The fourth round of the competition will not be held again until three days later. Perhaps the organizers do not want this event to end soon. The first three rounds of competition eliminated most of the pharmacists, and the remaining ones are among the younger generation of pharmacists.
Elites, their duel will certainly be more exciting.
After lunch at the hotel, Reg hid in the house to refine the elixir. He was originally planning to spend the next few days like this, but who knew that in the evening, Mrs. Rose knocked on Reg's door.
"Thank you for your hard work these past two days." Mrs. Qiangwei's eyes were soft, and there was a strange sense of gratitude in her eyes as she stared at Reg: "There is no need to practice tonight, let's go out for a walk, and let's go have dinner together."
Reg stared at Mrs. Rose in surprise, and said with a wry smile: "Madam, we are all wearing masks..."
Mrs. Qiangwei shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "Let's go, you will know when the time comes."
Reg followed Mrs. Rose out of the house, but he was still thinking about what Mrs. Rose said. Undoubtedly, Mrs. Rose today seems a little strange to her usual self. Eating is something that Mrs. Rose has always avoided. Did she say that she would treat herself to a meal?
When you eat delicious food, do you want to watch yourself eat it?
Or... is she ready to reveal her true identity to herself?
Reg was very worried, but he also had some wonderful expectations. He had always had a strong curiosity in his heart about this teacher who until now he didn't know his name, appearance, or origin.
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Mrs. Rose seemed to see through what Reg was thinking, but she didn't say anything more and just left the hotel with Reg.
Dongjue City is the largest city close to the Royal City. It is large in scale and has developed commerce. Although it has become slightly dark at this time, various lanterns have been slowly lit up and the whole street is still lively.
From the tavern on the street, the loud noises of drinking guests, the shouts of roadside vendors, and the bargaining voices of customers...were all mixed together, making it very lively.
Mrs. Rose took Reg walking down the street without any destination, and seemed to be just wandering around.
Reg was confused, but he didn't ask any questions. He just followed Mrs. Rose and walked quietly.
Madam Qiangwei looked at Reg, who was lagging slightly behind her on her right, with a strange look in her eyes. She slowed down her steps slightly, and suddenly she and Reg were walking side by side.
Reg looked up with awareness, but Mrs. Qiangwei smiled softly and said: "Although I am your teacher, you don't have to be so restrained. At this time, you can just think of me as your friend. For many years, I
I have never had such a leisurely stroll on the street.”
Reg was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, but still didn't speak, but there was an idea in his mind that became clearer.
Mrs. Rose today is really different from usual.
The two of them walked along the main road in the city. When they came to the wide river in the city, Mrs. Rose stopped and led Reg to walk along the river.
go.
The further they walked, the darker it became. The brightly lit and prosperous areas of the city were farther and farther away, and the houses that came into view were getting lower and lower. Madam Rose brought Reg to a slum area in the city.
Reg became more and more confused, what on earth did Mrs. Rose want to do?
After walking a long dark path, Mrs. Rose suddenly stopped. In front of the two people, there was a small street shop that didn't look very big. Two lanterns that were not very bright, in the night.
Shaking gently.
Mrs. Qiangwei looked at the small shop in front of her, her eyes a little blurry, and she murmured in a low voice: "After so many years, things have changed and people have changed, but this place has not changed..."
Reg looked at this typical slum shop and was slightly surprised. Could it be that this is where she said she would have dinner with him?
This idea just arose in Reg's mind. Mrs. Rose had already turned her head, looked at Reg and smiled softly: "Are you surprised to bring you here for dinner?"
Reg nodded calmly: "I'm a little surprised. This place... seems to be very familiar to Madam?"
Mrs. Qiangwei walked slowly towards the small shop, but sighed softly: "Here, I met my teacher and my senior sister Carmena."
Reg was shocked, here?
Mrs. Qiangwei walked slowly into the small shop. There was no waiter in the shop, only an old man in his fifties, who was happily moving a pot to the ground.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, the old man turned his head quickly, preparing to greet the first wave of guests who came to the door today. When he saw Mrs. Rose under the dim light clearly, the old man's face showed a bit of surprise.
"Miss Lan Qing...you are back!"
Reg was slightly surprised when he just stepped into the store. He had heard the name Lan Qing once from Carmena's mouth and knew it was Mrs. Qiangwei's real name, but he didn't expect that the owner of this small store also knew her name.
