CHAPTER 206: CHAPTER 206: ENJOYING DELICIOUS FOOD

The three of them arrived in the county and went directly to the small western-style building.

Lin Xue hadn’t come here for several months, not since Xiao Feng recovered and went home.

At this moment, she was overjoyed, inspecting everything around the house.

Zhang Yuan also particularly loved this small western-style building.

It’s not because it’s pretty or expensive, but because it’s the home acknowledged by the little girl, a small home that belongs only to the two of them.

Therefore, he cherishes it dearly, and it gives him a sense of belonging.

Since he grew up with his grandparents, he’s always lacked a sense of belonging.

Wherever he is, he always feels like an outsider, not like it’s his own home.

But here, it’s the only place that gives him a sense of belonging.

He knows that from now on, wherever the little girl is, that is where his home is.

If Lin Xue knew about this thought, she would definitely say, "Then why don’t you marry me."

It feels like that sense of belonging is reversed, shouldn’t it be wherever the husband is, that’s home?

"Wow... is this really your house, Brother Yuan?" Li Jianshe exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang Yuan, a bit annoyed, pushed him away to open the courtyard gate, then turned around to correct his wording, "This is our home!" After speaking, he grabbed Lin Xue’s hand and walked inside.

Li Jianshe acted like a villager visiting the city for the first time, touching everything, looking everywhere, then struggling to pick up his large pile of luggage and followed them.

"Zhang Yuan, our luggage is left at the door, aren’t you going to take it? My snacks are still in there!" Lin Xue looked back at the luggage bag.

"Jianshe will bring it in later, don’t worry about it!" Zhang Yuan said as he held her hand all the way to the small western-style building.

The yard here is large, and besides the yard, there is a three-room tile house, so the small western-style building is quite far from the gate.

Li Jianshe’s eyes couldn’t take in everything on the way, it’s a small western-style building after all! They actually had money and bought a small western-style building.

Because he knew, Brother Yuan doesn’t use his family’s money, he pretends his father doesn’t exist, and since adulthood, he has not spent the money given by his grandparents.

So, he was amazed all the way over.

If the old man had made a move, he wouldn’t be surprised by one small western-style building, not even a hundred of them.

"Comrade Xiao Xue, I’ll go get your luggage, don’t forget to prepare something delicious for me!" Li Jianshe put his luggage in the living room without time to scrutinize it all and rushed out.

Secretary Guo left immediately after dropping them off, without getting out of the car, and the luggage left outside was filled with food, making him uneasy.

Lin Xue shook her head; is this person reincarnated as a hungry ghost? He ate so much at noon and is hungry again by the afternoon?

"Ignore him, he’s insatiable! Let’s go rest in our room first! I’ve arranged for someone to clean the house regularly, it shouldn’t be dusty!" Zhang Yuan said as he led her upstairs.

This time, with Li Jianshe also there, the two couldn’t stay in the same room, nor did they have a reason to.

So, Lin Xue returned to her prepared room, locked the door, bypassed Zhang Yuan, and entered her supermarket space.

She returned to the rest area, had a nice hot shower, then changed into her pajamas and had a comfortable sleep.

Zhang Yuan and Li Jianshe stared at each other for a while, and eventually, Li Jianshe gave in and obediently moved into a room on the first floor.

Seeing that Comrade Xiao Xue also went back to her room, Li Jianshe was embarrassed to ask her to cook something delicious and had to return to his room to wash up and then lay down and went to sleep.

This period was exhausting; every day they worked in the fields, worn out beyond belief, and sleep was never enough.

Were it not for the extreme satisfaction from the food, he might not have been able to hold on.

Now having the chance to sleep, he seized it, slept like he was oblivious to the world.

Anyway, the train isn’t until the afternoon after tomorrow, so once he relaxed, he fell asleep, the kind of sleep not even a herd of cattle could wake him from.

Zhang Yuan was about the same, he first went to check on the little girl, found that her door was locked, so he returned to his room, washed up, and changed into the pajamas prepared by the little girl.

His wardrobe had clothes and pajamas for all seasons, all prepared by the little girl, who said that although they don’t come here often, it should still look like a home.

So, each room, bathroom, and kitchen was thoroughly equipped.

Zhang Yuan contentedly lay under the silk quilt, not losing his smile even in sleep.

The three of them slept until it was dark, with Lin Xue waking up first and discovering it was already night.

She got up to dress, then went downstairs to turn on the living room lights, brightening the room as bright as daylight.

This was because she took out energy-saving lamps from her space, the soft white light turned bright like day as soon as it came on.

Unlike the yellowish lights of this era, which were not only dim but also uncomfortable.

Lin Xue walked into the kitchen, turned on the kitchen lights, and prepared to make dinner.

She was hungry too. Looking at the time, it was already past eight, how could she not be hungry?

Originally planning to cook a meal, she suddenly wanted dumplings. She took some handmade pork and cabbage dumplings from her space, cooked three portions, and also grilled three steaks. Though dumplings with steak wasn’t exactly a match, it was delicious.

As the fragrance of her cooking spread, Li Jianshe, even while on the first floor and sleeping, smelled it and immediately jumped up from bed.

Zhang Yuan, already awake, changed and went downstairs to see the little girl in an apron cooking.

It gave him the illusion of an old married couple.

He even thought about staying here, getting married and having children, laying roots here, and enjoying a simple life.

"You two, why are you daydreaming now that you’re up? Hurry over and eat! Dumplings taste best when hot!" Lin Xue held two plates of dumplings, placed them on the table, then returned to bring out one more plate, and finally brought out the delicately made steaks she cooked.

She didn’t just fry the steaks, not forgetting the necessary side dishes on the plate, making everything look beautifully presented and appetizing.

She also didn’t forget to take out a bottle of wine from the liquor cabinet, open it to let it breathe, and took out three wine glasses.

The atmosphere was set, the food was ready, but the two men stood stupidly in the distance, dazed.

"Oh, coming, Comrade Xiao Xue, didn’t you sleep? You even made dumplings? My goodness... Is this steak? Comrade Xiao Xue, you’re amazing, you can even make this! We had steak once when we were in the Capital City, it was so expensive!" Li Jianshe, returning to his jabbering self, walked towards the table.

"I did sleep, but woke up early, weren’t you clamoring for something delicious? Nothing beats dumplings! Hurry up and eat!" Lin Xue clapped her hands while speaking.

Zhang Yuan came down with a happy face too, walked behind Lin Xue, untied her apron, and pushed her to sit at the table.

Then he sat down beside her.

"Indeed, compared to steak, our country’s traditional food is tastier!" Li Jianshe was long immune to the couple’s intimate actions, not caring what they did, uttering his own words, picking up chopsticks and indulging in the dumplings in front of him, eating with great relish.

All three began to eat, finishing the dumplings before moving on to steak with wine.

Sipping on wine, chatting leisurely, it couldn’t be more delightful.

Although Li Jianshe usually seemed like a little sidekick, he was indeed a little sidekick, but his abilities were commendable, an indispensable key member of their class.