Xuexue laughed and said, "Are you foolish? You have a pair of wings, don’t you know how to run away?"
Xiao Jiu felt extrely aggrieved; in the master’s eyes, it was worth only a al: "Why would I run away? They’ve sold off, how could I shalessly co back?"
"Of course you can! That way, if I don’t have money for food next ti, I can sell you a few more tis—how great is that!" Xuexue teased.
Xiao Jiu couldn’t help bursting into tears: "Boo-hoo... The human world is just dark; our bird world is much better."
Xuexue couldn’t resist countering, "But over there, apart from bugs, there’s no at to eat!"
Xiao Jiu loved eating at so much, yet its master kept tempting it with this, causing Xiao Jiu to yell: "Master, you’re an! Xiao Jiu won’t be friends with you!"
Xuexue put away her smile and stopped teasing Xiao Jiu, seriously advising it: "Xiao Jiu, whether we can escape from the restaurant this ti is all up to you. Rember, as soon as that strong man isn’t paying attention, you have to sneak away. I’ll buy a big roast chicken and wait for you on the street ahead."
Xiao Jiu covered its head with its wings, shouting: "I’m not listening, not listening, turtle reciting scriptures."
For just a al’s money, its master was selling it, and Xiao Jiu was really upset!
Xuexue’s eyes rolled as she nonchalantly said, "You don’t have to co back; Zi Xia and I can eat it all. Xiao Jiu, you’ve never tasted roast chicken, have you? The skin is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside; it’s so delicious I drool just thinking about it."
Though just full, Xiao Jiu, being a foodie, couldn’t resist; its eyes lit up and it said, lacking backbone, "I’ll co back, Master, don’t eat it all, please save so for ."
"Alright, alright, seize the opportunity when the strong man isn’t paying attention, then quickly fly back."
"Oh, got it."
"Xiao Jiu’s so good."
Xuexue showed a triumphant smile; she knew that with delicious food as bait, this little bird would return to her side even if it flew to the Ends of the Earth.
Zi Xia stood waiting, asking, "Miss, should we go to the first floor to find that strong man?"
"Of course! Quickly now." She jokingly said, if we don’t go, who’s going to pay for today’s al? They’ve ordered all the signature dishes, which are quite expensive, and without tens of taels of silver, they wouldn’t be getting out of the restaurant.
Zi Xia: "What if the strong man has left?"
Xuexue: "Well, if he’s gone, I’ll sell you off."
Upon hearing this, Zi Xia no longer hesitated, sprinting ahead, afraid if she was late, the strong man might have already left, and she’d be in trouble; she didn’t have Xiao Jiu’s ability to flap wings and swiftly escape.
Miss employed her clever sche so well, securing silver to pay the al and achieving it without any loss, indeed worthy of being called a masterful rchant of an era.
Very quickly, Zi Xia brought that strong man to the second floor.
"Miss, he’s here!"
"Mm!" Xuexue sipped a cup of tea, appearing very composed, and said, "Uncle, weren’t you trying to buy my little bird earlier?"
"Yes, yes, would the girl sell it?" The strong man entered without even glancing at Xuexue, his eyes lit up as he focused on the nearby Qin Bird.
The Qin Bird’s small body shivered slightly, thinking, what’s with this person’s gaze? It feels like a cat, does he want to eat too? No way, have to seize the chance to sneak away.
Xuexue nodded once: "Mm!"
The strong man was quite straightforward, instantly pulling out a silver note for one hundred taels from his pocket, and slapped it onto the table. Then he turned, eyes glimring at the Qin Bird, muttering to himself, "Great, this is interesting, my Young Master will surely like it, and if he’s happy, never mind one hundred taels of silver, he’d even throw one thousand taels of silver at it. Old man is going to strike it rich now."
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