Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Lou Xiao'e picked up the chopsticks and tasted a mouthful of ear silk and said, "Hmm, it tastes good. You should try it too. Aren't you hungry?"

Li Dongfang took a bite and it tasted really good, but it was still a little worse than the ones in the braised food shop in his space. After all, the original flavor was not made with high technology and hard work, so there must be some difference in taste.

The two of them ate and chatted, taking a sip from time to time.

"The food here is pretty good, but the only meat dish here is the pig ears, which is not satisfying enough," Lou Xiao'e was obviously not short of food and drink, and she raised her hand and shouted, "Boss, please give us some of the other meat dishes."

Xu Huizhen replied apologetically, "I'm really sorry, you two. The supply is too tight right now. This is the only meat dish we have today. You're lucky. We couldn't have any meat in the past few days."

"Is that so? Forget it then." Lou Xiao'e had no choice but to give up.

However, this reminded Li Dongfang that he had seen the boss lady at the vegetable market last time, so he asked, "Does the boss lady buy vegetables at the Red Star Vegetable Market?"

There was no one in the store at this time, so Xu Huizhen sat down and said, "Not only that, we have cooperation with several meat stalls in the vegetable market, but the supply is low now, and it is difficult to get meat. Even the offal and pig heads that no one usually wants are no longer available. I was worried about this and couldn't sleep all night."

Li Dongfang noticed that Xu Huizhen was sitting sideways on the table with half of her chest resting on the table. He didn't know if it was because of the breastfeeding period, but her cup size looked several cup sizes larger than Lou Xiaoe's. He hadn't measured it, so he couldn't be sure.

“Madam boss, please don’t be so modest. It’s so hard to eat meat these days, and you can make braised meat. It’s not easy at all.” Li Dongfang praised generously.

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e chewed some dried tofu and said to Li Dongfang, "Alas, you have no right to say that. You eat a lot of meat and fish every day, but I've never seen you feel it's difficult."

Li Dongfang didn't expect Lou Xiao'e to suddenly say something to sabotage him. He looked over in surprise and saw her looking in the direction of the proprietress with a show-off look on her face. He understood. This was Versailles.

When the boss lady heard what Lou Xiao'e said, she was not unhappy. Instead, her eyes lit up immediately. She said to Lou Xiao'e, "Don't call me boss lady. My name is Xu Huizhen. People I know call me Huizhen. You can call me that too. Um... what my sister just said is true? That's amazing!"

Hearing Xu Huizhen's envious tone, Lou Xiao'e immediately became excited and wiped her mouth and said, "That's right, let me tell you..."

Li Dongfang's eyelids twitched as he listened to what happened nearby. This silly girl was fooled so easily and dared to tell anyone anything.

"Hehe, Sister Huizhen, don't listen to her nonsense. She just has some channels and can get a little bit." Li Dongfang quickly interrupted Lou Xiaoe and kicked her feet under the table, signaling her to stop talking.

But Lou Xiao'e rarely had the opportunity to show off her man, and she was immediately unhappy when Li Dongfang interrupted her. "Why, why did you kick me? Sister Huizhen and I are talking, don't interrupt."

"Ahem." Li Dongfang coughed, lowered his head to eat awkwardly, and thought to himself, you silly girl, stop interrupting me. If I hadn't taught you a lesson now, it would have been more than just interrupting!

Xu Huizhen listened to Lou Xiao'e excitedly talking about how great Li Dongfang was, and how he not only had no shortage of supplies, but also had a lot of food that he had never seen before. She couldn't help but glance at Li Dongfang and smile amusemently.

The little girl is silly and cute, and this boy is quite capable, but it seems that it is not easy to communicate with him. I don’t know if he can help. I can’t help but make some calculations in my mind.

Li Dongfang felt very uncomfortable when listening to the two people talking. This silly girl was almost known to others. He quickly said, "Xiao'e, are you full? If you are, let's go."

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry? It's rare for me to meet a sister who I can chat with. Sit for a while."

"I have something else to do in the evening, so it's almost time for me to take you back." Li Dongfang continued to persuade.

Lou Xiao'e thought about it and said, "Okay, then I'll come and play with Sister Huizhen another day."

"By the way, you haven't told Sister Huizhen about her illness yet. We can't put it off."

"Sister Huizhen, the main thing is that you can't take medicine during the breastfeeding period. You can only use acupuncture for treatment for the time being. But I don't have it with me, and it's too late today. How about I come again tomorrow?" Li Dongfang wanted to pull Lou Xiao'e away immediately. If they continued chatting, he was afraid that every hair on his body would be known to others.

"Tomorrow? No, it's not possible tomorrow. My dad wants to take me out, so you have to come by yourself." Lou Xiao'e looked disappointed.

Li Dongfang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You'd better not come if you can. Fortunately, you know that I don't have much to do, otherwise you would have leaked the secrets by now."

"It's okay. Acupuncture is not something that can be done in a day or two. There will be many opportunities in the future."

"Okay then. I'll come back to chat with Sister Huizhen in a few days." Lou Xiao'e looked regretful.

Xu Huizhen watched Li Dongfang and Lou Xiao'e talking with a smile. She understood what Li Dongfang meant, but she had no choice. Besides, she just wanted Li Dongfang to help her get some pig heads or something. She didn't deliberately pry into other people's privacy. It was just that this silly girl confessed herself. She should find a chance to explain it to Li Dongfang later and everything should be fine.

"Okay, then I won't keep you two here. Today's meal is treated to you by your sister, so don't refuse. I will have to ask Dongfang for help with my illness later." Xu Huizhen certainly knows how to behave.

"No, that won't work. Let's put things one thing at a time. It's not easy for you to run this store, Sister Huizhen." Lou Xiao'e took out her cute little wallet, took out a big black ten and put it on the table, then pulled Li Dongfang and walked out.

Xu Huizhen quickly picked up the money and chased after her to stuff it back into Lou Xiaoe's pocket. Lou Xiaoe pretended to be displeased and said, "Sister Huizhen, it will be meaningless if you do this. We won't come next time."

Having said that, Xu Huizhen couldn't insist and could only say, "This...this is too much. We don't need so much."

Li Dongfang just wanted to pull Lou Xiaoe away first, so he said, "Just keep a record of the extra money. Now that you know Sister Huizhen, you will definitely come here often in the future. Let's settle the bill together next time."

After saying that, he took Lou Xiao'e away. This silly girl needed to be taught a lesson, otherwise she would get into trouble someday.

On the way back, Lou Xiao'e pouted all the way because Li Dongfang said a few harsh words. Li Dongfang finally analyzed the seriousness of the matter in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Only then did Lou Xiao'e realize that she had made a mistake and said, "Okay, I know. I'll be more careful when I speak next time."