Chapter 207: Two Sides of Eating
Outside the gate of the Supervisory Yuan.
Wang Qinian gently touched Mei Chengan's arm.
"Master Xiao Fan has come out."
Mei Cheng'an stood up and looked back. Fan Xian was walking out thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking about? Can you walk faster? I'm so hungry."
Fan Xian came back to his senses, glanced at the two of them, said "oh" and quickened his pace.
Walking up to the two of them, Fan Xian listened to their footsteps.
"Have you decided what to eat?"
Mei Chengan waved his hand.
"No, I'll think while I'm walking. Let's walk first."
Wang Qinian and Fan Xian had no objections, and the three of them immediately walked down the stairs and left the Supervisory Office.
While walking on the road, Fan Xian thought of something, glanced at Wang Qinian and spoke.
"Old Wang, do you need to give me an explanation for secretly selling me information?"
Wang Qinian was startled when he heard this, he stopped and fell slightly behind the two of them, then took two quick steps to walk around Fan Xian, walked to the right side of Mei Chengan, grabbed Mei Chengan's right arm, looked at Fan Xian over him with a smirk.
"You still remember that."
Fan Xian stared at him from across Mei Cheng'an and snorted.
"Why are you hiding? Will everything be alright if you hide over there? I'm telling you, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, this matter will not end."
Wang Qinian said repeatedly.
"understand."
After saying that, he gently shook Mei Chengan's right arm and whispered.
"Master Mei, save me."
Mei Chengan was speechless and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
"I say, can you two just talk alone if you have something to say? What's the point of talking through me?"
Wang Qinian looked at him in disbelief.
Fan Xian chuckled again and looked at him.
"You think it's none of your business, right?"
Mei Chengan was shocked.
"What the hell do you have to do with me?"
Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him.
"You are playing dumb with me, right? You know everything about Wang Qinian. And you know martial arts. You don't think I can be fooled by your words, do you?"
"..."
Mei Cheng'an stopped, and Fan Xian and Wang Qinian also stopped.
Fan Xian looked at him.
"Why, you want to quibble?"
Mei Cheng'an shook his head slightly and pointed behind Fan Xian, smiling.
"Let's eat here. I want to eat noodles."
Wang Qinian took a glance at the noodle stall and his eyes lit up.
"This one is good. It has unique Kyoto flavors. It's delicious and not expensive."
Fan Xian also looked back.
“This is the unique taste of Kyoto?”
Wang Qinian said seriously after hearing this.
"Hey, sir, don't underestimate this noodle stall. The taste is really unique in Kyoto. You will know it after you try it."
Fan Xian nodded, folded his arms and looked at the two of them.
"Okay, who of you two will pay? I have no money. I bought some crumb cakes this morning, and you added meat and eggs to them. You guys have wasted all the money I had."
Mei Cheng'an was unhappy when he heard this.
"You're talking as if we were the only ones who added it. Didn't you add it?"
Fan Xian glared.
"It's my money! Is there a problem with adding meat and eggs for myself?"
Wang Qinian pulled Mei Chengan and said with a chuckle.
"No problem, no problem."
Fan Xian rolled his eyes at the two of them.
"So who's going to pay?"
Mei Cheng'an and Wang Qinian looked at each other and took the lead.
"Old Wang, you pay!"
Wang Qinian opened his eyes wide.
"Why?"
Mei Chengan laughed.
"We are both commissioned officials, and you are just a clerk. Why don't you seize the opportunity to curry favor with the leader?"
Wang Qinian: “…”
Fan Xian: "..."
After a moment, Mei Cheng'an stood in front of the noodle stall and said to the boss.
"More minced meat, no chili peppers, no chopped green onions, no cilantro."
Fan Xian complained quietly.
"Don't have a green face."
Although Wang Qinian didn't know what a green face was, he thought it was not a good word. He looked at Mei Cheng'an with resentment and nodded heavily.
Three people sat down at the small square table, with a bowl of noodles in front of each of them.
The bowl is the same, the noodles are the same, but the things on the noodles are a little different.
Fan Xian looked at the minced meat that had almost formed a small mountain in Mei Chengan's bowl.
He looked at Wang Qinian's bowl again. Although there was less meat in it than in Mei Cheng'an's bowl, it was still a thick layer of minced meat.
Finally, he looked at the clear soup in his bowl with scattered chopped green onions floating in it, and with a hiss, he looked at Wang Qinian.
"Don't you think these three bowls of noodles are a little different?"
Wang Qinian had just taken a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick bucket and was about to start eating when he heard this. He paused, glanced at the three bowls of noodles, rolled his eyes, put down his chopsticks and said.
"Yes, in fact, the main thing about this noodle is the soup. It's simple and only then can you enjoy its true flavor!
All those other burdens will be removed for you, removed, removed, ah.
Come! My Lord, eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
After saying that, Wang Qinian picked up the bowl, picked up a piece of minced meat with chopsticks, and said with disgust on his face.
"Oh, these encumbrances, encumbrances."
He put a chopstick into his mouth and continued to emphasize while chewing happily.
"Well, a burden!"
Mei Cheng'an had already eaten most of the minced meat during this time, and mixed the rest into the noodles.
After slurping two mouthfuls, he said to Fan Xian who was still looking at Wang Qinian with contempt.
"Don't blame anyone for not having the minced meat. It's because you were lazy and didn't serve the noodles yourself." Fan Xian pointed at Wang Qinian and said.
