play with tiger whiskers

part 5

traders in order to beg for an extra lokva, and if they give him two, then he’ll smile from ear to ear for the rest of the day and tell stories about how irresistible he is!” And now it’s not just that the girls don’t approach him, the hulks, seven-foot- five tall , shy away.

He frowned, clearly not getting any pleasure from this conversation, but it was not in vain that Nie Huaisang spent his whole life training his pleading gaze on the sternest person in the world - Jiang Wanying was still far from dage in terms of stamina.

“He’s still coming up with different talismans,” he sighed and added. - Well, my sister’s soup - he would probably come back from the other world to get an extra portion!

Nie Huaisang has already tried wine, talismans... it is unlikely that he, who barely remembered the minimum required for any spellcaster, could somehow impress a person capable of coming up with a whole new way of improvement! Soup, on the other hand, seemed like a feasible option compared to magical schemes.

— Can it be prepared on the go? “Nie Huaisang asked hopefully.

“My sister cooked it for us in Lanye, in exactly the same camp,” Jiang Wanyin nodded, and Nie Huaisang understood two things at once - he already knows this story from Wei Wuxian’s words and is not even entirely sure where exactly the local kitchen is located and who everyone is there in charge. What if they don’t have the necessary spices, or they won’t let him in at all?   

“I’ll write down the recipe for you, it’s nothing complicated,” the interlocutor took pity on him - apparently, the expression on Nie Huaisang’s face became completely frightened. “I’ve seen my sister cook a hundred times.” If you weren’t in a hurry, she would have taught you herself - she recently wrote that she was coming to visit us, but I don’t know the exact dates.

Having received a piece of paper listing the products, Nie Huaisang exhaled - at least there weren’t any overseas wonders that he had heard about for the first time, and surely anyone could cook a couple of pieces of meat and lotus root! He will certainly succeed, and then he will appear to his friend with a bowl in his hands, put him in a positive mood and remind him of home and carefree days - it’s certainly much easier to start a conversation with him!

Nie Huaisang thanked him heartily for this tip, and they sat for a while longer, discussing their favorite dishes, and eventually agreed to treat each other with them at the right opportunity. When Nie Huaisang was about to leave, Jiang Wanyin called out to him when he had already pushed aside the curtain covering the entrance.

- Huaisang!

Nie Huaisang turned around, expecting someone to throw him a forgotten item or just say goodbye, but Jiang Wanyin said, looking away:

“Maybe you can at least get through to him.” With me... with us, he doesn’t talk about himself and his disappearance anymore, he even laughed off his sister’s questions. Try to shake this proud man up.

Not knowing what words would sound inappropriate or false here, Nie Huaisang nodded.

He will do his best to ensure that the shadow of war finally leaves his friends, and they can all once again engage in exciting nonsense and have fun.

And he will send Jiang-xiong a huge box of lotus gingerbread! And the three of them will certainly party together, just like in the good old days!