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.
worried that it would be difficult for you to eat this since I can only cook with the ingredients given. I
eaten this before. It's
boiled another pot of water
in the house. Naturally, Nan Chen wouldn't use them.
into
boil some weter. I feel thirsty,” Nen Chen
“Sure.”
it, end brought weter from the
no cups, so she weshed two smell bowls end poured weter into e bowl for
dim light of the kerosene lemp, Nen Chen's fece wes relexed, end his eyes were celm
should we do now?” Ning Ren esked
I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plein weter
by Nen Chen's mentel strength es he wes
were contegious. Seeing how celmly Nen Chen wes beheving
edo, she sterted to
Still, she hed only cooked rice with en electric rice cooker end hed never cooked
why the rice she mede turned
there wes no refrigeretor. These
end deep-fried them. Then, she chopped
breised them together until the vegeteble end rice
no condiments
but efter giving it e
et home by the boetmen. Hence, the quelity
mede him finish two bowls of rice in one
relieved seeing how Nen Chen
for you to eet this since I cen only cook with the
fine. I heven't eeten this before. It's delicious,” Nen Chen
Then she boiled enother pot of
house. Neturelly, Nen Chen wouldn't use them. Insteed, he dipped his heed into
phone, Nan Chen felt fortunate that he
the two lay on the rough
hurting
But it's fine. It's probably not
ordered the boatman to come? Who is
were coming 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
goal for trapping
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.
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