一夜情

She was dumbfounded, but then, she laughed out loud.

“Da Lang, you are feeling guilty, right?”

Xie Heng now realized that Chuchu was making fun of him.

!!

He calmed down.

“No, I’m falling in love.” He fixed his eyes on Chuchu.

Zhao Chuchu was speechless.

How did he react so quickly?

“It’s getting late. It’s cool in the mountains at night. Cover yourself up, so you won’t catch a cold. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go out first.”

“I’m a little hungry.”

Chuchu looked at him helplessly.

“We have rice noodles at home. Do you want to stew or stir-fry it?”

“Stew it with fried eggs.”

“Okay, wait a moment. I’ll cook it right now.”

“Thank you, Da Lang.”

Chuchu gave a response with a dimpled grin.

Xie Heng pursed his lips and smiled. He then turned around and walked out.

Chuchu erected a pillow to lean against it while she waited for the food Xie Heng was cooking.

A lot of food was available in the space, but after eating the food cooked by Xie Heng, she felt she became fussy and dainty about food and was not willing to eat the food from the space.

Even if the food was no different from what was just made, she still did not want to eat it.

A moment later, Xie Heng came in with a bowl of rice noodles with two golden fried eggs lying on top.

“Do you want to eat some?” Chuchu asked Xie Heng. “It is too much!”

“I’m not hungry. You have it.” Xie Heng shook his head. “Just call me when you’re done. I’ll check the head manager first.”

After saying that, he left the room.

Xin Lichuan had already woken up. Seeing Xie Heng walk in, he smiled bitterly and said, “I am sorry to cause you any trouble. I should have listened to you.”

“Things have already happened. No need to think too much about it. You’d better rest and recover. I will ask Uncle Niu to send Manager Lin back first thing in the morning. It won’t delay the delivery of tofu skins back to the capital,” Xie Heng said calmly. “Why was the horse frightened?”

“I don’t really know,” Xin Lichuan confessed.

Although both Manager Lin and the coachman were suspected, he did not want to suspect them.

“Then, let’s wait until you get well.”

“Okay.”

Xin Lichuan also did not want to talk more about this topic.

He had a terrible headache and couldn’t sleep at all.

Seeing that he was in pain, Xie Heng went over to Chuchu.

Chuchu already knew that Xin Lichuan had woken up.

“Ask him to hold it, or go to sleep. It won’t be uncomfortable if he falls asleep.”

“I see.”

Since Chuchu said so, he naturally wouldn’t ask her for medicine to relieve Xin Lichuan’s pain.

He was just taking the opportunity to come over.

Only enough pain could remind him how much he owed to them.

Xie Heng put away the empty bowl and returned to Xin Lichuan’s room.

Seeing that Xie Heng came back empty-handed, he knew that there was nothing Chuchu could do.

Helplessly, he had to force himself to sleep, but unfortunately, he couldn’t fall asleep the whole night.

Meanwhile, Xie Heng just quietly guarded him all night.

As soon as the day dawned, Manager Lin came into their room.

“Manager Lin, you go back to the county first and arrange for people to send those tofu skins to the capital.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll stay in Lengshui Village for now.”

Chuchu walked in at this time. “It’s better for him not to suffer any more bumping travel. He needs to rest and recuperate for a while.”

Xin Lichuan and Manager Lin looked over toward the direction of her voice.

She walked to the bedside, put her hand on Xin Lichuan’s wrist, and carefully checked his pulse.

Manager Lin was nervous.

“You are out of danger, but you should rest in bed during this period,” Chuchu said. “I have already prescribed the medicine and sent people to get the medicine in town. Luckily, you survived after hurting your head. Don’t think too much about other things.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Xie,” Xin Lichuan said in a warm voice. “I’m sorry for the trouble I made.”

“Never mind.” Chuchu left the room after checking his pulse. After all, Xin Lichuan was a man. Although they were not strict with the boundaries between males and females, she had to consider Xie Heng.

...

After Manager Lin said farewell to Xin Lichuan, he was sent back to the county by Niu An.

Xie Heng was actually not very happy to have two more outsiders in the family.

It was also inconvenient for Chuchu to visit other people’s homes, so she could only stay at home.

During this time when Xin Lichuan was recovering from his injuries, Xie Heng did not go out much.

As a result, Niu Tongsheng and the others had to go to Xie’s house if they had anything to attend to.

For a time, Xie’s house had become the most lively place in Lingshui Village.

Xin Lichuan began to make a living on his own at a very young age. He had witnessed the warmth and coldness of people.

He was surprised by the unity of the villagers.

The moment he saw Xie Heng and Zhao Chuchu, he understood why Lengshui Village had such cohesion.

Xie Heng would occasionally have a few words with Xin Lichuan.

But Xin Lichuan always had a feeling of not being able to join the conversation.

...

He did not know why.

He was also considered knowledgeable, but in front of Xie Heng, he always felt he could never live up to him.

“Da Lang, the Zhang family gave me a grass carp. Let’s have spicy boiled fish tonight, okay?” Chuchu carried four or five catties of grass carp. Her voice came first before she entered through the door.

His cold-looking face instantly softened. He put down his pen and walk out to meet her, taking the grass carp from her hand.

“Weren’t you saying about boiled fish with pickled cabbage and chili two days ago?”

“Well, both are fine. You can make whichever one you like.”

“Okay.”

“Oh right, cook the fish head with the Gastrodia tuber for the head manager.”

The moment Xin Lichuan heard this, it was as if he smelled the gastrodia that could overpower everything. His stomach began to roll uncontrollably.

During this period, he ate gastrodia every day so much that his palette went numb.

“Mrs. Xie, can we change it to something else today? Even if it’s bland in taste, it doesn’t matter.”

“No. The patient should listen to the doctor.”

Xin Lichuan couldn’t say anything.

He looked at Xie Heng.

Xie Heng would never go against Chuchu.

He sighed helplessly.

There was nothing crueler in the world than watching others enjoy a feast while he could only take medicine.

He heaved a sigh.

He could only console himself with the fact that he had seen so many dishes, which was also a great payoff.

In the kitchen, Chuchu was watching the fire in front of the stove.

“Da Lang, I have to go to the town tomorrow.”

“But what’s the matter?”

“I have cured Mrs. Gan, and another family has invited me to cure a patient. In the letter, they said that if I could cure the patient, I would be rewarded handsomely.”

“The belongings in our family are at your disposal. You don’t have to run around to earn money.”

Thinking that she would stay the night in the town, Xie Heng wanted to persuade her to stay.

“I learned medicine to save lives and help the injured. Money doesn’t matter. It’s all about a sense of accomplishment.”

Zhao Chuchu gave her response in a dignified manner.

In fact, it was because she felt more at ease spending the silver earned by herself.

She was not willing to be supported by others before and she was still the same.

“Then, will you be back on the same day?” Xie Heng looked at her.

“I will be back if it’s not a big problem.” She originally wanted to say that she would stay overnight, but when Xie Heng looked at her with that innocent and expectant look, those words were suppressed.

She couldn’t bear to let him down.

“Or maybe we should send the head manager back to the county together?” That was actually his ultimate goal.