After Xiao Qiniang left, only Li Man'er, Liu Ya and Xiao Si were left in the private room. Xiao Si's entourage was waiting outside the private room. After all, he was a foreigner and it was hard to be alone with Li Man'er.
In the first room, Xiao Si did not have this awareness. He knew what his sister's look before leaving meant, that she wanted him to seize the opportunity.
"Sister Man'er, although Qiniang can't accompany you, I happen to have nothing to do, so I might as well accompany you around."
Li Man'er's eyelids drooped slightly, showing no emotion, but she did not refuse, "Colonel Xiao is a busy person, how can he delay his business because of me."
"It's okay!" Seeing that she didn't refuse directly, Xiao Si immediately said, "We're not going far anyway. We'll accompany you around and do some inspections by the way."
Li Man'er raised his tea cup and said, "Then there is Colonel Lao Xiao."
Xiao Si's eyebrows became lively. He had been worried that Li Man'er would reject him before, but now that he heard that Li Man'er had agreed, his heart dropped into his stomach.
There are many benefits to the marriage between the Li family and the Xiao family, not to mention that Li Man'er is the person he likes. The first time he saw Li Man'er, he felt as if a flower had bloomed in his heart, as if all the words were in his heart.
There is no way to describe her beauty.
If he could marry the one he loved, he would have no regrets in his life.
"Sister Man'er, you call me Sister Qiniang, but you call me Xiao Xiaowei. It's too unfair to favor one." Xiao Si's ears felt a little hot. He had never said such a thing before, for fear that he would offend the beauty.
"Then how can they be the same? There are differences between men and women." Li Man'er only said: "Didn't Lieutenant Xiao say that he wanted to accompany me for a walk? Let's go downstairs and have a look!"
"Okay." Although Xiao Si did not achieve his goal, being able to go shopping with Li Man'er can be considered an improvement.
Xiao Si paid the money, walked out of the teahouse with Li Man'er, and started walking on the street.
It wasn't until the two of them had gone far that a window facing the street on the second floor of the teahouse was pushed open, and someone was looking through the window towards the other end of the street.
"My lord, do you think Miss Li can really fall in love with that boy Xiao Si?" Ah Qi stood at the window and stared until Li Man'er and Xiao Si could no longer be seen clearly, then she closed the window and sat back next to Qi Yihan.
Qi Yihan held the teacup and glanced at Ah Qi, "Are you very free? If you have time, why not finish the errands quickly."
Ah Qi smiled coquettishly, "I just feel that Xiao Wei is not good enough for Miss Li." He carefully raised his head and glanced at Qi Yihan, but saw that his prince still had a straight face and a calm look, and he immediately fell flat.
You flat-mouthed, saying in your heart that you deserved to be single, you could never find a princess, and you had a great opportunity in front of you, but you didn’t know how to cherish it.
Qi Yihan only said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. We cannot take it lightly at this time. You go to the front camp to deliver a message and ask them to be on guard to prevent the barbarians from knocking on the gate."
"Yes!" The expression on Ah Qi's face immediately became very serious, "I will go immediately."
Li Man'er obviously didn't know all this. She and Xiao Si walked around the street a few times and didn't buy anything, looking like they were lacking in interest.
Most of the time, Xiao Si was talking and Li Maner was listening. The two of them didn't communicate much.
Xiao Si was secretly worried, but he really didn't know how to please a girl, so he could only rack his brains to think of ways.
"Sister Man'er, are you tired? We've been walking for a long time, why don't we go to the restaurant in front to rest for a while?" Xiao Si regretted it after saying this. There is an inn in front of you, where you can stay in a hotel or be a top-notch one. The environment looks like
It's not particularly good, but it's the best restaurant around.
He should have directly offered to take Man'er to Shangpinlou. The environment and food there were not much better than the inn in front of him.
Just when Xiao Si was regretting his mistake, he heard Li Man'er respond: "Okay, it just so happens that I'm tired of walking too."
Xiao Si was overjoyed and quickly sent someone to ask if there was a private room.
Li Man'er said: "Captain Xiao, I am wearing men's clothes and it is easy to move around. I don't have to sit in a private room. It's the same if I dine in the hall."
"Well, I have wronged my sister Man'er." Li Man'er's neatness made Xiao Si very happy. He was most impatient with those girls from aristocratic families, each of them seemed to be made of paper. A generous person like Man'er was really
rare.
Several people entered the store, and the waiter hurriedly came over to greet them, "Guests, please tell me whether it's the top store or the main store."
Xiao Si said: "Find us a quieter table."
Then it's time to eat.
The boy quickly led a few people inside and chose a relatively quiet corner for them. "Sir, what do you think of this place?"
"That's right." Xiao Si said, "Just bring over the good wine and food from your store."
Several people sat down one after another.
"Okay, good wine and food are ready."
Xiao Si was afraid that what he had just said was too rude and would leave a bad impression on Li Man'er, so he quickly said: "I don't know what special dishes they have at home, nor what sister Man'er's taste is, so I can only let him pick some."
Bring the good ones. I'll invite Sister Man'er to Shangpinlou to eat some other day. His food is the best in Mobei."
Li Man'er smiled slightly and said, "Captain Xiao, you are worrying too much. It's so cold. It's good to come in and have something to eat to warm up." She quietly winked at Liu Ya, who quietly withdrew.
go out.
The store they came to was the same store where Li Nian and others stayed. Since Li Man'er entered the government office, she has only been sent a message once and has not come back yet. She specially sent Liu Ya away, that is,
Ask her to send a letter to Li Nian, and they will meet up later.
Xiao Qiniang thought she was smart and thought she had created an opportunity for Xiao Si. In fact, Li Maner took advantage of her. Xiao Qiniang was more thoughtful than Xiao Si, so it was not easy to get rid of her. Xiao Si was a man, both men and women
There is a difference. As long as he uses it properly, he can avoid meeting Li Nian with him.
Soon, Liu Ya came back. She came back with the waiter who served the dishes, so she didn't attract the attention of others. Xiao Si's heart was focused on Li Man'er, so naturally she didn't notice Liu Ya.
Liu Ya nodded gently, and Li Man'er felt relieved.
"Sir, the food is served. This is our signature dish, steamed mandarin fish, stuffed donkey meat, stuffed bean sprouts, braised turtle..."
Before he finished speaking, the waiter's hand suddenly shook, and the whole braised turtle was directly caught on Li Man'er's body. The thick soup splashed all over Li Man'er, and the turtle and side dishes fell from Li Man'er's body.
It fell to the ground, which was very funny.
The little waiter was dumbfounded. Before he could react, Xiao Si stood up and said, "Man'er, are you okay? What's the matter with you? You can't serve the food well?"
The boy was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said, "Sir, you didn't mean it."
Xiao Si is a military commander. Although he does not have a fierce appearance, when his aura leaks out, it is not something that a waiter can bear.