Chapter 246: Chapter 246: The Second Nightmare

After the three little mud monkeys were all cleaned up.

Fu Chao made a mysterious announcement, saying he was taking them to town to eat some incredibly delicious food!

Qing Xi asked innocently:

"Delicious? How delicious could it be? Is it even more delicious than what Auntie Zhizhi makes?"

Fu Chao was instantly speechless.

"...Well, no."

"Tch—"

Qing Xi and Qi Zhang dragged out the word in unison, their tones dripping with disdain.

Fu Chao’s face flushed with anger.

The camera feeds from Nan Zhi’s and Fu Chao’s livestreams had merged, and the viewers were all laughing at Fu Chao:

[Fu Chao: He’s triggered!]

[Hahaha, that’s his real nephew, alright! Doesn’t hold back at all when it comes to undermining him!]

[My Brother Fu is so nice. He’s worried Nan Zhi is in a bad mood, so he’s taking her out for good food.]

[Erm... let’s not make forced assumptions. What if Fu Chao just wants to eat it himself?]

[Anyone with eyes can see what’s going on. Just be grateful!]

[Why is everyone fighting again? Can the comments just chill for a minute?]

...

Seeing Fu Chao stuck in an awkward position and at a loss for words, Nan Zhi had to step in and mediate.

"Are there restaurants in these mountains? Or are we going down to the town this late?"

Fu Chao couldn’t be bothered to argue with the two little blockheads and gladly took the escape route Nan Zhi had offered.

"Yeah, in town. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely be back before dark!"

He ran out by himself and came back a moment later, saying everything was arranged.

Nan Zhi led the three kids out the door, only to see a tractor parked outside.

A... tractor?

"Whoa!!"

Nan Zhi turned toward the sound and saw that it wasn’t just Qing Xi and Qi Zhang; even Nan Yi, who rarely showed his emotions, was staring at the tractor with shining eyes.

Alright, Nan Zhi had to admit, this kind of rugged machine had a beauty of its own. No wonder it fascinated the kids.

"We’re taking this down the mountain?"

It looked cool, but Nan Zhi still had doubts about its speed.

Fu Chao explained:

"Only to the side of the main road. There’s a bus there."

Nan Zhi didn’t refuse.

She watched as Fu Chao skillfully slung an arm around the young man driving the tractor, calling him Brother Yong.

The young man’s tanned face flushed slightly. He glanced quickly at Nan Zhi before looking away again.

But his tone was firm and serious when he rejected the address:

"Don’t call me Brother Yong. I looked it up online, you’re almost seven years older than me."

Fu Chao wasn’t the least bit embarrassed. He waved a hand dismissively.

"That’s not a big deal!"

The young man named Brother Yong didn’t press the issue, though his gaze continued to drift toward Nan Zhi out of the corner of his eye.

Nan Zhi saw it, but she didn’t mind.

She had been accustomed to receiving adoring gazes for her appearance since she was a child.

Still, out of politeness, Nan Zhi nodded at him with a smile.

"Sorry to trouble you."

Now Brother Yong’s blush spread all the way to his neck, and he stammered:

"N-No... no trouble..."

Fu Chao was a bit slow on the uptake, but he finally sensed something was off and quickly put some distance between himself and Brother Yong.

Just a moment ago, he had been standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the guy like they were best buds.

Fu Chao: "You little..."

’Who would’ve thought someone who looks so honest could be so sly!’

Nan Zhi glanced at her watch.

"Any later and it really will be dark."

Nan Yi, that little smarty-pants, popped out and called for his mom in a clear voice. He then gripped Nan Zhi’s ring and pinky fingers tightly, glaring at Brother Yong with wariness and suspicion.

Brother Yong was surprised at first. He looked back and forth between Nan Zhi and Nan Yi for a long moment before lowering his head dejectedly.

"G-Get on."

He probably misunderstood and thought Nan Zhi was already married with a child. Now, he tactfully averted his gaze.

For some reason, Fu Chao felt annoyed again and muttered a few words under his breath.

It wasn’t until Nan Zhi reminded him a second time that he snapped out of it and helped her and the three kids onto the tractor.

Finally, he hopped on himself.

The cameramen, who had been following them silently, got onto the back of motorcycles that were already prepared, keeping their lenses trained on Nan Zhi and Fu Chao’s group the entire time.

Just as they were about to leave, Nan Zhi happened to glance back.

She inadvertently spotted the familiar front of a car behind one of the houses.

It was Lu Shixu’s car.

Through the tinted glass, so dark it was reflective and impossible to see inside, Nan Zhi could already picture Lu Shixu’s cool and distant eyes.

She arched an eyebrow slightly, then pretended she hadn’t seen anything and nonchalantly turned her attention back to Nan Yi.

Nan Yi, still excited about the tractor, didn’t notice anything unusual about his mother.

When the tractor reached its destination, they switched to a minibus to head into town.

After a series of twists and turns, Fu Chao led them to an old shop with no sign out front.

"This is it! I ate here with the village chief yesterday, and it was amazing! Guess what it is?"

Even now, he was still trying to keep her in suspense.

Nan Zhi’s nose twitched slightly.

"Sour fish soup?"

Fu Chao was flabbergasted.

"H-How did you know?"

This shop doesn’t even have a sign!

Nan Zhi spread her hands.

"Isn’t the air filled with the smell of sour fish soup?"

Fu Chao sniffed the air hard, refusing to believe it.

"Are you trying to trick me? I’m not falling for it!"

Nan Zhi had no choice but to ask the kids if they could smell it.

Children have a more sensitive sense of smell than adults, and they all nodded, saying they could.

Nan Yi was even able to astutely identify it:

"A sour and spicy smell."

The bullet comments in the livestream returned to their usual pleasant and friendly state:

[LMAO, so Fu Chao is the only one left out, huh?]

[Nan Zhi’s sense of smell is top-tier!]

[I feel like Yiyi inherited his mom’s sense of smell, too.]

[Sour fish soup? My absolute favorite! This place must be really good, right?]

[Since Nan Zhi is so familiar with it, I wonder if she knows how to make sour fish soup?]

[Don’t think Nan Zhi is omnipotent, that’s not good for her!]

...

Fu Chao quickly regrouped, or more accurately, changed the subject.

"That’s right, it’s sour fish soup! Let’s go!"

Just as he was about to step inside, Nan Zhi stopped him in time with a gentle reminder:

"Isn’t sour fish soup a bit too spicy for the kids?"

"Is it spicy?"

Fu Chao asked, looking a little dazed, and added:

"Qing Xi can handle spicy food. He eats it just fine."

Qing Xi didn’t understand what was going on and just nodded along with his uncle’s words instinctively.

Nan Zhi: "But Yiyi and Qi Zhang..."

Since Nan Zhi had been back, she had been preparing food for Nan Yi that was primarily light and easy on the stomach to help with his digestion.

As a result, Nan Yi had barely eaten any spicy peppers, so she didn’t know how he would handle them yet.

As for Qi Zhang, Nan Zhi had once heard Qi Pei’er mention that their family couldn’t really handle spicy food.

Fu Chao was stunned when he heard this.

"I... I... I’m sorry! I forgot!"

He slapped his forehead in frustration and suggested they find another place to eat.

He looked quite dejected. He had been so excited to bring them for some amazing Food, and now it was all ruined.

But then, Nan Yi suddenly suggested:

"Mom, I want to try it."

Not wanting to be left out by his friends, Qi Zhang also said he wanted to eat it.

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