"Today."
Bai pointed to a bowl of long, thin noodles on the table: "What do you think?"
Cheng Shanshan did the calculations carefully before realizing, "It's my birthday! I had completely forgotten."
"You've forgotten? But I, as your mother, will never forget." With a warm smile on her face, Bai Shi picked up a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Cheng Shanshan: "Come on, try this and see how it tastes."
Cheng Shanshan immediately sat down at the table. The familiar aroma brought tears to her eyes: "It feels like it's been so many years since I've tasted this." In this life and the next, it really has been a very, very long time.
She still has family in this life, which is truly wonderful.
As she thought this, she looked up at Madam Bai and said, "Mother, thank you."
"Why are you being so polite with me?" Bai said as she busied herself, "Everyone, stop looking at each other, come on, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
Aunt Dong smiled and said, "This table has both Sister Bai's and my cooking skills. Take a look and see which one you like better."
"Of course I like them all."
Huo Mingchen's answer was one that would avoid harming either side.
Then he sat down to Cheng Shanshan's left: "Besides your mother's longevity noodles, is there anything else you want for your birthday?"
Cheng Shanshan almost said: I want you to stay away from me.
For some reason, she felt a strange sensation whenever Huo Mingchen was near.
Before he could say anything, Cheng Shisi retorted defiantly: "You only find out now and still dare to call yourself my brother-in-law? You should know I found out this morning. I was the one who cleaned up the study where my sister spent the whole day."
Why does this remark sound so sour?
Cheng Shanshan looked at Cheng Shisi with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "Why didn't you say so this morning?"
"Aunt Bai said we should celebrate together tonight. She was afraid that if she told you first, you would say something like 'son's birthday, mother's day of suffering,' and then you would stop her from preparing the meal."
"...That's really true."
Cheng Shanshan can only say that no one knows a daughter better than her mother!
During the meal, she happened to distribute the books she had prepared to four people.
Cheng Shisi: "Sister, this is awesome!"
Bai Shi and Aunt Dong said, "Yes, yes, this book is perfect for us. We can make all sorts of delicious food for you from now on."
As for Huo Mingchen, after he got that medical book, he became completely engrossed in it. He ate with the book in his hand the whole time, and even after they had tidied up the table, he was still reading it.
Cheng Shanshan was intrigued by his focused expression: "What's so captivating to you?"
"There's a way to restore the medicine-treated patients here." Huo Mingchen's glass-like eyes gleamed with excitement as he said this: "And I happen to have all the medicinal herbs on my side, so we can give it a try!"
"real?"
Cheng Shanshan also took a look at it.
The contents were very detailed, which gave her a sense of hope: "I only saw that there were ways to treat the plague, but I didn't notice this. If it works, that would be wonderful."
"Yes, there is hope."
The problem that had been troubling him for days was suddenly solved.
Huo Mingchen couldn't help but pull Cheng Shanshan into his arms and gently kiss her forehead.
What are you doing?
Cheng Shanshan froze instantly.
She looked up at Huo Mingchen with a gaze full of questions and surprise.
Huo Mingchen, however, acted completely nonchalantly. He seriously suggested, "Let's go to the Dong residence. Liu Liu has been asking me about you. If you don't go, she's afraid she'll tear me to pieces." Without waiting for her agreement, he pulled her out.
This series of movements was extremely natural.
If Cheng Shanshan hadn't seen from behind that Huo Mingchen's ears were red, she probably would have doubted her own imagination!
After taking a few steps, she suddenly called out, "Brother Huo, wait a moment."
"……cough."
Huo Mingchen stopped in his tracks.
His entire body was extremely stiff: "What's wrong?"
Cheng Shanshan raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with a playful glint: "Didn't you say you were going to give me a birthday present?"
"yes."
Huo Mingchen turned around.
He gave her one of his jade pendants, saying, "I didn't prepare in advance, so I'll give you this instead."
Cheng Shanshan glanced at it but didn't take it. Instead, she beckoned to her with her finger: "Come closer, and I'll tell you what I want."
"Um?"
Huo Mingchen was full of doubts.
As I bent down, I was suddenly grabbed by the collar.
Then there was a loud "thud," and by the time he realized what was happening, Cheng Shanshan was already wiping her mouth: "Alright, I'll take the gift." With that, she casually took the jade pendant from his hand and quickly walked away.
Or perhaps they fled in disarray?
After all, she was only upset because she felt taken advantage of, and she thought she couldn't let herself be bullied without fighting back, so she wanted to retaliate like this. Who knew she would go too far!
That loud noise really made her lose face!
Cheng Shanshan definitely tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!
At this moment, Huo Mingchen watched Cheng Shanshan's receding figure, silently reaching out to touch his cheek that had just been kissed, unsure whether to cry or laugh.
...
Soon, the two arrived at the Dong residence one after the other.
When Liu Liu saw Cheng Shanshan, she was overjoyed: "Sister, you're finally here! If you hadn't come, I would have thought Brother Huo had killed you!"
"He doesn't have that ability."
"Yes, I don't have that ability."
The former was said by Cheng Shanshan, and the latter was echoed by Huo Mingchen.
In that instant, Cheng Shanshan unconsciously recalled the scene from just now, and immediately blushed: "Shut up, I wasn't talking to you."
"good."
Huo Mingchen wisely walked away.
However, Liu Liu kept staring at his back, her eyes shining, until Cheng Shanshan called her and she came back to her senses: "Liu Liu, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at you."
Liu Liu blinked, looking at her with eyes full of smiles: "And my lovesick older brother, you don't know that these past few days it's not just me missing you, my brother has been missing you too."
Upon being suddenly called out, Ye Dong froze, saying, "Liu Liu, don't talk nonsense."
"How can you say such nonsense?" Liu Liu raised her chin defiantly and snorted, "Isn't it because you kept telling me to ask Brother Huo that I kept asking?"
"Shut up."
Ye Dong immediately turned around and left.
After watching him leave, Cheng Shanshan turned to Liu Liu and said, "You promised you wouldn't joke around."
"Okay, okay."
Liu Liu immediately made a shut-up gesture.
Meanwhile, Huo Mingchen had gathered all the pharmacists and the Ye family to study the treatment method. However, Ye Dong was the first to raise objections: "Although the book theory suggests that bloodletting can be used, not to mention that the blood is poisonous, just controlling the amount would be very troublesome. If someone dies, the family members will treat us as enemies!"
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