Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 1257 1257: He Might Be After Your Pork Trotters

The two arrived at the Four-direction Building.

"Quite impressive," Yun Mengyao said.

Qin Yi nodded slightly. This Four-direction Building has a total of seven floors, with carved beams and painted pillars, even the columns inside are engraved with Auspicious Beast, a lot of attention was paid to details.

Of course, the price varies with each floor; the higher you go, the more expensive it gets.

The waiter told Qin Yi that the top floor is not open to the public, only hosting dignitaries and people of status in the city.

Qin Yi was not short on money, so he and Yun Mengyao went to the sixth floor and got a spot by the window, with chairs covered in soft animal skin, not unlike a comfortable sofa.

The two decided to treat themselves since they've been struggling with their meals these past months. Yun Mengyao has never known the meaning of frugality, always ordering the expensive rather than what's right. A typical case of choosing costly over practical.

After ordering, Qin Yi asked the waiter to arrange the dishes.

But the waiter looked at him in difficulty.

Qin Yi instantly understood and directly threw ten Gold Coins, "Keep the change."

"Certainly, please wait a moment!" The waiter lit up with joy and rushed to arrange the dishes.

Qin Yi surveyed the surroundings. There were quite a few people on the sixth floor, but each spot was far enough apart to ensure they couldn't be overheard. Among them, some were quite formidable.

Looking down from the sixth-floor window, they could see a river with many flower boats floating.

"Indeed, money talks," Yun Mengyao laughed, "Spend where it's worthwhile."

Qin Yi chuckled, this was true enough; in any world, the power of money is limitless.

Soon, the waiter brought up three dishes at once.

Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao couldn't wait for the rest and picked up their chopsticks to dig in.

At this moment, a handsome young man in black walked up to the sixth floor. After looking around, he went straight to Qin Yi and sat down.

Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao were bewildered. What was going on?

"Don't speak, just eat your meal." The handsome young man said in a deep voice.

Yun Mengyao was furious, "You…"

Qin Yi gestured to cut her off, then signaled her to look at his waist with his eyes.

Yun Mengyao slightly rose and glanced down, only to see a sharp dagger pressed against Qin Yi's waist.

The handsome young man spoke gravely, "If you don't want to see blood, just eat quietly and say nothing."

"Sure!" Qin Yi gave Yun Mengyao a mischievous smile, "Let's eat; I believe this gentleman won't harm me."

"That depends on whether you behave."

"I'll certainly behave as long as you don't harm me."

Yun Mengyao rolled her eyes, daring to threaten Qin Yi with a mere dagger, one must be out of their mind.

They quickly devoured their food, ravenous like ghostly paupers.

Yun Mengyao chuckled, "Honestly, the Four-direction Building's food is quite good."

Qin Yi agreed, "Slightly worse than what Old Mo makes, but still excellent."

"Why haven't the other dishes come up yet?"

"Wait, should be soon."

The handsome young man was puzzled, could they really eat so heartily with a dagger at their waist? Surely, they weren't fools.

Before long, the waiter arrived with more dishes, noticing an extra person at the table, assumed they were Qin Yi's friend. Without further ado, he added an extra set of tableware courteously.

Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao rolled up their sleeves and dig in earnestly.

The handsome young man was in disbelief; could the food really be this good? Unconsciously, he picked up his chopsticks.

"Hey, I warn you! I don't mind if you kill him, but if you dare to snatch my food, I'll fight you to the death!" Yun Mengyao glared fiercely at the handsome young man.

The handsome young man was utterly bewildered, where did these two eccentrics come from?

Qin Yi chuckled, "Alright, I'm treating, so plenty for everyone! Why are you so protective of your food?"

He turned to the handsome young man, "Sir, join us; I'm buying."

The handsome young man thrust the dagger forward, piercing Qin Yi's clothes, threatening, "Behave, or I'll show you what a knife in and out means."

Qin Yi laughed, "You stab from here, and it comes out yellow."

"What do you mean?" the handsome young man puzzled.

Qin Yi laughed and explained, "Because stabbing here reaches the bladder, doesn't it mean knife in white, knife out yellow?"

The handsome young man was confounded, looking at Qin Yi as if he were an idiot, "You think you're funny?"

"Just average."

Yun Mengyao interrupted, grumbling, "I'm eating, can you not be so disgusting?"

Just then, the staircase echoed with hurried footsteps.

Qin Yi could sense the handsome young man beside him growing visibly tense.

"Don't tense up, mind the dagger," Qin Yi reminded.

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll kill you first."

Qin Yi shrugged helplessly and turned to look, spotting seven or eight men in vigorous attire walking up, sharp-eyed and vigilant.

The handsome young man beside Qin Yi hung his head, gripping the dagger tightly, his knuckles white.

"They're looking for you, right?" Qin Yi asked.

The handsome young man barked, "Shut up if you don't want to die."

The diners on the sixth floor frowned collectively. Those who could dine on the sixth floor had some status and weren't afraid of these men.

The vigorous men glanced around. The leader asked, "Found anything?"

The others shook their heads.

"Search, someone saw her come up to the sixth floor, she's definitely here, she can't escape."

A few men dispersed.

As one approached Qin Yi's table, the handsome young man's hand trembled with anxiety, but soon, Qin Yi felt an object slipped to his waist by the man.

"Keep it safe; I'll come for it. If you lose it, watch your life," the handsome young man threatened.

"Found her, over here," one vigorous man suddenly shouted.

The handsome young man gripped his dagger tightly, ready to act, but paused, realizing the vigorous man pointed not at him but at Yun Mengyao across.

Qin Yi was baffled too.

Yun Mengyao, the thick-skinned woman, was still gnawing a pig's trotter. Upon hearing the commotion, she reflexively looked up to see the vigorous men staring intently at her, utterly bewildered.

"Swish!"

The longsword drawn, its Sword Qi cold as it pointed at Yun Mengyao.

The vigorous man shouted fiercely, "Hand it over, and I'll leave you a whole corpse."

Yun Mengyao still didn't grasp the situation, asked dumbly, "Hand over what?"

Qin Yi gave a sly smile, this woman's sometimes endearingly confused, laughed, "He might want to rob your pig's trotter."

"You dare?" Yun Mengyao glared, the pig's trotter braised to perfection, full of collagen, good for beauty and health. She had had months of barbecue, sometimes without salt, leaving it tasteless. Finally, she got a good meal, anyone who dared snatch her pig's trotter she'd fight to the death.