Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

The two of them didn't mind the heat and didn't want to leave, making the little girl's face flush.

Zhou Yanxiu could only coax Jiajia, "Uncle will bring you to see it again next time. How about Uncle takes you out to eat first today?"

Jiajia tilted her rosy cheeks up and asked, "When will we come next time?"

Zhou Yanxiu looked at Lin Jiaojiao, but before he could speak, Lin Jiaojiao said without turning her head, "Next time when your aunt is off, I'll bring you to buy tickets."

Jiajia then said to Zhou Yanxiu, "Uncle, Auntie will bring me next time, so you don't need to trouble you. Thank you, Uncle."

Zhou Yanxiu had no choice but to say, "Shall we go eat first?"

"Gurgle~" Her empty stomach spoke for Jiajia.

The three of them then went to eat.

On the way, Lin Jiaojiao sincerely admired Zhou Yanxiu, saying, "You're amazing; you managed to find so many fun places."

“I grew up here, so I know this area very well.”

"I also know a really fun place, but we don't have time for it today. I can take you there next time you come."

"Where is where?"

"I'll tell you next time I come."

"Will you be free then?"

Yes, there is!

"Then I'll come back in two weeks."

"I'll wait for you at the coffee shop entrance!"

"Yeah, okay!"

"Come on, let me treat you to dinner."

"I'll add some lion's head meatballs for you, don't be shy."

“Okay,” Zhou Yanxiu picked up Jiajia, who was tired from walking, and nodded with a smile.

Jiajia ran around all morning and looked exhausted from the sun.

Before getting on the bus, Zhou Yanxiu carried him, and after getting off the bus, Zhou Yanxiu carried him all the way to the state-run restaurant.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, Lin Jiaojiao waved her hand and ordered, "Three bowls of shredded pork noodles and three braised lion's head meatballs."

After saying that, he fanned himself with his hand, saying, "It's so hot today."

Zhou Yanxiu put Jiajia down and asked, "Is that enough to eat?"

"How about we order some more?"

Lin Jiaojiao immediately leaned closer to Zhou Yanxiu and whispered, "I don't have that much money!"

"Shall I treat you?" Zhou Yanxiu said.

Lin Jiaojiao found a seat and shook her head, "Even so, we can't order too much."

"You treated us to cake, milk, and fun today. If you treat us to a fancy meal, you'll spend all your salary!"

"You'll definitely get a scolding when you get home."

"Please sit down!"

"If you're worried about not having enough to eat, I'll give you half of the noodles in Jiajia's bowl later."

“She’s too small to finish a bowl, so I used to eat it all.”

"I'm giving it to you today."

Zhou Yanxiu could only smile and say, "Okay!"

After the aunt and niece sat down, Zhou Yanxiu paid the bill, ordered two more dishes, and bought them iced soda.

It was too hot, and he was afraid the two of them would get too hot.

Seeing the iced soda handed to her, Lin Jiaojiao couldn't help but ask, "How much money did you bring with you?"

"Not many!"

"There must be at least five pieces!" Lin Jiaojiao guessed.

"Hmm, about ten yuan!"

Lin Jiaojiao opened her mouth slightly, "So many?"

"Ah, right, I keep my allowance myself!"

Lin Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with envy. "That's so nice!"

Jiajia couldn't understand what the adults were saying; she just kept gulping down her soda.

As soon as the noodles arrived, Lin Jiaojiao prepared to use chopsticks to divide them.

Zhou Yanxiu quickly stopped him, saying, "I've had enough to eat!"

Lin Jiaojiao paused in her hand holding the noodles. "Really?"

"Ok!"

"Then I'll eat it, I'm starving," she said, taking a portion of the noodles from Jiajia's bowl and giving it to herself.

Soon, not only noodles were served, but also braised lion's head meatballs and two more dishes.

One dish is braised pork ribs, and the other is stir-fried pork slices.

