Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43 - Saying Goodbye
Chapter 44 - Put One'S Finger Into Another'S Pie
Chapter 45 - Preserved Egg
Chapter 46 - First-Class Helper
Chapter 47 - I Can Do It
Chapter 48 - Is That Possible
Chapter 49 - Caught You
Chapter 50 - Stalk
Chapter 51 - Joining In
Chapter 52 - Are You Messing With Me?
Chapter 53 - Interrogate
Chapter 54 - Gigolo
Chapter 55 - 1.73 Meters
Chapter 56 - Furious
Chapter 57 - Dumb Donkey Wants To See Her
Chapter 58 - You Must Be Mistaken
Chapter 59 - I'M Sorry
Chapter 60 - Promotion
Chapter 61 - Would You Please Leave
Chapter 62 - Bullshit
Chapter 63 - Fall Into The River
Chapter 64 - Keep You Guessing
Chapter 65 - Return Money
Chapter 66 - Intrigue
Chapter 67 - Snitch On Her
Chapter 68 - Seek Confirmation
Chapter 69 - Brothers' Quarrel
Chapter 70 - Who The Hell Are You
Chapter 71 - Who Is Pranking Who
Chapter 72 - Dine And Dash
Chapter 73 - Too Embarrassing
Chapter 74 - Reinforcement
Chapter 75 - Well Done
Chapter 76 - What A Coincidence
Chapter 77 - Crown Prince'S Calligraphy
Chapter 78 - Don'T Forgive Him So Easily
Chapter 79 - I Want To Eat Egg Fried Rice
Chapter 80 - What Rights Do You Have To Kiss Her
Chapter 81 - Chunyu'S Mother
Chapter 82 - Sidelines
Chapter 83 - An Unlucky Person
Chapter 84 - Enemies Meet
Chapter 85 - Taking Advantage Of The Situation
Chapter 86 - None Of Your Business
Chapter 87 - Don'T Call Me Third Madam
Chapter 87.5 - Family Meeting
Chapter 88 - My Brother
Chapter 89 - Two Terrible Friends
Chapter 90 - Homemade Chicken Essence
Chapter 91 - Not Renting
Chapter 92 - Riding Together
Chapter 93 - Interrogate
Chapter 94 - Ruthless Words
Chapter 95 - So That'S Why
Chapter 96 - Apologizing
Chapter 97 - Like It Or Not
Chapter 98 - Arguing Strongly For What Is Right
Chapter 99 - Have We Passed The Ordeal
Chapter 100 - Tell Us Honestly
Chapter 101 - I Will Hug You When You Are Tired
Chapter 102 - Bothered
Chapter 103 - Ice Cream
Chapter 104 - Jealousy
Chapter 105 - I Want Everything
Chapter 106 - 30% And 70%
Chapter 107 - Black-Hearted Boss
Chapter 108 - Sabotage
Chapter 109 - Losing Face
Chapter 110 - Breathtaking
Chapter 111 - Old Ancestress' Reward
Chapter 112 - Lee Is Missing
Chapter 113 - Must Get To The Bottom Of It
Chapter 114 - Sales On Fire
Chapter 115 - Flattering
Chapter 116 - Slip Of The Tongue
Chapter 117 - Do You Want To See Susu?
