Chapter 101.3 – How could you ever be sincere (3)

A month later, Spring Peach happily came to Chen You. “Master, Minister Liu said he would take this servant back to Xiang City to meet his parents.”

Chen You was lying on the railing of the pavilion feeding the fish. “I know.”

The next moment, he abruptly realized something. “Minister Liu? Not Second Pup?”

“…” Spring Peach couldn’t help but laugh. “Master, what nonsense are you talking about? Second Pup is my younger brother. I have told you this before.”

Chen You silently lowered his head and nibbled at the cold steamed buns, having nothing to say.

Spring Peach laughed until he leaned back. “Second Pup is twelve years younger than me. How did you think of him and me going together?”

Age doesn’t matter, it isn’t a problem at all. Chen You fiercely glared his way. “Okay, stop laughing, careful falling into the water.”

Spring Peach laughed ‘till he cried. He wiped his tears with a handkerchief. “To be honest, Master, this is the first time this servant has seen you blush in all these years.”

Am I blushing? Nonsense, I was exposed to the sun. Chen You continued to break off the steamed bun into small pieces and threw them into the water. He watched a group of fish come around. They looked so cute at that moment. “Anyway, ask your Minister Liu to come over tonight.”

Spring Peach paused in putting away his handkerchief. “Master, you told this servant last time that you were going to cook, that was true?”

Chen You said, “Ten dishes and one soup are not too many.”

Spring Peach said that he was in luck of having a good meal tonight.

Chen You clapped his hands. “You go find your Minister Liu, and I’ll be on my way to buy ingredients.”

Spring Peach said, “Just let other people do the purchasing.”

Chen You waved his hand. “What do they know?”

Spring Peach sighed as he watched his Master’s leaving figure. It would be great if he could see Little Mo and the Master settling their differences before he left Jiang City.

In ancient times, those who sell perishables were all in one place with rows of hawkers on both sides. As soon as Chen You passed by, he smelled the stench of chicken feces. To be honest, he smelled it and felt very nostalgic towards it, because in the real world, chickens were raised next door to him and he always smelled them.

“Uncle, a mature hen.”

The old man quickly grabbed a chicken from the chicken cage and gave it to Chen You. “This chicken is the best in the market. It also runs very fast. The meat is very fragrant and chewy.”

Chen You restrained the chicken. Uncle, it will be whatever you say it is.

He bought the chicken, then went to the aunt nearby to buy a duck and pick the fattest one.

When he stroked the duck’s feathers, Chen You was already swallowing his saliva. He was well-dressed and looked like a wealthy man, so the hawkers all stared at him eagerly, hoping to be graced by him.

Chen You graced almost everyone who put him in a good mood.

Young Master Hu learned from Spring Peach that Chen You was in the market, so he waved away his attendants and came over. He couldn’t endure the stench of filth, so he came in while pinching his nose. “Brother Liao, why did you come here by yourself?”

Chen You raised the corners of his mouth. “Your Brother Liao is happy today.”

Young Master Hu’s voice was nasally. “You torture yourself when you’re happy?”

Chen You told him to carry a cabbage. “Let’s go.”

Young Master Hu, who was holding the cabbage in his arms, was so embarrassed. He lowered his head all the way that his face was almost touching the cabbage leaves.

Chen You held the chicken in one hand and the duck in the other, walking calmly and without the slightest hint of embarrassment. He told Young Master Hu, “It’s not that shameful for a man to buy food and cook.”

Young Master Hu resolutely resisted this idea from the bottom of his heart.”It’s very shameful, okay? Fortunately, I didn’t meet anyone I know, otherwise they would have laughed to death.”

After returning to Qingfenglou, Chen You cleared the backyard and worked alone.

Young Master Hu was also driven away. He then sat with Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter in the hall. “Is there any big occasion?”

Spring Peach coughed and said, “We have a guest later.”

Summer, Autumn and Winter looked at him. “Who? That Minister Liu of yours?”

Spring Peach nodded.

Young Master Hu curiously walked over and asked who Minister Liu was.

Spring, Autumn and Winter were okay with talking with him, but Summer Pear was not willing to talk to Young Master Hu. He still remembered the other putting money in his mouth and would remember it for the rest of his life. Thus, he got up and walked away to chat with the man in red.

“Little He, Spring Peach is leaving. When his position becomes vacant, I will definitely promote you.”

Chang He said, “I’m good with where I am right now and very content.”

He continued calmly, “If Master hadn’t saved me and brought me into Qingfenglou, I would have starved to death on the streets that winter.”

