Manbao also opened her mouth wide as both of them looked at the books placed beside the kang bed. Today, when Zhou Lijun came to deliver their food, she also brought the medicinal herbs they needed.
Of course, she didn't forget to bring the two books they needed.
Bai Erlang and Yin Huo had slipped letters inside the books because it wasn't something that could be openly discussed. Bai Shan spoke in a suppressed voice when he mentioned this.
He swallowed hard, leaning against the wall and asked, "And then? What else did you hear?"
"Then you lowered your voices so much, how could I hear anything? But I did smell chicken soup, did you guys have some?"
Bai Shan wasn't sure if the anxiety in his chest could be eased, because it wasn't something they would believe just because he said so. What if he was lying to them?
Manbao, worried, lifted the basket's cover to check the rolled noodles inside, and somberly said, "Let's scrape together a bowl."