Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"Hey! What's going on? Luna just came out of here. She looks pretty good. Did you two make up? Tell me what happened."

Mai Xiaowen was already in a bad mood, and this was further provoked by Luo Yi, almost causing her to stand up and lose her temper.

"What's it to you? All you do is gossip instead of doing anything productive. You said she looked great; it would be strange if she were in a bad mood."

Watching Mai Xiaowen roll her eyes wildly at the air completely ignited Luo Yi's gossip-loving nature.

"Hey, hey, tell me! You know how tight-lipped I am. So, tell me what happened last night, and I'll arrange for you to sleep in Xiao Hao's room with him tonight. (￣︶￣)↗"

When Mai Xiaowen heard Luo Yi say that she could sleep in the same bed with her little Hao Hao, she immediately threw her previous reserve aside.

"This is true!"

"Don't worry, liars will have to swallow a thousand needles!"

"Well, okay then. Remember what you said. Tonight I'm going to lie in Xiao Hao Hao's bed."

"Oh, no problem, no problem, come on, I'm all ears."

So Mai Xiaowen honestly told Luo Yi what had happened from last night to this morning.

After hearing Mai Xiaowen's story, Luo Yi couldn't help but laugh, clutching his stomach and bursting into laughter.

"Hahaha, oh dear, you were still having a wet dream, hahaha, oh dear, you've gotten caught by Luna and forced to sign an unequal treaty, hahaha."

Mai Xiaowen: (╬▔皿▔)╯ Are you trying to die?

"Alright, alright, what's so funny? By the way, if you get the chance, steal Luna's phone for me. It won't take long, just give me 30 seconds and I can delete all those videos."

Mai Xiaowen glared angrily at the bee doctor who was still grinning foolishly to the side, when suddenly she thought of a way to deal with Luna's threat to her.

"What can you do in 30 seconds? Besides, I wouldn't do something like that. If I get caught, I'll be the one lying in your bed tomorrow."

Roy shuddered at the thought of the consequences if he were caught. He knew that Luna only smiled at Xiao Hao. If he were caught, he would be beaten so badly that he would end up in the operating room.

"Hmph, coward. I'll go by myself next time when I'm better."

Mai Xiaowen curled her lip in disdain. Indeed, these videos were enough to suppress her. If Roy really found out, then Luna was actually showing mercy by sending her to the infirmary.

"You can sit up now, do you want me to set up the bed for you?"

With Roy's help, Mai Xiaowen, who had been lying in bed for two days, was able to sit up against the edge of the bed.

"Xiaowen! I've come to see you."

Just as Mai Xiaowen was staring at the ceiling out of boredom, Zhang Hao's voice came from outside.

"Xiao! Hao!"

Seeing Zhang Hao run in, Mai Xiaowen, who had been listless, immediately waved happily at him.

"Xiaowen, you look like you're recovering well today. Your complexion is much better than yesterday."

Seeing that Mai Xiaowen was significantly better today than yesterday, Zhang Hao was completely relieved. After all, she didn't have much strength to move yesterday, except for her strong hands.

"Um, Roy, didn't you have something to say to Hao Hao? Now that Hao Hao is here, just say it."

Mai Xiaowen was already impatient to sleep in Zhang Hao's room. You know, it was so boring here except for the noisy Luo Yi! This was really too painful for a beautiful young woman in her twenties.

Looking at Mai Xiaowen, who kept winking at him, Luo Yi shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said to Zhang Hao:

"Oh, it's like this, Xiaohao. I've noticed that Xiaowen recovers much faster whenever you're around. This is mainly due to psychological effects, and the psychological effect you have on her is quite obvious. So I've decided to let Xiaowen sleep in the same room with you starting today. That way, she'll recover even faster, right?"

Watching Roy mutter to himself, Mai Xiaowen's eyes gradually brightened. She decided that once she recovered—no, once she was able to get out of bed—she would seek Roy's advice on how he, as a street thug, had managed to win over his wife. This would be very valuable for Mai Xiaowen.

Zhang Hao was stunned after hearing this. What? I'm a walking fountain of water? You can recover just by staying by my side?

But looking into Mai Xiaowen's expectant eyes, Zhang Hao nodded in agreement:

"Sure, but my bed isn't very big. What if it touches Xiaowen's wound..."

Before Zhang Hao could finish speaking, Mai Xiaowen quickly interjected:

"It's okay, this little injury is nothing. I just want to be in the same room as you, Hao Hao."

Zhang Hao: Those two are trying to screw me over.

"Roy, how long will it take for Xiaowen to recover?"

Upon hearing this, Mai Xiaowen quickly started winking at Luo Yi again, where Zhang Hao couldn't see.

"...Tsk, well, it depends on the person, you know? I can't guarantee you an exact time. Well, just stay here for now, and we'll talk about it later."

Mai Xiaowen: (≧?≦)ノ I can get along with Roy. If we become a couple, I won't sit at the same table as the dog anymore.

Just as Mai Xiaowen was secretly giving Luo Yi a thumbs up, her stomach rumbled at the most inopportune moment.

