Lu Yanzhao eventually ate the plate of kidneys that Gu Nanjiao had stir-fried. It wasn't for any other reason than that it smelled so delicious and tempting that he couldn't help but drool just from the aroma.

Forget about saving face or having any sense of propriety, Lu Yanzhao ate the whole bowl of stir-fried pork kidneys.

Looking at the clean plates, Gu Nanjiao smiled with satisfaction.

Goodness, didn't you say you weren't going to eat? You ate more than anyone else.

I'll buy more later and take better care of his health. Once he's better, I'll be able to relax.

After dinner, Lu Xiaomei pestered Gu Nanjiao to braid her hair and put on a new hair accessory, but Lu's mother pulled her back.

"Go away, stop bothering your sister-in-law, go back to your room and go to sleep."

"I'm not going to sleep. I want my sister-in-law to put the hair accessory on me." Lu Xiaomei pouted, looking unwilling.

"I'll put it on for you, so your sister-in-law can go and rest!" Mother Lu took the hair accessory from Gu Nanjiao's hand and said to Lu Xiaomei.

Lu Xiaomei pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

"Jiaojiao, go and take this glass of water to Yanzhao!" Mother Lu placed a glass of water in Gu Nanjiao's hand with a smile on her face.

“I…” Gu Nanjiao was stunned for a moment.

"Go on, go on." Mother Lu was still smiling.

Gu Nanjiao...

Standing at Lu Yanzhao's door, Gu Nanjiao hesitated whether to knock and go in, after all, she had said before that if she went in again, she would be a dog.

But……

What if Lu Yanzhao suspects I have ulterior motives if I go in?

Looking at the water in her hand, Gu Nanjiao made up her mind, turned around and went back to her room.

Lu Yanzhao won't die of thirst even if he drinks one less cup of water.

Back in her room, Gu Nanjiao picked up her charcoal pencil and began to doodle. She quickly forgot all about the incident.

Gu Nanjiao had just lain down when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Who's knocking on the door in the middle of the night? Could it be Lu's mother? She quickly got up to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Lu Yanzhao saw Gu Nanjiao wearing only a thin undergarment.

His gaze lingered on Gu Nanjiao's neck. Her snow-white skin sent a rush of heat to his head. He struggled to suppress the surge of blood and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Mom said you took my cup?"

Upon hearing the water cup, Gu Nanjiao suddenly remembered that Lu's mother had asked him to bring water to Lu Yanzhao, but she hadn't gone herself, so she brought the cup to her own room.

"I'll get it for you, wait a moment." Gu Nanjiao quickly handed the cup on the table to Lu Yanzhao.

Lu Yanzhao held the empty cup in his hand and played with it for a moment, then looked at Gu Nanjiao with a playful expression.

"Don't misunderstand, I didn't drink from your cup. My mother asked me to bring it to you, but I didn't go and just brought it to my room." Lu Yanzhao's gaze made Gu Nanjiao feel guilty, and she quickly explained.

"Oh, what about the water in the cup?" Lu Yanzhao asked, raising an eyebrow.

"The water in the cup... I accidentally spilled it?" Gu Nanjiao's voice was clearly lacking in confidence, and she didn't dare to look up at Lu Yanzhao.

Because she poured the water out of the cup.

"Heh." Lu Yanzhao chuckled softly.

Gu Nanjiao looked up at Lu Yanzhao and found that he was still staring at her with a half-smile.

"Believe it or not? You're disturbing people's sleep in the middle of the night." Gu Nanjiao closed the door, a little annoyed.

She was a little cold and wanted to go to bed; she didn't have time to argue with Lu Yanzhao.

Looking at the closed door, Lu Yanzhao suddenly relaxed his tense body, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he stopped trying to control his rapid breathing.

I've always had good self-control, so what's wrong with seeing Gu Nanjiao tonight? I guess it's because I ate kidneys tonight.

Gu Nanjiao woke up early in the morning and saw Lu Yanzhao squatting next to the wooden basin washing clothes.

Don't Lu Yanzhao's clothes usually get washed by his mother? Lu Yanzhao is so diligent; he actually knows how to share his mother's burden.

