Chapter 139 Helping Out with a Small Favor
Shang Ziming silently watched her retreating figure as she left without looking back, his face expressionless.
Cheng Jiulang said anxiously, "Brother Mu, go!"
Shang Ziming looked at him, but remained unmoved, his eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.
"Brother Mu, if you don't make a move soon, Xiao Xiao might just fall for that kid Shu Bowen." Cheng Jiulang wasn't exaggerating; he was telling the truth. Shu Bowen was genuinely good to Xiao Xiao.
Mu Ge is such a loser when it comes to chasing girls!
Upon hearing this, Shang Ziming finally reacted, his eyes sharply fixed on the kitchen doorway.
Just then, the sound of Su Xiao and Shu Bowen chatting and laughing came from the kitchen.
"Xiaoxiao, you're amazing! You even know how to wrap zongzi. Tell me how, and I'll help you." Shu Bowen took everything out of the basket and laid it out for later use.
Su Xiao poured the glutinous rice into the rice basket. "Haha, thank you for the compliment, Brother Bowen. Could you please rinse this glutinous rice for me?"
Su Xiao pushed the basket towards Shu Bowen, who took it and said excitedly, "Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Su Xiao watched his departing figure carrying the basket and smiled knowingly.
Over the days they've spent together, her impression of Shu Bowen has grown increasingly positive. The Shu Bowen of today seems to have nothing in common with the Shu Bowen in the book; they're practically two completely different people.
Shang Ziming suddenly appeared at the kitchen door. The two looked at each other, and Su Xiao's smile froze for a moment before she stopped smiling and called out, "Brother Mu."
Extremely unfamiliar.
Shang Ziming seemed to have already accepted the facts. He gave a light "hmm" without changing his expression and strode into the kitchen. "I'll help you. What do you need to make now?"
"Huh?" Su Xiao was a little surprised and quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need, I can do it myself."
"What? Afraid I won't do it right?" Shang Ziming raised an eyebrow, his tone calm but with a hint of dominance.
"Hehe, how could that be?" Su Xiao keenly sensed that Brother Mu seemed unusual today, so she obediently examined the object.
"Then, could you please wash the bamboo leaves for me again, Brother Mu?" Although Aunt Wu said they had already been washed, she still felt that she had to pay more attention to hygiene when eating food, especially since the medical standards of that era were not very good.
"Okay." Upon hearing this, Shang Ziming immediately took the basin and went out as well.
With Shang Ziming gone, Su Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and began to get busy.
There's no fresh pork to make minced meat, and no salted duck eggs to make egg yolks, which is a bit of a shame.
She prepared red dates and candied fruit this time.
Shang Zimu moved quickly and soon came in carrying two baskets and a basin.
"Uh, where's Brother Bowen?" Su Xiao stepped forward, took the basin, and asked.
"Haozi took her away, probably because of something. Don't worry, I'm here to help you." After going out for a while, Shang Ziming seemed to be in a much better mood, and the corners of his lips curved into a smile.
"Hehe, okay." Su Xiao responded with a forced smile, feeling genuinely powerless and helpless.
She genuinely felt that she could handle this small matter herself without anyone's help, and perhaps even faster.
However, some people clearly cannot refuse.
Su Xiao didn't say anything more and started wrapping zongzi. She preferred smaller ones, so she wrapped them into small and exquisite ones, one after another strung together, which were very cute.
Shang Ziming watched for a while, then picked up some bamboo leaves and started wrapping the rice dumplings.
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