The Charm of a Fairy
Zhu Juntang dared not touch the bowl of Hong Soup Spicy Rooster rice noodles again, and could only watch Zhong Qing eat with relish.
After looking at it for a while, Zhu Juntang hesitated as she looked at the rice noodles in her bowl. Was it really that delicious?
This must be a misconception caused by seeing others enjoying the food so much. I just tasted it myself; this is rice noodles that could kill you. I'd better not try it again.
Just like radishes and cabbages, everyone has their own preferences.
What is poison to him is divine to me.
Many people are accustomed to setting a standard based on their own tastes and opinions to measure the success of other people's works or products that already have a large audience. This is undoubtedly a strange and foolish behavior.
Of course, Zhu Juntang's beauty and loveliness are universally recognized as the only standard: she is a fairy.
Zhu Juntang believed this to be absolutely correct and not at all foolish. Anyone who doubted that she was not a fairy was the foolish one.
Zhu Juntang was a bit bored, and her decision to eat rice noodles today was a real mistake. Fairies should sit in restaurants high in the clouds and enjoy dishes carefully prepared by top chefs.
Sitting on a plastic bench by the street, with an oily folding table in front of you, cars occasionally kicking up exhaust fumes, and electric scooter riders wobbling and shouting "Make way!" as they squeeze past the table, forcing you to carefully move your bowl aside. If the oily soup or noodles spill, you feel bad about wasting your half-eaten breakfast and annoyed about getting your clothes dirty. Is this what ordinary people's everyday life is like? There's absolutely no expectation. Anyone who describes the daily lives of ordinary citizens as happy and warm is probably just being pretentious and hypocritical.
Zhu Juntang felt that she would never have any expectations for the life of an ordinary person. Liu Chang'an should be capable of leaving this dilapidated place and giving up this kind of life, so why was he still here selling rice noodles?
Zhu Juntang was completely baffled, but this also made her even more certain of some things. Liu Chang'an was selling rice noodles, which meant he had a desire to make money. The reason he had refused Zhu Juntang's offer must have been because he was a fraud. If he had accepted Zhu Juntang's offer as a superpowered person, he would have been beaten into a pulp by Zhu Juntang when he was exposed!
As for why magic doesn't generate income, it's probably because the costs are too high, or the technology isn't mature enough, or there are other unknown reasons.
In short, Zhu Juntang was still very unwilling to accept that she had been deceived by Liu Chang'an for so long. She came to see him today because she was a little annoyed, but she didn't know what to do.
"Hey, rice noodle vendor!" Zhu Juntang called out to Liu Chang'an, "Come here for a second."
Liu Chang'an was too busy and couldn't be bothered with such unemployed vagrants. It was truly a sign of the world going to the dogs. When did these lazy, ignorant vagrants become so arrogant and disrespectful in front of the great and glorious working people?
Zhu Juntang stomped her foot. This pretentious man! Since he likes selling rice noodles here, shouldn't he be happy that she calls him that? Zhu Juntang remembered that in "Mazi's Private Visit Chronicles," the protagonist was the emperor. When he was mistaken for a pimp, he seemed very happy and proud to be able to blend into the role of a commoner. Liu Chang'an ultimately didn't have that kind of mindset.
Seeing that Liu Chang'an didn't react, Zhou Shuling figured that Liu Chang'an was very familiar with everyone, so it was unlikely that he would ask Liu Chang'an to sell rice noodles. Could it be that he was calling for her?
Zhou Shuling didn't mind; plenty of people asked her to sell breakfast or steamed buns anyway. So Zhou Shuling walked over and asked with a smile, "What can I do for you?"
Zhu Juntang hadn't expected to attract Zhou Shuling's attention, so she immediately changed her expression and smiled slightly, "Hello, you must be Zhou Dongdong's mother? My surname is Zhu, Zhu Juntang."
"You know Zhou Dongdong?" Zhou Shuling was quite surprised. "I'm her mother, my name is Zhou Shuling."
People might not care what you call yourself, but the girl seemed to have a very confident demeanor and nothing particularly "bad" about her, so Zhou Shuling introduced herself as well.
"Ms. Zhou, Liu Chang'an brought Zhou Dongdong to my house before. She really liked the aquarium in the living room. Let her come again sometime; I can send someone to pick her up." Zhu Juntang's smile wasn't frequent, but it revealed a warmth and sincerity beneath a touch of reserve. Zhu Juntang genuinely liked Zhou Dongdong; Zhou Dongdong possessed wisdom and insight unmatched by ordinary people, and she immediately recognized Zhu Juntang as a true fairy.
People like Liu Chang'an are exceptionally foolish and blind.
Ms. Zhou? This was the first time Zhou Shuling had been addressed in such a formal way, and she felt a little awkward. But what surprised her even more was the aquarium in the living room? Shouldn't that be in an underwater world or something?
"If it's convenient, Ms. Zhou, it would be even better if you could come and play with the adorable little Zhou Dongdong," Zhu Juntang continued warmly.
Zhu Juntang wanted Liu Chang'an to feel her personal charm. When he discovered that everyone around him was particularly fond of the beautiful fairy, would he begin to doubt his own judgment? Would he start to reflect on why he was so rude and arrogant to such a beloved fairy, and thus be hurt, and rediscover Zhu Juntang's unparalleled charm? Thinking about this, Zhu Juntang felt a little happy.
"Goodbye."
Zhu Juntang didn't eat any noodles either. She waited until Zhong Qing finished eating before gracefully and reservedly waving her hand, nodding slightly, and turning away with a slight smile on her lips, behaving like a young lady from a wealthy family.
In many scenes, as the camera shifts, such women often display a range of contrasting expressions on their faces, such as indifference or even cruelty.
Zhu Juntang, of course, didn't. She kept smiling, feeling that she had performed exceptionally well today, demonstrating her charm to others to Liu Chang'an.
Zhou Shuling waved as she watched Zhu Juntang leave, then turned to Liu Chang'an and said, "This third young lady seems much more approachable than her mother. She's a very nice person, polite, elegant, and well-mannered."
"Yes, I can see that too. Zhou Dongdong is just like you." Liu Chang'an nodded.
"Of course she takes after me, and of course my daughter takes after me," Zhou Shuling said matter-of-factly, then added with some confusion, "What do you mean?"
Zhou Dongdong was easily lured away by delicious food, and Zhou Shuling was easily impressed by a few polite words. Liu Chang'an noticed without any emotion that they could fall for such a low-level bribery tactic as Zhu Juntang, which was a sign of stupidity... This was definitely not meant to be innocent and lively.
Like mother, like daughter.
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