Ma Feifei Was Getting Married (3/3)

"Greetings, shopkeeper!" In the backyard, Azi gave Ma Feifei a graceful bow and said playfully.

"Why are you here?" Ma Feifei asked absentmindedly, stroking his chin as he looked at Azi.

"The three-month period is almost up, and I've come here to escort my father back to Qi State. I had nothing to do today, and I thought I'd missed you so much since I haven't seen you in so long, so I came to pay you a visit." As Azi spoke, she sat down on a small stool opposite Ma Feifei, very casually and without any restraint.

"Oh..." Ma Feifei was still absent-minded, staring blankly at Azi.

"Shopkeeper?" Azi felt a little uncomfortable under Ma Feifei's gaze. She shifted her body, brought her legs together, and casually pulled down her skirt as she called out.

Ma Feifei snapped out of her daze and suddenly asked, "Azi, do you have a husband?"

"Huh?" Azi was startled by Ma Feifei's question, her face flushed red, and she lowered her head, clutching the hem of her skirt, and said reproachfully, "Shopkeeper, what are you saying? I'm only sixteen years old this year."

"So that means not yet." Ma Feifei nodded thoughtfully, then fell into deep thought again.

Azi didn't understand why Ma Feifei suddenly asked this, and her face grew redder and redder. She lowered her head, not daring to look at him. She twirled her skirt several times, and her tender white little fingers were squeezed inside, turning red.

"Actually, Azi doesn't mind having one." For some reason, Azi blurted out this, but after saying it, her heart started pounding. Without waiting for Ma Feifei's reply, she got up, grabbed the hem of her skirt, and ran away...

"Hey hey hey~~~" Ma Feifei finally realized what was happening and hurriedly reached out to call out, but Azi was nowhere to be found; she had long since disappeared.

"Why are you running away!" Ma Feifei sighed. With Azi running away, his ninth Book-holding woman also flew away.

However, Ma Feifei wasn't in a hurry. From what Azi had just said, it was clear that she was waiting here for King Qi Wen to return to Qi State together. There were still about half a month left before the three-month deadline, which meant that Azi would stay in Dubian Town for the next half month.

As long as we're still in Dubian Town, things will be easier.

"I just don't know what she likes," Ma Feifei thought, stroking his chin.

Ma Feifei always adhered to one principle: if you want someone to help you, you must give them appropriate compensation, without delay or debt, and be straightforward. You complete the task, others benefit, and everyone is happy.

He didn't know much about Azi and didn't know what she was interested in, which was why he was having some trouble.

"Or we could follow the old practice and get her a book specifically for her to understand."

"But what type of book would be suitable? One to increase cultivation level? Cultivation techniques and martial arts skills? Or high-level spiritual weapons? Or perhaps a little sprite?"

"Ouch... my head hurts."

Ma Feifei spent the whole afternoon thinking but couldn't come up with anything to trade with Azi.

"Shopkeeper, lunch is ready!"

As night fell, the Mysterious Bookstore closed for the day, and its head Mysterious Bookstore, Zhang Caicai, prepared dinner. A table was set up in the backyard, laden with delicious dishes.

However, Ma Feifei clearly had no appetite and listlessly sat in the main seat, eating her food only half-heartedly.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Ma Feifei frowned, spat out what she had eaten, and asked, "What was this?"

"The meat! Why doesn't it taste good?" It was Mu Qingyi who spoke, her face full of anxiety.

Mu Qingyi went to Dubian Town specifically to learn cooking from Zhang Caicai, in exchange for becoming one of Ma Feifei's nine Book-holding woman.

Seeing Mu Qingyi's expression, Ma Feifei knew that this dish must have been made by Mu Qingyi. Whether it tasted good or not was another matter; the key point was that Ma Feifei discovered that the dish was not cooked through.

"It's alright," Ma Feifei said against his conscience. Without waiting for Mu Qingyi to speak, he reached for another dish with his chopsticks.

"I made this too, is it good?" Mu Qingyi was still so nervous, the veins on her hand holding the chopsticks were bulging from the excessive force.

Ma Feifei chewed the food in her mouth, nodded calmly, and said, "It's pretty good. You guys should eat too, don't just stare at me."

Ma Feifei that Yun Qingyang and Ba Jiu were looking at him, Ma Feifei waved and said.

After saying that, Ma Feifei looked at Mu Qingyi and said, "Qingyi, come with me for a moment."

"What's wrong?" Mu Qingyi was still immersed in Ma Feifei's exaggerated praise. This was her first meaningful cooking experience, and receiving praise was even more joyful for her than improving her cultivation level.

Ma Feifei didn't say anything. He got up and walked towards the rocking chair not far away. He quietly spat out the food in his mouth, caught it with his hand, and hid it in his sleeve.

"I have something for you." Ma Feifei sat in the rocking chair, looking at Mu Qingyi who walked over with a puzzled expression, and took out the exquisite Badge he had given to Yun Qingyang that afternoon from his spatial ring, and said.

"What is this?" Mu Qingyi asked curiously as she took the exquisite Badge from Ma Feifei.

"Ding~ The Book-holding woman' quest is 2/9 complete."

The system notification sounded in Ma Feifei's mind again.

"This is the symbol of the Book-holding woman, don't lose it." Ma Feifei said seriously. Although the system didn't specify whether losing it would affect the mission progress, Ma Feifei still felt it was best to avoid such a thing for safety's sake.

"Okay." Mu Qingyi obediently put the exquisite Badge into her spatial ring, and then suddenly a plate of food appeared in her hand.

The air was still filled with a steaming aroma.

"Shopkeeper, this is the dish I'm most satisfied with tonight. Would you like to try it?" Mu Qingyi asked with a smug look on her face.

Ma Feifei: "..."

That night, Ma Feifei went to the toilet three times.

The next day, he was completely exhausted and lay listlessly in a rocking chair to rest.

"Shopkeeper, something terrible has happened!" Zhang Caicai ran in from outside with Mu Qingyi on her back. Mu Qingyi was carrying a bag full of unknown vegetables, obviously she had just returned from buying groceries.

"Even if it's not good, can it be as bad as I am now?" Ma Feifei sneered. He now realized that Zhang Caicai's apprentice was specifically there to trick him!

He even suspected that Mu Qingyi might have deliberately poisoned him.

Because everyone ate the same food last night, and everyone else was fine, only Ma Feifei had diarrhea.

He wouldn't believe there wasn't a problem with even a single punctuation mark.

"That's much more serious than what you said, shopkeeper!" Zhang Caicai said nervously, as if she had discovered a shocking secret.

"Speak." Ma Feifei was too lazy to listen to Zhang Caicai's riddles.

"Everyone outside is saying that you're going to marry the Qi State!"