Summer Pear added, “Without Master, Qingfenglou wouldn’t be able to achieve the prestige it has today.”

Chang He gave him a pear. “Want it?”

When Summer Pear saw the pear, his mood became less depressed. “Spring Peach met the person he wanted to entrust life to. I don’t know if I will be as lucky as him.”

Chang He told him that he will be.

Chen You said it would be ten dishes and one soup, so he didn’t cook any more than that.

When he came out, he saw Liu Fu’s appearance and felt that he was familiar. After Spring Peach reminded him, he remembered that more than ten years ago, not long after Second Pup left, Spring Peach encountered a troublesome guest. A scholar rushed out and reasoned with that guest.

As a result, he was beaten to near-death.

Spring Peach let the scholar stay in Qingfenglou and took care of him for more than half a month.

So that’s what happened.

Chen You blushed with shame. Fortunately, he was the only one who knew about his misunderstanding.

After all the dishes were served, everyone sat down around the table. Young Master Hu sat next to Chen You. When his butt touched the surface of the chair, he started to praise how good the dishes were.

Everyone, “…”

Chen You didn’t want to talk to him. He hadn’t even picked up the chopsticks, yet he was spouting this extravagant nonsense. Little Hu, do you dare to be more fake?

Young Master Hu was really brave. He kept talking and surprisingly didn’t delay eating the food, making it look like he was the main character and today’s guest the supporting character.

Chen You was very envious when he saw Spring Peach whispering with the scholar and sharing food with each other.

The system suddenly appeared. “Ding.”

Chen You almost bit his tongue. It was so annoying.

There was an extra chicken feet in his bowl, which Young Master Hu put in.

Chen You resentfully glanced at the big chicken leg that was taken away. Brother, I don’t like eating this thing. I love the drumstick in your mouth ai.

If Master Hu knew that he was disliked because of a chicken leg, he would definitely swear never to eat it again.

After the meal, Chen You asked Spring Peach to sit with the scholar for a while. He went upstairs to his room and opened the big box in the corner. It was full of gold, silver, jewelry and banknotes that he had earned over the years.

When he bought this big box, he had already thought about it. He couldn’t take these with him, so when the mission was completed, he would give some to Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and the rest to Second Pup.

Then Second Pup could live a very good life.

Chen You rummaged through the gold, silver, and jewelry. It made a sound that one would never tire of hearing a hundred times. “How much do you think is appropriate?”

The system replied. “Whatever.”

Chen You grabbed a handful before grabbing another. “It’s useless to ask you.”

In the evening, Chen You called Spring Peach into the room and pointed to the wooden box on the table. “Take these.”

When Spring Peach saw the gold and silver inside the wooden box, he was stunned for a while. “Master, no need, this servant has been saving over the years, which is enough for this servant to spend.”

Chen You said, “What you’ve saved is yours, this is a token of Master’s appreciation.”

Spring Peach refused to take it no matter what.

Chen You frowned. “If you don’t want it, Master will throw it into the river.”

Spring Peach’s eyes slightly reddened as he shed a few tears. “Master, if you hadn’t taken me in at that time, this servant would’ve long…”

Chen You patted his back, “Don’t cry ah. It’s fate that we were able to meet.”

Early the next morning, Chen You went to the backyard and took Sansan out for a walk.

The surrounding neighbors were all very familiar with Sansan, even more so than with its owner. They say hello and touch its heads when they meet him.

As Sansan got older, he became less active and would only walk beside his owner’s feet. When the owner stopped, it would lie still, as if too old to walk.

Chen You was flustered. “Sansan, I’ll bring Second Pup over in two days, okay?”

Sansan flung its tail and put its paw on his leg from time to time. It still had no energy and appeared uninterested.

Chen You squatted down, his hands on the big yellow dog’s back as he smoothed its fur. “Whether you go first or I go first, neither is good, so how about we go together when the time comes?”

He said with persuasion, “I raised you in the first place because I wanted you to accompany Second Pup.”

“Sigh, let’s talk about this later, it’s not that day yet anyway, right?”

Chen You took Sansan to the crowded East Street for a walk, and then to the West Street where there were fewer people and the road was easier to walk on.

After walking for a while, Chen You stopped, lowered his voice and said, “Sansan, have you noticed anyone following us?”

The big yellow dog’s eyes were blank.

Chen You shook his head. “You’ve indeed gotten old. If it had been before, you would have barked loudly, bit my pants and led me over.”

The big yellow dog nuzzled his leg.

