The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 162 - 158 Full of Joy

Chapter 162: Chapter 158 Full of Joy

Ruo Xuan had finished her longevity noodles when she suddenly remembered she still had one more birthday gift to give to Divine Monarch Xuanyuan.

She took out a thick, puffy package wrapped in oiled paper from her Qiankun Bag, "Brother Xuanyuan, I still have one more thing for you! You’ve got to try this, it’s really delicious!"

Xuanyuan Que had smelled the scent of beef jerky for a while, and even the wooden box previously holding the handkerchief had the scent of beef jerky. He had originally thought that was what she was giving him.

But when he took it, he found it to be a bit light.

A big package of beef jerky shouldn’t be so light, right?

Astonished, he wondered if it wasn’t beef jerky after all.

What could it be?

Ruo Xuan felt a pang of guilt as she remembered how last night she had placed the wooden box by her bed and, seduced by the wafting aroma of meat, she had nibbled on the beef jerky in her sleep.

When she recalled that the beef jerky was meant to be a birthday present for Divine Monarch Xuanyuan, she had already gnawed away more than half of it!

There was only one piece left about the size of a Xuancao Flower’s leaf.

Feeling awkward, she didn’t put it back in the wooden box, but instead wrapped it in the handkerchief.

Although it’s the thought that counts more than the gift, giving just one bite of beef jerky still felt embarrassingly insubstantial!

Even offering half of the beef jerky would have been modest, but such a tiny piece—despite her being a flower unaware of worldly conventions—she had a sneaking suspicion that she wasn’t doing it right!

So she spent the whole night awake, devising a plan!

She decided to gnaw the beef jerky into a small heart shape, then wrapped it up in multiple layers of oiled paper.

Xuanyuan Que glanced at the flustered Little Xuanhua, more puzzled than before, and asked, "Can I unwrap it to have a look?"

"Sure!" thought Ruo Xuan, considering that she had given Divine Monarch Xuanyuan two birthday presents and he hadn’t given her even one.

When compared to no gift at all, her modest present didn’t seem too modest anymore!

See, she was more considerate than Divine Monarch Xuanyuan!

Xuanyuan Que began to unwrap the layers of oiled paper, one after another, one after another.

He was at a loss for words. How many layers had she wrapped?

"Did you package this gift as if it were a flower bud? Then why not shape it exactly like a bud?" Xuanyuan Que said, exasperated.

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up, "I didn’t think of that! I’ll wrap it like that for Yan Heng and the others on their birthdays. That way, it’ll look like I’m giving them more of my heart. It would be like giving myself to them!"

She decided then that, being a flower herself, all her gifts from now on would be flower-related!

Divine Monarch Xuanyuan was indeed clever for coming up with such an idea!

Xuanyuan Que gave a stern look, regretting that he had said anything at all.

Then, as he peeled away the last sheet of oiled paper and saw the tiny piece of beef jerky revealed, his face turned even darker.

Picking up the heart-shaped piece of beef jerky, he asked, "What’s this? This isn’t the shape of your flower or your leaves."

Ruo Xuan, feeling guilty, clutched her petite heart, "This is my little heart. I’m giving my little heart to Brother Xuanyuan. Isn’t it very thoughtful?"

Giving her own little heart? Xuanyuan Que paused for a moment, then looked up at her.

A certain flower looked quite guilty.

Xuanyuan Que frowned, suspecting he was being duped by the flower.

Watching her impassively, Xuanyuan Que said, "This couldn’t be because you got greedy, ate almost all of it, and are now just trying to fool me, could it?"

Ruo Xuan indignantly exclaimed, "How could that be? Do you have any idea how rare beef jerky is? My younger uncle only got a piece the size of a palm. After sharing with several brothers, each of us only got a small piece. I was saving it especially for you, Brother Xuanyuan, because you’ve never had beef jerky! I just turned it into a heart shape because the piece I tore off didn’t look nice."

No matter what, she absolutely couldn’t admit to her gluttony.

