Seeing that the situation was turning dire, Dong Huiying quickly pulled him along, "It’s okay, let’s go!" Afterward, she pulled Liang Yuening with her left hand and tugged Liang Haoming with her right, fearing that these two would conflict with the government official. Government officials are fed by the state; even the smallest position is still an official one. As common folk, if they truly provoked the other party, they would be the ones to suffer in the end. Liang Yuening struggled to quell his anger, "She pushed you!" He reached back and grabbed the young girl, causing her to stop in her tracks. Dong Huiying was also helpless, "I know, I’m angry too, but we can’t, what if she arrests us? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?" Liang Yuening understood this reasoning, but he was simply too enraged by the other’s unreasonable behavior. Casting a gloomy look back at the Yamen’s gate, he pursed his lips. "Alright, alright, be good, don’t be angry." She tiptoed and patted her head over the canopy of her hat, coaxing her like the child she was at this moment. He sulked for a while longer before begrudgingly nodding his head. Dong Huiying had thought they could redeem Liang Shujun today, but such complications had arisen. She felt a bit down but forcefully cheered herself up, addressing the brothers, "Let’s go, let’s take a walk around and ask about Shujun—he’s tall, perhaps someone has seen him." The brothers also agreed that Dong Huiying made sense, so they began to visit various places. Yet, there was no word of Third Brother, and instead, they picked up all sorts of messy local gossip. For example, the wealthiest family in Pingchang Prefecture used to be the Li family, followed by the Shen Family. However, a year ago, the Eldest Miss Shen fell off a cliff to her death. The Li family’s youngest son was smitten with the Eldest Miss Shen, and the Wang Family Brothers had been betrothed to the Shen Family. But after the Eldest Miss Shen’s accident, the second daughter took charge of the Shen Family, and the Wang Family Brothers married into the Tie family. Now the Tie family was occupying the position of the wealthiest family in Jun City, rumored to have a good relationship with the Prefectural Governor, being his relatives. In short, whether these pieces of gossip were true or false, one thing was certain—the Li, Shen, Wang, and Tie families were very well-known in Jun City. By noon, the three of them entered a small noodle shop, intending to rest their feet and ordered three bowls of plain noodle soup. The noodles were exorbitantly priced, and Dong Huiying could hardly swallow hers, feeling that the taste did not justify the price—it was a rip-off. Liang Yuening, also feeling cheated, smacked his lips; he sneaked a glance at the young girl. He thought to himself that even these shoddy noodles couldn’t compare to what she could make, yet the noodle shop seemed to be doing quite well. Suddenly, he quietly nudged the young girl, "Hmm?" Dong Huiying looked at him, bewildered. Liang Yuening felt awkward as he stammered, "I want to eat noodles." Liang Yuening puffed up his cheeks. Was she truly clueless or pretending? He looked frustrated. The young girl was somewhat baffled; had she upset him again? Liang Yuening felt gloomy when Liang Haoming suddenly looked at Dong Huiying, "Hungry." The young girl was startled; she glanced at Liang Haoming’s bowl and saw that it was empty. "Want to eat more? Then we’ll order another bowl." Liang Haoming shook his head, "Eat this." He was eyeing Dong Huiying’s bowl, which had barely been touched and was mostly full. She thought to herself that she had already eaten from it, but Liang Haoming stretched out his long arm and snatched her noodles away. Poor her, still holding the chopsticks—even though the noodles weren’t that tasty, didn’t they possibly have her saliva on them?