Chapter 118 - Stop Susu
Chapter 119 - Caught
Chapter 120 - Palace Invitation
Chapter 121 - No Such Thing As Most Shameless
Chapter 122 - First Time In The Imperial Kitchen
Chapter 123 - Serve
Chapter 124 - Mobile Imperial Chef
Chapter 125 - Jealous
Chapter 126 - Making Up
Chapter 127 - Not Going To Budge
Chapter 128 - First Time In The Chamber Of Commerce
Chapter 129 - Protest
Chapter 130 - Becoming A Monk
Chapter 131 - Get Used To It
Chapter 132 - Long Story Short
Chapter 133 - Birthday Gift
Chapter 134 - The Truth
Chapter 135 - Liu Yiyi
Chapter 136 - Bickering
Chapter 137 - 10 Thousand Silvers Of Anger
Chapter 138 - Heavenly Residence'S New Owner
Chapter 139 - New Rules
Chapter 140 - An Adulterous Pair
Chapter 141 - One Weak Moment
Chapter 142 - It Is Indeed You
Chapter 143 - Give Me Five Hundred Thousand
Chapter 144 - His Majesty Bestows A Marriage
Chapter 145 - The Period Of Three Months
Chapter 146 - Family Members Are Here
Chapter 147 - Liu Li Requests For A Meeting
Chapter 148 - Want To Cancel The Contract
Chapter 149 - Mess It Up
Chapter 150 - Deeply Troubled
Chapter 151 - Who Cares
Chapter 152 - Negotiation
Chapter 152.5 - Make A Deal
Chapter 153 - Just Signed It
Chapter 154 - Son Of A B*Tch
Chapter 157 - Silvertongue
Chapter 158 - Cold-Hearted
Chapter 159 - The Trap
Chapter 160 - Avoid An Accident
Chapter 161 - The Affection Of Ye Binghuai
Chapter 162 - Pick A Fight
Chapter 163 - To Offer Tea
Chapter 164 - Show Us What You Can Do
Chapter 165 - Never Again
Chapter 166 - Mother-In-Law Is The Leader
Chapter 167 - The Best Relative Has Arrived
Chapter 168 - May You Have A Lovely Baby
Chapter 169 - Abortion
Chapter 170 - Eating Without Paying
Chapter 171 - I Call The Shots
Chapter 172 - The Freeloaders Are Back
Chapter 173 - Scram Back
Chapter 174 - The Empress Dowager Makes Things Difficult
Chapter 175 - Come At Me
Chapter 176 - Persuasion
Chapter 177 - The Challenger
Chapter 178 - You Cheated
Chapter 179 - To Win The First War
Chapter 180 - Denial
Chapter 181 - You Are The Petty One
Chapter 182 - Please Apologize
Chapter 183 - Assurance Letter
Chapter 184 - Punishment
Chapter 185 - An Unexpected Favor
Chapter 186 - Finals
Chapter 187 - You Get What You Give
Chapter 188 - Full Marks
Chapter 189 - Stay
Chapter 190 - Troubles
Chapter 191 - Intolerable
Chapter 192 - The Disturbance In Tea Ceremony
Chapter 193 - Controlling The Story
Chapter 194 - What Did They Say About Me?
Chapter 195 - Forming An Alliance
Chapter 196 - How Will This Do?
Chapter 197 - Fake Account Books
Chapter 198 - Evidence
Chapter 199 - Meat Pie That Falls From The Sky
Chapter 200 - You'S Mission
Chapter 201 - Rumours
Chapter 202 - Throw This Shrew Out
Chapter 203 - To Fall Out
Chapter 204 - Being Left Out
Chapter 205 - Take It Back
Chapter 206 - Importance Of Peace
Chapter 207 - Guilty
Chapter 208 - Someone From The Ye Family
Chapter 209 - Agreed
Chapter 210 - Tricked
Chapter 211 - Back To Ye'S Home
Chapter 212 - The Old People
Chapter 213 - When Did You Fall In Love With Me?
Chapter 214 - You Know It Now
Chapter 215 - Who'S Better?
Chapter 216 - Nice Chunyu
Chapter 217 - Liu Li'S Pregnant
Chapter 218 - Complications
Chapter 219 - I Am Here
Chapter 220 - Passing By
Chapter 221 - Hand It Over To Her
Chapter 222 - A Little Confused
Chapter 223 - Princess Ah Ruan
Chapter 224 - Can I Go With You?
Chapter 225 - Happiness And Sorrow
Chapter 226 - The Mysterious Reverend
Chapter 227 - Late Realization
Chapter 228 - Who Kicked Me?
