Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming
Chapter 997: Exposed

Chapter 997: Chapter 997: Exposed

After saying these words, Bai Xiao prepared to cook dinner; she had some good stuff planned.

"Who here knows how to kill a chicken? We bought a chicken, let’s make chicken stew with mushrooms tonight."

This statement truly stumped the three grown men.

They looked at each other.

He Xin and Bai Xiao laughed mischievously.

"You can handle a scalpel, but you’re afraid to kill a chicken!"

Doctor Zhang smiled wryly, "Doctor Bai! Killing a chicken and performing surgery are not the same, don’t mock us. We can operate on rabbits and guinea pigs without blinking, but killing a chicken takes a bit of courage." Killing and killing are indeed different.

They are surgeons, not executioners; there’s a big difference.

Bai Xiao had no choice but to go find Xiaoyu.

Doctor Zhang and the others didn’t dare kill a chicken! But not wanting to fall behind, they quickly followed her to the canteen.

The same canteen as this morning’s meal.

This place was deeply memorable for everyone; not only were the conditions rudimentary, but that meal was really indescribable.

Even now, when Doctor Zhang burped, his throat was filled with a moldy smell that wouldn’t go away.

Everyone felt indigestion.

Upon entering, before they could speak, they noticed Dean Lu and Xiaoyu, along with a few guys they saw last night, holding bowls and eating around a cast iron pot.

Everyone was eagerly holding their bowls.

Bai Xiao immediately saw it was cornmeal with potatoes; there was some sauerkraut in the pot, but not a hint of oil, and they were about to dig in.

Even these simple dishes made their eyes light up, which suggested that other days they probably weren’t even sure if their meals could fill their stomachs.

Upon seeing them enter, Dean Lu’s face slightly changed, hurriedly hiding the food behind him, and the others with Xiaoyu scrambled to hide.

They covered the potatoes and cornmeal on the table with a pot lid.

The anxious appearance was heart-wrenching.

"Dean Lu, you’re not being fair here, eating something good and deliberately not letting us see?"

Doctor Zhang asked knowingly, seeing what they were eating, and thinking of the hardships they faced this morning, it suddenly soured his heart, feeling unworthy of their hospitality.

At this moment, the moldy taste in his mouth also became acceptable.

Compared to these potatoes and cornmeal, their moldy rice was already premium stuff.

Dean Lu’s honest face was embarrassed, "Doctor Zhang, how could it be? It’s just simple food, it’s our custom here, you’re new, afraid you wouldn’t be used to it."

Dean Lu didn’t mention he was more afraid that they would all run away after eating the simple food; it was hard enough bringing people here, and if they couldn’t stay even for two days and got scared away, he’d feel guilty.

Bai Xiao swiftly uncovered the pot lid, and the contents underneath were brazenly revealed in broad daylight, while Dean Lu secretly lamented they’d started eating ahead to avoid the awkwardness of dining with Doctor Zhang and the others, but they just happened to come now.

This isn’t... Ah!

"Xiaoyu, can you kill a chicken? I bought one today, see if anyone can prepare it, we’ll eat together tonight, don’t eat now, hurry!" Bai Xiao nudged Xiaoyu, the young girl seemingly around twenty was scared witless.

"Oh, I’ll kill, I’ll kill!"

She muttered, suddenly realizing.

This is to kill a chicken.

How can you kill a chicken?

There was still leftover sauerkraut and meat from this morning in the pot.

This would be too wasteful and extravagant.

She glanced at Dean Lu.

Sure enough, Dean Lu disagreed.

He urgently stopped them.

"Doctor Bai, Doctor Bai, let’s not kill today, we don’t have a fridge here; if we kill the chicken and don’t eat it today, it’ll spoil. We can’t eat with you, it’s not appropriate, there’s no reason for you to be spending your money. This won’t do, this won’t do."

Dean Lu was already anxious after hearing this.

"Dean Lu, we definitely have to kill the chicken today, it’s our first day here, and this meal is the first we’ll have together with your hospital colleagues. We’ll be working together for a year.

This is a special opportunity for us to foster relationships with everyone; you don’t want to isolate us from everyone, right?"

Dean Lu hurriedly shook his head; he wished for these doctors to mingle with theirs, to make connections as it could provide these doctors a chance to learn.

"How could I! How could I! But it’s too extravagant, too extravagant!"

They couldn’t even eat a chicken during festivals.

"That’s good; Xiaoyu, hurry and kill the chicken! I’ll cook when you return, we’ll eat a bit later. Dean Lu, since everyone is here, let’s have a meeting, get to know each other, and clear up misunderstandings."

Bai Xiao pushed Xiaoyu out.

Soon, Bai Xiao was already stewing the chicken and mushrooms in the big pot.

The fragrance filled the air.

Xiaoyu and the few guys couldn’t help but swallow, helplessly, as it had been too long since they smelled something with oil. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Dean Lu watched their pathetic display, feeling quite upset inside.

Didn’t they know what backbone was?

He had been telling them that poverty wouldn’t dull their spirit, and yet... his own saliva was stirred into a roar by the rich aroma of chicken soup from the pot.

His face flushed.

Truly embarrassed!

Doctor Zhang still took the lead; his age and being a male doctor winning Dean Lu’s favor.

"Old Lu, let’s not talk idle words; since we’re here, we’re not staying just a day or two. You can’t treat us with rice every day. Let us be aware of what’s there, we’ve learned about your situation, it’s really tough for you.

In this way, we all have our rations, and each month we’re allocated standard grains. From now on, we’ll be responsible for our own meals; you don’t need to make it difficult for yourself. When the food arrives, everyone can eat together; don’t separate into two groups like some underground organization. We can bear hardships like you can; we came to heal and save people, not to enjoy. If we were here for leisure, we’d stay in the city and not come."

Dean Lu was so moved by these words his eyes reddened; these people were truly kind.

Yet he hesitated, "Doctor Zhang, you should still eat your own food; it’s bad to mix ours. Here, we have coarse grains, and yours are fine grains. Mixing them would be taking advantage of you; besides, we have big eaters here. If we eat openly, everyone would be hungry."

He firmly refused.

They didn’t provide Doctor Zhang with a superior treatment, let alone could they take advantage.

Never had the villagers had such a notion. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Zhang Yishan chuckled, "Stop saying that; if you continue, you’re not treating us as your own. Potatoes and corn are abundant here; even if we have fine grains, there’s no place to take them. Besides, if fine grains are exchanged for coarse grains, they can yield quite a bit more, which is more economical."