The two started fighting, completely unaware of their predicament. The commotion grew louder and louder, soon attracting the attention of the canal gang.
"Who goes there? How dare they cause trouble on our territory!"
A group of people started shouting and, carrying torches, searched the area where the commotion was coming from, eventually finding it in front of Su Xiaoning's house.
Seeing the flames outside, Su Xiaoning was terrified and quickly pulled Su Qingcai and Bai Hua apart.
"What kind of time is this to cause trouble? The people outside are coming after us! Get out of here!"
Only then did the two realize the trouble they had gotten into. Bai Hua reacted the fastest; he pushed Su Qingcai aside and jumped out of the window with lightning speed, slipping away unnoticed.
Su Qingcai was about to leave when the footsteps outside the door grew closer and closer, and he realized he probably didn't have a chance anymore.
Seeing that he had nowhere to hide and was about to be caught red-handed, Su Xiaoning made a snap decision and pounced on Su Qingcai onto the bed!
“You…” This sudden turn of events caught Su Qingcai off guard. He stared blankly at Su Xiaoning, who was pressing down on him, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.
Su Xiaoning suddenly pulled back the covers and covered Su Qingcai with them. She lay on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, and whispered, "No matter what happens later, don't make a sound. You must hide well."
Su Qingcai didn't speak, but nodded silently under the covers. He curled up next to Su Xiaoning, very close to her body, and for some reason, he felt that the small bed was getting warmer and warmer.
Not long after, Su Xiaoning's door was kicked open with a bang, and a group of people rushed in.
The burly man at the head of the group looked around warily. Seeing no suspicious figures, his gaze fell on Su Xiaoning, who was "sound asleep" on the bed. "Hey! There was some commotion from the Cao Gang just now. Do you know what happened?"
"What..." Su Xiaoning opened her eyes groggily and yawned, as if she had just woken up from a sweet dream.
"I don't understand what you mean. I've been sleeping in the room the whole time and haven't felt anything unusual. You won't get any answers from me."
"Really? But we think we heard those strange noises coming from your room!" The leader narrowed his eyes suspiciously, his gaze sweeping around before settling on Su Xiaoning's bulging blankets.
"You're joking. If there were any unusual noises, I would have woken up long ago. How could I have slept until now..." Su Xiaoning explained with a smile, while adjusting her posture to make it look more reasonable for her to be holding up such a bulging blanket by herself, as she noticed the gaze of the person who came in.
Little did she know that with this movement, her entire body was almost pressed against Su Qingcai.
Su Qingcai had never been so close to a woman before. He didn't know where to put his hands. When he realized that the soft places his body was touching were Su Xiaoning's waist, abdomen and inner thighs, he blushed uncontrollably.
Su Xiaoning knew nothing about what was happening in bed. She only felt a ticklish sensation from Su Qingcai's breath on her body, so she shifted her body restlessly.
This twist was quite something; Su Qingcai's face almost pressed against Su Xiaoning's chest, which terrified him. A strange sensation shot from his spine to the top of his head.
Outside the blankets, there was a tense standoff, but inside, it was a fiery world, utterly torturous.
The leader refused to leave, staring intently at Su Xiaoning, trying to find any trace of lying on her face. But Su Xiaoning met his gaze without fear, preventing him from finding a single flaw.
After failing to obtain any information from the interrogation, the group that came to search the premises had no choice but to leave disappointed.
Just in case, Su Xiaoning didn't dare to move. Only after all the sounds outside disappeared and everything returned to silence did she finally relax and lift the blanket to let Su Qingcai out.
Su Qingcai finally broke free from this agonizing situation. He was panting heavily, his face flushed an unnatural red.
"What's wrong with you?" Su Xiaoning asked Su Qingcai directly, without any self-awareness.
Su Qingcai felt his head explode and was dizzy in front of Su Xiaoning. He didn't say a word before jumping out of the window and escaping. Su Xiaoning in front of him was like a monster.
"What on earth is going on..." Su Xiaoning muttered, and went to close the window, but unexpectedly saw a piece of paper by the window.
She picked up the paper and saw that it was written in Bai Hua's handwriting and contained a prescription.
Bai Hua previously said he knew what she was doing in the canal gang, so he probably also knew that the fat man hadn't been cured. This was probably something he deliberately left for her, right?
With the idea of trying anything as a last resort, Su Xiaoning got the medicine the next day according to the prescription and personally supervised the decoction process.
After all that commotion last night, Su Xiaoning hadn't slept well at all. The caregiving process was also incredibly boring, so she eventually fell asleep on the table.
When Su Xiaoning woke up again, it was already dusk and nightfall.
She suddenly remembered the medicine stove that she had forgotten about, and with a scream, she lifted the lid of the stove, which had long been extinguished.
However, it was too late. The herbal decoction had completely reduced to a paste. Whether it still had any medicinal effect was another matter, but even if it did, no one would want to eat this lump...
"Oh my god, what should we do..."
Su Xiaoning was in a dilemma. She helplessly searched the entire house, trying to find a way to remedy the situation. After much effort, she found a string of honey in the house, and her eyes lit up.
Got it!
Su Xiaoning immediately added honey to the ointment, stirred it around, and made it into a tortoise jelly before delivering it to the fat man.
"Is this stuff really edible?" The fat man looked at the dark, paste-like substance in front of him with suspicion, almost wondering if Su Xiaoning had ulterior motives and wanted to poison him.
"Don't worry, this is something I specially made. It's good for clearing heat and detoxifying, and it's sweet and refreshing. I guarantee you'll want to eat a second piece after you've had one!" Su Xiaoning patted her chest and assured him, praising the herbal jelly as if it were the best thing in the world.
Under Su Xiaoning's repeated praise, the fat man hesitated and ate a small piece. After tasting the sweet flavor, his appetite was immediately whetted, and he ate the whole can.
The prescription Bai Hua gave was really effective; within a day, the fat man's sores on his face had healed. Encouraged by his praise, many people curiously came to Su Xiaoning to try the turtle jelly. Su Xiaoning generously made a lot, and in no time, the turtle jelly became very popular throughout the entire Canal Gang.
But for some reason, Su Xiaoning noticed that one or two pieces of herbal jelly she kept in the kitchen would mysteriously disappear. In order to catch this little thief, she deliberately lay in ambush in the kitchen one day, ready to wait for him to come to her.
In the dead of night, a dark figure darted into the kitchen, grabbed some herbal jelly, and ran off. Su Xiaoning immediately rushed out and stopped him.
"You little thief, where do you think you're going!"
Su Xiaoning was about to yell at him, but she froze when she saw the thief's face.
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