Chapter 412: No matter how much I give you, I never find it too much

412. Chapter 412: No matter how much I give you, I never find it too much

"Understood, Mother."

Qiao Xuehua smiled and replied.

Moon Mother watched Sòng Běitíng's cough gradually subside, told Qiao Lanhua to go help, and then asked him, "Young Master Song, how do you feel now?"

She heard.

Sòng Běitíng glanced toward Qiao Lanhua and said, "Aunt, I'm much better, thanks to your third daughter helping me."

"It's good that you're fine."

Moon Mother called Qiao Xuehua inside and said a few words to her.

Come out.

Qiao Xuehua didn't manage to speak with Sòng Běitíng, nor did she find Xiao Jin to say anything.

At the time of settling the bill.

Sòng Běitíng called Qiao Xuehua over.

When Qiao Xuehua learned he was settling the bill, she spoke up, "Brother Song, the total is thirty‑six wen, you can just pay thirty‑five wen."

Sòng Běitíng took off his pouch, opened it, and counted out thirty‑five copper coins for Qiao Xuehua.

He stood up, walked out a few steps, then suddenly seemed to think of something and said toward the inside, "Qiao Xuehua, bring me one portion of the same snack; I'll take it back."

"Alright!"

Qiao Xuehua responded and began helping her own parents get busy.

Pack it up.

Qiao Hushui had originally planned to bring it to Sòng Běitíng, but a customer arrived and ordered the dish he excels at making.

"Madam, please go fetch it for Sòng Běitíng."

"Father, let Third Sister go."

Qiao Xuehua, without waiting for their reply, grabbed the several oil‑paper packets in front of her and shoved them into Third Sister's arms.

"Third Sister, hurry up."

Qiao Xuehua raised her hand and pushed Qiao Lanhua out.

Everyone saw her.

Qiao Lanhua, not feeling ready, went back in, then gathered her courage and walked out carrying it.

Seeing that it was her.

Sòng Běitíng took it and gave her a piece of one liang of broken silver.

"No need to give change."

Qiao Lanhua said with some surprise, "Brother Song, that's too much."

Silly girl.

Sòng Běitíng looked straight at Qiao Lanhua and said, "No matter how much I give you, I never find it too much."

Qiao Lanhua's heart skipped a beat.

What does Sòng Běitíng's words mean? Could it be that he also likes her?

For a moment Qiao Lanhua didn't know what to do; she said "Take care," turned and hurried back into the shop.

Moon Mother saw her come in looking out of sorts, wanted to speak but held back.

After a while.

Moon Mother still decided to talk with Qiao Lanhua, so she called her to the back courtyard and said, "Lanhua, be honest with Mother: have you taken a liking to Sòng Běitíng?"

Qiao Lanhua nodded.

Moon Mother sighed and said, "He looks like he's not an ordinary person; our family and his family are certainly mismatched. You should kill this feeling…"

"Mother, it seems he also likes me…"

Qiao Lanhua paused when she said that.

Hearing her say that.

Moon Mother continued.

"If Sòng Běitíng likes you, will his family agree?"

"Even if they agree, can you be sure Sòng Běitíng won't take a concubine later? Can you be sure he hasn't married? Are you certain he doesn't want you as his concubine?"

"They say they'd rather be a wife from a humble family than a concubine from a noble house; do you know what that means? It means they'd rather be an ordinary person's wife than a rich family's concubine—looks splendid on the surface but actually has no good at all…"

Qiao Lanhua's complexion turned pale.

"Mother, I haven't thought this far; I'm sure I would never become someone's concubine. If that were the case, even if I don't marry, I still wouldn't be with Sòng Běitíng."

She, like that.

She said so.

It made Moon Mother feel uneasy: "Mother, I'm not certain that's the case either; I said that to give you some mental preparation, to make you think it through."

Qiao Lanhua forced a smile and said, "Mother, you don't need to explain; I understand."