Chapter 977: Chapter 977: Eating for $1
Jiangli told Xia Xin when she left that she would be going out with Fu Shiyan later.
Xia Xin was momentarily stunned by her words and instinctively wanted to dissuade Jiangli.
Suddenly, he remembered that the ancestor and Mr. Fu were now boyfriend and girlfriend...
A couple meeting up seems pretty normal.
Xia Xin hesitated for a moment, conflicted, then cautiously reminded, "So... ancestor, will you be back early tonight?"
Jiangli nodded, "Mm, just going out for dinner, so I’ll be back early. Don’t worry, when I get back, we can continue the live broadcast."
Upon hearing that Jiangli planned to broadcast later, Xia Xin was relieved, knowing she didn’t intend to stay out overnight, "Alright, I’ll wait for you to come back then!"
Jiangli responded with a sound of acknowledgment and went to the door to wait for Fu Shiyan.
Xia Xin watched her leave, then turned to continue washing the dishes.
Jiangli didn’t have to wait long at the door before Fu Shiyan arrived.
After picking her up, Fu Shiyan took her to a restaurant.
When they were together, Fu Shiyan was always very considerate but not overly so; their relationship didn’t seem much different than before.
Upon closer examination, there seemed to be a slight increase in intimacy and ambiguity.
Fu Shiyan, although always changing things up, knew his limits and never got too close nor did things that displeased Jiangli.
Honestly, Jiangli quite enjoyed spending time with Fu Shiyan.
When with Fu Shiyan, she always felt very relaxed, and on the way back, Jiangli even fell asleep in the car again.
The sleep she never seemed to get enough of seemed to be replenished when she was with Fu Shiyan.
...
After seven in the evening, Fu’er and Master Wu returned first.
They were somewhat surprised to find Jiangli wasn’t there.
Hearing Xia Xin say that Jiangli had gone out with Fu Shiyan, Fu’er didn’t react much.
Master Wu, however, was quite curious, "Who is Mr. Fu?"
Before Xia Xin could speak,
Fu’er nonchalantly replied, "Oh, the abbot’s boyfriend."
Master Wu’s eyes widened, "The abbot... has a boyfriend?"
Fu’er gave an affirmative sound, "Yeah, what’s so surprising about that? Jiaoyang Temple isn’t like the Xuanmen sects that forbid marriage."
People of Xuanmen, although practitioners, don’t have that many restrictions, and some Xuanmen sects support men and women marrying.
Some don’t.
At Jiaoyang Temple, there aren’t that many restrictions.
Jiangli once said she didn’t want so many constraints and rules; that’s why Jiaoyang Temple is the least traditional of the Xuanmen sects.
Back then, because of Jiangli’s influence, other Xuanmen sects had no such rules either.
But in the past few centuries, things regressed as the leadership changed.
When Master Wu heard Fu’er say that, he thought, indeed, Jiangli didn’t seem like a rule-abiding abbot.
Master Wu, instead, felt relieved; he had been a bit worried about the strict rules of Jiaoyang Temple before he came.
But now, things seemed fine.
As they were chatting leisurely, they heard a horn sound outside.
Xia Xin recognized the sound immediately, ran to the door, and as soon as he opened it, he saw Fu Shiyan bending over to carry Jiangli out of the car.
Xia Xin froze for a moment and instinctively shouted, "Ancestor—"
Jiangli abruptly opened her eyes, waking up instantly, and when she saw Fu Shiyan holding her, she felt a bit embarrassed and quickly patted his arm, "Uh, Mr. Fu, I’m here, you can put me down now."
Fu Shiyan, hearing this, glanced at Xia Xin without any noticeable change in expression, then put Jiangli down.
Xia Xin, catching Fu Shiyan’s glance, covered his mouth, realizing he had blurted out like that without thinking...