Qingyang was having a birthday?
Ma Feifei was completely dumbfounded. Qingyang was having a birthday?!
What kind of joke was this? Was there anyone on the entire Azure Dragon Continent who knew Qingyang better than Ma Feifei did? Qingyang didn't even know what day she'd been born, so how could she pick a day to celebrate her birthday? This had to be a joke!
"You're not joking with me, are you?" Ma Feifei asked Zhang Caicai, eyeing him suspiciously. If Zhang Caicai was messing with him, Ma Feifei was ready to teach the little rascal a lesson. He never learned and was always up to something.
"Of course not! I'm even making longevity noodles for Sister Qingyang!" Zhang Caicai held out the basket in his hands for Ma Feifei to see. It was full of bok choy.
"These are vegetables. I'm just worried Sister Qingyang won't like eating plain noodles, so I'm adding some greens. I've already kneaded the dough, too. If you don't believe me, Shopkeeper, you can go look in the kitchen. Qingyi's in there helping boil water." Zhang Caicai looked so confident that Ma Feifei was completely taken in.
Could Qingyang really be having a birthday today?
Ma Feifei wondered to himself.
But it made no sense!
"Creak."
Just then, the back door opened, and Ba Jiu ran in from outside, looking thrilled. He gave Ma Feifei a deep bow, then went to Zhang Caicai and pulled several beautifully wrapped boxes from his spatial ring. Handing them to him, he said, "These were made by the finest embroiderer in town. I felt bad waking the young lady so early, so I paid her double. That comes to two Spirit Crystals. You'll have to pay me back."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. It's only two Spirit Crystals. You're so