"I want to sit over there."
The young woman didn't accept the arrangement.
After saying that, she walked straight toward the spot she'd picked out.
Madam Xiao opened her mouth.
She couldn't refuse.
The young woman could sit wherever she liked, as long as the spot was empty.
The spot the young woman chose was rather secluded.
But it was close to the passage leading to the back courtyard.
Madam Xiao furrowed her brows.
"She..."
The old lady walked over to Madam Xiao, her face full of surprise.
"Is that the young woman from last time?"
The old lady was getting on in years.
She had trouble remembering faces.
"Yes."
Madam Xiao nodded.
"It's her."
"She came again!?"
The old lady exclaimed in a low voice.
"Yeah."
Madam Xiao smiled wryly.
The young woman had come again.
"I'll go greet her."
Madam Xiao walked over to the young woman's new seat.
The young woman looked up and smiled at Madam Xiao.
"I can sit here, right?"
She asked.
Madam Xiao studied the young woman's expression.
She seemed to be asking casually.
Not deliberately provoking them...
Madam Xiao couldn't tell.
Her expression stiffened slightly.
Then she put on a polite smile.
"Of course."
"That's good."
The young woman smiled in relief. She picked up the menu. Having been here once before, she now ordered tea and pastries with some familiarity.
They were completely different from what she'd ordered last time.
Madam Xiao's brows twitched.
That was right.
Perhaps the young woman had made such a deep impression on her that Madam Xiao remembered every item she'd ordered last time.
She hadn't even made a point of remembering.
Madam Xiao herself was a little surprised.
The young woman grinned.
"The