Game World: Am I a toy of the system?

After eating seven or eight big buns in a row and feeling full, Yao Jun slowed down his eating and chewed his food carefully.

As for the mutton, grilled fish, and wild goose on the tray, Yao Jun just took a bite of each and stopped moving. He had bought them for the grandfather and grandson to eat, as if they were dinner money.

Grandpa Chen looked a little solemn, but he still ate three big buns, drank a bowl of egg drop soup, and ate a grilled fish and a few pieces of goose meat before he stopped.

But he did not leave the table. Instead, he held the wine bowl and drank in small sips, his eyes falling on his granddaughter's face from time to time.

Chen Xi didn’t think too much about it. She ate dinner while looking at the man next to her.

It was not until today that she understood what it meant to be a feast for the eyes. When faced with handsome men and beautiful women, even plain water could taste the delicious flavor of broth.

Dinner ended in this weird atmosphere.

Yao Jun hung the sword on his waist again, took out a palm-sized bamboo piece and a charcoal pencil from his arms, wrote a line of words on it, and handed it to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi, who was cleaning the table, put down the bowl in his hand, took the bamboo slip, and saw the words "Good cooking skills, I will come again tomorrow."

Although his family was not well off, he was a child of a branch clan after all. He had to go to school with the royal family since he was young, so he still knew the commonly used characters.

After returning the bamboo strips to Yao Jun, Chen Xi hesitated for a while and said, "Sir, one dinner is not a big deal, but there are only me and Grandpa at home. If you come here often, I am afraid it will have a bad influence."

No matter what, I am still a virgin and I am still undergoing training in the palace. If someone finds out, they might use this as an excuse to target me and I would die without knowing how.

Yao Jun thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, so he took out a handkerchief, wiped off the words on the bamboo slip, and wrote again: "I will come back after dark tomorrow. Leave some food for me, and no one will find me."

Looking at what was written on the bamboo slip, Chen Xi's face turned red. It was just a meal, why did it become like having an affair?

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Yao Jun took a tough approach and wrote: "I'll pay or if you have anything you want, you can tell me, in exchange."

exchange?

Chen Xi quietly glanced at the fascinating face, then quickly dispelled the unhealthy thoughts in his mind and said hesitantly: "I haven't asked for your name yet."

Yao Jun raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes flashing with an unfathomable light, and wrote again: "Bai Meng."

White dream?

Chen Xi was stunned for a moment. The name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a moment in the deepest part of his memory.

Since you can't remember her, she probably isn't an important person. Even if she is a very important person, you can't see her anymore because she has gone to ancient times.

After considering his words for a while, Chen Xi said, "Mr. Bai, is there anything you would like to eat tomorrow?"

Yao Jun had already thought of what to write. He wiped the words off the bamboo slip and started writing with the charcoal pencil.

It is said that when fellow villagers meet, their eyes brimming with tears, but Yao Jun does not want Chen Xi to know that he is her fellow villager, so...

"Fresh, delicious, food I've never seen before. If you need anything, I can go buy it, or I can give you money."

Looking at the words on the bamboo slips, Chen Xi was also very happy. It was a rare opportunity to meet a gourmet who was so handsome, seemed to be a nice person, and supported him in developing new foods.

I don’t know how she knew that Yao Jun was a good person. Was it because he was handsome and rich?

"Well... I'll make dumplings tomorrow. They're definitely something you've never eaten before." In fact, Chen Xi didn't know whether there were dumplings in this period. Even if there were, they should be different from modern dumplings. That's why she dared to say that.

Yao Jun's eyes lit up. The dumplings were delicious. He hadn't eaten them for more than 20 years.

Although she was very excited, she just nodded without showing any emotion on her face. She put on her veil calmly, stood up and walked towards the door.

Chen Xi and Grandpa Chen stood up together to see him off.

Standing in front of the door, looking at the figure gradually blending into the night, the grandfather and grandson went back into the house and bolted the door.

Afterwards, the grandfather and grandson, both with their thoughts on their minds, started to work together. After preparing everything they would need for the next morning, Grandpa Chen poured two bowls of hot water and brought them into the house.

Grandpa Chen: "Xixi, drink some water before going to sleep."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Chen Xi was just about to go talk to his grandfather when he saw him coming into the house carrying some water.

The grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other, drinking the hot water from the bowl in small sips, and neither of them spoke first.

In the end, Grandpa Chen was more worried. He put down the water bowl, looked at his grandson and said, "Xixi, what do you think of Mr. Bai?"

Chen Xi thought for a moment and replied, "He is handsome, rich, and a nice person. I don't know anything else."

If you think about it carefully, if a person is good-looking, rich, and has good character, other things don't seem to be important.

Grandpa Chen's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "Granddaughter, we don't know him well enough, and we can't even be sure if his name is real."

Chen Xi knew what her grandfather wanted to say. She was just attracted by his appearance and did not think that anything would develop between them, let alone marrying him.

"Grandpa, I am still studying in the palace. I dare not and will not think about these things. Don't worry."

Grandpa Chen knew that his granddaughter was always obedient, so he felt relieved when he heard her say that.

Chen Xi continued, "Grandpa, today Sister Chen Rong told me that if I didn't catch the eye of Master Jun, she would advise me to find someone to marry right away. Why is that?"

Hearing this, Grandpa Chen's heart, which had just been relieved, suddenly became tense again. He said with a worried look on his face, "When a girl grows up, she must get married. This is the rule passed down by our ancestors."

"Although you look only 16 or 17 years old, you are already 23 years old. The royal family has records of this. If you can't get married for a long time, the royal family will help you arrange someone."

If you can't get married for a long time, the royal family will make arrangements!

Chen Xi's face turned pale. She thought she could live a peaceful and stable life like this, but she never expected that the royal family would force her into marriage.

She would never imagine that the royal family would arrange a blind date for you. How could such a good thing happen?

"Why is Sister Chen Rong okay?" Chen Xi asked. Chen Rong is two years older than her. She is already 25 and she is still single.

Grandpa Chen sighed and said with a dark look in his eyes: "Our family cannot be compared with hers. It's all because of Grandpa's uselessness."

"It's not grandpa's fault." If you want to blame someone, blame this era, Chen Xi said in a dull voice, looking down at the water in the bowl.

After hearing this, Chen Xi suddenly understood why the king and the queen wanted to train them. In addition to responding to the emperor's orders, they also wanted to teach them well and then marry them off.

And the reason why those sisters are so serious is that who doesn't want to marry into a good family? Only someone like Chen Rong, with a good family background and strong background, can ignore these things.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other in silence again.

Grandpa Chen finished drinking the water in the bowl and comforted her: "Xixi, women will always get married, don't think too much, go to bed early."

Chen Xi didn't say anything, and it was unknown whether he heard what his grandfather said.

Grandpa Chen held the bowl of water, shook his head and sighed, then left his granddaughter's room and went back to his room to sleep. He had to get up early to work.

After his grandfather left, Chen Xi also got up and left the house. He went to the corner to get a wooden basin, scooped some hot water from the pot and brought it into the house. He closed the door and wiped himself.

After washing up, Chen Xi lay down on the wooden bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, the voices of Chen Rong and Grandpa would ring in his ears.

She could not accept marrying a stranger.

But in this era, she could not resist the arrangements of the royal family at all!

"I must find a way!"

Biting her fingernails, her bright eyes stared straight at the beams of the house, and a peerless face flashed through her mind.