Chapter 480: Not Enough Money

After returning to the inn, Hu Xiner was still thinking about the young man with almond-shaped eyes she met today.

Mu Qing massaged her legs and said gently, "You're pregnant, don't think too much. You've been traveling so hard, and I see you've lost weight."

Hu Xin'er said angrily, "I've only been out for a few days, how much weight can I lose?"

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it was the waiter who brought the food over.

Mu Qing stood up to take the food. Hu Xiner was sharp-eyed and noticed that there was a portion of porridge and side dishes.

She asked in surprise: "How did you know I wanted to drink porridge today?"

The baby in her belly was not fussy, so she did not suffer from anorexia or vomiting like other pregnant women. She just liked some food with new flavors sometimes. For example, she didn't like meat recently and preferred some light food.

However, I was thinking about the extortion this afternoon, so I didn't tell Mu Qing.

Unexpectedly, Mu Qing had the same idea as her.

She got out of bed happily and didn't notice Mu Qing's stunned expression.

When she reached the table, Mu Qing's expression didn't show any abnormality. Instead, he asked with concern, "Are you really not going to feel hungry after drinking porridge tonight? If you aren't hungry, I'll give you some porridge."

Hu Xin'er said with a smile: "With the food ordered by my husband himself, I will definitely eat my fill."

Mu Qing said lovingly, "Once we settle down, I'll do it for you every day."

"My husband is the best!" Hu Xiner couldn't wait to pick up the spoon.

Mu Qing suddenly said, "Why don't we ask the waiter to bring us a bowl of eight-treasure porridge instead? That way, the baby won't say Daddy is stingy because he doesn't like plain porridge and pickled mustard greens."

He reached for the bowl, but Hu Xin'er quickly protected him, "No, no, no, plain porridge has the original flavor. What the baby wants to eat is what I want to eat. This is what I want to eat today!"

She lowered her head and touched her belly, and said softly, "Is what Mom said right?"

After a while, she raised her head again and said seriously, "Well, baby agrees with me."

Mu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only helplessly say, "You...you're leaving behind such delicious food and insisting on having porridge instead."

He watched Hu Xiner eat quietly, then took out another dish and brought in a bowl of white porridge.

Hu Xin'er asked in surprise, "Why are you drinking porridge too?"

Mu Qing's lips curled up: "Of course I'm eating with my wife."

Hu Xiner's heart suddenly felt very sweet. What kind of a godly husband did she marry?

but……

A problem arises.

She asked casually, "Where did you take the other dish? You can't return food that's already been served in the inn, right?"

Mu Qing sipped his porridge and replied, "I didn't want to eat it, so I gave it to my aunt and the others."

"Why would Auntie want your food?" Hu Xin'er teased. "If she saw you acting like this, she'd be lucky if she didn't scold you."

She always felt that something was wrong. She stared at Mu Qing drinking porridge for a while before she suddenly realized.

Just as Mu Qing said, after a long journey, any normal person would feel hungry and want to eat some nutritious food.

He accompanied her to drink porridge, but it hurt his body.

"You should go eat." She said with a smile.

Mu Qing looked up and smiled: "The porridge is also very delicious."

A woman's sixth sense told Hu Xiner that her husband was hiding something from her, and it was during the short time when he just went in and out.

She thought about it for a moment and came up with an idea. She went out under the pretext of taking a walk, but in fact she was secretly observing her surroundings.

Mu Qing didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't follow her closely as usual.

When she walked into the room again, her lips were pressed into a straight line.

"Xin'er, what's wrong with you?" Mu Qing asked hurriedly.

Hu Xin'er glared at him: "Husband, can you explain to me why everyone is drinking porridge today?"

She had just checked when she went out, and saw that there was porridge on the tables of everyone in the Lu family.

Therefore, the white porridge that Mu Qing prepared was not specifically for her, but was mostly prepared for himself.

That ordinary dish was prepared for her as a pregnant woman.

Mu Qing was stunned. He didn't expect Hu Xin'er to be able to discover this detail.

Hu Xin'er said angrily, "Okay, if it weren't for my sixth sense, I would have been fooled by you by now!"

"Xin'er, please listen to my explanation. I'm not fooling you, it's just..." Mu Qing suddenly stopped talking halfway.

Hu Xin'er opened her round eyes and said, "Come on, tell me. I'm waiting for your explanation."

Mu Qing's eyes flickered slightly: "It's just..."

A flash of inspiration suddenly came to Hu Xiner's mind, and she came up with a ridiculous idea.

She gasped, "Could it be that you—gambled without telling me and lost all your money, so we can only eat porridge and vegetables?"

Mu Qing's pupils shrank slightly.

Hu Xiner almost jumped up when she saw this micro-expression: "Am I right? So we really have no money?"

Before he could finish his words, the door was pushed open a crack, and Jiang Yao's voice came from outside: "Mu'er, what's going on? Didn't we agree not to tell Xin'er?"

Hu Xin'er felt as if the world was falling apart. "Aunt, you also know this? Are you just going to let Mu Qing go astray and gamble? This is simply..."

She couldn't find words to describe her devastated mood.

Jiang Yao walked in impatiently. "What are you talking about? What do you mean by going astray? Being broke is only temporary. Don't misunderstand Mu'er."

"You can't get involved in gambling!" Hu Xiner never expected that her aunt would stand on Mu Qing's side.

Jiang Yao frowned. "What are you betting on? Mu Qing didn't bet."

"Where did the money go?" Hu Xiner asked.

Jiang Yao answered directly, "We left in a hurry, so we didn't bring enough money. After buying the herbs, we didn't have much left. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for a while."

Unexpectedly, Hu Xin'er breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "It's good that we didn't gamble... So we really have no money?"

She looked at the porridge on the table, and her eyes became different.

Just now, the bowl of white porridge in her eyes was filled with tranquility and sweetness, but now it only carries a sense of desolation.

Jiang Yao comforted him, "It's just that I'm out of money right now. Don't worry, we can still ask the Taoist priest to tell my fortune."

Taoist Master Yiqing was also full of confidence: "We will set off again after we earn enough money."

Qingzhou is the most bustling and prosperous place on the way to the small mountain village, so medicinal herbs can only be bought here, otherwise you may not be able to find such a complete range of medicinal herbs on the road.

Until they earn enough money, the Lu family plans to stay in this inn.

Hu Xin'er thought for a moment and asked, "Have you guys left the money for the inn? We won't be kicked out tomorrow, will we?"

Everyone looked at each other.