âHehe, I was joking.â Two drops of cold sweat dripped down Leng Ruoxueâs forehead. The freak was doing this again. It was really infuriating, but she just couldnât do anything to him! Alas! Was she destined to be eaten by the freak for the rest of her life?
âXueâer, youâve been in there for a long time. I missed you,â the freak said softly as he hugged Leng Ruoxueâs slender waist.
âI went to concoct pills!â Leng Ruoxue caressed his head like she was petting a puppy and comforted him.
âWhat pill did you concoct?â The freak was a little curious. In the past, Xueâer didnât mind letting him watch her concoct pills. However, she actually left him outside this time. Boohooâ¦
âPoison!â Leng Ruoxue said mysteriously.
âUh! Who do you intend to poison?â the freak asked fearfully. Why did Xueâer like to concoct poison recently? This was not a good sign!
âHaha, youâll know when the time comes!â Leng Ruoxue kept him in suspense.
âUh, as long as itâs not for me, it doesnât matter who it is.â The freak wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
âHehe, freak, why are you so cute? Of course not for you,â Leng Ruoxue said with a naughty smile.
âYou two are so mushy. Can you take note of your image? There are underage children here!â Empty couldnât take it anymore.
âUnderage children? Do you mean you?â Leng Ruoxue deliberately said angrily.
âIâve been an adult for many years. Itâs your son!â Empty pointed at Little Fire in the freakâs arms.
âHuoâer is also an adult!â Leng Ruoxue said with a smile. As the spirit of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Huoâer had lived for countless years. However, Huoâerâs mind was still that of a child!
âMommy! Huoâer has lived for a long time!â Huoâer said with a childish tone.
âYes. By the way, what time is it now?â Leng Ruoxue asked.
âXueâer, itâs already night outside!â the freak said as he looked at the time.
âOh, then letâs go out quickly!â Leng Ruoxue said hurriedly. Then she left the bracelet with the freak!
After exiting the bracelet, the two of them came to the living room. Leng Ruoxue found that everyone seemed to be waiting for them. The First Elder and the Third Elder were so tired that they lay directly on the ground, panting non-stop!
Uh! How much work did these two old men do? Why were they so tired? Leng Ruoxue was full of doubts and puzzlement!
âLass, youâre here!â Old Man Zao said hurriedly when he saw them enter and kept winking at them!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âUh! Yes! We overslept!â Leng Ruoxue said shyly.
âI say, little girl! Weâre as tired as a dead dog, but youâre actually sleeping. Boohoo⦠Youâre really too much of a bully!â Third Elder complained with a long face.
âIs it that bad? Old Man Zao, didnât I tell you to arrange some easy work for them first?â Leng Ruoxue looked at Old Man Zao accusingly.
âLass! The work I arranged for Little Hong is already very easy. Ask him if you donât believe me. Did I ask him to do any heavy work?â Old Man Zao said aggrievedly, so anxious that he looked like he was about to cry!
âThird Elder, say whatever grievance you have! Uh! Did Old Man Zao ask you to do a new job?â Leng Ruoxue asked doubtfully.
âHe⦠doesnât seem to have asked me to do any heavy work. Iâm just running errands non-stop. My old arms and legs are about to break from running here and there!â The Third Elder carefully recalled, but he couldnât think of what he had done today. The only thing he remembered was that he had never been idle at all. He kept spinning like a top!
âLass, did you hear that? I really didnât ask him to do any heavy work. I listened to you very well. You said to let them adapt first. How could I dare not to listen!â Old Man Zao complained with an expression that said âyouâve wronged me.
âOld Man Zao, Iâm sorry. The third Elder is a newbie! You have to teach him slowly!â Leng Ruoxue hurriedly apologized with a rather sincere expression on her face!
âGot it. Iâll train him well. Heâs just too pampered and lacks training!â Old Man Zao said understandingly.
âAnd what happened to you, First Elder?â Leng Ruoxue turned her skeptical gaze to the First Elder after settling the Third Elderâs matter.
âI⦠Iâm very tired, I donât want to talk!â First Elder stammered. Boohoo⦠How tragic! He had already decided that he had to get a few Lan family members to go through thick and thin with him tomorrow!
âAlas! I really donât want to tell you that you havenât cooked dinner seeing how tired you are!â Leng Ruoxue said awkwardly.
âWhat? Make dinner? Why do we have to make dinner?â Third Elder couldnât help shouting. Did he hear it right? This girl actually wanted them to make dinner. How could they know how to cook!
âBecause you are our servants! So dinner is of course your job!â Leng Ruoxue said matter-of-factly.
âArenât you staying in the inn now? You donât need us to cook at all!â Third Elder hurriedly said.
âIn the past, it was because we didnât have anyone to serve us! Now that we have servants, who will still eat in the inn! Why donât you know how to save money!â Leng Ruoxue couldnât help criticizing. They might not spend money staying here, but they had to pay for their meals themselves.
âUh!â Third Elder rolled his eyes in anger. âLittle girl, youâre too stingy to even to save this small sum of money! Youâve already taken a lot of money from our Lan family!â
âLittle girl! Iâm impressed. How about this? In the future, you can have free food and lodging in all the guest shops of the Lan family, okay? Donât make us cook dinner anymore. We really canât take it anymore!â The First Elder begged. He was very sure now that these people were messing with them in different ways! Alas! He knew that he was still considered polite to them and had never offended them! How could they bully him like this! Boohooâ¦
âReally? Do the words of the First Elder count? Donât you need to discuss this with your Patriarch and the Elder Consortium? Do you have any evidence?â Leng Ruoxue asked uncertainly.
âYes, I can decide. Ask the Third Elder if you donât believe me!â The First Elder also dragged the Third Elder into the water.