Xia Tan'er stroked her chest, trying to calm down her discomfort, but unexpectedly, at this moment, the voice that sounded in her ears was not Hongxiu's.
"See clearly who I am."
With a cold voice mixed with a bit of suppressed anger, Dong Lingjiu stared at Xia Tan'er unblinkingly in the dark night.
Xia Tan'er tensed up and raised her head in disbelief to look at the man in front of her.
Through the dim light, it was confirmed that it was Dong Ling Jiu, but Xia Tan'er frowned.
"Uncle Nine Emperors is really a gentleman. He came here in the evening without warning while the people in the house were having dinner. What is his purpose?"
With irony at full level, Dong Lingjiu noticed Xia Tan'er's alienation, and the anger he had accumulated before became even worse.
"Don't you know why this king is here?"
"I'm sorry, Tan'er really doesn't know. Tan'er is stupid. Uncle Nine Emperors, please don't beat around the bush and explain directly."
"Tan'er, why do you want to make me angry?"
"Tan'er just acted according to etiquette, not intentionally. If Uncle Nine Emperors can't bear it, then Uncle Nine Emperors please find someone else."
"you!"
Xia Tan'er's ability to anger people to death without repaying their lives is really great. Dong Lingjiu felt very angry after just a few words, but just when he was about to say something more, Xia Ling'er's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Tan'er, Tan'er, where are you?"
Dong Lingjiu glanced sideways, lowered his head and said something in Xia Tan'er's ear, and disappeared as soon as the words fell.
Just at this moment, Xia Lingfu found Xia Tan'er. He was relieved to see Xia Tan'er safe and sound.
"Tan'er, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Why did you come out? Are you here to look for me?"
"Well, brother is worried about you. The owner of the valley just now said that you ran out and vomited because you were pregnant and felt uncomfortable eating meat. It was my brother's fault. He didn't know that you couldn't eat meat and gave it to you."
The guilt in his mouth and the worry in his eyes were nothing like the Xia Lingzhu before. Xia Tan'er almost thought that Xia Lingzhu had been taken away from her. After thinking about it carefully, maybe it was because of the same late guilt that Lu Yimo felt about his late arrival that he was so worried now.
Xia Tan'er is a sharp-tongued person, but she still treats others' care kindly.
"I've just vomited completely. It's nothing serious. Let's go back to eat. If we don't eat, Feng Muchi and the Valley Master will probably wipe out all the food."
"Well, I'll help you."
Xia Tan'er did not refuse Xia Lingfu's kindness, not because she was willing to reconcile and forgive, but because it was dark and it was easy to see the road clearly, which would not be possible if she fell.
The brother and sister supported each other and walked out of the hall. As soon as they approached the door, they heard Valley Master Feng Muchi and Lu Yihai arguing.
"If I get this piece of meat first, it should be mine."
"The one who holds out his chopsticks first should be credited to me."
"This entire Lu family belongs to me, and this piece of meat belongs to me."
The three people held this piece of meat between their hands, and when they looked at each other, their eyes were filled with sparks, and none of them wanted to let go.
This scene surprised Song Lingcheng and Nan Lingmu. They never expected that Lu Yihai, who had always been serious about words and speech, could have such a childish side.
Xia Tan'er walked up to Song Lingcheng and Nan Lingmu with a confused look on her face, and asked them in a low voice.
"What's going on?"
"Tan'er, you're back. How are you feeling better?"
"It's nothing serious."
"That's good. As you can see, the three of them were arguing over the last piece of braised pork. It seems that the three of them will not give up without fighting for the outcome."
The corners of Xia Tan'er's mouth twitched, and when she saw the three of them facing each other tit for tat, their eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but start persuading them.
"It's just a piece of meat, so the fight won't be so fierce."
"Humph, Tan'er, you cooked this bowl of braised pork specially for me. Tan'er, tell me whether this last piece of meat should belong to me."
Seeing that Feng Muchi wanted to drag her into the fight, Xia Tan'er sighed helplessly for the sake of the Lu family's face.
"There is a whole big bowl in the kitchen. I was afraid I wouldn't have enough food, so I prepared more."
As soon as these words came out, the entire hall immediately fell silent. The three of them immediately released their chopsticks and sat back, then stretched out their chopsticks to pick up other dishes to eat.
Xia Tan'er couldn't help but hold her forehead against her head. These three men were over a hundred years old in total, how could they be more childish than a three-year-old child?
"Hongxiu, go to the kitchen and bring out the braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs."
"Yes, miss."
Xia Tan'er sighed and saw Song Lingcheng and Nan Lingmu put down their chopsticks.
"It's getting late, Tan'er, I still have things to do in my house, so I have to say goodbye first."
"The same goes for Xiao Wang. Thank you Miss Tan'er for your hospitality today. Miss Tan'er is a good cook and the food is very delicious."
"Thank you both for your compliments. Come and escort these two distinguished guests to the door."
"Yes, little lady."
After Xia Tan'er watched the two people leave, she sat back to her previous position. She picked up the green vegetables and was about to put them into her mouth when Lu Yihai across from her spoke.
"I have already written the order for the competition we agreed on before and sent it to your room. Considering that you are pregnant now, I will not take advantage of others' danger and focus on the literary fight."
"Competition? What kind of competition? Tan'er, do you want to compete with your uncle?"
Lu Yihai's words attracted the attention of several people present. As soon as Feng Muchi heard that there was excitement, he immediately became energetic.
"Well, yes, thank you uncle for thinking about me, but how should the outcome be determined?"
"The details have been written on the paper. You can see it when you return to your room."
If it had been anyone else, they would have gotten up immediately and gone back to check the content of the competition. But Xia Tan'er was very calm and didn't care about the content of the competition at all. She sat there and chewed slowly to make herself full before getting up and leaving.
She was not in a hurry to return to her room, and walked slowly and leisurely on the path to eat and take a walk. But the footsteps following behind made Xia Tan'er couldn't help but stop. She turned around and saw that Feng Muchi and Xia Lingfu were following furtively. When they saw Xia Tan'er turning her head, she was still yelling. Smile awkwardly.
"Why are you following me if you don't go back to your room to rest after dinner?"
"Um...Tan'er, we are worried about the competition between you and your uncle, so we came here to see what the competition is about and to help make some suggestions."
If it were normal, Xia Tan'er would definitely ask Feng Muchi and Xia Lingfu to go over and take a look together. Knowing yourself and the enemy is a win-win situation. With the two of them here, they will definitely be able to provide some good ideas, but when they think of Dong Lingjiu in the rockery The whispers in front of her made Xia Tan'er temporarily stop thinking about it.
"It's too late tonight. Let's talk about it tomorrow. I was so dizzy just now from vomiting. I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest early."
"Then wait until tomorrow, Tan'er. Don't forget tomorrow."
"Um."
Xia Tan'er nodded honestly towards the two of them, and then Feng Muchi and Xia Lingfu went back to their rooms.
Watching the two people leaving, she sighed, turned around and told Hongxiu, and then returned to her room alone.
