Ghostly Fragrance [COMPLETED] [UNEDITED]

'Dire' Food Storage

Xiao Cheng immediately spun around, jumping out of his chair to hug his big sister waist. Fangsu was honestly surprised that Xiao Cheng now reached her waist before he was at her hip, "Xiao Cheng, you have grown so much while I was gone," Ruffling Xiao Cheng's hair in a fond way that Xiao Cheng continued hug with all his might so that she wouldn't escape, "Also I want you to meet my stowaway friends; Ang Siu the other brother and Sim Siu the younger sister," Fangsu went to introduce the siblings to Xiao Cheng whose eyes shone once his eyes landed on the hawk that was perked on Ang Siu's shoulder. Ang Siu immediately bent down to Xiao Cheng so that he could pet it.

Fangsu grandpa stared warily at Ang Siu as he saw that there was a potential threat of Fangsu being taken away from him and he immediately went to grab Fangsu and Xiao Cheng, hiding the both of them behind him. Exactly like a scruffy old cat protecting its two naïve kittens, hissing at the newcomers. He was okay with the young girl but he wasn't happy about a young man who was treating his granddaughter like a princess, "I don't want my grandchildren to leave me," He quietly sulked and Fangsu lightly giggled at her grandpa's antics. She immediately went to the kitchen to cook something only to see that were a shortage of many of the main ingredients and no one had replaced them, "What is the matter?" He peeked at Fangsu searching through the kitchen with a shaking head.

Fangsu grabbed a basket that she could carry on her back, "Food shortage," As she opened the door to hunt down ingredients before market ran out of the freshest ones. Xiao Cheng, Ang Siu, Sim Siu and the Uncle quickly followed suite behind Fangsu as she ran towards the direction of the market in a hurry as the day was quickly approaching rush time for housewives to buy ingredients for dinner. Fangsu quickly went to her usual vendor that she brought all her vegetables, "Auntie Lou! Do you have any scallions, garlic and tomatoes?" Auntie Lou smiled as she took out a box filled with scallion, garlic and tomatoes, "Is there any lotus pods?" Auntie Lou took out a few stems. There weren't many lotus pods since they mostly were harvested during the autumn and these were the early growing crops. As Fangsu was about to reach into her pocket to paid; her money pocket wasn't there. Fangsu began to panic as she knew she had forgotten to bring it with her.

As Fangsu was about to return the fresh produce with a bitter heart, "How much for all of these?" Ang Siu came to the rescue holding his own coin purse in his hand and as he was paying for the ingredients and taking the partially filled basket from Fangsu and carrying it. Auntie Lou was quite surprised that Fangsu was travelling in a band of new face especially ones that weren't dressed in the city's current fashion trends. But, she was thought that the foreigner looked quite good together with Fangsu; their interactions with each other were like a couple and what made it more endearing was their height difference where Fangsu could only reached the young man's shoulder.

Both of Fangsu's hands were completely taken by Sim Siu and Xiao Cheng but Xiao Cheng was immediately glared at his competition, "Let go of Fang Jie's hand!" He wanted to have Fangsu to himself since he missed her dearly.

But, Sim Siu didn't back down as she continued to hold Fangsu's hand, "No way! Fangsu is my soon to be sister! You are already holding Fangsu's other hand!" She argued against Xiao Cheng who immediately went to pulled Fangsu away from Sim Siu and vice versa.

But, Fangsu stopped in her tracks forcing the two to stop also, "If you two are going continue fighting with each other and I can't get ingredients for dinner," Staring at both of them fuming with anger as she pulled them infront of her, "Go and feed yourselves," Letting go of both of them leaving them completely stunned in their spots in the middle of the street. Both the uncle and Ang Siu continued to follow Fangsu further into the market calmly walking completely passed the stumped duo. As the two shook themselves out of the stunned stupor from Fangsu's threat; they immediately ran around the group and each grabbed Fangsu's hand, agreeing not to fight with each other since the both of them didn't have much money to feed themselves nor did they want to miss out on Fangsu's cooking.