Spirit fish!
These were actually spirit fish!
Everyone’s eyes widened in shock. Their hearts churned with disbelief as they stared at Huang Xiaoxiao.
Only now did Lin Ruiyang finally understand why Huang Xiaoxiao had been urging everyone to leave quickly. At first, he thought it was because they had caught too many fish and were afraid of attracting attention.
But it turned out to be because of this.
What were spirit fish?
Spirit fish were fish that stood above all ordinary fish.
Not because they were particularly fierce, but because they were incredibly valuable.
When martial cultivators ate spirit fish, it purified impurities from their bodies and increased their strength.
When spiritual cultivators ate them, their spiritual power became purer.
Even ordinary people benefited from eating spirit fish. They nourished the body, and consuming them regularly could even extend one’s lifespan.
Something beneficial to everyone—how could people not love it?
The frustrating part was that spirit fish were almost impossible to find.
Finding one spirit fish among a thousand fish was already considered incredibly lucky.
Normally, people might find only one or two spirit fish among ten thousand fish.
More importantly, finding none at all in ten thousand fish was the norm.
Yet Huang Xiaoxiao had caught more than ten spirit fish.
How could they not be shocked?
“You… you… how did you catch so many?” Even Zhuo Wenxuan couldn’t stop herself from blurting out her astonishment.
“I just caught them,” Huang Xiaoxiao replied casually.
To everyone else, her calm attitude made her seem mysterious and unfathomable.
In reality, she genuinely had no idea what made them special. While collecting the fish, she had merely sensed that a few of them seemed unusual. Following the principle of “better to catch the wrong one than miss the right one,” she had stored them all.
“Ahem… maybe I was just lucky today. Just lucky,” Huang Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained when she noticed everyone looking as if they were about to kneel and worship her.
She couldn’t let things get out of hand. What if she couldn’t catch spirit fish next time?
Wouldn’t that be embarrassing?
Keeping a low profile was better.
Low-key was the way to go.
“Anyway, there are exactly twelve of them, so each of us gets one.”
After speaking, she walked straight toward the largest spirit fish.
She had caught all of them herself, so taking the biggest one wasn’t unreasonable, right?
Naturally, nobody objected.
Even Zhuo Wenxuan said nothing, though the flicker in her eyes suggested she had her own thoughts.
Lin Ruiyang took a deep breath and shot Huang Xiaoxiao a grateful look before instructing everyone to collect their fish.
“Don’t tell anyone about this,” Zhuo Yi said to the group after everyone had taken their share.
Lin Ruiyang, Lin Hai, Xu Jingtian, and the others all nodded.
They weren’t idiots.
After finally obtaining something so precious, why would they go around telling people about it?
Once everything was divided, Huang Xiaoxiao yawned.
She looked at the sky.
Without realizing it, they had worked until evening.
“Tired?” Zhuo Yi asked softly as he looked at her.
“A little.”
Huang Xiaoxiao raised a hand to rub her eyes, but Zhuo Yi immediately caught her hand.
“Don’t rub them. Your hands are dirty. Let’s go home.”
With that, he took her hand and started walking away.
“Brother! I’m still here!”
Seeing the two actually leave, Zhuo Wenxuan shouted at Zhuo Yi’s back in disbelief.
This brother was hopeless.
She had never seen someone who valued his wife more than his sister to this extent.
Only after hearing her shout did Zhuo Yi remember that he had forgotten someone.
Even so, he showed no embarrassment.
His expression didn’t change in the slightest.
“Do you not have legs? Follow us yourself.”
Zhuo Wenxuan: “…”
Why did this feel like karma?
Was he standing up for that woman?
Huang Xiaoxiao: “…”
That caught her off guard.
So men could be sarcastic too.
Watching Zhuo Wenxuan get shut down felt surprisingly satisfying.
Hmph.
Serves you right for bullying me.
If you bully me again, I’ll sic my man on you.
After returning home, Huang Xiaoxiao went upstairs to wash up.
Naturally, Zhuo Yi headed to the kitchen to cook.
Zhuo Wenxuan glanced at the kitchen, then toward the upstairs rooms. After some thought, she chose to go upstairs.
She had to get her hands on Huang Xiaoxiao’s spirit fish.
A spirit fish that large would be enough to help her advance.
As for why she approached Huang Xiaoxiao directly, it was because Zhuo Yi’s favoritism toward Huang Xiaoxiao over the past two days had completely disappointed her.
If she went to her brother, she would probably get scolded instead.
She wasn’t stupid enough to do that.
In the bathroom, Huang Xiaoxiao turned on the faucet.
Warm water flowed over her body.
Comfortable!
Being able to take a hot shower after a long day outside felt like heaven.
Her current life was nothing like her previous one.
If she had known things could be this good, she wouldn’t have been so stubborn in her past life or suffered so much.
Fortunately, heaven had given her another chance.
This time, she was determined to enjoy life properly.
Otherwise, what was the point of being reborn?
Thinking about that put her in an even better mood. She softly hummed a tune while bathing.
She had no idea that someone coveting her possessions had already entered her room.
“Why are you here?”
After leaving the bathroom, Huang Xiaoxiao froze when she saw Zhuo Wenxuan sitting on her bed.
“You seem to be in a good mood.”
Zhuo Wenxuan crossed her arms and looked at her sideways.
“Do you need something?” Huang Xiaoxiao ignored the comment.
There was no way Zhuo Wenxuan had come to her room with good intentions.
The only question was what she wanted.
“I’m giving you a chance. Hand it over.”
Zhuo Wenxuan extended her hand, confident that Huang Xiaoxiao knew what she meant.
“Hand over what?” Huang Xiaoxiao asked.
“Huang Xiaoxiao, stop pretending. Give me the spirit fish.”
Her tone was completely righteous, as though the fish already belonged to her.
“Oh, that. It’s not with me. Ask your brother.”
Huang Xiaoxiao’s eyes flickered briefly before she answered.
“You gave it to my brother? When? Why didn’t I know?”
Zhuo Wenxuan looked skeptical.
“Why would I tell you about matters between your brother and me?”
Huang Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, her expression completely sincere.
Seeing no sign of deception on Huang Xiaoxiao’s face, Zhuo Wenxuan let the matter go.
In her mind, if the fish was with Zhuo Yi, then it was practically hers anyway.
“Fine. Forget the spirit fish. Hand over the other fish instead. Since you’ve married into our family, you should contribute something.”
She held out her hand again.
“Oh, those are with your brother too.”
Huang Xiaoxiao lied without even blinking.
“They’re with my brother too?”
Zhuo Wenxuan frowned and stared suspiciously at her.
She had a feeling Huang Xiaoxiao was brushing her off.
“If you don’t believe me, ask your brother.”
“Whatever. I’m changing clothes now. Do you want to leave?”
“Tch. With that figure of yours, who would even want to look?”
Zhuo Wenxuan tossed her head and walked out.
Careful, you might toss your head right off.
Huang Xiaoxiao silently mocked her.
“Brother, does Huang Xiaoxiao’s stuff happen to be with you?”
Still unconvinced, Zhuo Wenxuan went downstairs to the kitchen to verify the story.
The moment he heard that question, Zhuo Yi understood everything.
A trace of displeasure flashed across his eyes.
“What do you mean, ‘Huang Xiaoxiao’? Call her Sister-in-law.”