Uncle Lao Ji was a bit dazed when Xiao Bao patted him.
Xiao Bao looked at his silly father helplessly and said, "When you gave him the money in front of so many people, didn't anyone get greedy?"
Xiao Bao left his words hanging and didn't say more. He turned around and followed Su Yanke's steps, leaving Uncle Lao Ji standing alone in the courtyard.
Being reminded like this, Uncle Lao Ji suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Oh! So that's what it is!"
Only then did he realize that it was quiet all around. Su Yanke and Xiao Bao had already left.
"Hey, that little rascal doesn't take me seriously more and more these days!" Uncle Lao Ji said looking in the direction where Xiao Bao had left.
Uncle Lao Ji had noticed recently that although Xiao Bao used to be respectful to him, they weren't very close. He originally thought Xiao Bao was just naturally cold and introverted. Who would have thought that in front of Su Yanke, he was like a completely different person.
He acted cute, was considerate, and followed Su Yanke around like a shadow, with a look of happiness on his face. It was really too much for Uncle Lao Ji to bear. But Uncle Lao Ji was really convinced by Su Yanke. The design drawings she gave him left him stunned.
On this side, as soon as Xiao Bao caught up with Su Yanke and walked to her side, just as he was about to say something, he sensed something unusual in the air.
"Sister, the fish are here!"
Hearing this, Su Yanke curled her red lips, slightly raised her head and looked towards a certain place, and said softly, "Since you're here, come out and have a cup of tea and let's have a good chat!"
Su Yanke stepped into the house. Xiao Bao was very observant. He went to get the tea leaves that Su Yanke had bought yesterday and then went to boil water to make tea.
In a certain corner of the yard, the two men looked at each other, and they both saw some complex emotions in each other's eyes.
After a few breaths, two men walked out.
Su Yanke slightly raised her eyes. They were indeed the two men she had seen among the onlookers before. She had noticed then that their eyes were different from others. There was a strong desire and stubbornness in their eyes, and right now, Su Yanke was short of such people around her.
This incident was her test for them to see how they would choose.
Among the two men, the one with a scar on his eyebrow walked over. He took something out of his bosom and placed it on the table in front of Su Yanke.
Su Yanke lowered her eyes. It was the "medical expenses" she had given to that man.
"This is the money he shouldn't have taken." The Scarred Man spat out these words coldly.
But just these few words made Su Yanke feel a bit out of place, as if he had memorized this sentence and it sounded extremely awkward.
Su Yanke then looked at the other man who was standing still. That man's clothes were simple but there wasn't a single patch on them. It seemed that his family background was quite good.
Xiao Kun felt Su Yanke's gaze on him. He just glanced at her indifferently and didn't say a word.
Su Yanke looked at the Scarred Man again, but the Scarred Man wasn't as calm as Xiao Kun. He immediately blushed deeply.
Now Su Yanke knew where that sense of awkwardness came from. The words of the Scarred Man just now should have been taught to him by the man beside him.
It was just like asking a martial artist to sit quietly and embroider for several hours. The sense of awkwardness was just too strong.
That was exactly the kind of awkwardness the Scarred Man gave Su Yanke just now.
After knowing who had the most say among them, Su Yanke said, "You two, don't just stand there. Come and sit down. There's a fire in this stove. It's very warm!"
Hearing this, the Scarred Man leaned over to Xiao Kun's ear and whispered, "It's true. I felt it when I went over to put the money just now. It's really quite warm. Why don't we go and sit down? We've been standing outside for so long. My legs are almost numb from the cold. It'll make our bodies more flexible if we go and warm up now!"
Hearing this, Xiao Kun looked at the Scarred Man and then at Su Yanke and the "stove" in front of her that he had never seen before. He nodded and walked over. As soon as the Scarred Man saw him move, he immediately sat down beside the stove. Being affected by the heat of the stove, a silly smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
"You knew we were coming and deliberately waited for us here?" Xiao Kun looked at Su Yanke with a dark look in his eyes, not missing any of her subtle expressions.
"Yeah! This cup of tea today is prepared for you." Su Yanke looked at Xiao Bao who had just walked to the door and said to them.
Xiao Bao naturally placed a cup of tea in front of each of them and then stood obediently beside Su Yanke.
"Have a taste. The boss lady of the shop recommended this tea for a long time. She said it's a good tea!"
"Whether a tea is good or not depends on who is drinking it."
"I wonder if the young master finds it a good tea?"
The Scarred Man beside them: "??"
What were they talking about? He couldn't understand a single word. Weren't they here to check the situation? Why were they really discussing the quality of the tea?
"Naturally, it's a good tea."
"Good! This tea has to be paired with someone who knows how to drink it to be worth its value!"