Chapter 229 - : Strange Scent
Chapter 230 - Countryside Fun
Chapter 231 - Ah Ruan Asked For Help
Chapter 232 - Explain The Situation
Chapter 233 - Something Interesting
Chapter 234 - An Unforseen Event
Chapter 235 - Liu Li'S Miscarriage
Chapter 236 - How Can You Explain It
Chapter 237 - Lingering Fear
Chapter 238 - Undercurrent
Chapter 239 - Lucky Egg
Chapter 240 - Stop A Fight
Chapter 241 - Bath Together
Chapter 242 - The Old Cow Eats Young Grass
Chapter 243 - Mad
Chapter 244 - Beg With Tears
Chapter 245 - No Way Out
Chapter 246 - Incite
Chapter 247 - Ning
Chapter 248 - The Contest For President
Chapter 249 - Being Touched
Chapter 250 - Show Off
Chapter 251 - The Queen’S Summons
Chapter 252 - Malicious Slander
Chapter 253 - Missing
Chapter 254 - Escape From Danger
Chapter 255 - Actually Fond Of
Chapter 256 - Class Opening Ceremony
Chapter 257 - Infuriating
Chapter 258 - In The Name Of Gifting
Chapter 259 - Yu Wang
Chapter 260 - Shameless Family
Chapter 261 - Petty And Stubborn
Chapter 262 - Give You A Gift
Chapter 263 - Doubt
Chapter 264 - Weird Note
Chapter 265 - Question Mark
Chapter 266 - Disappointment
Chapter 267 - I Will Let You Go
Chapter 268 - Do You Have Evidence?
Chapter 269 - Let’S Break Up
Chapter 270 - Ye Jiayao’S Counterattack
Chapter 271 - What Do You Hate About Her?
Chapter 272 - Xia Chunyu’S Sincerity
Chapter 273 - The One That Deserved It Most
Chapter 274 - Try As You Can
Chapter 275 - I Don'T Agree With You
Chapter 276 - You'S Decision
Chapter 277 - Too Late
Chapter 278 - My Heart Aches
Chapter 279 - Insincerity
Chapter 280 - A Dose Of Fierce Medicine
Chapter 281 - Drink
Chapter 282 - Progress
Chapter 283 - Black And White Upside Down
Chapter 284 - The Ancestor Took Action
Chapter 285 - Knocking Off
Chapter 286 - If Knock, Knock Hard
Chapter 287 - Two Pack To Force Guy
Chapter 288 - The Evils We Bring On Ourselves Are The Hardest To Bear
Chapter 289 - Fortune'S Wheel Is Ever Turning
Chapter 290 - The Abandoned Child
Chapter 291 - Did I Make A Mistake
Chapter 292 - Liu Li Came Back
Chapter 293 - Announced That Take Charge Of
Chapter 294 - : What About Sucking Yours?
Chapter 295 - Where Did You Go
Chapter 296 - Problems With The Cordyceps
Chapter 297 - As Son, I Have No Objection
Chapter 298 - Cowardly And Stupid
Chapter 299 - I Don'T Like People Like You
Chapter 300 - Death Hurriedly
Chapter 301 - They Wanted To Separate
Chapter 302 - How To Divide
Chapter 303 - New Ideas
Chapter 304 - Liu Li Was A Real Pain In The Neck
Chapter 305 - Auspicious Beginning Of A New Enterprise
Chapter 306 - Don'T See The Problem
Chapter 307 - Ask For Advice
Chapter 308 - A Sincere Gift
Chapter 309 - Reward
Chapter 310 - Do You Want To Try New Tricks
Chapter 311 - Dismantled
Chapter 312 - New Ideas
Chapter 313 - Being Scolded
Chapter 314 - Ye Jiayao'S Suggestion
Chapter 315 - With No Good Intentions
Chapter 316 - Stupid Woman
Chapter 317 - Ye Jiayao’S Propaganda Plan
Chapter 318 - Graduation Ceremony
Chapter 319 - Discomposure
Chapter 320 - Predicament
Chapter 321 - Old Friends
Chapter 322 - Food Festival
Chapter 323 - Someone Was Making Trouble
Chapter 324 - Perfect End
Chapter 325 - Begins To Act
Chapter 326 - Assassination
Chapter 327 - Transfer The Misfortune
Chapter 328 - Dividends
Chapter 329 - Someone Set Fire To House
Chapter 330 - The Heart Is Not Ancient
Chapter 331 - Three People Conspired
Chapter 332 - The Party
Chapter 333 - Mourners
Chapter 334 - Little Ya'S Hint
Chapter 335 - Trap
Chapter 336 - Go For Wool And Come Back Shorn