God knows how much Lu Yanzhao suffered after returning home last night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Even when he finally did fall asleep, he dreamt of that hateful woman, Gu Nanjiao, who kept waving at him, unbuttoning his clothes as she did so, and then he…

...

After Lu Yanzhao left, Lu's mother and younger sister went to the mountain to dig up kudzu roots with great enthusiasm.

Gu Nanjiao took the pig offal from yesterday to the river to wash it. Pig offal is delicious, but washing it is a bit troublesome and also a bit disgusting.

After washing the pig offal, Gu Nanjiao put it in a pot to braise.

The leftovers were used to make braised pork intestines, which smelled awful, but tasted incredibly delicious.

When Lu's mother and Lu's younger sister returned, the braised pork offal had just been taken out of the pot.

Lu Xiaomei hurriedly came closer, "Sister-in-law, what is this?"

"This is pork offal, it smells delicious, would you like to try some?" Gu Nanjiao scooped up a piece with a spoon and handed it to Lu Xiaomei.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaomei quickly covered her nose and took a few steps back. "No, I don't want to eat anything that contains pig excrement."

Half an hour later…

"It smells so good!"

Sister-in-law, tell me how you made it? How come it tastes so good?

"This is the first time I've ever eaten something so delicious."

Lu Xiaomei, her mouth greasy from eating, mumbled praises as she continued to stuff food into her mouth.

As soon as Lu Yanzhao stepped into the house, he smelled a strange odor.

It's a smell that's hard to describe; you could say it's stinky, but it also has a pleasant aroma.

As soon as I entered the kitchen, I saw Lu Xiaomei with her mouth covered in grease from eating.

Seeing Lu Yanzhao arrive, Gu Nanjiao quickly brought over a plate of braised pork offal and placed it in front of him.

"Try it and give me your feedback."

Lu Yanzhao stared at the braised pork offal in front of him with a dark face and a furrowed brow, hesitating to pick up his chopsticks.

"Brother, you have to try it! It's really delicious, I guarantee you won't regret it." Lu Xiaomei kept urging Lu Yanzhao from the side. She felt that her brother really didn't know how to appreciate food. Such delicious food, yet he was unmoved.

She completely forgot how she had covered her nose and slung her leg before she even ate.

Lu Yanzhao pushed the food in front of him towards the middle of the table. This stuff was disgusting; let whoever wanted to eat it eat it, he wouldn't.

"Brother, you'll really regret it if you don't eat it. I was just like you at first, I really didn't like it. You should try it." As she spoke, Lu Xiaomei picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it into Lu Yanzhao's mouth.

"Don't spit it out!"

Lu Yanzhao couldn't resist taking a bite and found that it tasted surprisingly good, unlike what he had imagined.

"How does it taste?" Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but ask.

"good."

Seeing how much they were enjoying their meal, Gu Nanjiao had an idea.

Before the Lunar New Year, most people stock up on New Year's goods. Why not take advantage of this time before the New Year to braise some pork offal and sell it?

Lu's mother and younger sister thought it was a good idea.

The next day, Gu Nanjiao went to Liu Meihua's house to borrow an oxcart, put the braised pig offal in a large pot, and together with Lu's mother, lifted it onto the oxcart.

The festive atmosphere of the New Year is strong in Luozhuang Town. Everywhere is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there are many vendors selling New Year's goods. Whether you have money or not, you have to buy some meat.

Gu Nanjiao and her mother set up their stall in the area with the highest foot traffic. At first, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were too embarrassed to call out their wares, but after they saw that everyone around them was shouting their wares, they stopped worrying about being shy.

"Come and take a look! Don't miss out, it's free to sample!"

"Try it first, then buy it. If you don't like it, you don't have to pay."

Most people are averse to pig offal, but they are drawn to free samples.

"Here, let me have a piece." The person who came was a middle-aged man who was a bit overweight.

Gu Nanjiao quickly handed one over.

The middle-aged man took it with his hand, chewed it, and nodded to Gu Nanjiao:

"It tastes great! I've never had anything so special before. Give me two pounds."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After the first person started buying, many more people followed suit.

The pig offal sold out in no time.

Mother Lu counted the copper coins in her hand, becoming more and more excited as she counted.

"Jiaojiao, we actually made a tael! I can hardly believe it."