"Xiaowen, are you hungry, Roy? Can you eat something now, Xiaowen?"

"Yes, but you can't eat too much oil or salt, and you can't eat spicy food."

"Okay, Xiaowen, you can ask Luo Yi to tow it to my room. I'll make you some pigeon soup to nourish you."

After saying that, Zhang Hao went to the kitchen and began preparing a whole pigeon to nourish Mai Xiaowen.

After watching Zhang Hao walk away, before Mai Xiaowen could even speak, Luo Yi couldn't help but start complaining:

"Dude, you're so shameless! I thought I was shameless enough, and Xiao Hao is only 16 years old. You're breaking the law, do you know that? Sigh, the little cabbage I was saving for my daughter is going to be eaten by you, you pig! Sigh!"

Mai Xiaowen was displeased upon hearing this:

"What do you mean, Roy? Do you think I, Mai Xiaowen, am someone who doesn't understand the law? Have you ever heard of a child husband in China? Uneducated, and you're still leaving one for your daughter? If I don't take action, that older woman Luna will take advantage of me."

"Fine, fine, you're shameless, but you still think you're right. Alright, alright, lie down properly. I still need to prepare Xiao Hao's room for you. I'm exhausted."

Chapter 47 Medicinal Pigeon Soup

As Mai Xiaowen happily moved into Zhang Hao's room, Zhang Hao also went to the kitchen to look at the pigeons in the refrigerator.

"Sigh, it's a pity it's not fresh. This makes the nutritional value much lower. I guess I'll have to see if 9527 has any fresh ingredients."

But now that there's only this one frozen pigeon, Zhang Hao can only think of other ways to add more nutrition to this soup.

He skillfully moved a stool, climbed onto the kitchen shelf, and found a jar of goji berries that Weilong had secretly hidden in a small corner. Last time Weilong hid it, Zhang Hao happened to see it, so he immediately spit on Zhang Hao's face, begging him not to tell anyone.

"Xiao Hao, please don't tell anyone, especially not Terry. He heard somewhere in America that eating goji berries can build muscle, and he ate a whole jar of my goji berries as a snack. No matter how much I tried to persuade or explain, it was no use, sob sob sob."

Seeing Weilong clinging to his leg and whimpering, Zhang Hao immediately made a pinky promise with him. But since it was for Xiaowen's health, there was no way to refuse.

Zhang Hao also managed to get some astragalus and codonopsis from Weilong. It has to be Weilong; the drop rate is always highest with him. These are all good stuff. I heard that he specially brought them back every time he went back to China.

In contrast, Mai Xiaowen's room only contained the latest comic book collections and cucumber-flavored potato chips, which she claimed were the best in the world!

Unable to find angelica and longan, Zhang Hao had no choice but to give up. He then took a few red dates and began preparing to cook pigeon soup.

The method for making this pigeon soup is indeed simple. Just clean the pigeon and put it in a pressure cooker with these medicinal herbs for 2 hours. After cooking, add goji berries and a little salt to taste. Since Roy said not to use too much oil, we will skim off some of the oil on the surface later.

Zhang Hao placed the thawed pigeon and the medicinal herbs together, added an appropriate amount of water, covered it, and pressed the button for 2 hours. This time, even the most troublesome part of processing the pigeon was saved; now all he had to do was wait a while.

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Unlike the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of the Special Operations Department, after Reis returned to Longbow Valley, he flew into a rage at the King's Hotel, leaving even his trained personal guards standing by trembling in fear.

"You bunch of useless idiots! Two cars couldn't even stop one person! Are these guys all good-for-nothings? You! You're the one who should take a team and replace those people! If you can't even handle anything right, get the hell out of here!"

The subordinate he pointed to, instinctively confused, pointed at himself:

"Me? Lord Reis, what will happen to those people if we go?"

"What to do? Get rid of them. I'm not going to use my money to raise useless people. These people are just a waste of food."

“But Lord Reis, they are not from the Hafk Group, they are also Asara…”

"Damn it, isn't this annoying? Is Asara short of people? If they really are, why don't they just grab some women and have sex with them? With so many problems, can you even do your job? If you can't, then don't waste resources here."

Reis glared at the machine gunner in front of him. He was already annoyed enough, and this idiot was still asking questions. Reis almost couldn't help but get up and elbow him.

"Get lost, getting lost, just seeing you brings me bad luck."

Reis lay on an oversized sofa, opened a bottle of champagne and poured it into an Assara specialty glass. He then took out a cigar, lit it with a solid gold lighter, and after puffing away for a while, Reis said to his underlings behind him:

"Bring me the phone."

Upon hearing Reis's order, the soldier didn't dare to delay and quickly retrieved the phone from the back table and handed it to Reis. After receiving the phone, Reis dialed a number, his expression completely different from before.

"Hey, what's up, Reese? Why are you calling me today?"

While still in the manager's office, Said saw the phone call from Reis and assumed it was just another one of Reis's boredoms, inviting him to his estate for drinks.

“Said, I ran into that brat on the wanted poster.”

