HLnovel Chapter 163 Like
Chapter 163 Like
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year and Anqiao is closed.
She has always believed in a saying that whatever you do on New Year's Day will be what you will do throughout the year.
Although opening the door can earn some money, An Qiao believes that the greatest pleasure is to be idle.
Everyone in the restaurant was lazy and scattered, gathered in groups of three or five, either talking or playing.
Perhaps they were influenced by their young lady, but everyone was leisurely doing what they wanted to do.
An Qiao was lying by the fireplace, warming herself by the fire, looking very comfortable. Tong Yiyi walked into the yard with a serious face, stood in the snow and said, "Young lady, Tong Yiyi has something to ask you."
Tong Yiyi's serious expression frightened An Qiao so much that she turned over and stared at him in a daze, thinking that he had committed some heinous crime.
"I...I want to find a young lady to help me with matchmaking." Tong Yiyi stuttered. He was one or two years younger than An Qiao, and it was really embarrassing for him to say such words now.
An Qiao looked at his flushed face and couldn't help laughing. She thought something big had happened just now.
"Matchmaking? Who are you talking about?" An Qiao looked at him nonchalantly.
Perhaps because An Qiao was a palace maid who had left the palace, no one was too interested in her age or whether she was married. Only in the past year did many scholars ask her indirectly whether she wanted to be a stepmother.
"Well, if I say in the restaurant, is that okay?" Even though it was snowing outside, Tong Yiyi was already sweating profusely due to anxiety.
When An Qiao heard this, her eyes immediately lit up. This was huge gossip.
"Who is it? Who do you like, kid?" An Qiao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and listened to Tong Yiyi's story.
Now that the new year has passed, Tong Yiyi is 16 years old. Although she is still a child in modern times, it is indeed a bit late to get married at this age in ancient times.
"She is still a little young. I can wait for her for another one or two years. But I don't know how she feels." Perhaps because she mentioned the first person she fell in love with, Tong Yiyi's face was no longer the red color of shyness, but instead had these blush marks.
"Tell me about it." An Qiao didn't want to force him anymore, so she just asked calmly.
"Autumnal Equinox... I didn't have any thoughts about it before, but as time went by, I couldn't help thinking about it. When she first came, she didn't know how to do anything and was often doing chores. She looked carefree at ordinary times, but she often hid outside and cried secretly. Maybe she thought that no one from the restaurant would pass by there? Coincidentally, that was the only way for me to go to the grocery store, and I could always see her squatting there. She was crying and trying to wipe her tears. I saw that it was the little girl from the restaurant, so I asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say anything, just told me not to tell you, she didn't want to be sold again." Tong Yiyi recalled, with an indelible heartache in her eyes.
"We were all filled with gratitude to be bought by the young lady. There is no better employer than the young lady, so it is understandable that she said she didn't want to be sold again. I told her that you would not sell her again. But she still cried, saying how could I be the master of you?" Having said this, Tong Yi paused and looked at An Qiao embarrassedly.
"I... I was definitely not convinced at that time. Although I really couldn't stand the young lady's dominance, I just knew that the young lady would not sell us out easily. I told her that I would go back to you to ask for sweet soup, and you would definitely make it for me. She had been in the restaurant for less than seven days at that time, and she looked at me with admiration, thinking that since I could ask you for a drink, I must be someone very important to you." Tong Yiyi looked at An Qiao embarrassedly after she finished speaking.
Unexpectedly, An Qiao listened with great interest. While eating melon seeds, she gave Tong Yiyi a thumbs up and said, "You are really good, you have a way to woo girls. What next?"
"Then I went back to the restaurant and told you that I wanted to drink sweet soup, so you cooked it for me. From then on, her admiration for me increased to a higher level. She thought that I must be a very powerful person since I was in charge of a shop and could let you cook soup for me. I teased her like this and told her to be confident. She looked really good when she smiled, so she slowly found the skills of being a waiter. Then she found that you were so nice to everyone, not just the sweet soup for me." Tong Yiyi lowered her head and recalled, "But she was still a very good young lady. She knew how to comfort me when I was unhappy even though she was still young. She was used to sharing her daily life with me every time. But since the restaurant has grown bigger and bigger, she has been very busy and no longer appears at the street corner every day."
An Qiao's face was full of black lines. What a sin! Not only do I have to listen to you show your affection, but I also have to listen to you complaining that I made Qiufen tired. "Ah, it's true that I've been a bit busy recently. But he's already bringing Yushui, and I guess Yushui will be able to come alternately with her soon, so it won't be so hard."
Tong Yiyi was overjoyed, but suddenly became depressed, "I've already said it, young lady, are you willing to help me with this matchmaking?"
His eyes were full of anticipation. An Qiao wanted to tease him, "I bought you all. Don't I have the final say on marriage?"
"Yes...it's like this, young lady...if you think Qiufen is not suitable, then how much silver do we need to redeem you...I...if you ask me to marry someone else, I am not willing to do so." Tong Yiyi stuttered and kept changing his words.
An Qiao thought it was cute, "No, you said you feel the same way, so I have to give Qiufen a try. If she doesn't want to live with you, then I can't agree."
Tong Yiyi then breathed a sigh of relief, but was then followed by a wave of uneasiness. What if... What if Qiu Feng really only treated her as a brother and didn't mean that?
An Qiao looked at Tong Yiyi's expression and felt that the emotions of youth were indeed very beautiful, as if there were not too many things mixed in, clean and pure, "Don't worry, I will help you test it."
"Thank you, young lady. Thank you so much, young lady. If this works out, I will work for you for the rest of my life." Tong Yiyi was so happy that he was about to kowtow, but An Qiao stopped him, "No, please don't. I'm only a few years older than you. I still want to live a few more years."
Tong Yiyi then rubbed the back of his head innocently, "Thank you, young lady. Then I, then I, should I wait for good news from you, young lady?"
"Yes, go back." An Qiao waved her hand, signaling Tong Yiyi to leave.
Tong Yiyi skipped out of the yard, looking completely different from the depressed look he had when he came in just now.
An Qiao lay down again, thinking about how to test the autumnal equinox.
It would be a good thing if the two of them could succeed.
Qiufen is only thirteen years old now. Even if they really succeed, they will not be allowed to get married so early, which is not good for Qiufen.