Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

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Chapter 20: 刁难

Deliberately make things difficult

Chen Ling’er came to Chen Xing’s stall and lifted her chin, gesturing for the maid beside her to go up and talk to him.

 

When the maid received her lady’s instruction, she bowed to her respectfully, but when she turned to Chen Xing, her face changed into an arrogant look, she raised her chin to Chen Xing and said, “What food do you have here?”

 

Chen Xing was not angry at the maid’s arrogant attitude and after a slight frown, he pointed to the three large wooden barrels in front of him and introduced it, “We have three kinds of food here: cold skin noodles, cold noodles and green mung porridge.
The cold skin noodles are silky and smooth, the cold noodles have more texture and the green bean soup is cool and refreshing depending on what you like.”

 

Chen Ling’er stared at the wooden bucket Chen Xing used to put the cold skin noodles and cold noodles in, as well as the simple cover on the top of it as he frowned slightly, wanting to turn her head towards Zhao Jing who was next to her and said to Zhao Jing that they should not eat here in case they had eaten badly and could not explain to their families when they returned home.

 

But as soon as she turned her head, she was confronted by Zhao Jing’s salivating gaze on the food.
Chen Ling’er felt that if she hadn’t been concerned about their status as a young lady (from a wealthy family) she would have eaten the food by now.

 

Looking at Zhao Jing’s face, Chen Ling’er suddenly remembered the equally second son of the Zhao family that also liked to eat.
The disgust in her eyes flashed and after a moment, it was averted again

 

Chen Ling’er simply stopped looking at Zhao Jing and met Chen Xing’s gaze directly, first disliking his simple outfit from head to toe, thinking this kind of person was not worthy of a noble and benevolent man like Gu Lang.

 

Chen Ling’er unhurriedly began to talk, “Are the things [she means food] here clean?”

 

Chen Xing felt offended when Chen Ling’er sized him up and down, but the two young ladies in front of him looked wealthy and respectable, not someone he could afford to mess with.
He also felt that the young lady was still young and there was no need for him to argue with a young girl.

 

He changed his mind, then he looked at Chen Ling’er and said in a gentle voice, “Miss, I can guarantee that all the food here is clean, apart from those who have had a few bowls of green mung porridge, we have been no more cases of to upset (one’s stomach) by eating bad food or overeating so please don’t worry, miss.”

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Chen Ling’er looked at Chen Xing, who answered freely in front of the noodles, and saw his pretty face, which seemed to have been favoured by the heavens and had not darkened much even after being out in the sun and wind all day.
She didn’t know if it was because of the heat or something else, but a sudden, inexplicable anger rose up in her heart.

 

Chen Ling’er looked at Chen Xing and said impolitely, “If anything happens to us when we eat your food, I certainly will not forgive you.”

 

Chen Xing looked at Chen Ling’er, who was hard on him and wondered why this spoiled girl had so much worries about his food.
Why didn’t she just be direct and not just eat it then?

 

Chen Xing hesitated for a moment, he looked at Chen Ling’er with a big smile and said in an extraordinarily sincere voice, “If this young lady is really worried, you can go to a restaurant not far away to eat.
We are only a roadside stall here, so it is not really suitable for you to dine here.”

 

“You!” Chen Xing’s words instantly angered Chen Ling’er.
She raised her hand to point at Chen Xing and said angrily, “How dare you talk to me like that?”

 

Chen Xing looked at the angry Chen Ling’er, a look of helplessness appeared on his face, “This young lady, I am just telling the truth.”

 

As the first-born (born of a legal wife) young lady of the Chen family, Chen Ling’er was always protected by a group of people and no one had ever dared to talk to her like that outside, therefore, when she heard that Chen Xing, who used to be their servant, it was fine that he did not bowed down to her yet he now dare to defy her and talk back, Chen Ling’er was immediately furious and wanted to teach him a lesson.

 

But before Chen Ling’er could ask the servants behind her to deal with Chen Xing, Zhao Jing who was beside her, already pulled her back.

 

Chen Ling’er turned her head, she saw Zhao Jing’s worried face as she tried to shake her off impatiently.

 

Looking at the angry Chen Ling’er, Zhao Jing thought of the purpose of her visit and whispered to her, “Jie Jie, I believe the food the little boss has here is very clean.
You don’t be angry anymore, we will go back after we finish eating, otherwise, if my mother finds out, we will all be punished.”

 

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Hearing Zhao Jing mention their mother, Chen Ling’er suddenly came back to her senses and remembered that she had come out today to accompany Zhao Jing, although she didn’t like Zhao Jing, she couldn’t let her dislike her.
After all, the Zhao family was still powerful in the city and the Chen family had to rely on them for many things.

 

Thinking of this, even though she was unwilling to do so, Chen Ling’er quickly put away her willfulness.

 

Chen Ling’er quickly adjusted herself, her fierce and fiendish expressions were put away, and she turned back into her usual gentle self.
Looking at Zhao Jing’s worried eyes, she said gently, “I know that you are used to being carefully served in the house.
I am afraid that you might have eaten something unclean on the outside.
It will not be good for your health so I’ve been a bit anxious, you don’t think I’m too harsh, do you?”

