Chapter 193: Little sister, are you here to see my jokes, brother?

What's wrong, sister-in-law?

Shen Man asked while holding the freshly baked egg cake, set the baking tray on the table, reached for the tongs on the table, took a knife and cut it, then picked up a piece of egg cake and put it into Tangyuan's bowl.

I, I did some bad things before; thank you and Brother Jiang for not exposing me at the wedding.

Ji Xianxian gathered her courage and apologized sincerely; she wasn't certain whether Jiang Ye had told Shen Man about her past deliberate attempt to seduce him.

But things have come to this, she won't whitewash her past self; she admits she was bad.

In the half month after marrying her husband, she enjoyed his meticulous care while her heart was in torment, fearing her husband would learn from Brother Jiang what kind of person she once was.

So, after thinking it over, she still decided to come apologize to Brother Jiang and his wife.

She hoped they wouldn't expose her past deeds in front of her husband, leaving her some dignity.

Shen Man stared fixedly at her, saw the wisp of black qi on her chest gradually dissipating, formed a guess in her mind, and comforted her verbally:

"Sister-in-law, you're being too serious; although we had some disagreements before, that's all in the past, we didn't take it to heart, so you shouldn't either—it's all over."

Black qi is the condensed energy of human desire, greed, lies, hypocrisy, and so on.

Once this mass of qi grows, the conscience will be devoured, turning one into an evil person.

Since she entered the book, she had only seen such a large mass of dark black qi in Lu Manman's chest; everyone else she'd encountered had at least a little, but not much.

Before her, Ji Xianxian had a wisp of black qi swirling at her chest, but it hadn't continued to worsen.

This indicates her conscience occupies the majority.

Now she is apologizing again for her past words and deeds; to her, this is already in the past, no need to dwell on it.

If her forgiveness can let the other dispel the black qi, then it would be a very worthwhile thing.

"Thank you, I know I used to be vain, comparative, scheming, and jealous of you; I won't be anymore, and from now on I'll live a good life with Zhou Yan."

Ji Xianxian looked at Shen Man with boundless gratitude, completely at ease.

At the same time, she made a guarantee regarding her former narrow-minded mindset.

Shen Man's mouth twitched upon suddenly hearing their sincere words.

No, sister, you really dare to say that.

What could she say? She couldn't just go "pah" and say "I don't believe you a bit!"

"Nobody's perfect; from now on, you and Brother Zhou should live your lives well—nothing is more important."

Hmph, if you don't reform and ruin Brother Zhou, I'll curse you with hair loss, irregular menstruation, no wealth coming in, and a miserable end!

"Mm, I will; Zhou Yan is really good to me—no one has ever treated me like he does, and I will cherish him."

Ji Xianxian gave a firm guarantee, free of psychological burden, and the smile on her face returned.

Shen Man remained noncommittal, silent for a moment—who can say for sure about matters of the heart?

She took out a plate, placed a piece of egg cake on it for her, and gave her a fork—

"Give it a try; I added honey this time, so the texture should be better than before."

"Okay, thank you."

Ji Xianxian's eyes lit up; smelling the sweet egg cake, her worries faded, and without any psychological burden she scooped a bite with the fork and tasted it.

"Mmm, delicious!"

Shen Man is not only beautiful and fortunate, but also this skilled!

No wonder, when she originally tried to seduce Brother Jiang, his heart didn't waver at all.....

"You eat first; I'll take two pieces next door for my sister-in-law to try as well."

Shen Man nodded; with everything said out in the open, there's nothing more.

Tangyuan was nearby; invisibly, there was also a "person" watching the spot—she'd be away a while, but it should be fine.

"Mm-hmm."

Ji Xianxian nodded, completely obedient.

Short-handed when taking, soft-mouthed when eating.

Shen Man held the plate, picked the most tender middle piece of egg cake for her sister-in-law, and sent it over.

Actually, just now the piece she cut for Ji Xianxian had the edges.....

The best, naturally, is reserved for one's own people—no objections accepted!

Inside and outside the neighboring house, the smell of durian and jackfruit filled everywhere.

Shen Man had no aversion to these two fruits, so she felt nothing special.

But her brother obviously looked listless, a look of having no will to live, which successfully amused her.

"Pfft."

"Little sister, are you here to see my jokes, brother?"

Lu Xiu Bai sat on the small horse stand, his legs bearing his wife's lower legs; he was diligently massaging his wife's calves, making it look like their roles had swapped, turning him into a little wife.

"Little sister, don't mind your brother—he's just itchy; do you have guests in your courtyard?"

Pei Yan Ting spoke while drawing her legs into the foot‑soaking tub, which contained the foot‑soak powder her grandfather had prepared for her to ease her morning sickness.

"Mm, she's Brother Zhou's new wife, Ji Xianxian."

Shen Man gave a brief explanation, then placed the plate on the table beside her sister‑in‑law.

"Sister‑in‑law, keep soaking your feet—I'm just here to bring you egg cake; this batch has honey added, try it and see if it's edible."

"Okay."

Pei Yan Ting was deeply grateful for her sister‑in‑law's provisions; frankly, her sister‑in‑law is also pregnant, yet she's been frequently making food for her, worrying about her health, making Pei Yan Ting feel indebted.

She also didn't know what was up with the baby in her belly, why it loved to cause trouble.

Once the child is born, she'll definitely give that little rascal a good spanking on the butt!

Lu Xiu Bai gazed wistfully at his sister, wondering what he should eat.

He doesn't deserve to eat a snack?

Shen Man signaled with her eyes for him not to hurry; if sister-in-law can't finish it, the egg cake is all his, right?

Lu Xiu Bai let out a heavy sigh; he naturally hoped his wife could finish the egg cake.

But reality is——

"Ugh."

Pei Yan Ting took a bite of the egg cake and couldn't help vomiting it out.

Lu Xiu Bai hastily took a piece of durian and passed it to his wife; smelling the durian's aroma, Pei Yan Ting finally suppressed the urge to keep vomiting.

Well, the younger sister's thoughtful gesture was wasted; it'll just end up benefiting the kid's dad.

"Hehe."

Lu Xiu Bai caught his wife's resentful little look, grinning as he took away the plate.

Xiang Xiang's sweet little cake ultimately still ended up in his belly.

Delicious, delicious; once the younger sister's guests in the courtyard have left, he'll go get a few more pieces to eat!

Shen Man returned, first checking Tangyuan's food bowl; hmm, just finished eating.

The well-behaved Tangyuan was licking its paws; upon seeing her, it meowed, wanting water.

This day and age still lacks an automatic water feeder.

Shen Man prepares a separate food bowl and water dish for Tangyuan; each time Tangyuan finishes, she washes them and dries them.

To her it's a habitual action, but to Ji Xianxian it seems like behavior that's hard to understand.

Ji Xianxian really wants to say, it's just a cat; why feed it egg cake, something so precious—she can't even bear to buy it for herself to eat.

Shen Man is really strange; why be so good to a cat?