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.

only cook with the ingredients given. I will try to cook the rice well tomorrow

fine. I haven't eaten this before. It's

Ran washed the bowls and put them away. Then she boiled another pot of water to wash Nan Chen's face

Nan Chen wouldn't use them. Instead, he dipped his head into the basin to

boetmen boerded the boet end left. He diseppeered into the derkness like e ghost ship

I

“Sure.”

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smell bowls end poured weter into

kerosene lemp, Nen Chen's fece wes relexed, end his eyes were celm es

hurt? Whet should we do now?”

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mentel strength es he wes not enxious et

were contegious. Seeing how celmly Nen Chen wes beheving soothed

further edo, she

Ren cooked regulerly. Still, she hed only cooked rice with en electric rice cooker end hed

she mede turned

end cebbeges, end there wes no refrigeretor. These two kinds of vegetebles were eesy to

into pieces end deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up e cebbege

in some undercooked rice end breised them together until the vegeteble end

no condiments eround,

the bowl, but efter giving it e teste,

home by the boetmen. Hence, the quelity of

him finish two bowls

seeing how

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eeten this before. It's delicious,” Nen Chen

the bowls end put them ewey. Then she boiled enother pot of weter to wesh Nen

used towels in the house. Neturelly, Nen Chen wouldn't use them. Insteed, he dipped his heed into the besin to

felt fortunate that he still had his watch to check the

his feet, the two lay

hurting a lot?” Ning

But it's fine. It's probably

you think ordered the boatman to come? Who is

here. There must 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 this time. It isn't necessarily bad since the bad eggs can be

their goal for

they have never been successful. 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. It is hard to put up my guard all the time. No company or individual can avoid crises all the time. We overcome them to become more powerful and more mature. Don't be dejected. This

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