Chapter 378: Lack of Mind
After hearing this, Hu Xiner almost laughed out loud.
Liu Zhi was slapped, and he knelt down crying and begged Uncle Wang for forgiveness?
It's not like she had never seen her uncle being beaten before. Judging from the way the couple get along, it's more likely that Uncle Wang was the one who was slapped.
Uncle Wang felt a little discouraged when she didn't say anything, but he still said with all his strength, "Women are trouble! She deserves to be beaten for being so ignorant."
Hu Xin'er suppressed her smile and said cooperatively, "Conflicts between husband and wife are common. Please show some mercy, uncle!"
Uncle Wang coughed awkwardly and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. It makes me sick just thinking about it. What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Hu Xin'er couldn't answer for a moment.
If she came here alone, she could have said that she couldn't sleep and came out to relax.
But now, she was holding a huge wooden tray in her hands, and there was nowhere to hide, nor could she use the excuse of taking a walk.
A layer of cloth is covered on the longevity peach to prevent dust from falling.
Uncle Wang was not shy. He walked up and lifted the cloth. Seeing what was inside, he was a little surprised: "Is this... a longevity peach?"
He gasped, his hands trembling slightly as he gripped the cloth. "Why are you carrying a plate of birthday peaches in the middle of the night?"
Hu Xiner couldn't help but frown when she saw that he was obviously frightened. Although serving birthday peaches in the middle of the night was a bit strange, this uncle was too timid.
Her mind raced, and she quickly came up with an excuse, then forced a smile: "Uncle, don't panic. This is a birthday gift I made for the old man."
Uncle Wang thought of the old man’s birthday and breathed a sigh of relief, secretly laughing at himself for thinking too much.
"So you want to give the old man a birthday gift?" He looked at the birthday peach and praised, "With your skillful hands and filial piety, the old man will definitely like this birthday gift very much."
Hu Xiner thanked him for the compliment.
Although Uncle Wang praised her, the doubt in his eyes did not diminish: "But why did you come here with a birthday peach?"
It's impossible that the longevity peaches were secretly put into the study in the middle of the night.
Hmm? Study? Uncle Wang noticed something suspicious and wondered uncertainly, could it be that Hu Xin'er was also planning to steal something from the study?
Hu Xiner spoke at this time.
She pretended to be a little embarrassed and said, "This is not well made. I was just about to throw it away quietly."
"Hmm? I think it's pretty good." Uncle Wang's attention was diverted. He picked up a longevity peach and looked at it. He thought it looked very delicious. "Besides, for something like throwing things away, can't we just find a servant to do it?"
Hu Xin'er began to make excuses: "I'm not a good cook. I usually make birthday peaches without telling the servants, for fear that they would laugh at me if they saw me. So I always take the food out and throw it away myself."
"They are just servants. How could they dare to laugh at you? Why not just beat them out and sell them?" Uncle Wang said casually.
Hu Xin'er shook her head and smiled, "It's my own poor cooking skills that's the reason. How can I blame them?"
Uncle Wang was stunned when he heard this.
It’s not because he doesn’t trust Hu Xiner.
But it was the attitude towards servants revealed in Hu Xiner's words.
"Are you usually so lenient to your servants?" Uncle Wang looked at her for a while before realizing that there was not even a maid behind her.
"The servants in my courtyard are all very kind to me." Hu Xin'er saw him looking behind her and was worried that he would become suspicious, so she said, "I was born a peasant girl and don't like others serving me."
Uncle Wang wanted to say something, but paused.
He felt a little sad.
The servants in Hu Xin'er's courtyard don't even have to accompany their master in the middle of the night.
And what about him? A son-in-law, yet he was forced by his own wife to steal in the middle of the night.
Since he failed to steal, he could only find a place to stay for the night under the wall.
He said "Oh" and returned his gaze to the longevity peach, saying nonchalantly: "Having said that, you are pregnant after all. There are many things that can be done by the maids. Don't do it yourself."
Hu Xiner nodded: "I understand, uncle."
Seeing that Uncle Wang was always staring at the longevity peaches, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
But then I heard a gurgling sound coming from Uncle Wang's abdomen.
Hu Xiner slowly raised her brows.
Uncle Wang touched his belly awkwardly.
He had no money and no place to eat if he went out.
As soon as he returned home, Liu Zhi grabbed him and beat and scolded him, so he didn't have a good dinner.
After being kicked out in the middle of the night and squatting at the study door for a long time, Uncle Wang was exhausted both physically and mentally, and felt cold and hungry.
But he didn't expect that his stomach would be so uncooperative and be tempted by the longevity peaches made by Hu Xiner.
Hu Xin'er said very sympathetically, "Uncle, you're too busy with things outside, so you didn't have time to eat dinner? Go and eat quickly. Your health is more important. I'll be back after I throw this thing away."
Unexpectedly, when Uncle Wang heard this, he said, "Wait a minute!"
Hu Xin'er looked at him puzzledly: "What's wrong?"
Uncle Wang coughed awkwardly again. "This birthday peach is so good, it would be a shame to throw it away. If you don't mind, I can taste it for you... No, I can check for you to see if it suits the old man's taste and whether there's anything that needs to be changed."
Hu Xiner knew from his expression that he was indeed very hungry, and that the quarrel with Liu Zhi was probably not nonsense.
Considering his status in the Liu Mansion, he would definitely not be able to have dinner today, not to mention where to stay tonight.
If I reject him, he might be obsessed with Shoutao and hate me because of this matter.
She didn't want to cause any trouble, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble my uncle to try it for me."
Uncle Wang broke off a large piece of the longevity peach and stuffed it into his mouth without any hesitation, mumbling, "Hmm! It tastes good. I'm sure the old man will like it."
Hu Xin'er wanted to use the longevity peach to shut his mouth, so she let him eat more.
Uncle Wang was very happy to see that she was so understanding.
He ate and smiled as he said, "You make such delicious cakes, so why worry about not being able to win a man's heart? It would be great if you could just be a good wife and mother in the future, and stop showing off your business outside."
Hu Xiner frowned calmly.
She never told the Liu family about her business!
After Uncle Wang finished eating, he said with satisfaction, "Liu Zhi should have stopped crying by now. I'll be going back first!"
Then he left.
Hu Xiner looked at the birthday peach with more than half missing and was a little bit unbelievable. Could this be fooled?
She complained helplessly: "Uncle Wang is so stupid."
She waited for a while and saw that no one came, so she went back into the study...
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