Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 474 - 440:

Lady Meng was taken aback; Chen Ping was so oblivious to romance!

If she let him leave with the insoles this time, wouldn’t the duck at the mouth fly away?

So she reached out and pressed Chen Ping’s waist, intending to push him down again.

Just then, the sound of rustling footsteps suddenly came from nearby, approaching clearly from afar.

In the dark night, among the peach trees, a secret meeting between a man and a woman, then suddenly the sound of footsteps!

How terrifying was this?

Lady Meng suddenly turned her head, and Chen Ping immediately pushed off the ground to sit up.

They saw a tall figure calmly walking out from the shadow of the peach trees, approaching without haste, neither hiding nor avoiding, and directly facing Chen Ping and Lady Meng.

Chen Ping was initially startled, then overjoyed, blurting out, "Second Brother! You’re back!"

After the joy came embarrassment: "I, I..."

He practically leaped to his feet, so eager that he failed to notice Lady Meng leaning back and almost falling.

It wasn’t until Lady Meng cried out softly and painfully behind him that Chen Ping hurriedly turned around to help her.

"Lady Meng, oh, I’m sorry, I made you fall again." Apologizing as he spoke, Chen Ping pulled Lady Meng up from the ground.

"Look quickly, this is my second brother, this is my second brother, he’s back!"

His tone was full of excitement, his expression fervent.

The light in his eyes was so bright it seemed it could illuminate the entire peach grove.

This expression left Lady Meng momentarily stunned.

It was well-known that even when he first pledged love to Lady Meng, Chen Ping didn’t seem to be as excited and passionate as this.

And the sudden appearance of Chen Xu was even more unexpected and unsettling.

Primarily because, in such a situation, Chen Xu’s appearance was too abrupt.

Lady Meng hid behind Chen Ping, looking too frightened to speak.

Her hands tightly gripped the fabric of Chen Ping’s waist, the faint cold fragrance wafting by his neck, and she couldn’t manage a complete sentence:

"Chen Lang, Chen Lang..."

Despite her pitiful call, it failed to resonate with Chen Ping.

Instead, Chen Ping became even happier; he replied repeatedly, "Hey, Lady Meng, don’t be shy, this is my second brother!

My second brother has returned, and your insoles... oh right, where are your insoles?"

Lady Meng was upset.

Insoles, is this the time to care about insoles?

The real issue now was Chen Xu’s unexpected and bizarre appearance here in the middle of the night.

Even though their late-night rendezvous wasn’t above reproach, it was still Chen Xu’s sudden appearance interrupting their meeting that seemed stranger in comparison.

Lady Meng clung tightly to Chen Ping’s clothes, her soft, fragrant body pressed against him.

She watched as he bent over to pick up the insoles he had just dropped and then walked quickly toward Chen Xu.

"Second Brother, these are the insoles Lady Meng embroidered for you! Look at this exquisite embroidery.

Lady Meng is the one I admire, and in the future... in the future, she’ll be your sister-in-law.

Take these insoles... haha."

At this point, Chen Ping laughed a bit naively.

He reached up to scratch the back of his head, with some embarrassment and anticipation, he said:

"Second Brother, our parents don’t want me to marry Lady Meng, and I can’t convince them otherwise.

I just want to ask you to help me out; you see, Lady Meng is wonderful, isn’t she?

Your eldest brother wants you to help persuade our parents for us."

Chen Ping spoke frankly, paying no attention to the soft beauty behind him—

Or rather, his attention was entirely focused on Chen Xu, so much so that he couldn’t feel the allure of the beautiful woman behind him.

Chen Ping held the insoles out to Chen Xu, hoping he would accept them.

At that moment, Chen Ping didn’t notice that when he straightforwardly asked Chen Xu to accept the insoles, Lady Meng, who had been murmuring behind him, suddenly fell silent.

Lady Meng stopped speaking, her gaze shifting to the insoles in Chen Ping’s hand.

She stared deeply and intently at the insoles in Chen Ping’s hand, as though she too hoped they would be successfully given to Chen Xu.

Yes, no matter how abruptly terrifying Chen Xu’s appearance was, as long as he accepted the insoles, it would be fine.

Even if she couldn’t draw Chen Ping’s vital energy, there might be an even greater benefit.

These Chen brothers...

Chen Ping, without any guard, looked expectantly at Chen Xu.

Chen Xu reached out with both hands.

He also seemed unguarded, about to take the insoles from Chen Ping.

Just as Chen Xu’s fingers were about to touch the insoles, he suddenly spoke:

"Elder Brother, our parents forbid you from marrying this woman of your heart.

Shouldn’t you tell me the reason?"

Chen Ping was momentarily stunned, not finding Chen Xu’s question offensive. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He quickly explained, "Second Brother, there’s no other reason; Lady Meng has good character and appearance. I’ve been lucky to win her esteem.

But with her father having passed early, her mother is a well-known shaman in our area.

You’re a scholar, and our family, through your light, is no longer as it was.

Our parents worry that my marriage to a shaman’s daughter might impact your future.

There’s also some superstition about shamans who can perform magic...

Actually, Lady Meng told me that her mother doesn’t really know magic; she just knows some folk remedies that can treat some local illnesses.

They’re a widow and orphan, forced by circumstances to make a living this way.

Besides, her mother uses these remedies to help others, which is charitable, so how can it be wrong?

It’s just that the shaman’s status might not sound so good when spoken of.

I’ve long made up my mind..."

At this point, Chen Ping gritted his teeth and finally voiced the long-tormented thought deep in his heart.

"I... I can’t jeopardize your future. If I marry Lady Meng, we’ll quietly move to the mountains.

We won’t appear in public easily, only returning to see our parents during the New Year and festivals...

Am... am I not being unfilial?"

Chen Ping felt his speech was quite shameless at this point.

He raised his palm and suddenly slapped himself hard on the cheek!

After the crisp sound, a bright red palm print emerged on his right cheek.

He no longer appeared as firm and certain as before.

Once a tall and robust man, he now slightly hunches, as if diminishing by three inches.

He sighed, a pained expression on his face.

"It’s my fault, being the eldest son, how can I easily speak of leaving my parents and family?"

He no longer appeared as firm and certain as before.

Once a tall and robust man, he now slightly hunches, as if diminishing by three inches.

He sighed, a pained expression on his face.

"It’s my fault, being the eldest son, how can I easily speak of leaving my parents and family?"

He no longer appeared as firm and certain as before.

Once a tall and robust man, he now slightly hunches, as if diminishing by three inches.

He sighed, a pained expression on his face.

"It’s my fault, being the eldest son, how can I easily speak of leaving my parents and family?"