Fu Yunge shook his head: "Do you have a place to seek refuge? If not, the guest rooms here can be used for you to stay for a long time."
"This..." Du He was stunned. After a while, he shook his head and backed away: "This, this is not appropriate. We still..."
But when he saw the child sleeping peacefully on the bed, his expression turned serious again. Ji Qing held his hand from behind, and both of them seemed to be thinking about the same thing.
Of course Fu Yunge could see their movements clearly. He sighed and said, "There's no need to be brave. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so you can't have a reunion dinner on the street. I'll bear the expenses here, so you don't have to worry."
"Well, I'd like to thank my benefactor..." The couple finally stopped refusing.
Fu Yunge was about to nod when he saw the two of them were about to kneel down and bow. He quickly helped them up and scolded them: "What are you doing? You don't have to save money for me if you stay here. Just ask the store for everything you need."
After saying that, he took out two sets of extra bedding from the cabinet and spread them on the floor: "You guys can rest. I'll be on my way in the morning, so you can stay here with peace of mind during this time."
Du He and his wife could not refuse, and thanked Fu Yunge again and again for his kindness.
The two wandered for a long time and fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. Fu Yunge sat cross-legged on the floor to one side, but his mind could not calm down.
Looking at the darkness of the night in the distance, he felt a little breathless. He glanced at the partially concealed window pane, calculated that there was still time before dawn, and jumped out of the window.
In the dark streets, the cold air disturbed his breath. Fu Yunge's cotton-padded clothes were wrapped tightly around his body, and he walked slowly and casually around Liripu on a winter night.
After settling the matter of Du He and his wife, the clock has hit the fourth watch. The sound of the watchman's gong disappeared in an instant, and Fu Yunge breathed out a mouthful of white mist and looked at the peaceful red light of the lantern above his head, feeling incomprehensible.
After casually strolling through several streets, Fu Yunge gradually made some new discoveries here.
The store plaques here seem to have some novel names that I have never seen before. There are even novel words that have never been seen before, indicating the strangeness and rarity of the store.
Unfortunately, stores are now closed late at night. If it were daytime, he would definitely go in and take a closer look.
But then again...when did this exotic feeling begin?
Although Fu Yunge seemed to have heard similar news when he was in Shengpingtian, he never paid attention to it, let alone expected that there would be such a situation. But maybe it’s not so bad? He wanted to buy some exotic souvenirs from here and go home to see his father and the others.
Thinking like this, time flies by quickly. While wandering around on his own initiative, Fu Yunge suddenly noticed an eye-catching light in front of him.
"...Oh?" Fu Yunge was very interested and walked quickly over there.
After walking past, the aroma of roasted wheat filled the cold air. Fu Yunge cheered up and walked to the store door to look around.
This is...a somewhat unique pastry shop?
Fu Yunge first noticed the name on the store plaque, "Jinghua Baking". The store is beautifully decorated and stands out even in the dark.
That's where the fragrance comes from. Fu Yunge felt a little hungry now and knocked on the door gently, wanting to buy something to eat.
As soon as there was a knock on the door, the person inside responded immediately. Then he opened the door, and the warm yellow light from the house fell like broken snow, shining on the street.
"Oh, I didn't expect that there are guests here now. Welcome."
The face that appeared in front of him made Fu Yunge pause again.
The person in front of him turned out to be a foreigner. The distinctive high nose bridge is as high as the ice edges on the eaves.
"Uh, hello." Fu Yunge greeted him dully, "Um, are you open now?"
The foreigner boss in front of him patted the flour on his hands and said with a smile: "As long as there are customers, we will be open. Customers, please come in quickly. Oh my God, it's so cold outside."
Fu Yunge then entered the house. I saw that the front of the store was clean and tidy, and the pastry rack was still empty. It seems that the boss got up at this time to bake snacks, so he turned on the lights at the fourth watch.
"Oh, fresh snacks are coming out soon, please be patient." The boss led him to the back kitchen, and the fragrant smell became more intense.
"I'm not in a hurry, take your time." Fu Yunge waved his hand, saw a stool next to him, and sat on it.
The boss showed a kind and unique exotic smile, and Fu Yunge could see the sweat on his forehead and the hair dripping from under his white hat.
After careful observation, Fu Yunge discovered that there were many differences between the appearance of this foreigner and the native.
Dark blue pupils, slightly curly tawny hair. He had no time to observe these just now, but as he waited, he gradually noticed them one by one.
Although it is not ugly, for people who are used to seeing the local appearance, there is still an indescribable feeling of strangeness.
After being in a daze for a moment, the boss's voice came:
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. Come and try today's first cake. This is my specialty."
Fu Yunge came back to his senses and saw that the boss was talking to him while carefully taking out the baked snacks from the oven. A unique aroma hit his face, and Fu Yunge instantly cheered up.
The boss poured him a cup of bright red juice, which he said was their local tea. Fu Yunge accepted the boss's enthusiasm and put a piece of freshly baked soft cake with light blue jam into his mouth, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Guest, how does it taste? Are you satisfied?" The boss bowed to the side and asked expectantly.
Fu Yunge was a little embarrassed when his boss was by his side. But this feeling was quickly replaced by the taste in my mouth.
This smell...is weird.
Fu Yunge was embarrassed by his boss and did not show any discomfort, but took another bite.
This taste is really strange. Just like this foreigner's appearance, although it can't be called bad, he is always uncomfortable.
"Well...it's pretty good, well done..." Fu Yunge weighed the words, but in the end he still couldn't give a true evaluation.
But as far as he was concerned, it wasn't bad to taste this exotic flavor once. Although it was a bit off-tasting, it wasn't too unpalatable and it was a fresh experience.
"Oh, that's great." The boss smiled happily.
Fu Yunge drank all the remaining cakes and tea. His whole body felt warm and his hunger was gone. He wiped his mouth, thanked the boss for his kindness, and paid the bill.
"You came early, but it's just a piece of cake. There is no charge." Unexpectedly, just like the previous innkeeper, this boss didn't even charge him. Fu Yunge refused to compromise this time and claimed that he would buy some more pastries here as specialties to take away, and he had to pay anyway.
