When Lai Guitou brought the ingredients back, he suddenly noticed that Xia Lan'er and Cui Yulu's relationship had improved.
The two women were actually chatting and laughing, acting like best friends. What had happened in this stone chamber during the hour he was gone that made the two women who were fighting over a man become so close?
"What ingredients did you bring back? Hurry up and show them to us. We're starving."
Xia Lan'er was the first to get up and come to Lai Guitou's side. When she saw what he had in his hands, it was quite a feast: wild boar, mountain mushrooms, various wild vegetables and greens, as well as pheasants and eggs.
"Are you trying to bring their whole family here?"
"Eat it or not, why are you making so many questions?"
Lai Guitou snatched the prey, which he had carefully selected to present to Cui Yulu. He wouldn't tolerate Xia Lan'er's nonsense.
"Tsk tsk, is it really necessary? Go and present your treasure to your goddess."
Xia Lan'er looked at Cui Yulu with a smile and pushed Lai Guitou in front of her.
Cui Yulu ignored him, took the things from his hands, and took Xia Lan'er's arm to go outside to prepare the ingredients.
Lai Guitou was left looking completely bewildered, but he quickly forgot about it, thinking about the delicious food that was coming soon.
They also went outside and started helping out.
"I heard from Du Sanniang that tomorrow is New Year's Eve. How about we prepare these wild animals today and save them for us to eat together tomorrow?"
"Wait a minute, Yulu, this is for us, not for anyone else. You can cook it all today. I want to try your cooking."
Cui Yulu glanced at Lai Guitou with a gentle smile on her face.
I was still processing the pheasant.
"How about I make you some scrambled eggs? We can save the chicken, rabbit, and wild boar for tomorrow, okay?"
"I'll go catch some more tomorrow. How about you cook a rabbit today? There are plenty of rabbits in this forest. I guarantee we can have some to eat tomorrow."
Looking at the expectant look on her face, Cui Yulu could only shake her head helplessly.
"See? Your gluttony has scared Yulu. She probably won't want to talk to you anymore."
Xia Lan'er mocked Lai Guitou from the side, which frightened him so much that he quickly ran to Cui Yulu.
"Well, Yulu, I don't really want to eat rabbit. Let's just have eggs. I think eggs are the best."
Cui Yulu tried her best to suppress her laughter, not daring to look at Lai Guitou's face.
"Since you seem to really want to eat it, I'll make some spicy rabbit meat, how about that?"
Lai Guitou couldn't figure out what Cui Yulu meant and didn't react for a moment, so he looked to Xia Lan'er for help.
"Why are you looking at me? Don't you know whether you want to eat rabbit meat or not?"
Xia Lan'er said this with a smile on her face. She finally realized that what Cui Yulu had told her about this man who couldn't live without her was true.
Lai Guitou noticed the exchange of glances between the two men and instantly realized that they were testing him.
But she wasn't angry at all, and quickly nodded, saying, "I'm willing to eat it, I really want to eat it."
Smoke rose from the chimney, swirling above the stone chamber. Cui Yulu felt this scene was particularly familiar; it was a scene from her dreams, the happiness she longed for.
At this moment, Fu Xiaoyu and Lao Guitou also came over attracted by the aroma of meat. When they saw a pot full of rabbit meat, they couldn't stop smiling.
"To be honest, it's been a long time since I've cooked rabbit meat. Let's celebrate today. Welcome to both of you. Let's put all past grievances behind us and be happy here."
Old Guitou gave gentle instructions, his eyes full of affection, the kind of love that elders have for their juniors.
"Of course. Since we've chosen this place, we don't plan to go out again. It's so nice to live a carefree life here, with everyone with us. Just thinking about it makes me incredibly happy."
Fu Xiaoyu sat next to Cui Yulu, his eyes full of love. He would nod whenever she said something, as if he agreed with her.
"I'm happy when my wife is happy, and I'm happy when she likes something."
After saying this foolishly, without even looking at Cui Yulu, he took out a small box and took out a small green stone from it.
"Does my wife like it?"
"If you like it, would you give it to me?"
Fu Xiaoyu pondered for a moment, looked at the outstretched hand of hers, then at the stone in his own hand, and after much hesitation, gave the stone to her.
"If you like it, my wife, I'll give it to you."
"If I like you, will you give it to me?"
Xia Lan'er also thought of taking the opportunity to tease him, but to her surprise, he immediately hugged the small box to his chest, as if afraid that someone else would take it away.
"I won't give it to you. You're not my wife. If you want it, ask your husband to give it to you. I'm not giving it to you."
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing his words, and he had become everyone's source of joy.
Everyone is willing to chat with him for a bit, and he doesn't get angry. However, you can't take the box from him; if you do, he might fight you to the death.
Of course, that's all in the future. Right now, Fu Xiaoyu is only focused on finding the stone and never cares about anything else.
The group ate until very late, and Old Ghost even brought out his homemade peach blossom wine.
A large jar of wine, filled to the brim, released a fragrant aroma of peach blossoms when the cork was opened.
"I never knew you had this skill, Grandfather. This wine is so fragrant and delicious. Wouldn't it fetch a high price if sold outside?"
"Of course, my master is incredibly skilled. This is just the beginning. You'll learn more as time goes on."
Xia Lan'er picked up the wine glass and was about to drink it when Lai Guitou stopped her.
"You'd better not drink anymore. You can't hold your liquor. You'll get drunk after just a little bit, and when you're drunk you'll act crazy. We really can't stand that."
Xia Lan'er is a person who likes to drink, but her drinking manners are terrible. After drinking, she will act crazy and flirt with the men around her. So the people around her are afraid of her drinking, and they are also afraid of Du San Niang tearing people apart with her bare hands.
"Hmph, why are you being so nosy? I'm going to try Master's Peach Blossom Wine today. I refuse to believe I can actually get drunk!"
As Xia Lan'er spoke, her eyes never left Lai Guitou. How could he not understand her own heart?
Over the years, she has used her special abilities to deliberately attract men, but why doesn't he ever ask her why?
Some of the men she attracted were playboys, while others were heartless men who would start relationships and then abandon them. She sought revenge for the women who had been hurt, but in Lai Guitou's eyes, she was just a restless woman.
He never asked her about what she had done, and just casually mocked her. In fact, if he had just asked her one more question, she would have been willing to tell him the whole truth.
But he never asked, and she was unwilling to say, so even though they had feelings for each other, neither of them dared to break the ice, and neither knew the other's feelings.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
