Chapter 308: Side Story: Joy Record 24

Side Story: Joy Record 24

"Yes!"

Simply throwing one word at Pei Yaoguang, Shui Yun raised her eyes and glanced at him.

"So what? I'm just bold, you hit me! Come on!"

Saying this, Shui Yun actually threw a provocative look at Pei Yaoguang, which instantly made Pei Yaoguang furious!

Usually, it was Pei Yaoguang who made Shui Yun angry, and Shui Yun was too lazy to argue with him. Now that she finally had a chance, Shui Yun did it to the fullest, letting Pei Yaoguang know the taste of being angry for once.

For a time, Shui Yun was extremely proud. If it weren't for her indifferent nature, unable to do anything too showy, she really wanted to tease this bastard surnamed Pei again.

It was just that Shui Yun forgot that because of the pride that came easily, Shui Yun was the opposite of her usual coldness, and her clear, small face, because of that provocative look and the raised corners of her lips, revealed a touch of coquettishness that was rarely seen on weekdays.

Pei Yaoguang, who had been furious, couldn't help but purse his lips invisibly, his expression softened, but in an instant, he glared at Shui Yun fiercely, even baring his teeth, then snorted coldly, and then grabbed the pancake that had just been thrown into the bowl and bit it fiercely.

"Hmph~! I'm too lazy to be like a woman!"

Actually, Shui Yun laughed just because she thought Pei Yaoguang's way of eating the pancake was interesting. You must know that when they first entered the mountains, Shui Yun had prepared pancakes too, but what did Pei Yaoguang do then? One bite, and he threw it back, then made a scene, saying how hard the pancake was, being so delicate that Shui Yun wanted to kick him to death directly.

But now? This pancake made by Sister-in-law Chen wasn't much softer than the one she prepared back then. But there was no other way; pancakes were delicious when they were just made, and naturally became hard when they cooled down. But this bastard surnamed Pei didn't have a single complaint and ate the pancake, isn't that a very interesting thing?!

In this way, after making a scene, the meal was finally finished. Afterward, Pei Yaoguang took the bowls and chopsticks out. Then he leaned against the room and peeked outside a few times, and until he didn't find anything unusual, he walked back.

Pei Yaoguang and Shui Yun couldn't go out. So after eating, the two had to stay in the room. Being really bored, Pei Yaoguang wanted to play chess, but Shui Yun didn't want to play. Afterward, the two bickered for a while before they calmed down.

In this way, in the blink of an eye, it was already night.

It was still quiet outside, which made Pei Yaoguang feel relieved. But at dinner time, Pei Yaoguang went to the kitchen to look, and was stunned.

It turned out that the pancake eaten at noon was made by Sister-in-law Chen in the morning. And at noon, the two had finished all the food, so they had to make it again. But the key was that Pei Yaoguang didn't know how to cook!

After all, they couldn't be like when they were fleeing in the mountains before, putting things on the fire to grill! But besides this, Pei Yaoguang really didn't know how to cook, and didn't even know how to start.

Pei Yaoguang stood in the kitchen staring at the stove and worrying, feeling embarrassed to ask Shui Yun, so he had to find a way himself.

Unfortunately, although Pei Yaoguang was smart, this kind of smartness obviously wasn't used on cooking. So Pei Yaoguang stood in front of the stove for a long time, so long that the sky outside had darkened, but Pei Yaoguang still hadn't thought of any way.

Finally, seeing that the time was late, if he continued to struggle, he would probably arouse Shui Yun's suspicion. So in order not to lose face, Pei Yaoguang gritted his teeth, scooped a bowl of rice from the rice jar, looked left and right, felt it wasn't enough, and then scooped two more bowls according to the amount he and Shui Yun ate on weekdays.

Then Pei Yaoguang started to wash the pot, wash the rice, and after washing the rice, he poured the rice into the pot. Then Pei Yaoguang stood in front of the stove and looked, feeling that he should have done it right, so he turned to find some firewood and started to light the fire.

Pei Yaoguang felt that he had done a great job. Afterward, after the fire was lit under the stove, Pei Yaoguang took the pot lid, looked at the rice in the pot, and then covered it... But just at this moment, just as Pei Yaoguang was about to cover the pot lid, he heard a familiar voice.

"What are you doing?"

It turned out that Shui Yun, who had been resting in the room, saw that Pei Yaoguang had been out for a long time and there was still no movement outside, so she became a bit worried.

But Shui Yun instinctively felt that nothing should have happened, so she didn't pay too much attention at first, but as time passed, seeing that it was dark outside and Pei Yaoguang still had no movement, Shui Yun couldn't sit still, so she turned over and got out of bed.

These days of recuperation made Shui Yun's wounds recover very well. So although Pei Yaoguang hadn't let her move, in fact, in Shui Yun's own view, simple walking shouldn't be a problem.

Therefore, getting out of bed, Shui Yun pushed the door and walked out herself. Seeing Pei Yaoguang cooking, she didn't feel anything at first, but when she saw the rice in the pot, Shui Yun was stunned again.

