“This? The grandmother from the vegetable stall this morning asked the production team to give it to us.”
Lu Yinghan's bright, watery eyes widened even further.
“It was from Granny?!”
Xie Bei nodded.
She knew it!
How could the production team possibly give them something so down-to-earth?
Her hands softened as she pulled at the dough, and Lu Yinghan carefully and meticulously began wrapping her first steamed bun.
“Father Xie Bei, there are so many buns. After we finish wrapping them, let's share and eat them with everyone.”
Xie Bei smiled and nodded, starting to wrap the buns as well.
After washing up, Chen Jialin brought a slightly sleepy Qianqian into the kitchen.
Both of them instantly burst with energy.
“Sister Yinghan, I want to wrap buns too!”
“Okay! How about our Qianqian makes a little bun for us to eat, okay?”
“Okay!”
Qianqian's eyelids no longer drooped. She stared intently as Lu Yinghan pinched off a small piece of dough and placed it in front of her.
Then, Lu Yinghan earnestly taught both her and Chen Jialin how to wrap them.
The kitchen instantly grew crowded.
From time to time, laughter echoed from Heavenly King Chen and Qianqian.
They were all teasing each other about whose buns looked the ugliest.
Xie Bei's expression softened as well. He wrapped an extraordinarily ugly bun and brought it over to Lu Yinghan to show off.
The corners of Lu Yinghan's mouth suddenly relaxed slightly. The atmosphere in the kitchen at this moment was truly harmonious.
Was a warm atmosphere like this truly something she could have?
Happy on the inside, her hands moved even faster, making more and more buns.
After the last piece of dough was wrapped, the sight of dozens of steamed buns laid out was quite impressive.
【Watching them make buns like this makes me miss my mom a little.】
【Me too... I'm feeling a bit homesick.】
【Look at Lu Yinghan! Did she just smile?】
【It seems like she did! Before, even when she smiled, it looked unnatural. Today's smile is the most relaxed I've ever seen on her!】
【As long as she's happy. Tonight's atmosphere alone is legendary.】
【Never mind if Lu Yinghan smiling is rare, seeing our idol act so relatable and chatty makes me feel like I'm dreaming.】
【Time to steam the buns! I want to eat buns now too!】
It was dinner time for the netizens as well, so they ate their food while watching the live stream.
Watching this made the food in their mouths taste even better.
Two steamers couldn't possibly fit all these buns.
Some of the buns wrapped by Chen Jialin and Xie Bei were exceptionally large.
Once they puffed up during steaming, one could only imagine how much space they would take up.
The staff outside were dutifully filming them.
When the delicious aroma of steamed buns wafted out, some people's stomachs began to rumble.
“Honestly, that filling Miss Lu seasoned smells really good... I'm getting hungry.”
“Me too. Do you think she really is a young lady of the Lu family?”
“Shh! Watch your mouth! Didn't we go to the Lu residence ourselves to wake her up?”
The staff hiding way in the back discussed in hushed voices.
The one who had questioned Lu Yinghan's identity was slapped on the back by a colleague beside him.
Right as their conversation ended, Lu Yinghan walked over holding a plate, offering the extra buns to them.
“Big Brothers, have some buns.”
“Sure, sure! Thank you!”
The two guys who had been talking about Lu Yinghan felt immensely guilty.
Watching Lu Yinghan's retreating back, one of them slapped himself across the face.
Who cared whether she was or wasn't! Even if she wasn't, they would still treat her well!
Taking a huge bite of a bun—
Mmm! Delicious!
Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, all dozens of buns vanished completely.
Qianqian flopped directly onto the sofa, rubbing her round belly, not wanting to move an inch.
“Alright, we'll head back now too.”
After cleaning up the kitchen, Xie Bei and Lu Yinghan headed back to their small dirt house.
With the streetlights on at night, the road was lit up bright.
Lu Yinghan's steps were even lighter and brisk than when they arrived.
She seemed to be in a very good mood.
Watching Lu Yinghan like this, Xie Bei felt a slight wave of relief in his heart.
They had really overexerted themselves today. After washing up, the moment their heads hit the bed, they both fell asleep instantly.
The crew members gently turned off the cameras and returned to their camp to rest.
Tonight, everyone fell asleep in high spirits.
The next day, shortly after five in the morning.
The two still fast asleep were awakened by a heavy knocking at the door.
Reflexively sitting up, Xie Bei got out of bed, tucked Lu Yinghan in, put on his jacket, and went to answer the door.
“Good morning.”
Director Wang stood before Xie Bei full of energy. Xie Bei, who wasn't fully awake to begin with, was even more baffled about what was going on.
“Today we're going into the mountains to dig for wild vegetables. Get up and pack your things so we can head out early.”
Xie Bei nodded groggily. Seeing that Xie Bei was still dazed, Director Wang patted his shoulder.
“You need to hurry up and figure out what skill you're going to teach Yinghan.”
Director Wang's words instantly woke Xie Bei halfway up.
He tried hard to force his eyes open and clear his mind.
“Got it. I'll go wake Yingying up first.”
Bidding Director Wang goodbye, Xie Bei returned to the room. Lu Yinghan was already up, obediently wrapping herself in her blanket.
“Good morning, Father Xie Bei.”
Her soft, child-like voice was still groggy, sounding so sweet and adorable.
Xie Bei walked over and ruffled her head.
“Let's get up. Today's task is going up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.”
Lu Yinghan nodded her little head to show she understood, then grabbed the clothes beside her to get dressed...
Revealing a section of her smooth arm, Xie Bei glanced over, turned his head away...
Then suddenly whipped back! Forgetting about buttoning his jacket, he stepped over to Lu Yinghan and grabbed the hand she had just reached out.
“Were you injured yesterday? Where did you bump yourself?”
Any trace of coldness in Lu Yinghan instantly vanished; her heart began pounding like a drum.
“Um, I... I don't know either...”
These were left over from the last time the curly-haired woman had beaten her. Some spots were hit so hard that they still hadn't healed...
The bruises on her arm filled Xie Bei's heart with concern.
“Stand up. Let me see where else you're hurt.”
Now it was Lu Yinghan's turn to freeze.
If she let Xie Bei check her body for injuries, those unhealed wounds would be impossible to explain!
“I... I... only have it right here.”
This was the first time Lu Yinghan had not obeyed Xie Bei's words.
Her strange reaction and her resistance to being checked made Xie Bei's brow furrow even deeper...
【What's going on?】
【Why did the atmosphere get so serious so early in the morning?】
【Lu Yinghan has bruises on her arm. Xie Bei was worried she might have other injuries and wanted to check, but Lu Yinghan didn't listen to him for the first time.】
【What injuries?】
【(Image) Look at this bruise. It seems there are a few more on her arm.】
【...It feels a bit strange.】
【I think so too. The bruised area seems quite large, and the shape is really weird...】
【I'm a medical student. That's not from a fall—it was caused by a beating. I swear on my reputation at XX Medical University, this was definitely caused by someone beating her.】
What?!
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