Throughout the journey, Xie Yuchen kept giving Lin Xue strange looks.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

Lin Xue was speechless at being stared at with strange looks all the time.

Could it be that she scared the young man silly?

"Ah Xue, your kung fu just now was absolutely amazing!"

"I want to learn too!"

Xie Yuchen looked at Lin Xue with admiration, never expecting that the girl he liked was not only beautiful but also so good at martial arts.

Judging from the way that little girl was beating someone just now, even I might not be a match for her.

That's good too. In the future, when he goes out to collect medicinal herbs, he won't have to worry about the little girl being bullied at home.

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you slowly later!"

"I was disturbed by these people just now, and I haven't eaten yet. Why don't we buy some ingredients and go back to cook?"

Lin Xue had lost interest in eating out, so she discussed it with Xie Yuchen.

On their way back, the two bought some vegetables and meat from a roadside stall before returning to their guesthouse.

"Mr. Wen, would you mind using the kitchen?"

Back at the guesthouse, Lin Xue found the owner and told him she wanted to borrow his small kitchen.

"The kitchen is over there, feel free to use it. All the seasonings are readily available, and there are also some pickled vegetables and sauerkraut; you can help yourself!"

Mr. Wen was very easy to talk to. He led Lin Xue to the kitchen, pointed out the location of the seasonings, and showed her some small pickle jars.

"Thank you, Mr. Wen. Have you had dinner yet? If not, I'll make some extra!"

Lin Xue looked around the kitchen. It wasn't big, but it was fully equipped with all sorts of things.

There's a huge pile of refined grains, whole grains, radishes, cabbage, and pumpkin...