"Boss, you should go stroll with Gu Yue Jie. We're going out to eat too."
As Tang Wulin and his group waved goodbye, they quickly vanished from Tang Luochuan's sight.
No one wanted to disturb their boss and future sister-in-law, especially not his good brothers.
"Your brother..."
"He's quite sensible."
Gu Yue looked at the scene with a faint smile on her face. Wasn't he sensible? He never said anything about her monopolizing Luo Chuan.
"Indeed..."
Tang Luochuan nodded. Wu Lin was always a very well-behaved and sensible child, not to mention how he now looked at Gu Yue as if she were his sister-in-law.
Hmm...
Perhaps Wu Lin even wished Gu Yue would stick to him?
"Let's go. We said we'd try some street food this time. Let me think, where's the snack street?"
Tang Luochuan came back to his senses and looked at the girl beside him, speaking calmly.
"Really?"
"Then I'll just follow Luo Chuan."
Gu Yue nodded.
"Alright then."
"..."
Soon after, at Donghai North Snack Street, Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue appeared.
At this moment, everywhere they looked there was delicious food, with all sorts of small shops and street stalls appearing endlessly.
As one of the many snack streets in Donghai City, the food here was also dazzling. The ingredients might not be expensive, but they were definitely delicious.
"What should we eat..."
"Luo Chuan, let's go to that one. I haven't seen this before!"
At this, Gu Yue pointed to a small shop, smiling.
"Hmm?"
"Sounds good."
Following the direction Gu Yue pointed, Tang Luochuan indeed smelled wafts of fragrant aroma. He hadn't even seen the place, but he could already smell its deliciousness!
Then, a large sign appeared in his sight. It read... braised beef in a jar.
"Hmm?"
"This braised beef in a jar..."
Tang Luochuan pondered for a moment, then seemed to realize something.
Isn't this where Xie Xie brought Wu Lin to eat in the original story? He even recounted that 'most hated encounter' here. Don't tell him that Wu Lin and the others will also come here...
"Young man, would you like a serving of braised beef in a jar?"
Looking towards Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue, the boss, an uncle, said with a smile.
"One serving."
Tang Luochuan nodded in agreement. Just then, a loud voice from afar reached his ears:
"Since Boss isn't here today, I'll bring you guys here to eat first. Don't mind that the environment isn't great here, but the taste is really good."
"I really love eating at this place, and speaking of this, I can't help but mention an encounter..."
"Eh?"
"Boss?"
Xie Xie and his group appeared. He was about to continue saying something, but upon arriving at the shop and seeing Tang Luochuan not far away, a bewildered look appeared on his face.
Could it be that...
Boss also likes to eat braised beef in a jar?
"Brother, you're here too."
Behind Xie Xie, both Zhang Yangzi and Tang Wulin couldn't help but ask. After going around in a circle, they didn't expect to meet again.
"What a coincidence."
Tang Luochuan also felt a little emotional.
When they were still far away, that familiar voice had already reached him. He really did get what he wished for.
"In that case..."
"Everyone can eat together."
Tang Luochuan couldn't help but say with a smile. Gu Yue's desired private time was probably going to be ruined.
"What does it matter? These are all your friends, it's nothing."
Gu Yue shook her head, not paying much attention.
Although she preferred to spend time alone with Luo Chuan, if a situation like this happened, she wouldn't insist on only being with him.
"Oh?"
"Xie Xie is here!"
Upon hearing Xie Xie's voice, the boss was instantly surprised and said with a smile.
"Uncle Li."
Xie Xie said with a smile, addressing him.
"Haven't seen you in a while! Are these all your friends? Good, good, good! It's good to make more friends."
"Kids, wait a moment, Uncle will go make you some braised beef in a jar..."
The boss didn't linger and quickly walked towards the small shop, a smile on his face.
"Xie Xie, you're very familiar with that uncle, aren't you?"
Seeing the scene before him, Tang Wulin subconsciously said, after all, the boss had a smile on his face when he saw Xie Xie.
"Mm-hmm."
"I often come here to eat, and when I was little, my mom always brought me here too..."
Xie Xie said, lost in thought.
Slowly, he couldn't help but think of the origin of his name, which came from that encounter. His mother named him after the encounter she had with his father under the cherry blossom tree.
But he would rather...
There had been no such encounter.
"Let's not think about that. Everyone eat well today, this braised beef in a jar is delicious, but you have to eat it slowly, otherwise..."
"You'll all finish it in one go."
Xie Xie came back to his senses, calmed his emotions, and then said with a mysterious smile.
"Hahahaha."
"Then I'm going to eat even more."
Tang Wulin said with anticipation in his eyes. Delicious food, that's something that would keep him awake.
"I wonder when we'll get to eat..."
"Bang..."
Just then, the sound of a plate shattering came from inside the shop, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"This isn't right, Uncle Li is always so careful, so careful!"
Xie Xie's face was filled with confusion, but the next moment, something else was thrown out under his bewildered gaze. This time, it wasn't anything else, but Uncle Li himself.
"Uncle Li!"
Xie Xie was instantly surprised, rushing over to help him up, his face filled with worry. What was going on?!
"Old Li, why are you talking so much nonsense? Don't you understand the simple logic of paying protection money? You give me money, I'll protect you and not bully you, how simple is that?"
"Give me the money."
Behind Uncle Li, a towering man stood, burly and imposing, and bald.
"Brother Light Dragon, it's not that I don't want to pay you protection money, I really can't give it to you. My wife is sick right now, and I'm earning money to treat her..."
"If I don't have money, she'll die."
Uncle Li pleaded.
His wife needed to spend a lot of money every day to have a chance of recovering, so how could he still have money to pay protection fees?
"Your wife?"
"What does your wife being sick have to do with me?"
"You have a wife, doesn't this old man have a wife? If you don't give this old man money, how am I supposed to support your old mother? Hurry up and give me the money!"
Light Dragon snorted, displeased.
"If you give me protection money, I won't say I'll protect you well, but at least I won't come over and bully you. But if you don't pay protection money, I'll bully you..."
"Your wife's safety has nothing to do with me collecting protection money. You can't give me a single cent less!"
"If you really dare not to give it, Li, do you think your small shop can still stay open?"