Mrs. Qiangwei's voice was actually very soft, even with two points of respect: "Uncle Phils, I've already said, just call me by my name..."
uncle?
Reg stared at the old shopkeeper with wide eyes. The old man smiled honestly in the face of Mrs. Qiangwei's words, rubbed his hands awkwardly and said: "I'm just an ordinary little old man, you..."
Mrs. Qiangwei shook her head, interrupted the old man's words, and said softly: "Uncle Phils, you are always so polite..."
The old man Phils, the shop owner, obviously saw that Mrs. Rose was very happy, and his face was full of smiles. His eyes fell on Reg who was standing next to Mrs. Rose, and his eyes showed a bit of joy: "Miss Lan Qing,
Is this your friend? This is the first time that you have brought a friend here?"
Reg was just about to say that he was a student of Madam Qiangwei, but Madam Qiangwei had already nodded and said: "Well, he is a friend of mine. He came to Dongjue City to do something this time, so he came to visit you, uncle, no.
Do you know if you are well?"
Phils rubbed his big, calloused hands, smiled widely and said, "I'm in good health, no disease or pain. Sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
The old tables and chairs had no idea how old they were, but they were very clean. Mrs. Rose lifted her robe and sat down on a table against the wall.
"Reg, sit down."
Reg followed his words and sat across from Mrs. Rose, but he was still thinking about what Mrs. Rose said to Phils just now. She actually told him that he was her friend?
Reg looked at this old shop. He didn't know how many years of history it was. There was something stewed on the small red stove, and it was very fragrant.
Reg watched Phils actually close the door of the small shop that was originally open. Reg couldn't help but be a little surprised in his eyes. Is he not doing business anymore?
Mrs. Qiangwei looked at Reg's surprised look and smiled softly: "Every time I come back here, I will ask him to suspend business for a day, because I don't want others to disturb me."
Reg said "oh" and saw that Phils closed the door naturally. Apparently Mrs. Rose came here more than once or twice.
After closing the door, Phils quickly ran to the pot to tinker with it, brought over a large wooden plate, and placed all the dishes on the table.
A large bowl of rotten stewed radish beef, a large bowl of something that looked like animal offal, I don't know what it was, but it smelled very fragrant, a plate of salted beans, a plate of spicy cabbage... and a pot of wine.
"Miss Lan Qing, eat slowly. I'm next door. If you need anything, just call me."
Phils put down everything, and after speaking with a simple smile, he entered the small room inside. It seemed to be his usual resting place, but Reg noticed that before Phils entered the room,
He looked at himself a few more times, and there was a strange joy in his eyes.
"How about it, it smells delicious, isn't it? Uncle Phil's craftsmanship is no worse than those of the cooks in the restaurant..." Mrs. Rose looked at Reg with a bit of nostalgia in her eyes: "Back then, if I had no family,
Kegui, living on the streets, if Uncle Phils hadn't often given me some food, I would have starved to death long ago, and I wouldn't have met the teacher or the others here..."
Reg was shocked. Mrs. Rose rarely mentioned her past, but now it was the first time she mentioned it. He didn't expect her past to be so tragic...
"Take off your mask, there is no need to keep secrets here."
While Reg was wondering how to eat while wearing a mask, Mrs. Rose sighed softly and said faintly, with a strange sense of exhaustion in her words.
Reg gently took off the mask on his face, gently picked up a piece of beef, put it into his mouth, took a few bites, tasted it, then swallowed it, raised his eyes, and looked at Qiangwei.
The lady chuckled with expectant eyes and praised: "It is indeed delicious."
Hearing Reg's praise, Mrs. Qiangwei felt a bit childishly excited, and chuckled: "I told you I would take you to eat delicious food, so I definitely wouldn't lie to you."
Reg looked at Mrs. Rose's happy look, but suddenly there was an impulse in his heart. He stared at Mrs. Rose and asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Mrs. Qiangwei smiled softly: "You came here specially, why don't you eat? Are you going to let me watch you eat alone?"
Mrs. Rose stretched out her slender white right hand and clasped her mask.
Is she going to take off her mask?
Reg's heart suddenly jumped uncontrollably, and there was a faint hope in his heart.
What kind of face is there under that purple rose mask?