Upon hearing Reis say that he had seen Xiao Hao, Said's heart skipped a beat. He tried to remain calm and asked:

"Oh? So you've caught him now?"

"No, I'm just reminding you this time. This kid is really strange. He's so young but he can fight me to a standstill. No wonder the Hafk Group was willing to pay a high price to capture him."

Upon hearing that Zhang Hao hadn't been captured by Reis, Said, far away at the dam, breathed a sigh of relief. He knew Reis's strength; even if he tried, he wouldn't gain any advantage. Besides, Xiao Hao was so young, how could he possibly...?

While still thinking, Said was momentarily stunned. Zhang Hao? Weird? Could he really hold his own against Reis? So much information rushed into his brain at once, it practically overheated Said's CPU.

When Reis heard no response from the other end for a while, he assumed that Said suspected him of lying, and quickly explained:

“Old Sai, we’re allies, after all. I would never lie to you. The reason I’m calling you this time is twofold: first, to let you know in case you run into him and get hurt; and second, to tell you that I don’t think we should accept the 5000 million. If he really lets it go back to Hafk, it will definitely make liberating Asara even more difficult for us.”

"So, what do you mean?"

Although he knew what Reese was trying to do, Said couldn't help but chime in.

"Whether it's you or me who gets caught, I suggest we kill him outright. If we don't get rid of him, he'll definitely become a major threat in the future."

Reis said quite seriously.

Said: A major threat? That's your major threat, what does it have to do with me? This is my precious strategist, he must not be allowed to live. It seems you really can't be allowed to live any longer, you actually went after Xiao Hao. I'll remember you this time.

"Okay, don't worry, we're allies, for Asara's sake!"

Despite his thoughts, Lao Sai clearly felt that his mind and thinking had become much sharper after being educated by Zhang Hao. Now he has even started to gather teachers to give lessons to those children and those who are willing to learn, and he can also help him handle those official duties in the future.

Lao Sai: Hmph, I've got a brain now, and that black gorilla Reese can't compare to me.

"Hahaha, good brother, you're right, for Asara's sake! Want to come over for a couple of drinks tomorrow?"

Reis was delighted after receiving Said's assurance. In his eyes, Said was a heartless revenge machine, and it was best to keep such a brainless person as his underling, since he was the smartest man in all of Assara.

"No, there's been a lot of work on the dam lately, so I'll leave it at that."

Said didn't want to argue with him any longer, so after hanging up, he quickly called Zhang Hao.

"Hey Xiaohao, did you run into Reis? Are you hurt? What's with him saying you're a good fighter?"

As soon as Zhang Hao answered the phone, Said's questions came flying at him like cannonballs. There was no other way but to repeat everything, but he kept the matter of "Zero" a secret, saying it was his little secret.

"What! He beat you so badly you vomited blood! Damn it, Reis! Don't worry, Xiao Hao, once we kill Hamk, Reis will be next!"

When Said heard that even his strategist had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood, he was furious. He had been afraid of scaring Zhang Hao when he first saw him, and this Reis was indeed a gorilla.

"Xiao Hao, take good care of your injury. If you need anything, just tell me, and I'll extort some money from Reis for you. My dad taught me some folk remedies before. Do you want to come here and I'll try them on you?"

"Alright, alright, Uncle Said, don't worry about it anymore. We have a doctor here, and my injury isn't serious, so don't worry."

When Zhang Hao saw that Said had started muttering to himself again, he quickly stopped him and left with a random excuse.

"Phew, Uncle Saeed is so enthusiastic! I first met him while playing games, and he was just as enthusiastic. He rolled over and fired two shots at me, and I fell asleep. Hmm, the soup is almost ready. Just add salt and goji berries and simmer for another five minutes."

After adding the soup, Zhang Hao carried the bowl towards his room.

Chapter 48 My Mom is Generous

Just as Zhang Hao was carrying the pigeon soup upstairs, Wei Long, who had been lying in bed, smelled a rich aroma, which made him very hungry, and his stomach immediately started to rumble.

So Weilong decided to go out and check what was going on. Although Shenlan's cooking was also very good, only Xiaohao could probably make it with this kind of aroma. Besides, it was only 11 o'clock. Shenlan wouldn't be cooking this early.

Just as Zhang Hao reached the door of Red Wolf's house, Wei Long, who was in front of him, opened the door and poked his head out. He saw Zhang Hao holding a bowl of pigeon soup and staring blankly at him.

Weilong: I'm so touched! Xiaohao always makes me soup when I'm injured. I'll definitely drink it all!

Zhang Hao: ? ? ? What's Brother Weilong doing? Why are you blocking the way without saying anything? I need to take it to Sister Xiaowen.

"Oh, Xiao Hao, you're too kind. Every time I get injured, you make me soup. Let me see what it is this time? Wow, pigeon soup! Waaah, Xiao Hao, I'm so touched."

Under Zhang Hao's shocked gaze, Wei Long quickly stepped forward and took the soup from Zhang Hao's hand. After glancing inside, he almost drooled, and then looked at Zhang Hao with teary eyes.