Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 348 - 239 Mei Yitong

Chapter 348: Chapter 239 Mei Yitong

"Girl, come on, I’ll take you to eat something delicious." Jing Zhe grabbed Chuxia’s arm and dragged her towards the station exit. Chuxia, hailing from a later era, wasn’t exactly embarrassed by the arm-dragging but was puzzled by his antics. She tilted her little head and looked at Jing Zhe with confusion, which only turned his face bright red. "You’re my little sister, of course, I should take you to eat delicious food."

"Great!" Chuxia quickly nodded. "I want to eat congee with deep-fried dough sticks!"

Jing Zhe looked at her with a deadpan expression, "Isn’t that demand a bit too low? I was thinking of taking you to eat the crab roe buns from Little Red Mansion, now those are really delicious."

"I just want to eat congee with deep-fried dough sticks. We can have the crab roe buns another time," Chuxia insisted. She really loved the deep-fried dough sticks from this era; they tasted nothing like the ones from her time!

During her days at the Zhou family and the Wan Family, breakfast was always buns, dumplings, scallion pancakes, and the like, but she had been craving deep-fried dough sticks. Although they aren’t good for your health if eaten too often, who could resist a craving?

"Alright then," Jing Zhe shook his head helplessly. Since he was treating, of course, he had to listen to what the host wanted. Anyway, since they had driven there, he might as well put some thought into the place they’d eat.

Once in the car, Chuxia began to size up Jing Zhe.

Feeling uncomfortable under her scrutiny, Jing Zhe coughed lightly, "What are you looking at?"

"Brother, do you also know a thing or two about dentistry?"

Knowing she was referring to him knocking out Xiao Yuwen’s teeth, Jing Zhe laughed."I just need to understand teeth, I don’t need to be an expert in dentistry."

"That’s what I thought," Chuxia continued. "You don’t look like a tough guy; to knock out teeth just by force would definitely hurt your hands, especially with your hands being so fair and delicate..."

"Stop, stop, stop..." Jing Zhe interrupted her, "My hands are not fair and delicate. Girl, think clearly about your adjectives before you speak." His fingers were indeed long and fair, but delicate they were not.

The siblings bantered and laughed all the way there, and by the time they got off the car, they were quite comfortable with each other.

"Little Red Mansion?" Chuxia mumbled as she looked at the quaint storefront before her, reminded of the Red Mansion Case in later times, she couldn’t help but curl the corner of her mouth.

Jing Zhe thought she was doubting the place and explained, "The breakfast at Little Red Mansion is quite famous. Their deep-fried dough sticks and steamed buns are their specialties, and their Gold Soup is also good."

The two ordered a few deep-fried dough sticks, a steamer of dumplings, and two bowls of Gold Soup.

The so-called Gold Soup was a porridge made of corn and pumpkin, sticky and soft in appearance. With a spoonful to her mouth, Chuxia couldn’t help but exclaim, "Delicious, delicious, truly delicious."

Jing Zhe looked at her fondly, "If you like it, I’ll bring you here again tomorrow."

"How could I impose?" Chuxia lifted her head, feigning shyness.

"I’m your brother, what’s there to be shy about?"

"Alright then." Chuxia squinted and nodded. "You thought I was really being polite with you? You’re my brother, it’s only right you spoil me. Next time I want to eat something, you’ll have to bring me here."

"Okay." Jing Zhe picked up a dumpling. The soft wrapper and savory filling, he had always thought these dumplings tasted alright, but he had never before thought, like he did today, that they were the most delicious thing in the world.

"Pfft!" Chuxia couldn’t hel but laugh as she picked up a dumpling, recalling the dumplings from the previous night.

Because their father was half-hearted while rolling the dough, the pot of dumplings that resulted had many that fell apart. Grandpa Wan even picked out a bowl of the broken ones for Jing Zhe, saying that since he was a boy, he should let his little sister have the good ones...

"Brother, were the dumplings last night good?"

"Hmm?" Jing Zhe was startled as he looked into her sparkling eyes, and couldn’t help but reach out and rub her head, "Of course they’re delicious. Uncle and Auntie made the dumplings, how could they not be tasty?"

"Nonsense!" Chuxia gave him a feeble grin, "That bowl full of dumpling wrappers, did you actually taste any filling? And you call that delicious, tsk tsk..."

"Do you two mind if I sit here?" A friendly and honest voice rang out with a chuckle. Chuxia looked up and saw a robust man in his mid to late twenties standing by the table.

Not knowing whether this man was an acquaintance of Jing Zhe, she felt it inappropriate to respond and turned to look at Jing Zhe.

"Young Master Mei, can’t find a place to eat after leaving here?" Jing Zhe looked at the man with a faint expression, "Are you here to show off that you’ve won?"

"Old Jing, that’s where you’re wrong. We were classmates, you know my personality. Do I seem like that kind of person?" The man sat down beside Jing Zhe without waiting for an invitation and smiled at Chuxia, "Hello, my name is Mei Yitong, I’m an old classmate of Jing Zhe’s."

"Coal Bucket?" Chuxia grinned, "Nice name."

"Jing Zhe, this the future sister-in-law?" Mei Yitong looked at Jing Zhe with a smile, "Such a mischievous little girl."

Chuxia immediately got goosebumps all over, phrases like "such a mischievous" were just too much to bear!

Jing Zhe didn’t shoo him away and simply nodded in Chuxia’s direction, introducing, "This is my sister."

"Since when did you have a sister?" Mei Yitong looked surprised.

"Do I have to report to you?" Jing Zhe snorted, "Aren’t you being a bit too nosy?"

"Look at you, every time you see me, you act like you’ve swallowed gunpowder. Tell me, I haven’t borrowed money and not paid you back, nor have I stolen your girlfriend, so why are you acting this way towards me?" As Mei Yitong spoke, he made a wry face at Chuxia and spread his hands, "Sister, do you find me likable or not?"

Chuxia glanced at him, "Not likable."

"Haha..." Mei Yitong burst into laughter, "Mischievous little girl..."

The goosebumps that Chuxia had just managed to suppress instantly came back, and feeling a tingly discomfort, she angrily pointed at Xia Yitong, "Say that one more time, and I’ll beat you to death!"

A twitch appeared at the corner of Jing Zhe’s mouth as his smile quickly spread, "A bucket of coal, did you hear that? My sister doesn’t welcome you. Go on, find somewhere else to eat and don’t be an eyesore here."

Chuxia’s mouth twitched at the corner, "A bucket of coal," indeed a good name.

"Sister, how come you dislike me so much?" Mei Yitong looked at Chuxia, legitimately puzzled, "I’m complimenting you, can’t you tell?"

Jing Zhe looked at him steadily and said slowly, "You led the team that took away her husband, how could she like you?"

"Her husband?" Mei Yitong scrutinized Chuxia, "How old is she, to already have a husband?..." Then suddenly slapping his forehead, "Her husband isn’t Zhou Mikang, is it?"

"Not too dumb after all," Jing Zhe patted Mei Yitong on the shoulder, "Once Zhou Mikang gets out, he won’t let you off easily, just wait."

"No, no..." Mei Yitong started to grin mischievously, "Isn’t it you he won’t let off? He was locked up and you took his bride out for a meal..."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Jing Zhe cut him off, a serious expression on his face, "I told you, Chuxia is my sister. Don’t you understand human language or what?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)