Abandoned daughter reborn, legitimate son is resourceful

"Cousin, you're back!"

As soon as Nan Jinming opened the fence, she saw Nan Chenliang in the kitchen stop what he was doing and greet her.

"Chenliang, thank you for your hard work."

Nan Chenliang smiled and said, "This is what I should do."

Chu Xiaoran was originally sitting on the bed in the room. He took out the handkerchief that was originally tied under the pillow and embroidered it. When he heard the sound of people outside, he subconsciously hid the handkerchief under his pillow.

Nan Jinming placed the backpack under the eaves, pulled out a bamboo mat from the utility room where he slept and spread it on the ground outside.

This mat was woven by Nan Jinming himself, so it won’t leak, and it also makes it convenient to dry the rice.

"Do you need my help?"

The voice was neither cold nor hot, but just the right amount of gentleness, striking directly into Nan Jinming's heart.

Nan Jinming raised his head and saw Chu Xiaoran standing at the door, his face pale, probably because he had just recovered from a serious illness and he had not yet recovered.

In the past, when someone got sick in the Chu family, Chu Xiaoran would always carry the disease by himself. He had seen the most frightening things, so rats, snakes and insects were nothing new to him.

"It's okay. I don't need your help. Are you feeling better?"

Nan Jinming asked with concern. Chu Xiaoran was stunned for a moment and forced a smile.

"I'm already fine."

Nan Jinming was pouring out the harvested rice bit by bit. He looked up suspiciously and asked, "Is it really done?"

Chu Xiaoran nodded, and the two of them chatted casually.

"Jin Ming, you're walking so fast. You're leaving me behind and not caring about me? At least I'm helping you."

Nan Jinming glanced at Yan Qiu who was carrying rice back, and half-jokingly said, "Why, you are not satisfied with the meal? Then Chen Liang, don't do Yan Qiu's part."

Yan Qiu: “…”

"okay!"

Nan Chenliang blinked playfully, and when Yan Qiu looked over, she stuck out her tongue at her, then poured the washed vegetable leaves in her hand into the pot.

"What did you have for lunch today? Let me take a look."

Yan Qiu put the backpack under the eaves, walked to the kitchen, watched Nan Chenliang start to cook skillfully, and began to admire him.

"Not bad, these dishes look delicious."

Nan Chenliang raised his head and glanced at her, pursed his lips, and smiled calmly: "Then you should try to please me, and maybe I'll give you two more spoons when I serve the rice."

Chu Xiaoran turned his gaze away from Nan Chenliang and Yan Qiu, and saw Nan Jinming next to him still spreading out the rice that had spilled on the mat.

"Let me help you."

Nan Jinming was about to refuse when he saw Chu Xiaoran had already dumped the backpack that Yan Qiu had brought back onto the mat.

"I'll just come."

Nan Jinming reached out and grabbed Chu Xiaoran's wrist, and found that he was frighteningly thin, completely skin and bones, with no flesh on his wrist at all.

I've been eating less this month, so I haven't seen any improvement.

"You don't have to do this, I can do it."

Nan Jinming emphasized again that Chu Xiaoran was standing by and didn’t react until Nan Jinming let go of the hand that was holding his wrist.

You have to do something when you live under someone else's roof, after all, you have nowhere to go now.

Nan Jinming pointed to the rabbit nest next to him and said with a smile: "If you really want to help me do something, it just so happens that the rabbits next to it have not been fed yet."

Chu Xiaoran nodded, picked up the rabbit hay that Nan Jinming had picked in the morning from the corner under the eaves, and went to the rabbit nest to feed the rabbits.

Life here is leisurely and no one disturbs us. Women can occasionally sit together and watch the stars and the moon.

Chu Xiaoran only hoped that this kind of life could last a little longer, that he could stay by the side of the person in front of him, and that he could find out Nan Jinming's true identity. Maybe...

She is the person he has admired for a long time.

"What are you two still doing? Come over here and eat."

Yan Qiu helped bring the meal prepared by Nan Chenliang to the table. Today's lunch included Mapo tofu, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and scrambled eggs with leeks. They looked very good.

Nan Chenliang glanced at Chu Xiaoran and found that he was in much better spirits, so he didn't say much.

Nan Jinming also told Chu Xiaoran to stop working.

"Xiao Ran, you have lived here for such a long time. We are all a family now. You don't have to be too restrained."

Nan Jinming put a piece of meat into Chu Xiaoran's bowl.

Chu Xiaoran lowered his head in panic, looked at the colorful meat slices in the bowl, and nodded.

Nan Chenliang frowned: "Xiao Ran, why are you acting weird after you woke up?"

When Nan Jinming heard what Nan Chenliang said, he suddenly realized something. Xiao Ran was not so restrained when talking to him before. He always asked whatever he thought of.

"No...no, maybe I've been lying down for too long and I'm not used to it."

Chu Xiaoran's body is not that weak. Although he also lives in a mansion, he is different from those noble sons. He knows a lot of things.

The master said that men also need to study and know etiquette. He had no way to compete with Chu Zixuan for anything. Without anyone to support him, he could only swallow his anger.

Those who truly achieve great things will not care about their current circumstances. Even if they are forced to walk through a quagmire now, they will not care.

"Are you still feeling unwell?"

When Nan Jinming heard him say that he was not feeling well, he thought that Chu Xiaoran was still feeling unwell.

"The poison has been resolved, so it shouldn't be a big deal."

Yan Qiu said while eating and looking at Chu Xiaoran's expression.

It should be because his body moved after feeding the rabbits just now, which helped the blood circulate. He looked much better than when Nan Jinming first saw him standing at the door, and his face had regained some blood.

"It seems that we still need to nourish Xiao Ran's body. The wild snakes in this country have fierce venom. If Doctor Gu hadn't been here this time, I'm afraid you would be in great danger."

Nan Chenliang agreed and could only say that he really shouldn't have taken him out to pick wild vegetables, but he had never met him when he went there. How come he happened to go out with Xiao Ran? Was it such a coincidence?

"I'll go to the city tomorrow and sell the local eggs to buy some tonic for Xiao Ran. I'll also buy a pork elbow and make soup with it."

Yan Qiu raised her eyebrows and jokingly said, "Oh~ You're spending a lot of money this time? Are you finally willing to spend money to marry a husband?"

After Yan Qiu finished speaking, his eyes kept jumping between Nan Jinming and Chu Xiaoran.

Nan Chenliang picked up a piece of chili and put it in Yan Qiu's bowl.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you forgotten what I told you before? Why are you trying to make trouble for me?"

"What did I say wrong? Look, Xiao Ran's face is red."

Nan Jinming and Nan Chenliang looked at Chu Xiaoran's face at the same time, and sure enough, they saw a barely noticeable blush on his face.

Nan Jinming's heart skipped a beat. He had never planned to get married in his lifetime, but Xiao Ran...

After hearing Yan Qiu's words, Chu Xiaoran felt as if his thoughts had been exposed, but now he didn't know Nan Jinming's true identity, and he was just a poor homeless man in front of them.