Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter 49: Exhaustion

Her appearance was definitely not fake. Ji Meiqing looked at the large group of people in front of her and didn't know what to say.

"If you don't believe me, why don't you go and ask? See if what I said is true, or if your princess really is?"

The village chief's wife trembled. Was it true? She knew. But the person was already dead; she could only look forward, towards a better life.

Look to the future, look to yourself.

Thinking of her own wealth and status, she still wanted to burn Ji Meiqing's house down completely and drive her out. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't be in this state. As she thought about it, her heart was filled with resentment.

Ji Meiqing was too lazy to talk to her anymore, so she walked behind Lu Yu. Lu Yu stepped forward and coldly swept his eyes over them, "If anyone dares to lay a finger on Ji Meiqing, I, Li Ke, will wipe out their entire family."

"Why is Young Master Lu interfering in this matter? Step aside, and we won't pursue the matter!" the village chief's wife said directly, a strange feeling rising in her heart upon seeing his expression. But Lu Yu ignored her gaze and continued to warn them.

Ji Meiqing glanced at it twice, her hand twirling the kitchen knife incessantly. The dazzling light was frightening, and before she knew it, it had fallen to the ground, the knife cutting straight into the earth. She let out a soft sigh, unable to imagine what it would have looked like if it had landed on her foot.

"Aren't you going to get lost?" Ji Meiqing shouted, no longer warning the village chief's wife, but just coldly laughed twice, "If the village chief were to see his wife in the afterlife disregarding his injustice for money, I wonder what he would think. It's almost the seventh day after his death, aren't you going to make proper preparations to entertain your departed friend who is about to return?"

"You're ruthless." Her face was pale as she squeezed through the crowd and hurried away. Seeing her leave, the people behind her could only scatter. Ji Meiqing glanced at her, then went back into the house behind her.

The two of them worked together to tidy it up, and it was barely habitable.

“A lot of craftsmen and carpenters have come to the village these past few days. Tomorrow I’ll go see if anyone is willing to take the job and rebuild this place,” she suddenly said, looking at the wooden bed that was missing a support, lost in thought.

Lu Yu also looked over.

"Luckily it wasn't completely cut off, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sleep." She still felt a little uneasy as she slowly walked in, her mind filled with the completely new look of the room.

The bed, the table, the mirror (built-in), the chair…the table…Ji Meiqing looked at them one by one, and finally closed her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yu asked, standing to the side.

Ji Meiqing laughed, "I want a white house, wouldn't that be so much fun?"

Lu Yu couldn't quite understand what she meant, so he could only stand aside and watch her lose herself in her fantasies.

When she opened her eyes, everything had returned to normal. She smiled and then pushed Lu Yu out. The room quickly returned to its original state. Ji Meiqing sat on the bed, her gaze fixed on the windowsill.

There was nothing up there except the window was still open, so I got up and went over to close it.

A sudden thought flashed through her mind. Looking back at everything arranged in the room, and then at where she was now, she could only forget everything she had just thought about.

This was a painful thing. Ji Meiqing sighed and came out of the room, seeing Lu Yu busy in the kitchen. She walked in with a smile, leaned against the door frame, and said with a smile, "A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen."

“I am not a gentleman,” he said directly. “A gentleman would not stay away from the kitchen; a gentleman who stays away from the kitchen is one who dresses like a gentleman. I am not one of them.”

"What are we having for dinner?" She walked over and casually opened the door of the cabinet next to her. Looking at the wilted vegetables inside, she felt a little regretful.

Looking at the vegetables beside her, each one seemed wilted and lifeless. Ji Meiqing took them out one by one and threw them into the bucket.

"She's already so weak, it's better not to eat." She muttered to herself, then looked at the food in Lu Yu's hand, still somewhat dissatisfied. That white blob looked unappetizing.

Clutching her empty stomach, Ji Meiqing resignedly walked back.

She knew she wouldn't get a decent meal tonight, so she went back to her room and lay on the bed, feeling drowsy, when Lu Yu suddenly walked in, carrying something that smelled incredibly tempting.

Ji Meiqing woke up from her dream immediately. She followed the scent and walked over to the table, looking at the contents of the bowl.

"What's this? It smells so good!" she asked, then leaned closer and took a deep breath. "It smells delicious."

"Chicken soup," he said, pausing before adding, "It was sent by the Li family, who knew we wouldn't be able to cook today."

Ji Meiqing's eyes lit up. She took a sip, and then couldn't help but drink a big mouthful.

"It's really delicious, do you want to try some?" Ji Meiqing asked him.

Lu Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "No need, there's still some in the kitchen."

"It's okay, just one bite is enough." She pushed it in front of him, smiling at him: "Try one bite first, just try it."

Lu Yu took a sip. He hadn't eaten much that day, but he couldn't resist taking another sip. It tasted so good that he wanted to drink another one.

But then he remembered that Ji Meiqing hadn't eaten yet, so he immediately looked up and nodded slightly: "It is quite delicious."

"Is it delicious?" She smiled, took the bowl from his hand, and placed it on the table. "In that case, you go back to the kitchen first, and we'll bring it back together to enjoy the moon and drink chicken soup."

Lu Yu looked at her and finally had no choice but to agree.

While he was away, Ji Meiqing tasted a sip of the soup in the bowl, and it tasted really good.

I couldn't resist taking another sip.

After a while, she came out carrying chicken soup. Upon seeing Lu Yu, she immediately put down the soup bowl and placed several chairs outside.

"Come sit down." She waved her hand, then went back into the house to bring out a bowl of soup, and the two sat down on chairs.

There was a moon tonight, but it was hidden behind the clouds. It came out after a while. Ji Meiqing looked at the moon, slowly finished the soup in her bowl, glanced at Lu Yu next to her, and then used her chopsticks to put the meat from her soup bowl into his bowl.

"I didn't touch it," she explained seriously. "I can't eat anything too greasy at night, so you can eat it."

Looking at the few pieces of meat in the bowl, and then at Ji Meiqing, Lu Yu hesitated for a moment. The two of them felt somewhat awkward, but Ji Meiqing felt even more awkward.

"Don't you like to eat meat?" she asked.

Lu Yu nodded hesitantly.

“Fine…” Ji Meiqing snatched his bowl away, muttering, “No wonder you’re developing vertically while I’m developing horizontally!”