Hu Mingmei's gaze was intense, his eyes fixed on her without blinking. Suddenly, she didn't dare to look at Hu Mingmei anymore; her words sounded guilty no matter how you looked at them.
Did Hu Mingmei discover something?
Oh dear, she's perfectly fine, why is she suddenly feeling homesick? And what's with all that lousy mooncake making and singing? Seriously!
Bai Nuo calmly looked at Hu Mingmei, who suddenly smiled and said, "The song you sang was very beautiful!"
Bai Nuo breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Hu Mingmei with a smile, saying, "My grandma taught me this when I was little, and I still remember it. Do you still want some?"
Seeing Bai Nuo's fair little hands holding a pancake, which looked quite lovely, Hu Mingmei didn't mind that Bai Nuo had already taken a bite. He lowered his head and ate the pancake from her hand. Under the dim light, the shadows of the two intertwined, which looked very sweet.
Hu Mingmei ate slowly and gracefully, and the way he chewed slowly was also quite pleasing to the eye. Bai Nuo didn't urge Hu Mingmei to eat faster, nor did he stuff the mooncake into Hu Mingmei's hand for him to hold and eat himself. Hu Mingmei lowered his head to eat, and Bai Nuo just watched him, and after watching for a while, he became a little dazed.
It wasn't until Hu Mingmei finished eating and looked up at her that she suddenly came to her senses. As soon as she came to her senses, she realized that she had run into Hu Mingmei's eyes, and Hu Mingmei's eyes were full of her.
Bai Nuo smiled shyly, scooped water from the water vat to wash her hands, and then stood back in front of the table. Hu Mingmei also stood up and asked softly, "Do we still need to do it?"
Bai Nuo nodded, "They haven't eaten yet!" There are so many people in the house, including family and friends. We can't just let the two of them eat and leave the others hungry, can we?
Hu Mingmei frowned. What did it matter that others hadn't eaten yet? He only wanted her to cook for him; he hoped no one else would get to eat.
However, seeing that Bai Nuo had already started, Hu Mingmei said, "Teach me how to do it, I'll help you!"
Bai Nuo looked at Hu Mingmei with some surprise. He had never cooked before. However, Bai Nuo quickly nodded. Cooking with Hu Mingmei alone, with no one else around and no need to worry about work, made her feel that even the air was sweet.
The two of them worked for most of the hour, making a total of thirty mooncakes. Bai Nuo also stir-fried snails and set out fruits and snacks in the yard. They enjoyed the moon together. No one had any doubts about the novel things she had come up with and the explanations behind them. They ate happily and laughed heartily, which fulfilled Bai Nuo's wish.
The moon and the people are in two round circles.
It wasn't until late at night that the Bai family finally quieted down. Because it was so late, everyone stayed overnight. After everyone had left, the two brothers, Long Er and Long Yi, took the mooncakes, wine, and food left for Long Yi and went to find him. Aunt Liu and Qinghe were already drowsy and looked like they couldn't muster any energy, so they went to sleep as well. As for the two younger ones, they had already slept countless times.
Hu Mingmei wanted to stay and help Bai Nuo pack.
However, Hu Mingmei, a grown man, had never done any housework before, so how could he know how to do these things? Bai Nuo didn't want Hu Mingmei to do housework either. It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Winter was just around the corner, and she was afraid that something might have happened to Hu Mingmei's health.
By the well in the courtyard, Bai Nuo pulled Hu Mingmei's clothes up a bit, and couldn't help but nag, "Alright, it's late, you should go and rest. How can a man like you do all this? I'm a little faster without you around!"
After helping Hu Mingmei straighten her clothes, Bai Nuo personally accompanied Hu Mingmei back to her guest room.
Thus, only Xia Donglai, Lu Ying, and Jiang San Niang remained in the courtyard.
Seeing that only the three of them were left on the field, Xia Donglai wisely withdrew, leaving only Jiang San Niang and Lu Ying in the courtyard.
Even though the courtyard was brightly lit, Jiang San Niang was very sensitive. As soon as Xia Donglai left, Jiang San Niang felt that the scene was a bit awkward. She wanted to say something to ask him to stay, but she found that Lu Ying's gaze was intentionally or unintentionally falling on her. She immediately dared not look anymore and quickly turned her head to wash the dishes.
Lu Ying walked over, "The water's too cold!"
"Oh!" Jiang San Niang stood up almost as if she had just woken up, wiped her hands on her apron, and said, "I'll go get some hot water!"
As she was about to leave, Lu Ying grabbed Jiang San Niang's arm. Jiang San Niang immediately looked at Lu Ying's hand as if she had been electrocuted.
Lu Ying casually released Jiang San Niang and took out a hairpin from her bosom. "I have a younger sister who asked me to buy her a hairpin, but she didn't like it after buying it. I don't know any other women, so I don't know what to do with it. Here, take it!"
Jiang San Niang stared blankly at the hairpin in Lu Ying's hand, then back at Lu Ying, and said in a daze, "You can give it to Bai Nuo!"
Lu Ying looked at Jiang San Niang with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you crazy?" and said calmly, "Miss Bai is my mistress, the future young mistress of the Hu family!" As a subordinate, giving such a thing to his mistress was just asking for trouble for himself and Bai Nuo. Second Master might not deal with Bai Nuo, but he would definitely deal with him!
Jiang San Niang lowered her eyes slightly, "Oh!"
Lu Ying looked at Jiang San Niang's lowered eyes and long, thick eyelashes, and for some reason, she became a little impatient. Should she take it or not? What did it mean by not saying anything?
Thinking this, Lu Ying immediately said, "Do you want it or not? If you don't, I'll throw it away!" Then she really turned around to take the hairpin and throw it away.
Jiang Sanniang grabbed Lu Ying's arm, somewhat urgently, "Yes, I want it!"
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