Crossing the World: This Prince is a Little Sweet

The aunt following behind Chu Xi saw that Chu Xi and the others were walking slowly, so she could only pull Xiao Jie and pass by them quickly.

"Erzhu, I'm here."

The auntie waved happily at the dark-skinned middle-aged man.

"Mom, thank you for your hard work."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man walked quickly towards the aunt with the woman next to him.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. We don't have to travel if we come by boat."

"That's good, that's good... Xiaojie, Daddy missed you so much."

The middle-aged man hugged Xiaojie tightly.

"Dad, I miss you too."

Xiaojie also smiled and hugged his dark father back.

When Chu Xi and Shaoyao saw this scene, they instantly realized that the person who just called "Mom" was referring to "Auntie" and not them.

They are opening it wide right next to your face.

The two looked at each other, read the embarrassment in each other's eyes, and laughed secretly for a moment.

"Hey, Mr. Chu, have your family members come? If not, do you want to come to our place and rest for a while before leaving?"

The aunt turned around and called Chu Xi enthusiastically.

"No need, Auntie. We have to travel soon, so we won't bother you. The boat ride is bumpy, so you should go back and rest early."

Chu Xi stopped and politely declined the aunt's enthusiastic invitation.

"Mom, who are these two?"

The dark-skinned man asked in confusion, when did his mother get to know such a handsome young man?

"Erzhu, let me introduce you. This is Xiaochu and his servant who are on the boat with us. They have been helping to take care of Xiaojie and me on the boat these past few days. We should thank them very much."

Upon hearing this, the dark-skinned man quickly bowed to Chu Xi and thanked him.

"Thank you both for helping to take care of my mother and son on the boat. I am very grateful."

"You are too polite, big brother. We are just looking out for each other, and auntie has helped us a lot."

"I wonder if you would be able to take a few more steps to our place and have a cup of tea, if you have time."

The dark-skinned man was also a warm-hearted person. Like the aunt, he immediately began to warmly invite Chu Xi to sit with them.

"No, thank you for your kindness, my cousin lives a long way from here. We may still be busy on the road, and hope to reach my cousin's residence before dark, so... I won't bother you."

Chu Xi declined politely, as she was embarrassed to trouble the whole family.

"In that case, we won't delay Mr. Chu's journey. When Mr. Chu is free, he can come and play with us. We run a small shop at the street corner ahead."

Seeing Chu Xi refuse again, the dark-skinned man didn't want to try to keep her.

"Okay, I'll definitely come to your place to have a cup of tea and play with Xiaojie when I'm free."

Chu Xi nodded in agreement.

"Then Mr. Chu, we will take our leave first."

"Young Master Chu, we'll be leaving first. Don't you really want to come sit with us?"

The aunt was reluctant and asked again.

Chu Xi smiled and shook his head at the aunt:

"No, auntie, please take care of yourself. I will come to see you when I have time."

"well……"

"Goodbye, brother. Remember to come and play with me when you have time."

Xiaojie waved at Chuxi.

"Okay, I remember. Goodbye, Xiaojie."

Chu Xi watched the aunt and her family walk away before he began to observe the surrounding environment.

"Miss, when did you have a cousin living here? How come I didn't know?"

Shaoyao scratched her head and couldn't figure out when Chu Xi had a new relative in the South.

Chu Xi rolled her eyes helplessly. She found that Shaoyao was sometimes very intelligent and could debate with a group of scholars; but sometimes she felt that Shaoyao's IQ was not even as smart as a ten-year-old child.

How can a person be both stupid and smart?

"Silly, I was lying to them. Do you really want to go to their house?"

After Chu Xi finished speaking, he strode forward, planning to find an inn to eat and rest, and then start his journey tomorrow.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I was wondering where did Miss's relatives from the South come from?"

Shaoyao suddenly understood, and she said that in all the years she had lived in the prime minister's mansion, she had never seen any relatives from the South come to visit.

Tongfu Inn.

Chu Xi glanced at the big words and walked straight in. The sharp-eyed second brother immediately greeted him warmly.

"Excuse me, would you like to stay overnight or stay at the hotel?"

"Stay in the hotel. Give me two good guest rooms."

Chu Xi coughed and spoke boldly.

"Miss...ah...no...Sir, I don't want to live in a room alone. I want to live in a room with you."

Shaoyao came forward and tugged at Chu Xi's sleeve, begging.

"Peony, you still have this little bit of money for the room, so you don't have to save money for me on purpose."

Chu Xi thought Shaoyao felt sorry for her spending so much money, so she quickly explained.

"No, Miss, it's just that this is my first time traveling far away and I'm a little scared. Also... I have to protect you, so it's better to stay in one room."

Shaoyao explained softly in Chu Xi's ear.

"I said, you are already scared, how can you protect me?"

Chu Xi found it funny in her heart. This guy was obviously extremely timid, yet he still said he wanted to protect her.

"Oh, young lady, these two things are not contradictory. Your life is much more important than my life. Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely protect you."

Shaoyao spoke with a solemn oath, her expression more serious than ever before.

"Okay, we'll live in one room together."

Chu Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded and agreed to Shaoyao. She turned to the second brother who was waiting on the side and said:

"Little Second Brother, just prepare a good guest room for me."

"Okay, sir, please come this way..."

The waiter took Chu Xi and the other person upstairs and chose a good guest room.

"Brother, please prepare some food for us. This is the deposit."

Chu Xi handed some change to the second brother and gave him another piece of change.

"This is labor fee, you can keep it yourself."

The second brother took the silver and immediately nodded and thanked him:

"Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir... Please take a rest first. I will prepare food for you right away."

The second brother took the silver and walked out swiftly, not forgetting to close the door when he left.

"Wow, miss... So this is what the guest room looks like. The environment is pretty good, the bedding is clean, and it smells like sunshine. The room is also very clean and dust-free."

Shaoyao looked around the room excitedly and began to touch and look around curiously.

"Peony, I have something to tell you..."

Chu Xi looked at Shaoyao walking around and motioned her to come over.

"Excuse me, young lady, what do you want to tell me?"

Shaoyao stood obediently in front of Chu Xi.

"When Shaoyao is talking, can you please not call yourself a slave? Shaoyao can try calling herself... 'I'. There is no need to lower yourself so much in front of your lady all the time."

Chu Xi looked at Shaoyao sincerely and spoke to her in a gentle voice.

Shaoyao was at a loss for words after hearing Chu Xi's sudden words. She lowered her head, looked around, and spoke in a slightly nervous voice:

"But Miss...I have always called myself this."

"So the young lady hopes that you will try to call yourself differently. In front of the young lady, Shaoyao can try to be yourself, at least...you can try outside."

"Miss...I'm used to calling you that, and I'm afraid I can't change it."

Tears welled up in Shaoyao's eyes, and she was deeply moved at the moment. She felt that she had followed the right person in this life, and her mistress was so good to her, never scolded or beat her excessively, and always took her into consideration. Now she even said that she could try to be brave and be herself.

As a maid, expecting the master to be nicer to me and to scold me less is the biggest luxury in this life. How dare I ask to be the most authentic self and ask others to treat me equally?

Expecting others to treat a servant as a human being is undoubtedly a pipe dream and as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Really? If Shaoyao doesn't try to change her words, we are outside now. If someone with ulterior motives hears us, your young lady and you will be easily exposed, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Chu Xi slowly analyzed the pros and cons to Shaoyao.

"Miss...I never thought the consequences would be so serious. But please rest assured, Shaoyao will try her best to correct her behavior in the future."