Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 196 Wanting Both, Will Only Make You Feel Like a Tear

"Third Master, Miss Lin," Liu Zi said, holding a sweet potato and looking at the two of them expectantly.

Lin Chang'er pulled a potato out of the ashes, pressed it down, and then immediately withdrew her hand to touch her ear.

Wu Qingfeng hurriedly asked, "Did you get burned?"

Lin Chang'er shook her head, "It's alright."

Wu Qingfeng pressed a small indentation into the potato. "Is this okay?"

Lin Chang'er nodded, "That's fine."

Wu Qingfeng picked up the potato. "Call me when you're back."

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Okay."

Liu Zi looked completely bewildered. What did they want? What was so good about it? He was so anxious that he almost wanted to wave his hand in front of the two of them to remind them that they hadn't answered his question yet!

Unfortunately, it seemed that his third master selectively filtered him out. His beautiful fingers deftly peeled off part of the potato skin, then broke the potato in half and handed one half to Lin Chang'er.

"Want to eat?"

"Okay!" Lin Chang'er took it without hesitation.

Liu Zi opened his mouth, "Miss Lin?"

Lin Chang'er glanced at him, "Don't you have sweet potatoes?"

Liu Zi frowned and said, "Third Master, Miss Lin, please stop teasing me. I'm getting anxious."

Lin Chang'er smiled, pursed her lips, and looked at Wu Qingfeng, "What do you say?"

Wu Qingfeng took a bite of the potato; it was soft and fluffy, but not sweet. After swallowing the soft potato, he asked, "Usually, is Xiaomei more enthusiastic towards you or Chunhua?"

Liu Zi said, "Almost, more or less?"

Wu Qingfeng glanced at him, and Liu Zi quickly changed his tune, "Chun, Chunhua, please!"

Wu Qingfeng took another bite of potato, gave him one, and gave him a look that said, "That settles it."

Liu Zi's face twisted into a bitter expression. "But, but I've always treated her like a little sister!"

Lin Chang'er said, "She has a biological brother. What's the point of having a fake one like you?"

Liu Zi smirked, holding the sweet potato in both hands as he looked at Wu Qingfeng, "Third Master!"

Wu Qingfeng pointed to the sweet potato he was holding in his palm, "Eat!"

Liu Zi wore a bitter expression, his heart filled with mixed feelings. He broke the sweet potato in half and handed one half to Lin Chang'er, "Miss Lin, would you like some?"

Lin Chang'er glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Wu Qingfeng glanced at him, took one half of the sweet potato from his hand, let it cool slightly, peeled off some of the skin from one half, and handed it to Lin Chang'er, saying, "It's not hot anymore."

"Okay!" Lin Chang'er casually accepted it. "You eat too."

Wu Qingfeng nodded and said "Mm".

Liu Zi: "..." Who is he? Where is he? This isn't his Third Master. What are his Third Master and Miss Lin doing?

Liu Zi was on the verge of tears, pointed to himself, and asked, "Third Master, Miss Lin?"

Lin Chang'er took a bite of the roasted sweet potato, which was sweet and soft, and smiled at Wu Qingfeng with satisfied eyes, "Delicious."

After saying that, he turned to Liu Zi and said, "What's the big deal? If you don't have those feelings for someone, you should just make it clear sooner rather than later."

Liu Zi frowned. "If I tell her, will Chunhua ignore me? If Chunhua ignores me, will Xiaomei ignore me too?"

They were so close, they went everywhere together, just like twin sisters.

If he explains things clearly to Chunhua, what about Xiaomei? Xiaomei will definitely have some resentment in her heart, right?

Does that mean he and Xiaomei are doomed too?

Liu Zi's shoulders slumped down visibly, and his energy seemed to have been drained by half.

Seeing his expression, Lin Chang'er patted his shoulder and said, "Liu Zi, you're an adult now. You need to know how to make choices. If you want both, you'll only make yourself look like a scoundrel, a jerk, someone who's two-timing you. In the end, you won't be able to hold onto either one."

Liu Zi scratched his head, initially confused. What is tea? Isn't tea very expensive? Why is expensive tea bad?

As for being a jerk, he didn't understand it at all. He hadn't done anything to the girls; he just felt that both girls had it tough and wanted to help them if he could.

Although he has feelings for Xiaomei, he hasn't said it out loud yet!

As for Chunhua, he genuinely considered her a younger sister, but little did he know that she didn't want to treat him like an older brother.

Although, he really didn't notice!

If Third Master hadn't pointed it out to Miss Lin tonight, he probably would still be in the dark, and wouldn't even be able to figure out why the girl was ignoring him anymore.

He only understood the meaning of Lin Chang'er's words, "playing both sides."

But he won't take the blame. How is he playing both sides?

Liu Zi said, "Miss Lin, that doesn't seem right. I really didn't think that way."

“They always come together. I thought it was because Xiaomei was shy, so Chunhua accompanied her to give her courage.”

"Who would have thought..." that it would be exactly the opposite?

Wu Qingfeng said, "Now that things have come to this, what happened before is no longer important. What matters is our attitude from now on."

Liu Zi twisted his ten fingers together. "Then what should I do?"

Lin Chang'er looked at him, "What do you think?"

"what?"

"So, how much does he like Xiaomei?"

Holding up a finger joint, "You like it that much?"

Holding up two finger joints, she asked, "Still this much? Or even more?"

Liu Zi blinked. "I just think she's great. Even in adversity, she can still face the sun and live on."

"So that means it's not like I can't live without her?"

Liu Zi said, "But in all my life, I've only ever had this one thought."

Lin Chang'er pursed her lips, "Then that settles it. If you like it, just go for it!"

"Then, what about spring flowers?"

Wu Qingfeng laughed and said, "If Xiaomei really cares about you, she won't reject you because of Chunhua."

"What, what do you mean?"

Lin Chang'er continued, "That means if she rejects you, it's only because she doesn't like you, or because she cares more about Chunhua than you."

Otherwise, she would apologize to Chunhua along with you.

"Similarly, Chunhua won't break up with you just because you favor Xiaomei, unless she doesn't consider Xiaomei a true friend."

Liu Zi felt it was a bit convoluted, but what Miss Lin said must make sense; otherwise, his Third Master, Young Master Bai, and Steward Pei wouldn't have listened to Miss Lin.

Seeing that he was still in a daze, Wu Qingfeng said again, "Girls care about their reputation, and now they all stay in the same village."

"If you really have feelings for her, don't be too forward with her."

"Find an elder to sound out their opinion first. If both parties are interested, ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage as soon as possible. This will be better for both of you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zi seemed to suddenly understand. "I understand now. Thank you for your guidance, Third Master."

If he were to ask rashly, the girl would have her pride, and might not be happy about it.

However, it's better to ask an older, more senior person to give you a heads-up first. This way, you don't have to say it outright in person, and you won't feel awkward when you meet them again later.

He just pretended nothing happened; his third master was really too clever!

Wu Qingfeng smiled as he saw Liu Zi's expression, which seemed to indicate that the matter was settled.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lin Chang'er looking at him with furrowed brows and a slightly meaningful gaze...