Chapter 23

Qi Bai glanced at Mu Chuan who was cooking seriously, and asked cautiously, “Brother Chuan, you cooked so much, you can’t finish it in one meal, right?”

“Yeah,” Mu Chuan replied without raising his head.

Hearing Mu Chuan’s response, Qi Bai felt a little secretly happy. His brother Chuan was so good. Although he didn’t take him to the mountains to catch rabbits, he caught two and got his share. Not only that, but his brother also cleaned up the rabbits for him.

His Chuan Ge is simply an angel! God knows how difficult it is to taste Chuan Ge’s cooking skills!

Smelling the spicy and delicious meat aroma in the air, Qi Bai just watched eagerly beside him. When Mu Chuan divided the rabbit meat into two portions, one in a large bowl and the other in a lunch box, Qi Bai’s smile became even brighter.

Look, my brother Chuan even put an extra spoonful in my lunch box!

Qi Bai thought smugly in his heart, waiting for Mu Chuan to close the lid of the lunch box. Qi Bai smiled smugly and reached out to take the lunch box, but just as his hand touched the lunch box, before he could pick it up, Mu Chuan held it firmly. When he looked up, he saw Mu Chuan looking at him with confusion, as if asking, “What are you doing with my meat?”

“Isn’t this the share that was divided?” Qi Bai asked in confusion.

“Yes!” Mu Chuan nodded.

“That’s right,” Qi Bai said with a sigh of relief, and continued to reach out for the lunch box, but this time he still couldn’t lift it up. He looked at Mu Chuan again, still with a puzzled look on his face.

“It was prepared, but not for me?” Qi Bai seemed to realize something, and he was not even sure what he said. He just looked at Mu Chuan eagerly, hoping that his handsome mouth would not say anything cold that he did not want to hear…

However, the answer is still the one that Qi Bai least wants to see…

Mu Chuan nodded, and even felt that it was not enough, so he snatched the lunch box away, held it in his arms and said, “It’s not for you!”

Qi Bai’s heart suddenly turned cold, “Brother Chuan, do you have someone else outside? You finally got the chance to cook next time, if it’s not for me, then who is it for? Tell me clearly, otherwise I won’t let you!”

Mu Chuan looked at his brother who was like a resentful woman, and once again he didn’t want to recognize him…

Mu Chuan didn’t want to pay attention to him, and Qi Bai refused to leave. He just followed Mu Chuan step by step, as if he would not stop until he saw you outside today.

“Watch your mouth and don’t talk nonsense.” Seeing that he couldn’t get rid of him, Mu Chuan just let him be. It was good for him to know so that he wouldn’t cause trouble for him every now and then.

Just like that, Qi Bai followed Mu Chuan out of the door with a resentful look on his face. The two of them came to a high wall. When he saw Mu Chuan, who had a particularly glorious and great image in his mind, climbed over the wall with a lunch box in his hand so familiarly… Qi Bai was completely numb.

Covering her lips with one hand, she pointed at the empty courtyard wall with the other hand trembling.

Whose family is this! Who on earth turned his brother Chuan into this?

Qi Bai’s brain was no longer working at this moment. He foolishly felt his way along the courtyard wall to find the gate. When he saw the gate across the road from his home, Qi Bai choked in his throat.

My goodness, it turns out that this guy is acting in public, but has actually already sneaked into Chencang?

Mu Chuan: If you don’t know how to use words, don’t use them! We call that mutual affection!

When Mu Chuan climbed over the wall and entered the yard, Meng Wanshu was preparing lunch in the kitchen, and Jiang Yule was washing in the yard.

Hearing the noise in the corner, Jiang Yule stood up and looked towards the kitchen. Seeing Meng Wanshu still cooking, she walked towards the corner and saw Mu Chuan landing neatly and walking towards her.

“Can’t you just go through the main door?” Jiang Yule was helpless. Is this guy used to climbing over walls?

“People in the village gossip a lot. I’m afraid you don’t like it. This is the rabbit meat I just made. You can have it at noon. If you like it, tell me and I’ll make it for you next time.” Mu Chuan said as he stuffed the lunch box into Jiang Yule’s arms. The lunch box was still warm, and bursts of fragrance wafted out.

“Can I come to see you in the evening? Just to talk.” Mu Chuan’s stern face showed a pitiful look like a puppy, which rarely appeared on his face. Jiang Yule’s heart softened and he nodded subconsciously.

After getting a satisfactory answer, a smile spread from the bottom of his eyes, with gentle pampering

“It’s the same time as yesterday,” Mu Chuan said, turning away without caring whether Jiang Yule agreed or not, and climbing up the wall.

