Chapter 524 - Chapter 524: Chapter 531: Onset of the Problem (1/2)
Chapter 524: Chapter 531: Onset of the Problem
Han Yu had finally managed to coax Su Wenyue into drinking half a bowl of Bird’s Nest Porridge. Seeing Su Wenyue looking like she was bravely facing torture with extreme distress, he gave up and didn’t insist further. He felt both amused and annoyed. How could Bird’s Nest taste so bad? She truly was a difficult little thing to please.
Han Yu had grown up enduring hardships, never fussy about food and clothing, while Su Wenyue had been spoiled from a young age. Even reincarnating twice couldn’t change certain deep-seated habits, such as her pickiness about food. If she was in extremely harsh conditions, Su Wenyue could ‘endure humiliation and bear a heavy load,’ forcing herself to eat for survival. But once the crisis was averted, especially in front of Han Yu, her picky eating would flare up, causing him a lot of headaches.
“Look at you, this is top-quality Blood Swallow, specially procured to nourish your body, something ordinary people can’t usually enjoy. The cook’s craftsmanship is not bad, but you seem to find it detestable, making it hard to know what to say to you. You’re just too delicate!” Han Yu had no qualms about finishing the rest of the porridge, despite Su Wenyue having eaten from it. Su Wenyue refused to eat such good stuff, but Han Yu was not willing to waste it, so it all went into his stomach.
“If I’m delicate, then I’m delicate. I’m a woman, am I not allowed to be delicate? The saliva of swallows, no matter how tasty, is disgusting. If you like it, it’s all yours in the future.” Su Wenyue said, pursing her lips.
Han Yu knew why Su Wenyue said this. His wife, although not very fond of it, would still eat Bird’s Nest in the past. It was only after Chen Li’s words that the silly woman didn’t learn her lesson but had her words deeply remembered by her daughter-in-law.
“Never interact with that woman Chen Li again. Don’t let her lead you astray. What saliva of swallows? Don’t listen to her nonsense. It’s clearly a top nourishing product, known for beauty and skin care—the very things you women care about.” Han Yu, of course, knew what Bird’s Nest was, and saying this was only to make his wife dislike it, since its consumption was indeed beneficial for her health, or else the Divine Doctor wouldn’t have specifically instructed it. In Han Yu’s view, as long as it was beneficial for Su Wenyue’s health, swallows’ saliva wasn’t a concern, not to mention that he didn’t think there was anything disgusting about it.
“However good it may be, I won’t eat it anymore. You promised to have the kitchen make me something delicious at noon. No going back on your word now. I’m not drinking Bird’s Nest Porridge again, or I’d rather starve,” Su Wenyue stated, pouting her lips upon sensing Han Yu’s intentions.
Han Yu rubbed Su Wenyue’s head and remained silent, thinking about asking the Divine Doctor what other nourishing substitutes he could use instead of Bird’s Nest. If that wasn’t possible, he would just have to stubbornly persist in this hard work with his daughter-in-law daily. Once Han Yu made up his mind, Su Wenyue seldom managed to escape his ‘clutches’.
Although Su Wenyue’s condition had improved, she still lacked energy. After eating and talking with Han Yu, she fell asleep again from tiredness.
Once Han Yu had made sure Su Wenyue was settled, he stepped outside where servants were already waiting, ready to lead Han Yu to Sikong Ling. The Peach Blossom Valley was not a place where one could just wander around, even if one lived there, and Han Yu’s allowed range of activity was confined to this small courtyard.