Chapter 195: Tasting the flavor of chicken soup, or

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Chen Xun walked in from outside, holding a bowl in his hand.

"Awake?" Chen Xun asked, picking up the kang table nearby, then placing the bowl onto the kang table.

An Yinan ignored him; this man had been sweating profusely last night, yet today he was refreshed and full of energy.

Was the difference between men and women really that great?

Chen Xun smiled good-naturedly, then dampened a towel to wipe An Yinan's face and her hands.

"I brewed a bowl of red date porridge, want to taste how it is first?" Chen Xun blew on it to cool it down by his lips, then passed it to An Yinan's lips.

An Yinan looked at this man, then gave a muffled snort, "Hmph!"

She immediately opened her mouth to drink the porridge; it had been cooked for a long time, very soft and glutinous, and the sweet fragrance of the red dates had already perfectly blended with the fragrance of the rice.

Seeing his wife drink it, Chen Xun hurriedly scooped up another spoonful, blew on it to cool it, and fed it to her mouth.

The bowl of porridge was soon bottomed out, and An Yinan finally felt much more comfortable in her stomach.

Looking at the dim sky outside, it really was...

"Still hungry?" Chen Xun asked.

An Yinan shook her head; although she hadn't eaten much in the morning or at noon, a bowl of thick porridge was enough, but her throat was a bit dry, "Drink water."

As she spoke, her voice had already changed somewhat; the hoarseness she had at the beginning was gone, but her voice was still raspy.

Thinking of last night's absurdity, An Yinan helplessly rubbed her brow.

Chen Xun hurriedly poured a cup of water, felt that the temperature was right, and then passed it over.

"You drink some first, I'll go tidy up some things." Chen Xun carried the bowl and left the room.

An Yinan sipped the water mouthful by mouthful; when the water was finished, she had just stood up when she sat back down again.

She didn't know until she tried to get up, but her waist didn't seem to be her own anymore; it was sore and weak, without any strength.

She simply put the water cup aside and lay back on the bed; she was destined to be too lazy to get up today, and as she cursed the dog of a man, she drifted off to sleep again in a daze.

Chen Xun finished tidying the kitchen and went to the front yard to wash the bedsheets clean; just as he returned to the room, he saw An Yinan's sleeping face.

He leaned down and kissed her forehead lightly; he hadn't controlled himself last night and had tired his little wife out, so he couldn't bear to disturb her rest today.

He took a book from the study and then, accompanied by the dim light in the room, began to read.

When she woke up again, the night outside was already pitch black.

Chen Xun heard the movement and hurriedly stood up, "Are you rested well?"

An Yinan nodded, "I have some energy now."

Chen Xun asked with a smile, "Eat on the bed, or get off the bed to eat?"

An Yinan rubbed her waist; it didn't feel as painful now, "Let's get off the bed to eat, otherwise I'll rust."

"Alright." Chen Xun reached out to support her; An Yinan got off the bed and realized she had overestimated herself—she wasn't just sore in the waist, her legs also had no strength.

She pressed her weight onto Chen Xun, and only then did she stand firmly on the ground.

After getting off the bed, she tentatively walked a few steps, slowly regaining her strength, and then let go of Chen Xun's arm, "I'm fine, let's just eat in the room."

As for touring the room or anything like that, she had no interest at the moment.

"Alright, you drink some warm water first and sit in the room for a while, I'll go bring the food." After Chen Xun finished his instructions, he left the room.

In the afternoon, while An Yinan was sleeping, he had specifically made a trip back to the Dayuan to ask how to brew chicken soup.

He had already been stewing it on the stove for two hours.

As soon as the chicken soup was brought into the room, An Yinan smelled the scent; there was a very faint medicinal smell in it.

"Chicken soup? Did you put Chinese medicine in it?" An Yinan's eyes brightened, and she looked at Chen Xun in some disbelief.

Chen Xun smiled and flicked her nose, "Although I didn't know how before, I will try to learn in the future."

An Yinan curled her lips, her eyes squinting into crescent moons, her whole face lifting slightly, and then she crooked her finger.

Chen Xun lowered his head, "What is it?"

An Yinan pulled his collar and then leaned forward to kiss him, "Alright, go get busy, I'm going to slowly taste the flavor of the chicken soup."

"Taste the flavor of the chicken soup, or..." Before he finished speaking, Chen Xun looked at the shy girl with hidden amusement.

An Yinan pouted, "Chen Xun, you'll get beaten up for this!"

Chen Xun said dotingly, "Alright, however you want to beat me, that's fine."

"Chen Xun!" An Yinan shouted.

"I'll go check the porridge on the stove." Chen Xun rubbed An Yinan's somewhat messy hair; in the end, he couldn't bear to tease her anymore.

If he teased the little girl until she got angry, the one who would lose out would be himself.

An Yinan watched his departing figure and then pouted, "Big-tailed wolf."

She then scooped up the chicken soup; the medicinal taste was very faint, and the oil on top of the chicken soup had already been skimmed off, so now there was no greasy feeling at all, only the rich fragrance of the chicken soup and the faint medicinal scent blended together, very fragrant.

Without realizing it, she drank the whole bowl of chicken soup, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her body.

Putting on her shoes and getting off the bed, she walked to the courtyard and saw the washed bedsheets, as well as both of their clothes...

Military green and bright red, dancing in the wind.

"Why did you come out?" Chen Xun walked back from the front yard and saw the person leaning against the door, lost in thought.

An Yinan came back to her senses, "Finished eating, came out to walk around."

Chen Xun took her hand, "Put on a coat first; you're running outside while sweating, and you didn't even put on more clothes."

The two returned to the room, and Chen Xun found a milky-white coat from the wardrobe and put it on An Yinan, "Do you want to stroll through the hutong outside?"

An Yinan nodded, "Is that okay?"

"This is your home; what's wrong with getting to know your own home?" Chen Xun said with a laugh.

The two walked arm in arm, locked the courtyard gate, and without any destination, just walked and strolled around.

"Why did you leave Beijing back then and choose the Northeast Military Region so far away?" An Yinan was a bit curious; she used to think that wherever one was assigned, that was where one stayed.

Yet with the status of the Chen Family, where Chen Xun was assigned was merely a matter of a single sentence; there was no need to even speak, for once a certain sentiment was expressed, those below would naturally arrange everything.

Yet he went to the most arduous Northeast Military Region.

It is a place of ice and snow, a place of glaciers that never melt through the ages, a place with extreme weather, and a place with hardships that ordinary people cannot endure.

Yet he has already been there for more than five years.

Chen Xun smiled and looked at the hand he was holding, "At the very beginning, I just wanted to strike out on my own."

"Later on, I got used to the environment there; the people there are simpler. I cannot escape the Chen Family in Beijing, but I did not want to get involved in this melting pot too early."

An Yinan smiled, "Indeed, there is always snow scenery, which is also very beautiful."

Thinking of the ice and snow there, although it is an extreme weather environment, it also has spectacular scenery.

Chen Xun looked at the person beside him; things are very good now.