Chapter 337 - Not Ordinary Bad
Chapter 338 - A Ruan‘S Difficulty
Chapter 339 - : The Shameless Couple
Chapter 340 - Here Comes Qiao'S Family
Chapter 341 - Dark People
Chapter 342 - Mother And Child Were Safe
Chapter 343 - Persuasion
Chapter 344 - Dismissal
Chapter 345 - Doubts
Chapter 346 - : Half Road Hijacking
Chapter 347 - To Discuss Countermeasures
Chapter 348 - Suspicion
Chapter 349 - Talk About Conditions
Chapter 350 - Chunyu'S Breakthrough
Chapter 351 - Su Yi Speculation
Chapter 352 - Hint
Chapter 353 - Rescue Matters
Chapter 354 - See The Light Of Day Again
Chapter 355 - Back
Chapter 356 - King Yu'S Anger
Chapter 357 - Private
Chapter 358 - Chunyu Came Back
Chapter 359 - Not See The Wrong Person
Chapter 360 - Is Poisoning
Chapter 361 - Chapter Three Hundred And Seventy-Seven
Chapter 362 - The Highest Treatment
Chapter 363 - Please Cash In
Chapter 364 - What A Pity
Chapter 365 - Rumors
Chapter 366 - A Useless And Abandoned Chess
Chapter 367 - Not Over Yet
Chapter 368 - The Most Powerful Return
Chapter 369 - End Together
Chapter 370 - Confronted Face To Face
Chapter 371 - What Do You Want To Do
Chapter 372 - Lose
Chapter 373 - Talk About
Chapter 374 - The Enemy Is The One Who Knows You Best
Chapter 375 - Have News
Chapter 376 - Do Whatever You Like To Do.
Chapter 377 - Worse Than A Dog
Chapter 378 - Listen To My Arrangement
Chapter 379 - Unreasonable Woman
Chapter 380 - Confrontation In Court
Chapter 381 - Stupid Teammates
Chapter 382 - What Qualifications Do You Have To Go Back With Me
Chapter 383 - A Person
Chapter 384 - Can'T Go Back Any More
Chapter 385 - Naya Is Coming
Chapter 386 - Female Heroes
Chapter 387 - Disagreeable Trick
Chapter 388 - Countermeasures
Chapter 389 - Divide And Rule
Chapter 390 - Is Base?
Chapter 391 - Truth Years Ago
Chapter 392 - Was She Pregnant?
Chapter 393 - Miserable Life
Chapter 394 - Strange Taste
Chapter 395 - Being A Dad Is Not Easy
Chapter 396 - Why Do You Want To Say One Hundred Pieces?
Chapter 397 - Not To Be Taunted
Chapter 398 - It’S Going To Change
Chapter 399 - Counterattack
Chapter 400 - Backroom
Chapter 401 - Outbreak
Chapter 402 - Battle
Chapter 403 - Struggle
Chapter 404 - Finally Came
Chapter 405 - The Golden Cicada
Chapter 406 - Good News
Chapter 407 - How Dare He Leaves Me
Chapter 408 - Won'T Die
Chapter 409 - The Fate Of Schadenfreude
Chapter 410 - It Is Really An Ass
Chapter 411 - Suffering
Chapter 412 - Baby Is Coming
Chapter 413 - Sorry
Chapter 414 - Name Dispute
Chapter 415 - Providence To Decide
Chapter 416 - Fear Is Often Greater Than The Danger
Chapter 417 - From The Eyes
Chapter 418 - Zhao’S Revenge
Chapter 419 - Final Results ( 1 )
Chapter 420 - Final Results ( 2 )
Chapter 421 - Announcer I ( Liuli )
Chapter 422 - Announcer Ii ( Little Jing )
Chapter 423 - Extraneous(Ⅲ) Zhao Qixuan And Su Yi
Chapter 424 - Extra Story Four ( Xia Chunfeng )
Chapter 425 - Additional Novel Five Parenting
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Fantasy, Josei, Mature, Ongoing, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Adorable Goddess, AFG, Cinderella Chef (Drama), 萌妻食神, ______
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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Chapter 19: I Am Born In The Year Of The Rabbit
Translator:
YTJS_
Editor:
Perriemix
Back in the courtyard, Song Qi saw the results that sister-in-law got back and complained, “That Old Head Yu bullies the weak and submits to the strong. I shall go myself.”
