My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 99 Discussing Actions, Not Intentions

"Let him in," Wei Dongning instructed Xiao Fu.

He even pretended to turn a page of the storybook in his hand.

He used this book as a smokescreen.

Otherwise, Xiao Fu would see her staring at thin air, sometimes gritting her teeth and sometimes bursting into laughter, making her wonder if she was possessed by some evil spirit.

Xiao Fu opened the door to the main house, and the aroma of food wafted into Wei Dongning's nostrils.

Wei Dongning's eyes lit up instantly: "Roast chicken?"

Xiao Wu also stood up, blinking his big eyes and staring intently at the oily paper package in Qian Rong's hand.

A string of crystal-clear droplets continuously dripped down.

The person and the cat are practically identical.

Qianrong placed the paper package on the table, opened it layer by layer, and revealed the glistening roast chicken inside to them: "Young Master specifically instructed me to buy this before he went to court. He said that Young Madam probably wanted to eat it."

As Gu Peiyan left, the image of Wei Dongning biting his neck in the middle of the night was still in his mind.

Guessing that she might be dreaming about eating roast chicken, he sent Qianrong to the roast chicken shop to buy one.

He only hoped that she could eat happily and that she could spare his poor neck when she went to sleep.

To be honest, he was really scared when he first realized he was being bitten.

I thought a tiger or something had gotten into the house.

When he realized that it was Wei Dongning who was causing the trouble, he wanted to laugh at himself for overthinking things.

How could there be such ferocious beasts as tigers in the capital? It's all just people scaring themselves.

Wei Dongning held back and didn't immediately tear off the chicken leg, trying to shift her gaze from the roast chicken to Qian Rong's face: "Thank you for queuing up so early in the morning."

Qianrong scratched his head sheepishly: "It's no trouble at all. I can also buy an extra one to give to Baoxing."

“Speaking of Baoxing,” Wei Dongning glanced down at Xiao Wu, who was practically drooling, tore off a piece of chicken and placed it in front of it before asking, “How’s the little courtyard coming along? When are you and Baoxing planning to get married?”

Qian Rong's face turned red as she spoke: "Aunt Zhou said that we would get married after summer. I have no father or mother, so I will follow Aunt Zhou's arrangements."

Wei Dongning gave a meaningful "Oh": "Alright, hurry up and go find Baoxing, the roast chicken will get cold soon."

After Qian Rong left with a flushed face, Wei Dongning waved to Xiao Fu, tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Xiao Fu: "It smells pretty good, have a taste."

"Thank you, miss."

Wei Dongning always shared her delicious food with Xiao Fu, so Xiao Fu didn't hesitate and took a big bite of the chicken leg.

Wei Dongning tore the remaining chicken into pieces and began to gnaw on the long neck of the chicken.

"Xiao Wu, what stage is my second sister's situation at?"

Xiao Wu chewed the meat strips with relish, silently turning the progress bar back a bit.

Wei Dongning clearly saw Su Yide's dark face, yet he still forced a smile and said to Wei Qiuci, "It's alright. Since you're not feeling well, you should go back and rest early."

"It feels so good to thwart the schemes of those with ulterior motives."

"you're right!"

As Su Yide saw Wei Qiuci off, his gaze lingered on the location of the hot spring.

I almost bit my back molars to pieces.

Those were medicines he had bought from outside at great expense, but the quantities were pitifully small.

The fact that it was still useless made him furious.

"Xiao Wu, the medicine Wei Qiuci drank shouldn't cause any problems, right?"

"Don't worry, I found out about that medicine. As long as it's not a combination of two different medicines, you can just treat it as a tonic. It won't harm your body."

Its only drawback has also been blatantly exposed to everyone.

"Logically speaking, Su Yide drank no less than Wei Qiuci, but he has no reaction now. Does this mean he is too..." weak?

Wei Dongning didn't say it aloud.

Some things can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.

"Your health has already collapsed at such a young age, tsk tsk tsk. I told you you can't just take advantage of your youth to mess around." Xiao Wu also shook his head in a pretentious manner: "Young people these days don't know how to cherish their bodies at all. They'll be full of illnesses when they get old."

"Xiao Wu, you're talking like Su Yide's parents."

"If I had this son, I would have strangled him before he was even born. So that he wouldn't be born to harm other people's young girls."

"You're quite righteous, aren't you?"

"That's right. I'm a system with upright values, not the kind of evil system that came out of a black-hearted transmigration bureau."

It is destined to inherit the mantle of the Supreme God, so it wouldn't do something so immoral.

Wei Dongning wrapped up the leftover chicken again and told Xiao Fu to take it away and store it, to heat it up when it was time to eat.

Xiao Fu took the paper package but didn't leave immediately: "Miss, aren't you planning to leave some for the young master?"

“I left it. That chicken head was specially saved for him. I didn’t even dare to eat it myself.” Wei Dongning slowly wiped her fingers, not forgetting to clean the hair on Xiao Wu’s mouth that was wet with oil.

There seemed to be some bits of meat stuck between her teeth. Wei Dongning licked and sucked but couldn't get it out, so she had to give up.

Xiao Fu suddenly realized what was going on and left with the paper bag, silently praising the young lady for truly caring for her son-in-law, even saving the best food for him.

Xiao Wu scoffed disdainfully, "Is it that you couldn't bear to part with it, or that you don't like it? Don't force me to expose you."

"What's the difference? Judge by actions, not intentions; when judging by intentions, no one in the world is perfect."

"I've found that I can never win an argument with you."

Wei Dongning was left alone in the room. She used her slightly long fingernails to pick out the chicken stuck between her teeth and squinted her eyes with an air of nonchalance: "Let me give you a piece of advice: if you're bad at cooking, practice more."

"Haha, thank you so much."

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Xiao Wu shuddered in disgust, "You're so oily now you could fry a whole dish of vegetables."

He resembles a greasy middle-aged man in his forties or fifties who is flirting with an innocent young girl.

He rolled his clothes up to his chest, held a toothpick in his mouth, and wore gold rings of dubious authenticity on all ten of his fingers.

When he smiled, there were still leftover vegetable leaves stuck to his teeth.

It makes people physically uncomfortable.

"Brother Gu, how much more can you handle?" Chen Mingde strolled over to Gu Peiyan with his hands behind his back, looking down at the movements in his hands.

Gu Peiyan sorted the books in her hands into categories, then stood up, leaning on the table: "Let's go."

He promised Chen Mingde yesterday that he would treat him to drinks.

Chen Mingde happily followed Gu Peiyan.

Despite being admitted to the Censorate at the same time, Chen Mingde always seemed like Gu Peiyan's little follower.

If you encounter anything you don't understand, just come and ask him.

Gu Peiyan always had the illusion that she had gained an extra son.

Chen Mingde led Gu Peiyan to a clean little tavern, familiar with the place.

I found a corner seat, stretched my neck, and shouted to the bar, "Waiter, bring me your signature dish, and another pot of Snowflake Wine."

The waiter carried a tray and placed a pot of sweet snowflake wine in front of the two people.

Chen Mingde poured Gu Peiyan a cup of wine: "Try it, their Snowflake Wine is a unique delicacy in the capital."

Gu Peiyan took a small sip.

It is indeed a fine wine.

I'll make a pot of it and take it home later; Wei Dongning might like it.

Gu Peiyan's thoughts drifted away, and he inadvertently ignored the questions Chen Mingde asked him.