Xu Tingchuan was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't think much of it.

He doesn't usually pay attention to these kinds of text messages, but he only asked about it today because the amount was so large.

He was worried that Ni Sitian had done something like what happened to Ni Qianshan last time, which was why she needed such a large sum of money.

She seemed relaxed, so it probably had nothing to do with Ni Qianshan.

Xu Tingchuan suddenly smiled, Ni Sitian's impolite words had really pleased him.

In the past, it was always incredibly difficult for him to get her to spend his money willingly, but now she can rightfully consider his money as hers. This is a rare step forward, and it feels more like a family.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ni Sitian said irritably.

"What did I do to offend you today?" Xu Tingchuan wasn't oblivious. He sensed that Ni Sitian's tone was a bit fierce. Although he still enjoyed it, he was curious why she had been perfectly fine before noon and had suddenly changed.

Ni Sitian took a bite of sweet and sour pork. She really wanted to question him, but she could only hold back.

"If I didn't know better, I would have thought that piece of meat was mine. My little darling, what did I do to offend you?" Xu Tingchuan reached out and poked Ni Sitian's cheek.

"Who's your sweetheart? Don't be so mushy," Ni Sitian said reproachfully, but couldn't help laughing.

Feeling guilty for laughing so happily at Zhi Lan, Mu suppressed her smile, put down her chopsticks, looked at Xu Tingchuan seriously, and asked, "Are you hiding something very important from me?"

"Where is it?" Xu Tingchuan suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Su Yan about it, but he couldn't say anything. If Xiang Zhilan found out, it would be terrible. He didn't even know what Shen Muzhi's decision was.

Su Yan's condition worsened today, which he had heard from Shen Muzhi. He didn't dare to press Shen Muzhi about his decision anymore, feeling that Shen Muzhi was almost driven to the brink by this matter.

"Shifty eyes mean you're guilty." Ni Sitian snorted, deciding that she would stay angry with Xu Tingchuan for at least three days.

"When did you start studying psychology?" Xu Tingchuan didn't take her little tantrum to heart; it's normal for pregnant women to have mood swings.

After finishing her meal, Ni Sitian stood up, not even taking her bowl, and said, "You're washing the dishes today."

Xu Tingchuan smiled, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Mrs. Xu, which day lately haven't I been washing the dishes?"

Ni Sitian thought about it and realized it made sense. She was pregnant and couldn't stand the smell of oil, so it was his job to wash the dishes.

"You'll wash the clothes, mop the floor, and wipe all the tables and chairs clean." Ni Sitian just wanted to give him work. Knowing this and not reporting it was an even bigger offense, so she could only endure it for now and punish him with chores. She'd see how she settled accounts with him after Zhi Lan left! Humph!

"Okay, okay, I'll do anything," Xu Tingchuan replied with a smile.

Ni Sitian felt that his easy acceptance of her difficult request made her seem spoiled, so she didn't say anything more.

She went straight to her small study. Poisoned, in a deep sleep and suffering from amnesia, she hadn't worked seriously for a long time. The things she wrote with the mind of a 17-year-old were childishly cute. After reading them, she revised them and thought they were usable enough.

Since it was a short story, I sent it to a magazine editor I knew before.

After finishing that, she sat down at the easel and drew a sketch. She should visit Grandpa Wu another day; she felt a little guilty for not having done so for so long.