CH. 16

Chapter 16

"There are too many dishes, and we may not be able to finish them." Xu Jiayan rearranged the dishes and took out two-thirds of them. "Just wash these first. If there's not enough, we can wash them in the evening."

"We'll follow your instructions." Everyone said.

Xu Jiayan took the portion back to the house. Before leaving, she looked at Lin Miaomiao thoughtfully and asked, "Miaomiao, do you want to wash the vegetables or help me light the fire?"

“Wash the vegetables!”

Lin Miaomiao replied without hesitation, then put the stool next to Ye Zimo and sat down, picking and washing vegetables with the others, while Xu Jiayan prepared the cured pork ribs and stewed the soup first.

"Teacher Ye, which one do you like to eat?" While picking, Lin Miaomiao talked to Ye Zimo.

Ye Zimo glanced at the pile of green vegetables in front of them and replied, "Spinach."

Lin Miaomiao secretly remembered it in her heart, "Then you eat more later, and I will ask for more after you finish eating. Sister Chen still has a lot of spinach in her field."

Ye Zimo suddenly didn't know how to respond. Although the people in the village were very welcoming, he couldn't always run to them for food, right?

Lin Miaomiao seemed to see what he was thinking and comforted him, "Don't worry, Sister Chen said that the weather is hot now, and the vegetables are growing fast. If they are not eaten up, they will become old. We have more people and can help her eat them."

Ye Zimo thought that she probably took Sister Chen's words seriously, so he said tactfully: "There are so many of us and the consumption is high. It's not good to keep getting it for free."

Lin Miaomiao felt that he was right. "Then we give her money? It can help Sister Chen get rid of those extra vegetables and also make her money!"

"Yes, sure."

"But Sister Chen won't really take the money, right?" Bai Li said, "Sister Chen seems to like you very much. She even gave you bacon for free, not to mention vegetables."

Lin Miaomiao felt overwhelmed. "What should I do? If I don't take Sister Chen's food, it will go bad. If I take it, it will be a waste."

The people who were listening quietly nearby couldn't help but smile when they saw that Miaomiao was really worried.

"I think it should be fine," Su Zhixing said. "Our employers often tell us to go to their fields to pick vegetables when we need them. I think every family has planted a lot of vegetables. Haven't you noticed? Recently, many vegetables in the fields have begun to bloom."

Zhao Shuya thought for a moment and said, "We can give them something else in exchange."

Lin Miaomiao kept nodding and at the same time looked at Ye Zimo for his opinion.

Ye Zimo nodded slightly and agreed with everyone's suggestion.

"That's fine!" Yang Jun agreed. "It can help Sister Chen and her family solve the problem of spoiled vegetables, so that they don't lose money, and we can eat fresh vegetables."

With each person speaking, the courtyard suddenly became lively, but their hands never relaxed for a moment.

The vegetables will be picked soon...

Several people moved to the well at the door to wash them. The amount of vegetables they picked seemed to be more than before they were picked, and two small dustpans were full after washing.

After filling up the dustpan, Ye Zimo rolled up his sleeves and was about to pick it up when Bai Li suddenly said, "Teacher Ye, do you want to help?"

Ye Zimo shook his head and glanced at Lin Miaomiao who was still squatting washing vegetables, "Go change Miaomiao."

After saying that, he picked up the dustpan and walked away easily.

It was already dark and Bai Li's expression on her face couldn't be seen clearly. She was standing there in a daze for a while before she walked towards the pool.

"Teacher Ye asked you to replace me, right?" Before she even got close, Lin Miaomiao stood up and said, "Then you come on, I'll go take a rest first."

Bai Li: “…”

[I feel so embarrassed for Bai Li. It has happened so many times, why hasn't she learned her lesson? ]

[This is so funny. If you want to get close to my brother Mo, you should consider whether you are qualified or not. Do you think you are Lin Miaomiao? ]

[Lin Miaomiao's fans are really shameless and are good at flattering themselves. ]

[If anyone is shameless, it has to be your master, who was still licking Lin Miaomiao on the show. ]

[I'm really impressed by some of the fans. Anyone who has watched the show knows that they have a very good relationship now, but the fans have to argue here.]

[The fans have been quite harmonious these days, who knows what kind of creature has sneaked in and is causing trouble. ]

…

Lin Miaomiao suddenly remembered that it was time to prepare dinner for Shizi. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw Ye Zimo taking out a bowl of steamed meat from the steamer, which was Shizi's dinner.

"Hey, Teacher Ye, have you already steamed the meat for Shizi?" Lin Miaomiao ran to Ye Zimo happily.

"No." The bowl was too hot after it came out of the pot. Ye Zimo put it down and shook his hands to cool it down. "Jiayan steamed it."

Lin Miaomiao always felt guilty about adopting Shizi without permission, so she would try to cook Shizi's meals herself, but she always missed mealtimes. Recently, it was basically Ye Zimo who steamed meat for Shizi, and occasionally Xu Jiayan would steam some when she cooked. As a result, she, the real owner, became the one with the least time.

"Jiayan, thank you for helping me steam the meat for Shizi." Lin Miaomiao walked over to Xu Jiayan and thanked her.

Xu Jiayan turned around and looked at her for a long while, then said, "Shizi's meal time was just the time when I was cooking, so I just steamed it."

Lin Miaomiao nodded seriously, "Anyway, you helped Shizi steam the meat, so I still have to thank you."

