A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 201: Have you found it yet?

Zhou Hanzhang had always wanted to meet Xiao Ba's boss, and now that he heard she was back, he was quite excited. "When did she get back? Where is she now?"

"My boss is at Youjian Bookstore right now. Do you want to go and see her? She'd like to meet you too, but it depends on your availability."

Zhou Hanzhang had no chance to refuse and quickly said, "Yes, shall we go after breakfast? Is she busy right now?"

Xiao Ba recalled his boss saying, "She's not busy, you just need to go."

"That's fine."

Zhou Hanzhang finished his breakfast in no time, and looked at Xiao Ba who was still eating with a bit of disdain, "You're a robot, and you eat slower than me."

She snatched the bun from his hand and put it back on the plate. "Don't eat it. You don't want to keep your boss waiting."

Xiao Ba snatched the bun back and stuffed it into her mouth. "She's fine. She doesn't have much, but she has plenty of time. Besides, she loves to sleep in. She probably hasn't even gotten up yet. What's the rush?"

"...Wasn't it you who told me she wanted to see me?"

"Yes, she wants to see you, but there's no rush, is there? Besides, she's only here because she feels like seeing you. She's been a bit lazy lately, only thinking about enjoying herself."

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Xiao Ba and thought to himself, "You're a robot, and you're complaining about your boss like this. Won't you get sent for repairs?"

Perhaps Zhou Hanzhang's gaze was too intense, because Xiao Ba saw it and said, "Don't look at me like this. It's just that like boss, like employee. If she hadn't really thought that way, do you think I would have this attitude?"

Fine.

I don't know your boss, so you can just say whatever you want, right?

After finally waiting for Xiao Ba to finish breakfast, he said he could only set off after his system had absorbed and transformed the nutrients.

Zhou Hanzhang was so tired that she wanted to go back to sleep for a while when Xiao Ba came over to her, looking refreshed, and said, "Okay, let's go."

Zhou Hanzhang was almost laughing with anticipation. "It'll be dark soon."

Xiao Ba looked at the sky very seriously. "Don't scare me. I'll think a natural disaster is coming. People like us who have experienced huge natural disasters, please don't joke with us about the weather."

"Alright, alright, let's go, Young Master Ba."

Xiao Ba then led her toward Youjian Bookstore.

Looking at the familiar road, Zhou Hanzhang thought to himself that it would be better to visit first, rather than waiting for Xiao Ba.

However, when they arrived, Zhou Hanzhang finally understood why Xiao Ba had been dawdling and only now was it time to leave.

When they arrived, they saw the shop owner with messy hair, yawning, slowly opening the door.

This person looked extremely ordinary, the kind of person you wouldn't remember after just one glance in a crowd. But logically speaking, Zhou Hanzhang shouldn't have been able to remember such a person.

But she didn't know why, but when she looked at this person, she couldn't take her eyes off him.

Xiao Ba excitedly stepped forward and shouted, "Boss, I brought Zhou Hanzhang over!"

The shopkeeper, looking half-asleep, asked, "Who is Zhou Hanzhang?"

"It's that one, that one..."

The boss suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand, let her come in first, I'll go wash up."

After saying that, he hurriedly walked to the back of the shop.

Zhou Hanzhang found the scene rather amusing.

She hadn't seen anyone who was out of step with the times in a long time.

However, while she seemed out of place, she also appeared extremely relaxed, as if she was meant to live in this world.

She hadn't been inside for long when Boss Xiao Ba, who had already tidied up, came over with a steamed bun in his mouth. He reached out his hand and said, "Hello, I'm Zhou Tong. It's nice to meet you."

Zhou Hanzhang was taken aback for a moment. She hadn't seen such etiquette in a long time and was quite unaccustomed to it.

Zhou Tong looked at Xiao Ba with some doubt, "Xiao Ba, help me take a look. I remember this is the etiquette for 2024, right? Could it be that I remembered it wrong?"

"Boss, if you remember correctly, that's how it is."

After receiving a definite answer from Xiao Ba, Zhou Tong reached out her hand to Zhou Hanzhang again.

Zhou Hanzhang realized what was happening and quickly grasped the outstretched hand. "Hello, I'm Zhou Hanzhang, and it's a pleasure to meet you too."

Zhou Tong breathed a sigh of relief. "I almost thought we'd both misremembered. Turns out we share the same surname. Maybe we..."

"No, it's just that I haven't been exposed to modern etiquette for so long, so seeing you suddenly makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "That's right. When we first arrived, we weren't used to it either, but as we lived here longer, things changed."

We initially integrated ourselves into this place, and over time, we gradually recovered and combined the imprints of our own era with this era, achieving the most comfortable state of life.

I haven't seen people from other eras in so long, so seeing you brings me some joy.

As Zhou Tong spoke, she ate the steamed bun and reached out her other hand toward Xiao Ba.

Xiao Ba quickly brought her a cup of tea.

After she finished drinking the tea, she smiled at Zhou Hanzhang and said, "I'm really sorry, but I easily get low blood sugar if I don't eat breakfast in the morning."

Zhou Tong's smile made her seem like a completely different person.

The disheveled feeling he gave off earlier vanished instantly with that smile.

She looks radiant and cheerful now.

When she's not smiling, she looks like a woman in her thirties, but when she smiles, she looks even younger than Zhou Hanzhang.

This is not just a difference in appearance; even Zhou Tong's entire demeanor has changed.

That's really weird.

Seeing Zhou Hanzhang lost in thought again, Zhou Tong waved her hand in front of her, "Hanzhang? Is it okay for me to call you that?"

Zhou Hanzhang snapped out of his daze and said, "Okay, okay."

Zhou Tong personally poured a cup of flower tea for Zhou Hanzhang and placed it in front of her. "These flower teas are all homemade. Please try them. I've been away for so long, and Xiao Ba has bothered you for so long. I feel really bad about it."

"You're too kind. I haven't been in the capital lately either. Xiao Ba has been staying home with my mother for me, and I should thank him."

"Right? Xiao Ba is more likely to win over women. As long as he doesn't cause you any trouble, that's good."

"will not."

Zhou Hanzhang recalled what Xiao Ba had told her before, that Zhou Tong had gone to other places to look for someone like herself, and she didn't know if she had found anyone.

"Professor Zhou, I remember Xiao Ba telling me that you left before to find someone like me. I wonder if you found them?"

Upon hearing this form of address, Zhou Tong quickly replied, "Just call me Zhou Tong. There aren't any professors here, and I haven't done research for a long time. As for the person you mentioned, well, let's not talk about him."