Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 60

Seeing his annoyed face, Zhong Ruyi quickly said: "Come if you want to. It's nothing. People will think you are my brother."

After hearing this, Chen Dongzhi's heart was even more broken. Although he was only four years older than Zhong Ruyi, he had spent several years in the frontier, being exposed to wind and rain every day, and looked particularly weathered.

Is he, is he being disliked?

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant!" Seeing his shocked expression, Zhong Ruyi realized that what she had just said was ambiguous.

"Everyone in this town knows that I have three brothers. When you came to help me out last time, everyone thought you were one of my brothers."

Zhong Ruyi was also a little uncomfortable. Chen Dongzhi didn't confess his feelings or anything. If it was in modern times and they were dating, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this was in ancient times, and Chen Dongzhi didn't say in person that he liked her.

The two of them walked to the door of the Zhong family. Seeing that Zhong Ruyi was about to go in, Chen Dongzhi gritted his teeth and spoke, "Ruyi, I, I..."

"Daughter? Are you back?" Mother Zhong's voice sounded behind the door, and then the door was opened. The words Chen Dongzhi had not yet finished speaking were cut off, and she couldn't say a word.

As soon as Mrs. Zhong opened the door, she saw her daughter and Chen Dongzhi standing at the door. They were standing face to face and no one knew what they were talking about. As soon as they saw her open the door, they immediately stopped talking.

"Why are you standing at the door? Dongzhi, come in and talk. The third brother is inside. Come in and sit down."

Zhong Ruyi was very confused. What did Chen Dongzhi mean by the unfinished words just now? What was he going to say? Was it what she thought?

Chen Dongzhi was interrupted, and the courage he had just accumulated seemed to be suddenly shattered. The words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say them, not to mention that there was Zhong's mother standing next to them, staring at them with a fierce look.

He forced a smile, but didn't say it out loud this time, and he didn't know when the next time would be. "Aunt, I won't go in. I have something else to do beforehand."

After saying this, he wanted to ask Zhong Ruyi when she would leave for the town, but because Zhong's mother was present, he couldn't ask. He just glanced at her secretly, and seeing that she was also looking at him, he could only smile and walk away.

No matter how careless Mother Zhong was, she could feel the atmosphere between the two. She looked at Chen Dongzhi suspiciously as he walked away, then looked at her daughter. Seeing that she was still looking at Chen Dongzhi's back, she suddenly understood something. It turned out that the two of them had fallen in love with each other in front of her.

Zhong's mother did not expose the two of them. Chen Dongzhi grew up under her care. He had a decent character and personality, and he was good-looking. Chen's mother was easy to get along with. Although his younger brothers and sisters were a little younger, they were both sensible children.

Zhong Ruyi blushed when she saw her mother's eyes, but she didn't say anything. After all, it was too early to bring up the matter since it wasn't even decided yet.

When she entered the yard, she saw her third brother chopping wood diligently with a silly smile on his face. When he saw her come back, he stopped his work, smiled silly and called her "little sister".

"Mom, what's wrong with Third Brother? What made him so happy? Is he stupid?" Zhong Ruyi asked her mother in a low voice.

Mother Zhong looked down on her youngest son's cowardly look of being led by the nose, and rolled her eyes: "Don't worry about him, he will suffer sooner or later!"

"Your third brother just told me about Miss Zhou. He also said that her reputation was ruined by her brother. In fact, she is a very good girl."

So that's how it is. She suddenly thought of the depressed look on Chen Dongzhi's face when he talked about the third brother just now. Then she thought of the reputation of Miss Zhou, and suddenly she felt a little sympathy for the third brother.

If the third brother finds out that the girl he likes is not as innocent as she appears to be, he will be so sad. Hahahaha, she is actually looking forward to it.

When Zhong Laosan received his younger sister's look, he was a little confused. But when he thought that his affair with Yuru had been exposed and his mother also knew about it, he felt relieved. As long as his mother saw Yuru in the future, the rumors would naturally be refuted.

After staying at home for two days, it was soon time to go to town. Originally, my second sister-in-law wanted to go with us, but my second brother was worried about the bumpy journey and was afraid that her body would not be able to bear it, so he asked her to recuperate at home first. What's more, it was already December and the Chinese New Year would be in two months.

The happiest person when the second sister-in-law stayed at home was Xiaohe. Even though he played and fought with the other children at home every day, he would feel depressed and sad when he saw the parents of other children in the village were around them. After all, he was still a six-year-old child.

The only people returning to the town this time were Zhong Ruyi, Zhong's mother, and the second brother. It didn't matter that the second sister-in-law was not here, as they had done this before. It would just be a little busier without the second sister-in-law, but that was acceptable.

The cart was filled with things as usual, a bag of food that was taken once a month, and two thick quilts. He also brought half a bag of peanuts, which were braised and many people bought. Some waiters from the tavern came to buy some to go with their customers' drinks, and asked if they could sell them in large quantities.

Zhong Ruyi only said that he would go back and see if he could make it. If he could, he would make more and then sell it in large quantities to their tavern.

The pancakes and steamed buns we brought were all made by my sister-in-law early in the morning. The pancakes can be kept for a day and not many were made, so we can eat them when we are hungry on the road. We also filled two water bags with them.

The pickled vegetables I brought last time have been eaten up, so I brought more this time, and also brought the few rabbits that Chen Dongzhi brought this morning.

When Zhong Ruyi thought of the awkward expression on her face when her third brother went to open the door in the morning and saw Brother Dongzhi, she shouted "Brother Dongzhi" and ran away.

Mother Zhong happened to be tidying up things in the yard. When she saw this scene, she was so angry with her youngest son: before there was Miss Zhou, Old Third Zhong called him "Brother Dongzhi" all the time, but now he is ignoring her even though she has not offended him.

"Ah, it's the winter solstice. How come you have time to come here today?"

Zhong's mother came over. Her son had run away. She couldn't leave Chen Dongzhi standing here alone, so she quickly let him in.

Chen Dongzhi didn't care about Zhong Laosan's behavior at all. He came here for Zhong Ruyi. "Aunt, this is a rabbit I caught from the mountain a few days ago. You can take it to town so you don't have to spend money to buy it."

As he spoke, he handed over a few rabbits with their feet tied with hemp ropes.

Mother Zhong waved her hands repeatedly, "How can I accept so many rabbits from you? Take them back to your home to eat and give them to Xiaoxue and Xiaoman to nourish their bodies."

Mother Zhong was unwilling to take them, so Chen Dongzhi stubbornly held the rabbits and refused to take them back. Zhong Ruyi happened to come out of the room and saw this scene and felt it was a bit strange.

"Mom, Brother Dongzhi, what are you doing?" she asked curiously.

Mother Zhong felt helpless. She knew that the boy liked her daughter, but since he came to her house with such eagerness, it was not right to refuse, and it was also not right not to refuse.

"Your brother Dongzhi brought a few rabbits over. I asked him to take them home to eat, but he refused and insisted on giving them to our family."

Having said that, she still reached out and took the rabbits.

Chen Dongzhi's tense expression finally relaxed and he smiled embarrassedly at Zhong Ruyi.

Zhong Ruyi pursed her lips and didn't look at him, but she felt a little melancholy in her heart. The two of them were not engaged, and if he kept sending gifts to her family, he would be criticized if it happened too often.