But when he went out, he saw Qi Bai squatting under the wall, looking at him with resentment.

Mu Chuan hadn’t had time to hide his smile when he saw this. He coughed awkwardly and walked around Qi Bai out of the alley.

Qi Bai followed closely and said in a resentful tone, “Brother Chuan, you are so unethical. How could I fight with the two girls for meat after you told me that! And! You just told me yesterday that you and Yule have no future! We are brothers! Why did you hide it from me!”

Qi Bai kept mumbling to himself until he returned to the Shen family’s doorstep. “This is one-sided on my part. Yu Le didn’t say anything. I don’t want grandma and the others to know before we are sure.”

“I’m very tight-lipped and won’t tell anyone. Brother Chuan, you must tell me when you’re sure you’re together!” Qi Bai said with a solemn oath, earning Mu Chuan a helpless look.

It’s not that I don’t trust you. Compared to whether you keep your mouth shut, I doubt your IQ more. You can get the truth out of him in less than three sentences…

Mu Chuan looked at the silly Qi Bai and complained in his heart…

Qi Bai, he is good in every way. He is sincere, honest and reliable. He is decisive when carrying out tasks. He is also a top-notch fighter in the army. But there is one thing about him. He is not on guard against people in his circle of trust. He is not on guard at all. As long as you dare to ask, he will dare to tell you. He can even argue with you about the color of his pants…

“Let’s have lunch here at noon. Go back and tell your family.” Mu Chuan put away his thoughts and said to Qi Bai beside him. After seeing Qi Bai nod and run back home, Mu Chuan went to the kitchen to make lunch for his family…

Next door, at Jiang Yule’s house, the girl looked down at the lunch box in her arms…

How should she explain to Meng Wanshu…

It seems unrealistic to take it out from the space. If I talk to Mu Chuan about it one day, it will be embarrassing.

Unable to think of a suitable reason, Jiang Yule simply gave up thinking about it, walked towards the kitchen, and put the lunch box on the table.

“Sister, let’s have some extra food”

“Where did this come from?” Meng Wanshu asked as she took the food out of the pot.

“Mu Chuan just sent it.”

Jiang Yule’s words, which sounded very calm, successfully made Meng Wanshu put down the spatula in her hand. Looking at Jiang Yule’s calm expression, Meng Wanshu cautiously probed, “Didn’t you say… you don’t want to accept it?”

“He stuffed it into my hand and ran away. I’ll return it to him another day.” Jiang Yule looked away awkwardly… He wanted to distance himself from it before… But now… He was tempted by her beauty, how could he distance himself from it…

“Oh, so, then I won’t cook another dish. Two dishes are enough for the two of us.” Meng Wanshu was relieved when she heard Jiang Yule say this. They are neighbors, so it’s good that they are not angry…

“Okay, I’ll go get the rice,” Jiang Yule said, putting the box of rabbit meat on the table, then went to the kitchen to get two bowls of rice.

Sitting at the table, the two of them reached for the bowl of spicy rabbit meat, which looked very good. After taking a bite, they looked at each other with eyes full of amazement.

“This cooking skill is really good! It’s authentic Sichuan flavor. When Mu Chuan sent it to me, did he tell me who made it?” As a food blogger, a dish has a fatal attraction to Meng Wanshu.

But what is strange is that when a letter of introduction is needed for a long journey, are the Shen family from Sichuan Province? How can they do it so authentically?

Listening to Meng Wanshu’s words, Jiang Yule thought about what Mu Chuan had just said, and said hesitantly, “If I heard correctly just now… it seems that Mu Chuan did it himself.”

When Jiang Yule first heard Mu Chuan say that he made it, he just thought it was a little strange. After all, in this era… there are really few men willing to go into the kitchen. But now… not only can he cook, but he can also cook so deliciously… it’s really a rare thing.

Sure enough, no matter what era, serious men and men who can cook are so handsome!

Meng Wanshu was also shocked when she heard this. With Mu Chuan’s big icy face, she couldn’t imagine him standing in front of the stove and cooking.

“Did you hear it wrong?” Meng Wanshu pursed her lips, her face full of disbelief.

“It shouldn’t be…” Jiang Yule nodded solemnly to Meng Wanshu, puncturing her little bit of luck.

“Oh, okay, if Aunt Aiping did it, I would go and learn from her,” Meng Wanshu said with some disappointment.

“Mu Chuan is also OK,” Jiang Yule said while eating. Although Mu Chuan was a little cold, he was not that scary.

“Goodbye.” Meng Wanshu curled her lips subconsciously. In fact, although she instigated Jiang Yule to twist Mu Chuan, she didn’t have the courage to have more contact with Mu Chuan. She didn’t know why, but she was a little afraid of him.