"He was the one who told me to wait a while and let me sit first. Who knew he had such a dirty mind."
Mei Chengan snorted.
"Don't you know what kind of person Lao Wang is? How come you forgot so quickly how he cheated you when you first came to Kyoto?
You deserve it! I need to teach you a lesson!"
Fan Xian: "..."
When Wang Qinian heard that his reputation was harmful, he couldn't eat anymore.
"Mr. Mei, what you said is unfair. Originally, each of us three was supposed to have a bowl of noodles and a portion of minced meat.
If you hadn't added an extra portion of minced meat, which caused me to be short of money, this situation wouldn't have happened."
After saying that, he looked at Fan Xian.
"Sir, I am helpless. I just don't have enough money. If you want to blame someone, blame Master Mei for eating your portion of minced meat!"
When Fan Xian heard this, he glared at Mei Cheng'an, while Mei Cheng'an glared at Wang Qinian.
"Okay, Lao Wang, let me take the blame for you first, okay?"
Since he had already tried to shake it off, he might as well shake it off to the end. Wang Qinian stiffened his neck.
"That's the truth!"
Mei Cheng'an put down his chopsticks with a snap.
"Okay! You said you don't have enough money, but if I find any extra money from you, it will all be mine!"
When Wang Qinian heard this, he immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and covered his chest.
"Why?"
Mei Cheng'an snorted, rolled his eyes at him, and then looked at Fan Xian.
"I don't need to say more about the facts, as long as you are not blind."
Fan Xian glared at Wang Qinian again.
"Forehead…"
A drop of cold sweat suddenly appeared on Wang Qinian's forehead.
In the end, Fan Xian got to eat the minced meat as he wished, two big spoonfuls at that, and Wang Qinian was in tears.
After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Fan Xian picked his teeth and glanced at Wang Qinian from the side.
"Now you can tell the truth."
Wang Qinian cried out in pain.
"Nothing much. Before the dean left, he told me that you were going to Beijing. He asked me to keep an eye on your news and send him a message at any time before he returns."
Fan Xian threw away the toothpick and asked casually.
"Why did he choose you?"
Wang Qinian felt a little embarrassed.
Mei Chengan clicked his tongue twice and spoke for him.
"Because Lao Wang is a talented person."
Fan Xian thought about it carefully. He was an expert in light combat, well-informed, and a master of tracking. There was nothing wrong with his talent. He stopped dwelling on the matter and continued asking.
"Tell me, what information did you sell me?"
Wang Qinian said.
"Don't say that. It doesn't matter whether it's for sale or not. The dean is also concerned about your safety.
Moreover, the information I spread was basically well-known and there was nothing secret about it.
The time when I pursued Si Lili was no exception. I just knew more details because I was with the adults.
Besides, today I just revealed the whereabouts of the adults, nothing else."
Fan Xian thought about it. He and Wang Qinian had quite a few interactions, but apart from the time when they went out alone to pursue Si Lili, there were always other people present at other times, and there was indeed no secret information involved.
Regardless of what he said or how much he quarreled, Fan Xian actually didn't particularly care about this matter at all.
Chen Pingping...has really taken good care of him so far.
Whether it was giving him the title of Tisi when he was still young, or punishing the young talents in the academy for him.
Or it could be giving yourself special authority over Si Lili's affairs, etc.
Having helped him so much, it didn't seem like a big deal to ask him some information about myself.
What's more, the person who was getting the news was his own man, Lao Wang, so he didn't mind it at all.
After thinking about it, Fan Xian nodded with satisfaction and looked at him with a smile.
"Okay, now let's talk about how you plan to make amends to me about this."
Wang Qinian’s eyes widened.
"Haven't I already made amends?"
Now it was Fan Xian's turn to be confused.
"When did you make amends? How come I didn't know?"
Wang Qinian pointed.
"You ate all the noodles and minced meat, two tablespoons of it, sir. You even drank up the soup. You won't turn your back and deny it, will you?"
"..."
Seeing Fan Xian and Ya Ma stunned, Mei Cheng'an, who was watching the show on the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Fan Xian looked at Wang Qinian in silence for a long time, and after a long time he gave him a thumbs up.
"Well, I've heard of using one fish to cook two dishes, but I've never heard of using one dish to cook two dishes. The money from the previous dynasty can be used to settle the accounts of today. Old Wang, Old Wang, you are the best at settling accounts. I surrender!"
Wang Qinian chuckled.
"Your Excellency, thank you for your praise. Thank you for your praise."
"Hey, why are you guys eating here? What are you talking about?"
A sudden voice was heard, and several people looked over and found that it was Versace.
Wang Qinian stood up and saluted.
"Master Sizhe."
Versace called out "Old Wang" and then greeted Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian.
"Boss An, brother."
Fan Xian looked at him.
"Why are you here?"
Versace screamed.
"Nothing, I just went to the teahouse to listen to storytelling, and I was walking home when I saw you guys."
Mei Chengan asked him with a smile.
"What are you listening to?"
Upon hearing this, Versace uttered a "hey" and sat down on the empty side of the table, speaking excitedly.
“I think this story is so interesting.”
As he said this he slammed the table.
"Chasing stars and moons, traveling all over the world, chasing mountains and running to the sea, Chen Pingping!"
……
(End of this chapter)
