Poisoned

The dog was eaten, Zhou Dongdong took the elephant to school.

Liu Chang'an and Zhou Shuling continued to sell rice noodles. Today, Liu Chang'an cooked two whole roosters. After all, business was getting better and better, and Liu Chang'an was one step closer to his goal of saving money to rent a storefront and open a shop.

"Last night, Zhou Dongdong was probably hungry, so she got up and went to the refrigerator to find something to eat. When I woke up, I saw her standing at the refrigerator door eating the apple dog you made. After eating it, she went back to sleep. When she woke up this morning, she didn't remember eating it at all, and she cried for a long time, saying that the dog had run away..." Zhou Shuling explained to Liu Chang'an apologetically, "I had no choice but to make her a new one."

Asking someone for help only to lose what they made should always make you feel a little ashamed. Of course, Zhou Shuling was also embarrassed about her own lack of practical skills; the "elephant" she made must have been shown to Liu Chang'an by Zhou Dongdong.

"Was it sleepwalking?" Liu Chang'an recalled what Zhu Juntang had said about Qin Yanan's sleepwalking.

"No, she was just hungry and went looking for food. She got so confused that she forgot what dogs are for."

How can she eat so much?

"I don't know either."

"Do you have a huge appetite too?"

"I... I didn't! I've only been having a few more late-night snacks lately. Look at me, I'm not fat." Zhou Shuling hurriedly turned around to prove that she couldn't eat, because being able to eat often meant being round and chubby.

Liu Chang'an nodded. "Being able to eat a lot without gaining weight is impressive."

Zhou Shuling sighed helplessly and was about to say something when she saw the bespectacled beauty who had been coming to eat noodles for the past few days bringing another girl to eat noodles. She quickly nudged Liu Chang'an.

"Would you like some rice noodles?" Liu Chang'an asked Zhong Qing and Zhu Juntang.

"You came here and didn't eat noodles? Did you come to see me?" Zhu Juntang looked at Zhou Shuling first, then said to Liu Chang'an.

"Would you like some eggs?" Liu Chang'an asked with a beaming smile. Of course, one should greet customers with a smile when doing business, and he didn't care about Zhu Juntang's tone or expression.

"Add," Zhong Qing said.

Zhu Juntang nodded slowly.

Zhong Qing took a set of bowls from the food box he was carrying and said to Liu Chang'an, "Please use this bowl to hold the rice noodles and this plate to hold the eggs."

Customer satisfaction is the foundation of doing business, and Liu Chang'an had no objection to accommodating even the smallest requests.

A few more people arrived and moved a table to the flattest spot, placed two chairs there, and opened a large C-shaped parasol before Zhu Juntang went over and sat down.

Zhou Shuling, watching in disbelief, couldn't help but ask Liu Chang'an, "What's going on?"

"The bad habits of rich people," Liu Chang'an said nonchalantly. "This is the daughter of the lady who came to eat noodles a couple of days ago."

"I thought that lady was about my age," Zhou Shuling said, surprised. "I didn't expect her daughter to be so big."

"So you need to honestly partner with me in business and make more money so you can take good care of yourself. Otherwise, when Zhou Dongdong is this fairy's age, you'll be old and ugly," Liu Chang'an said, seizing the opportunity.

Liu Chang'an's words were harsh, but they also made a lot of sense, and Zhou Shuling secretly made up her mind.

Liu Chang'an prepared the rice noodles and delivered them over.

"How could you press the rim of the bowl with your fingertips?" Zhu Juntang raised her eyebrows, finding fault with her. "Check if your fingertips are wet with soup."

"Eat if you want, leave if you don't." Liu Chang'an changed his tune. Anyway, Zhong Qing had already paid, and he had no intention of developing Zhu Juntang into a long-term client.

"Is this how you talk in business?" Zhu Juntang was here today to support Liu Chang'an's business; she was his customer. Zhu Juntang had never eaten at a roadside stall before. She was condescending to sit here, acting as a living advertisement to attract his business. People would come to eat his noodles when they saw the beautiful fairy, which would surely make his business prosperous. And yet he had this kind of attitude!

