Chapter 48 (Sweet!) Jiang Yubai Confession

Shen Lieyang immediately quickened his pace with a gloomy face, no longer in the mood to gossip.

So when Ruan Yuntang came to his senses and walked over, he saw a group of people working hard in a low voice.

She didn't disturb them and hurried to the kitchen to prepare mung bean soup.

While the mung bean soup was cooling down, she used the osmanthus flowers in the space to make some osmanthus cakes as snacks.

When they were sent to the yard, Shen Lieyang and his companions were overjoyed.

"Sister-in-law, you are truly my dear sister-in-law. If the leader does anything to make you angry in the future, I will definitely help you!"

Ruan Yuntang looked awkwardly at the man who had just put down the saw and was walking towards them, and explained, "No, no, we won't be angry with each other."

"Sister-in-law, you are too absolute. How could the young couple not be angry or quarrel?" Shen Lieyang smiled like an experienced person.

Ruan Yuntang smiled and didn't explain. She and Jiang Yubai were not a couple.

Fearing that it might cause misunderstanding, she filled a bowl of mung bean soup and walked over to hand it to him, explaining in a low voice: “Don’t get me wrong, this is all Comrade Shen’s nonsense.”

Jiang Yubai lowered his eyes to glance at the mung bean soup, then looked at her deeply. Seeing that she was eager to distance herself from him, he said coldly, "I know, don't misunderstand me."

"Of course I wouldn't misunderstand!" Ruan Yuntang responded quickly, wishing he could raise his finger and swear on the spot.

Jiang Yubai choked, took the mung bean soup and drank it all in one gulp. As he handed it back, he casually said, "This mung bean soup is too sweet. How much sugar did you put in it?"

"No way, I only put four or five spoonfuls of sugar." Ruan Yuntang turned around and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Do you think it's sweet?"

"No, I think it's too bland!" Shen Lieyang, who said this, was adding sugar with a spoon.

Ruan Yuntang was afraid that it wouldn't be sweet enough, so he just put the sugar jar next to it.

She carefully pointed for Jiang Yubai and said, "If you think it's too bland, add some sugar later."

"You didn't taste it?" Jiang Yubai looked at her and asked.

Ruan Yuntang looked back calmly and said in surprise: "Of course I didn't taste it, I'm allergic!"

Jiang Yubai stared at her for a few seconds until her face showed confusion, then he looked away calmly, "I forgot."

Ruan Yuntang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's normal that you forgot. After all, it's me who is allergic."

Jiang Yubai didn't say anything else, turned around and continued to saw wood.

Ruan Yuntang quickly returned to the house.

Before she was about to disappear, Jiang Yubai suddenly raised his eyes and looked at her with deep eyes.

Her acting is really good, but it’s a pity that she forgot that “Ruan Yuntang” especially hates everything that she is allergic to, and it is even more impossible for her to make it for others to drink.

He had personally witnessed a servant of the Ruan family who had only brought back a small bag of mung bean cakes given by his family, and was ordered by Ruan Yuntang with a look of disgust to throw the cake into the泔水袋.

Can such a person make mung bean soup?

By the afternoon, the new table and wardrobe were finished, and now all that was missing were the bed, chairs, and cupboards.

In order to thank them, Ruan Yuntang specially prepared beef hotpot.

Since there were not many fresh vegetables left, she put a lot of meat in, filling the pot up with the fragrant red oil.

Shen Lieyang and others were drooling at the sight, "Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are so good."

Ruan Yuntang smiled modestly, "I just had nothing to do, so I did some research. You guys should eat it while it's hot."

After hearing what was said, several people hurriedly started eating. The meat was fresh, fragrant and spicy after one bite. Everyone's mouth was red from eating it, but they just couldn't stop eating.

Ruan Yuntang also ate with relish.

Only one person was holding the chopsticks and was still not moving.

"Captain, why don't you eat? Don't you love spicy food the most?" Shen Lieyang asked doubtfully.

Ruan Yuntang also looked over curiously.

"Not too hungry." Jiang Yubai put down his chopsticks. "I'm done eating. You guys take your time."

After saying that, he left the house.

"It's strange. The captain used to love spicy food. Even if he wasn't hungry, he wouldn't refuse to eat a single bite, right?" Shen Lieyang muttered in confusion.

Ruan Yuntang glanced outside the house and frowned. Apart from drinking a bowl of mung bean soup at noon, he had not eaten a single bite. How could he not be hungry?

Then she went to the kitchen again and left the house soon after.

Found someone in the corner of the yard.

He leaned against the tree in silence, holding a small knife in his bony hands, carving simple patterns on the four sides of the table legs, stroke by stroke. It looked delicate and elegant, which was totally inconsistent with his personality.

He was so focused that he didn't even notice her approaching him.

Ruan Yuntang hesitated for a moment, and when he finished carving one side, he asked, "Are you feeling sick in the stomach?"

The tip of the knife scratched the wooden leg. Jiang Yubai frowned, looked up at her, and said calmly, "No."

Ruan Yuntang saw that he was in a bad mood, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "There's a bowl of clear soup noodles in the kitchen. If you're hungry, go and have some. But it will get mushy if you wait any longer."

After saying that, she turned and went into the house.

Jiang Yubai stared at her back in a daze, with confusion in his eyes.

Then he dropped the knife, leaned heavily against the tree, rubbed his sore temples, and a sinister look rose in his eyes.

In his previous life, he was forced to eat too many raw chili peppers, which damaged his stomach and he no longer liked spicy food.

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When Ruan Yuntang came out again, the table had been cleared, the kitchen was clean, and the bowl of noodles had disappeared.

Ruan Yuntang had sweated a lot that day. He was planning to boil some water for washing. When he picked up the wooden bucket and prepared to go out to get water, he almost bumped into Jiang Yubai.

"You haven't left yet?" She was surprised.

Jiang Yubai looked at the bucket in her hand and didn't explain why he was still there. He just asked, "Get some water for a bath?"

Ruan Yuntang nodded subconsciously, and the next moment, the bucket in his hand was snatched away.

"I'll help you fight."

Before Ruan Yuntang could stop him, the other person had already walked out the door.

Ruan Yuntang's face was filled with astonishment.

Not long after, Jiang Yubai brought a full bucket of water and poured it back into the pot for her. Then he lit a fire and boiled the water, his movements as smooth as flowing water.

Ruan Yuntang was so surprised that she could stuff a duck egg into her mouth. She was a little flattered and was at a loss as to how to stop him.

"I can do this myself."

Jiang Yubai paused holding the fire tongs, and slowly turned his face. His eyelashes cast the shadow of butterfly wings under his eyes, and his eyes, which were always covered with frost, were now sparkling.

"You've worked hard today. That bowl of noodles is delicious." The brown teardrop mole at the corner of his eye trembled slightly with the corner of his lips, emitting a gentle warm color in the firelight.

It turned out to be a thank you gift.

Ruan Yuntang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay, no need to thank me, you are also helping me make furniture."

"More than that." He looked at her.

The flames illuminated his half-dark profile, and emotions surged in his dark eyes.

Ruan Yuntang's heart suddenly skipped a beat and his eyes widened in surprise.

No way, he...he wouldn't...

Jiang Yubai looked at her steadily, his expression seemed to be in pain, "I am very conflicted now."

"I really hate you before. To be more precise, the you before that incident."

After a pause, the corners of his eyes flushed slightly, "If only you hadn't been responsible for what happened before."

His voice was low and dark, yet coaxing.

It makes one's heart soften.