Little Prodigal Alliance Head (and Cook) - Chapter 209

Chapter 209

Chapter 209 . 1: The Ideal Life

Tang Doudou shrugged and looked towards Jun Xin with a depressed expression . “Su Yi told me to be careful of Baili Yu, and now you’re telling me to be careful of Su Yi . I don’t even know who I should listen to anymore . ”

“What’s the use in worrying over that? Just associate with whoever you wish, think as you wish!”

“It’s always easy to say but not very easy to do . ” Tang Doudou counted her thoughts on her fingers . “I don’t care about the events before I lost my memories, nor do I care about what I thought about those two back then . What I feel now is that neither of them are bad people . They treat me quite well too . Even though I’m not the brightest, I can at least distinguish between those who treat me well and those who don’t . The only frustrating thing is, why does everyone have to keep so many secrets? Couldn’t everyone just be a little more honest?”

How much of it was a scheme? How much of it was sincere!?

“Stinkin’ woman, you’re thinking of it way too simply . Some things can’t be resolved just by being honest . This involves several hundred years of grudges and grace . You should just focus on handling your own matters well and live each day to the fullest . ” Jun Xin smiled . This was exactly what he had expected from her . However, this was also good . It’s always the more simple minded person that led the happier life, this has always been the case . He would rather watch her enjoy these simple happinesses than to have her get caught up in those conflicts .

This was the reason he opted to confess those things to her . However, after revealing everything, he discovered that she didn’t mind those things at all .

This was probably the good that resulted from her losing her memories?

“I also want to do that, but trouble insists on seeking me out even if I don’t go looking for it! If it were up to me, I’d get far far away from the Jianghu and then open a small restaurant or something . When I have free time, I’ll cook a little something or stroll around to flirt with young ladies…” Tang Doudou longingly looked towards the blue sky, her eyes filled with little stars . Everytime she thought about that kind of life, she would be captivated and continue daydreaming for quite a while .

As Jun Xin watched, he couldn’t help but laugh a little . He’d guessed that she probably didn’t have much ambition, but he hadn’t imagined it would be to this degree . It was enough that she didn’t want to be the martial arts Alliance Head and also didn’t seem interested in being the Lord of Cloud City, but who knew how Su Yi would react if he found out that the person he had carefully nurtured for twenty years just wanted to be the idling boss of a restaurant?

However, Jun Xin realized that it was exactly the kind of life he yearned for as well after thinking about it carefully .

Peaceful and tranquil, with tasty food everyday too…

The two that were originally still walking had stopped at some point and sat down on a roof . They both propped their chin up with their hands as they gazed towards the distant swirling clouds, where the horizon and the clouds melded into one .

With some birds flying through the sky, the scene was exceptionally calming and tranquil!

“Rumble…“

An inharmonious sound suddenly appeared . Annoyed with the interruption, Tang Doudou immediately pointed at Jun Xin and said, “It’s your stomach that’s growling!”

“It was clearly your stomach that was growling . Stinkin’ woman, don’t randomly fling accusations at the innocent!” Jun Xin also looked at her with distaste . The sound earlier had clearly come from her direction .

“Pei! You think I wouldn’t know if my own stomach growled? It was definitely your stomach! If you were hungry, you should’ve just said so, it’s not like I’d laugh at you!” However, even as she spoke her voice became a little unconvincing . Earlier she had been too dazed out to hear whether it was her or Jun Xin’s stomach that was growling .

“Then, based on what you’re saying, I don’t know my own stomach?”

“Humph! In any case, it was your stomach!”

When Jun Xin saw her huffing childishly like this, all his accumulated stress seemed to disappear . “This young master won’t lower himself to a woman’s level!”

His remark was responded with just another cold humph from Tang Doudou .

They continued to sit on the roof for some time . They both stayed silent and didn’t seem to want to head back .

“Stinkin’ woman, from what I see, you’re also hungry . How about I go get us some food?” Jun Xin broke the silence first and took the initiative to get up .

Tang Doudou hastily stood up as well . She was indeed really hungry ah!

“Where are you going to get the food? I don’t want to head back yet . ” The reason why she didn’t want to head back was naturally because she didn’t want to see Baili Yu . She really wanted to just stay here quietly like this for a while longer .

“If you don’t want to go back, then let’s just not . ” Jun Xin shrugged, unconcerned . He had already predicted this .

“But, they’ll definitely be worried . ” After all, she had run out blindly . There were all sorts of people that had come to Cloud City, and many that wanted her dead . Although Jun Xin had come after her, she hadn’t sent them any news for a long time . If it were her, she would also be really worried .

Jun Xin started to ponder . As of now, Su Yi had probably sent people to scour the entire city for her . Jun Xin said, “How about this? I’ll send them a signal and tell them that you’re safe . ”

“Afterward, you can just head back whenever you feel like it!”

This suggestion made Tang Doudou happy to the point where her smile curved her eyes into arcs . “Hehe, then what are you still waiting for? Hurry and send it!”

Jun Xin shook his head as he detached the things needed for sending the signal from his waist . He identified the direction, then shot the signal towards the sky . Magnificent fireworks burst forth in the air . Against the clear blue curtain of the sky, it was extremely beautiful .

Before Tang Doudou had time to appreciate it in detail, she was pulled along by Jun Xin as he jumped off the roof . “A lot of people will see the signal and guess that I was the one who sent it . We have to hurry and leave in order to avoid the informants that come to investigate . ”

Tang Doudou agreed . However, soon another problem occurred to her . “Then, where do we go now?”

“To find a place to eat! Don’t worry, if nothing else this young master has plenty of money . I won’t make you pilfer food!” Jun Xin saw disdain appear on Tang Doudou’s face when he was halfway through his words, so he quickly dug out some banknotes and shoved them into her hand as proof .

