Chapter 124: Making Amends

Ruan Mian thought about today's menu in her mind, chopped a head of cabbage, and when her gaze swept over and caught sight of two white eggs in the chicken coop, she curled her lips into a smile.

The chicks now were visibly much fatter than before.

But because they were already in their adult state, their frames could not grow much more.

Each and every one of them was like a little cannonball.

It seems that one can only wait and see if the second generation of chicks will grow any larger.

"Is it okay if I make you some egg fried rice?"

It just so happened there was leftover rice from yesterday; this man did not deserve for her to cook a meal for him.

"Making this is faster, no need to wait too long."

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Ji Jialin did not mind at all; anyway, no matter what Ruan Mian made, she was extremely happy.

Love to eat, want to eat, must eat.

"You, just wait then, it will be ready in a moment."

After saying this, Ruan Mian was about to walk inside, but the next second, Qin Xiulin spoke up and called her to stop.

"Wait, aren't you going to ask me?"

He remembered that when he arrived, he had told her he wanted to come and buy food to eat.

She couldn't have forgotten, could she?

Or was she unwilling to do business with him anymore?

Ruan Mian tried hard to adjust the expression on her face, raising a very formulaic smile.

"Sir, at this hour, this is all I make."

The implication was, take it or leave it.

It was the first time she had seen someone who was eating be able to boss around the one who was cooking.

Qin Xiulin was so angry he almost laughed; in this day and age, people were really rushing to beg others to do business!

However, according to her meaning, she would still make food for him.

In his heart, he could be considered to have received the answer he wanted.

"Fine, both are acceptable to me."

Ruan Mian was speechless; could this person be intentionally trying to drag her into a conversation?

He must be crazy!

She started the pot and heated the oil, poured the beaten egg liquid into the hot oil, scrambled it, sprinkled in a handful of chopped cabbage leaves, and scooped in the cold leftover rice.

She poked it apart, stir-fried it, and continued to poke it apart.

She made sure every grain of rice could be evenly stir-fried and heated.

Finally, she sprinkled in salt and seasonings, continued to stir-fry, added green onions, and a simple portion of egg fried rice was ready.

From the sizzling sound of the oil to the aroma of the fried rice filling the entire room, neither of their minds was on the plants in the courtyard anymore.

Saliva was constantly being secreted.

Even though Ji Jialin had already eaten Ruan Mian's cooking many times, smelling the fragrance of the food again, she still couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"Alright, come and eat!"

Two large plates of egg fried rice were brought out; the plump grains of rice combined with the golden-orange eggs and tender green cabbage leaves were extremely tempting.

"Big sister, I want to sit under the big tree to eat!"

Ruan Mian nodded, "Whatever makes you happy."

"Yay~"

Ji Jialin couldn't wait and walked out carrying her plate, while the remaining Qin Xiulin kept his gaze fixed on the egg fried rice in front of him.

Even smelling this scent was enough to trigger hunger.

Even though he had only consumed Nutrient Solution not long ago.

Is food made from plants really this magical?

"This portion is yours."

Ruan Mian specifically emphasized this to him, afraid he would ask something else.

"Thank you."

Her eyes darted around, and she added a reminder, "Our food isn't cheap, you know~"

Qin Xiulin could even see a hint of playfulness in her light-colored eyes and could sense what she was about to do.

"It's fine, I can afford it."

Very well, since she had already said that, then don't blame her for charging a high price for quality goods!

After making their food, Ruan Mian also had to start preparing the lunch meal.

She took the Light Shield Ball she had just bought out of her Light Brain and handed it to 917, who had washed its hands clean, "Go and wrap up that plot of land over there, and cultivate the soil."

917 took the ball very obediently and walked outside.

The current mud land was no longer enough; she was selling too much food every day, and the rice was already insufficient.

Furthermore, the little pig was growing bigger day by day, and it would need to eat even more in the future!

"Are you going to plant more crops?"

When she looked back, she happened to meet those deep, blue-glowing eyes.

Even though he was eating in large mouthfuls, his movements were neither rushed nor slow; how was it that he still seemed somewhat elegant?

No matter how good his manners were, this person's heart was not good!

"Personal privacy, no comment."

Almost no one had ever spoken to Qin Xiulin like that in front of him.

He also knew that he had previously misunderstood her as someone with ill intentions; this matter was, in essence, his fault.

At the time, the young girl had saved him twice and they had shared intimate physical contact, yet he had only compensated her with 100,000 Interstellar Coin.

He had even drawn up a written agreement.

In this matter, he had truly narrowed his own path.

It is only right that the young girl is angry in her heart now.

He also knew how to gently offer a smile, and his tone softened significantly.

"What happened before was my fault. I apologize. At the time, I was ambushed and misunderstood that you were with those people, so my words were somewhat inappropriate."

"Stop, stop!" Ruan Mian raised her hand to stop him from continuing.

"We already agreed back then that we were square. I don't remember the past, and you don't need to say anything more."

She turned around, ignoring him, and continued to bury her head in digging up the soil in the ground.

She had promised to give Huo Junze a gift, after all.

At the mere thought of Huo Junze, Ruan Mian's brows and eyes softened involuntarily.

"It is my fault; that cannot be erased. I will compensate you!"

She didn't know which wire in this person's brain was misaligned; he was acting all strange and wanted to apologize again.

Ruan Mian just said lightly, "Five thousand. Remember to transfer it. Eat up and leave!"

After digging up a large basin of soil, she carried it into the house outside.

She activated her ability, and a tiny green sprout broke through the soil; slender leaves grew out, curved, layer upon layer.

A flower bud even formed at the top.

It was green at first, then gradually turned white.

It grew larger and larger, becoming quite big; seeing that it was about to bloom, Ruan Mian stopped her ability.

This Lily had grown two stems with three flower buds on them; although two were still relatively small and needed more care,

but, when giving a gift, it should be like this—letting the person who receives the flower see it bloom themselves; that is the surprise!

She felt there was no better gift than this.

Huo Junze would surely be so happy when he saw it!

His face flashed through her mind, and thinking of his surprised expression, she felt happy from the bottom of her heart.

She considerately covered it with a circle of wire mesh, fearing that the leaves or anything else might get knocked off.

This was a gift, it was different.

"What is this?"

A man's voice suddenly came from behind her, giving her a start.

Like a startled little deer, she clutched her chest and turned around.

A pair of eyes stared fixedly at him.

"Don't you know that scaring people can scare them to death?"

"Apologies."

Qin Xiulin's gaze, however, was fixed tightly on that plant.

Clearly, she had just used this basin to dig up soil a moment ago; how could it have grown so quickly?