Picked up a queen at the start

Chapter 21 I'm running out of money
The crispy fried chicken skin, mixed with some irritating but rich sauce, forms an unspeakable deliciousness, bursting between the lips and teeth.

The chicken inside is also tender and soft, and it falls off as soon as you bite.

"Is it delicious?" Seeing that Xia Yao couldn't stop eating, Ji Qinglin asked with a smile.

After a pause, Xia Yao lightly licked the sauce on her lips and nodded: "En, I like it."

"There are more here."

Seeing that her mouth was still covered with sauce, Ji Qinglin pulled a piece of paper and wiped it off for her.

Natural movements without any deliberation.

But after feeling the feeling of wiping her mouth, Xia Yao's body froze instantly.

Her phoenix eyes trembled, and she looked at Ji Qinglin in astonishment. .
"you……"

"What's wrong?" Seeing Xia Yao staring at him, Ji Qinglin asked back.

Noticing the look in Ji Qinglin's eyes, Xia Yao shook her head: "It's nothing."

She thought Ji Qinglin touched her on purpose just now.

It now appears that he was really unintentional.

Thinking of this, she felt a strange emotion in her heart.

Hate it?
It doesn't seem to be...

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Xia Yao holding the fried chicken in a daze, Ji Qinglin stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

When she regained her senses, Xia Yao's pretty face unconsciously blushed, then she shook her head: "It's nothing."

"Then you eat first, I'll make a phone call."

After wiping his hands, Ji Qinglin picked up the phone and quickly walked to the balcony.

Tilting her head to look, although Xia Yao was curious, she still patiently waited.

……

Coming to the balcony, Ji Qinglin dug out the previous order and called the delivery man.

At first no one picked up.

Thinking that the other party might be on the way, Ji Qinglin began to stare at the balcony and wait patiently.

About 2 minutes later, the call was dialed back.

On the other end of the phone, there was a hurried voice.

"Hello? Hello, what can I do?"

"That... I'm the user just now, the one who gave away fried chicken."

"Oh……"

Knowing that the call was from Ji Qinglin, the delivery man's voice became hesitant.

Knowing what she was thinking, Ji Qinglin coughed lightly, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I...sister, there is a special situation, she didn't do it on purpose just now, I hope you don't mind, I apologize to you on her behalf."

The delivery boy was a little confused at first.

After hearing Ji Qinglin's words "special circumstances", she immediately made up her previous judgment.

Sure enough, a mental patient!
After a slight pause, the delivery man laughed and said, "It's okay, it's not easy for you."

"Forehead……"

When Ji Qinglin heard the phrase "It's not easy for you", he always felt that the delivery guy might have misunderstood something.

But thinking that the delivery man might still be busy, he didn't chase the other party to explain.

After apologizing again, he hung up the phone and gave the delivery boy a five-star praise by the way.

"This is a mess..."

Shaking his head and muttering again, Ji Qinglin turned around and prepared to go back.

As a result, when she turned around, she saw Xia Yao holding a half-gnawed chicken leg, leaning against the balcony door, poking her head out, frowning and staring at herself.

"Who are you apologizing to?"

"Well...a stranger."

"Could it be the maid from before?"

"No, really not."

Resolutely denying Xia Yao's conjecture, Ji Qinglin hurried into the room and said casually, "Didn't I tell you to just sit and eat fried chicken obediently? Why..."

In the middle of speaking, he stopped.

Ji Qinglin stared at the fried chicken and rice on the table, lost in thought.

There are two boxes of fried chicken and three boxes of rice.

One box of fried chicken and two boxes of rice were already empty.

Only the fried chicken and rice placed in his place are intact.

Seeing Ji Qinglin staring at the empty box on the table in a daze, Xia Yao took the remaining half of the chicken leg and moved in step by step, and said awkwardly: "I just think this fried chicken is very delicious."

"Are you full?" With a sigh, Ji Qinglin looked back at Xia Yao's stomach.

It was just a little bulging, I really don't know where those things were eaten by her.

Quickly licking the corner of her mouth, Xia Yao blinked her phoenix eyes and asked, "Do you want to listen to the truth or lie?"

I said this once, and you learned it?
Ji Qinglin complained in his heart, then silently picked up two pieces of fried chicken and a box of rice from his side, and put them on Xia Yao's side.

"Eat it, if it's not enough...there's still rice."

There wasn't much left of the fried chicken itself.

You can eat a box of rice by yourself.

In fact, Ji Qinglin really wanted to ask Xia Yao if you were abused by the royal chef in the palace before.

Because Xia Yao's appetite is really terrifying.

But he thinks that possibility is almost zero.

After all, Xia Yao is the emperor, who would dare to abuse her?Unless you don't want your head anymore.

That Xia Yao eats so much can only explain two problems.

One, martial arts practitioners have a big appetite.

Two, modern food is simply too delicious.

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly felt that it was not so hard to accept that Xia Yao was too good at eating.

"……thanks."

Xia Yao muttered something in a low voice, then looked at the food in front of Ji Qinglin's eyes, and then at the empty box in front of her, her eyes drooping in embarrassment.

She just doesn't understand modern things, but that doesn't mean she's stupid.

After these few days of observation, she also concluded it herself.

In terms of appetite, she is not talking nonsense.

Maybe two Ji Qinglins are not as good as one her. .
After the two finished their meal, they waited for another hour, and Uncle He downstairs also finished repairing the window.

After paying, Ji Qinglin stared at the balance displayed on the phone, lost in thought.

Before he settled the accounts, he forgot to add the money to repair the windows.

Now that the money is counted, relying on my remaining savings, I may not be able to survive next month.

"Is there any fried chicken for tomorrow?" Xia Yao asked unforgettablely behind her.

Ji Qinglin sighed, shook his head and said, "It's gone, it's gone for the next month."

"Why?" Xia Yao was puzzled.

Looking back at her, Ji Qinglin shook the phone: "Because I'm running out of money."

"..."

Hearing this, Xia Yao froze.

Liu Mei frowned, and then she fell into deep thought.

Ji Qinglin originally didn't want to tell her about it.

But the situation after the window was repaired was a bit embarrassing.

"Can you cook?" Although Ji Qinglin felt that this question was redundant, he still asked expectantly.

Xia Yao seemed to have heard an unimaginable question, her phoenix eyes looked at Ji Qinglin in astonishment.

The two looked at each other, and Ji Qinglin sighed: "Yeah, I can't do it either. I can only cook instant noodles and fried eggs."

Just now he thought, as long as one of them can cook, then this matter will be easy to handle.

Because according to Xia Yao's appetite, whether it's takeaway or instant noodles, it's not as cheap as cooking by yourself.

Ask mom and dad for help?

Absolutely not.

I had sworn before that, relying on this antique shop left by my grandfather, I would definitely be able to support myself.

At this time, I went back to ask for help. According to my mother's character, she didn't know how to laugh at herself.

(End of this chapter)