So, she spoke calmly, her tone tinged with concern: "How did you get injured? Is it serious? I have some good ointment over there, I'll get it later?"
Actually, she was thinking to herself, looking at how agile he was, he didn't seem injured at all; he was probably just faking it.
She likes to avoid work and pushes all the work onto Yu Yuehui, leaving her to do it all by herself!
Yu Yue smiled and politely declined, "No need, his wound has already scabbed over, he doesn't need ointment anymore." After saying that, she went on to explain how Xie Yan got injured, emphasizing that he should never go near Yu Dalang's house and should not meddle in their family's affairs.
Zhang Shiyu nodded and didn't ask any further questions, but the seed of suspicion had already taken root in her heart. Now, whatever Xie Yan did, she would subconsciously feel that he had an ulterior motive.
At lunchtime, the table was laden with a sumptuous feast. One dish was stir-fried cured pork with green peppers. The green peppers were dried earlier and, after soaking overnight, became plump and chewy. Stir-fried together with the marbled cured pork, the aroma instantly filled the entire house.
This is Xie Yan's favorite dish. Because of his injury, he hasn't been able to eat it for a long time. Just smelling the aroma makes him swallow hard.
There's also a steaming bowl of dried chicken and mushroom soup. The chicken and mushrooms are dried and stored, and after a long simmering process, the soup is rich and flavorful, and every sip is filled with the warmth of winter.
Not to mention the mouthwatering grilled fish, a dish that Xie Yan taught Yu Yuehui to make. The fish skin is golden and crispy, the fish meat is tender and juicy, and it is sprinkled with scallions and cilantro, making it a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
Yu Yuehui put a lot of thought and effort into preparing this meal.
She asked her master, Gu Che, to bring back this fish.
It was the dead of winter, and the lake was covered with thick ice, making fishing extremely difficult.
Breaking the ice requires a lot of effort and extreme caution. If you're not careful, you might break a hole that's too big and fall into the icy lake.
In this freezing season, if you fall into the water, the bone-chilling cold can instantly engulf you. Even if you are rescued in time, you will inevitably catch a cold. Some people with poor health or who do not take medicine in time may even develop chronic illnesses.
Not to mention, it would be extremely dangerous to act alone.
Only Gu Che, with his exceptional skills and daring, dared to do so. Upon hearing that his apprentice wanted to use fish to entertain his friends, he didn't hesitate. Donning a heavy cotton coat and carrying his tools, he rushed to the ice.
After working hard for half a day, we finally brought back a lot of big fish.
Xie Yan looked at Gu Che with envy once again; he also wished he had such skills!
Yu Yue wanted to invite him to dinner, but Gu Che declined.
He was focused on investigating Lin Yu's situation and didn't want to be distracted by anything else.
Gu Che didn't like dealing with strangers, let alone girls; he didn't want to get into unnecessary trouble.
It's not that he has a problem with girls, it's just that someone like him shouldn't mess with other people.
Gu Che saved the damsel in distress, and then the damsel took a liking to him.
At that time, he was passing by an intersection when he happened to see several thugs bullying a woman.
They were cursing and shoving a frail girl, their hands groping her body.
Without saying a word, Gu Che rushed forward and quickly defeated the thugs, making them flee in disarray, thus staging a heroic rescue of the damsel in distress.
This was originally supposed to be a good thing.
But the mistake was that the girl he saved came from a family with some status, and she took a liking to Gu Che at first sight.
After that, the girl started a relentless pursuit, sending people to deliver various gifts every day and frequently going to places where Gu Che often appeared to "bump into" him.
This really put Gu Che in a difficult position! He was already having a hard time finding someone, and this girl was making things even worse.
During that time, Gu Che was so forced that he didn't dare to go out, and he had to try his best to avoid that girl even when he went to work.
Unfortunately, the girl's family was powerful and influential, and Gu Che's family went to great lengths to curry favor with them, practically ready to wash Gu Che clean and send him over.
This is another reason why Gu Che insisted on going to the countryside.
This incident left Gu Che with a psychological scar, and from then on he kept his distance from young girls, except for Lin Yu, of course.
Speaking of Lin Yu, Gu Che recently found that there were several villages near the commune with people named Lin Yu, and two others that seemed quite similar.
He gazed out the window at the winding path covered in snow and thought to himself, "I'll go take a look today!" So he didn't hesitate to refuse Yu Yuehui's invitation to dinner.
He ate something hastily and then turned and headed towards the commune.
Although the weather has cleared up now, the snow on the road has not completely melted, and in this kind of weather, not many people go to the commune.
This resulted in very few footprints on the road, mostly the footprints of wild boars and other prey.
That's why no one goes to the commune in this kind of weather!
Even someone as capable as Gu Che had to find someone to guide him.
Meanwhile, at Xie Yan's home.
Inside, the warm fire crackled and burned, casting a rosy glow on everyone's faces.
During the meal, Xie Yan keenly sensed Zhang Shiyu's hostility towards him. Although this hostility was very faint, like a gentle breeze rippling across a lake, creating only a barely perceptible ripple, it was nonetheless undeniably present.
After being thoroughly analyzed by big data, Xie Yan had absolutely no ulterior motives.
A sentence he had seen in his past life automatically popped into his mind: it seems that every best friend is very disgusted with her best friend's partner. Before, he was from the perspective of a best friend, but now he has personally experienced the perspective of a partner.
Although he wasn't technically her boyfriend—they were already married—it made no difference to the girl.
Anyway, they're all men who monopolize their best friends.
In addition, the village's terrible reputation and the sheer volume of absurd and nonsensical rumors gave Xie Yan a headache.
With the embellishment and sensationalism of the village's extended family, those outrageous and incomprehensible events sounded as if they had truly happened, which explains why others might misunderstand.
So even though he noticed Zhang Shiyu's hostility in time, he didn't take it to heart, feeling that this was a test he should undergo as Yu Yuehui's husband.
That's why he wanted to make a good impression on Zhang Shiyu!
For someone like Zhang Shiyu, whom you might only meet once in eight hundred years, the saying "time will tell" simply doesn't apply to her. The only opportunity she can seize right now is to perform well at the dinner table.
It would be best to put her at ease and dispel her hostility.
Xie Yan always gave Zhang Shiyu face when she was occasionally embarrassed.
Once, Zhang Shiyu deliberately teased him about something he hadn't done well enough. He just smiled and explained calmly, without a trace of anger in his words.
Ironically, Zhang Shiyu's impression of Xie Yan improved slightly.
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