46: Chapter 46: The Outing, the Situ Family Spreading Money

A few days later, Meng Li left Meng Family Village in a carriage with three delicate and handsome "young men."

The reason they were "young men" was that Tie Xinlan, Jiang Yuyan, and the maid Xiao Xiao had chosen to disguise themselves as men.

Inside the carriage, Meng Li rested his head on Tie Xinlan's lap, looking at the clearly undulating curves that had been developed by his own hands and were hard to hide. He then turned to glance at Jiang Yuyan, who was peeling grapes nearby, and found her to be the same; even with bindings, the curves of her upper body remained exceptionally prominent.

This left him somewhat puzzled.

“It's very obvious here. As long as someone pays attention, they can tell at a glance that you're women.”

As he spoke, he reached out to weigh the obvious flaw on Tie Xinlan's person and couldn't help but complain, “So, this cross-dressing is completely redundant, alright?”

Seeing him acting mischievous, Tie Xinlan rolled her eyes but didn't resist or swat him away.

The two had been married for some time now, and they had done even more intimate and even absurd things. Touching her was just a common occurrence, and there were no outsiders present at the moment.

She then said, “Yu Yan and I naturally know we can't hide it from everyone, so we didn't intend to hide it at all. Otherwise, wouldn't sticking on some beard make us look more like men?”

Meng Li opened his mouth to eat the grape Jiang Yuyan brought to his lips and asked in confusion, “Then why do you dress like this?”

Jiang Yuyan replied with a smile, “It's for the sake of convenience in washing up.”

“If we wear women's clothing, when we freshen up every day, at the very least, braiding hair, wearing earrings, and hairpins would be indispensable.”

“When traveling abroad, it would inevitably be inconvenient.”

“But if we dress as men, we can avoid all that.”

“So that's how it is,” Meng Li realized.

In fact, there was another reason Jiang Yuyan didn't mention, which was that even if there were flaws in their male disguises, it could still avoid some trouble to a certain extent.

When Jiang Yuyan was returning home with Meng Li, they encountered highwaymen halfway. Those bandits wanted to kidnap her and her mother, Xiao Baiyan. Although it was just a casual remark and ultimately failed because of Meng Li's high Martial Arts, she still took it to heart.

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For this trip, the four of them intended to head to Mount Huang first, as it wouldn't be long before the Heroes Convention was held.

However, the primary purpose of their trip was to enjoy the scenery and have a honeymoon. Going to Mount Huang to deliver the Alliance Leader Token was just incidental; they naturally wouldn't put the cart before the horse.

The so-called 'not much time' was the result of them planning a route that didn't delay their sightseeing.

If they went straight to Mount Huang, there would still be plenty of time.

The route was planned, and since the four of them were traveling by carriage, they naturally avoided mountain paths, dangerous terrains, and other places where trouble was easily encountered.

Therefore, stopping and going along the way, Meng Li and the others basically didn't encounter any trouble.

With ample preparation, the four had a smooth journey, filled with constant laughter and joy, achieving the desired effect of traveling and sightseeing.

Amidst the cheer, time flew by.

As time passed, the four of them also arrived at Mount Huang as planned.

In a Market Town at the foot of Mount Huang.

The four of them settled their carriage and went to a restaurant, finding a corner table to dine.

Unexpectedly, just as the four of them started eating, an arrogant voice came from the second floor: “Everyone, today is my father's sixtieth birthday. As long as everyone present says a word of blessing to my father, today's meal will be on our Situ Family!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding diners immediately clapped and cheered.

Then, one after another, people stood up, cupped their hands, and loudly offered birthday blessings.

Phrases like 'may your fortune be as vast as the Eastern Sea and your life as long as the Southern Mountain,' and 'still vigorous and strong at sixty' rang out.

The old master of the Situ Family upstairs was delighted to hear this and promised delicacies and even money one by one.

This person could choose bird's nest or abalone, while that person was given Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and gold.

For a moment, the scene was incredibly noisy.

Tie Xinlan was discussing where to go next with Jiang Yuyan when she saw this and couldn't help but frown.

Meng Li saw this and asked, “What's wrong?”

Tie Xinlan curled her lip and said, “Nothing, I just find it a bit noisy. And the people upstairs are showing off too much; it's not like we can't afford our meal.”

Meng Li smiled and looked sideways at Jiang Yuyan: “Yu-lang, what do you think?”

Yu-lang was a pseudonym Jiang Yuyan had given herself for fun after dressing as a man.

Jiang Yuyan said with a smile, “I think it's alright.”

“Although the surroundings are a bit noisy, this is a restaurant, and we aren't in a private room, so noise is only normal. As for the people upstairs showing off... didn't he say so? Today is his father's sixtieth birthday, and he's from a wealthy family, so it's also reasonable to show off a bit.”

“And as for the meal money, we indeed don't lack it, but others might.”

“Even if they also don't lack the money, the chance to have a free feast and even get reward money just by saying a few words is not something you see every day.”

“To put it bluntly, this is just a wealthy family celebrating a birthday, spending money to have people cheer for them, and a group of people willing to cheer to get some benefits.”

“It's just a case of one side being willing to give and the other willing to receive; it doesn't have much to do with us.”

“After this, we might not encounter them again.”

As she spoke, she paused and said to Tie Xinlan, “So, Brother Xinhua has no need to get angry over this, because it's not worth it.”

The name “Brother Xinhua” was because Tie Xinlan had also given herself a pseudonym, “Tie Xinhua.”

After hearing this, Tie Xinlan felt it made sense.

She felt it was noisy because her conversation was interrupted, making her unhappy, but in a restaurant environment, it's normal for it to be noisy. The people upstairs showing off weren't targeting her specifically; she could just ignore them, and others being willing to cheer was their own business.

The most important thing was that they were all just passing strangers; there was no need to get angry because it wasn't worth it.

Thinking of this, Tie Xinlan's mood dissipated, and she prepared to dig in.

At this moment, a person with an elongated Beckham-style Mohawk and a scruffy, bald, burly man walked over.

These two were none other than Xiao Yuer, one of the original protagonists, and his recently recruited disciple, E Tongtian.

According to the setting, Xiao Yuer should be eighteen or nineteen at this time, but the actor was nearly forty when performing, so he looked mature and lacked a youthful feel.

This was also one of the points the original drama was criticized for.

Xiao Yuer clapped as he walked over, saying at the same time, “Well said, this brother's words were truly well said!”

Just after praising her, he tried to lean in close to Jiang Yuyan.

But before he could get close, a chopstick carrying a gust of sharp wind flew past his face, making his body stiffen and his movements stop.

Jiang Yuyan also realized something at this moment, a flash of annoyance appearing in her eyes, and she quickly pulled away, leaning closer to Meng Li.

Subsequently, Meng Li spoke to Xiao Yuer, “This brother, this table is full. If you want to share a table, go find someone else.”

Xiao Yuer came to his senses, pointed to the spot Jiang Yuyan had "vacated," and said with a cheeky grin, “Can't we fit here? Besides, there are no seats at the other tables. To meet is to be destined; why not make a friend?”

Meng Li scanned the surroundings and found that there were indeed no seats at the other tables.

Xiao Yuer continued, “I really felt that what this brother said just now was very good, so I wanted to come over and get acquainted.”

“You must not misunderstand.”

Meng Li gave a fake smile: “Even if you want to get acquainted, there's a difference between men and women. As a man, there's no need for you to lean in so close to a girl.”

Xiao Yuer immediately looked at Jiang Yuyan with a look of "surprise": “A girl?!”

“Isn't she a man?”

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