Chapter 228 Can I Bargain?

Chapter 228 Can I Bargain?

Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin had been traveling all day and hadn't eaten yet. When Yao Shula heard this, she quickly went to the kitchen to make noodles for them.

Just then, Zhong Xiaochun brought Yao Shula a thermos of mutton soup during the day, which was perfect for making soup base.

"I'll make you meat-filled wontons tomorrow morning!" Yao Shula reassured Xiao Tiantian.

Before long, Yao Shula brought the two of them two large bowls of mutton soup noodles. In addition to the noodles and mutton soup, each bowl also contained two egg dumplings. Yao Shula also prepared a small bowl of dried radish and a small plate of stir-fried pickled mustard greens.

"Let's make do! I'll go grocery shopping tomorrow morning and have something better for lunch," Yao Shula said softly.

Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin quickly accepted it.

Gu Changqin, in particular, was no longer as fussy as before; he picked up a mouthful of noodles with his chopsticks and took a big bite.

"Delicious! This mutton soup is flavorful, the noodles are chewy, and the side dishes are refreshing." Lei Jingwu nodded as he ate.

Xiao Tiantian, who was still leaning against Yao Shula, immediately said, "The noodles were made by my eldest sister. It's cold, so noodles are the best food. My eldest sister always adds eggs when she makes noodles."

The mutton soup was made at my third sister-in-law's restaurant; it was delicious. We used to eat it with noodles too.

The side dishes were... my aunt and my third sister-in-law both pickled radish and pickled mustard greens for us.

Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin nodded and then silently ate their noodles.

Yao Shula, however, was whispering to Xiao Tiantian while holding her close.

Yao Shuxin hasn't come back from evening self-study yet. Yao Shuli has decided to study hard today, and is currently doing his homework in his room!

Only Xiaotian finished her homework early and stayed with Yao Shula.

...

After finishing a large bowl of mutton soup noodles, not only were the noodles completely cleaned, but the mutton soup was also drunk clean, and even the two side dishes were eaten clean.

Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin both felt warm and extremely comfortable.

It feels so good to be well-fed and satisfied!

Both of them let out a satisfied burp...

Yao Shula quickly cleared away the dishes and went to the kitchen, then took the kettle that was sitting on the stove out.

She didn't want to wash the dishes with cold water on such a cold day; not only would they not get clean, but her hands would also be freezing.

Little Tiantian followed behind, also wanting to run towards the kitchen.

“Your two older brothers are here, why don’t you stay and talk to them? It’s cold outside!” Yao Shula pressed Xiao Tiantian inside.

Xiao Tiantian said "oh" and then kept lifting the cotton curtain to look into the kitchen.

"Big sister, do you need my help? Is there enough water? If not, can you boil more?"

"Big sister, are you done washing? Do you want me to help you wash?"

"Big sister, aren't you cold? If you're cold, let my older brother and cousin wash you!"

Lei Jingwu, Gu Changqin...

...

"Lei Jingwu, do you think Yao Shula is more important to Tiantian than either of us right now?" Gu Changqin suddenly asked in a low voice.

Lei Jingwu glanced at Gu Changqin, somewhat puzzled as to why this guy would ask such a self-humiliating question.

"Why would you ask that question?" Lei Jingwu asked Gu Changqin.

"Aren't you curious?" Gu Changqin snorted.

Lei Jingwu thought about it for a moment, and actually... he was a little curious too.

Xiao Tiantian seems completely inseparable from Yao Shula now.

“Lei Jingwu, I think that although Tiantian is very dependent on Yao Shula now, we still hold a certain place in his heart.”

Blood ties cannot be severed; the two of us and Tian Tian are all related by blood.

"Shall I ask?" Gu Changqin gestured with his chin toward Xiao Tiantian, who was still peeking into the kitchen through the cotton curtain.

Lei Jingwu smiled; he really wanted to know how Gu Changqin had brought this humiliation upon himself.

“Sure! You go ahead and ask!” Lei Jingwu leaned back in his chair.

Gu Changqin coughed softly.

"Tian Tian, ​​come here, let your cousin ask you a couple of questions!" Gu Changqin smiled kindly at little Tian Tian.

Xiao Tiantian reluctantly lowered the cotton curtain and walked towards her two older brothers.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Tiantian asked Gu Changqin.

Gu Changqin wasn't foolish enough to directly ask whether Yao Shula or the two of them were more important to Xiao Tiantian. Instead, he asked in a more tactful way.

"Tian Tian, ​​your cousin has a question for you! First of all, let me clarify that I'm saying 'suppose,' not 'real.'" Gu Changqin stated some conditions first.

"Okay, go ahead and say it!" Little Tiantian stood up obediently.

"Now, let me start talking. What if your sister Shura gets kidnapped by bad guys..."

"Impossible. Shuli and I will protect our eldest sister and our second sister. We will protect them both."

Not only me and Shuli, but also Grandma, my uncle, my sisters-in-law, my cousins, Ping An next to us, Ping An's washbasin, and our Yuanbao, will all protect my eldest sister.

"We can't let our eldest sister be kidnapped by bad guys!" Xiao Tiantian interrupted Gu Changqin very seriously.

Lei Jingwu suppressed a laugh, while Gu Changqing looked helpless.

“If! Do you know what ‘if’ means? I’m talking about ‘if’!” Gu Changqin reiterated once again.

Xiao Tiantian then said "Oh".

"It's fake! You should have said so earlier! You made me worry for nothing! Okay, keep asking!" Little Tiantian stood with her hands behind her back.

"Okay, I'll continue asking! Imagine your older sister is kidnapped by bad guys, and they ask you for 10,000 yuan. You can only get your older sister back if you pay them the money."

"Will you pay me?" Gu Changqin asked with a smile.

"Give it to me! You absolutely have to give it to me! It's just ten thousand yuan, right? I don't have it, but you guys do!"

Lend me the money first, I'll rescue my older sister.

"No, I'll give those bad guys 20,000." Little Tiantian snorted.

Lei Jingwu, Gu Changqin...

"Twenty thousand? They only asked for ten thousand!" Gu Changqin quickly asked.

"That's right! The 10,000 yuan was for them to release my older sister, and the other 10,000 yuan was for them to stand there and not move, so that my older sister could give them a good beating to vent her anger."

"They dared to grab my older sister, they'll definitely scare her. I'll have to beat them up to let her vent her anger!" Xiao Tiantian said seriously.

Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin both gaped open.

"Then... what if bad guys kidnap me and your older brother? And they ask you for ten thousand yuan, would you give them the money to save us?" Gu Changqin continued to ask.

Xiao Tiantian's eyes immediately filled with disdain as she looked at the two of them.

How could two grown men like these be kidnapped? How are they supposed to protect their older sister like this?!

“If!” Gu Changqin added.

Xiao Tiantian then said "Oh".

"Suppose! It's also ten thousand, right?"

"Um... can I negotiate the price with them?" Xiao Tiantian asked in a low voice.

The two older brothers were completely speechless...