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Yu Chunmiao led the group into the kitchen for a meal. After some tidying up, she looked not only presentable but also quite beautiful.
In contrast to Yu Chunmiao's delicate charm, the girl had thick eyebrows and big eyes, exuding a certain spiritedness. Yu Chunmiao introduced her family members one by one, and the girl greeted each with a bow, her ponytail swaying against her shoulders.
When Yu Chunmiao introduced Qi Yuan, the girl immediately dropped to her knees, but Yu Chunmiao was quick to pull her back up. Qi Yuan hurriedly assisted her, saying, "There's no need for that, young lady. The Qi family has always been this way. If I were to ignore someone in trouble, my father would be upset."
Wu Shengnan, with a hearty demeanor, clasped her fists together and said, "Then I won't be too polite. Thank you, and thank your father as well." The Qi family certainly had a bit of fierceness about them.
Yu Chunmiao diffused the awkwardness by suggesting they sit down and eat while chatting. Wu Shengnan wasted no time in sitting down and grabbing a bowl, making more noise while eating than Qi Yuan did.
Seeing how hungry she was, Chen Ruolan handed her a boiled egg. Wu Shengnan took it and knocked it against her front teeth. With a quarter of the shell broken off, she squeezed it into her mouth whole.
Her cheeks bulged as she chewed for just a moment before swallowing it whole. The Qi family paused their actions, staring at her in disbelief; Qi Rong's mouth hung open in astonishment. He couldn't fathom how someone with such a small mouth could fit an entire egg inside.
Curiosity got the better of Qi Rong, and he decided to try it himself. As he prepared to knock the egg against his teeth, Qi Chong was already ready with his chopsticks. Just as he was about to squeeze the egg into his mouth, he felt his elder brother's chopsticks hovering above him.
He glanced at his brother and silently opted to eat the egg piece by piece instead.
While Wu Shengnan was eating normally, Chen Ruolan asked her, "How did you end up in danger? Why were you out alone?"
Wu Shengnan hesitated for a moment, her eyes darting around. "I... I ran away from home," she stammered. "On my way, I encountered those two bad guys who chased me down and knocked me out. You all know what happened after that."
Qi Chong sensed that she was hiding something but chose not to press further. He found her eyebrows familiar but couldn't recall where he had seen them before.
Curiously, Qi Rong asked, "Sister, why did you run away from home?"
Wu Shengnan's attempt to fabricate an excuse was evident; she couldn't hide her expression of guilt and avoided eye contact for a long time before finally saying, "My brother wouldn't let me go out. I felt stifled at home and just wanted to go out and have some fun."
Qi Yuan interjected with a straightforward comment: "Your brother is right."
"Yuan Er, take the people to the town this afternoon and hand them over to the Yamen," Qi Chong instructed.
Wu Shengnan hesitated, "Do we have to go? I still have my child..."
"No!" Qi Chong replied decisively.
Wu Shengnan wanted to say more, but seeing Qi Chong's cold expression, she swallowed her words.
After eating, while waiting for the cart to load, the family began to prepare the grass jelly again.
Earlier in the morning, Wu Shengnan had seen several pots of Xian Cao Mi in the backyard and rushed to find Qi Yuan.
She was afraid because Qi Chong was in the backyard near the kitchen.
"Qi Yuan, I didn't know that the popular Xian Cao Mi in the county was made by your family. That's impressive!" she exclaimed.
Qi Yuan immediately became alert and said, "Don't go into the kitchen; just help me watch the fire here. I can't manage it all by myself."
Wu Shengnan was reluctant; Qi Chong looked fierce.
She diligently tended to three stove tops in rotation while Qi Yuan stirred the grass jelly. The two worked together quite harmoniously.
When it came time to filter out the grass residue, Wu Shengnan offered to help and scooped a large ladle of Xian Cao Juice to pour onto the filtering cloth.
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