Inside the restaurant
"What should we eat?" Qin Xuan flipped through the menu and handed it to Ling'er opposite him.
"I don't know," Ling'er's soft voice floated over as she furrowed her small brows.
"Just order whatever you like," Qin Xuan said, unconsciously touching his pocket.
"Let's try not to waste food, we should be thrifty and order only what we can eat."
Ling'er hummed in response. She flipped through the menu, but finally pouted.
Qin Xuan didn't understand what Ling'er meant, so he took the menu back.
"You don't feel like eating anything?"
Ling'er shook her head.
"I haven't eaten any of these before."
This...
Qin Xuan was a bit bewildered. Although this place had a certain class, the tea restaurant still had some home-style dishes. It shouldn't be that she hadn't eaten any of them.
"You haven't eaten these before?"
Seeing Ling'er nod with her innocent and pure big eyes, Qin Xuan believed her. This child might genuinely not have eaten them before.
That was easy to handle.
Qin Xuan ordered four dishes and one soup and asked the waiter to place the order.
However, looking at the small bill in his hand, Qin Xuan felt a headache.
He hadn't realized that meals in the capital were so expensive before. Now, a single meal felt like a sting to his wallet.
When the food was served, Qin Xuan ate with a growing unease.
It wasn't that the taste was bad, but the portions were indeed a bit small.
Qin Xuan wiped his mouth and handed a tissue to Ling'er.
"How is it?"
"Mmm," Ling'er beamed, her eyes shining.
"It's very delicious."
For such an expensive meal, if it wasn't delicious, it would truly be a rip-off.
Qin Xuan muttered to himself.
"Once we're done eating, we'll go back."
As Qin Xuan got up, his ears twitched, and he sat back down. He waved at Ling'er, signaling her to stay seated and not to leave yet.
Not far away, two people were whispering.
"The auction is tonight? Wasn't it supposed to be on the ninth?"
"You're confused, today is the ninth, isn't it?"
"It really is. Look at my brain. But what good stuff is there today? Did you get a ticket?"
"Old Liu, you think too highly of me. To have a ticket, you must be worth over a hundred million. Brother, I heard, I heard that this auction has some really good items, even things that martial artists would covet."
"Damn it, how precious must those things be? Why don't we go take a look? Maybe we can get a bargain?"
"What are you thinking? All the rich people are going, and there are countless martial artists. What are we? Even if they don't want it, we probably can't afford the starting bid."
...
"Brother?"
"Hmm?"
Ling'er's soft call brought Qin Xuan back to his senses.
Qin Xuan turned to look at Ling'er.
"What did you call me?"
Ling'er blinked.
"I called you brother."
Qin Xuan opened his mouth, finding himself speechless.
Ling'er's appearance was indeed like his sister Qin Lin's, and her age was also similar to Qin Lin's.
Qin Xuan shook his head, no longer dwelling on it.
Earlier, Qin Xuan had been thinking about the information those two men had mentioned – the auction.
Things that even martial artists were interested in should not be too bad.
Qin Xuan also felt a flicker of interest, wanting to see if there was anything he could use.
However, he didn't know the time or place yet. But that was not a problem.
If he didn't know, the people from the martial arts exchange meeting should know, right?
"Let's go, we're going back."
"Oh."
Ling'er was pulled up by Qin Xuan, and they walked towards the exit.
However, even Qin Xuan didn't notice that as soon as they stepped out of the restaurant, a dark shadow flashed out from the side.
"Hehehe..." With a sinister cackle, the dark shadow disappeared back into the darkness. Da Feng Novel Network.
Qin Xuan, who had already walked some distance, suddenly turned back to look at the spot by the restaurant entrance.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Ling'er asked, a little confused.
"Nothing, let's go," Qin Xuan shook his head.
"Mmm."