Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1315 - 1137: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1315: Chapter 1137: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

As the color of the bamboo rat slowly turned yellow and then charred, the aroma of the meat began to waft through the air, growing stronger and stronger until both ladies started to salivate. Xia Dabao took one down and handed it to Axiang, "I think it’s done. You try it!"

Axiang took it from her, tore off a bamboo rat leg to taste, and once she bit into the fragrant meat, she couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up, "It’s so delicious, so fragrant and tender. If only there was a hint of salt, the flavor would be even better."

"I forgot to bring salt when we left. Let’s just make do and eat," Xia Dabao said with a grin.

"Abao, you should eat too, not just me," Axiang said.

"Alright," Xia Dabao picked up another one and started to bite into it.

Perhaps the scent of the bamboo rat was too enticing; it even attracted another person over.

It was the village idiot.

The village idiot saw Xia Dabao and Axiang but was too shy to approach, so he just watched from a distance.

Not knowing much about the village idiot nor having interacted with him, Xia Dabao quietly asked Axiang, "Does he want to eat rat meat?"

"Probably," said Axiang. In fact, the idiot was quite simple and without any aggression.

So Xia Dabao simply gestured to the village idiot with a wave, "Then... Agen, come over."

She felt it impolite to call someone by their nickname, especially since "village idiot" sounded rather harsh.

When the village idiot saw Xia Dabao beckoning him, he finally walked over to the two girls, sat down without any expression, and just kept staring at Axiang.

With three bamboo rats in total, Xia Dabao handed the last one to the village idiot, "Here, you eat one too. There won’t be any left after this."

The village idiot took the bamboo rat, then finally said, "Thank you!"

After saying thanks, he continued to stare at Axiang, prompting Xia Dabao to laugh, "Agen, why do you keep staring at Axiang? There’s nothing on her face; she’s pretty, isn’t she?"

The village idiot felt a bit embarrassed, and after a while, he took out a cooked corncob from his pocket and handed it to Axiang without saying anything.

Axiang took the corncob and then asked, "Is this for me?"

The village idiot nodded.

Xia Dabao started to tease him, "And what about mine? How come you only give Axiang one?"

The village idiot held up his finger, "Jus... just one, if you want to eat, I can bring you one next time."

"Oh, so were you planning to keep this corncob for yourself, or did you bring it specially for Axiang?" Xia Dabao teased again.

Axiang couldn’t help but tug at Xia Dabao, signaling her to stop asking.

But the village idiot awkwardly scratched his head, then pointed at Axiang, "For her."

"So you are quite nice to Axiang, huh," Xia Dabao said with a smile. "Were you guys good friends before?"

A bit embarrassed, Axiang explained, "No, I helped him out once. He’s a person who really knows gratitude, so he often brings me things to eat."

Then she casually broke the corncob in half and handed one half to Xia Dabao.

"Oh..." Xia Dabao, munching on the corncob, looked at the village idiot’s gaze toward Axiang as if deep in thought.

...

After the three of them finished eating the bamboo rats and extinguishing the fire, Xia Dabao looked at the village idiot and Axiang and found an excuse, "Why don’t you, village idiot, go back with Axiang? I just remembered that when leaving this morning, my mom asked me to pick some vegetables on the way back, so I’ve to go. By the way, Axiang, feel free to come over to my place to hang out. Or if you’re doing laundry early in the morning, we could go together."

Axiang nodded, and Xia Dabao ran off in a flash.