Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1360 - 1182 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1360: Chapter 1182 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Xia Dabao couldn’t help shaking her head, then laughed and said to Axiang, "It’s my little brother; he always likes to follow me."

She opened the door, and Long Aixi came in. The tall man entered and immediately said, "You really are here."

"I came here to discuss some serious matters with Axiang. I was planning to head back after we’re done. What are you doing here?" Xia Dabao asked.

Long Aixi glanced at Abao and said, "This morning, I went with Aunt Nan Feng to dig some sweet potatoes. Aunt Nan Feng said sweet potatoes taste the best when baked in an outdoor kiln. I don’t really know how to bake them, so she mentioned you would, that’s why I came to ask if you want to go bake some sweet potatoes?"

"Sure," Xia Dabao of course loved baked sweet potatoes, fragrant and sweet. Just as she was about to leave, but then she thought for a moment and turned back around to ask Axiang, "Axiang, we are planning to bake sweet potatoes. Since you’ve already washed your quilt and tidied up the room, why don’t you and Agen come along too? It’s more fun with more people. Let’s bake them by the river at the foot of the mountain, shall we?"

...

Axiang initially thought that after doing something so earth-shattering, she would have to hide out at home for a month or so, but unexpectedly, she went out the very next day.

Walking from the village to the foot of the mountain, she would encounter a few villagers.

In the village, good news seldom spread beyond the door, while bad news traveled a thousand miles. The incident between her and Agen had spread throughout the entire village in just half a day.

After such an incident, the people involved indeed should stay at home, but since Axiang and Agen left their house the next day, they inevitably became the subject of gossip behind their backs:

"My god, Axiang really did do that. She’d rather be with Agen than go back to the Zhao Family."

"Alas, if the Zhao Family hadn’t pushed her so hard, not coming to fetch her for so long, would Axiang have done this?"

"But still, what Axiang did is wrong after all. She is a married woman, and her marriage isn’t even annulled yet, but she’s already living with Agen. I think she is very bold and open-minded."

"..."

The villagers’ whispers, although Axiang might not have heard them clearly, martial artists like Xia Dabao and Long Aixi certainly did.

The two looked at each other, as if understanding the other’s thoughts, but deliberately pretended not to know.

When they arrived at the riverbank, Xia Dabao put down the sweet potatoes and began to direct the work. She was always the children’s leader, and besides, this was Peach Blossom Village, so it was naturally up to her to arrange the division of labor: "Agen, you and Axiang are responsible for digging the kiln, I and Aixi will go pick up firewood, Axian... you just watch the sweet potatoes."

Axian, who had been brought along by Xia Dabao when she went back to get the sweet potatoes, looked puzzled upon hearing the instructions: "Sister, do I need to watch the sweet potatoes too?"

Xia Dabao coaxed him, "Axian, watching the sweet potatoes is very important, what if the mice by the riverbank steal them? You must keep a close eye on them!"

Axian, feeling the weight of the responsibility, had no objections and even assured Xia Dabao, "I understand, sister. I’ll take good care of the sweet potatoes."

After saying that, he sat up straight by the riverbank, motionless, keeping a watchful eye on the sweet potatoes.

Xia Dabao and Long Aixi saw it and snuck another smile at each other.

Having spent these days together, the two had already developed a significant rapport.

Axiang and Agen were building a kiln with mud by the riverbank, while Xia Dabao and Long Aixi were picking up dry wood near the base of the mountain.

As Xia Dabao was picking up wood, she taught Long Aixi, "When gathering firewood, you should pick up these dry ones; they burn better. Have you ever eaten roasted sweet potatoes before?"