Chapter 246 (1/2)
”Alright! Stop trying to look so pitiful, you look like such a wuss!” Yu Xiaocao slanted her eyes at Third Young Master Zhou, who was biting on his handkerchief and sobbing pitifully. She couldn't help but make fun of him again.
Third Young Master Zhou placed his hands on his heart as tears pooled in his eyes. The expression on his face was mournful and it looked as if he was accusing Xiaocao of having a heart of stone!
Yu Xiaocao swiftly calculated what was needed and then carelessly waved her hand at him, ”Stop pretending! Isn't it just half a catty's worth of dried seafood every month?! I'll talk to Father when I get back home. You also know that my father is a good hand at gathering and catching seafood. There's nothing too difficult for him!”
The tears in Third Young Master Zhou's eyes momentarily evaporated and the wretched-looked expression on his face also disappeared. He looked at her with trust in his eyes and nodded his head, ”After hearing your words, my heart is at ease and I now have a plan! Xiaocao, your family is truly my savior, my lucky star…”
”Enough, enough! I'm back home, so you should go do what you need to do ah——oh right, when do we need to start supplying the dried seafood?” Yu Xiaocao reliably asked for the crucial detail.
Worry crawled up Third Young Master Zhou's face again as he said, ”It's been almost a month since the emperor has bestowed us with this position, so then the dried seafood requirements start next month...now the seawater is a bit cold and it's not a good time for people to go out to sea, what do you…”
Yu Xiaocao verified with the little divine stone silently first and then waved her hand in dismissal at the youth, ”Alright, I know! At the beginning of next month, come to my family's residence to receive the dried seafood…”
Third Young Master Zhou asked somewhat hesitantly, ”At this time of year, can Uncle Yu really handle it? Xiaocao, I don't want Uncle Yu and your family to have something happen because of my family's situation…”
Yu Xiaocao felt very grateful inside yet kept a tranquil expression on her face as she mildly replied, ”My family still has some dried seafood at home. Originally the plan was to eat that seafood ourselves but my parents thought that it would be too wasteful for us to eat something so expensive. We only ate some once during the New Year celebration but since then they couldn't bear to eat anymore. I estimate we probably still have around one catty's worth…”
”Xiaocao, you guys are truly my saviors!!” If Third Young Master Zhou wasn't currently riding his horse, he likely would have ran over and held her hand out of supreme grat.i.tude...ahem ahem, men and women should not touch when they give or receive things. Since they were both on their respective steeds, he could only use the windows to his soul——his eyes, to express his grat.i.tude and respect.
Yu Xiaocao gave him a look full of dislike and said, ”Wipe that disgusting expression off your face. Just looking at it gives me the chills!”
After settling the problem of next month, Third Young Master Zhou was in an incredibly good mood. He noticed that they were both about to enter through Tanggu Town's gates, so he enthusiastically invited Xiaocao over for a meal.
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes. This morning, she had left very early from Dongshan Village. Although Little Red was a young and small animal, it had been raised on mystic-stone water, so it wasn't any slower than an adult horse. At this time, wasn't it still around eight in the morning? What kind of meal did he want to treat her to? She had already eaten breakfast and it wasn't time for lunch either. It was obvious that he wasn't being sincere since he wanted to treat her to a meal now.
”I need to head back after getting my supplies so I can make some medicinal cuisine to nourish my G.o.dmother's body. I'll take a rain check on this meal! That being said, when can't I get a table at Zhenxiu Restaurant? Anyway, you've already set aside a private table for me, so I can use it whenever I want. Therefore, you treating me to a meal doesn't have much meaning!” Yu Xiaocao had a slightly smug yet sweet expression on her face.
On one of the side streets was Zhu Junyang, who had gone out early to help his mother buy some side dishes. He coincidentally came across this scene. He looked at the small, porcelain-skinned face that still had traces of baby fat on it. Under the warm light of the beautiful morning that had clouds drifting by, her face looked extremely full of life, especially her pair of vivid and limpid doe-like eyes. Her eyes seemed like they could speak volumes and were full of a mystical spiritual energy. He had never seen a little girl before who was more real or adorable than her. She seemed to have some sort of magnetic attraction coming off of her, no matter how far away she was, she could always draw his attention…
As if she could feel his gaze on her, Yu Xiaocao moved her pair of lively eyes in his direction. The two of them made eye contact in the sea of bustling people.
People walked to and fro on the bustling street, and there was no lack of rich people dressed to the nines in fine brocade. However, Royal Prince Yang seemed to be the only one that mattered. Everyone else in the area melded into the background, while he seemed to be glowing. His mere presence attracted multiple looks from all of the young maidens and matrons in the area.
Yu Xiaocao calmly stared at Zhu Junyang, who wasn't standing far away. In her previous life, even the most attractive and handsome teen idol celebrities couldn't hold a candle to Royal Prince Yang's looks. He had a fine nose, as if it was sculpted by the best plastic surgeons, and extremely attractive, lightly-pink lips that were on the thinner side. His sword-like eyebrows were full and arched perfectly on his face. There wasn't a part of his body that wasn't perfect!
The more attractive part of him was that air of slight apathy that came off of him. He was a solitary man in a vast world, as stately and independent as a mountain. Occasionally, in his cold eyes, there would be a flash of loneliness that could draw a person to drown in that pair of deep eyes.
In her previous life, Yu Xiaocao was the epitome of a person who was drawn to looks. Her favorite celebrities were the teen idols who had beautiful and handsome faces. Consequently, she couldn't help but appreciate people who were extremely good-looking.