This time, Xiao Shiqing wasn't setting up any barriers; he just showed up at Li Niang's tofu bun shop to buy buns, and Li Hua, who was up early for errands, happened to pass by to buy buns too, and that's how the two bumped into each other.
If she had known she would meet him, Li Hua might have preferred to leave home a moment later or earlier.
However, hindsight is priceless; now that she saw him, Li Hua couldn't avoid him conspicuously, which would have attracted attention, so she had to brace herself and act nonchalant as she bought buns.
There was no need for a greeting since they weren't familiar, Li Hua thought.
Yet the usually silent Xiao Shiqing took the initiative to greet Li Hua, "Miss Li, where are you headed?"
This question was abrupt. After all, they had no relationship, and it was quite forward of him to ask such a question to an unmarried lady.