But this authentic spicy rabbit meat… She was really greedy. Looking at the rabbit meat and then at Jiang Yule, a small, unformed thought came to her mind.

Meng Wanshu ate the rabbit meat and cautiously asked

“How about you ask for me?”

Hearing this, Jiang Yule raised his eyes to look at Meng Wanshu. Seeing her smiling and trying to please him, he couldn’t help but burst out laughing, “Is he really that scary?”

“Isn’t it? He’s like a big ice cube. I can’t get a reply after talking for a long time. It’s so suffocating.” Meng Wanshu complained. All she could think of was the time when she was almost frostbitten when she was in contact with Mu Chuan. After she finished speaking, she didn’t forget to look at Jiang Yule eagerly. She really wanted to know what to do.

Jiang Yule couldn’t help but find it funny when listening to Meng Wanshu’s complaints. The Mu Chuan in front of her seemed to be different from the one in front of others.

Under Meng Wanshu’s expectant eyes, Jiang Yule nodded and said, “I’ll ask you when I have a chance, but I can’t cook, so I can only repeat it to you as much as possible, so I may not be able to grasp the essence of it a little bit.”

“That’s okay, as long as the general direction is right.” Meng Wanshu waved his hand, not really caring about these details. Some of them are already very good, so why should he be so picky?

“Okay.” Jiang Yule nodded and agreed to it. After dinner, Jiang Yule went to wash the dishes. After a nap, the two dressed up beautifully and took a pound of pork to the educated youth point.

Tang Wei was the first to discover Jiang Yule and Le’s appearance in the Youth Courtyard. When she saw the pork in their hands, her eyes lit up.

The educated youths didn’t earn much work points, and usually they each contributed their own grain to make a big pot of food, so it was very good to be full. It was very rare to see three or two pieces of meat in the pot. This big piece of meat… The last time I saw it was before I went to the countryside…

“Tang Zhiqing, this is a token of our love. Let’s have an extra dish tonight,” Meng Wanshu said, handing the meat to Tang Wei.

Tang Wei smiled with her eyebrows curved. After taking the piece of meat, she realized that her behavior of seeing the meat was a bit petty. She explained awkwardly, “I’m really sorry, it’s a bit rude. Usually we all eat together, and there are too few opportunities to enjoy a feast together.”

“It’s okay. Please take it to the kitchen,” Meng Wanshu said, pointing at the piece of meat.

“Okay, then you guys go in quickly, Fengxian and the others are all in the room.”

Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu nodded and entered the dormitory for the female educated youths. Before they even stepped into the door, they heard Tang Wei, who had just received the meat, talking to the other educated youths about the meat they had brought.

The two looked at each other and couldn’t help but smile. They were living too comfortably… It seemed they had to keep a low profile in the future. Fortunately, Qi Bai and Mu Chuan’s family lived nearby, otherwise, with the smell of meat coming out of their house every now and then, they would have been targeted long ago.

After entering the room, I found that only Li Fengxian and Zhou Ningxin were in the room. I watched Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu enter the room.

Li Fengxian came forward happily, but Zhou Ningxin stood timidly at the back, smiling shyly at the two of them, and then stood there with her hands clasped tightly, watching Li Fengxian greet Jiang Yule.

“I said you guys might take a while to come over.” Li Fengxian pulled the two of them to sit on the stool. Zhou Ningxin poured them a glass of water and put it on the table, whispering, “Drink water, the cup is clean.”

“Okay, thank you.”

After hearing Jiang Yule’s thanks and seeing such a pretty girl smiling at her, Zhou Ningxin felt a little shy and her cheeks flushed. She wanted to leave, but the educated youth center was so small that she didn’t know where to go. So she sat down on the other side of the table and listened quietly without saying a word.

“This is Zhou Ningxin, who came here only last year.” Li Fengxian was worried that the two of them would not remember her, so she introduced her to them again.

“I remember that you can come to our place with Fengxian if you have the chance in the future,” Jiang Yule said in a friendly manner with a smile in his eyes.

Zhou Ningxin didn’t expect Jiang Yule to invite her over to play. Joy flashed in her eyes. She nodded happily and sat quietly again, listening to the conversation. However, she was obviously much more relaxed.

Jiang Yule has been sizing up all the educated youth here since they first met yesterday. Zhou Ningxin in front of him is undoubtedly the easiest to bully. She is weak in character and shy when talking to people. Judging from her clothes, her family should be well-off. I don’t know how her family can let such a girl stay here.

And although Zhou Ningxin came a year earlier than them, she looked even younger than them.