diskusbooks Chapter 214: Untying the Heart Knot (Part )
Chapter 214: Untying the Heart Knot (Part )
"Niece-in-law, it's me."
Cheng Tianshui's voice came from far away outside the window. Tao Yao, who was holding a bucket of water and was about to pour it out of the window, suddenly became stiff all over. She slowly put down the bucket and stuck her messy head out of the window. She looked down and saw Cheng Tianshui holding an old hen in his hand, looking up at her and smiling.
It turned out that the person who came to deliver chicken, duck, fish and meat today was not Wang Tieniu, but Cheng Tianshui.
Seeing that Huantao Pavilion was doing a booming business, others wanted to come and please her, which was fine, but Tao Yao really couldn't understand why Cheng Tianshui wanted to join in the fun today.
"What are you doing here... No, Doctor Cheng, what are you doing here?"
Tao Yao grabbed her messy hair and put it into a bun, then pushed the window open a little further and leaned half of her body out.
Cheng Tianshui raised the chicken in his hand and called out to her, "I went to the market today and saw some live chickens for sale, so I bought one. However, I've been practicing fasting lately, cultivating my body and mind, and can't eat meat, so I thought I'd give this old hen to you."
Tao Yao looked at Cheng Tianshui from head to toe with doubt. After not seeing him for a few days, he looked much thinner and it seemed that he was really fasting.
Seeing that she hadn't made any move, Cheng Tianshui's face suddenly showed a hint of displeasure, and he shouted, "What are you still standing there for? You little sister-in-law, are you really going to let an old man like me be turned away by you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Yao immediately ran down from the second floor like a gust of wind, opened the door, and greeted him with a smile on her face: "I'm sorry, I just got up and I'm still a little confused. I kept Doctor Cheng waiting for a long time."
Cheng Tianshui pointed at her helplessly and handed the chicken in his hand to Tao Yao.
It's funny to say, the chicken was well-behaved in Cheng Tianshui's hands, but as soon as it touched Tao Yao's fingers, it suddenly woke up like a dead tree coming back to life, flapping its wings and kicking its claws, fanning Tao Yao's head and face with chicken feathers.
Tao Yao was so frightened that her eyes widened. At this moment, there was a shiny black chicken feather stuck to the corner of her mouth, and her already messy hair was covered with chicken feathers that were big or small, white or yellow, which looked very funny.
At that time, the old hen was staring at Tao Yao with her big round eyes, neither of them willing to give in.
Tao Yao suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable anger in her heart - she, Tao Yao, had finally got her own piece of land and was no longer bullied by others, but today she was looked down upon by a chicken for no reason.
Without saying a word, Tao Yao rolled up her sleeves, opened her hands like an eagle spreading its hunting claws, and grabbed the old hen's neck.
However, she didn't expect that the chicken was very strong. It kicked out immediately, and its sharp claws directly hooked Tao Yao's hair. With two swishes, like flying scissors, it actually tore off a strand of Tao Yao's hair.
Tao Yao let out a cry of surprise and turned to look at the strand of her hair that had fallen to the ground. She couldn't help but feel a sense of regret in her heart - this was the hair that An An had taken good care of, but now it was ruined by a chicken.
Tao Yao was even more furious. She increased the strength in her hands and pinched the chicken's neck tightly.
The old hen was suffocated by Tao Yao and cried out mournfully a few times, but her sharp beak still refused to give in. She aimed at Tao Yao's tiger's mouth and chiseled down quickly, accurately and fiercely.
The hen was surprisingly understanding, knowing that the most vulnerable part of a person's hand was the soft flesh of the tiger's mouth. Tao Yao's tiger's mouth was immediately pecked by the old hen, leaving her skin and flesh torn and blood splattering everywhere.
Tao Yao also wailed in pain. The cries of people and the cawing of chickens intertwined into one. When the sound spread out, people who didn't know would definitely not be able to tell whether Huantao Pavilion was killing chickens or people.
Tao Yao was a stubborn person. Even though her hands were pecked all over by the old hen and were covered in blood, she still refused to let go.
At that time, she had already pressed the old hen under her body, and she was in a riding posture, with her whole body pressing on the old hen, and pinching the hen's head tightly to the ground.
"You little chicken, I'm going to show you who's better, you or me!"
As soon as Tao Yao finished speaking, she immediately raised her hand and slapped the old hen on the comb.
After a fierce struggle, the old hen finally lost the upper hand and no longer had the strength to move. Tao Yao laughed triumphantly, then lifted the whole hen up with one hand by the neck, smiling at Cheng Tianshui: "Doctor Cheng, we've got it."
Cheng Tianshui clapped his hands in appreciation and said with a smile, "How is it? Does my niece-in-law feel relieved now?"
Tao Yao was confused: "What do you mean by relieved?"
Cheng Tianshui curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, then walked to the tea table and sat down, pouring himself tea with the teapot.
"Niece-in-law, please don't play along with me. When Huan Tao Pavilion opened, my eldest nephew showed up because of the letter I sent him... I thought this was a great opportunity for you to cultivate your relationship, but he left that very day. There's no need to overthink it; there must have been some kind of argument between you. Although your Huan Tao Pavilion has been operating as usual these past few days, I've secretly observed you and you've been quite absent-minded. It's obvious that something's on your mind. What's wrong? Did you have an argument? What was it about?"
As Cheng Tianshui spoke, he poured the tea and pushed a cup in front of Tao Yao.
Tao Yao was still holding the chicken in her hand and was a little at a loss for a moment.
"Ah? We...we didn't have a fight." Tao Yao smiled awkwardly and pointed at the old hen in her hand. "I've already tamed this chicken. I'll stew it in the kitchen."
Cheng Tianshui, however, changed his usual aggressive attitude, tapped the table with his finger bones, his face softened, and said earnestly: "Niece-in-law, come and sit down, let's talk."
Tao Yao was easily influenced and would always listen to what her elders said, so she had no choice but to put the old hen, which was still difficult to tame, aside and sat down obediently at the tea table.
Cheng Tianshui pushed the cooled tea toward Tao Yao again and said in a half-joking tone, "Drink it. You're tired and angry after such a torture just now. Hurry up and drink a cup of tea to cool down."
Tao Yao also obediently picked up the teacup and drank. The tea was slightly cool, and after taking a sip, her previous anger seemed to have dissipated a lot.
"Tell me, what happened between you two?"
Cheng Tianshui put down the teacup and touched the long silver beard on his chin.
"Tell me, how can a couple hold grudges overnight? They quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed. I think you still lack a chance to get along..."