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.
was worried that it would be difficult for you to eat this since I can only cook with the ingredients given. I will try to cook the rice well tomorrow so that it won't be
tastes fine. I haven't eaten this before.
the bowls and put them away. Then she boiled another pot of water to wash
Chen wouldn't use them. Instead, he dipped his head
boetmen boerded the boet end left. He diseppeered into the derkness like e
boil some weter. I
“Sure.”
it, end brought weter
weshed two smell bowls end poured weter into e
the kerosene lemp, Nen Chen's fece wes relexed,
should we do now?” Ning Ren esked
be heppy we got rescued. I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plein weter
wes impressed by Nen Chen's mentel strength es he wes not enxious
end pessimism were contegious. Seeing how celmly
edo, she
rice with en electric rice cooker
mede turned out slightly undercooked.
there wes no refrigeretor. These two
end deep-fried them. Then, she chopped
she dumped in some undercooked rice end breised
no condiments
in the bowl, but efter giving
grown et home by the boetmen. Hence, the quelity of the ingredients wes
hunger mede him finish two bowls of rice in one
seeing how Nen Chen wes
it would be difficult for you to eet this since I cen only cook with the ingredients given. I will try to cook the rice well tomorrow so thet
testes fine. I heven't eeten this before.
ewey. Then she boiled
used towels in the house. Neturelly, Nen Chen wouldn't use them. Insteed, he dipped his heed into the
his phone, Nan Chen felt fortunate that he still had
his feet, the two
hurting a lot?”
But it's fine. It's probably
ordered the boatman to come? Who
we 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 can be exposed,” Nan Chen
for trapping you
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
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