Hua Yan felt nauseous from the pungent smells, and every time he was about to kick people out, his master would interrupt him.

The herbalist, holding a handful of durian flesh, earnestly urged by the bedside, "Try it! It's really delicious!"

"I don't want to! I'd rather die than eat it!"

Hua Yan, his face dark with ugliness, refused.

The herbalist gave him a look that said, "You don't know what you're missing," and then ignored him, continuing to eat on his own.

On the other side, Aunt Ma and Wang Shunfeng, at Zhen Wanwan's strong recommendation, finally made up their minds and each took a small piece of fruit.

With the air of warriors going to their deaths, the two gritted their teeth and swallowed the golden object.

Zhen Wanwan looked at them expectantly: "How is it? Isn't it delicious! I didn't lie to you, did I!"

Aunt Ma frowned, carefully chewing the durian to savor its texture. She never expected that something that smelled so pungent would taste so sweet and delicious.

To be honest, this stuff is actually quite delicious.

She still couldn't stand the smell.

However, she had to consider Zhen Wanwan's feelings.

"It's delicious, sweet and fragrant, and very soft and chewy."

Wang Shunfeng was even more direct. After eating the durian, his eyes lit up as he praised, "Zhen Niangzi, this durian isn't sour at all; it's even sweeter than grapes!"

Zhen Wanwan smiled and patted his shoulder: "If you like it, take two durians to your room to eat later!"

Wang Shunfeng obediently nodded and began to eat the durian in large bites.

Seeing that he was enjoying the fruit, Aunt Ma gave him the fruit she hadn't finished eating.

Zhen Wanwan walked towards Zhuyuan, each holding a whole piece of fruit in one hand.

At this moment, Zhu Yuan suddenly wanted to disappear from the spot.

Zhen Wanwan had no idea what he was thinking. She just saw him spread the fruit pulp in his palm and stare longingly at Zhu Yuan.

"My lord, eat!"

Zhu Yuan pursed his lips tightly, even slowing his breathing.

But fearing that Zhen Wanwan would be disappointed, he gently declined, saying, "If Madam likes it, then keep it for yourself!"

I don't want it!!!

Zhen Wanwan sighed and looked at him disapprovingly.

"We're husband and wife, so naturally we should share happiness. Try it—it's really delicious!"

"If you don't believe me, look at the Hundred Herbs Divine Doctor and the others, how deliciously they're eating!"

Upon hearing Zhen Wanwan mention herself, Baicaoshi raised the durian in her hand and then took a big bite.

Zhu Yuan remained silent for a long time before looking at Zhen Wanwan, who was looking at him expectantly.

He let his sense of smell wander, preparing to take a small bite to get by.

I didn't expect him to overestimate himself.

Upon suddenly smelling the stench, he immediately covered his mouth, ran out of the house, and began to vomit.

This scene shocked everyone, including Zhen Wanwan.

Without thinking, she threw the durian towards the herbalist and ran to Zhuyuan's side.

"Husband! What's wrong? Did you eat something wrong?"

Zhen Wanwan was very flustered, recalling in her mind that Zhu Yuan had touched that dish that night.

When Zhu Yuan left the room, the strong smell had dissipated considerably.

He shook his head and explained, "It's nothing! It's probably because of the hot weather and drinking too much cold water!"

Zhu Yuan told a white lie, and only the people besides Zhen Wanwan knew the real reason why he felt nauseous.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Wanwan frowned slightly. The weather these days is sometimes cool and sometimes humid.

She was worried that this would happen, which is why she didn't make the ice earlier.

Unexpectedly, her husband acted like a child; since there was no ice at home, he would secretly buy some to eat when they went out.

"Sigh! Then I'll have the herbalist prescribe a medicine for you to help you recover. And you absolutely must not eat so many cold things anymore! Understand?"

Zhu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't have to eat durian, he was fine with taking any medicine!

The herbalist watched from afar, then looked at the durian in his hand and sighed inwardly, thinking how his junior brother was truly unlucky!

Having escaped unscathed, Zhu Yuan made an excuse that he had something to attend to and went straight to his study.

Aunt Ma also took this opportunity to say that she needed to go back and boil water so that the masters could wash up in the evening.

Wang Shunfeng also went out to share the food with his friends.

Only she, the herbalist, and Hua Yan, who needed to recuperate, remained in the room.

The attendants serving Hua Yan had long since run away because they couldn't stand the smell.

Zhen Wanwan took a lump of it from the herbalist and said calmly, "If the divine doctor likes it, please have Aunt Ma cut it open for you to eat!"

The herbalist chuckled and replied that the durian suited his taste perfectly.

If Zhen Wanwan were to hear his thoughts, she would probably retort, "Is there anything about you, the Divine Doctor of Herbs, that you don't like?"

Many people are having trouble sleeping tonight; there are voices coming from every room.

Although they spoke softly, I could still vaguely glean some keywords from them.

What?! Lady Zhen eats shit?! What?! The Divine Physician of Herbs likes to fish out golden-yellow shit from the latrine and eat it?!

These words are as outrageous as they come.

Very few people know it's edible. They've tried to explain, but people just say they smelled the stench and shut them down.

Zhen Wanwan was unaware that her 'quirk' was spreading like wildfire.

She lay on the bed, half asleep, but still trying to stay awake, wanting to wait for Zhuyuan to return.

However, she couldn't wait any longer and fell asleep sometime later.

Zhu Yuan returned to the room the moment she fell asleep.

He was genuinely afraid that his wife would force him to eat durian again.

I had a good night's sleep, and the next day the sky was clear and cloudless.

Zhen Wanwan stretched lazily, relaxing her body.

The two little ones watched from the side and imitated Zhen Wanwan's actions, which melted everyone's hearts.

Zhen Wanwan's infectious laughter echoed throughout the room.

"My darlings are so amazing! They can all do a whole set of radio calisthenics! Great job!"

Although their movements are a bit lacking, they're just kids; all they need to do is be cute.

"Madam Zhen! Someone's looking for you outside!"

Wang Shunfeng is currently responsible for guarding the gate and running errands. He got up early this morning and went to his post.

Unexpectedly, a lot of villagers had gathered outside. He was worried that they would make a fuss, so he prepared to drive them away.

Unexpectedly, even though everyone had moved away from the courtyard entrance, the person was still staring at him intently; to be precise, it was 'a real coincidence'.

"True Fate" is the name Zhen Wanwan gave to this house, and the plaque was only recently hung up.

Its meaning is the CP name she gave herself and Zhu Yuan, one Zhen and one Yuan, which means true fate!

Zhen Wanwan stopped playing with the child and asked calmly, "Who were these people? Did they say what they wanted to do?"

Wang Shunfeng scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I...I forgot to ask..."

He looked nervously at Zhen Wanwan, afraid that his wife would dislike him for his incompetence.

Zhen Wanwan didn't show any expression. She handed Guabao and Tianbao over to Zhang Mama to take care of, and then followed Wang Shunfeng out of the courtyard.

The crowd outside the house stared longingly at the gate.

Upon seeing Zhen Wanwan approach, they all knelt down before her and kowtowed several times.