Chapter 603 Levelheaded

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.

was relieved seeing how Nan

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

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

she boiled another pot of water to wash Nan Chen’s

towels in the house. Naturally, Nan Chen wouldn’t use

he still had his watch to check

his feet, the two

hurting a

it’s fine. It’s probably not

you think ordered the boatman to come? Who is backing

the surface, a storm has been brewing underneath.

goal for trapping

do this, but 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

only sighed. “I’m not as relaxed as you. I’m

worry. They are safe,” Nan

you know

target is me, not our kids. If they had the kids, they wouldn’t have needed to get me under control. They only have to threaten me with the kids. Since they got me under control, they

of contemplation, Ning Ran thought what Nan Chen said

Can trapping you here get them what they

many possibilities. But one thing is for sure. They would threaten me if they got the kids under their control but now that they have control over me, they will threaten Grandpa. Dad doesn’t care about the business. Although Grandpa has retired for many years, he is still the

Ran drew a sharp breath when she heard that. “It sure is hard being rich. Will they

afraid of dying?” Nan

Ran answered

are,”

if

not them. We are not the ones to

“What do you mean?”

if Grandpa rejects them, then we are dead. The other party had already got us trapped. They will probably choose to kill us if they don’t reach their goal. They might sink us into this reservoir, not allowing us to float back up even after we die,

scaring me!” An inexplicable chill ran down

here without giving food to us, and we will starve to death,” Nan Chen said

I can’t see my children

if it means giving away all the assets of the Nan family. Grandpa once said we should choose life before money when in a dilemma because money means nothing compared to our lives. Since the Nan family had always been targeted, this kind of crisis was inevitable. Grandpa reminded me countless times that if anyone from the Nan family got kidnapped, I should yield and pay the kidnappers however much they asked for. And that I shouldn’t hesitate since saving a life comes first.

Ran was slightly relieved after what Nan Chen

kill us

of a way to ensure our safety. Although Grandpa is

It was faith based

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