While waiting for the rice to cook, Ning Huan originally wanted to take two pieces of yeast from her consciousness space, but she discovered that the things Pang brought actually contained yeast.
Pang explained, "Since my family runs this business, I naturally carry some of these raw materials with me."
Ning Huan: What kind of weird habit is this...?
However, if you use the yeast brought by Ponzi, the taste of the wine will be similar to that of Ponzi's wine.
So Ning Huan still used Pang's yeast.
However, after everything was ready, Ning Huan discovered that everything was in place except for one crucial element: the shepherd's purse that was still drying.
She had to wait for the shepherd's purse to be prepared before mixing it with the yeast and adding it to the steamed rice to ferment.
However, Ning Huan was not in a hurry. When evening came, she secretly took the shepherd's purse to her consciousness space and dried it there overnight, which was equivalent to a whole day.
In the afternoon, after she returned from delivering medicinal herbs to her second grandfather, she saw Ke Ruxiu standing in the courtyard.
What are you doing here?
Ning Huan frowned and looked at her: "I told you before, don't show up in our house."
Ke Ruxiu pursed her lips and said, "What's so special about your house? I just heard that Brother Jing'an is feeling better, so I came to see him."
Then, somewhat indignantly, she said, "Everyone in the village can come to see Brother Jing'an, why can't I? Stop thinking about me and Brother Jing'an with your filthy thoughts!"
Hearing the noise, Pang came out and found Ke Ruxiu in the yard. She thought the woman in front of her was a villager that the village chief had brought to visit Zhou Jing'an yesterday.
So he stepped forward and said, "You've come to visit Jing'an, right? Come in quickly, why are you still standing at the door?"
Seeing how kind the aunt was to her, Ke Ruxiu assumed she was a relative of Zhou Jing'an, so she said with a smile, "Auntie, I've come to visit Brother Jing'an. Look, I even made some soup for him."
Hearing Ke Ruxiu calling him "Brother Jing'an" repeatedly, Pang Shi sensed something was wrong.
The woman in front of me is quite attractive, and she's even trying to curry favor with my son-in-law; I guess she's trying to steal him from my daughter.
Just as Pang was realizing what was happening, Ke Ruxiu had already gone into Zhou Jing'an's room.
Then, Ke Ruxiu's sweet voice came from inside the house: "Brother Jing'an, I've come to see you. I heard you saw a doctor and that you'll recover if you take good care of yourself."
"I specially made chicken soup for you, please try it."
Ning Huan leaned against the door, observing Ke Ruxiu. Today, Ke Ruxiu had specially changed into a pale yellow dress, which made her look exceptionally beautiful. Her long hair reached her waist, and her slender, willow-like breasts, barely concealed, fueled endless imagination.
All that could be heard was Zhou Jing'an's cold voice saying, "I've already eaten, and I can't drink your soup now. You don't need to send me anything anymore; I don't need it."
Ke Ruxiu didn't notice the aloofness and coldness in Zhou Jing'an's tone, and said anxiously, "Brother Jing'an, what you said is wrong. Chicken soup is good for your health. You are already weak, so you should drink some."
Before Ning Huan could speak, Pang Shi behind her said, "You should take this chicken soup back. If my son-in-law wants anything to eat later, I'll make it for him."
Ke Ruxiu realized that the old woman in front of him was Zhou Jing'an's mother-in-law and Ning Huan's biological mother.
She felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but then forced herself to say, "Thank you very much, Auntie."
Ning Huan originally didn't want to pay any more attention to this woman, but Zhou Jing'an had to take the imperial examinations in the future, and if some bad news about him and Ke Ruxiu were to spread during his illness, wouldn't that tarnish his reputation?
If he fails to pass the imperial examinations because of this, it might affect his divorce, and even his four little children might be implicated.
So she said irritably, "You've seen the person, take your things and get out of here."
Hearing Ning Huan's words, Ke Ruxiu said sarcastically, "What do you care if I leave or not? Jing An is so sick because you, a woman, didn't take good care of him. I'm not leaving today!"
Ning Huan rolled her eyes and, mimicking the original owner's fiery temper, began to curse at Ke Ruxiu: "You bitch, you think I'm being polite by talking to you like that!"
"You're a married woman, aren't you ashamed to be eyeing other women's men all day long! Are you trying to have your cake and eat it too?"
These words made Ke Ruxiu blush. In the previous times Ning Huan had spoken to her, she had only touched on the subject and never said anything so blunt and unpleasant.
She looked at Zhou Jing'an with a wronged expression, her eyes slightly red, looking utterly pitiful: "Brother Jing'an, that's not what I meant. Why did she say that to me?"
Ke Ruxiu originally thought that Zhou Jing'an would feel sorry for her and speak up for her in this state, and teach that ugly woman Ning Huan a good lesson.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jing'an coldly replied, "My wife is right. Since you already have a family, you should keep your distance from our family. It won't be good for everyone's reputation if word gets out."
Upon hearing Zhou Jing'an's words, Ke Ruxiu felt utterly ashamed and turned to leave.
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Just as Ke Ruxiu turned to leave, Zhou Jing'an called out to her.
She looked at Zhou Jing'an with delight, thinking that the man had changed his mind: "Brother Jing'an, do you want me to stay and keep you company?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Jing'an's eyes remained calm: "Take the chicken soup you brought with you, don't leave it with me."
Upon hearing this, Ke Ruxiu's expression changed instantly. She grabbed the lunchbox she had placed on the table and ran out.
Ning Huan watched Ke Ruxiu's retreating figure and sighed, "When such a beautiful woman cries, my heart almost breaks."
Zhou Jing'an raised an eyebrow and looked at Ning Huan, assuming that Ning Huan was just being jealous and saying something sarcastic.
He said seriously, "Don't worry, I have no relationship with her whatsoever. Even if there's no affection between us, I won't flirt or cause trouble."
Ning Huan nodded; she didn't care about what others said. However, if word got out and the two of them divorced in the future, it would have a very negative impact on Zhou Jing'an's reputation, so she still had to be careful.
However, Ke Ruxiu, who had run home, was still unwilling to give up. She recalled what Zhou Jing'an had said that day and found that she had come to understand another meaning.
That means Zhou Jing'an must be afraid of causing gossip and getting into trouble. He's concerned about me!
Thinking of this, Ke Ruxiu couldn't help but wipe away the tears she had just shed and smiled happily.
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