 

Hearing what Chen Ling’er said, Zhao Jing didn’t doubt it.
The melancholy colour on her face eased a little as she looked at her and said, “Jie Jie, don’t worry, I’m not that fragile.
Let’s order some food, eat and go home afterwards.”

 

Chen Ling’er squeezed out a stiff smile and said softly, “Okay.”

 

Zhao Jing’s eyes lit up as she looked at her and asked, “Then Jie Jie, what do you want to eat?”

 

Chen Ling’er knew that her actions just now might have left a bad impression on Zhao Jing’s mind.
At this moment, she wanted to salvage some of it, therefore, after hearing Zhao Jing’s question, a gentle smile appeared on her face, “It’s my first time to eat this kind of food, so I’ll eat the same as you.”

 

Zhao Jing nodded her head first when she heard what Chen Ling’er said, after that she turned to Chen Xing, who had been waiting by the side, and said with some embarrassment, “Boss, I’m sorry just now, Jie Jie was just too worried about me.
I’d like to have six servings of mixed cold skin noodles and cold noodles, two of them with less chilli, and six bowls of green bean porridge.”

 

Chen Xing took a quick glance at the people following her.
Together with her and that deliberately provocative young lady, there were exactly six of them.
She even bought it for the maids and young boy servants.
She must be a very kind young lady.

 

Chen Xing’s displeasure at the young lady’s unreasonable behaviour dissipated.
He smiled gently at the chubby little girl in front of him and said softly, “All right, Miss, please go find a seat and sit down.
Your order will be brought to you soon.”

 

“Hn.” The little girl was delighted and went to find a seat with the company of her maid.

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Chen Xing, with quick hands and feet, made six bowls of cold skin noodles

and cold noodles.
She brought them over.
First, he served the identical four bowls and placed them at the servants’ table, followed by the less spicy ones for the two young ladies.

 

As Chen Xing was gently placing the two bowls on their table.
Suddenly, the young lady who had started to speak said with some discontent, “Mei Mei, why did you order food for those servants? This…isn’t it a disgrace to our status.”

 

The slightly chubby little girl didn’t get angry when she heard her complaint.
She smiled at her very good-naturedly, stirring the cold skin noodles in her bowl as she sniffed and explained, “They’ve been with us for half a day, so they must be hungry too, so we can’t let them starve and watch us eat.
Besides that, this meal doesn’t cost much either.
What’s more, they’re not eating at the same table as us, so how could they lose their status?”

 

Chen Ling’er looked at Zhao Jing’s smiling face, but in her heart she felt it beneath one’s dignity to do that, the servants were already inferior, so why should they be allowed to eat together with them and eat the same as them.
Only she had already exposed too much today so she did not intend to continue losing her status, lest she would be exposed when Zhao Jing went back and shot off her mouth.

 

Therefore, Chen Ling’er forcely swallowed back the words that she wanted to say and complained as she smiled and looked at Zhao Jing, then said softly, “It’s still Mei Mei (little sister) who is kind.”

 

Chen Xing who was beside her, could not help but shake her head, thinking that the temperament of these two young ladies was obviously different, between relative superiority and inferiority.
He did not know how they could be raised so differently.

 

But this thought only turned in Chen Xing’s mind for a moment and was soon put behind him, moreover that young lady had nothing to do with him, so why did he need to remember it so much?

 

Taking the empty tray, Chen Xing went back to the stove and asked Qiu Jiu to bring over the green beans porridge they wanted.

 

Just as Chen Xing was leaning on the top of the stove range, staring blankly at the sky not far away, waiting for a new guest, he suddenly heard a scream from behind.

 

Chen Xing looked back in a panic, only to see the willful and rude young lady standing in place, the chair behind her fallen to the floor, her head covered with traces of green mung porridge, looking funny but also embarrassed.

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Chen Xing’s heart thumped as he stepped forward to their side and asked anxiously, “What’s happened?”

 

Qiu Jiu looked at the young lady with a frightened look on his face, and with a bit of worry in his tone, he said in a low voice, “Gongzi, when I was bringing the green bean porridge to this young lady just now, this young lady happened to get up and accidentally almost fall so I hurriedly held her up, as a result, the porridge spilled onto that young lady’s head.
I really didn’t mean to.”

 

Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu who seemed to be scared, and then looked at Zhao Jing who was blaming herself as well as Chen Ling’er who was furiously asking the maid to wipe it up quickly for her, inwardly praying that this young lady would be more understanding and reasonable, otherwise they would definitely be troubled by her.

 

Chen Xing patted Qiu Jiu’s shoulder, looked at his face that still had a bit of childishness on it and comforted him with a soft voice, “I don’t blame you, it was all an accident.”

 

After comforting Qiu Jiu, Chen Xing came to Chen Ling’er, bent down and bowed deeply towards her as he very sincerely said, “I’m sorry Young Miss, we will compensate you for all your losses.”

 

Chen Ling’er had never suffered such a great humiliation, felt that she was about to go crazy now and looked at Chen Xing who had come to apologize to her.
Her anger today added up, so without even thinking about it, she raised her hand.

 

“Pa (Slapping sound).”

 

There was a loud and clear sound in the air.

 

When the surrounding area quieted down, everyone looked around and froze.