Ye Jiayao resented, “Forget it. It doesn’t matter if it is a little lesser, there might be even lesser in the future. It would be harder to drink porridge, not to mention side dishes.”
“Just stop causing inconvenience. Since the Dragon-breaking Stone has been released, there would be a period where we won’t be able to go down the mountains,” Peng Wu told Song Qi.
“Really?” Song Qi was shocked.
Peng Wu sighed, bringing the vegetable basket back into the kitchen. There was too little meat. Initially, Ye Jiayao wanted to make pork buns, but now, she can only make it half meat and half cabbage filling.
Song Qi assisted Ye Jiayao with the preparation, kneading the dough thoroughly and evenly. Ye Jiayao split the kneaded dough into equal sizes, rolling them into evenly thick bun skins, adding the filling and closing it up by pinching it into 18 even pleats skilfully.
“Sister-in-law, is there anything that you can’t do?” Song Qi exclaimed in amazement. The foods that big sister whipped up were always so exquisite, both in appearance and taste.
Ye Jiayao smiled. “I am not as capable as you think. All of these are home-cooked food, it only takes practice.”
“It is difficult to make home-cooked food so good,” Song Qi countered.
Suddenly Xia Chunyu walked in, throwing two rabbits on the floor. “Song Qi, kill them.”
“Third-in-charge, these rabbits are too timely because we are lacking meat today,” Song Qi said merrily, lifting a rabbit ear to take a look. “This rabbit is meaty.”
Xia Chunyu turned to walk away expressionlessly.
Song Qi was about to bring the rabbits out to slaughter them when Ye Jiayao stopped him. “Ay, don’t kill them.”
Both rabbits had been shot in the leg by Chunyu, and they were severely injured. Ye Jiayao was born in the year of the rabbit and has a special affliction towards rabbits. Who wouldn’t like such cute and obedient animals? She used to have a rabbit pet in the past but it ended up dying. She grieved its death, even getting it a small box as a coffin to bury it in.
“Why not?” he asked.
“I am born in the year of the rabbit, so no eating of rabbits,” Ye Jiayao replied with conviction.
Song Qi was stunned.
Is that really a real thing?
“I am born in the year of the chicken but I still eat chicken,” Song Qi reasoned.
“That’s not the same. Anyway, it is not allowed.” Ye Jiayao’s hands were full of flour and she couldn’t care for the furry creatures herself. Instead, she ordered Song Qi, “Pull the arrows out, apply a little medicine to it and wrap it up. Don’t kill them, or I will come after you.”
Song Qi was speechless and could only act according to orders, tending to the injured rabbits.
During breakfast, Xia Chunyu did not see Ye Jiayao around, so he asked Song Qi for her whereabouts. He replied that their big sister was feeding the rabbits in the backyard.
Xia Chunyu frowned. “Feeding the rabbits? Didn’t I tell you to slaughter them?”
“Sister-in-law wouldn’t allow it. She said she is born in the year of the rabbit so we are not allowed to eat rabbit meat,” Song Qi replied in discontent.
The corner of Xia Chunyu’s mouth twitched. Looking at the pork filling in the bun, he thanked his lucky stars that she was not born in the year of the pig, otherwise, he won’t get to eat pork.
“I’ll go up the mountains to take a look later. I made a trap a few days ago, not sure if there would be any prey caught, but it would be good if there is a wild boar,” Song Qi said.