To tell the truth, that beef jerky was too fragrant. She estimated that lamb and rabbit would also taste amazing as jerky. She really wanted to try that.

"Gnaw?" Xuanyuan Que saw her greedy look, and the corner of his mouth twitched; he somewhat disdainfully placed the beef jerky back on the wax paper.

"It’s not directly gnawing, I tore it off with my hands, cleanly, I didn’t bite it," Ruo Xuan hurriedly assured, "Even if I had bitten it, I would have cleaned it with Immortal Technique, but I truly didn’t bite it. Brother Xuanyuan can rest assured and eat it."

Xuanyuan Que’s mouth twitched again, the more she said it, the more he believed that she had gnawed the beef jerky into a heart shape!

How could he bring himself to eat it?

He handed the beef jerky back to her, "I don’t like beef jerky, you like it, so you eat it."

He wouldn’t eat something someone else had eaten or had leftovers.

Ruo Xuan took it back, "Okay! Then I’ll give it to Qian brother. Zhang Jie said he was born in the first month, and I haven’t yet prepared a birthday gift. Qian brother likes to eat meat, he will definitely like the small token I prepared as a birthday gift."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

He darkened his face and snatched the beef jerky back, "Forget it, since you say it’s so delicious, I’ll try it too."

Does she really not remember he taught her that there were differences between men and women?

And to give others a ’little token of affection’!

Ruo Xuan thought men truly were fickle, "Okay then, Brother Xuanyuan, you try it quickly, it really is very delicious! Of course, if you don’t like it, you can give it back to me."

Xuanyuan Que: "I’ll eat it later."

"Why keep it around for so long? Just one bite," Ruo Xuan snatched it back again, took out the beef jerky, tore off a small piece and fed it to Xuanyuan Que’s mouth, "Brother Xuanyuan, try it."

Xuanyuan Que, having no choice, opened his mouth and bit the beef jerky.

"Isn’t it delicious, Brother Xuanyuan? Do you want more?"

Xuanyuan Que saw she was almost drooling and shook his head, "No, you eat it. I don’t like it."

Ruo Xuan happily ate the remaining small piece of beef jerky, "So tasty! It’s a pity there’s so little, I haven’t even tasted the real flavor yet."

Xuanyuan Que rarely saw any food surpass rabbits and goats in her heart; thinking about the snacks sent from the Capital City which also seemed to include beef jerky, he remembered his grandmother’s teeth were not good, she couldn’t chew it.

He would find it later and send them all to her.

Xuanyuan Que took out a white jade bracelet, "For you, a birthday gift."

Ruo Xuan took it and upon close inspection, she found that each jade bead was carved with Xuancao Flowers, of different shapes and at different stages of growth.

There were sprouts, and there were those with just one leaf...

The last bead was the most beautifully blooming form of her true self.

The Xuancao Flowers on each jade bead were lifelike!

Carving patterns on jade beads is extremely difficult, yet these were carved so vividly; this bracelet would be worth a fortune if placed on the outside market, prized as a work that could be handed down for generations.

"Thank you, Brother Xuanyuan!" Ruo Xuan wore the bracelet on her small wrist, eyes brimming with joy.

She admired each jade bead over and over, the more she looked, the more she liked it.

The Xuancao Flowers carved on the beads were all her!

Xuanyuan Que saw her eyes filled with joy and his lips unconsciously curved slightly upwards.

*

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening, the courtyard of the Ruo family was exceptionally lively.

Two whole lambs were placed on the charcoal pit for roasting, with Ruo Hai responsible for attending to the roasting, having done it before in the military camp.

Yan Xuanyuan’s grandmother, Xuanyuan Que, the old shopkeeper, Aunt Yuhua, and Yan Heng, along with his three children, also came.

They were originally there to keep the old lady Xuanyuan company in the villa for the New Year; since she was at the Ruo family’s home to celebrate, they all came along too.

A group of people sat around a temporary barbecue stove made of mud bricks, roasting and eating meat.

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