Outside the house, a gray-haired old man and a woman were standing in front of the door of the old building that had existed for countless years and had been repaired many times.

"Daughter-in-law of the Xiaomao family, why are you free to come over today?"

Although he is old, Mr. Bai is still strong and strong, and he is not afraid of the cool autumn rain standing outside the house.

But there was a lingering sadness on his somewhat elderly face.

The woman remembered that when she met Mr. Bai a few months ago, he was not like this. At that time, he was radiant and always had a smile on his face no matter where he went. Sure enough, it was because of that incident, ugh.

"Well, it's been a while since I've been here. I took Xiangling back to Qingce Village before, and I brought her here recently because the private school was about to start."

Speaking of her children, an unconcealable smile crept onto the woman's cheeks, diluting the somewhat gloomy atmosphere.

But soon she realized something was wrong and quickly changed the topic to the school.

"Isn't it raining today and the private school is not open? I just want to bring Xiangling here for a walk. By the way, I heard that Xiangling and Qiyun go to the same private school, but they are just one grade apart."

Speaking of Xiangling, the woman unconsciously touched the child beside her with her hand.

But after groping around with her hands for a long time, she only touched air. Realizing something was wrong, the woman turned her head away.

The little guy who was supposed to stay by her side had long since disappeared, leaving only the cold autumn rain patting her body constantly.

"Eh?!!"

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"If the rain falls and the moon does not open, the wind howls..."

In a dimly lit room, a young boy with an immature look was sitting among a pile of books, holding a book and mumbling something.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was raining today and the private school was closed, his old man threw a bunch of recipes to him.

Boxes upon boxes of recipes were piled on the floor, which gave him a headache. He could only take the time to pick up the textbooks given by the private school teacher and review his lessons to relax his brain.

"Um?"

Suddenly, the closed door of the warehouse was opened, and a thin figure slipped in.

Bai Qiyun pretended not to notice her and continued to read the book in his hand.

"The turbid waves are cleared, the sun and stars are shining..."

The noise made by the young man startled Xiang Ling. She tiptoed to the corner and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the young man sitting on the pile of books over there did not look at her.

With her long black and blue hair hanging behind her back, the girl walked forward in the room.

This is the backyard warehouse of Bai Qiyun's family. It is usually used to store some unused ingredients. However, his "Tingyu Pavilion" has not been open for several months recently, and even the door number has been removed. Naturally, there are a lot of things piled up here.

Ingredients that have not been used before.

As far as the girl could see, there were all prepared dry ingredients and various seasonings.

Xiangling naturally didn't forget what she was doing, and she wandered around the warehouse as if no one else was around.

"Jueyunjiaojiao, Jueyunjiaojiao..."

While looking for traces of the ingredients, the girl murmured, completely ignoring Bai Qiyun, the master.

Suddenly, a flash of red jumped into the girl's eyes.

A pot of red plants stacked together was spread out on the wooden board in the corner, with some corn scattered around it.

Xiangling found the target and ran over happily, but when she got there she started to feel embarrassed again.

She knew about chili peppers, but she couldn't tell the difference between Jueyun chili peppers and other chili peppers. She only remembered that Jueyun chili peppers seemed to be larger than other red peppers.

But when only one of the peppers was placed in front of her, she couldn't be sure whether the one in front of her was the Jueyun pepper.

Xiangling stretched out her hand like a kitten, intending to touch these things that looked no different from Jueyun Jiaojiao.

The skin of the watch is slightly cool when it enters, not too moist but a bit hard.

Even if you don't come close, you can still smell the spicy smell just standing here.

"Hey, how long do you plan to stand there?"

A slightly childish voice awoke Xiangling from her thoughts.

The boy's highly recognizable voice echoed in the warehouse where there were only two people.

Looking at Xiang Ling who was frightened by his own voice, Bai Qiyun closed the book and sighed.

Although he had never spoken to the guy in front of him, he recognized this little girl.

There is a restaurant called 'Wanmin Tang' in the back street of Tingyuge. I heard that their chef came to Tingyuge to do odd jobs and learn cooking when he was young, so every time he passed by, he would

Pay attention and take a look or two.

This little girl named Xiang Ling must be the chef's daughter. It was precisely because he knew her identity that he turned a blind eye to the other party's actions.

I just didn't expect that after waiting for so long, the guy didn't know what to do. He was wandering around there alone and didn't know what he was doing.

After placing the book in his hand on the table, Bai Qiyun pursed his chapped lips and walked over.

Looking at the gloomy young man, Xiang Ling subconsciously took a step back.

Her white and tender calf hit the bulge on the table behind her, causing her face to deform a bit in pain and her eyebrows to be squeezed together.

"Hiss~"

She bent down, holding on to the table while rubbing the areas she touched with her hands.

When she raised her head again, the boy was already standing silently watching her.

Looking at the somewhat darkened face, Xiang Ling felt a little scared in her heart, and her voice even trembled.

"You...you look so bad, do you want to go to Bubulu?"

Hearing this, Bai Qiyun's face, which was originally dark, became even more gloomy.

"I think you are the one who wants to go to Bubulu."

I looked outside the warehouse and saw no one else, not even the old man at home.

——Did this guy sneak in on his own?

With a trace of doubt, Bai Qiyun glanced at the little girl in front of him.

Perhaps the young man's first impression of Xiang Ling was too oppressive. After being glanced at by Bai Qiyun, Xiang Ling couldn't hold back any longer.

"Um, I'm——"

"You are Xiangling from Wanmin Hall, right?"

Without mercy, Bai Qiyun interrupted the girl's timid words.

Xiangling, who was usually fearless, actually felt a little afraid when facing a peer who was only less than a year older than her.

Maybe that's the reason for the first impression.

Seeing that Xiang Ling had no intention of refuting, Bai Qiyun knew that he was right.

"I know your identity, so what are you doing here today?"

After confirming that it was the little girl from the neighbor's house, Bai Qiyun deliberately lowered his tone when speaking so as not to scare the other party.

"I...I came here with my mother to borrow Jueyun Pepper."

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