Chapter 36 You Look Good Too
Mu Xia watched with satisfaction the interaction between Shu Ning and Xiao Chong.
From Xiao Chong leading her out, to her taking the initiative to hug his arm, to her angry reaction to what Mu Yu said to Shu Ning, and then her inaction after Shu Ning stopped her.
Moreover, Shu Ning has lost a lot of weight and looks healthy and lively, completely different from before.
She knew then that the male she had matched with for Shu Ning was the right one.
But Mu Yu, that child…
Xuan Lin and Shu Ning have been partners for so long, yet she still can't forget him. It's really a headache.
However, she believed in Xuan Lin's character and knew he wouldn't do anything to betray Shu Ning.
Shu Ning, who was eating barbecue, was completely unaware of the stares she was receiving. She was sprinkling salt on her food when she suddenly remembered something.
I had originally wanted to discuss salt with Muxia, but then I got busy with A-Ting's matter and forgot.
Since everyone was here, she needed to think of a way to share this with them.
"Xiao Chong, do you still remember about the salt?" Shu Ning whispered in Xiao Chong's ear.
“I remember,” Xiao Chong replied in a deep, magnetic voice.
“I want to share this news with them, since it is beneficial to the tribe.”
"I have spoken to Her Majesty about this matter."
"Oh? What did she say?"
“She takes this matter very seriously and has already sent people to the salt lake to investigate. She plans to use it for a few days first, and if there are no problems, she will then tell everyone in the clan about it.”
Hearing this, Shu Ning felt relieved, because this time she no longer needed to rely on the gods.
However, since the three of them discovered it first, it didn't matter to her who got the credit.
"Brother Xiao Chong, do you remember when I told you at the salt lake that salt could be used to cure meat?"
"I remember, but I'm not entirely sure about the specifics."
"It's simple. Just rub the meat slices with a suitable amount of salt. You just need to use a lot of salt. This way, the meat can be kept for several days without any problems."
“In winter, cut the meat into pieces as wide as your arm, then rub it with salt, marinate it for three or four days, and finally hang it in the sun. Meat like this can last all winter.”
"Okay, I've got it. My Ningning is amazing; she can even come up with such a complicated method."
Xiao Chong looked down at Shu Ning as she spoke eloquently, then naturally pulled her into his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness and satisfaction.
Shu Ning felt embarrassed instantly after being praised, but it wasn't complicated at all.
Shu Ning knew that as long as she told Xiao Chong about this, he would tell Mu Xia, and if Mu Xia thought it was appropriate, she would order someone to share it with the beastmen in her tribe.
It doesn't matter who she tells, as long as she tells Xiao Chong, he will praise her and won't question her abilities.
At this moment, seeing Xiao Chong embracing Shu Ning, her other beast husbands each had their own thoughts.
Jin Tong only felt that Shu Ning was always looking for Yi Yuan or Mo Li, so he wasn't surprised to see Xiao Chong embracing her. He just felt inexplicably irritated.
Xuanmo didn't show anything on the surface, but secretly he felt uneasy. Recalling the scene of their kiss that afternoon, the sweet taste of her seemed to still linger in his mouth, making him want to stop...
Xuan Lin was still recalling what she had just said. If it were in the past, her words would have only made him feel disgusted and repulsed, but now he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
He didn't take what Mu Yu had just said to him to heart at all. Instead, she reminded him of Shu Ning from before. The memory of how Shu Ning used to pester him and relentlessly pursue him made him feel disgusted with her.
Recently, however, Shu Ning, the female, has stopped chasing after him like before, which has made him feel much more at ease.
Looking at Xiao Chong holding Shu Ning, Mo Li recalled how she had cried while hugging him in the water that afternoon, which made him feel a desire to protect her. Thinking of this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Of all her husbands, only Xiao Chong treated her well. Perhaps she should treat her as well as Xiao Chong did.
I remembered that she had lost a lot of weight recently, probably because Yi Yuan was no longer around.
So he picked up the grilled shrimp, peeled it, walked behind her, and handed it to her from behind.
Shu Ning's eyes lit up the moment she saw the shrimp.
She turned around and looked back, and was quite surprised to find it was Mo Li.
He's supposed to be hard to win over, so why is he offering her food now?
However, considering that this was his personality—able to act nicely even towards females he didn't like—she wasn't surprised.
"Thank you!" she said gratefully as she took the peeled shrimp from him.
“Mm,” Mo Li replied.
He didn't go back, but instead sat down between her and Xuanmo.
Xuanmo, who was being squeezed, flashed a hint of displeasure in his eyes and frowned, saying, "What are you doing!?"
"What are you doing?" Mo Li retorted.
When she said this to him, it seemed as if she was referring not just to the present, but to the afternoon.
Xuanmo was squeezed to Jintong's side and could only sit next to him.
Jin Tong thought the two of them were crazy, rolled her eyes, and moved to sit on the side.
Shu Ning, who was sharing with Xiao Chong how adding some Sichuan peppercorns would make the marinated meat taste better, turned around and saw Mo Li sitting next to him.
"Hi, Mo Li." I greeted him after he sat down.
She didn't expect Mo Li to sit down next to her.
"Mm," Mo Li replied, continuing to grill the meat.
At this moment, Shu Ning felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, which forced her to find something to talk about or do.
Suddenly, she leaned closer to Mo Li, resting her chin on his arm that was holding the roast meat, wanting to see if his wound had healed.
Mo Li's eyes flickered slightly as Shu Ning suddenly approached, and his breathing became erratic.
"What are you looking at?" he asked in a deep, magnetic voice.
"Oh, I just wanted to see if the spot where I bit you was healed yet."
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that only a scar remained after the healing.
After speaking, I looked up and saw his exquisitely handsome features, fair and delicate skin, and chiseled jawline, which seemed even more authoritative from this angle.
"Mo Li, you are so beautiful." She couldn't help but exclaim again.
Mo Li lowered his eyes and met her gaze. He suddenly noticed that her eyes were round and bright, sparkling like the most beautiful crystals in their Jiao clan.
Her porcelain-white skin had a faint pinkish hue under the firelight.
She was still eating the shrimp he had given her, and her chubby, adorable appearance captivated him.
He discovered that she was no longer obese, but rather slightly plump, with just the right amount of flesh on her body.
He knew this because he had held her.
“You’re beautiful too,” he said in a deep, magnetic voice as he met her gaze.
Shu Ning's face lit up with surprise when she heard the man say she was beautiful.
This is the first time someone has said she's beautiful, especially by such a handsome man!
Shu Ning, pleased with the compliment, turned to Xiao Chong and said, "Brother Xiao Chong, he said I look pretty!"
At this moment, Xiao Chong's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at her with gentle eyes, "You've always been beautiful."
Xuan Lin, standing beside her, frowned and scoffed. What was so pretty about her?
But when he looked up, he saw her eyes, which curved into crescent shapes when she smiled.
He was stunned. Was this still the same person he knew?
He then thought of the woman he saw that morning…
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