114: Chapter 114 Expectations Arise

"Don't go?" Bai Wanwan raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms over her chest, leaned in close to her, and said, "You're acting strange."

Shi Hua covered her face and turned away, "Sister, please don't look at me like that."

"Alright, alright, I won't look. Thank you for helping me take care of those naughty Cubs these past few days. I made some food, come over, let's eat together."

She had deliberately scooped out extra, just thinking about eating with Shi Hua.

The two Beast Husbands were clearly acting strange, and she didn't want to get caught in the crossfire.

Shi Hua wiped her eyes, turned around, and slowly moved over.

"What is this?" She gazed at the red soup in the stone basin.

Bai Wanwan had intentionally added a bit more Hot Pot base than last time, but it was still only as much as a thumb's worth.

Beastmen might find it a bit spicy, but not so spicy that it was completely unbearable.

She used chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef and fed it to Shi Hua's mouth, "Open up."

Shi Hua didn't even think about it, obediently opening her mouth to take the beef.

The sharp spiciness made her eyes widen immediately, and she gasped, "Hiss, hiss."

"Is it that spicy?"

She turned to scoop some water from the stone jar and handed it to Shi Hua, "Drink some to relieve the spiciness."

Shi Hua grabbed the Stone Bowl and drank continuously, head tilted back.

Bai Wanwan saw that Shi Hua was so afraid of the spice, so she didn't feed her anymore and sat down to start eating herself.

After Shi Hua drank a few mouthfuls of cold water to soothe the spiciness, she smacked her lips, savoring the aftertaste, and swallowed twice, craving more.

"If you can't handle the spice, you can eat the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes."

"I... I still want to try."

Shi Hua sat down, staring at the red soup in the stone basin, took the chopsticks Bai Wanwan handed her, and tried to fish things out of the bowl just like her, but failed to catch anything after several attempts.

"Like this..."

She demonstrated for Shi Hua, adding some shrimp paste, meatballs, and beef rolls into her bowl.

These cost quite a few points. She could save on snacks, but she didn't skimp on this feast.

The aroma wafted out. Shi Hua gulped, brought the bowl to her mouth, and shoveled the food in with her chopsticks.

Bai Wanwan also ate with great relish, not stopping her own chopsticks even as she watched Shi Hua "hissing" from the spice.

"It's delicious, Sister. What kind of food is this? I've never eaten anything so delicious."

With the delicious food in her mouth, the gloom in her heart vanished completely.

"This is called Hot Pot. If you like it, I'll make it again next time and bring it to you."

Shi Hua nodded repeatedly, thinking that her sister was too good to her; she was actually willing to share such wonderful food.

"Now that you've eaten happily, can you tell me what just happened?" Bai Wanwan asked.

She had only caught a glimpse of the juicy gossip right in front of her; if she didn't get to the bottom of it, she wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight.

Shi Hua's hand, holding the Stone Bowl, paused.

"Is it difficult for you?" Bai Wanwan observed her expression, "Alright, although I like gossip, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it."

Shi Hua only understood the last part about forgetting it if she didn't want to.

She hurriedly waved her chopsticks, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I don't know how to say it."

Bai Wanwan fished out a piece of beef, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed.

"Just start from wherever you want. I have plenty of time, no rush."

Shi Hua bit her chopsticks, her eyes darting around.

"The Male from just now is named Mu Feng..."

She stalled at this point.

"Mm-hmm, continue. Why did he come looking for you?"

Bai Wanwan stuffed another piece of lotus root into her mouth.

"He came to find me... and said he wanted to have a Pairing Ceremony with me."

Bai Wanwan's hand paused while adding food, then she continued fishing for more, "You don't like him?"

"I... I do like him."

Her voice dropped significantly at this point; if one didn't listen carefully, they really wouldn't hear what followed.

"Then what was the situation between you two just now? He was angry, and you were hiding and crying?"

"He lost his Mother and Father Beast when he was young. I just told him to follow the Clan Witch's arrangements and have a Pairing Ceremony with another Female, and he got angry and left."

The room fell silent. Bai Wanwan stopped fishing for food and looked at her, speechless.

"You like him, yet you want him to have a Pairing Ceremony with another Female? What are you thinking?"

It was obvious the two of them were mutually in love; if Shi Hua said such a disappointing and heartbreaking thing, who wouldn't be angry?

"I... my fertility is very low. If he hadn't been protecting me all this time, I would have been sent to the Female Cave long ago. I can't have Cubs, and having a Pairing Ceremony with him would only harm him."

In the Beast World, procreation is viewed as more important than anything else.

It was rare to find a Male who didn't value a Female's fertility; if this wasn't true love, what was?

This Little Female, Shi Hua, was quite fortunate. She had seen that Male earlier; he looked decent, had backbone, wasn't swayed by worldly views, and was willing to fight for his own wishes.

Just for that, Bai Wanwan wanted to help him.

Besides, Shi Hua was the first good friend she had made after transmigrating to the Beast World.

"Is that it? If you could have Cubs, would you be willing to have a Pairing Ceremony with him?"

Bai Wanwan's words caused the Female opposite her to reveal a bitter smile.

"If I could have Cubs, of course I would be willing, but I can't..."

"I say you can, so you can. Do you believe me?"

Bai Wanwan smiled and winked at her. Shi Hua's heart skipped a beat as she watched: Sister Wanwan is so beautiful!

"I, I can really have Cubs?"

"Yes. Next time you meet, just tell him you can have Cubs and let him prepare to have a Pairing Ceremony with you."

This was something Shi Hua had never even dared to think about before.

"But what if I lied to him and can't give him Cubs?"

"He knows your fertility is low and still wants to have a Pairing Ceremony with you, which means he truly likes you. He doesn't mind whether you have Cubs or not. Besides, didn't I just say? With me here, you definitely can."

"Really?"

Shi Hua's eyes became incredibly bright, looking completely incredulous.

"Really. Now eat first, it's getting cold."

Bai Wanwan was already half full and turned to communicate with the system.

"peanut, I remember there are Pregnancy Pills in the system, right?"

"Yes. Does the Host want to exchange for one? The ordinary Pregnancy Pill can increase the chance of pregnancy and only costs 200 points. There is another type of Pregnancy Pill that guarantees 100% pregnancy, which costs 2000 points. Which one would the Host like to exchange for?"

Bai Wanwan looked at the balance on her system panel, her heart aching.

Spending here, spending there; over 30,000 points was still too little.

Since she had promised, if the 200-point Pill didn't result in pregnancy, it would just be a waste of points.

2000 points... it really hurt.

She raised her eyes to look at Shi Hua and saw her looking full of joy.

Thinking about how she had once protected her Cubs and had taken good care of The Cubs when she was inconvenient.

She would spend these 2000 points!

"On the day you have your Pairing Ceremony with him, I will give you a gift. Just wait to hold your Cubs!"

If any other Beastman had said this, Shi Hua wouldn't have believed it.

Even the Clan Witch had said that she shouldn't even dream of having her own Cubs in this lifetime, and she had long since given up the idea of a Pairing Ceremony.

But this was said by Sister Wanwan. She was so powerful; even fierce Females like Mu Shan and Mu Zhi didn't dare to provoke her.

It made her believe it involuntarily, giving rise to extravagant hopes.

Just then, a loud "bang" came from outside the door, immediately drawing both of their attention...