Chapter 23 Pan'er, I want to marry you
After seeing off the three families, Xiao Fan finally took a breath, and then happily prepared for the evening date.
Xiao Fan was about to ask Jia Quan to prepare bath supplies for himself when he found that the child was playing with Xiao Zhao with two clay dolls called "Mohele".
Seeing the two of them happy, Xiao Fan went over and teased him: "Jia Quan, where did you get the money to buy 'Mohele'? You shouldn't have stolen your parents' money, right? Be careful of your parents interrupting."
Your legs!”
"Hmph! Officer, please stop looking down on others. When you were chatting with some officials, a salesman passed by our door just now, and then Sister Jiang Er and the others bought it for me." Jia Quan said and showed it proudly.
He shook the cup in his hand and said, "Look! I even brought one for Xiao Zhao!"
Xiao Fan was completely convinced that Jia Quan wanted to please the woman. He resisted the urge to call the master, smiled and rubbed his head and said, "Your officials want to take a bath, so hurry up and get ready."
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As night falls, the crescent moon hangs in the sky.
After Zhao Pan'er took a bath and dressed up, she walked out of the house and saw a figure from a distance fidgeting and walking back and forth under the big willow tree at the entrance of the alley.
Xiao Fan saw Zhao Pan'er before she even got close. He hurriedly went up to him, took his hand and said happily: "You're here!"
Zhao Pan'er looked at his anxious look and smiled: "I saw you wandering around here from all the way, are you anxious?"
"It didn't take long, I just came." Xiao Fan said excitedly as he was about to pull Zhao Pan'er away: "Let's go to the stalls in the night market to get some food first!"
"Xiao Fan, wait a minute!" Zhao Pan'er took out the hand that was being held and said in a slightly trembling tone: "I have something to tell you!"
"What's the matter? Tell me!" Xiao Fan felt sorry for Zhao Pan'er like this.
"I have always been unwilling to mention my past to you, because this is the reason why I have never accepted you!"
"Pan'er, if you don't want to say it, don't say it."
"Stop talking, listen to me!" Zhao Pan'er said loudly: "Zhao Pan'er was not an official slave at the age of nine because of his father's crime. He worked as a singer and dancer in Hangzhou Leying. At the age of sixteen, due to the order of the prefect, he left his country and returned home!
"
"That's enough!" Xiao Fan looked at Zhao Pan'er who was holding back tears and said heartbrokenly: "Pan'er, stop talking, I don't care."
"You may not care, but I have to say, I don't want you to be kept in the dark." Zhao Pan'er said stubbornly.
"Actually, I guessed it when I saw Yin Zhang yesterday, but I don't care!" Xiao Fan said sincerely: "Zhao Pan'er, you have to remember that I love you as a person, not anyone else! Do you understand?"
Zhao Pan'er smiled with tears in her eyes and said, "I believe you!"
After the two of them looked at each other and relaxed their emotions, Xiao Fan began to change the topic, put his hand in front of Zhao Pan'er and looked at her and said, "Can Madam Zhao accompany me on a night tour of Qiantang?"
"Then let's see how you perform tonight!" Zhao Pan'er put her hand on Xiao Fan's palm and said with a tearful smile.
"Let's go, we need to buy some food over there first." Xiao Fan pulled Zhao Pan'er and ran towards the food stall.
Qiantang Night Market.
"I want to eat this rice wine dumpling."
"purchase!"
"Look, candied haws!"
"Buy, buy!"
"Wow, this candy man is so well drawn!"
“Buy, buy, buy!”
Xiao Fan took Zhao Pan'er out of the place selling food and passed by a vendor selling jewelry.
Xiao Fan stopped and asked, "Want to take a look?"
Zhao Pan'er looked around, shook his head and said, "No need."
Xiao Fan noticed that Zhao Pan'er had seen something she liked just now. She had just taken a second look at a fire coral hairpin.
"Boss, how much does this hairpin cost?"
"Five Guan."
"wrap up!"
Xiao Fan took the fire coral hairpin he bought and handed it to Zhao Pan'er and said, "Here, I'll give it to you."
"Again, you spend money indiscriminately, and you give it to me and I want it? Who are you? Humph!" Zhao Pan'er ignored Xiao Fan and walked forward arrogantly.
Seeing this, Xiao Fan had no choice but to put away his hairpin and chased after him: "Hey, why are you angry again? When you are angry, can I tell you something happy?"
Zhao Paner asked curiously: "What happy thing?"
