Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Fragrant and Tender (Bonus - )

Su Muyao’s nose was hit so sharply that she felt a sting, leaving her momentarily dazed.

"What happened?"

While she was in a daze, a clear and worried tone suddenly came to her ear.

The faintly crisp scent of pinewood brushed past her ear, as if it permeated her entire being.

Su Muyao’s beautiful eyelashes fluttered lightly, and she instinctively raised her head to look at him, opening her mouth a bit blankly: "It was too hard. I wonder if my nose is bleeding?"

Looking at his lean and clear frame, she was well aware of his excellent physique.

But surprisingly...

The nose is indeed the most fragile part, and right now it was sore; she reached out to touch it gently.

Thankfully, there was no bleeding.

Xiao Jihan rasped quietly, "How will this be in the future?"

It shouldn’t be bearable.

She will understand better in the future.

Su Muyao couldn’t comprehend Xiao Jihan’s inexplicably strange statement.

Naturally, she didn’t perceive what he was thinking right now either. Taking a deep breath to make her nose feel clear and comfortable, "Just be more careful in the future."

At this moment, Xiao Jihan leaned down close to her, so close he could smell the sweet fragrance on her body, enchanting like a sprite; even without doing anything she easily captivated his heart.

Especially now, with her nose uncomfortable, her eyes carried physiological mist, the moist gaze causing his heart to feel disorder.

Xiao Jihan’s expression shifted subtly, his clear and unwavering gaze darkened with her reflection.

"No need to be careful, in the future I’ll be more mindful not to hurt you."

Listening to this sentence, Su Muyao found it somewhat peculiar, but didn’t think too much about it.

"It’s fine, everything’s better now."

"First, let’s check on the tofu, not sure if it’s pressed properly; if it’s ready, we can make dinner."

Saying this, Su Muyao intended to head to the backyard to check the tofu in the mold.

The mold was also crafted from wood and cleaned by Xiao Jihan.

If anyone were to do these meticulous tasks, she would prefer Xiao Jihan’s assistance.

He’s more attentive, something she hints at briefly, he understands how to do it.

Xiao Jihan gently grabbed her wrist.

"Hmm?"

Su Muyao bewilderedly turned her head to look at Xiao Jihan.

"Don’t move yet."

Xiao Jihan bent down, taking out a handkerchief to gently wipe her nose.

He was so close, his overly perfect face in front of her, causing her breath to naturally steady.

But his breath came out too, making their breaths seem to intertwine.

Su Muyao didn’t dare make any sudden moves.

After a while, Su Muyao was feeling unsteady, her lashes quivering, "Is... is it better now?"

"It’s better now."

After speaking, Xiao Jihan stood up.

Su Muyao then slowly took a deep breath, "Oh, my nose isn’t sore anymore."

There was no discomfort noticed.

"You just used your superpower."

"Hmm, letting my wife feel pain is my fault altogether."

Su Muyao seriously replied, "You should use your superpower less; the cold symptoms haven’t improved."

"It’s all right, my wife did some acupuncture for me today, I feel the cold symptoms are suppressed."

Uh...

Speaking of this, the corners of Su Muyao’s mouth twitched a bit, unsure of how to cover the awkwardness.

She actually misplaced the needle...

Xiao Jihan saw his wife’s bashful appearance, maybe it was he who was shy?

The corners of his lips lifted slightly as he took her hand to go to the backyard.

"Wife, shall we look now?"

"Let’s look now, it should be pressed fine, you can already smell the tofu aroma."

Thinking of food, Su Muyao’s brows and eyes carried an expectant look.

Xiao Jihan moved the stone pressed on top aside, opened the wooden cover, and exposed the cloth inside.

After washing her hands, Su Muyao opened the cloth, revealing neatly pressed tofu inside.

Su Muyao took a deep breath and said, "It smells really good."

Seeing the tofu’s appearance, Xiao Jihan finally understood what this food was like.

If he hadn’t accompanied his wife in making it hand-in-hand, he would find it hard to imagine these somewhat unwelcoming soybeans could create such food.

And soy milk, it tastes very good.

Rich and aromatic, compelling one to savor.

On the market, soybeans aren’t valued.

But soybean yield is high, if you throw some on the ground, plenty will be harvested.

Moreover, some forests are full of soybeans.

Eating them doesn’t convey much flavor, whether boiled or ground to powder, the texture is just average.

The Xiao Family’s kitchen seldom buys soybeans for food.

Didn’t expect it to be done this way.

"I wonder how the taste is."

Su Muyao felt the food from the Beast World Continent differed from the end times in texture.

Like wheat, although slightly larger particles, the flour made from it creates especially fragrant noodles.

Saying this, Su Muyao took a knife, cutting a piece gently, handing a piece to Xiao Jihan: "Try it, see how the texture is?"

Xiao Jihan looked down at the very white tofu in his wife’s fair, gentle hand.

She looked at him with bright eyes full of anticipation, her gaze blazing and radiant, as if at this moment her eyes contained only him.

Xiao Jihan’s heart fluttered, his clear brows and eyes narrowed.

He wanted to reach out but curled his fingers back instead, opting to lower his head and directly eat the food from her hand.

His lips seemed to touch her fingers, bringing forth a slight heat.

Su Muyao’s heart skipped a beat.

Looking at Xiao Jihan, who seemed unaffected, she thought he probably just accidentally brushed against her.

With a deep look at her, Xiao Jihan said, "Very fragrant and soft."

Su Muyao quickly withdrew her hand, gently flicking it, as if trying to shake off the hot, tingling feeling.

She cut a piece for herself and popped it into her mouth.

In her mouth, Su Muyao showed an expression of surprise.

"Delicious, the texture is better."

She wasn’t sure if it was due to some spiritual energy in the Beast World Continent, that made the wheat and soybeans, etc., crafted into even more fragrant and flavorful food.

Far exceeding her expectations.

Even with nothing added, one could hardly help but take a few more bites.

It’s the original taste; without any technological additives, it’s delicious.

"Tonight we can use tofu to make more dishes."

"Later on, we could make tofu-filled pies."

"Now that there are more people, we need to make more food."

Xiao Jihan felt a bit sorry for her, "I’ll accompany my wife in doing these; whatever else may be needed, my wife can just tell me, no need to work so hard."

Listening to these words, Su Muyao felt a warmth in her heart and replied with a smile: "It’s alright, I’m willing to cook."

Xiao Jihan spoke quietly, "Does my wife really intend to keep Shen Ci’an?"

He remembered his wife had said before that when Shen Ci’an came back, she would have him leave.

Back then, his wife’s attitude toward Shen Ci’an was unfamiliar and cold.

Su Muyao said, "This is just temporary."

Shen Ci’an acted enigmatically, she needed to pacify him for the time being.

Also, the original body had indeed exiled Shen Ci’an’s fiancée’s family.

The system said this body was hers in essence, thus some matters had to be dealt with first, before resolving other things.

Such as having Shen Ci’an leave.

"I’m unfamiliar with him, he probably only stayed out of curiosity, leaving is a matter of time."

This Shen Ci’an acts purely on impulse, and when he feels little for her, he’ll probably choose to leave on his own.