Chapter 22 Divine Fragrance: A Single Drop of Fragrance Filled the Entire Family Compound!
Qin Lie stopped in his tracks.
His face darkened visibly.
The air pressure around him was frighteningly low.
The military wives who were gossiping also noticed that something was wrong.
As soon as they turned around, they saw Qin Lie holding Jiang Wu and standing not far away.
The man's handsome face was now covered in a layer of ice.
A pair of dark eyes, sharp as a hawk's, stared intently at them.
His gaze was filled with a chilling coldness and undisguised murderous intent.
Several military wives were so frightened that they dropped their needles and thread on the ground.
His face turned pale instantly.
"Commander Qin... Commander Qin..."
Aunt Zhang's lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.
She never expected that she would be caught red-handed for talking badly about someone.
Qin Lie remained silent.
He simply swept his gaze coldly over them with a look that could slowly tear someone apart.
Then, he picked up Jiang Wu and turned to continue walking home.
He never let her go from beginning to end.
He even pulled her closer to him.
It was a silent protection, yet more forceful than any words.
He is showing everyone through his actions.
This woman belongs to Qin Lie.
He protected her, he doted on her.
No one can say a bad word about her.
Until Qin Lie's figure disappeared at the courtyard gate.
The military wives seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing to the ground.
"My goodness... I was so scared..."
"Commander Qin's eyes... are terrifying... like he's about to kill someone..."
"We...we shouldn't say anything carelessly anymore..."
Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that she trembled all over.
She knew that she had completely offended Commander Qin today.
...
Back home.
Qin Lie slammed the courtyard gate shut.
It keeps out all the prying and malicious eyes from outside.
He gently placed Jiang Wu on the small stool in the yard.
Then, without saying a word, he took the soy sauce, sugar, and meat into the kitchen.
Jiang Wu looked at his tense back and knew he was angry.
But his anger wasn't directed at her.
It was directed at those who criticized her.
It was also anger at his own powerlessness.
He wanted to protect her, but found that he couldn't silence everyone.
A warm feeling washed over Jiang Wu.
She stood up and followed him into the simple kitchen.
In the kitchen, Qin Lie was holding a cleaver and heavily chopping a piece of pork belly on the cutting board.
The clanging sound made the whole kitchen shake.
It was as if he wasn't chopping meat, but rather those gossiping people.
"husband."
Jiang Wu gently hugged him from behind.
Her small face was pressed against his back.
Feel the tension in his muscles caused by anger.
Qin Lie stopped moving.
The veins on his hand gripping the knife hilt were bulging.
"Don't be angry."
Jiang Wu's voice was soft and had a calming effect.
"They can say what they want, we'll live our own lives."
"People can say whatever they want, and we can't control them."
"As long as you believe in me, that's enough."
Her words were like a soothing ointment, calming the anger in his heart.
Qin Lie's tense body gradually relaxed.
He put down the cleaver, turned around, and trapped her between himself and the stove.
He looked down at her.
A complex mix of emotions surged within those deep eyes.
There was heartache, guilt, and a lingering fear that he himself was unaware of.
He was afraid.
I was afraid she would be upset by those rumors.
I'm afraid she might feel wronged and consider leaving again.
"I will not let them bully you again."
He made the promise, his voice hoarse, uttering each word slowly and deliberately.
"Um."
Jiang Wu tilted her head back and gave him a sweet smile.
"I trust you."
"Then you're in for a treat today."
She winked playfully.
"To reward you for being so 'mighty' today, I've decided to cook you the best braised pork in the world!"
Qin Lie looked at her beaming little face.
The gloom in my heart completely vanished.
He couldn't resist reaching out and pinching her cheek.
"You're such a smooth talker."
He said that, but the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up slightly.
Jiang Wu crawled out of his arms, tied on an apron, and like a busy little bee, began to bustle around in the kitchen.
Wash the meat, cut it into pieces, blanch it...
Her movements were still a little clumsy, but they revealed a seriousness and focus.
Qin Lie did not leave.
He leaned against the doorframe, lit a cigarette, and quietly watched her.
He watched her wash her hands and cook for him.
My heart was filled to the brim with an emotion called "happiness".
The blanched meat chunks are being stir-fried in hot oil in a pot.
It makes an enticing "sizzling" sound.
The pork skin was stir-fried until it curled up slightly, turning a golden brown color.
Jiang Wu added scallion segments, ginger slices, star anise, cinnamon sticks...
These are the most common seasonings of this era.
She stirred it a few times, preparing to add water and stew it.
Just then, she paused for a moment.
She glanced at Qin Lie, who was still leaning against the doorway, smoking, out of the corner of her eye.
"Honey, I forgot to bring the rock sugar. Could you go inside and get it for me?"
Her voice was sweet and delicate.
"It's in the second drawer of the bedside table."
"Um."
Qin Lie stubbed out his cigarette, didn't think much of it, and turned to go inside.
Jiang Wu's eyes lit up when she saw him enter the room.
Her thoughts stirred slightly.
A semi-transparent storage space, faintly glowing and visible only to her, appeared before her.
The space is small, only a few square meters.
There were some things scattered around inside.
Most of them were elixirs, rare treasures, and other precious items that she had collected in her previous life when she was in the Hehuan Sect.
Her eyes swept quickly across the room.
Finally, it landed on an inconspicuous small blue porcelain bottle.
She quickly took out the porcelain bottle.
Remove the bottle cork.
A strange fragrance, indescribable in words, wafted out from the bottle opening in an instant.
The fragrance was domineering and rich, yet it carried a captivating, ethereal quality.
Just one whiff is enough to make your mouth water and your appetite whetted.
This is "First-Class Fragrance," which she refined in her previous life using hundreds of kinds of spiritual herbs and fruits.
Just one drop can transform the most ordinary earthly food into an unparalleled delicacy, like a divine elixir.
She dared not put in too much.
I just carefully tilted the bottle opening.
A drop of liquid, as clear and translucent as amber, dripped from the mouth of the bottle.
It landed precisely in the pot of bubbling braised pork.
"boom--"
The moment that drop of liquid merged into the soup.
An amazing aroma of meat, a hundred times stronger than before, suddenly burst forth from the pot!
The fragrance seemed to have grown legs, carrying an irresistible penetrating power.
They rushed out of the small kitchen in an instant.
They rushed out of the small courtyard enclosed by walls.
Then it was like a bomb dropped into a calm lake.
It swept through the entire residential compound with overwhelming force!
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