we have to behave better~”
It’s no wonder that everyone is afraid of Lan Xichen. Lan Xichen is the legendary child of other people’s families. Almost all the elders like him very much. Although he is about the same age as himself, his parents and grandparents only trust him. His evaluation can determine his life or death~
If he says you are black, then you are black. No matter how hard you try, your parents think you might be holding back...
If he says you are white, then you are white. Even if you are standing on the roof and removing tiles right now, your parents will only think that you are a late bloomer...
Lan Xichen returned the greeting with a smile, holding Jiang Cheng's hand, and said as they walked: "Ah Cheng and I have something else to do, so I won't be with you guys."
Seeing the red and blue figures walking away, everyone was embarrassed and continued to head towards the Tianzi Tower...
Jiang Cheng finally left the group of people, breathed a sigh of relief, gently broke free from Lan Xichen's hand, and said to Lan Xichen: "Um... ahem, thank you... for helping me out."
Hearing this blunt opening statement, the two in the mustard seed space were speechless...
Wan Yin: "You are usually very eloquent, what's wrong with you? You stutter and speak so stiffly!"
Wuyou: "I don't know! It's so strange! Every time I see him, he always stutters! How about you try it?"
Wan Yin: "OK..."
Outside the space, Lan Xichen was about to reply when he heard Jiang Cheng speak again: “Ahem, Lan…Lan Xichen…do you have anything else to say?”
In the space...
Wuyou: "Wow! You're worse than me! You stutter too... The point is you were chasing people away just now, right? You were chasing people away!"
Wan Yin: "I don't want to chase you away! I... this! You should come..."
Wuyou: "I won't. You go. Go by yourself. Be a real man. Don't be a coward..."
Outside the space, Lan Xichen was stunned by this sudden question. He was about to open his mouth to test whether Wan Yin didn't like traveling with others, but there was nothing he could do if Jiang Cheng didn't like it. In order to better protect him, Lan Xichen had to shamelessly rely on him. Just as Lan Xichen's thoughts were flying, he heard Jiang Cheng's voice continue:
"Ahem, well, what I mean is that you're usually very busy, and I'm just wandering around with nothing to do. If you have something to do, you don't have to accompany me..."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng pretended to be relaxed, looking at the mountains and the water but not daring to look at him...
Lan Xichen suddenly felt as if his heart was struck by something, and quickly replied: "I have some free time today, so I specially came out for a walk. I just happened to be in need of a companion. If Ah Cheng doesn't mind, then you can go with me..."
Lan Xichen felt weird. If he just wanted to accompany Jiang Cheng, protect Jiang Cheng, and stay with Jiang Cheng forever, then now seeing Jiang Cheng being so arrogant and stubborn, Lan Xichen wanted to kiss him and hold him tightly in his arms.
This thought almost made Lan Xichen unable to control himself...
In the mustard seed space...
Wan Yin: "I'm back, you came by yourself, I'm leaving..."
Wuyou: "...I think you just want to be lazy..."
After Wan Yin was replaced by Wu You, Lan Xichen outside the space finally had a chance to gradually control his crazy and restless thoughts...
(OS: Xichen loves Jiang Cheng, regardless of Wanyin or Wuyou, but he only loses control towards Wanyin... | ???w??)???)
At this time, Jiang Cheng held up a string of candied haws and handed it to Lan Xichen, saying, "I'm not familiar with this place, so I'll give you one string of candied haws as your guide fee. Is that okay?"
Looking at the pair of eyes filled with stars in front of him, Lan Xichen felt as if he was floating in a cloud of mist. He took the candied haws and said with a smile in his eyes: "Since I have received the reward, Xichen will do my best."
With Lan Xichen's company, Jiang Cheng felt that relaxed and comfortable feeling again, even more comfortable. After all, he was no longer alone. Jiang Cheng slowly let down all his defenses in front of Lan Xichen...
Jiang Cheng munched on a candied haws while listening to Xichen introduce the customs and practices of Gusu and the situation of Caiyi Town. He occasionally urged Lan Xichen to eat some candied haws, and then the two of them came to the newly opened Yunmeng-style restaurant that Lan Xichen mentioned...
The situation was like this...
Lan Xichen: "Are you hungry, Cheng?"
