Chapter 57: Out of Control

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The old man forked one piece after another.

Qian Zi, the hawker beside him, could not stand it any longer and quickly said, “I say, Sixth Uncle, why don’t you just finish it? Tell me if it’s good or not!”

The old man called Sixth Uncle put down the bamboo stick in embarrassment and smacked his lips. “It’s good. Give me three pieces. Oh, no, six pieces. This thing is easy to digest and is suitable for us old people.”

As he spoke, he took out a string of copper coins from his pocket and counted two white ones. He looked at Gu Nian and then at Gu Xin. Finally, he handed the money to Gu Nian and said, “Little girl, do you want to count?”

“Sixth Grandpa, I was watching you when you were counting just now! I can’t be wrong!” Gu Nian took it and smiled.

“Oh, little girl, you’re quite sweet!” Sixth Uncle was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that when Qian Zi had called him Sixth Uncle just now, the little girl had automatically demoted herself and called him Sixth Grandpa.

“Sixth Grandpa, our cake is really delicious! It takes a lot of effort to make this. My father got up before dawn to prepare it.” Gu Xin looked up at Sixth Uncle with sparkling eyes, eager to be sure.

“Delicious, yes, it is delicious. Three for a hundred yuan. It’s worth it,” Sixth Uncle said with a smile.

“Sixth Uncle, this family can’t be your relatives, right? You did this on purpose to lure us here to buy it?” An old man who was well-dressed happened to witness the whole process. Now that Sixth Uncle bought it, he went forward and spoke suspiciously.

“Hmph!” Sixth Uncle rolled his eyes at him and returned to his stall with his six pieces of cake.

“This grandpa, are you looking for a child? Why don’t you try it and find out?” Gu Nian smiled at the old man who had suddenly appeared and handed him a bamboo stick.

The old man took the bamboo stick, took a bite, and his eyes lit up.

“Yes, give me two!” The old man was much more generous and directly ordered two whole pieces.

Before they left the house, they cut a large bowl of steamed food into twelve portions. If it was two yuan, there would be twenty-four portions.

Eight hundred coins. The old man directly gave the broken silver. Gu Shouxin weighed it and let Gu Nian keep it.

The Gu family only made eleven cakes in total and used three pieces to give people a taste. By noon, the cakes had all been sold out. Some people only bought one piece, such as Qian Zi from the next stall.

They sold for a total of 4,315 coins.

When they were packing up, there were still people who came to buy the cakes, but in the end, there were none left.

After asking around, everyone was relieved to learn that they would come here every morning to sell the cakes.

Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian carried a basket on their backs and held Gu Xin’s hand. Gu Nian walked on the other side of Cai Xiaolian and greeted Qian Zi and the other hawkers who had just bought their cakes. The family of four then left the street.

Gu Shouxin keenly sensed that a gloomy gaze was staring at them from behind. He turned his head and saw a figure flash past the upper floor of the red bean shop.

The corners of his mouth curled up, but he did not say anything to the mother and daughter.

When they went to the ox-cart, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian saw the young man on horseback on the road again.

He was not riding a horse now. He was standing at the corner of the street, looking like he was shopping. However, he was very handsome. Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian had already remembered him, so how could they not recognize him?

The couple looked at each other and did not say anything. After informing Uncle Guo, they left with the ox-cart.

Lu Zheng looked at the backs of the family of four. Especially when Gu Xin was being held by her parents and jumping around. For the first time in his life, he felt that things were out of his control..