"Happy cooperation! My name is Su Yanke!" Su Yanke stretched out her hand. Xiao Kun was a bit at a loss because of Su Yanke's action.
Su Yanke looked at her outstretched hand and took it back embarrassedly and said, "Sorry. I'm used to it. This is a courtesy in my hometown. Usually, when a deal is made, we shake hands with each other to show friendliness."
"It's okay. Xiao Kun."
Hearing Su Yanke's explanation, Xiao Kun also nodded slightly. Looking at the hand that Su Yanke had already taken back, a look of regret flashed in his eyes.
At this time, the Scarred Man finally understood. Was this the time to introduce their names?
Just as the Scarred Man was about to interrupt and introduce his own name, he felt that Xiao Kun's look was wrong. Being interrupted like this, he forgot what he was going to say.
Xiao Bao beside them just noticed that look. His eyes narrowed dangerously and he looked at Xiao Kun unfriendly.
Xiao Kun also noticed Xiao Bao's look. He looked at him playfully and their eyes met in the air.
All this happened very quickly. Su Yanke's attention wasn't here at the moment, so she didn't notice much. She just wondered if she had just smelled a whiff of gunpowder?
But this thought was quickly erased by Su Yanke. It was really too absurd.
"Can you read?" Su Yanke suddenly asked Xiao Kun this question.
Xiao Kun looked at Su Yanke quietly for a while and then slowly nodded.
Su Yanke took a small letter from a small red box beside her and handed it to Xiao Kun and said,
"This is your task. After you finish it, go to the place written in here. That's also where you'll get your salary."
Hearing this, the Scarred Man's eyes widened a bit. He said to Su Yanke, "Aren't you afraid that we'll just take the money and run?"
Su Yanke looked into Xiao Kun's eyes calmly and said, "There are many ways to drink tea. It all depends on how the drinker wants to drink it."
Xiao Kun took the letter and said, "Drink it all at once and leave a lingering fragrance."
After watching them leave, Su Yanke lazily leaned back and looked at the beams of the house and said, "Interesting!"
Xiao Bao was very unhappy that Su Yanke's attention was now taken away by that man named Xiao Kun. He looked at the lazy Su Yanke aggrievedly.
Su Yanke was "熏ed" by Xiao Bao's strong jealousy. She smiled and waved to Xiao Bao.
Xiao Bao walked up to Su Yanke. Su Yanke rubbed his head and said, "My little jealous king. Alright, alright. I only care about you and pay attention to you. Don't be angry, okay!"
Su Yanke had noticed before that especially when getting along with Chen Yongshun, Xiao Bao always tried all kinds of ways to attract her attention and didn't want her attention to be on others.
Su Yanke felt a bit helpless about Xiao Bao's childish and cute possessiveness. She thought that maybe it was because there were no other kids to play with him before, which made him extremely lack playmates. And she just happened to be his playmate. So for him, wasn't she his only playmate?
Actually, Su Yanke had also experienced this kind of situation when she was a kid. She would feel unhappy when her friend made a new friend and was afraid that her good friend would be taken away by others.
Sure enough, after hearing what she said, Xiao Bao's expression gradually relaxed and he was no longer angry.
What Su Yanke didn't notice was that Xiao Bao wasn't actually calmed down by her words, but was satisfied with her caress and was no longer angry.
Looking at Xiao Bao who was so easy to coax, Su Yanke shook her head affectionately.
Su Yanke sat up straight and stared blankly at the place where Xiao Kun and the others had left.
She had been in this world for quite a while but had never had any clues. It wasn't until Dr. Liu came to visit one day and said something that gave Su Yanke a new hope.
Dr. Liu said that he knew something about the birthplace of this stone and gave Su Yanke a description and characteristics of the terrain. What was written on the note she gave just now was this content.
Actually, Su Yanke took a gamble on Xiao Kun and the Scarred Man.
Originally, she wanted to go and find that place by herself, but she was unfamiliar with this place. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack if she did it alone, and it would take too much time.
Just then she noticed Xiao Kun and the others. There was desire in their eyes, which could just be used as a bargaining chip for cooperation. But just having desire wasn't enough. They also needed to have the ability.
Xiao Kun and the Scarred Man grew up in this village. She had seen Xiao Kun's figure in the restaurant before. She heard from Chen Yonggui that the restaurant didn't hire people who hadn't studied. So Su Yanke guessed that something must have happened to Xiao Kun's family halfway.
As for the Scarred Man beside him, judging from the aura he exuded, he should be a martial artist. Sure enough, when she invited them into the house, she found that the Scarred Man walked very lightly. You could hardly hear his footsteps, which showed that he had martial arts skills.