The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1001 - 228: Pei Qin, I Hate You_2

Chapter 1001: Chapter 228: Pei Qin, I Hate You_2

The small kitchen had quickly prepared dinner, bringing dishes that were specialties of Tongzhou during this season.

Though the food was somewhat similar to what the chefs at home would make, perhaps the change of location made Pei Qin eat an extra bowl of rice.

Dan Mingzhu, who was eating with her, saw her getting another serving and hesitantly said, "I’d like another bowl too."

She had already eaten two bowls. Most young ladies, in order to maintain slender and graceful figures, would not eat a second bowl or add more rice; some would even put down their chopsticks after just a few bites.

"Eat, eat! Have a bit more!" Pei Qin, who herself was eating quite a bit, showed no surprise.

Dan Mingzhu smiled and filled her bowl again, sharing a true story with Pei Qin, "...She went on a diet because her fiancé liked women with slim waists; she started starving herself and later even threw up what she ate, and ultimately, she starved to death."

Eating and then throwing up is a sign of anorexia developed from dieting.

Pei Qin watched her explain while she shoveled rice into her mouth, almost as if she were trying to justify not eating too much, and smiled. If Shen Songming truly found her suitable, this marriage with Dan Mingzhu could indeed be harmonious.

Before bedtime, Dan Mingzhu taught Huang Qiu how to massage Pei Qin, "My father says it’s best not to burn things like ’Calming incense,’ even though our family also produces spices. These things do no good when burned! Massaging the meridians is comfortable and harmless!"

Huang Qiu, cautious, stayed close by, making sure she didn’t touch Pei Qin too much.

After teaching her twice, Dan Mingzhu bid farewell to Pei Qin, "Sister Peiqin! The scenery in Tongzhou is quite nice too! Why don’t you stay a couple more days, and we can go explore the sights of Tongzhou?"

"My elder sister is not in good health, she barely made it out this time, so we can’t accompany you, Miss Dan," Pei Yuan politely declined.

Before Pei Qin could speak, Dan Mingzhu quickly assured it was alright and asked Pei Qin to rest, saying she’d come back to talk more tomorrow.

Following her method, Huang Qiu gave Pei Qin a massage, "Madam! This Miss Dan is oddly overfamiliar, best to be cautious." Saying she felt a connection at first sight, there might be ulterior motives.

"Um," Pei Qin, truly tired, responded groggily.

After leaving Pei Qin’s place, Dan Mingzhu got into the carriage and returned to their residence with Dan Yefei.

"How was it?" asked Dan Yefei.

Dan Mingzhu, touching her chin and frowning, said, "It’s no ordinary cold; it’s warm now, yet she still wears a leather coat, and her hands are ice-cold. She must be suffering from a cold poison."

"It seems your medical skills aren’t very good," Dan Yefei teased her.

Dan Mingzhu glared at him, "Even if my medical skills aren’t great, I can still figure it out! There are only a few cold poisons, keep guessing and you’ll figure it out!"

Dan Yefei had already guessed, Pei Qin, Pei Hansan, both with the surname Pei. Shen Songming was taking Pei Qin’s family south to avoid a disaster but Pei Qin was conspicuously absent; instead, she was with Mo Heng in Daxing, recovering. General Pei Hansan, the Deity General of Mortar Barracks, was secretly poisoned with Wa Ci, a deadly toxin, which required Seven-pulse Lotus for the antidote. Although the lotus wasn’t inherently cold, using poison to counteract poison could very well lead to cold poison. He just couldn’t believe that the fearsome Deity General Pei Hansan was actually Pei Qin.

Seeing his sister still puzzled, Dan Yefei sighed, "Mingzhu, you’ve lost!" Shen Songming’s profound feelings for Pei Qin had been evident since their acquaintance. He had never anticipated that Pei Qin’s extraordinariness wasn’t just a woman leading her siblings to raise a family with bare hands. Understanding Pei Qin in this deep way, he could see why Shen Songming was deeply in love. Ten Mingzhus couldn’t compare to one Pei Qin in his heart.

Dan Mingzhu wasn’t foolish, yet she hadn’t thought to associate the legendary deity general Pei Hansan with this scenario, "She’s already married to Mo Heng, and isn’t it said that Mo Heng is incomparably handsome, almost like a Celestial God!? Then she wouldn’t leave Mo Heng to go back to Shen Songming. No matter how good Pei Qin is, Shen Songming has no chance, he’ll have to marry me! Besides, I quite like Pei Qin, it’s very comfortable being with her!" Unlike with others, the daughters of the Official Family look down on her, while those from merchant families are obsequious, meek, and mild, or overly arrogant—she didn’t like them!

Dan Yefei didn’t know what else to say, "If you insist on marrying Shen Songming, you might end up very unhappy." Shen Songming was currently reluctant to marry, the Shen Family had only spoken out of frustration, saying even a widow would do. Once married, coming from an aristocratic family with profound heritage, they’d look down on those reeking of money. Without her husband’s love, life would only get harder.

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