Seeing that Zhao Paner's interest was aroused, Xiao Fan told her about how he recognized his younger brother last night. However, he only said that a few people drank and listened to music and that the three of them recognized him as the eldest brother. He did not say that the three of them gave him advice.
thing.
"So you are the new friend of the Qiantang Three Fools? And you have become their big brother?" Zhao Pan'er suddenly realized.
"Yes, we are now called the 'Four Self-Esteem Brothers'. But, how come you even know about it?"
"I also heard what the tea guests said, but I didn't expect you to be able to hang out with them. However, their henpecked reputation is well known in Qiantang."
"It's more than just henpecking! Let me tell you..."
Then Xiao Fan vividly told the story of how the three of them were taken by his wife and ran to his house today to ask for an explanation.
When Xiao Fan mentioned Liu Sandao, Zhao Paner's eyes widened. She admired this heroine and asked curiously: "Her sword really weighs thirty kilograms?"
"It's so heavy, but her martial arts skills are far inferior to mine. She insisted on competing with me, and then I defeated her with just a few moves. She even wanted to become my master!"
After the two of them walked around for nearly an hour, they saw that Zhao Pan'er was a little tired, so Xiao Fan took her to a restaurant. The two of them sat by the window and ordered a table of food and drinks.
This is the first time Xiao Fan drinks with Zhao Paner. At the previous housewarming party, he only had tea instead of wine.
Looking at the brightly lit lights downstairs and the bustling scene of people coming and going, I couldn't help but sigh that this little Qiantang is like this already. What should the legendary rich and charming Tokyo look like?
Xiao Fan and Zhao Pan'er gradually became more interested as they exchanged cups, and they began to punch in the excitement of drinking.
"five!"
"fifteen!"
"ten!"
"twenty!"
"You lose, you drink!" Zhao Pan'er asked Xiao Fan to drink with a slightly confused look in his eyes.
Xiao Fan looked at Zhao Pan'er, who was looking at him with a flushed face and drunken eyes, and lost his mind. It's true that everyone gets drunk even if they are not drunk.
"Boom! Bang!"
"Today is not a good day, why are people setting off fireworks?" Zhao Pan'er said strangely as she walked to the window and looked at the fireworks outside.
Xiao Fan also came to the window and stood next to Zhao Pan'er and said, "Pan'er, do you like fireworks?"
"The fireworks are so beautiful, of course I like them!" Zhao Pan'er said happily.
After the fireworks were set off, Xiao Fan approached Zhao Pan'er anxiously.
Seeing Zhao Pan'er turning to look at him doubtfully, Xiao Fan asked: "Pan'er, are you happy today?"
"I'm so happy!" Zhao Pan'er, who was drunk, looked at him with a slightly coquettish look and said.
When Xiao Fan heard this, he felt happy and quietly moved closer to Zhao Pan'er. He slowly stretched his hands to her back and wanted to hold her in his arms.
Just when Xiao Fan was about to hug him, Zhao Pan'er suddenly turned around, touched his hand away, and said funnyly: "Are you going to say next, Pan'er, in this case, let me stay with you all the time.
, can you continue to be happy like this, okay?"
Xiao Fan looked at Zhao Pan'er a little deflated.
"First of all, you must take the little lady to eat cheap food, so that it will be interesting."
"Second, you must tell more interesting stories about your frivolous adventures, so that people will feel fresh."
"Oh! Also, be sure to talk about important things when candlelight shines in your eyes. This will make it appear more genuine!"
Looking at Xiao Fan's expression of despair, Zhao Pan'er slapped Xiao Fan on the shoulder in a funny way and continued: "Official Xiao, have you forgotten what I told you before? I grew up in Feng Yuechang.
, I’m tired of hearing all these things!”
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have bothered with this!" Xiao Fan said with a depressed look, then he picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
"Is this what you are preparing to accompany me tonight?" Zhao Pan'er walked up behind Xiao Fan and put a hand on his shoulder.
Xiao Fan was still sulking and said: "So what if it was carefully planned? Haven't you seen everything?"
"Although the whole thing is very cliché, I still like the fireworks!"
When Zhao Pan'er said this, Xiao Fan became even more depressed, because he didn't ask anyone to set off the fireworks at all.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fan turned around and stood up, took Zhao Pan'er's hands, looked at her and said solemnly: "Pan'er, I want to marry you, I want to get married to you, and I want to grow old with you!"
Chapter completed!