Chapter 28: You Can Have Someone Drive Me Away, But I’m Not Afraid of You

Shen Xuezhun is an orphan in the modern world, and when she arrived in this world, no one from her past life cared about her.

She grew up in an orphanage and majored in Tourism Management in college.

After graduating, she worked at a tent campsite.

After a year on the job, she learned sanda (a form of Chinese martial arts).

She remembered her coach saying she had a talent for sanda.

Encouraged by her coach, she became more confident in her sanda training.

After a year, she had already mastered the art of sanda.

Now, she reflects that it’s fortunate she learned sanda because it allowed her to better protect her two daughters.

Lu Xiaoyue ate a piece of red date cake but couldn’t bring herself to eat more. She wrapped the leftover cake and took it with her.

Lu Xiaoli didn’t feel like eating mung bean cake now, so she followed behind Lu Xiaoyue.

Shen Xuezhun instructed them to head toward the town entrance.

Lu Xiaoyue turned back and nodded at Shen Xuezhun.

Shen Xuezhun slowly followed them.

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Upon reaching the town entrance, Shen Xuezhun didn’t see Zhao Lao Er.

She looked around again, but still no sign of him.

“How about we wait here at the entrance for a while? What if Zhao Ershu comes later with the ox cart?” Shen Xuezhun said to her daughters.

Lu Xiaoli said, “I can wait, but I’m a bit thirsty and want some water.”

“I also want some water. I haven’t had any in a while, and after eating the red date cake, my mouth is dry,” Lu Xiaoyue added.

Since they were thirsty, they needed to drink. Shen Xuezhun looked around and spotted a tea stall.

“Alright, I’ll take you both to drink some tea.”

Shen Xuezhun pointed to the tea stall, “Let’s go over there.”

She then led her daughters to the tea stall.

At that moment, Zhao Lao Er drove his ox cart over.

He saw the backs of Shen Xuezhun and her two daughters.

Shen Xuezhun arrived at the tea stall and asked, “Boss, what kind of tea do you have here?”

The stall owner replied, “I have sour plum soup, green tea, mung bean soup, and red date silver ear soup. Which one would you like?”

Shen Xuezhun asked her daughters what they wanted to drink.

Lu Xiaoli stood on her tiptoes to see the options at the stall. “I want sour plum soup.”

Lu Xiaoyue looked at the red date silver ear soup and pointed, “I want that one.”

The stall owner immediately understood, “You want the red date silver ear soup.”

Lu Xiaoyue nodded.

Shen Xuezhun was also a bit thirsty, “I’ll have a bowl of green tea.”

She thought green tea must be the cheapest.

She asked, “How much for a bowl of sour plum soup and a bowl of red date silver ear soup?”

“One is three wen, the other is five wen,” the stall owner answered.

Shen Xuezhun looked at the green tea and asked, “How much for a bowl of green tea?”

“One wen a bowl.”

“I’ll take one of each,” Shen Xuezhun said.

She took out nine wen and handed it to the stall owner, “Here’s the money.”

The stall owner politely accepted the money.

At this moment, Zhao Lao Er arrived with his ox cart.

He called out to Shen Xuezhun.

Shen Xuezhun turned and looked at him, “Zhao Erge, we were waiting for you.”

“I see. I just saw you come over, and now I’m thirsty too, so I’ll come over to drink some tea.”

“Alright, I’ll sit over there for a bit,” Shen Xuezhun said as she took a bowl of sour plum soup and sat on a nearby bench.

She placed the sour plum soup on the table, took off her basket, and set it aside.

Soon, the red date silver ear soup was ready, but Shen Xuezhun didn’t go to get it right away. She decided to wait until the green tea was ready so she could carry them all at once.

Once the green tea was ready, the tea stall owner looked at Shen Xuezhun and said, “Little lady, the other two bowls are ready. Could you come get them?”

Shen Xuezhun responded, “Okay.”

She stood up and walked over to the tea stall.

She brought over the red date silver ear soup and the green tea.

Zhao Lao Er directly drank the tea he ordered at the tea stall.

All three bowls of tea were on the table, and only then did Lu Xiaoli start drinking her sour plum soup.

She took a sip, and her eyes lit up, “The sour plum soup is sour and sweet. It’s so delicious! I want to drink it again next time!”