Chapter 39: Boiled for Your Health

Chapter 39: Boiled for Your Health

Zhao Long and Zhao Hu had already gone to school, and only then did Su An get up.

Xiao Jiliang watched her go to wash her face with water and hurriedly went into the kitchen to bring out the ceramic pot.

She shouted loudly, "Those little brats, all they do is eat, with no regard for their poor, injured father."

"Come, come, I made this pork rib soup just for you. It's been simmering on the fire since early morning. If I had tried to bring it out earlier, it would've been gone in seconds. Now that those two hungry wolves are off to school, I dare to take it out. Su An, come, let me pour you a bowl to cool down. I also added some angelica powder, which is very nourishing."

Su An's hand paused while washing her face. Angelica pork rib soup? Indeed, she could use some nourishment.

She dried her face and headed straight for the living room.

Zhao Daxing and Xiao Jiliang watched Su An stride towards them, both tense.

Xiao Jiliang, realizing it a step too late, moved forward. "What do you think you're doing? I'm telling you, don't push it!"

Su An pushed her aside and looked at the table.

Sure enough, there was half a pot of pork rib soup, with a layer of oil on top, making Su An's stomach growl immediately.

Ignoring Xiao Jiliang's curses, she picked it up and walked back to her room, closing the door in one fluid motion.

Hearing the door close, Xiao Jiliang looked back at her son, and their eyes sparkled with delight.

They fell for it!

Back in her room, Su An held the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of soup, blowing on it before putting it in her mouth.

And then, she stopped.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

That old woman Xiao Jiliang, why wasn't she banging on the door?

Normally, she would be jumping up and down cursing and banging on the door.

Su An put down the soup and walked to the door, listening carefully to the outside.

It was very quiet.

She eyed it with suspicion.

Glancing back at the pot on the table, she stirred the soup with a spoon, scooped up a bit, and sniffed it.

It wasn't the smell of angelica.

She knew the smell of angelica very well. When Xiao Jiliang had a stroke and was mostly bedridden, she often had Su An cook angelica soup for her. It definitely didn't have the faint bitter and fishy smell of angelica.

Realization hit her.

The soup had been drugged.

She had no idea what kind of drug it was—maybe a laxative, or something else..... Whatever it was, she'd soon find out by trying it.

With this thought in mind, Su An pulled the door open with a swish.

Both Xiao Jiliang and her son turned their heads simultaneously, their eyes instantly locking onto her.

A smile tugged at the corner of Su An's mouth. Not even bothering to pretend? Do they think I'm an idiot?

"What happened to all the banging and yelling?"

"Ah?"

"I 'borrowed' your pork rib soup, didn't I?"

Only then did Xiao Jiliang react. "Su An, you good-for-nothing, shameless thing, were you born a dog? You snatch everything! That soup was meant to nourish Daxing's body."

"Oh, if it's meant to help Daxing, I wouldn't dream of taking it!"

Su An said, lifting a full bowl of soup and presenting it to Zhao Daxing.

The curses in Xiao Jiliang's mouth instantly got stuck, and Zhao Daxing's expression froze as well.

Su An wore a smile, lifting her chin slightly toward him. "Daxing, this is special soup your mom made just for you. Let me feed you!"

Xiao Jiliang's mouth twitched, unable to find words.

Zhao Daxing forced a stiff smile. "Well, actually, I'm not really in the mood for it. Why don't you drink it?"

Su An raised an eyebrow. "Not in the mood, really Daxing?"

"Are you really not hungry, or is there something... off with the soup?"

Zhao Daxing hurriedly interrupted Su An. "How could that be!"

Realizing his tone was off, he quickly laughed it off. "Haha, Su An, what kind of thoughts are you having?"

"Sure, you and my mom don't always get along, but which family doesn't have its little spats? No matter what, you're my wife, and we're family."

Su An pushed the bowl a little closer. "Daxing, I feel the same way. Between husband and wife, a little arguing is totally normal. I was upset because of how Mom and the three kids treated me, but I still want to live a good life with you. After all, we've already gotten our marriage certificate; it's legally binding."

"Here, have this bowl of soup as my apology."

Seeing Zhao Daxing's silence, Su An turned to Xiao Jiliang. "There's still plenty left in the pot. Mom, did you hear me? Pour her a bowl too. I'll drink it with Daxing, as my way of apologizing. Let's leave the past behind and live a good life from now on!"

"Daxing, you won't not forgive me, right?"

Zhao Daxing looked at the smiling Su An in front of him, clenching his back teeth. "How could that be, haha..."

"Mom, didn't you hear me? Give her a bowl too. We'll drink it together, and after this bowl of soup, we'll let go of the past and not mention it again. From now on, we'll live a good life as a family!"

Xiao Jiliang received her son's signal, her face full of reluctance. This stuff is for animals, and it could seriously hurt a person......

"Mom! What are you standing there for?" Zhao Daxing, looking at Su An's rosy lips, reminded Xiao Jiliang again, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Xiao Jiliang's face darkened, glaring fiercely at Su An. If anything happens to Daxing, I swear I'll make her pay.

Soon, Xiao Jiliang brought a large bowl of soup and placed it in front of Su An, coldly saying, "It's just warm now, not too hot."

Su An picked up the large bowl and gave Zhao Daxing a radiant smile, "Daxing, here you go."

Zhao Daxing took the bowl.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Daxing, why aren't you drinking?"

Su An lifted the bowl to her lips, "Let's drink together!"

"Sure!"

They both tipped their heads back.

Seeing Su An down nearly half the bowl in one gulp, Zhao Daxing followed suit, chugging his bowl in one go.

They had both taken the medicine. This way, things get even more intense and thrilling, right?