Because they were going to the Zhou family to celebrate their birthday tomorrow, the Mo family was still busy preparing gifts, even though there was no banquet.

Actually, everyone is pretty much ready, but seeing how well others have prepared, and looking at our own, it seems a bit lacking, not quite presentable!

Take it back and fix it carefully!

It's all about the sentiment; each of them prepared a handmade gift, making it seem like a competition of craftsmanship!

Grandma Mo laughed and scolded, "That's enough! They all look great to me! There's no need to compare them with others, the thought is what matters! How can everyone be made to look as beautiful as a flower! Alright, stop comparing, or you'll get upset again in no time!"

Turning her head, she sternly scolded Old Man Mo, "You started this! Showing off your little skills and abilities! Look how you've hurt the children! How old are they, and how old are you? Comparing them, aren't you ashamed?"

Old Man Mo knew that Old Woman Mo wasn't really scolding him; she was just saying it on purpose for others to hear. He wasn't angry at all; he just stood there with a smile on his face, shamelessly standing there.

His wife is praising him, saying he's a good cook!

He couldn't help but be happy!

Wait until those brats have some real skills before they come back to show off!

When Grandma Mo saw that he was getting smug, she laughed and slapped him. He really made her look good!

Old Mo raised his face, and that was a sign of pride!

Everyone else went about their own business, and no one paid any attention to the two joking around.

Mo Wenying hadn't received any message about going to offer birthday greetings, and it seemed a bit late when she found out. She hadn't had time to prepare a gift yet; everyone else had one, and she didn't, which didn't seem quite right!

After thinking it over, I've decided not to go for now!

The rest of the Mo family didn't make things difficult for her. They knew she was afraid of being questioned, and they were worried that she would overthink things. If she didn't want to go, then she didn't have to go!

Gao Yuling and Old Man Xu also stayed behind, since they weren't members of the Mo family and didn't want to get involved. They stayed to guard the fields and watch over the crops.

So they don't need to prepare gifts, they're very free!

After dinner, it's free time for leisure activities.

While the children played games, the adults either sat together chatting, collected laundry and watched the children, or did mending and banging.

There are two other types, like Su Nanxi feeding birds, and Mo Qinghe reading a book or practicing martial arts for a while!

No, there's another kind: watering flowers like Old Man Xu!

After meals, Old Xu likes to water the flowers and weed in the backyard, where he can stay for a long time!

Actually, if you pull weeds every day, you don't actually pull that many weeds! Old Xu pulls weeds for a kind of enjoyment!

He somehow got hold of a packet of seeds, and every now and then he would take a little bit out, water it, and sprinkle the seeds on it, hoping every day that they would sprout.

But not only did the sprout not grow, the seeds also disappeared, which made him furious. He was convinced that the bird had eaten his seeds and went to settle accounts with Su Nanxi!

Su Nanxi is innocent! When did she order those birds to eat the seeds?

She's never been a qualified bird trainer, so how could she possibly manage these grown men?

These big shots only know how to eat and can't do any work. She's been complaining about them for ages!

"If it wasn't eaten by birds, then it must have been eaten by insects! I refuse to believe we can't find evidence!"

Old Xu scattered another handful of seeds on the ground, then stood guard not far away, hoping to find the culprit!

Unfortunately, they waited all day but didn't see anything. It wasn't until dark that they accidentally discovered it was indeed bird food, but not the kind of bird that Su Nanxi fed.

Those birds are small, entirely black, and silent; they only come after dark! They're really hard to spot if you're not looking carefully!

Su Nanxi told Old Man Xu to soak the seeds in water first to make them germinate, then plant them in the ground and cover them with a layer of mud so that the birds would not come.

Some birds like to eat seeds, but they don't like to eat seeds that have sprouted or grown leaves!

Old Xu thought it made sense, and after doing so, he found that it really was true; his seeds sprouted, grew into seedlings, and grew tall!

So every day after dinner, he likes to linger in the vegetable garden, like a hardworking little bee!

However, Mo Qinghe also liked to go there because there was a plot of land next to the vegetable garden with two trees planted there, where he could practice his martial arts.

Come on!

Both the master and apprentice wanted to come to this place, which wasn't a big deal in itself, but Old Xu, having nothing better to do, started finding fault with it.

He didn't pick and choose anyone else, he just chose Mo Qinghe's!

This gave Su Nanxi a bit of a headache. Can't we just get along peacefully?

But she couldn't afford to offend either side; if she spoke up, she'd be disliked by both!

Out of sight, out of mind!

Let the master and apprentice compete among themselves, while she feeds the birds and chats with them—how wonderful!

And now, these two are at odds with each other again. No, to be precise, it should be that Old Man Xu is at odds with Mo Qinghe again!

One minute they're saying Mo Qinghe's gesture is wrong, the next they're saying the force isn't enough and it's too light, and then they're saying the speed is too slow. At this rate, he would have been beaten to death long ago!

Mo Qinghe was also angry, but since this was his master, he couldn't do anything about it, but he was really angry!

He knew he wasn't good at martial arts, and ever since his legs were healed, he had been practicing diligently!

How come they're nothing in this old man's eyes! This old man is really something, he doesn't even know martial arts, yet he's the one shouting the loudest on the side!

Anyone who didn't know better would think this old man was both a scholar and a warrior!

Look at them, listen to them, they're so familiar with pointing things out! They're very knowledgeable and articulate!

Old Xu really thought Mo Qinghe was terrible; the more he looked at him, the more displeased he became, even while he was embroidering!

Ugh! He's so worried!

How could he possibly be worthy of an ugly girl!

Ugly Girl is a person who keeps a low profile. She doesn't usually fight unless there's something going on, but when she does fight, even that Yu Chen kid probably wouldn't be a match for her!

Therefore, his disciple appears to be much weaker!

If we separate them, that ugly girl will definitely give him a hard time; if we don't separate them, well... then I'll just have to train this disciple a bit more!

Hmm! I remember someone has a lot of free time. If I invite him to visit the countryside, he'll definitely be very happy to do so!

With delicious food and fun activities, what's there to be unhappy about?

Mo Qinghe had no idea that his master was worrying himself sick over him and was secretly plotting something!

He turned around and complained to Su Nanxi for a bit, angrily saying that he would secretly work hard and find an opportunity to scare that old man!

Su Nanxi simply said, "Okay! Keep it up!"

Let's point out each other's flaws and improve together!

Just don't hold grudges or be petty!

It's best to grow secretly, master unparalleled martial arts, and then one day, suddenly amaze everyone!

That would be even more exciting!

Just thinking about it is exciting! Isn't this a common plot in ancient martial arts novels? The male protagonist's growth process is full of hardships, and then one day, he suddenly shines brightly, dazzling everyone's eyes!

Uh! Her eyes weren't dog eyes! No, they were absolutely blindingly bright!

Mo Qinghe also wants to quietly amaze the world!

"Wife, do you still remember which school you studied under?"

"I don't remember! When I wanted to use force, I just started moving involuntarily!"

Do you believe it?