“…”

Even though Xu Jiayan had already prepared herself mentally for Lin Miaomiao's change, she still felt a bit awkward in the face of such earnest and sincere thanks.

"Miaomiao," Xu Jiayan said thoughtfully, "I forgot to take out the meatballs to thaw and clean them. Can you go get them?"

"OK!"

Lin Miaomiao remembered the favor she had done for Shizi, so she turned around and ran out without any hesitation.

"Teacher Ye." As soon as she rushed out of the kitchen, Xu Jiayan stopped, turned to look at Ye Zimo, and asked in confusion, "Can I ask you a question? What happened at home during the two days I was away?"

Nowadays, Lin Miaomiao does not refuse to help her with work, but she is not willing to do all the work. Xu Jiayan finds that she now does things based on her mood and she cannot grasp her pattern at all, which makes it impossible for her to find opportunities to help Lin Miaomiao gain fans.

What's worse is that Lin Miaomiao is very close to Ye Zimo now. If she continues like this, netizens watching the live broadcast will scold her again. Before she can clear her name, a new batch of black fans will come. How can Lin Miaomiao make a comeback?

"No?" Ye Zimo agreed and thought about it, "Does it count if there are too many contact with Shizi?"

Xu Jiayan: “…”

The cured pork ribs were stewed for more than an hour, and the house was filled with the unique aroma of cured meat. The group of people who had free time after washing the vegetables couldn't sit still and kept looking into the kitchen from time to time, but they were too embarrassed to urge for food because of the big star's face.

Lin Miaomiao was also infected by everyone's greedy atmosphere and her stomach started growling. In order not to be tempted by the smell, she gave the meatballs to Xu Jiayan and picked up the bowl and ran to feed Shizi.

Shizi remembered Lin Miaomiao's instructions and tried not to go near the house, but Shizi was at the age where she liked to make noise, and except for sleeping at night, she seldom stayed in the woodshed. As soon as she went out of the door, Lin Miaomiao habitually called Shizi to eat, but unexpectedly heard Shizi's voice first. It was the sound of her acting coquettishly to others, but the volume was louder than when he was acting coquettishly to her.

By the difference in the coquettish voice, Lin Miaomiao immediately recognized who the man was who was squatting with his back to her and playing with Shizi.

She didn't say anything, but walked over quietly with Shizi's bowl in her hand. Sure enough, it was Ye Zimo playing with Persimmon.

The man and the cat kept a distance of more than three meters. Shizi was lying on the ground, sunbathing its belly. Although no one was touching it, it tilted its head back as if someone was scratching its chin, making a comfortable gurgling sound. Occasionally, it stretched out a paw towards Ye Zimo, and used its little paw pads to make a patting face gesture, and meowed at Ye Zimo.

At the same time, Shizi also discovered Lin Miaomiao. Seeing that it was about to get up, Lin Miaomiao raised her finger and made a gesture for silence. Shizi then stopped getting up, rolled a few times, twisted its body as if lying in someone's arms, meowed coquettishly, and rubbed its head against someone's hand.

Ye Zimo understood what Persimmon was trying to convey and reached out his hand in cooperation, then Shizi twisted her body and acted even more cute.

Lin Miaomiao stood quietly behind Ye Zimo, her eyes fell on Ye Zimo's hand. As he stretched out his hand to interact with Persimmon through the air, she missed the happy times when she acted like a spoiled child at the hands of her master. The desire to be patted on the head by her master was stronger than ever before.

It's a pity that her owner no longer remembers her.

Ye Zimo finally noticed Lin Miaomiao, withdrew his hand a little awkwardly, and stood up, "Want to feed Shizi?"

"Yeah." Lin Miaomiao found that her eyes were a little sore, so she lowered her head to avoid his sight and called Shizi to walk towards her cabin together, "Shizi, it's time to eat."

There was something wrong with her voice.

Ye Zimo frowned and watched her and Shizi chat as they entered the woodshed. In the end, he said nothing, turned back to the house, and left the space to her and Shizi.

As the footsteps faded away, Lin Miaomiao could no longer hold back the grievances in her heart. “I really envy you for being able to have fun.”

She used to like playing in her owner's arms. Every time she reached out to her owner, her owner would respond by shaking her hand and also liked to touch her head...

Lin Miaomiao taught all these to Shizi and asked her to interact more with Ye Zimo. But so many days have passed, why hasn’t the owner remembered it?

"You have to keep working hard." Facing the camera, Lin Miaomiao only dared to say vaguely, "Teacher Ye likes kittens. You should interact with him more in the future."

"Meow~"

Shizi replied to her and continued eating.

Lin Miaomiao: “…”

She shouldn't have said these things to it while Shizi was eating. She doesn't know if the kitten listened to her.

There was a voice calling for dinner from the main room. Shizi had just finished eating. Lin Miaomiao wiped her mouth with a tissue and picked her up. She covered the wheat on her clothes with one hand, kissed Shizi's head, and whispered in her ear, "Whether I can recognize my master depends on you, so please, baby."

Lin Miaomiao put down Shizi and took away the bowl. "Okay, I'm going to eat too. You play by yourself first. I'll come and accompany you after I finish my meal."

She stood up and turned around, only to meet Xu Jiayan's eyes, who had appeared at the door at some point in time.

Xu Jiayan's face no longer had her usual smile. She looked serious, incredible, and a little surprised... Many emotions flashed across her face, making her look a little weird...

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