Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 508: Has the girl read the menu delivered?

Shen Yu picked it up and saw that it was actually a cardboard card similar to a bookmark.

There were a few lines of small words written on it: "Miss Shen: I haven't seen you for a long time. It's like seeing you in person."

"It's hot in summer, so I can't bring back food from the capital. I can only bring some menus."

"You can read it carefully and choose the dishes you like. If you return to Beijing in the future, I will go with you to find them and eat them. Is that okay?"

Shen Yu burst out laughing. Lu Lang usually looked cold and taciturn, but she didn't expect that he could write such a note.

At night, Qixi came again.

He scratched his head, stood in front of Shen Yu, and said with a grunt, "The young master was dragged to a welcoming banquet by his classmates."

"He asked me to ask you..."

"Hmm...Hmm...Did the menu girl read it? Is there a reply letter to give to him?"

When Shen Yu was asked this question, thinking about the recipes that he couldn't understand, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He smiled and said, "If Mr. Lu is busy, just go and do it. Why bother you running back and forth?"

"I'll talk to him when he's free."

Qi Xi thought Shen Yu was angry because the young master couldn't come in person, so she quickly defended Lu Lang and said, "Miss Shen, don't misunderstand. The young master originally wanted to come."

"But who would have thought that after he had finally finished his work at the county government office and was about to leave, he was blocked by his classmates. He couldn't handle their outnumbered crowd, so he had to be dragged away."

"But the young master was thinking about the young lady's reply, so he sent me here to ask about it and apologize to the young lady."

"Good girl, just write something as a reply, and I'll have done my job."

Shen Yu looked at Qi Xi's pitiful appearance and could only say truthfully: "The person who wrote the menu doesn't seem to understand Mandarin very well."

"The names of the dishes are catchy and nice to hear, but unfortunately I can't understand many of the ingredients, as they are all called in the local dialect."

"I don't understand it at all, so how can I tell which dishes are delicious?"

When it comes to food, Qixi immediately becomes relaxed and says sympathetically: "The girl also feels that this menu is incomprehensible."

"When Master bought it, I felt that the menu was difficult to understand."

"When I said that, the young master said that Miss Shen was so good at cooking that she must have understood it and gave me a lecture."

"No wonder these menus are sitting on the bookshelf and nobody buys them."

"When the young master paid the bill, the shop owner was very happy, as if he had finally sold all the books. He bought five copies and gave us another one as a gift."

Qixi spoke vividly.

Thinking about the scene between the master and servant in the bookstore, Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh as well, and said, "Go back and tell Master Lu the truth."

"Don't buy this kind of menu in the future. As for the delicacies in the capital, I would like to try them if I have the chance."

Qi Xi chuckled wickedly, with a hint of gloating, and said neatly: "As you command, I will definitely convey the girl's words."

Five days passed in a flash, but Lu Lang still didn't come to the restaurant.

However, the people on the street were all saying that although the new County Magistrate Lu was young, he was very capable.

In just five days, all the cases filed by the people that had accumulated over the past few months were heard in one go.

The verdict was fair and just, decisive and gratifying.

Those who are in the wrong should pay money if they should pay money, or be beaten with sticks if they should be beaten, without any ambiguity.

The people who had suffered injustice were so grateful that they shed tears and called him the great judge.

Everyone was discussing how to pool some money together to make a plaque and send it to the county government.

After listening to the discussions of the diners, Li knew that Lu Lang was doing serious work. Although she did not see him show up, nor did she see the Lu family make a decision, she felt at ease. She no longer had wild guesses and was worried about gains and losses like before.

That evening, there was a cool breeze and the air already had a hint of autumn.

The restaurants had closed long ago along with the market, but the kitchen in the backyard was still busy because it still had to provide dinner for the guests staying at the inn.

After delivering the customized dinners for the guests and preparing their own meals, Shen Yu's family and the waiters were preparing to set up the table and place the dishes when there was a knock on the inn's door.

The waiter on duty in the lobby of the inn heard it and thought that a guest had arrived, so he hurried to answer the door.

After opening the door, I looked up and saw the Qixi guy who had been there two days ago, and a young man with a plain face, about twenty years old, and a bookish air standing at the door.

The waiter recognized Qixi and knew that he was the personal attendant of the new county magistrate.

Although I don’t know who the young man next to me is, seeing Qi Xi’s respectful look, I know that this person must not be an ordinary person.

He bowed quickly and greeted with a smile, "How are you, little brother Qixi? May I ask who this gentleman is...?"

Qi Xi smiled and said, "This is my young master. Go tell the Madam and Miss Shen that the fourth young master of the Lu family is here."

"Your young master? The fourth young master of the Lu family?!"

The waiter repeated in confusion and slapped his forehead: "Oh, you are the new county magistrate!"

"Forgive my poor eyesight. I will tell you right away."

"Please... please sit here for a moment."

The guy was so excited that he was incoherent and took a few steps to leave.

Then he thought that he shouldn't leave the county magistrate standing at the door, so he turned back and invited Lu Lang into the lobby of the inn and asked him to sit at the tables and chairs provided for guests to rest.

Lu Lang smiled gently and said, "Don't panic. I will come here often in the future. Just go and inform me. I will just take a look around."

The waiter quickly agreed and ran to the backyard of the restaurant.

Because the weather is hot these days, everyone eats outdoors at tables set up in the courtyard.

When the waiter went in, the food in the backyard of the restaurant had just been served on the table.

Because there were so many people, they were divided into two tables.

Everyone had just served their food and sat down noisily, preparing to eat.

Hearing the waiter say this, Shen Yu quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and stood up.

When he turned around, he saw that Lu Lang and Qi Xi had followed the waiter in.

Lu Lang stood at the door of the backyard of the restaurant and saw Shen Yu, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year.

She seemed to have grown a little taller, but she was still as pretty and slim as before.

She was wearing a casual short shirt and long skirt, standing there with a slight smile, like a graceful lotus blooming in the summer wind.

Shen Yu also looked at Lu Lang.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and he doesn't seem to have changed much, except that he looks more calm. His eyes, which are usually very cold, are now full of joy.

The two of them didn't say anything, they just looked at each other, as if the large group of people around them didn't exist.

It was Li who broke the silence first.

She went to greet him eagerly: "Mr. Lu, oh no, Lu, County Magistrate Lu, why are you here at this hour, have you had dinner?"