Chapter 108: Losing Control
Su Yaoguang noticed Xiao Yanci’s gaze and rolled her eyes.
She said to the chubby sister, "Sis, would you like to learn more?"
The chubby sister hesitated and looked at her own body, "Can I really do it?"
"Why don’t we take a look first and then talk, don’t worry, we won’t persuade you to buy anything," Su Yaoguang said, "Our shop never forces sales."
Upon hearing this, the chubby sister relaxed a bit and walked over briskly.
"Jing’er, come out," Su Yaoguang called.
Jiang Jing came out from inside, seeing the chubby sister, she asked puzzled, "Does this customer have a specific need?"
"This sister wants to lose weight; feel her pulse and see how she can adjust to slim down."
Zhang Zhaodi and others curiously gathered around. Su Yaoguang saw the chubby sister becoming increasingly constrained and hurriedly dispersed the others.
Jiang Jing felt the pulse of the chubby sister and said, "Did you get sick before? After recovering, you slowly started gaining weight and couldn’t lose it anymore?"
"How did you know?"
"Your body told me. The reason you can’t lose weight is because the medicine you had before has a fattening effect, which accumulated in your body and didn’t disperse."
"Three years ago, I fell ill. My mother hired many doctors who couldn’t cure me. It was a passing Foreign Witch who gave me medicine pills that made me better."
"That’s it. The medicine is extremely potent. Although it cured you, it also left its properties in your body, changing it. If you want to slim down, I need to give you herbal steam once every five days. Can you accept that?" Jiang Jing said.
"That’s considered treatment, right?" the chubby sister asked.
"Yes, it’s considered treatment."
"You are so young, younger than me. Can your medical skills really work? If it’s a disease, I better find an experienced doctor! Thanks anyway, I’ll be leaving now."
The chubby sister seemed afraid they’d force her to stay and ran out quickly without waiting for their response.
Zhong Lanhua had been staring over here and seeing the scene, laughed heartily, "I thought you had great skills, but turns out just like this. I said, you’re not gods; can you make such large chunks of flesh disappear?"
"Of course we have this skill, but the sister has other concerns and wants to discuss with her family. If she comes back to us, we’ll definitely help her fulfill her wishes."
"Keep bragging!" Zhong Lanhua sneered and looked disdainful. She turned around and saw customers coming, eagerly going up to greet them.
Xiao Yanci came out with an umbrella. Zhong Lanhua asked where he was going, and he said, "Huan’er hasn’t come back yet; I’m going to pick her up. Didn’t you say she went to buy pastries for me?"
Zhong Lanhua’s eyes flashed a guilty expression.
Jiang Yihuan didn’t actually go to buy pastries for Xiao Yanci; she went to woo the steward’s son at the Horse Market.
The pastry shop is not far from the Horse Market; better not let Xiao Yanci go there, or it would be trouble if he runs into her.
Su Yaoguang stepped out with an umbrella, coinciding with running into Xiao Yanci, walking past him.
Xiao Yanci noticed a sachet had fallen on the ground, picked it up, and chased after it.
Zhong Lanhua’s eyes widened, "Where are you going?"
The kid picked up Su Yaoguang’s sachet and chased after her; could he be pursuing Su Yaoguang? That kid’s taste can’t be so poor as to fancy Su Yaoguang, right?
Su Yaoguang walked quickly; when Xiao Yanci called her, she didn’t hear. In fact, even if she had heard, she wouldn’t pay attention. In her view, encountering this person was definitely not a good thing.
"Boss, I want to buy osmanthus cake, walnut crisp, and also donkey-hide rolls. Wang Shu likes lotus cake, so get some lotus cake too."
Xiao Yanci caught up just in time to hear Su Yaoguang’s words, his eyes flashed with discontent.
"You really care for that ten cents little husband of yours."
Su Yaoguang looked at him as if he were an idiot, "What’s it to you?"
"You! Really so uncouth!" Xiao Yanci fumed.
"Can’t help it; seeing something filthy, not many can maintain a good mood," Su Yaoguang pouted, "Someone’s sick; despite having a wide road, they insist on coming up to get insulted."
Xiao Yanci shook the sachet in his hand arrogantly, "If I hadn’t picked up this broken thing, I wouldn’t have spoken to you."
In memory, she never spoke to him in such a tone. At that time, he was her husband; her eyes were filled with admiration and affection, making him believe she was gentle, unlike her mother Zhang Zhaodi. In this life, she bought someone else; he and she were no longer husband and wife, and this was her attitude towards him. This must be her true colors, right? In the past life, she had deceived him.
Luckily, in this life, everything was set right, preventing him from falling into her hands. Otherwise, living with such a vulgar woman for another ten years would be worse than death.
But why didn’t she buy him in this life? Could she have learned something?
He possesses memories of the past life; could she also have them, which led her to choose someone else in this life?
Su Yaoguang snatched the sachet from his hand, threw it into the mud, and stomped it several times, "Since it’s a filthy thing, of course, it should be thrown away. Is it worth Student Xiao chasing for several streets?"
"I’m being courteous, unlike some who don’t appreciate kindness."
"Yaoguang..." Zhou Wangshu walked over carrying a bag.
"What are you carrying?" Su Yaoguang greeted him.
"I brought home some books to copy while earning some money," Zhou Wangshu said, "What were you talking about with him?"
"Nothing much, someone wanted to get insulted, so I obliged," Su Yaoguang said, taking the bag from his hand. "This bag is heavy; you should carry lighter pastries."
Zhou Wangshu reclaimed it, "I’m a man; of course, I carry heavy things. You’re just a girl; why handle everything yourself?"
"Miss, your pastries are packed." The attendant handed the packed pastries to Su Yaoguang.
Su Yaoguang took them, smiling, "Thanks, buddy. Here’s the money for the pastries; check it over, if everything’s fine, I’ll be leaving."
Zhou Wangshu noticed Xiao Yanci still standing there and scrutinized him, his eyes full of suspicion.
Why is this person approaching Yaoguang?
Oh right, he seemed to have seen Jiang Yihuan earlier.
"Yaoguang, my eyes feel a bit uncomfortable, as if something’s gotten in them."
Su Yaoguang hurriedly placed the pastries on the nearby stall, stood on tiptoes, and opened his eyelids, "Let me blow it for you."
Xiao Yanci watched the intimate actions of the two, feeling a nameless anger surging to his head.
He didn’t even know why.
Seeing this scene, he just felt very angry.
At this moment, Jiang Yihuan and a young man emerged from the Horse Market. The man teased Jiang Yihuan’s hair, and Jiang Yihuan pushed his hand away, a ’refusing’ look.
The man tried to hug Jiang Yihuan, who dodged him.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Yanci ran forward and swung the umbrella in his hand, hitting the man’s face, "Daring to harass a woman in broad daylight,"