And at this time, seeing that Shui Yun had actually come out, Pei Yaoguang was also startled.

"Why did you come out? Go back!"

Pei Yaoguang was as overbearing as ever, and while speaking, he made a move to cover the pot lid, but then it was snatched away by Shui Yun.

Although she had wounds on her body, Shui Yun's movements were still very fast. Suddenly, seeing the pot lid in her hand gone in the blink of an eye, Pei Yaoguang couldn't help but glare.

"Yeah! What are you doing, woman? Give...!"

"You're asking me what I'm doing? I should be asking you!"

Saying this, Shui Yun held the pot lid in one hand and pointed to the rice in the pot with the other.

"Tell me, what are you doing? Who have you seen cook without putting water in the pot?!"

It turned out that although Pei Yaoguang remembered to wash the rice, he put the rice directly into the pot after washing it, without putting a drop of water in it!

This was a lower-level mistake than an idiot. It's just that Pei Yaoguang didn't know at all that he had to add water when cooking!

So at this time, being roared at by Shui Yun, Pei Yaoguang, who was originally righteous, blinked his eyes, looked down, and his face instantly felt hot. But Pei Yaoguang was proud after all, and he wouldn't admit to making such a low-level mistake even if he died. So after a moment of silence, Pei Yaoguang snatched the pot lid.

"So what?! The rice I make doesn't need water! Besides, who said I was cooking? Let me tell you, I'm making scorched rice!"

Pei Yaoguang hadn't eaten scorched rice, he had only seen it once before. And he heard that scorched rice was rice sticking to the bottom of the pot, and then it would form...

Pei Yaoguang had a good memory, and he thought of this instantly. But hearing this, Shui Yun was furious. This guy was obviously not knowing how to cook, and not only wouldn't admit it, but even made an excuse saying he was making scorched rice!

Shui Yun felt her blood surging, and in an instant, she wanted to kick this guy who knew nothing but was still arrogant to death.

"You... are you still quibbling? Is this scorched rice? Even if it's scorched rice, who have you seen use so much rice to make scorched rice?! You..."

Shui Yun felt that her whole body wasn't well, and even her fingers were trembling. But Shui Yun finally couldn't hold it anymore, so she closed her eyes, calmed down for a moment, and then stepped forward to push Pei Yaoguang away.

Shui Yun didn't want to waste another word on this guy. Pushing Pei Yaoguang away, she looked at the rice in the pot, then turned to walk toward the water vat... Seeing this, Master Pei, who was just arrogant, also knew that he had probably done something wrong. He rubbed his nose, and then before Shui Yun could scoop water from the water vat, he snatched the water ladle, and said in a low voice with a somewhat awkward expression.

"I... I know I need to scoop water, you go sit on the side."

This time, Pei Yaoguang didn't stubbornly tell Shui Yun to go back to the room and lie down. Seeing Pei Yaoguang's strange expression, Shui Yun originally wanted to snatch the water ladle back, but after thinking about it, she turned around and sat down in front of a chair on the side.

Seeing Shui Yun not saying a word, not roaring at him, and even sitting on the side silently, Pei Yaoguang pursed his lips, then bent down to scoop a ladle of water, poured it into the pot, and then went to scoop... Until the third ladle, Shui Yun finally spoke.

"Too much!"

Pei Yaoguang stopped his feet, turned around, and scooped some water out.

"Still too much!"

Pei Yaoguang scooped some more out.

"Alright, pour some back."

Shui Yun commanded very diligently. At this time, Pei Yaoguang paused, then turned his face expressionlessly and glanced at Shui Yun, but afterward, he obediently poured some water back from the ladle.

"Alright. Cover it this time."

Pei Yaoguang followed the instructions and covered the pot lid. Seeing Pei Yaoguang so obedient, Shui Yun, who was full of anger just now, felt better in the blink of an eye. She looked at Pei Yaoguang who was squatting down to light the fire, then turned her head to look around, and just happened to see a bunch of green vegetables in the corner.

I guess

"That's enough, that fire is sufficient. Just keep an eye on it, no need to stare at it so intently. Now go and bring those green vegetables over here."

Since Pei Yaoguang wouldn't let her move, she wouldn't waste her breath either; after all, there was someone to order around. Hearing this, Pei Yaoguang stood up as expected, walked to the corner, took the bunch of green vegetables, and placed them on the table. But just as Shui Yun was about to instruct Pei Yaoguang on what to do next, she saw him suddenly pull a stern face, stride over to her in two steps, and scoop her up horizontally in his large arms.

Shui Yun was startled, her hands reflexively hooking around Pei Yaoguang's neck. She couldn't help but cry out:

"Hey, what are you doing? Put me down! You..."

Shui Yun couldn't guess what Pei Yaoguang was thinking. Regardless of what she said, Pei Yaoguang remained silent. He carried her directly through the bedroom door, walked inside, and placed her on the bed.

Shui Yun instinctively wanted to get up, but Pei Yaoguang was quick-handed and covered her with the quilt. He glared with his tiger-like eyes and said:

"Shut up and behave yourself!"

