Chapter 254 - New Years Eve (1/2)
The others were envious, but they didn’t dare complain. After all, they were indeed not as popular as Xiao Baoshan. But Xiao Baoshan was driven by his nature to keep busy. Now that he couldn’t help with cooking, he might as well do the cleaning. There were so many rooms in the inn, giving him endless work to do.
As such, Jin Xiaoyu was left alone again. Inevitably, she felt displeased about this. With arms crossed, she leaned against the door frame and said to the man who was cleaning the window, “Dumb, it’s New Year’s Eve. Why can’t you accompany me?”
He replied in a flat tone, “I have to finish the work first.”
“Work can never be finished. Besides, I’ve asked those guys to clean the rooms.” She pouted her lips.
He brushed the window with a finger and showed her the dust on it.
She frowned in anger. “How dare they be offhand with me! I must teach them a lesson tonight!”
Xiao Baoshan went on with his work. Bored, she went downstairs and drank alone.
After a while, the feast was ready. She asked Xiao Baoshan to come down for dinner. Only then did he put down the rag and the bucket. Having been carefully cooked, the meal was more hearty and more delicious than usual.
Jin Xiaoyu put a piece of fish into Xiao Baoshan’s bowl and said, “Taste a piece of fish and always be rich!”
He said, “Thank you.”
She then put a noodle into his bowl. “Taste a noodle and our love will be stable.”
He still said, “Thank you.”
She brushed his leg with hers under the table. “Verbal thanks are not sincere at all. Can you do something practical, like giving me a kiss?”
He remained still.
Idiot said, “Miss Jin, this is an impossible task for him. He’s such a stick. How could he kiss you in front of us?”
Fool agreed. “Yes, if he did, you may not like him. Miss Jin, don’t you always say you like his stubbornness? You say he’s restrained, unlike other men.”
Jin Xiaoyu was persuaded. Then, she gave each man a bag of lucky money.
Xiao Baoshan weighed the bag in his hand and guess there were about 100 copper coins inside. He said in a low voice, “Thank you.” Then, he lowered his head to eat.
Jin Xiaoyu laughed and said, “You’re so dumb! Oh yes, after dinner, you should take a shower and change your clothes. I’ve prepared new clothes for all of you. It’s a custom on New Year’s Eve.”
He nodded.
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It was very quiet in the desert at night. The firecrackers Dull set off only created a moment of jubilation and didn’t make much difference. When Xiao Baoshan got dressed after a shower, Jin Xiaoyu went in secretly. Seeing her, he covered his body with clothes immediately, turned around, and put them on.
She laughed. “Why take the trouble to do that? I’ve seen it last time when I gave you my body.” She approached and went to throw her arms around him.
But he stepped backward to avoid her hug. “We’re not a couple yet. I can’t touch you.”
“You…” she said angrily. “I told you I’ll marry you sooner or later. You’ve also promised this. Why do you care about that ceremony? You don’t have parents, and neither do I. We belong to each other when we share one bed.”
Xiao Baoshan was silent. Obviously, he wasn’t in agreement. She also gave up arguing with him because it wouldn’t work.
She asked, “So you want to marry me with a sedan chair carried by eight people?”
He finally replied, “Yes, at least one carried by four people.”
She suddenly snorted with laughter. What a lovely dumb man he was! But somehow, she was touched.
Since she had opened this inn, quite a few men had expressed their desire to marry her, but that was just for fun. What they wanted was merely her body. However, Xiao Baoshan was different. He insisted that he marry her in a formal way, giving her a real wedding party.
Since the last time, he never touched her again. No matter how much she hinted, he refused for the reason that they were not married. It was his principle that only a couple could share a room and do that kind of thing.
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Jin Xiaoyu sat on his bed with a sigh.