"Didn't you hear that? Of course I did." Liu Chang'an ignored Zhu Juntang and said to Zhong Qing, "I added a little extra scallion to your bowl today. I noticed you seemed to really like scallions the other day."

"Thank you." Zhong Qing said, somewhat flattered, then felt a little annoyed. She actually felt this way because Liu Chang'an gave her an extra pinch of scallions. Was she really a materialistic and pragmatic woman? Perhaps it was because she saw how much the Third Mistress and the Third Miss cared about Liu Chang'an she couldn't keep treating him like a scoundrel.

"Why did you add extra scallions to her?" Zhu Juntang asked incredulously, while looking at Liu Chang'an and Zhong Qing suspiciously.

"She's been eating breakfast here for several days now, and she always pays. She's a true customer, and a high-quality one at that. She eats her food cleanly every day, never complains, and doesn't cause you any trouble." Liu Chang'an appreciates customers like this.

"Thank you." Zhong Qing felt a little shy after being praised by Liu Chang'an.

"I... I want more scallions too!" Zhu Juntang felt that what Liu Chang'an said actually made a lot of sense, but she was very unconvinced, so she had no choice but to ask for scallions.

Liu Chang'an added a spoonful of chopped green onions to Zhu Juntang's plate. Zhu Juntang looked at Liu Chang'an's expressionless face and felt no sense of accomplishment from forcing him to treat her fairly.

Liu Chang'an went back to prepare the rice noodles, and unsurprisingly, business was much better than on the first day. Zhou Shuling's breakfast business was basically just a side business. The two of them were busy preparing and selling rice noodles. Zhou Shuling was a capable person to begin with, and after a few days, her cooperation with Liu Chang'an became much smoother. Seeing that in addition to the original regular customers, there were also quite a few people who seemed to have good incomes who often came to eat rice noodles, Zhou Shuling became more confident in entering the Baolong Center.

"Your attitude towards that lady didn't seem very good. We're still going to be selling noodles at Baolong Center, aren't we?" Zhou Shuling chatted with Liu Chang'an. Having made up her mind, she naturally had to consider practical matters.

"That's true." Liu Chang'an nodded.

Seeing that he clearly didn't take it seriously, Zhou Shuling didn't say much. She wasn't the kind of person who was always pragmatic and submissive; otherwise, how could she still be single? Although it's not easy for a woman with a child to remarry, if she was willing to compromise and force herself, she wouldn't really be unwanted.

Zhu Juntang hesitated for a long time, watching Zhong Qing eat the noodles. Finally, she started eating herself, but after just one bite, tears streamed down her face from the spiciness. She cried out, "Zhong Qing!"

Zhong Qing hurriedly went to the car to get some water and handed it to Zhu Juntang. Zhu Juntang would never drink the mineral water that was sold at the stall for two yuan a bottle.

"Why is it so spicy?" Zhu Juntang, trying to maintain her image but also feeling the spiciness, sipped the entire bottle of water in small, frequent sips, her eyes moist as she asked.

"It is a bit spicy, I forgot to remind you." Zhong Qing grew up in Junsha. Even though she hasn't eaten much spicy food in Taiwan these past few years, eating this kind of flavor now is like having her genes reactivated with joy. She can eat spicy food with ease.

"This is poison; it will kill you if you eat it," Zhu Juntang said, still shaken.

The other people eating the noodles around them laughed. Of course, no one thought the noodles were poisonous. This beautiful girl had rosy cheeks, and in the slanting sunlight, the hem of her skirt seemed to glow with gold. Her shapely and slender legs remained tightly pressed together even as she cried out. Her ladylike demeanor made the men on the street feel the charm of a young lady. This was a temptation as potent as poison, making people sigh in admiration.

The sun in the high-altitude area is really scorching. Yesterday I refused to wear sunscreen and went out to play. When I came back, I felt like a boiled shrimp, my whole body was stinging. I was in pain all night. I'm feeling a little better today. There will be another update tonight.