Having said that, Pei Yaoguang didn't wait for her to respond and turned to walk out.

Watching Pei Yaoguang continue to act tough for the sake of his pride, Shui Yun stopped wasting words on him. She even felt a sense of anticipation, wondering what kind of thing he would actually manage to make.

And so, Shui Yun, having been forcibly carried back to the room by Pei Yaoguang, did not struggle to go out and offer guidance, but instead waited patiently in the room.

Time passed bit by bit, and it wasn't until the sky outside was completely dark that Pei Yaoguang finally walked in carrying the food.

Because Shui Yun hadn't lit the lamp earlier, the room was pitch black. After entering, Pei Yaoguang first set the food aside, lit the lamp, set up the kang table, and then brought the food over.

At this moment, before Pei Yaoguang could help her, Shui Yun sat up first. She looked down and was immediately stunned again.

It turned out that the rice, which should have been white, was now a black lump, and the green vegetables, which should have been green—who knew if they were stewed, stir-fried, or how they were prepared—were also charred black. A strange, indescribable burnt smell permeated the air...

Shui Yun was speechless. She stared blankly at the food on the kang table, unable to say a word for a long time. Pei Yaoguang, who had also remained silent, looked at Shui Yun's clearly shocked expression, and his face suddenly took on an indescribably strange look. But in the end, he forced his chin up and said with an arrogant, overbearing air:

"What are you looking at? Why aren't you eating yet? Let me tell you, you are the first person to ever eat a meal made by me; you should feel honored, understand?!"

"... I don't understand."

She really didn't want to discourage him, but at this moment, Shui Yun truly didn't feel very lucky. Upon hearing this, Pei Yaoguang was about to flare up, but before he could act, he saw Shui Yun reach out and pick up the chopsticks without waiting for him to feed her, and she began to eat slowly.

Pei Yaoguang, who was just about to speak, froze. Watching Shui Yun remain silent for a long time, he finally just pursed his lips and, without saying anything else, lowered his head to eat as well... But as soon as he put the rice in his mouth, he couldn't help but cover his mouth, nearly spitting it out!

It tasted so bad!

His handsome face crumpled completely. Pei Yaoguang wanted to persist, but he ended up spitting it out. He then raised his eyes to look at Shui Yun opposite him.

"That's it, stop eating!"

Although he was very unwilling to admit it, Pei Yaoguang accepted the reality of his failure. Seeing that Shui Yun could still eat such terrible food... Pei Yaoguang felt both moved and somewhat unsettled.

But Shui Yun seemed not to have heard him, continuing to eat with her head down, her face showing not a trace of pain. Seeing this, Pei Yaoguang couldn't help but frown, and he snatched the chopsticks from her hand.

"What's wrong? What are you doing?"

Shui Yun didn't understand why Pei Yaoguang was being so difficult. Although she also thought it tasted bad, for her, she had eaten things far worse than this in the past—things beyond imagination. Besides, no matter what, didn't he make this? Since it was made, why not eat it?

As a death soldier, Shui Yun's way of thinking was certainly different from many others. But meeting her eyes, Pei Yaoguang kept his tiger-like face and said in a low voice:

"I said stop eating, so stop eating!"

Saying this, Pei Yaoguang stood up, packed up the food, and started to walk out.

Clearly, Pei Yaoguang intended to throw it away and start over. But he was then grabbed by the sleeve by Shui Yun.

"That's enough, don't bother anymore."

"I want to!"

"You want to bother? Well, I don't!"

As she spoke, Shui Yun rolled her eyes at Pei Yaoguang and glanced at the food he was holding.

"Besides, I don't think it tastes bad."

In the end, due to Shui Yun's insistence, Pei Yaoguang did not bother to remake it.

The meal was still hard to swallow, but Shui Yun finished her portion completely. Watching Shui Yun eat so earnestly, Pei Yaoguang, who hadn't been able to swallow a single bite, ended up eating his portion too.

After the meal, Pei Yaoguang took away the empty bowls and chopsticks, cleared the kang table, and then got up to boil water in the kitchen.

Having stayed at the Chen family's house for a few days, except for the first day, Pei Yaoguang and Shui Yun hadn't washed their bodies. Now that the Chen couple was away, Pei Yaoguang didn't wait for Shui Yun to ask; he simply thought of boiling some hot water to wash up.

He wasn't good at cooking, but Pei Yaoguang could at least boil water. After the water was ready, he first washed himself in the kitchen. Once everything was tidied up, he carried the water into the room.

Shui Yun had injuries on her body, so she couldn't wash herself. After entering the room, Pei Yaoguang didn't say much; he wrung out a cloth with the hot water, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to help Shui Yun wipe her hands and feet.

"I can do it myself, it should be fine..."

Shui Yun instinctively wanted to refuse, but Pei Yaoguang ignored her completely. After efficiently wiping her hands and feet, he moved the wooden basin to the edge of the bed himself and shifted Shui Yun's body slightly outward. Just as Shui Yun was stunned and wondering what was happening, she suddenly felt her hair bun loosen, and a splash of warm water poured over her hair...