Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Chapter 178 Having grown accustomed to delicacies, I crave some coarse grains.

Even though it was Li Mo'er who made it, Chu Xiaohuan could only eat half of it before he couldn't eat anymore.

Chu Xiaohuan frowned slightly as he looked at the rice left in his bowl. If he didn't eat it today, he probably wouldn't be able to eat it tomorrow either.

Qingzhu thought Chu Xiaohuan was tired of eating it, and this lump looked tasteless. "General, if it doesn't taste good, then don't eat it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaohuan glared at Qingzhu.

Wang Cheng shook his head helplessly; Qingzhu's mind was truly slow to work.

"Master, then let's not eat here. I'll go find Sister Li again tomorrow."

Hearing this, Chu Xiaohuan put down the bowl in his hand, but he was also worried that it would arouse Li Mo'er's suspicion.

"How has she been lately?"

After much deliberation, Chu Xiaohuan finally asked. Qingzhu looked at Chu Xiaohuan blankly, then turned to look at Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng really wanted to say that she was living a good life with two women on either side, but considering Chu Xiaohuan's situation, he spoke more tactfully.

"Li Mei is doing very well."

Chu Xiaohuan nodded. He really wanted to ask Li Mo'er if she had asked him, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

In the following days, Wang Cheng would go to Li Mo'er every mealtime and beg her to cook for him.

They claimed that they were used to eating delicacies and wanted to eat some coarse grains.

Li Mo'er was helpless; she had only assumed that Sister Wang liked her half-baked skills.

At first, she cooked seriously, but later she just perfunctorily cooked a pot of porridge and served her a bowl.

Every time, Wang Cheng would rush to serve the rice, because she needed to secretly leave a bowl in the pot.

These days, Chu Xiaohuan's appetite has indeed improved. Although he doesn't eat much, at least he can eat something.

That day, Li Mo'er really didn't want to cook.

Wang Cheng couldn't taste the difference either, but he was impressed by Li Mo'er's improved cooking skills.

However, when she handed the porridge to Chu Xiaohuan, he looked at the bowl of porridge with a puzzled expression.

He tried a sip, and with just that one sip, he could tell it wasn't made by Li Mo'er; she couldn't make such good porridge.

"This wasn't done by her."

Wang Cheng paused, then subconsciously replied, "How could that be..."

Suddenly, she remembered that when she went there earlier that day, Li Mei was indeed not in the kitchen.

Wang Cheng slapped his forehead, "Boss, next time..."

Chu Xiaohuan forced down two sips before putting down his spoon. "Never mind, she's probably tired too."

Qingzhu looked at the porridge that had only been touched twice, frowning and unsure of what to do.

The key issue was that he didn't know what the general and the other woman were talking about, so he could only stand aside.

Looking at the bowl, an idea came to Wang Cheng's mind.

She pulled Qingzhu outside and recounted what she had seen Li Mo'er cook, telling him to cook it exactly the same way again.

Qingzhu didn't understand, but he did as he was told. When the noodles were ready, he curled his lip in disgust, unable to believe that such terrible noodles came from his hands.

As soon as the noodles were cooked, he placed them in front of Chu Xiaohuan. "General, this is what I made according to the steps given by Manager Wang. Please try it."

Actually, Chu Xiaohuan didn't need to taste it to know that it wasn't made by Li Mo'er. Although it looked very similar, hers must have been inferior.

When Wang Cheng went to the kitchen, Qingzhu had already brought it in.

She originally intended to wait until the noodles clumped together before sending them to the employer, as that would make it more realistic.

But I didn't expect Qingzhu to cook so quickly. She arrived right on time, while Li Mei usually only finished cooking around this time.

When Wang Cheng entered the military tent, he looked at Qingzhu standing to the side and at the noodles in front of Chu Xiaohuan, which he didn't know if they had been touched. He was too tired to speak.

She should go and talk to Li Mei directly. If that doesn't work, she can just kidnap her. After all, the boss seems to have been very busy these past few days, and he's probably about to take some action.

Chu Xiaohuan did indeed plan to send someone to negotiate with the British in the next couple of days.

They wanted to use the farming techniques of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in exchange for them becoming a vassal state.

However, he hadn't found a suitable person to negotiate with. Actually, the first person that came to his mind was Li Mo'er, but he didn't want Mo'er to take the risk, so he was still struggling with the decision.

Meanwhile, Wang Cheng had already found Li Mo'er directly.

"Li Mei, I need your help with something."

Li Mo'er looked at Wang Cheng, who was arriving outside of mealtimes for the first time, with some confusion.

"Look, could you..."

Li Mo'er frowned when she heard that she was asked to go to the camp to cook for Chu Xiaohuan.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to go; Chu Xiaohuan was going to Luocheng to fight the enemy, and she should help him.

But Yanli is about to give birth, and he really needs someone by his side. She also wants to stay with Yanli.

Wang Cheng noticed Li Mo'er's hesitation. "Oh, Sister Li, if it weren't for my master's serious health issues with the change in environment, I wouldn't have come to find you."

Wang Cheng dared not say it was because Chu Xiaohuan was pregnant; he could only say it was due to the change in environment.

"Chu Xiaohuan, he..."

Li Mo'er really wanted to ask him, "Is he alright?"

However, since Sister Wang had come to see her, it was definitely not a good thing. Besides, she also wanted to ask about the military order, but after thinking about it, she felt that she didn't have any standing to do so.

At this moment, Su Yanli was at the door, intending to discuss his childbirth with Li Mo'er.

Hearing this, he naturally knew what was more important and what Li Mo'er was hesitating about, so he pushed the door open and came in.

"Mo'er, just agree. After all, General Chu is doing this for us."

Wang Cheng looked at Su Yanli's belly, and it was clear that her due date was fast approaching. No wonder Li Mei was hesitant.

"How about this, I'll come to you to pick up my food every day around mealtimes. You don't need to come over; I'll just deliver it to you."

Li Mo'er glanced at Su Yanli, and seeing him nod, she agreed; it was just cooking a meal.