Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

A few light side dishes, a roasted leg of lamb, a pot of wine, and a few steamed buns were dinner for four people today.

She could smell the aroma of the lamb leg from a distance away, and she wanted to eat the whole plate. But he was a very particular person, and he got a dagger inlaid with gems from somewhere, and slowly cut the meat and put it into the plate bit by bit.

Normally, with outsiders present, she should have shown some elegance and grace as a lady from a noble family. However, she couldn't eat last night and hadn't eaten all day. She was so hungry that she was dizzy. She swallowed her saliva, silently picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth, then began to eat voraciously. Later, she ate almost at the same speed as he did. The gentle boy simply put down his chopsticks, looked at her with interest, and then at him.

She had a smiling face originally, but now it looked a bit like she was laughing at someone. Huilan, who was standing next to her, became anxious and quickly poured her a cup of tea. She patted her on the back and said with a smile, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

Anan ate three steamed buns, half a lamb leg, and almost half of the side dishes in a row, then he put down his chopsticks contentedly and sat lazily on the chair. Then he felt a little embarrassed and grinned.

The boy drank a glass of wine and stared at her intently.

Anan was displeased and silently moved closer to him.

He looked back at Anan, silently put down the dagger in his hand, took a handkerchief to wash his hands, and then picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The young man didn't mind and smiled at her: "My mother said that if you meet a girl with a good appetite, you must marry her home."

"Has your mother told you that if you want your daughter to have a good appetite, she has to go hungry for a few meals?" He buried his head in eating and answered casually, but it was a very accurate complaint.

Anan rolled his eyes at him, yawned, and turned around to see Huilan holding her chest with a layer of fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. He was immediately startled and asked hurriedly, "Sister Lan, are you feeling unwell?"

Huilan held her hand and smiled, "It's okay. It's just an old illness. Jinyun gave me some pills before I came here. I'll be fine after I dissolve them in water and take them."

After saying that, he took out a small bottle. Anan took the bottle, found a clean teacup, took some hot water to dissolve the medicine for her, watched her eat it, and then sent her back to the room.

Seeing her lying down, Anan finally felt relieved. Huilan took her hand and motioned for her to sit on the edge of the bed: "Anan, you treat me very well."

"Go to sleep." Anan patted her back and smiled.

"Anan..." Huilan murmured, "You are so kind, you will definitely meet a good person..."

Perhaps the drug was taking effect, Huilan fell asleep quickly. Anan thought about what she said and felt warm in his heart.

The maid who shared the room with Huilan was a long-time servant of Xinyun Manor. She had been seen several times when handling the affairs of the manor. She was a smart woman and had a particularly good relationship with Shuyu. Shuyu must have been worried about Huilan and specially asked her to come and keep her company. When she saw Anan following her, she took the initiative to pack up her things and go outside. Anan hurriedly stopped her and said with a smile, "Please take care of Sister Lan."

The maid was naturally very happy to know that she didn't need to spend the night in the corridor, and she kept saying, "I'll leave the door open for you later."

Anan felt very full because she had lain in bed for too long during the day and had eaten too much. She planned to take a walk in the courtyard, but the inn was too small and there were people inside and outside. So she went around and strolled along a small street at the entrance.