Chen You stroked its head. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to see Second Pup.”

When they arrived at the inn, Chen You asked and found out that Second Pup and the others were not there, it wasn’t known where they had gone. “444, have the big thieves been caught?”

The system said, “They’ll come and be caught, but because of you the big thieves will escape.”

Chen You didn’t understand. “What does that have to do with me?”

The system said, “If the target could perform normally, the thieves would’ve died, but the target is in such a state that he can’t even hold his sword.”

“Then those big thieves are still in Jiang City right now?”

The system replied, “Yes.”

Chen You turned his head and looked around, a little bit doubtful whether the person following him just now was a big thief. It probably wasn’t the case. Firstly, he had no enmity with the other party, so there was no need for that. Secondly, if it was indeed a big thief, the thief could take action directly, why did he have to be so sneaky?

After taking Sansan away from the inn, Chen You asked the system, “Then what can I do for Second Pup?”

The system asked, “What do you think?”

Chen You curled his lips. “Pretend I didn’t ask.”

Second Pup and the others might have gone to look for the big thieves. He decided to go back and give Second Pup the supposedly awesome dagger he got the year before last for self-defense.

Two days later, Spring Peach set off with his lover.

Chen You, Summer, Autumn, and Winter sent them to the boat, handed over large and small bags, and told them to write a letter when they arrived.

Spring Peach got on the boat but then suddenly jumped to the shore, ran to Chen You, said something in his ear, and then returned to the boat.

Chen You was stunned, and it took him a long time to open his mouth again. Second Pup knew.

Sigh, what a twisted child.

Chen You said goodbye to the others and walked to Bieyuan alone. He saw the young man on the way as if he had bumped into him coincidentally. However, he seemed to have been waiting for him there for some time.

Neither of them spoke. They just walked from the east of the city to the west of the city, then from the west to the north of the city. They walked through Jiang City until they finally returned to Bieyuan.

Chen You was tired from all the walking, so he leaned against a tree to catch his breath. Without missing a moment, he said what was on his mind, “At first, I thought you liked Spring Peach.”

Chen Mo sneered. “Do you think everyone is the same as you that just casually likes anyone?”

Chen You felt aggrieved. “When did I casually like anyone?”

Chen Mo’s tone was cold. “The one from the Hu family?”

“He isn’t……”

Chen You rolled his eyes and said matter-of-factly, “Yes, I quite like him. If it weren’t for him, I would have been suffocated to death in the past fifteen years.”

He added in his heart that he likes him as a brother.

Having said that, Chen You paid attention to the young man’s face. It was ugly before, but now, he couldn’t even look at it.

Chen Mo squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, the words were clear and filled with unknown hatred, “Your likes can change at any time, how could you ever be sincere?”

Chen You was stunned.

What I said meant that my road was blocked and I couldn’t do anything except wander around it¹Basically saying that he had no choice.

Seeing that the man didn’t speak, Chen Mo turned his head and stared at a wild flower in the distance. There were no ups and downs in his voice, and there was also no warmth in it, as if he was reciting a sentence he had prepared long ago. “I heard that you and that Young Master Hu have already discussed marriage, and it’s believed marriage will take place soon.”

As he spoke, he reached into his collar, forcefully pulled the jade from his neck and threw it over. “Spring Peach has gone, this was his gift.”

Chen You saw the red scars on the young man’s neck and decided to take action. He picked up the jade on the ground. It was still warm and had been kept well without any scratches. “Take the jade back, I’m not marrying Young Master Hu.”

Chen Mo suddenly came closer, lowered his head and bit the man’s lips.

Author’s note:
Spring Peach has never been bad but he had a lot of ideas that were either good or bad. He has a pot lid on his head²When someone says something that is different from everyone’s point of view, and may be criticized or scolded by everyone, then you can use the phrase “put the pot lid on and run away”. Because in traditional Chinese culture, pot lids are used to hide one’s appearance or ward off evil spirits. It implies that what you said may be inappropriate, and you need to leave quickly or stay out of everyone’s sight. – http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/438062455/answer/4476658364 hahahaha so miserable

Go eat dinner la mwuamwua

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  Basically saying that he had no choice
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  When someone says something that is different from everyone’s point of view, and may be criticized or scolded by everyone, then you can use the phrase “put the pot lid on and run away”. Because in traditional Chinese culture, pot lids are used to hide one’s appearance or ward off evil spirits. It implies that what you said may be inappropriate, and you need to leave quickly or stay out of everyone’s sight. – http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/438062455/answer/4476658364