Chapter 23: Really Fragrance
"I've already caught it. I should have caught it deeper."
"It's all my fault for cutting my nails too often. I'll leave some next time. I'll catch him to death."
Xu Xiaoyue muttered to herself, glaring at people from behind her almond-shaped eyes as she spoke.
But Yan Ye had sharp ears and heard everything.
He turned around and listened to Xu Xiaoyue scolding him from head to toe in what she thought was a low voice.
Xu Xiaoyue muttered to herself for a long time before she slowly calmed down. She turned around and looked at the man standing in the corner.
Before he could say anything, the door was pushed open from the outside.
It was the same boy who had been in the yard before, holding a tray in his hands.
As soon as the steaming dish was brought into the room, Xu Xiaoyue smelled the aroma: it was chicken stewed with mushrooms.
"Why don't you open the window?"
As the boy said this, he put down the tray and quickly pulled open the curtains.
The dazzling light shone into the room. Xu Xiaoyue had just cried and could not even open her eyes.
Yan Ye took a few steps forward and half-closed the curtains. "It's too sunny."
The boy didn't notice the awkward atmosphere between the two people in the room, and said to himself, "Uncle Yan, why didn't you come with Wang Jianhua? Uncle was still talking about you yesterday."
"He's a little busy."
Yan Ye gave a brief explanation and glanced at Xu Xiaoyue who seemed to be standing in the corner as if he was being punished.
He pushed the chicken and mushroom stew on the tray to the other side.
After everyone left, the man looked at the figure standing there and said, "Come and have dinner."
Xu Xiaoyue didn't say anything; she was struggling internally with her conscience.
I wondered whether I should just walk away with dignity or pretend that nothing had happened.
Yan Ye waited for a while, but Xu Xiaoyue just stood there like a piece of wood.
Obviously, he's still angry.
He frowned and was about to say something else.
“Cuckoo…”
Xu Xiaoyue blushed.
She pinched the hem of her clothes and said as if to cover up her mistake, "I'm not hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach growled twice.
Yan Ye didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. She was as stubborn as a donkey, as if eating his food was defilement of her.
"Really? But your stomach doesn't seem to be acting like that."
After being exposed so bluntly, Xu Xiaoyue felt a little embarrassed.
She stiffened her neck, not yet figuring out how to refute.
Yan Ye served a bowl of soup, "Nine-month-old chickens have tender meat. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"
Xu Xiaoyue looked at the man's actions and couldn't help swallowing.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not greedy. Although the Yan family can afford a nanny, Wang Ma's cooking skills are really not that good.
For three meals a day, the most you have to do is cook the vegetables and rice.
Not to mention that ever since she came here through the book, those hot pot and barbecues have no relationship with her anymore.
Xu Xiaoyue only thought about it for a second.
“It smells so good.”
She spoke vaguely, pulling the meat with one hand and chewing it with her cheeks puffed up.
After eating this piece of meat, Xu Xiaoyue finally understood why this man rode such a long way to come here.
The chicken fed with firewood is slightly yellowed and stewed to perfection. The meat is tender and juicy, and paired with mushrooms that have absorbed the soup, it tastes authentic.
There was a layer of chicken fat floating on the chicken soup that was hung aside, and green chopped green onions were sprinkled on the amber soup.
Xu Xiaoyue was really hungry. She picked up the bowl, blew on it, and the hot chicken soup went into her stomach, and she felt revived.
While eating, Xu Xiaoyue calculated how much the meal would cost.
Damn it, she just started working and hasn’t even received her salary yet, but she has to spend it. This is tantamount to stealing money from her pocket.
As she thought about this, she felt both happy and painful.
Yan Ye raised his eyes and met the woman's expression of despair.
"What's wrong?"
This voice brought Xu Xiaoyue back to her senses. She lowered her head and avoided the man's sight.
"It's okay. It's okay."
I finished the meal in such a state of anxiety.
During this period, Xu Xiaoyue even found an excuse to go out and check how much money she had in her pocket.
Xu Xiaoyue's thoughts were almost written on her face, and Yan Ye knew what she was thinking without even having to guess.
He felt that his previous thoughts about Xu Xiaoyue giving him some kind of drug that could make him lose his mind...
It's just unnecessary worry.
With her type of personality, no wonder she was almost cheated on the train before. She is really not smart enough.
After dinner, Xu Xiaoyue followed Yan Ye out the door.
The limping man was chopping firewood in the yard. When he saw the two men coming out, he glanced behind Yan Ye.
"Yan Tuan, are we leaving now?"
"Yes, it's getting dark so go back early. Let's put it in the account as usual."
"Okay, okay, why didn't I see Comrade Wang Jianhua come along this time..."
The two exchanged a few words of greeting. Xu Xiaoyue tapped the ground with her toes. She was feeling sleepy after eating and drinking so much that she couldn't help yawning.
Her movements were very small, but Yan Ye noticed it.
"Then we'll go first..."
After leaving the house, Xu Xiaoyue looked at the person and asked, "How much is this meal? I'll transfer it to you."
Yan Ye glanced at the people and said, "We've already eaten, so this one won't be a big deal."
"That won't work."
Xu Xiaoyue said this and reached into her pocket.
She didn't carry much money when she went out, and now she only had one dollar and twenty cents, which was definitely not enough for this meal.
"I, I'll give you this much first, and I'll return the rest to you after I get my salary."
Afraid that Yan Ye would not accept it, Xu Xiaoyue pinched the money with her pink fingertips and stuffed it into the man's bag.
After eating, Xu Xiaoyue did not let the man carry her down the hill this time.
She walked in front of Yan Ye just like when she came.
From the man's perspective, all he saw was the slender waist that could be held in one hand twisting as she walked forward.
With every step, his thighs and hips twisted, just like he was performing an opera.
If Xu Xiaoyue knew that Yan Ye treated the walking skill she had practiced for five years as a big show, she would probably have added new injuries to his exposed arms.
The two of them walked back in silence, but Yan Ye was a little uncomfortable.
"Where do you live? I'll take you back."
Yan Ye brought up the topic and looked at Xu Xiaoyue.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xiaoyue was startled and quickly waved her hands and shook her head to refuse.
"No, you don't have to take me back."
The woman's refusal was so decisive that Yan Ye turned around and looked at Xu Xiaoyue's face vaguely.
She was afraid because she was going to send her back.
Yan Ye frowned, thinking that it was just something that happened in the house in the afternoon that scared someone.
"You don't have to worry about what I'm going to do to you."
He explained calmly.
Xu Xiaoyue pulled up a smile, and at this moment she just wanted to brush it off, "No, this is too much trouble for you."
Who is Yan Ye? He has been working in the army for several years.
If you still can't tell by now, this girl is deliberately avoiding him, which is unworthy of his clothes.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "No trouble, it's just right, my clothes can be returned to their original owner."
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