“Mm, if you catch a wild boar, I will make you some pork tripe and chicken.” Ye Jiayao said, catching the tail end of the conversation as she entered the kitchen.
Remembering the deal that they had made involving pork belly and chicken, Song Qi’s head dropped. Peng Wu could not resist and asked her, “Sister-in-law, how did you know we would choose rock?”
Ye Jiayao raised her hands up in a surrendering gesture. “How would I know you would choose rock? I am just lucky, either that, or you let me win on purpose.”
Xia Chunyu glanced at her, disbelieving. She was so confident then, like someone who knew they were guaranteed a certain win. He knew that there was a trick there somewhere.
Ye Jiayao was not going to tell them that she bested them using the results of a psychological research. It was not like she was going to play with them again. She was definitely not giving them the chance to make a comeback.
“Peng Wu, send some breakfast to second-in-charge later,” Ye Jiayao said.
Peng Wu looked at third-in-charge for affirmation. Xia Chunyu did not express any objection which they all took as a silent consent. Xia Chunyu had thought about it last night and deemed that there was no harm in doing it.
So, Peng Wu received the order gladly and carried the lunchbox to second-in-charge’s place.
Ye Jiayao sat down to eat just as Song Qi asked, “Sister-in-law, are you planning to care for those two rabbits?”
“No. I will release them back into the mountains when they recover,” Ye Jiayao replied, afraid that she would inadvertently kill the rabbits.
“There would be more people hunting in the mountains the next few days,” Xia Chunyu reminded her.
That was right! There was not enough food in the stockade. People would be sure to hunt in the mountains for more meat. Those two rabbits were fat and cute, they would be unable to escape those evil clutches.
“Then I should keep them as pets! Chunyu, can I keep them?” Ye Jiayao was uncertain if Chunyu liked small animals. This place was, after all, his territory. It would be best to seek his permission. If he didn’t like it, she would have to send the rabbits to Auntie Jiang and have her take care of them.
Xia Chunyu shrugged, replying indifferently. “Up to you.”
He really could not care less. Any way it goes, he was not the one who would be taking care of them.
“Chunyu, you are so nice,” Ye Jiayao said coyly, smiling at him.
Xia Chunyu and Song Qi shuddered together, shaking the goosebumps out. Xia Chunyu did not like to be called nice, and Song Qi certainly would never think of third-in-charge and nice in the same sentence.
While they were conversing, Peng Wu returned, saying that second-in-charge drank the porridge, and refused to even touch the pig liver soup Old Head Yu delivered.
Ye Jiayao rejoiced and felt a little proud of herself. “Who would be able to stomach eating pork liver soup early in the morning?”
Old Head Yu certainly lacked consideration for the people who would be eating his food. What was the point of only knowing how to cook? When cooking, one must consider the preferences of the eater, the person’s body condition, and changes in the seasons. No matter how great the food was, if it didn’t suit the appetite, it was useless.
Peng Wu laughed. “I told second-in-charge that sister-in-law wants to cook for him and he said that he wants to eat sister-in-law’s meat patty.”
“Sure, I will make him some for dinner,” Ye Jiayao replied happily. She threw some coquettish glances at Xia Chunyu proudly.
Xia Chunyu lowered his glance, pretending not to see.
This woman is too undignified!
He was puzzled, though. Second-in-charge was a typical Shan Dong man, yet he was enjoying the food with a southern taste?
Their peaceful breakfast was quickly disturbed by a series of purging operation. First-in-charge has ordered those who came up the mountains within the span of the year to be investigated. Song Qi was one of the first waves of people to be questioned.
Xia Chunyu said nothing as he faced those who came looking for Song Qi, though his complexion turned a little unsightly. Song Qi was hidden very deeply and so he should not have been suspected. This was most likely targeted at him.
Peng Wu patted Song Qi on his shoulders to comfort him. “Song Qi, it’s going to be alright. First-in-charge just needs to understand the situation. Just be truthful, and you’ll be fine.”
Song Qi puffed his chest, raising his chin up. “I have nothing to be afraid of. I am not a spy.” He walked away with the people who came to get him, feigning confidence.
