Chapter 46: Fiery Eyes of Truth

“Hmph, I’m telling you all, even if you don’t agree, it’s useless. This house belongs to me. Our names are on the land deed. I’ll distribute it however I want!” Su Chen threw the items in her hand onto the table and glared at them fiercely.

“Heh, we’ll see about that!” Luo Yunhe, tired of their selfish faces, grabbed Su Jingxuan’s arm and turned to leave.

In the kitchen, Luo Yunhe confidently found the rice and flour that Su Chen had hidden away, then took them out without hesitation.

She steamed two bowls of fragrant rice, then kneaded the flour into dough and baked a golden, crispy flatbread.

Finally, she took a piece of meat and some greens from a basket hanging overhead and skillfully stir-fried a delicious dish.

Su Jingxuan stood quietly by her side, watching her every move. Seeing her handle the food without a hint of guilt or hesitation, he couldn’t help but smile.

“What are you smiling at?” Luo Yunhe asked curiously, a trace of confusion in her eyes.

“Nothing, I just think you’re adorable,” Su Jingxuan replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Luo Yunhe blushed, lowering her head slightly with the corners of her mouth lifting, a sweet warmth rising in her heart.

They sat facing each other, beginning to enjoy the hearty dinner. Luo Yunhe picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Su Jingxuan’s bowl gently. “Eat more. Your health isn’t great; you need to nourish yourself.”

Su Jingxuan smiled and nodded, his eyes shining with happiness. Grateful, he looked at the woman before him and silently vowed to cherish this love.

“You know, you’ve just gotten used to being bullied by them,” she said.

“I always thought that family should help each other. I never overthought it! Besides, I’m the eldest; I have to look out for everything. They’ve raised me all these years; it hasn’t been easy,” Su Jingxuan said.

“Not easy? They didn’t just raise you—they raised your brother and sister too. How can they say it’s not hard? And you’ve done a lot for this family, so why can’t they see that? You’re just too soft and easy to talk to. I couldn’t interfere before, but now I have to, because I’m your wife. I can’t stand by and watch us suffer losses.”

“All right, all right, I’ll listen to you!” Su Jingxuan’s eyes filled with laughter.

His life had indeed been stagnant—either teaching, hunting in the mountains, or learning skills from his master. He never had a say at home and wasn’t willing to argue.

But now things were different. He had a wife, and he had to stand up for her.

That evening, when Su Chen came out and saw the kitchen items eaten again by the two of them, she was furious and cursed loudly in the kitchen.

Later that night, Su Jingxing found Su Jingxuan for a talk. As for what the brothers discussed, Luo Yunhe neither knew nor asked.

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Zhang Lingling tried to persuade them but was stopped by Luo Yunhe at the door, not giving her a chance.

That night, Zhang Lingling and Su Jingxing quarrelled loudly in the next room.

The next morning, Luo Yunhe woke early, made some porridge and stir-fried greens, and had a simple meal with Su Jingxuan.

Since he had important matters to attend to that day, they left home together after breakfast.

At the village crossroads, they parted ways—one heading east, the other west.

“Husband, see you tonight!”

“Wife, don’t worry about the timber issue. I’ll find a way!”

“Good!”

After a brief, affectionate moment, they hurried off.

Little Qing, who came out holding a basin early that morning, frowned in anger at their lovey-dovey scene.

But after the heavy loss she suffered last time at Luo Yunhe’s place, she dared not rashly cause trouble.

Luo Yunhe didn’t rush to the fields that morning. Instead, she exchanged points in the system store for a skill—“Flaming Eyes.”

This skill cost 1,000 points and granted one day’s use. Not wanting to waste time, she activated it and headed straight for the Third Middle School.

Upon entering the mountains, she realized just how powerful the Flaming Eyes skill was.

Plants or medicinal herbs marked in green were the most precious.

Red indicated gems.

Yellow marked stones with metallic properties.

Black signified living creatures.

Purple signaled the rarest herbs, like Lingzhi or Snow Lotus.

With this skill, Luo Yunhe moved swiftly and easily through the mountains.

She immediately spotted a large amount of green, though she didn’t know exactly what they were, the skill’s attributes confirmed their value.

She gathered everything and placed it in her woven basket on her back.

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Walking, stopping, picking—

She collected a great deal of green and gold, and a small portion of red. No gold or black items had appeared yet.

Luo Yunhe pressed on.

The system indicated these items were very valuable, though she wasn’t sure if they could be sold in reality.

So she ventured deeper into the mountains, hoping to find even better treasures.

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Back at the Su residence—

Early that morning, Su Chen was furious to find no food in the pot again, cursing loudly as she begrudgingly prepared breakfast.

Determined to tear down the wall, after eating, Su Chen gathered some people and cleared everything out of the two rooms.

Su Jingxing and Zhang Lingling were delighted, paying no heed to Su Jingxuan and Luo Yunhe.

The Su household bustled with the demolition.

Some villagers, sensing something amiss, went directly to inform Su Jingxuan.

Su Jingxuan’s reputation in the village was good; everyone was friendly and respected him as a teacher.

Now that his room had been torn apart by his own mother, it was only natural someone would tell him.

When Su Jingxuan returned upon hearing the news, he found all his belongings cleared out and a hole already made in the wall.

Had he been any later, the wall might have been completely torn down.

“Father, mother, are you trying to kill me? If you break through this wall, where will my wife and I live?”

“Didn’t we tell you yesterday? There are two sheds at the northwest corner. Conveniently, they’re next to your land and not too far. Just stay there for now!”