newbobooks Chapter 204 He hesitates to speak
Chapter 204 He hesitates to speak
It's only right that I take care of you. Besides, Ziying hasn't rested for seven days and seven nights to take care of you. I can't let Ziying continue to take care of you, Li Shuchen. Please let me stay, I beg you."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen looked at Gu Ziying and said
"Ziying, thank you."
Gu Ziying smiled and shook her head.
There's no need for thanks between us; I'm relieved to see you're awake.
Li Shuchen's stomach rumbled.
Princess Changning jumped to her feet upon hearing the sound.
"Li Shuchen, are you hungry? I'll go get you some food."
Princess Changning hurried down to the kitchen on the first floor and said happily...
"Aunt Wang, where's the rice porridge you prepared for Li Shuchen?"
The three people in the kitchen paused upon hearing this, and Chef Wang asked with reddened eyes.
"Miss, are you awake?"
Yes, she's hungry.
Cook Wang quickly poured the warm rice porridge from the stove into a bowl, placed it on a plate, and handed it to Princess Changning.
In an instant, all the staff at the inn knew that Li Shuchen had woken up, and they were overjoyed, vying to go and see him.
They chattered amongst themselves, wondering who would be the first to enter.
Princess Changning picked up the plate and smiled.
"I know you're happy, and I'm happy too, but since your young lady has just woken up, let her rest for a couple more days before you decide what to do next."
"Yes, Princess Changning."
Princess Changning is right, Miss needs more rest. Although they can't see her, knowing she's alright is enough for them. The staff at Happiness Inn were in high spirits and had more energy to work.
Princess Changning brought rice soup to Li Shuchen's bedside and said...
"The imperial physician said that you haven't eaten for too long, and for now you can only drink rice porridge. You won't be able to eat anything else for another couple of days. Please bear with it for now. Come, let me feed you."
Princess Changning scooped up a spoonful of soup, carefully blew on it to warm it before feeding it to Li Shuchen, doing so with great thoughtfulness and care.
Gu Ziying suddenly yawned.
Li Shuchen looked at the dark circles under Gu Ziying's eyes and said...
"Ziying, go home and get some sleep."
Princess Changning also said
"Yes, Ziying, Li Shuchen is awake now, so I can take care of her. You go back and get a good night's sleep and rest well."
"Alright then, I'll come again tomorrow."
Princess Changning waved her hand at Gu Ziying and said...
Okay, drive carefully.
Li Shuchen drank a bowl of rice porridge, feeling as if all his strength had been drained. His body ached and he lay on the bed, softly saying...
"Changning, I'm a little sleepy."
"Then you go to sleep. I'll stay in the outer room. Just call me if you need anything."
Li Shuchen nodded.
Princess Changning lowered the bed curtains and turned to leave.
Li Shuchen, making sure Changning wasn't there, forced himself to open the system to check the progress.
The system showed that today was the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, with only seventeen days left until the end of the month. However, she was still ten thousand taels of silver short of her earnings and five hundred popularity points short of her goal.
Li Shuchen shut down the system and closed his eyes to think.
She's falling too far behind in progress. At this rate, she definitely won't be able to complete the main quest. She's already worked hard to complete the difficult side quests, so she'll definitely find a way to finish the main quest, which is just for earning silver.
The sweet potatoes in the field should be ripe by now; it's time to dig them up and sell them.
The new sweet potato series is sure to attract some customers.
Her health had really deteriorated a lot compared to before. She had only thought about a little bit before she started to feel dizzy and lightheaded, unable to open her eyes.
Go to sleep, we'll talk about it when you wake up.
When Li Shuchen woke up, it was already dark outside.
Princess Changning had been staying by Li Shuchen's bedside. Seeing him open his eyes, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Li Shuchen, you scared me to death! Do you know you slept for several hours? I thought you were... If it weren't for your even breathing, I would have shaken you awake."
Li Shuchen glanced at the dark window and asked...
"What time is it?"
It's already 7 PM.
She remembered checking the system at 1 PM (戌时), and realized she had slept for six hours during her afternoon nap, which was indeed quite long.
Princess Changning helped Li Shuchen up and let her lean against the pillows.
"Are you hungry? I'll go get you some food."
"it is good"
Princess Changning fed Li Shuchen bite by bite, and then cleaned up the dishes with practiced ease.
Li Shuchen, thinking about the sweet potatoes, spoke up.
"Changning, could you please tell Aunt Wang that she'll have Dazhuang go to the field to dig up some sweet potatoes tomorrow morning and bring them over the day after?"
"Sweet potatoes? You want to eat sweet potatoes?"
"Yes, it should be ripe by now."
Changning, holding the tray, said
"Okay, no problem, I'll go tell Aunt Wang right away."
Li Shuchen read for a while and then fell asleep again.
The next day, as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her father and mother.
"Chen'er, you're awake. It's good that you're awake. It's good that you're awake."
"Father, Mother, what brings you here?"
Madam Li helped Li Shuchen up and said...
"Princess Changning sent someone to tell us that Chen'er had woken up, so we rushed over early this morning to see how he was doing."
"Mother, I'm alright."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li gripped Li Shuchen's hand tightly.
"Mother knows, Mother is just worried about Chen'er. Chen'er is so badly injured, what will become of him in the future? Will Chen'er be able to..."
Madam Li opened her mouth to say something more, but swallowed the words back down.
Li Shuchen saw and comforted her.
"Chen'er has survived this calamity; he's bound to have good fortune in the future. Don't worry, Mother, Chen'er will definitely have a very good life ahead of him, and who knows, he might even become incredibly wealthy someday."
Madam Li laughed and cried for a long time, finally nodding with a smile.
"Yes, Mother believes in Chen'er."
December 15
Li Shuchen had just taken a sip of porridge when he heard someone outside say...
"Sister, sister!"
The running boy stopped in front of the bed, his eyes fixed intently on Li Shuchen.
"Sister, you're finally awake! You scared me to death! How are you feeling?"
Li Shuchen smiled and said...
"How could your powerful older sister be defeated by a mere minor injury?"
The boy raised his head proudly and said...
"That's right, my sister is the most amazing in the world."
After Li Lingxiao finished speaking, he looked at the bowl in Princess Changning's hand, feeding her, feeding his elder sister, and then said...
"Sister, let me feed you."
Li Lingxiao reached out to snatch the rice bowl from Princess Changning's hand.
Princess Changning couldn't possibly give it to him; she withdrew her hand and said...
"I can do it."
Li Lingxiao, unwilling to give up, went to snatch again.
"I come"
"I come"
Li Lingxiao, having failed to grab it, stood up straight, hands on her hips, and confidently said...
"I am my elder sister's younger brother, so it is naturally my responsibility to feed her."
Princess Changning, not to be outdone, placed her rice bowl by the bedside, stood up, and put her hands on her hips.
"Li Shuchen is my savior, and it is my duty to repay his kindness."
"I'll do it" (?｀⊿′)?
"I'll come" (｀Δ′)ゞ
Listening to the two bickering, Li Shuchen felt it was childish. He tried to lift his arm and, finding he had some strength, picked up the bowl of thin porridge by the bed and drank it all in one gulp.
Both of them stared wide-eyed.
"It's all your fault, otherwise I should be the one feeding Li Shuchen porridge."
"It's all your fault, otherwise I should be the one feeding my sister the porridge."
"Humph"o(′^｀)o
"Hmph" <(｀^′)>
Li Shuchen was speechless, and something seemed amiss. Xiao'er was usually quite respectful and polite to Changning, so why was she being so presumptuous today?