Xia Chunyu pushed his bowl aside, saying, “Peng Wu, let’s go to the training grounds.”
Ye Jiayao thought of what Xia Chunyu told her last night and shivered. Song Qi was Chunyu’s person. By singling Song Qi out first, does that mean that they were targeting Chunyu?
After a little over two hours, Song Qi came back, his face gloomy.
“How was it? Did first-in-charge suspect you?” Ye Jiayao asked in concern.
Songqi replied angrily, “I was boiling mad, I almost fought with them!”
The Song Qi that Ye Jiayao knew was a happy-go-lucky guy, always has a smile on his face and was easily pleased. Seeing him this angry was a first for her.
“Don’t be so angry at them, they were just acting upon orders,” Ye Jiayao said, trying to calm him down.
“I just can’t stand how they interrogate me like I’m a common thief,” Song Qi said in a low voice.
“If they let you back, it means they trust you. Don’t be so angry anymore,” Ye Jiayao consoled him. Could first-in-charge really find the spy by investigating this way? Which spy would be so stupid as to admit to being a spy? Unless there was concrete evidence, this would only disappoint people and make everyone worry. It looked like first-in-charge really didn’t think things through.
Ye Jiayao was right. The consecutive days of interrogation resulted in over 200 people in the stockade reporting at first-in-charge’s place, yet, there was not even a shadow of the spy to be seen. Instead, it had caused cries of complaints, some expressing their desire to go down the mountains and find another place to go to. Xia Chunyu showed his might and locked these people up. No one dared to say anything after that.
Only, this way, Xia Chunyu became the target of everyone’s frustration. Ye Jiayao could only guess Chunyu’s intentions vaguely. By standing out at this time, and helping first-in-charge take the brunt of the people’s annoyance, he was putting himself on first brother’s good graces.
After getting Peng Wu to send the food to second-in-charge for two days, Ye Jiayao decided to take the food over herself.
“Second brother, are you feeling better today? Your complexion looks good.” Ye Jiayao smiled, carrying a goblet of pigeon soup to second-in-charge’s living quarters.
She was amazed by second-in-charge’s toughness and ability to withstand pain. After being shot by an arrow, and enduring a slash on his chest, it was said that he was almost on the brink of death. Within only a few days, he was able to gradually recuperate and show an impossible progress. If it were someone else, they would’ve lied on a bed for almost half a month, half dead.
Second-in-charge laughed candidly and suddenly choked, holding on to his wound as he breathed heavily.
Ye Jiayao asked with concern, “Second brother are you alright? Should I call Mr. Liu over?”
Second-in-charge waved his hands dismissively, taking a few deep breaths as if to steady himself. “It’s nothing. Just this f*cking pain.”
“I could only imagine the pain you’re going through. A small wound on my finger is already extremely painful, I wouldn’t know how to handle being shot by an arrow. I especially stewed this pigeon soup for you, it is extremely beneficial for healing wounds.”
Second-in-charge smiled gratefully. “That would trouble you.”
“It’s not trouble, it really did not require much effort. Although first brother and Chunyu didn’t say it, I know they are very worried ever since you got hurt. Chunyu could not sleep in peace. Yesterday, I just mentioned casually that drinking pigeon soup would help in healing wounds, and he got up before daybreak, going up the mountains to hunt a wild pigeon. After half a day, he actually caught two,” Ye Jiayao told him.
“He wears a strict face all the time and doesn’t even know how to say anything remotely nice. Fortunately, I could grasp a little of his temper, otherwise, I would have died of anger.”
“Third brother is like that, a cold face with a warm heart. Sister-in-law, you will have to just bear with it a little,” second-in-charge advised her, chuckling a little.
“I have no other choice. It was just my luck to marry him. This is all fate’s plan, there is nothing to do about it… ay! Second brother, take your time to eat, I shall go back first.” Ye Jiayao was not eager to become friendly with second-in-charge. Building relationships take time.
Immediately, as Ye Jiayao stepped out, she saw first-in-charge walking towards her direction, his hands behind his back, head lowered.
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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