CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 45 SNAKE MEAT

I must say, this Liu Rushi truly is a person of exquisite understanding.

With just a glance,

she could see the unusual behavior of Su Wanqiu and Su Yun.

The shock on her face was even mixed with a bit of panic.

However,

with her calling them sister,

the two gradually returned to normal.

From initially looking a bit stiff and not daring to say much, just listening and nodding mechanically,

to now,

they could even chat and smile with Liu Rushi.

Their feeling of restraint was completely gone.

Chen Xuan, who was observing from the side, felt relieved upon seeing this scene.

"As expected of the steward of such a large residence, her vision and way of doing things are different."

He was full of admiration.

Truly, the difference in living environments makes a significant difference among people.

At this time,

a maid in red attire approached Liu Rushi, bowed her head, and said respectfully, "Chief Steward, the hot water is ready."

"Mm!"

She nodded, then affectionately pulled Su Wanqiu and said, "Sister, with such heavy rain, your clothes are quite wet. Go take a bath and change into some dry clothes. Although it’s spring already, the temperature is still a bit low. Don’t catch a cold!"

"Oh, okay, okay, thank you, sister."

"Su Yun, little sister, you too!"

"Thank you, sister, Sister Liu is really nice."

Su Yun adapted even faster than Su Wanqiu.

This was also thanks to her outgoing personality.

After the maid in red led the two women to bathe, Liu Rushi came to Chen Xuan’s side and said respectfully, "Shall I take the young master as well?"

"Mm!"

Chen Xuan nodded and then added, "Thank you, Miss Liu!"

"Haha, young master, there’s no need for thanks, this is what I should do, don’t mention it!"

"Business is business!"

....

In the room,

behind a three-meter-long screen,

mist was swirling around.

Chen Xuan sat in an oval wooden tub, savoring the warmth brought by the hot water.

Whoo~~~

He let out a long breath.

His mood improved significantly.

"Young master, lunch is ready, Chief Steward Liu asked me to remind you."

A maid’s voice came from the room.

Just earlier,

this maid wanted to attend to him while he bathed.

But he refused.

Although being attended by servants is quite common in this world, it’s still a bit unsettling for him when it’s a stranger.

"Got it."

Chen Xuan leaned his head against the tub, not even opening his eyes.

The comfort was so great that he didn’t want to get up.

He was feeling a bit dizzy.

Indeed,

money is the root of all evil.

He shook his head vigorously and wiped his face with a towel.

He felt somewhat refreshed.

"Time to eat, I’m hungry!"

Then he got up,

and as it happened, a mirror was facing him,

and this time, Chen Xuan’s gaze couldn’t help but fall on the mirror.

"Mm, not bad, not bad, some strength, just my brother got a bit paler!"

He earnestly critiqued his own assets.

.....

When Chen Xuan arrived at the grand hall,

he was also somewhat surprised.

This hall was truly large; if calculated using past life’s units, it would be over 200 square meters at least.

Looking up, the ceiling was about ten meters high.

The entire hall was furnished with uniformly dark red wooden furniture, with various carvings on them.

They obviously weren’t cheap items.

At this moment,

on a round table about a meter in radius, a lavish spread of dishes was laid out.

Besides recognizing a fish dish and a plate of green leafy vegetables,

he couldn’t identify the other dishes at all.

He quickly counted,

over twenty dishes.

"Wow!"

Surely a wealthy family, just one lunch has so many dishes, it’s really different.

However,

though there were many varieties, they were... too little; this much wouldn’t even fill the gaps between his teeth.

Back in the village, he used to eat by the basinful.

At this moment,

Liu Rushi, standing to the side, seemed to notice his puzzlement and explained, "Young master, you’ll know once you eat."

"Mm?"

Chen Xuan looked puzzled, still not quite understanding, but nodded nonetheless.

Just after he sat down,

the two ladies also entered the hall.

Suddenly, Chen Xuan was somewhat dumbfounded.

Su Yun, wearing a pale cyan gauze dress, had silver earrings dangling from her ears; even with slightly poor visibility, one could still see the twinkling silver light.

Moreover,

the pale cyan outfit highlighted her fair skin even more.

Even without makeup, she exuded a sense of youthfulness, combined with those somewhat enchanting star-like eyes.

She had transformed from a rural girl into a refined lady.

Truly, clothes make the person.

A simple change of clothes and a bit of grooming made a significant transformation.

But what surprised him most was Su Wanqiu.

Wearing a long red dress, slightly form-fitting,

it accentuated her striking figure.

Usually, in Shuanggang Village, such a figure was completely hidden under loose clothing, but now her assets were fully revealed.

Such magnificence.

Moreover,

the most important change was that the fake freckles on her face finally vanished.

Su Wanqiu was even a shade fairer than her sister, Su Yun.

Perhaps due to the recent bath, the two blushes on her cheeks, paired with her currently slightly lowered head and somewhat shy demeanor,

made Chen Xuan’s heartbeat quicken considerably.

The two sisters,

Su Yun now resembled a small grape, lovely, with a bit of youthful untamedness.

And Su Wanqiu, already ripened like a big red peach, juicy and tempting.

Frankly speaking, it was truly a fortune for the late ’Chen Xuan’s brother.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he smiled and called out, "Come and sit, we’ve been walking all morning, must be hungry."

"Wow, so much delicious food, I’m drooling."

Su Yun, this little girl, was still as reckless as ever.

Gazing at the table full of dishes, her eyes glimmered, and she nearly drooled.

But Su Wanqiu seemed tense, whether due to her outfit being too tight or for some other reason.

After they seated themselves.

Liu Rushi then introduced, "These dishes are made by a famous chef from the county. You should try them, but there’s one thing, the snake meat dish in front of the young master is not to be touched by the two of you; it’s specially prepared for the young master."

"Earth Spirit Snake?"

"Yes, young master, this is something martial artists can digest, but ordinary people might find it harmful."

Suddenly,

Chen Xuan understood what she meant earlier.

The Earth Spirit Snake was indeed a low-grade demon beast, incomparable to ordinary mountain prey.

Moreover, the grandmaster had said it was quite beneficial for martial artists’ cultivation.

He then ignored the other dishes, immediately picked up a piece of snake meat and put it in his mouth,

Delicious!

With a melt-in-the-mouth sensation.

An instantaneous warmth slid down his throat, entering his body.

He felt a cozy warmth throughout, and the hunger also seemed a bit lessened with this warmth.

"Truly different!"

His heart was filled with joy.

If there were a choice, who would want to gnaw on a basin of meat every day,

wasting time and energy like a gluttonous fool?

And now,

just eating one piece of the Earth Spirit Snake’s meat felt more satisfying than the usual plateful.

Finally,

he would no longer have to act like a food maniac.