"You're going to visit Old Man Chinjao later, right?"
Helisa, who had polished off more than half the food, asked as she picked her teeth with a chicken bone.
Since he had left all the remaining food for the two cats, Xie Wen had barely eaten anything from the entire table. Still hungry, he first gave the boisterous woman a speechless glance, then waved for the staff to bring another tableful of food. Only then did he nod and reply, "That's right. Weren't you the one who said Old Man Chinjao liked the wine from Drunk Moon Tower best?"
"I happen to be free today, so I'll go with you." Helisa tossed aside the chicken bone and offered enthusiastically.
Xie Wen looked at her suspiciously and reminded her, "Even if you put in a good word for me with Old Man Chinjao, I'm not handing Klee and Sanji over to you... and don't even think about marriage."
"Pah! You think I actually fancy a brat like you?!" Helisa slammed the table. "The people chasing after me could circle Flower Country three times!"
Wow... there sure are a lot of blind people in this world...
Xie Wen pursed his lips, unable to help silently marveling at the tastes of those three circles of people, as well as Helisa's husbands.
Still, he also knew that her status as the "young lady of the Erbao Navy" was certainly an important factor, if not the main one.
The carefree Helisa failed to notice Xie Wen's odd look and explained, "Don't worry. I want to help for Klee and Sanji's sake. You don't need to give me anything in return."
"Then thank you." Xie Wen cupped his hands toward her in sincere gratitude.
Chinjao had quite a temper in the manga. With Helisa, his "future