Chapter 16: The Truth About the Fire in Xie Family’s House

The pork belly was very greasy. Previously, Zhe Yu had never held it in his hands. But it was also very strange that he would do this in front of Bai Caoshi, very naturally.

“Alright, alright, alright. I’ll let you have it.” Bai Caoshi scooped a ladle of water from the water vat in the courtyard, washed her hands, and prepared to boil the medicine.

Seeing how familiar she was, Zhe Yu felt that feeding the wolf wasn’t interesting anymore. It was boring. However, he wouldn’t be perfunctory about what he promised. He trained the wolf cub for fifteen minutes.

The little wolf was very resentful and felt that its mother was still the best. However, it was born with a sharp perception of danger and felt that its father should not be provoked.

Zhe Yu walked up to Bai Caoshi and stared at her. “You’ve done this before?”

Bai Caoshi was stunned for a moment. She wiped the sweat on the tip of her nose with her sleeve and regained her composure. “Have you forgotten? I was helping an apprentice at the clinic today, and I learned it then. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have shown it to you.”

Zhe Yu: …

As if I’d believe you! Your ability to lie through your teeth.

However, who didn’t have a secret? Wasn’t he carrying the biggest secret?

After the medicine was made, Bai Caoshi stared at Zhe Yu with bright eyes. “Good medicine tastes bitter. Don’t be afraid. You’ll be fine after drinking it in one go.”

Hmph, such a beautiful lie. It was hard for her to not even frown when she said it.

Zhe Yu snorted. He was not a child.

In the next moment, he was in much pain due to the bitterness.

An injured hand opened in front of him, and there was a piece of rock candy in her palm.

She’d bought sugar today. He’d thought it was for condiments.

“It doesn’t matter if your life is tough. Add some sugar to it. But you can’t eat too much. You’ll get a toothache.”

Zhe Yu picked it up in disdain and squeezed out a word from between his teeth. “Childish.” It was barely audible.

In the house, Madam Bai Li and Bai Xiaoshu looked at the tacit understanding between the couple and felt that their grandson/nephew should be on the way.

**

After washing up, Zhe Yu went to rest.

Bai Caoshi picked up Bai Xiaoshu, who was sleeping.

“Sister, Sister, I was just dreaming. Yawn! Aren’t you tired after a tiring day?”

Shi Cao picked up the hoe at home and stuffed it into Bai Xiaoshu’s hand. “I also bought seeds today. I’ll plant them tonight in the courtyard.”

As she spoke, she went to the water vat to scoop water.

“When did you buy the seeds? Why didn’t I know?” Although he was unwilling, Bai Xiaoshu still quenched a mouthful of saliva on his palm and raised his arm to dry it.

How did you know? The system gave it to me. It’s a high-yield improved type of Plantago Seed.

“Just plant it properly. If it doesn’t grow well, you’ll be responsible.”

Bai Xiaoshu pursed his lips. Stepsister, right? “You only have eyes for your brother-in-law. Hmph.”

There was a three-by-three plot of land in the courtyard. The siblings flipped over a few ridges. “Are you biased against your brother-in-law? He’s just a weak and sickly youth.”

Afraid that his sister would be taken advantage of, Bai Xiaoshu lowered his voice. “Sister, don’t be bewitched by his appearance. Don’t be made a dupe without realizing it!”

Bai Caoshi slapped the back of Bai Xiaoshu’s head. “How can you say that? How rude. Hey, Bai Xiaoshu, I realized that you’re respectful to your brother-in-law in front of others, but you’re always badmouthing him behind his back!”

In order to let his sister see the truth, Bai Xiaoshu decided to expose this shocking secret.

“Sister.” He began to scratch his ears. “Do you know why there was a fire in Xie family’s house when you were almost sunk into the pond? I was the one who lit the fire! How could I be so bold? It was my brother-in-law who forced me! He said that no one would find trouble with me, and he was right. No one really looked for me…”

Bai Xiaoshu went on to say a lot more, but Bai Caoshi refused to listen. In her mind, she could only remember the day when Zhe Yu spoke with assurance. He did not ride a white horse or ride a seven-colored auspicious cloud, but he was a hero who saved her.

She had to cozy up to such a male protagonist.