However, Tang Doudou simply gave him another look of disdain before she tidied up the stack and tucked it away . “Cloud City doesn’t use banknotes . Could it be that you’re not aware even after having stayed in Cloud City for that long?”

Upon hearing this, Jun Xin stared at her blankly for a moment before he scratched his head and said, “I just got here today . ”

“What!? Then if I hadn’t been stabbed by Nangong Yan a month ago, you wouldn’t have made it to my matchmaking competition?”

“It wasn’t a genuine event anyways, who cares if I didn’t make it in time?” said Jun Xin with a laugh .

Tang Doudou was surprised . “How do you know that it wasn’t genuine? What if Su Yi was serious?”

“What’s the use in him being serious? If you refused, all that he would be able to do was watch . You’re seriously dumb . Enough wasting time, hurry up and say what we should do now?”

How was she supposed to know?

She gave this unreliable guy another fierce, disdain-filled glare, then glanced around . When she smelled the faint aroma of cuisine, she suddenly proposed sneakily, “How about we…”

“No way!” Jun Xin rejected the idea righteously .

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Prady

Chapter 209 . 2: The Ideal Life

But…

An hour later, the two were sneakily lying on the roof of a certain kitchen .  (P: oh no…)

“They’re not finished even after working on it for that long? I’m about to starve to death ah!” Tang Doudou had lifted up a tile to peek into the room . When she saw that the chef below was still bustling around, she gave a long sigh and plopped down on the roof . Lying flat on her back, she rubbed her stomach . “Poor baby is starving to death . ”

“Baby?” Jun Xin glanced her stomach with a strange expression .

“Don’t think in weird directions, I’m also a baby, alright?” Tang Doudou declared forcefully .

Jun Xin didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry . There was this way of speaking?

“Hey, it seems like it’s done!” She had clearly been lying down, but she immediately turned around the instant the chef finished working as if there were eyes on the back of her head . She started drooling enough to make a puddle .

Jun Xin pushed her disdainfully . “Don’t be so disgusting, alright? I’d like to see how you can eat later if your drool falls in!”

“Uh…” It was true . She hastily wiped her mouth before she came back to her senses and said angrily, “This daddy wasn’t drooling!”

“I was just teasing you . The person’s gone, let’s hurry and get down!” Jun Xin pushed her again, then leapt off the roof .

Tang Doudou hastily got up as well . She walked forward a few steps before suddenly recalling that she couldn’t use qinggong . How was she supposed to get down?

“Hey hey, Jun Xin, wait for me ah!” She was filled with anxiety when she saw that the brat had already squeezed into the kitchen, but she didn’t dare to make too much of a ruckus .

Suddenly, her gaze landed on a large tree on one side of the kitchen . The Heavens were truly merciful ah!

She hastily climbed over and slid down the tree . She glanced around, and seeing that there was no one around, rushed into the kitchen .

As she entered, she saw that Jun Xin was in the middle of eating happily . Her anger rushed up at once and she said, “Butt-aged brat, you have no loyalty at all!”

The rest of her words were shoved back into her stomach by the food in front of her . “Hell, it’s still Cloud City’s chefs that are most impressive!”

After she finished speaking, she picked up the chopsticks nearby and started fighting Jun Xin for food .

“Stinkin’ woman, you’re snatching even when it’s about to enter my mouth?” Jun Xin glanced angrily at the empty chopsticks near his mouth before shifting his gaze towards the woman that was currently covering her mouth as she ate the piping hot piece of food happily .

He slowly lowered his chopsticks . He didn’t eat anymore and just watched Tang Doudou make comments as she ate . He was thinking about how great it would’ve been if they were people from ordinary families .

Just being able to watch her eat was already very satisfying!

“Hey, why aren’t you eating?” Tang Doudou only noticed after quite a while that Jun Xin had already put down his chopsticks and was staring at her without a word . She touched her face as she asked, “Is there something on me?”

She was more puzzled than she appeared . After all, it was not the first time that Jun Xin had acted like this!

Could it be that he was still keeping some important information from her?

Just as she was thinking through the possibilities, she heard Jun Xin sneer at her as he said, “Could it be that no one has ever expressed disgust towards your table manners? They’re seriously too terrible to look at!”

Tang Doudou was speechless . She shot him a fierce glare, then paid him no more attention . She decided to eat her fill first . All she had eaten today was some of the pastries on the palanquin, and that was when she headed out early this morning . It was almost night now, so she was starved to the point where it felt like her chest was sticking to her back .

“Someone come! Catch those thieves!” Tang Doudou was immersed in eating, and Jun Xin was engrossed in watching, when suddenly, a blood-curdling screech came from the entrance of the kitchen .

Crap, they had been discovered!

Tang Doudou hastily threw away the chopsticks, stuffed another drumstick in her mouth, then pulled Jun Xin along to run towards the door .

“Stop!” That person was trembling, but still stood in front of the door to block them .

Tang Doudou couldn’t be bothered to stop and try to reason with him . She had no desire for tomorrow’s headlines in Cloud City to be: The Young City Lord pilfered food and was caught red-handed!

Tang Doudou picked up the stick nearby and said menacingly, “Move aside, or I’ll beat you!”

Her fierce manner frightened that person into taking a step back, which left a gap in the doorway .

Upon seeing this, Tang Doudou laughed ‘hehe,’ then shoved the banknotes she had tucked away into that person’s hands . “Money for the meal, money for the meal!”

Then she pulled Jun Xin and ran off!

“Money for the meal?” That person was left to stare blankly at the papers in his hand, then he threw them angrily on the floor!

He exclaimed indignantly, “As the grand Young City Lord, you actually brought someone here to break into someone’s house and steal food!? It’s intolerable!”

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by Prady