Chapter 103: Treasure

Lu Yuner brought Su Qingwan to a wonton stall and found an empty seat in the corner.

New to the unfamiliar environment, Su Qingwan sat close beside her, occasionally looking around curiously. Although the shop was simple, it was clean and tidy. Seeing quite a few customers seated, business was clearly not bad.

He couldn’t help but take an extra glance at a couple not far away, just because the woman fed the man a wonton.

Lu Yuner seemed to notice where his gaze was directed. After looking over, she smiled at Su Qingwan and said, “Ah Wan, don’t think this place is ordinary. Though the shop is small, their wontons are the most delicious. You’ll taste them in a moment.”

Hearing Elder Sister Yuner say this, Su Qingwan’s eyes were full of anticipation. “Mm.”

Just as the two sat down, an elderly man with graying hair walked up. “Two guests, would you like…”

His words trailed off as he recognized the newcomers. The old man’s face instantly lit up with a smile. “Oh, it’s Miss Lu. Long time no see!”

Without finishing his sentence, he immediately waved to an old woman not far away. “Old woman, come quick, look who’s here!”

As they spoke, Lu Yuner stood up, and Su Qingwan followed suit. Through their conversation, he finally understood that they were acquainted.

Hearing the old man’s call, the old woman put down her work and came over. Seeing who had arrived, she excitedly said, “Miss Lu, long time no see! How have you been recently?”

Lu Yuner politely replied, “Mm, I’ve been well.”

The old woman noticed the handsome young man with red lips and white teeth beside her and asked, “Miss Lu, who is this beside you…”

The old man beside her, who had been staring at Su Qingwan for a while, couldn’t help but interject, “Who else could it be! Every time Miss Lu comes to Jinling Prefecture, she always comes to our place and only brings one servant. We’ve never seen any other man by her side. This must be Miss Lu’s young husband! Miss Lu, am I right?”

Hearing the term “young husband”, Su Qingwan’s face suddenly reddened. He instinctively glanced at Elder Sister Yuner. To be precise, he was still only her fiancé at the moment.

Lu Yuner smiled and held Su Qingwan’s hand. “Mm, this is my husband. I’ve brought him to tour Jinling Prefecture this time.”

Hearing Lu Yuner’s response, Su Qingwan’s heart suddenly trembled, and the corners of his mouth curved into a smile.

After some pleasantries, since they had already had dinner, Lu Yuner only ordered one bowl of wontons with two spoons, and specifically requested no green onions.

Su Qingwan felt warm inside, because he was allergic and never ate green onions.

When the wontons were served, Lu Yuner scooped one up with a spoon and held it out. “It’s still a bit hot now, wait for it to cool before eating.”

Su Qingwan also scooped up a wonton to let it cool. During the wait, he asked, “Elder Sister Yuner, are you very familiar with this elderly couple?”

Lu Yuner’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she said, “This elderly couple once had a daughter, but she unfortunately died in battle. Now they have no children, and the two of them live together, making a living by selling these wontons. Every time I came to Jinling Prefecture before, I often ate at this wonton stall. Coming and going, I became a regular customer, and so became familiar with this elderly couple.”

When the wontons were just slightly steaming, Lu Yuner brought one to Su Qingwan’s mouth. “Try it! How is it?”

Looking at the wonton in front of him, although he had been fed by her many times before, this time on the bustling street, a hint of unnatural blush flashed across Su Qingwan’s face. He parted his lips slightly: “Mm.”

Seeing him chew and swallow, Lu Yuner asked, “Is it good?”

“Delicious!” Su Qingwan said happily.

Elder Sister Yuner feeding him personally, with deep love, naturally made it taste good.

He also brought the wonton beside him to her mouth. “Elder Sister Yuner, you try too!”

Lu Yuner said straightforwardly, “Alright, I’ll try too.”

Shortly after, they happened to encounter Xiao Yuan and Qiu Yi arriving. Regardless of rank, Lu Yuner had them come over to sit together, and ordered two more small bowls of wontons.

At this time, Lu Yuner looked towards the distant market, her eyes moving slightly: “Ah Wan, I’m going to the front to buy you a small gift. You sit here with them for a while and finish the wontons first.”

With that, Lu Yuner glanced at Qiu Yi, then went alone towards the bustling center of the market to buy a gift for Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan obediently stayed in place, watching the departing figure longingly until it disappeared into the crowd.

Xiao Yuan asked curiously, “Housekeeper Qiu, do you know what Dr. Lu is going to buy?”

Qiu Yi blew on the wonton in her spoon: “There’s a small stall up ahead that specializes in selling bracelets worn by men. The master is personally going to buy a bracelet for Young Master Su.”

Su Qingwan was slightly stunned: “A bracelet?”

After eating a wonton, Qiu Yi said with relish: “As the saying goes, customs differ every ten li. In Jinling Prefecture! There’s an unwritten custom. This bracelet can be bought as an accessory to wear yourself. But if it’s given between lovers, it has special meaning. I won’t say more, wait for the master to explain to Young Master Su later.”

Having said that, she immediately scooped up another wonton and gently blew to disperse the heat.

Xiao Yuan praised, “I didn’t expect Dr. Lu to be so thoughtful.”

Qiu Yi finished the wonton in her spoon and put it down completely: “Of course! Don’t think that my master is usually easygoing, refined, and sometimes serious. She’s actually kind and romantic, it’s just rarely seen.”

“This wonton shop was actually secretly bought by the master for this elderly couple. They once had a daughter, but unfortunately she died in battle.”

“At that time, corrupt officials were in power and bullied this elderly couple who had no power or influence, privately embezzling a large portion of the military pension. When the master was serving as Minister of Revenue on a southern tour, she accidentally learned of this matter. She severely punished the corrupt officials and recovered all the pension money.”

“Also, considering that this elderly couple had no one to rely on in their old age, she renovated their house. This was also part of the master’s duty, but this elderly couple was very grateful to the master, yet they wouldn’t accept charity.”

“The master knew they were setting up stalls everywhere to make a living by selling wontons, so she secretly bought this land that was originally a rice shop and found an excuse to sell it to the couple at a low price, so that they could sell wontons and live peacefully from then on.”

Hearing this, Su Qingwan recalled how Elder Sister Yuner had downplayed the wonton shop earlier. Suddenly he realized that Elder Sister Yuner was a woman with great love, and he had obtained a priceless treasure.