Hearing the voice that suddenly appeared, the two men inside the room froze.
Fu Nanxun’s gaze darkened, and his thin lips pressed tightly together. The fingers hanging by his side unconsciously tightened.
Seeing his little sister suddenly appear, Nan Jing asked in surprise, “Little Sister, why are you here?”
Nan Qianqian’s pink lips curved upward as she replied softly, “Second Brother, I saw that you’d been gone for a long time and still hadn’t come home, so I came over to take a look.”
What Nan Qianqian actually wanted to say was that she simply hadn’t felt at ease.
She wanted to personally come over and watch the man eat, then make sure he drank the Spiritual Spring Water too?
Obviously, she couldn’t say that.
“Mm, my little sister is so good. Second Brother’s fine. I just ran into a few big mouths on the way here who were talking badly about you, so I taught them a lesson or two. That delayed me for a while.”
Nan Jing was deeply moved by his little sister.
He thought to himself that she really had changed.
In the past, she had never cared about him at all.
Yet he had only been gone for a little while, and she had already become worried enough to come looking for him?
How miraculous!
A sinister darkness flashed through Fu Nanxun’s eyes.
When he heard that someone had been speaking badly about her, he instinctively felt uncomfortable.
There was even something violent stirring deep inside him, making him want to tear those people who had been spouting nonsense into pieces.
“Second Brother, you don’t need to pay attention to those people in the future. I’m fine.”
Nan Qianqian spoke lightly.
To be honest, it would be a lie to say she didn’t care about those rumors.
But the original owner’s reputation hadn’t exactly been very good either. Now that she was behaving like this, it was inevitable that some idle people with nothing better to do would gossip.
“Little Sister, you’re just too kind. Don’t worry. Second Brother has your back. If anyone dares bully you, just watch me deal with them.”
Looking at his delicate, soft little sister, Nan Jing immediately pulled Nan Qianqian into his arms with heartache and even patted her back.
“All right. I know. Thank you, Second Brother.”
Honestly, Nan Qianqian really was moved.
The feeling of having someone protect her was simply wonderful.
“You two can leave now.”
Watching the siblings put on such a touching display of brother-sister affection right in front of him, Fu Nanxun’s eyes darkened.
For some reason, he instinctively found the hands Nan Jing had placed on Nan Qianqian extremely unpleasant to look at.
He wanted to chop those hands off and feed them to the dogs.
“Ah, right. Little Sister, let’s go home too. I want to hurry back and taste the food you made. It looks really delicious.”
This was the first time his little sister had cooked.
He was really looking forward to it!
Nan Jing failed to notice the gloom in Fu Nanxun’s eyes.
Right now, all he wanted was to go home and eat.
The gluttonous worms in his stomach had already been stirred up when he opened the food container earlier.
“Second Brother, wait a moment. I need to say a few things to him.”
Him?
Fu Nanxun frowned.
Did he not have a name?
Glancing at the man’s expressionless face, Nan Qianqian walked over to Fu Nanxun.
She thought to herself that she still hadn’t accomplished the purpose of coming here.
How could she just leave like this?
“Fu Nanxun, eat more. Your leg is injured, so you need to nourish yourself properly. That way, your wound will heal faster. If it’s not enough, I’ll make more tomorrow. Also, you have to drink all the water in this flask. Don’t leave even a single drop.”
Nan Qianqian rattled off a long string of instructions in one breath.
Her watery eyes carefully observed the man’s expression, subconsciously afraid that he might think she was being too nagging.
“Mm.”
Fu Nanxun merely glanced at her and gave a perfunctory single-syllable response from his throat.
Nan Qianqian: Mm…
That was it?
“All right, then. Remember to take your medicine after you eat.”
Seeing that the man had no intention of paying any more attention to her, Nan Qianqian deflated.
She no longer felt like staying any longer, so after finishing her instructions, she prepared to leave with Nan Jing.
“Let’s go, Little Sister. He’s a grown man. Don’t tell me he doesn’t even know how to eat? Come on, let’s go.”
Looking at Fu Nanxun’s sour expression, Nan Jing immediately became unhappy.
He grabbed Nan Qianqian’s hand and headed toward the door, not forgetting to glare fiercely at Fu Nanxun.
Although…
Fu Nanxun didn’t even spare him a glance.
At the Nan family home.
Around the dining table, the whole family stared at one another.
“What’s wrong? Hurry up and eat!”
Nan Qianqian looked completely baffled.
Why was everyone refusing to eat?
They would stare at the food on the table, then raise their heads and stare at her?
What kind of behavior was this?
Could it be that they were satisfying their hunger just by looking at the food?
“Auntie, the food you made smells so good. I almost can’t bear to eat it.”
