When He heard about tasty food, Mier's sleepy eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Niley as if waiting for her to feed him.
After a moment, seeing Niley just staring at him, he hummed in dissatisfaction. Since the ox cart wasn't too far from them, he leaned his head on Niley's shoulder and closed his eyes.
Niley couldn't help but laugh.
Looks like her spoiled little husband really is a foodie. While Mr. Chen and Han weren't paying attention, she leaned close to Mier's ear and whispered, "If I give you something delicious, what will you reward me with?"
Her words made Mier's ears itch. And she kept whispering so close to him! He glared at her in protest. "What kind of reward do you want?"
It was obviously just her usual teasing.
This woman has no shame, saying such things in broad daylight!
Yes, she has no shame at all! Otherwise, she wouldn't dare say that!
Mier's face turned red as he looked at Niley, who was smiling. Then he took a deep breath and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
At that moment, he noticed the ox cart had reached them, so he quickly sat up and avoided looking at Han and the others.
Xing walked ahead angrily. Watching Niley and the others eating and relaxing made him even more upset. He rolled his eyes at them and didn't say a word, just kept walking with his head down.
Niley took out some tiramisu and fruit tea that she had saved for Han and the others. She handed them to Han, then took the reins of the ox cart from him. She couldn't let Han drive the cart the whole way.
When Han tried to refuse, Niley quickly said, "You all eat something to fill your stomachs. I'll drive the cart."
Only then did Han get off and hand over the reins.
Niley then pulled Mier onto the cart. While the others were focused on eating, she quietly handed Mier an ice cream.
"This is your reward. Something delicious."
Seeing Mier blink his big eyes, Niley couldn't help but reach out and pat his head—but Mier quickly dodged her hand.
With a proud look, he said, "I gave the reward to my wife already. If you want to touch again, give me something tasty!"
He kept looking at the ice cream in his hand, unsure how to eat it, and ended up asking Niley for help.
Niley laughed and, not wanting him to get upset, quickly taught him how.
After a while, they finally reached the town.
Han and the others finished their snacks. Even Xing, who had been grumpy, started humming a tune in a good mood.
"Should we go to the restaurant first?" Niley looked around at the busy streets, then glanced at Han to ask for his opinion. Seeing him nod, she led the way while driving the ox cart.
Lei said goodbye to everyone and walked off with her bundle into the crowd. Soon, she disappeared.
Mr. Chen and the others felt a little sad, but there was nothing they could do. Without strong laborers at home, everyone needed to find ways to earn money. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have food to eat.
Even though they had Niley now, they couldn't depend on her entirely. After all, they'd already seen what happened with Yu—depending on a woman wasn't always reliable.
After Lei left, everyone felt a little down.
When Han led them to the back alley of a restaurant, Mr. Chen and the others waited with Mier, while Niley and Han drove the cart in.
"Hey! Stop right there!"
Just as Niley was driving the cart, a chubby woman waved at them. Han held the cart steady and said to Niley, "Looks like they're doing some business inside."
As he said that, he took a few steps forward to check it out.
Unexpectedly, the chubby woman frowned when she saw them coming closer. She grabbed a broom near the back door and swung it at Han.
"What are you doing?!"
Before the broom hit Han, Niley jumped off the cart and kicked it away. The chubby woman fell to the side with a cry.
"You dare hit me?! From now on, don't even think about bringing your stuff to Jufu Restaurant!"
"Oh! You think you're the boss or something? Tsk. Where's the manager?"
The chubby woman: …
Han frowned and looked at the woman sitting on the ground.
He had brought game to Jufu Restaurant before. They didn't always take a lot, but they had accepted it. But he hadn't seen that woman before.
Thinking this, he asked, "Is that lady named Hao not here today?"
"Hao? You know her?"
The woman squinted at them and looked them over more carefully.
Seeing their strange clothes, she gave them a cold look. "Sister Hao's not here. And not just anyone can make connections with Jufu Restaurant. Especially…"
Her little eyes scanned Han again with a look of dislike.
She was about to tell them to leave when a flash of light passed in front of her. It was a dagger—stopped right in front of her eyes.
She gasped, then looked at Niley and said nervously, "Please, hero! Let's talk nicely, no need for weapons!"
Niley twisted her wrist, and the dagger pointed directly at the woman's eyes. "If you keep staring, you won't have your eyes anymore."
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I was wrong!"
The woman didn't dare move, standing there begging for mercy, though her eyes still glinted with something sneaky.
Niley ignored her tricks and kicked her down again. Then she stepped on the woman's chest and spun the dagger in her hand. "Go call your manager. Tell her there's a deal to discuss."
"Cough, cough—" The woman, trapped under Niley's foot, pointed weakly at her foot.
As soon as Niley lifted her foot, she sat up quickly.
Though chubby, she was surprisingly agile.
As soon as she got free, she ran to the back door. Feeling safe there, she glared at them and shouted, "Just wait and see!"
Niley barely looked up, and the woman flinched in fear and hurried inside.
Han looked worried. "Wife, maybe we should try another place?"
"No need. Jufu is the biggest restaurant in town. They can handle all this food."
Han: This isn't about whether they can handle the food…
But seeing Niley so calm and confident, he somehow felt reassured.
"Manager, they're the ones making trouble and demanding to see you!"