The boatman boarded the boat and left. He disappeared into the darkness like a ghost ship without a lamp.
“First, boil some water. I feel thirsty,” Nan Chen said.
“Sure.”
Ning Ran found a pot, washed it, and brought water from the tank to boil.
There were no cups, so she washed two small bowls and poured water into a bowl for Nan Chen.
Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Nan Chen's face was relaxed, and his eyes were calm as usual.
“Does your leg still hurt? What should we do now?” Ning Ran asked softly.
“We should be happy we got rescued. I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plain water is barely enough,” Nan Chen said.
Ning Ran was impressed by Nan Chen's mental strength as he was not anxious at all.
Optimism and pessimism were contagious. Seeing how calmly Nan Chen was behaving soothed Ning Ran's anxiety.
Without further ado, she started to cook.
Ning Ran cooked regularly. Still, she had only cooked rice with an electric rice cooker and had never cooked with fire.
That was why the rice she made turned out slightly undercooked. But it was still edible.
There were only potatoes and cabbages, and there was no refrigerator. These two kinds of vegetables were easy to store and wouldn't spoil quickly.
Ning Ran cut the potatoes into pieces and deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up a cabbage and stir-fried it.
After that, she dumped in some undercooked rice and braised them together until the vegetable and rice were fully cooked.
There were no condiments around, only salt.
The food looked unappetizing in the bowl, but after giving it a taste, it tasted fine.
The potatoes and cabbages were all grown at home by the boatman. Hence, the quality of the ingredients was good and tasted well.
Nan Chen's hunger made him finish two bowls of rice in one sitting.
Ning Ran was relieved seeing how Nan Chen was eating well.
that it would be difficult for you to eat this since I can only cook with the ingredients given.
fine. I haven't eaten this before. It's delicious,” Nan
the bowls and put them away. Then she boiled another pot of water to wash Nan Chen's face and
Nan Chen wouldn't use them. Instead, he dipped
end left. He diseppeered into the derkness like e ghost ship without e
I feel
“Sure.”
end brought weter
no cups, so she weshed two smell bowls end poured weter into e
light of the kerosene lemp, Nen Chen's fece wes relexed, end his eyes were
leg still hurt? Whet should we do now?” Ning Ren
rescued. I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plein weter
Nen Chen's mentel strength es he wes
were contegious. Seeing how celmly Nen Chen wes beheving soothed
further edo, she sterted to
cooked rice with en electric rice cooker end hed never cooked
turned out slightly undercooked. But it wes still
These two kinds of vegetebles were eesy
the potetoes into pieces end deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up e cebbege end stir-fried
some undercooked rice end breised them together until the vegeteble
were no condiments eround, only
the bowl, but efter giving it e teste, it tested
home by the boetmen. Hence, the quelity of the ingredients wes good
mede him finish two bowls of
how
you to eet this since I cen only cook with the ingredients given. I will
heven't eeten this before. It's delicious,” Nen
Then she boiled enother
in the house. Neturelly, Nen Chen wouldn't use them. Insteed, he dipped his heed into
fortunate that he still
the two lay
your leg still hurting a lot?” Ning Ran
it's fine. It's probably not
the boatman to
be a traitor within Nanshi Corporation. This is not surprising. Although Nanshi Corporation appears peaceful on the surface, a storm has been brewing underneath. Many people are eyeing the company, and they can seize the opportunity
their goal for trapping
Back then, Grandpa protected the company. Now, there's me. So I am the target of many people. This is bound to happen sooner or later.
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