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Chapter 111: Chapter 112: Stolen_1
"I’m just fine," Tan Zhenghong said innocently.
Qiao Duo’er was amused by Tan Zhenghong and couldn’t help but rub his head, "Hey, how can you be so silly?"
It finally dawned on Tan Zhenghong, and he couldn’t help but be exasperated.
Alas, indeed, women are as unfathomable as the needles at the bottom of the sea; even compliments are wrong. What should he say?
"I’ve heard that people in love have zero IQ, um... that means when you like someone, you become particularly stupid. Are you the same?" teased Qiao Duo’er.
Tan Zhenghong rolled his eyes, "You might as well just call me dumb in a roundabout way!"
Hmph, it’s not like she’s unaware that he likes her!
So, he had indeed become stupid, but wasn’t it all because of her?
This woman wasn’t moved at all and even mocked him!
"Then you come chase me!" Qiao Duo’er ran a few steps away, creating a gap between her and Tan Zhenghong.
Now, standing for a while wasn’t a problem for Tan Zhenghong, but running was still a bit beyond him, so Qiao Duo’er was fearless.
Tan Zhenghong gritted his teeth, wishing he could gobble Qiao Duo’er up, but well, he had to hold back a little longer, until he could catch up with her!
A little while later, Sun Erhu came to join them.
"Today’s just my unlucky day. I ran into a woman crazy as a rabid dog, grabbing me and insisting on knowing who you are, refusing to let me go if I didn’t tell her," Sun Erhu couldn’t help but complain.
Qiao Duo’er curled her lip, "What does she want with me?"
"Who knows? When she saw I was about to hit her, she quickly let go."
Just thinking about that woman made Sun Erhu’s blood boil.
Qiao Duo’er said indifferently, "Maybe she fancies you and wants to take you back as her son-in-law."
"Pfft, I wouldn’t dare!" Sun Erhu rejected the notion with utmost disdain, then sternly warned, "Sister-in-law, lots of people are jealous of your braised meat skills; you should be careful."
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "I know, go on and fill your belly first."
Ordinary people thinking of messing with Qiao Duo’er?
She could only send them four words: biting off more than they can chew!
Sun Erhu was also hungry and gobbled down a bun in no time before they continued on their way back.
Business grew smoother after that, the marinade aged and became more fragrant, making the braised meat even more delicious and, naturally, more popular. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
For several days in a row, the pork intestines were always the first to sell out, leaving latecomers without so much as a whiff.
This led to longer and longer lines each day.
It wasn’t that Qiao Duo’er deliberately played with people’s cravings; Chen Dazhuang had already brought all the pig offal from the town butchers, and it still wasn’t enough to sell.
All she could do was shrug her shoulders, expressing her helplessness.
Before she knew it, she had been setting up her stall in town for half a month and the envious ones couldn’t sit still anymore.
One day, like always, Qiao Duo’er went to fetch the aged marinade.
When she lifted up the bucket, Qiao Duo’er had a bad feeling.
After pulling up the bucket and taking out the jar, she immediately checked and, as expected, the aged marinade inside was gone!
A marinade aged only about ten days wasn’t considered a treasure, but having her hard work stolen left Qiao Duo’er in a foul mood!
Qiao Duo’er furrowed her brows and immediately asked, "Erhu, have you locked the courtyard gate these past couple of days?"
"Yes!" affirmed Sun Erhu.
Now he made sure to lock the door whenever he went out and to bolt it when he slept, without fail.
He didn’t want to have a repeat of last time, when someone like Little Wang Clan sneaked in to frame him, which was truly annoying.
He suddenly remembered something, hurried over to Qiao Duo’er and saw an empty jar for himself.
Sun Erhu’s expression darkened at once, "Who did this?"