Lin Jiaojiao immediately said, "This isn't our dish, you've served the wrong thing."

The sales clerk then looked at Zhou Yanxiu.

Zhou Yanxiu immediately said, "No mistake, I ordered it."

Lin Jiaojiao immediately looked distressed, leaned closer to Zhou Yanxiu, and lowered her voice, "I don't have enough money on me!"

"I've paid, you can treat me next time."

Before Lin Jiaojiao could speak, Zhou Yanxiu glanced at Jiajia and said, "Today is the first day I've met Jiajia, and I'd like to treat her to a meal."

"Next time, I'll let you treat me next time."

Upon hearing that he was being invited to dinner, Jiajia immediately put down her soda bottle, flashed a smile revealing her pearly white teeth, and said, "Uncle, next time you come to my house, I'll give you something delicious too."

"Really?" Zhou Yanxiu asked with a smile.

Jiajia nodded firmly, "Uncle, you'll be my good friend from now on. I'll share all the good food with you."

"But how should Uncle go to find Jiajia?"

Jiajia "..."

This has stumped the child.

Jiajia immediately looked at her aunt and asked, "Auntie, why did Uncle come to play with me?"

"Take the bus!"

"Take the bus!" Jiajia repeated.

"Which bus should we take?"

"Which bus should we take?" Jiajia asked again.

Lin Jiaojiao simply told Zhou Yanxiu where they lived and where they should get off the bus.

Zhou Yanxiu nodded, "Okay, I've got it."

After he finished speaking, he served the two of them some food, saying, "Try it, see how it tastes. If you're not full, we'll order more."

Lin Jiaojiao immediately nodded, "Enough, enough. We don't need to order too much, or we'll be too full."

“Okay,” Zhou Yanxiu nodded with a smile.

Lin Jiaojiao was indeed very full.

She ate a bowl and a half of noodles, a lion's head meatball, three pork ribs, and then some braised pork slices.

After finishing her meal, she sat still in her chair, saying, "I'm too full. I need to wait a while before I can leave."

"Are you alright?"

“If you have something to do, you go ahead and do it. I’ll digest my food before going back with Jiajia,” she said to Zhou Yanxiu, who was sitting opposite her.

Zhou Yanxiu shook his head. "It's nothing, nothing much has happened today."

Then Zhou Yanxiu stayed and talked to Jiajia.

After eating, Jiajia became very talkative and started telling Zhou Yanxiu about her family again.

Her sister, her grandmother, and her grandfather who didn't live at home.

And there's also a beautiful great-aunt and a handsome great-uncle!

She chattered away, her little mouth babbling on and on, saying everything.

After saying that, she asked Zhou Yanxiu, "Uncle, where do you live?"

Zhou Yanxiu pointed outside the restaurant, "It's not far ahead, Jiajia, do you want to go play there?"

Jiajia blinked her big, dark eyes and asked, "Uncle, is your house pretty?"

Zhou Yanxiu thought for a moment, "Hmm, she's kind of pretty!"

Jiajia then looked at her aunt.

Lin Jiaojiao covered her mouth, trying to burp. "No, I can't walk at all right now. I feel like I'm going to throw up!"

Zhou Yanxiu quickly stood up. "Wait for me a moment!"

After a while, he brought over two glasses of water with dried hawthorn slices in them.

"Wait until it cools down a bit, then drink it in small sips to aid digestion."

One cup was given to Jiaojiao, and the other to Jiajia.

Jiajia looked at the hawthorn slices in the cup and said to Zhou Yanxiu, "Uncle, I'll come to your house to play again next time."

"okay!"

By the time Lin Jiaojiao finished digesting her food, it was almost two o'clock.

The aunt and niece were tired from playing, and yawning, they walked out of the restaurant, ready to go home.

Lin Jiaojiao was alright, but Jiajia had already started rubbing her eyes.

The sun was shining brightly outside, so Zhou Yanxiu reached out and picked Jiajia up again.