My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

"Today we're having a meat feast, meat pies. We just cleared up an unusual phenomenon and made a lot of money, so everyone, eat as much as you like, don't be shy."

When Qiao Yi said this, she specifically glanced at Qiao Dawan.

Because Qiao Dawang hasn't been eating much lately, he only eats one bowl of rice each time and waits a long time. He doesn't complain about being hungry or want any more food. He doesn't touch any of the snacks offered to him.

Therefore, Qiao Yi thought that Qiao Dawang was intentionally saving everyone food.

He was raised like a son, no matter what.

How could Qiao Yi let Qiao Dawang skip meals? It must be because she didn't work hard enough.

So, Qiao Yi and Hua Ran took on several jobs and earned a lot of money, enough to feed Qiao Dawang to his heart's content, until he was full and stuffed!

result……

Qiao Dawang held a meat pie and then lowered his head to ponder.

Qiao Yi nudged Hua Ran's elbow with her arm. Hua Ran was watching too. He told the twins, who had finished eating, to go out and play, and then couldn't help but ask, "Big Bowl, are you feeling unwell?"

"No."

After replying, Qiao Dawang kept his head down, his eyes fixed on the meat pie, but it seemed as if he was looking at something else through the meat pie.

Old Man Joe took a bite himself and found it quite delicious, with no off-flavors. Moreover, he had bought the freshest meat available; if it had any strange smell, Inugami would have been able to detect it.

Joey added, "Big bowl, eat as much as you want. This time, the few of us started making pancakes this morning and made more than two thousand in total. Our hands are all swollen. Luckily, we're not ordinary people, otherwise our hands would be rubbed all the way to our elbows."

Hua Ran coughed, telling Qiao Yi to hold back; now was not the time to tell jokes.

Because Qiao Dawang is ignoring them.

I simply didn't hear it.

His eyes were still staring blankly ahead.

Something is wrong, something is so wrong!

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside.

"The household registration office said that Qiao Xiaojiao's name is not acceptable and does not meet the settlement standards. Even Qiao Dawang's name was rejected and he was asked to choose a new one. Only Qiao Zhongyi's name is acceptable."

The one who said this was Lu Qianye.

Qiao Yi and Hua Ran noticed that Qiao Da Wan had been looking back outside ever since Lu Qianye spoke.

His gaze never left Lu Qianye even after she entered.

And unconsciously, her eyebrows and eyes curved into a smile.

Hua Ran and Qiao Yi immediately understood what was going on.

The two exchanged a glance, their minds in perfect harmony.

Lu Qianye, however, was oblivious to the sight of the mountain of meat patties she saw upon entering, and she chuckled.

"Wow, so much! Did you make something delicious for your Dawan? Usually, when you treat him a little, you make about five hundred meat pies or a thousand dumplings. Why so much today? By the way, can Dawan finish it all?"

Qiao Dawang immediately replied, "I can finish it!"

He then picked one up with each hand and started eating.

Five hundred were eliminated in no time.

This time, Qiao Yi and Hua Ran completely understood.

Qiao Dawang has been unable to eat or sleep lately because of Lu Qianye, because, if you think about it carefully, Lu Qianye hasn't come to their place for half a month.

Lately, for some reason, there have been more petty thefts in Bianliang.

These also required yamen runners to arrest people and county magistrates to interrogate them.

As Lu Qianye's own daughter, she had to take on the task of running errands first.

With all that running around, Lu Qianye naturally didn't have time to come over.

Qiao Dawang definitely likes Lu Qianye.

So when Lu Qianye casually said, "There's been something strange going on in my mother's hometown lately. They say there was a child who fainted while looking at the fields late at night and hasn't woken up since. They've seen countless doctors, and they all said the child was fine. In the end, several doctors said they couldn't feel the child's pulse and that the child was dead, but the child was still breathing. Do you think you can do anything about this?"

Joey slammed her hand on the table.

“I have something to do. Recently, I’ve been observing the celestial phenomena at night and discovered an unusual phenomenon above the only restaurant in Bianliang. Hua Ran and I have to stay and deal with it.”

Joey kicked Inugami behind her again.

Inugami immediately understood and said, "Oh, I have something to do too. I need to teach my sister to write."

Hua Ran finally spoke up: "Then it's just Qiao Dawang left. Miss Lu, if you don't mind, let Qiao Dawang go with you."

Qiao Dawang immediately showed a delighted expression.

Yay! This way I can see Sister Lu more often.

Lu Qianye scratched his head. “Will this work? Qiao Dawang is still a child. The place I’m going to is quite remote. My mother’s hometown is quite poor. She passed the civil service exam and was assigned to Bianliang. That remote village is ten times poorer than Bianliang.”

The smile on Qiao Dawang's face vanished instantly.

Instead, she lowered her head and gripped the meat pie with even more force.

And he's not eating it anymore.

Qiao Yi and Hua Ran could see it clearly.

So Hua Ran said, "Don't worry, he is Taotie, one of the Four Fiends, and he's very strong. Moreover, my wife calculated that the more remote the place he goes to recently, the better his luck will be, so let him go with you."

Lu Qianye sighed, "Alright, I have a day off starting the day after tomorrow. Da Wan, pack your things tomorrow night, and we'll leave first thing the day after tomorrow."

Qiao Dawan was overjoyed and started eating heartily again, nodding happily.

In no time at all, the two thousand meat pies were gone.

Qiao Yi pulled Hua Ran out, and Hua Ran, cracking sunflower seeds, laughed, "Who knows, if Qiao Dawang comes back and gets even bigger, his height and build might not be that of a teenager anymore~"

He raised his eyebrows charmingly, and Qiao Yi smiled as she took some melon seeds from his hand, saying, "That's what I thought too~ She didn't eat for the past few days because she was lovesick. Look at how bright her eyes were when Lu Qianye came, like she'd found water in the desert."

Hua Ran, with a melon seed shell dangling from her mouth, said, "My lady, shall we make a bet? Qiao Dawang is back, not only has he grown bigger, but he also confessed to Lu Qianye, and they're together now! If I'm right, you'll... take me on a three-day getaway just the two of us!"

Joey smiled and poked Hua Ran's little face.

"I really don't think the two of them can be together. Don't forget Lu Qianye's fate. Her aura can repel anything bad. Qiao Dawang is one of the Four Fiends. When Qiao Dawang wanted to eat her, she could defend herself against him, which is good. But now that Qiao Dawang likes her, her aura can also defend her against him."

"That's right."

Joey leaned forward.

"Ranran, are you going to back out?"

"No! If I lose, I'll just skip three days of our time together, hmph~"

At this moment, Qiao Dawang ran out and wiped the oil from his mouth.

He said, "Give me some money."

"what?"

Joey was taken aback.

Qiao Dawang said, "When I go out with Sister Lu, how can I spend all of Sister Lu's money on food, clothes, and other necessities? Besides, I eat a lot. Whenever I see Sister Lu, my appetite is huge, and I just want to eat. How can Sister Lu's meager salary be enough?"

Qiao Yi rolled her eyes at Qiao Dawan and took out a small bag of silver coins.

"Spend wisely!"