Chapter 1609: I Am No Longer the Person I Used to Be

This scene left the others dumbfounded.

After a few seconds, Jiang Baobao shouted loudly: "You went the wrong way, it's this way!"

"Oh my, husband, stop quickly, go back, go back!"

Li Xiao stopped the car, panting.

Then he turned his head.

He saw his friends laughing heartily as they rode along the correct path.

Their laughter was loud, startling the birds in the woods.

It also made a look of helplessness appear on Li Xiao's face.

But the next second, Li Xiao also started to laugh.

He felt very relaxed.

When they arrived at the pond, staff members had already set up fishing rods and sun umbrellas for them.

It was very quiet here; occasionally, one could hear the chirping of birds and the sound of the wind blowing through the woods.

Cai Xiaotang also wanted to go join in the fun.

But Li Xiao stopped her and said: "The pond side is slippery, and it's not convenient for you to move around right now, so let's just watch from the side."

"Oh."

Cai Xiaotang was a little disappointed; originally, she had wanted to try fishing too.

Jiang Baobao noticed her disappointment and also understood Li Xiao's concern.

After thinking for a moment, she pointed to the nearby Pavilion and said: "The terrain is a bit higher over there; you can go there to rest, and incidentally, you'll still be able to see how our fishing is going."

"That works too, then I'll just wait for your spoils."

Cai Xiaotang and Li Xiao went to the Pavilion.

Liu Xin'ai looked in their direction, a bit hesitant about whether she should go over too.

Just at this moment, Xu Xiaoxiao spoke up: "Since we're already here, let's just experience it!"

That's right, since they were already here...

Liu Xin'ai smiled, gave up her previous thought, and instead leaned over to sit by the pond.

Afterwards, she cast the fishing rod with awkward movements.

Liu Xin'ai was just here to experience it.

As it turned out, this first-time participant was the one who caught the most fish.

The water

bucket beside her was almost full!

And what about Xu Xiaoxiao?

She stared at her empty bucket, her cheeks puffed up.

She wondered what was wrong with the fish here; everyone was clearly using the same bait, so why wasn't a single one coming to bite her hook?

Seeing that Xu Xiaoxiao wasn't very happy, Jiang Chenghao said: "Maybe it's because your spot isn't good."

This hypothesis...

Made sense!

Xu Xiaoxiao regained her spirit, then said to Liu Xin'ai: "Let's switch, let me go to your lucky spot and have some fun!"

Liu Xin'ai didn't say a word, stood up, and swapped places with her.

But the result...

Xu Xiaoxiao still couldn't catch any fish!

Liu Xin'ai continued to have a full harvest!

What on earth was going on!!

Xu Xiaoxiao beat her chest and stamped her feet, saying gloomily: "Where exactly did things go wrong!!"

Jiang Baobao also felt that Xu Xiaoxiao was a bit too miserable.

But fishing was quite dependent on luck, so Jiang Baobao said: "Maybe your aura just doesn't match this place."

"I think so too. Sigh, forget it, forget it, I'll go look somewhere else."

Xu Xiaoxiao stood up, deciding to leave this place of sorrow.

Jiang Baobao stretched and took the opportunity to say: "There's a card room here, why don't we go play mahjong?"

Hmm, that's a good suggestion!

A bright light reignited in Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes.

She even rubbed her hands together, feeling that this time she would definitely be able to wash away her shame!

The result?

After playing four rounds, Xu Xiaoxiao lost almost every single hand!

She was about to cry!

Xu Xiaoxiao leaned into Jiang Chenghao's arms and whined: "What is wrong with me today? There's no justice!"

Jiang Chenghao stroked her head, feeling that she was quite pitiful, yet also... quite funny.

However, Jiang Chenghao didn't dare let Xu Xiaoxiao see the faint

smile at the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, Tiantian ran in.

She had wanted to put something on Jiang Baobao's head, but discovered that Xu Xiaoxiao looked like she was about to cry.

The little person walked up to Xu Xiaoxiao and asked: "What's wrong, Auntie Xiao Xiao?"

Xu Xiaoxiao still leaned in the arms of Jiang Chenghao and sighed, "Auntie is having a hard life today!"

The others laughed out loud upon hearing this.

But Tiantian felt that this seemed to be a very serious problem.

She thought for a moment, held up the thing in her hand, and said, "It's a flower crown I made, it will bring good luck, I'll give it to you."

The wildflowers outside were very fragrant, and Tiantian had made the flower crown wanting to give it to her mother.

Now it seemed...

Auntie Xiao Xiao needed it more!

Xu Xiaoxiao naturally knew that a flower crown could not bring good luck.

But this gesture of kindness was very rare.

So she sat up straight, took it, put it on her own head, and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome!"

Tiantian wanted to turn and run out to make another flower crown for her mother.

But before her body could move, she felt her wrist being grabbed by someone.

Looking up, she discovered it was Auntie Xiao Xiao.

Xu Xiaoxiao was full of smiles, and because she thought of something, her eyes became very lively.

She even said, "Tiantian, will you help me draw mahjong tiles in a bit?"

"Hmm... okay."

Tiantian was a helpful child; drawing tiles was nothing, it was very simple.

And this answer made Xu Xiaoxiao narrow her eyes.

The next second, she leaned over, pulled Tiantian onto her lap, and urged everyone to continue playing.

And ever since she had Tiantian helping to draw tiles, Xu Xiaoxiao's hand suddenly became good.

She even won two rounds.

If it weren't for Mobai and the others coming to call Tiantian to catch tadpoles, Xu Xiaoxiao would probably still be

winning.

Hearing that the children were going to catch tadpoles, Jiang Baobao wanted to follow along to keep an eye on them.

Li Beijue pressed down on her shoulder and said, "Just have fun today, I'll go look after the children."

Her husband's thoughtfulness made Jiang Baobao raise a smiling face.

Afterwards, she waved her hand and said to her friends, "Continue."

Continue?

Xu Xiaoxiao hurriedly waved her hands.

At this moment, she had to accept a fact: today was her unlucky day! Anything related to luck had to be put to rest!

Sigh!

Hearing Xu Xiaoxiao's sigh, Liu Xin'ai turned her head to look over.

She thought for a moment and suggested, "How about you handle the cooking for the fish that were caught?"

Hmm... cooking shouldn't have anything to do with luck, right?

Since that was the case, there wouldn't be any more mishaps!

In this instant, Xu Xiaoxiao felt she could do it again; she sat up straight, raised an eyebrow, and said, "I am no longer the me from before; today I'll show you all a trick, I guarantee I'll amaze you all!"

Everyone smiled and let Xu Xiaoxiao take charge.

Xu Xiaoxiao had just learned how to make grilled fish from Sister Zhang two days ago, so she decided to make that today.

She told everyone to keep playing while she went to the kitchen.

This Shanzhuang was very large, with cabins of all different sizes.

The cabin they were currently in was three stories tall, like a villa in the woods,

and the few of them would stay here tonight.

To give tourists a quiet and comfortable environment, the staff would not take the initiative to disturb them.

If they needed anything, they could call, and it would be delivered.

Now, Xu Xiaoxiao went to the kitchen to take a look first.

Finding that everything she needed was there, she didn't contact the staff.

And just at this moment, someone followed Xu Xiaoxiao into the kitchen.

Xu Xiaoxiao heard footsteps,

and turning back, she saw Liu Xin'ai rolling up her sleeves and saying, "I'll come to help as an assistant."