Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 20: Chapter 20 I Also Want to Be Good to You_1 Chapter 20: Chapter 20 I Also Want to Be Good to You_1 She had no idea she was hungry after falling asleep last night, sleeping through until dawn, which turned the half wowotou by her bedside into nothing more than decoration.

Upon hearing An Jing’s words, Xiao Changyi said nothing, turning immediately to fetch that half wowotou from the inner room.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Xiao Changyi did not hand over the half wowotou to An Jing; instead, he moved to the stove and took out two freshly-steamed wowotous from that morning to give to her.

The wowotous had cooled down a bit, but An Jing’s heart was warm.

Entirely because the wowotou in her hand was clearly a different color from the one she had eaten last night—it didn’t have any bran mixed in.

Without the bran, it wouldn’t scratch her throat as much.

This man didn’t say anything last night, yet today he’d silently taken action.

Seeing Xiao Changyi eating the half leftover wowotou from last night without any hint of disdain, An Jing’s face flushed with heat as she laughed.

In the plate, there were three leftover wowotous from last night. Xiao Changyi finished eating An Jing’s leftover half, then took another one from the plate. After eating it, Xiao Changyi was about to grab another.

But he didn’t manage to get it; An Jing was quicker, snatching them all and even forcefully shoving one without bran into his hand.

“You eat this one,” An Jing said. She wasn’t the type to take kindness for granted without gratitude. Seeing him eat worse than her made her feel genuinely uncomfortable.

Xiao Changyi remained silent.

After a while, seeing that Xiao Changyi was still not speaking and not eating the wowotou she had given him, An Jing began to feel unhappy, her expression darkening slowly, “I want to be good to you, too.”

Xiao Changyi gently sighed with a hint of helplessness and then glanced at the two wowotous she had grabbed, saying, “Those will spoil if we don’t eat them soon.”

An Jing was firstly startled, then quickly divided the two wowotous she had grabbed, giving one to Xiao Changyi and commanding authoritatively, “We’ll each have one. Don’t argue with me anymore.”

Xiao Changyi just looked at her.

An Jing: “I’m not someone who can’t endure hardship!”

Only then did Xiao Changyi avert his gaze and begin eating the wowotou in his hand; after a while, he spoke quietly, not looking at her, “It won’t happen again in the future.”

An Jing was initially taken aback but then understood and laughed.

Xiao Changyi, witnessing her laugh, couldn’t help himself and gently touched her head with his hand.

An Jing obediently let Xiao Changyi stroke her head, but as soon as he finished, she didn’t hesitate to pinch his face, a gesture she’d been wanting to make since yesterday, and finally, she got her chance.

Xiao Changyi stiffened but did not brush away An Jing’s hand, letting her pinch him.

An Jing did more than just pinch; after pinching, her fingers mischievously hooked his chin, teasing, “Come on, give me a smile~”
Xiao Changyi actually did curl the corners of his mouth.

An Jing was extremely pleased, smiling until her eyes disappeared.

When An Jing ate the wowotou with bran she had forcefully divided for herself, despite it still scratching her throat, it was no longer as hard to swallow as it was last night. Only because this time, she was enduring the hardship with Xiao Changyi, and it wasn’t one-sided giving anymore.

After eating, Xiao Changyi began to pound the Niu Jin Grass.

Seeing the dew-wet Niu Jin Grass, knowing it must have been picked by Xiao Changyi early in the morning, An Jing felt incredibly sweet inside and was even more determined to stay with Xiao Changyi.

“What about the ones picked yesterday?” An Jing asked. She remembered there had been quite a lot left over, but using them today, they’d definitely be less fresh, affecting the medicinal potency.

She had picked a basketful yesterday with the intention of using it over several days; An Jing figured that the Lin family wouldn’t help her pick the herbs after seeing her injured, but she hadn’t expected the Lin family to sell her out.