Jiang Cheng: “A little bit…”
Lan Xichen: "A Yunmeng-style restaurant has recently opened in Caiyi Town. Do you want to try it?"
Jiang Cheng: "You Gusu people have light tastes, while Yunmeng people have heavier and spicier tastes. If he opens a restaurant here, won't he be at a disadvantage?"
Lan Xichen smiled and said, "It's not a loss. As long as one person goes, everything will be worth it."
Jiang Cheng: "Is it not a loss if only one person goes?"
Lan Xichen: “Well~ As long as ‘one person’ goes, it won’t be a loss.”
Jiang Cheng felt that Lan Xichen was playing word games, but he had no evidence.
……
Jiang Cheng saw the name of the restaurant from a distance and read: "'Yunmeng Lao Jin's Stir-Fry'? Is this the restaurant?"
Lan Xichen: “Yes, what do you think?”
Jiang Cheng: "It's a big shop with two floors. Are you sure you can run it by yourself?"
Lan Xichen smiled and said, "Boss, I've already thought about it."
Jiang Cheng: "What are we waiting for? Let's go." He quickly swallowed the last one...
Lan Xichen looked at the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly: "Wait a moment." As he said that, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the red sugar juice from the corner of Jiang Cheng's mouth...
Jiang Cheng got furious and jumped a long way away... he stammered, "Thank...thank you very much."
Then he lowered his head and rushed forward, muttering in his mind as he rushed: "Are you kidding me? I was just preparing for this. I was eating very carefully this whole time... This is outrageous..."
In his haste, Jiang Cheng didn’t notice that Lan Xichen behind him folded the handkerchief and gently put it away…
When Jiang Cheng rushed to Lao Jin's house to take notes, there were actually quite a lot of people there!
The group of people coming down from the second floor saw Jiang Cheng and excitedly shouted in unison: "Young Master!"
It turned out that Jiang Bo and his group had finished their "empty shopping cart" mission, had dinner here, and were about to go find Jiang Cheng to give them the Qiankun bag...
Jiang Cheng caught a glimpse of Lan Xichen approaching, and hurriedly stopped Jiang Bo's hand from reaching into his Qiankun bag...
Lan Xichen pretended not to notice and said to Jiang Cheng, “Cheng, you guys chat first. I’ll go order the food first…”
Jiang Cheng thought he had transferred the contents of the Qiankun bag into the storage spell without anyone noticing... The weight of it instantly shocked Jiang Cheng! !
The storage spell developed by Jiang Cheng can compress the space of a small amount of items, but the weight cannot be compressed...
When Jiang Cheng thought about carrying such a heavy object to fly the sword, he felt uncomfortable...
(OS: Do you think Jiang Cheng doesn’t want to hide the Qiankun bag directly in the storage talisman? Once he arrives at the Cloud Recesses, the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall will be able to reveal him with a single sweep of their spiritual senses)
Climbing up to the second floor to find Lan Xichen, Jiang Cheng saw that his table was filled with Yunmeng's spicy dishes! Shocked and puzzled, he asked, "I saw that there were also light dishes downstairs. Why did you order all spicy food? How do you eat this?"
Lan Xichen said gently: “It’s okay, I like spicy food.” He put a mouthful of it in his mouth, and in an instant: “Puff, cough, cough…”
Jiang Cheng quickly poured him a cup of tea and patted his back to help him calm down...
By the way, I called the waiter and ordered a few non-spicy dishes from Yunmeng...
At this time, in the mustard seed space...
Wan Yin's face was full of worry: "He can't eat spicy food, why did he order so many spicy dishes, and he ate the spiciest one at a time..."
Wuyou looked at Jiang Cheng and then at Lan Xichen in shock, his eyes rolling around as he said, “That dish looked the least spicy… Maybe he thought green pickled peppers weren’t spicy…”
But in his heart he was muttering, "Oh my god! It's like... the way Lan Wangji pursued Wei Wuxian, a pure warrior who lost his sense of taste for love! Do these two brothers always pursue people like this?"
After thinking about it, Wuyou was a little unsure again... "He didn't say it directly, and I'm just guessing here. What if he is just being nice to his friends?"
"Forget it, let's not tell Wan Yin about this idea, lest he be accused of being in love again. If they treat us as brothers and we think they want to pick us up, then... how embarrassing~"
"There are pictures"