Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

"certainly,"

Xia An changed the subject, "If anyone finds the food unpalatable, they can cook separately for the time being."

His voice was calm, tinged with a hint of mockery and amusement, yet it sent a chill down the spines of those present.

Even Kong Qingci and Luo Yunshu, who were not directly involved, couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety.

Ye Qingxuan glanced at him, sighed helplessly in her heart, shook her head and smiled.

Let's leave this topic aside for now.

She said calmly, "But I hope everyone can keep what happened in this yard to themselves and not go around spreading rumors."

Everyone nodded, but their gazes all turned to Kong Qingci.

Everyone else is easy to talk to, it's just this person...

Kong Qingci sighed softly.

"You don't need to look at me. I know what's important and won't say anything reckless."

"Besides, it's not a big problem, you don't need to be so nervous."

Everyone gave her a deep look, then looked away and said nothing more.

Xia An shrugged slightly, his gaze sweeping over the eight women in front of him.

The fact that the Heart Seal skill was not triggered indicates that their level of affection has not changed.

Even the worst-case scenario is that I like it, so taking out a small amount of fine grains is not a big problem.

Soon,

The food was served.

Everyone swallowed hard as they looked at the sumptuous dinner before them.

"Eat quickly."

Xia An smiled, picked up a piece of stir-fried donkey meat, put it in her mouth, and nodded slightly.

"fine,"

"It tastes much better than rabbit meat. Maybe next time I can try to stir-fry it faster and not for too long."

Everyone picked up their chopsticks, their beautiful eyes lighting up as they offered their praise.

Xia An simply smiled.

He has exceptional culinary skills and can detect many problems in food; if he were to cook, it would taste even better.

But he didn't want to make a move.

Like I said before, I don't want to be too tired.

Perhaps, I could teach others?

Xia An's heart stirred slightly.

But after thinking about it, he secretly shook his head. Teaching and doing are pretty much the same, aren't they?

It will also expose his cooking skills.

Thinking of this, he didn't bother to dwell on it anymore and just kept eating.

……

Educated youth settlements

The educated youth, who had prepared the meal and were about to eat, seemed rather listless.

"It's always like this."

Qin Weidong shook his head helplessly, "It's much more fragrant than the one from the day before yesterday, this is a bit torturous."

Qin Yu shook his head with a wry smile.

"The aroma of this meat smells wonderful, but the taste of these coarse grains and vegetables is utterly bland!"

"It seems Xia, the educated youth, went into the mountains and hunted again. I'm so envious!"

Song Xiao said softly,

Her gaze unconsciously drifted towards the clinic, her eyes revealing longing and envy.

"How about someone go and get some?"

Qin Yu asked tentatively.

Some of the crowd were tempted, but Wu Tao shook his head, looking somewhat speechless.

"What are you thinking about?"

"The educated youth sent to the countryside weren't professional hunters, so they couldn't catch many animals even if they went into the mountains to hunt."

"With so many people in that courtyard, how could it possibly be our turn?"

Everyone frowned slightly.

Song Xiao, unwilling to give up, said, "What if? What if they have extras?"

"Or perhaps, there are fish. I heard that Xia, the educated youth, is really good at catching fish."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up slightly.

"I……"

Wu Tao sighed, "Last time it was ostensibly a gift to us, but An Lan must have paid for it, otherwise..."

"If she were really just getting something for free, do you think Xia An would let An Lan and the others rent a place?"

"And was it really a gift for us, or was it given to us because of someone else's favor?"

"Going again this time might not guarantee a change, so let's not think about those things anymore."

Hearing this, everyone sighed and lowered their heads to eat.

But this meal was truly indescribable.

……

After dinner,

Xia An looked around the clinic for a short while, and after confirming that no one would be coming over for the time being, she closed the door.

Immediately, he led Luo Yunshu and Kong Qingci out of the clinic and took them home.

They were also going to get acupuncture for Scarface.

Nothing much happened along the way.

Occasionally, team members who were relaxing in the courtyard would see him and greet him.

Now, the team members all know that Xia An will be giving Scarface acupuncture at this time.

Nobody thought much of it.

After dropping Kong Qingci off at her house, Xia An headed towards Scarface's house.

Watching him leave, Kong Qingci sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat puzzled.

With her keen intellect, how could she not see that everyone in that courtyard liked Xia An?

But Xia An's behavior left her somewhat puzzled.

He didn't seem to refuse, but he also didn't express his true feelings.

I don't know if he's just slow-witted or if he's hiding his true intentions very well.

But based on previous observations, the latter might be more common.

This man, though good, is...

But the downside might be that he's not a good person when it comes to relationships.

Romantic and passionate!

As Kong Qingci was thinking, she heard her mother's voice behind her.

"Qingci, you're back, why aren't you coming in? What are you standing there for?"

Kong Qingci quickly snapped out of her daze, composed herself, and turned to walk into the courtyard.

"Mom, why aren't you resting yet?"

"We just finished eating, why so early?"

Mother Kong shook her head and said, "There's some food left for you inside, go and eat."

Kong Qingci shook her head. "Mom, I already ate at Xia Zhiqing's place."

Upon hearing this, Kong's mother and the others frowned slightly, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

A middle-aged man, resting under the eaves, frowned, but his steady voice drifted out leisurely.

"Yesterday's situation was unusual, which is understandable, but what's going on today?"

Kong Qingci's voice was deliberately calm.

"Dad, I need to keep accounts, you know. I was planning to come back for dinner before going back."

"But Xia, the educated youth, was worried that someone might go there during this time, so she let me eat there."

"After he eats, he goes to Scarface's for acupuncture, which takes about an hour."

"That's it for today. Yun Shu and I came back with him."

Mr. Kong frowned slightly. "Why don't you talk to your uncle and the others and see if you can go to the clinic during the normal working hours?"

Kong Qingci frowned slightly. "The clinic needs someone to keep accounts, I..."

Father Kong waved his hand.

"Someone might come to the clinic at any time; you can't be there all day."

"You can go to the doctor after work and get the medicine the next day, or..."

"Or you can have Xia, the educated youth, collect the money on your behalf, and you can just keep the books afterwards."

Upon hearing this, Kong Qingci fell silent for a moment, as if pondering its feasibility.

At this time,

The young man next to Kong's father spoke up:

"Sister, if you really don't want to put Xia Zhiqing and the others in a difficult position, you can have Xia Zhiqing leave the prescription, and you can collect the money and keep accounts later."

"Doing this will probably not have a very good impact on you."

Kong Qingci nodded slightly. "I'll go talk to my uncle about it."

Having said that, he turned and left.

……

the other side,

Xia An arrived outside Scarface's yard and glanced at where Yang Yanqiu's house was.

I'd like to send a roast chicken, or perhaps some donkey meat, as a gift.

But after thinking about it, I still felt it wasn't appropriate.

That's hard to explain!

He shook his head, went into Scarface's yard, and began to perform acupuncture on Scarface.

Scarface chuckled. "One more acupuncture session tomorrow, and that should be it, right?"

Xia An nodded. "Acupuncture stimulates acupoints on the body to promote the body's self-healing mechanisms."

"Scarface, your blood and qi are depleted. Seven acupuncture sessions are just right. Too much is as bad as too little."

"I'll do another acupuncture session tomorrow, and after that I can only prescribe some herbal medicine for conditioning."

"certainly……"

Then, he changed the subject, chuckled, and continued...