Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

Transmigrated into Substitute Bride Fu Lang

Chapter 28 Part 2: Jelly

 

Chen Xing’s business was very good every day, and he didn’t even need to do anything more, those customers just kept coming when the time came.

 

Today was no different, in less than one hour after Chen Xing opened his stall, he had already sold half of the items in his stall.

 

When Young Master Fu came, he was just in time for the last bowl of brown sugar dumplings (made from glutinous rice flour) ice that was not sold yet and he shouted how lucky he was, while asking for this last bowl.

 

Chen Xing took over the money he paid him and asked Qiu Jiu, who was next to him, to help him cook the dumplings, and curiously asked the panting Fu Gongzi, “Do you guys still get off of school that late now?”

 

Fu Gongzi, whose face was bathing in sweat as he ran to get the last bowl of dumplings, began to complain, “That’s right ah, the county magistrate said he would come to our school for an inspection, but there is no news so far.
But the teachers in our school are worried that if the county magistrate suddenly comes that day, we will make him lose face, so we didn’t not dared to relax.
What can we do? We can only do as we are told! We also don’t know what the County Magistrate will test us on, but I hope it won’t be too difficult.”

 

At this point, Fu Gongzi let out a long sigh, his round face was full of depression regarding this matter.

 

Chen Xing looked at his anxious face, just like those tired of studying students he had seen in his previous life, and comforted him with great understanding, “Don’t worry, the county magistrate should not make things difficult for you guys.
When the county magistrate has finished his inspection, you will all be relaxed.”

 

After taking the dumplings handed over by Qiu Jiu and taking a bite, Fu Gongzi’s frown was re-stretched.
Hearing Chen Xing’s words, his tone also became a few degrees more pleasant, agreeing as he said, “The others in our academy said the same thing, we are all encouraging each other na.”

 

As Chen Xing listened to what he said, he felt that it was quite interesting between their fellow students, and just when Chen Xing wanted to say something more to him, a female voice suddenly interfered next to him, 

 

“Little boss.”

 

Chen Xing looked at the voice and saw a girl who looked like a maid.
He hadn’t seen her before and was somewhat puzzled as he asked, “You are?”

 

The maid, however, smiled thinly at him, and her not very outstanding face had a little more color because of this smile, “Little Boss, my family’s young miss made an appointment with you, saying that she would come to pick up the food that Little Boss said she would eat in a few days.
The young lady can’t go out today, so she ordered me to pick up the food.
If it is convenient for you, little boss, please give it to me.”

 

This maid spoke very meticulously thorough, in impeccable way of speaking, and it was after hearing her words that Chen Xing suddenly remembered that the style of clothes this maid was wearing was similar to the one worn by the maid who was following that young lady that day, so he expected that she should be a servant of the house.

 

Thinking of this, Chen Xing showed her a smile.
In a soft voice, he said, “Well then, I will give you the things, and you can take it back and give it to your young lady.”

 

After saying that, Chen Xing took out the prepared food box and handed it over to that little maid.

 

The little maid took the not-so-exquisite food box, but politely bowed towards Gu Lang, then carried the food box and left.

 

Chen Xing felt that the maid who came over this time was much more polite than the one who followed her family’s young lady out last time.

 

Just as Chen Xing was about to receive the next guest, he turned his head and saw Fu Gongzi still standing beside him, staring at him with keen and sparkling eyes. 

 

Chen Xing was startled by him and waited until he had calmed down before he looked at him and asked in some confusion, “Fu Gongzi, you…this…?”

 

When he asked this question to him, Fu Gongzi’s face immediately reddened and he looked at Chen Xing with a face of embarrassment and his eyes somehow as if he had something to say.

 

“There are some things that I don’t know if it’s appropriate to say it now or not.”

 

Chen Xing looked at him and suddenly had a not-so-good sense of feeling, he always felt that he looked a bit like someone who wanted to confess.

 

Qiu Jiu next to him also noticed the unusual behavior in Fu Gongzi, and his eyes or the way he looked at him began to be unkind.

 

Who knew that after a long moment of agitation and embarrassment, Fu Gongzi finally said, as if he had made up his mind, “Look, Little boss, we are already so familiar with each other.”

 

Chen Xing’s heart lifted as he stared warily at Young master Fu, his mind whirling quickly, trying to figure out how to reject him nicely.

 

“That’s right, can you give me a share of the food that you gave to that maid just now?”

 

Chen Xing: …

 

Chen Xing looked at Fu Gongzi who looked extraordinarily embarrassed after saying this, his raised heart gradually relieved, his expression gradually changed into helplessness, not expecting that the request he made was actually this.

 

The expression on his face looked more and more embarrassed after he said this request.
Seeing that Chen Xing did not say anything, he hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you do the work for free.
I’ll pay whatever price she paid for it.”

 

When he heard Fu Gongzi’s blunt words, Chen Xing did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
The jelly was made because he was grateful to Ms.
Zhao, otherwise he would not have made it because it took so much effort to make it once and it could not even be eaten only for a few bites.
If not, he wouldn’t have made it too. 

 

Chen Xing was about to tell him that he had made it because he wanted to thank someone else.
But then he thought of the delight in Gu Lang’s flash of eyes when he ate the food, so he must have liked the taste. 

 

In an instant, Chen Xing thought that when he was about to make some for Gu Lang in the next few days, he could also make some for Fu Gongzi.
No matter what, Fu  Gongzi was also a regular customer of his.

 

Thinking of this, Chen Xing’s mood brightened instantly and he looked at Fu Gongzi and said, “But, it just takes more time to make this, and I don’t know how I would set the price for now.”

 

“It’s alright, no matter how much it costs and how long it takes, I can afford to wait.” Fu Gongzi said boldly, he had just seen it when Chen Xing opened it for the maid to see, those translucent things looked very rare.
To spend more time and money on it, what’s the matter with it? Anyway, he didn’t lack any of it. 

 

Young master Fu and Chen Xing quickly agreed on when to pick up the jelly, after which he happily took his second bowl of liangpi (noodle-like dish) and went to find a place to eat.

 

Only after Fu Gongzi left did Qiu Jiu come over and ask in Chen Xing’s ear since he didn’t understand, “Isn’t it too time consuming to make that jelly? There’s no need to make it especially for this customer, right?”

 

Chen Xing was cleaning up the dirty stove, after he heard this, he then said without raising his head, “Of course it’s not for him ah! Gu Lang likes to eat it, so I plan to conveniently make some for him when I make the new flavor jelly for Gu Lang in the next few days.”

 

Qiu Jiu looked at Chen Xing, who expected it as a matter of course, therefore he didn’t know whether to rejoice at his dedication to his family’s young master or to pity him for his half-heartedly treatment to Fu Gongzil.