Liu Ergou said bluntly, "It's not that complicated. Uncle Yang is a gambler, and that's what finally ruined him."
At this, Liu Ergou sighed.
Xu Yulan looked surprised. "What? Gambling?"
"That can't be right. I've never heard anything like that before. Honestly, even though our families don't get along, he wasn't known for being a gambler."
"This…"
Seeing her puzzled expression, Liu Ergou reached out and gently tapped her on the head.
"Sister-in-law, use your brain a little."
"Why would they just tell you about their private family business, especially when our families aren't on good terms?"
After Liu Ergou said that, Xu Yulan finally understood and stuck out her tongue in embarrassnt.
"I was just so curious I forgot we don't get along."
With that, Xu Yulan quickly changed the subject.
"Er Gou, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"If not, let your sister-in-law go make you sothing!"
As she spoke, Xu Yulan started to get up to cook for Liu Ergou.
But just as she stood, Liu Ergou suddenly reached out and pulled her down.
Then, he said with a mischievous grin, "Sister-in-law, it's true I haven't eaten, and I'm starving!"
"But you don't need to cook. I'd rather just eat you today!"
Hearing this, Xu Yulan was too stunned to fully process his words.
But Liu Ergou wasn't waiting. With a firm tug, he pulled her into his embrace.
He whispered in her ear, "I've missed you to death, Sister-in-law. You've been away for so long!"
"I wanted to have a proper 'chat' with you last ti I was ho, but then that whole ss ca up and I had to leave in a hurry. This ti, I finally have my chance. Let's have a good, long talk today!"
Xu Yulan knew exactly what he ant by a "good, long talk," and her pretty face flushed red.
"Mm... alright..." she said softly. "I'll do whatever you say, Er Gou."
Hearing this, Liu Ergou bead.
Without further ado, he pushed her down onto the bed.
By the ti Liu Ergou was finished, it was the middle of the night.
Looking at the dark sky outside, Xu Yulan chided him playfully, "Look at you, Er Gou, keeping up for so long! Aren't you worried your sister-in-law can't take it? What would you do if sothing happened to ?"
Liu Ergou was completely unfazed.
Instead, he grinned and said, "Don't worry, Sister-in-law. Have you forgotten? I'm a doctor!"
"Do you really think I'd let anything happen to you?"
Liu Ergou's words earned him a dramatic eye-roll from Xu Yulan.
"Hmph! You're all talk! I'm not listening to you anymore. I'm going to sleep!" With that, she turned her back to him.
Er Gou just chuckled at this, wrapping his arms around her and drifting into a deep sleep.
Perhaps because he hadn't been ho in so long, Er Gou slept incredibly soundly. He didn't wake up until noon the next day.
Seeing the sun high in the sky, Liu Ergou slapped his own forehead in annoyance. Damn it, I overslept again! I missed today's cultivation, too. Who knows when I'll ever reach the fifth level!
Before he could say more, Xu Yulan pushed the door open and hurried inside.
Seeing Liu Ergou was awake, Xu Yulan said nothing, imdiately turning and heading to the kitchen. She returned with a steaming bowl of soup and handed it to him.
"Er Gou, you must have been exhausted lately to sleep for so long. Here, drink so soup. I made it specially for you!"
The mont he heard she had made it just for him, Liu Ergou didn't hesitate, taking a large gulp from the bowl.
As the soup went down, a strange expression crossed his face.
This was no ordinary soup.
Liu Ergou could clearly taste that it was a potent ten-ingredient tonic soup, ticulously brewed with soft-shelled turtle, oxtail, chicken kidneys, goji berries, and ginseng.
"Uh, Sister-in-law, I don't think I need this for now," Liu Ergou said awkwardly. "I'm young and strong. I don't need any tonics!"
Xu Yulan smiled. "I never said it was a tonic. I just made you so soup. Just tell , is it delicious or not?"
Without another word, Liu Ergou nodded vigorously.
"Delicious!"
"Sister-in-law's cooking is the best!"
He then finished the rest of the soup in a few quick gulps.
Seeing the empty bowl, Xu Yulan nodded in satisfaction.
"Mmm, not bad."
As she took the bowl and turned toward the kitchen, she suddenly looked back. "Oh right, Er Gou, I almost forgot."
"A little while ago, Feng Chunling stopped by. She said there's a problem at the plantation and that you should head over as soon as you woke up. Don't forget!"
Hearing this, Liu Ergou instantly realized what she ant. Feng Chunling is reminding not to forget about Wu Guifang!
With this thought, he wasted no ti. He threw on his clothes, washed up, and headed straight for the plantation.
Liu Ergou used to walk to the plantation, but now that he had a car, he drove over.
As his car passed the village entrance, the villagers couldn't help but start gossiping again. This ti, they all talked about how successful Liu Ergou had beco; not a single person had a bad word to say.
Liu Ergou paid their chatter no mind. There was nothing to say about it.
Driving his car, he soon arrived at the plantation.
The first thing he saw was a conspicuous patch of vibrant green in the fields.
Without a doubt, this expanse of green was the genetically modified corn Hu Jing had insisted on planting.
He never expected the corn to have grown so tall already.
After parking, Liu Ergou got out and walked straight toward the cornfield. He suddenly rembered that the core of the cornstalks was sweet, and he wanted to taste it again, just like in the old days.
In the blink of an eye, he reached the edge of the cornfield.
Looking at the perfectly grown corn, Liu Ergou reached out to snap one off. However, before his hand could even touch a stalk, a voice shouted at him to stop.
"Hey, you! Stop right there! What do you think you're doing? Don't you know this is private property? Outsiders are forbidden!"
As the words rang out, a beautiful figure ca running over. Only then did Liu Ergou see clearly who it was.
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