Nan Feng sat properly beside Nan Qianqian.
His round eyes stared at the table full of sumptuous dishes, and he couldn’t help swallowing.
“Silly boy. If you don’t eat the food, what are you planning to save it for? Hurry up and eat.”
A smile played at the corners of Nan Qianqian’s lips as she picked up a piece of fish and placed it into Nan Feng’s bowl.
“Dad, Mom, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, you should all eat too. This is the perfect chance to taste my cooking.”
Holding her chopsticks, Nan Qianqian placed a piece of fish into each of their bowls, her face filled with anticipation.
“Qianqian, tell Mom the truth. Where did you get this fish? And this meat too. Be honest with Mom. Mom won’t blame you.”
Li Cuihua stared at the fish in her bowl.
Her brows were knitted so tightly that they could practically pinch a mosquito to death.
“Huh?”
Nan Qianqian froze.
What did that mean?
Judging by her mother’s expression, it definitely wasn’t something simple.
Could she possibly suspect that Nan Qianqian had stolen the fish and meat?
“Mom, I caught the fish today when I went to the river to wash clothes. As for the meat, I bought it using the money and ration coupons I’d saved up. You can all eat without worrying!”
Nan Qianqian felt somewhat regretful now.
She had forgotten that in an era when even food and drink were difficult to obtain, being able to drink a bowl of porridge was already considered pretty good.
A table filled with fish and meat was practically unimaginable.
How could they not be surprised?
“Wash clothes? Catch fish?”
The moment Li Cuihua heard this, her brows furrowed even more deeply than before.
Then she said with heartache, “Daughter, how could you wash clothes? Next time, bring anything that needs washing home and Mom will wash it. And this fish…”
“Wow, Little Sister! How are you so amazing? You’re practically an expert at catching fish. Take Second Brother with you tomorrow, all right?”
Before Li Cuihua could finish speaking, Nan Jing’s loud voice interrupted her.
“Ahem, Second Brother, fish aren’t that easy to catch. I just happened to get lucky today and ran into some. It’s not like they’re there every day.”
So please don’t come join in the excitement.
Nan Qianqian coughed awkwardly.
She thought to herself that if Nan Jing went with her and happened to see those obedient fish waiting for her to catch them, wouldn’t he praise her all the way to the heavens?
That absolutely wouldn’t do!
“Exactly. Why are you always trying to join in on everything? Tomorrow, come with me to weed the western field.”
As the village Party secretary spoke, he picked up the piece of fish in his bowl.
He had only taken one bite when his eyes narrowed slightly and lit up.
Then he mumbled with his mouth full, “This is delicious! Old woman, all of you hurry and try it.”
Before the village Party secretary had even finished speaking, little Nan Feng could no longer hold himself back.
He picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of fish, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Looking at Nan Feng beside her, Nan Qianqian couldn’t help laughing.
“Slow down. There are bones. Don’t get one stuck in your throat.”
“Auntie, it’s so delicious.”
Nan Feng ate in large bites.
The way he looked at Nan Qianqian became increasingly filled with admiration.
He thought to himself that not only was his aunt the prettiest person in the village, but she also cooked the best food.
“Mm, if it tastes good, then eat more.”
Nan Qianqian: “…”
Uh…
Why had an advertising slogan suddenly appeared in her head?
Even little Nan Ke, who was sitting beside Zhang Xiao, had a satisfied expression on her small face.
In the end, no one had the heart to continue questioning where the food had come from.
Everyone simply lowered their heads and focused on eating.
After the meal was finished, Nan Qianqian had originally wanted to wash the dishes.
Unfortunately, her mother refused to let her.
With nothing else to do, she naturally returned to her room and directly entered the courtyard residence inside the space.
She needed to study.
She wanted to heal Fu Nanxun’s leg as soon as possible.
Nan Qianqian’s plan was to study inside the space while continuing to take care of Fu Nanxun.
By the time she had learned enough, the relationship between the two of them would also have progressed another step.
Once she healed his leg, they could get married.
After getting married, she could peacefully focus on earning money.
Nan Qianqian thought happily to herself.
“Master, why didn’t you bring me with you today? I want to go outside and play too.”
The moment she entered, she saw Ruirui pitifully wagging its tail as it rushed toward her.
“Be good. It’s inconvenient. When there’s a chance in the future, I’ll take you outside for a walk.”
Nan Qianqian reached out and smoothed the soft fur in her arms.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to bring Ruirui out.
It was just that everyone in this era was used to seeing native village dogs.
If they suddenly saw Ruirui, who knew what kind of commotion it might cause?
Holding Ruirui in her arms, Nan Qianqian walked straight into the medical space.