Following behind Mo Zhu, the two of them quickly entered the kitchen. Mo Zhu opened the bag with familiarity and began to skillfully classify the herbs in front of her.
This series of actions stunned Xu Huan. “Little Bamboo, you must be some divine doctor secretly!”
Mo Zhu raised her eyes disapprovingly. “I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. I’m very new to this.”
“I don’t believe it. Previously, so many famous doctors were helpless when it came to Huo Xuan’s illness. Little Bamboo, since you can control his condition, in my opinion, your medical skills are definitely on par with the legendary ‘divine doctor’.” Xu Huan’s tone was very firm.
Upon hearing Xu Huan mention the divine doctor, Mo Zhu immediately thought of Yun Jing. The girl frowned slightly. It had been a long time since the two of them had contacted each other. There was no news of him at Love Pavilion either. She wondered how the situation was on his end.
“My skills are far from his.”
Mo Zhu divided the herbs into categories and opened the cabinet in the Huo family’s kitchen. She found a simple clay pot that looked like it could cook medicine and poured all the herbs that she needed into it.
A strong smell of Chinese medicine wafted in the air. Xu Huan pinched his nose and walked a few steps away before saying, “Little Bamboo, who are you suddenly cooking medicine for?”
After covering the pot, Mo Zhu carried the pot to the stove and said, “This medicine is for Young Master Huo. He has been coughing a little recently. This is a hidden side effect left behind by the acupuncture treatment. In addition, there is still poison in his body that hasn’t been completely cured. If he doesn’t take the medicine, it might be life-threatening.”
When Mo Zhu said this, Xu Huan immediately stopped smiling. He nodded righteously and said, “Then, Little Bamboo, cook the medicine seriously. I won’t disturb you anymore. If you need anything, just call me. I’ll wait outside the kitchen.”
Seeing Mo Zhu nod, Xu Huan opened the kitchen door and walked out.
Although he said that he was waiting outside, Xu Huan did not dare to slack at all. He took a chair from the dining room and sat at the kitchen door.
So when Huo Xuan finished a phone conference and went downstairs, he saw Xu Huan guarding the kitchen while using his phone.
“What are you doing?” Huo Xuan walked to the living room and sat down, then poured himself a cup of tea.
Xu Huan looked down at the time on his phone screen and said worriedly, “Brother Huo, Sister-in-law said she wants to cook medicine for you. She’s been in the kitchen for almost two hours. Do you think anything bad happened?”
Just as Huo Xuan was about to speak, the doorbell rang again. He pinched his glabella impatiently and stood up to look at the person at the door.
Fang Ran stood outside the door. After the singing competition today, she had originally wanted to return to the Huo family as soon as possible to cultivate her relationship with Huo Xuan. However, she didn’t expect her classmates to drag her out to have dinner and a karaoke session as a celebration.
In the past, when she waited at the door in advance, she would always catch the housekeeping auntie who cleaned the Huo family’s house to open the door for her after work every day. However, it was too late today, and Fang Ran was really worried that she wouldn’t be able to enter the Huo family successfully.
She waited quietly for a while, but no one came to open the door for her. Fang Ran glared at the brightly lit Huo residence and stomped her feet in anger before leaving.
After giving the door a cold glance, Huo Xuan returned to the sofa and calmly sat down. Xu Huan, on the other hand, was playing with his phone and he asked curiously, “Who’s knocking at this late hour?”
Huo Xuan picked up the newspaper on the table and flipped through it page by page. “Why do you care so much? Hurry up and play with your phone.”
The two of them were talking casually when suddenly a crackling sound came from the originally quiet kitchen, and then a burnt smell floated out through the door crack.
Huo Xuan quickly threw the newspaper in his hand onto the sofa and rushed into the kitchen.
The moment he opened the door, Huo Xuan and Mo Zhu instantly exchanged awkward glances. Seeing the colors on Mo Zhu’s face, the man asked anxiously, “What happened? Are you alright?”
After coughing a little, Mo Zhu walked out of the messy pile of herbs that had been thrown everywhere in embarrassment.
“It’s alright, it’s alright. It’s just that I haven’t cooked medicine in a long time and I’m a little rusty at it. I didn’t control the fire well.”
She raised her hand and pushed Huo Xuan and Xu Huan, who were shouting about squeezing in, out of the kitchen. “This place is a little messy. You two wait for me outside first. I’ll be done in a moment.”
“Are you really alright? What step are you on? Do you need my help?” Huo Xuan saw that the kitchen was in chaos and was truly worried about Mo Zhu’s cooking.
Mo Zhu took the clay pot off the stove and replaced it with another one as she replied, “I’m really fine. I’m doing very well!”
Seeing how determined Mo Zhu was, Huo Xuan slowly retreated with Xu Huan.
After a while, the girl came out of the kitchen with a bowl of something that looked black and a little sticky. She placed the bowl on the coffee table in front of Huo Xuan and Mo Zhu raised her eyebrows indifferently. “Quickly try my cooking. This is good stuff. I’ve been cooking for a full three hours!”
Xu Huan lowered his head quietly and looked at the time on his phone screen. “That’s right, Brother Huo. Sister-in-law brewed the medicine for three hours. Her timing was very accurate.”
