Chapter 30: Be More Wary

Jiang Xiangxiang suddenly had a thought: This man isn’t so bad after all. Besides his looks, his personality is okay. If she married him, at least she wouldn’t have to worry about him holding her back. It’s pretty good.

However, she was also afraid that Lu Jianshen was really being plotted against. If that happened, she wouldn’t know where to cry.

What to do?

She wanted to take out the spiritual spring water and let him drink some, but she was afraid of exposing her secret. Producing things out of thin air would be challenging Lu Jianshen’s intelligence, not to mention he’s a soldier. If he suspected her, it would be troublesome.

Jiang Xiangxiang held back. She had to wait until their trust grew a little more before revealing anything. Now was absolutely not the right time.

Seeing her deep in thought, Lu Jianshen thought she was worried about him, and couldn’t help but say, “Don’t worry, I’m not that easy to manipulate.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “That’s good. Anyway, just act according to the situation later. If it doesn’t work, let’s run.”

She wouldn’t just watch her man fall into danger. As for what Jiang Rourou was trying to do, she’d see soon enough.

Jiang Xiangxiang vaguely felt she had a guess, but it wasn’t easy to tell him directly. It would make her seem scheming. Even as a couple, there were things that needed to be kept secret.

Besides, she wasn’t sure if the spiritual spring water would work. It only claimed to strengthen the body, not whether it could detoxify.

Yes, Jiang Xiangxiang was certain there was something fishy in the brown sugar water, and Ye Meiping’s unusual offer to cook was definitely not without ulterior motives.

She had a guess about what it was…

Ye Meiping was in the kitchen, but her mind wasn’t idle at all. She was all ears, and when she heard the two of them come out, fearing they would run away, she quickly followed them out to call them back.

“Jiang Xiangxiang, come back and stoke the fire! Don’t think that just because you’re engaged, you can ignore your household chores!”

“See? Here she comes,” Jiang Xiangxiang scoffed. “Later, be more wary. If things seem wrong, prioritize your safety. We can deal with everything else later.”

“Understood.” Lu Jianshen saw her tense expression and a hint of helplessness flashed across his brows. “Or, should I go stoke the fire?”

“No, I’ll go. I want to see what she’s up to.” Jiang Xiangxiang had to watch personally to feel at ease. If she let him go, what would be the point of watching?

If that old woman Ye Meiping saw Lu Jianshen go, she might back down. Then there would be nothing to see.

Before Lu Jianshen could react, she had already run off. Looking at his empty palm, he felt inexplicably sour. He had to hurry up and marry his wife before he could feel at ease.

Otherwise, things would definitely not work out.

After Ye Meiping saw Jiang Xiangxiang come over, she started picking on her. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Jiang Xiangxiang giving her a cold look, far from friendly.

This dead girl, if she’s not beaten up, she’ll cause trouble. There’s nothing she wouldn’t dare do.

Jiang Xiangxiang: “You wanted me to stoke the fire, so hurry up!”

Ye Meiping: “You do it yourself. I’ll go…”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “If you dare go out, believe me, I’ll set the kitchen on fire! If you don’t worry about a fire, then go ahead.”

Ye Meiping: “You dare!”

Although she said that, she froze in place, unable to move, looking quite flustered.

Jiang Xiangxiang walked into the kitchen, and Ye Meiping quickly followed, not daring to hesitate, afraid that Jiang Xiangxiang would really set the kitchen on fire.

Jiang Xiangxiang was satisfied with her reaction. After seeing only some rotten cabbage and very little meat in the pot, her expression turned unpleasant.

“What? You’re planning to entertain Lu Jianshen with this?”

“Eat cabbage in winter and ginger in summer. That’s all we can afford. If we don’t eat this, we won’t even have cabbage.”

“Where’s the meat you bought?”

“Jiang Xiangxiang, I’m already giving you face by cooking. Don’t push it too far!”

Ye Meiping bristled when Jiang Xiangxiang mentioned the meat. Meat was so precious these days. She had borrowed money and coupons to buy it. If she used it all, what would she eat?

Jiang Xiangxiang had seen Ye Meiping and her daughter carrying a piece of meat when they entered. Hearing her say this, she got angry. She picked up the cleaver on the cutting board and weighed it in her hand.

“Tell me, where’s the meat?”

“Jiang Xiangxiang, you’re scaring who with that old knife!”

“Obviously, I’m scaring you.”

“You…”

“Mom, do you think your meat is tastier or pork is tastier? I’ll cut some of both to try.”

“It’s hidden behind the water jar!” Ye Meiping swallowed, and said without hesitation. She had only cut a few thin slices of meat earlier, rendered some lard, and put it in the pot, thinking that a little bit of meat would be enough. The focus was on the medicine. As long as she could make Lu Jianshen and Jiang Rourou get together, the rest would be easy.

But she didn’t expect Jiang Xiangxiang to be so difficult. She should have never asked her to come over. This is like shooting herself in the foot.

Jiang Xiangxiang took it out and saw a large piece of meat neatly placed there. Ye Meiping wasn’t worried about it spoiling. It was unbelievable.

Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but glare at her. She had seen stingy people, but never one this stingy. It was unbelievable.

Ye Meiping’s entire focus was on that piece of meat: “Jiang Xiangxiang, this is our family’s food for the next month. Don’t waste it, or I won’t let you off.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “Meat is for eating. The more stingy you are, the more I want to eat it. What are you going to do?”

Ye Meiping: “It’s a sin! If I had known you were born with a rebellious nature, I should have killed you then. Why did I have to raise you with so much effort…”

Dong!

The sound of Jiang Xiangxiang chopping meat was the response, clang, clang, clang, each sound louder than the last, making her heart jump, feeling like her whole body wasn’t right.

Ye Meiping swallowed the rest of her words. She crouched down and silently started stoking the fire, deciding to quickly get rid of Jiang Xiangxiang. She had already put the medicine in the dish, just waiting for her to take the bait. She had to stoke the fire well and cook the food thoroughly. She absolutely couldn’t let her ruin things.

Jiang Xiangxiang planned to make two more dishes. Without looking, she knew that Ye Meiping and Jiang Rourou’s dishes were inedible. If she ate them, she wouldn’t know when she would be poisoned.

Of course, with their courage, they probably wouldn’t dare to directly poison someone. It would more likely be some messy medicine. It was safer to prepare her own.

Thinking this…