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He Monian moved the plate of stir-fried cured pork closer to Nan Qing and said to her:

"Comrade Nanqing, eat more meat."

Nan Qing tilted her head and stared straight at He Monian, but then looked away, picked up her chopsticks, and put a piece of beautifully colored cured meat into her mouth. It was the kind of cured meat that had been smoked, with a light salty taste mixed with a hint of smokiness, which was especially delicious.

"Brother He, please don't call me Comrade Nanqing anymore. Just call me Nanqing from now on."

He Monian's fingers tightened suddenly as he held the chopsticks. He quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth and gave a deep "Mmm".

Nanqing... Does this mean that Nanqing doesn't consider him an outsider anymore?

If he could, he would like to call her Qingqing...

He Monian almost exclusively ate the stir-fried greens and tomatoes. Nan Qing told him this several times, and although he would add a small piece each time, he continued to eat only the greens, which made Nan Qing feel a little embarrassed.

She was eating and drinking at other people's expense, and now they were even leaving the meat for her to eat. How could she bear this? So, unable to persuade him, Nan Qing directly put several large chopsticks of cured meat and eggs into He Monian's bowl.

He Monian looked at his bowl, which was overflowing with meat, and then looked up at Nan Qing sitting opposite him. He heard her say:

"I can't finish all of this by myself, and I don't like eating leftovers, so Brother He, you should eat more too."

Oh, Qingqing doesn't like eating leftovers, he'll remember that!

He Monian picked up a few pieces of meat and put them in his mouth. After finishing them, he said to Nan Qing, who had been watching him:

"I'll eat, and you should eat more too. I'll buy some fresh meat tomorrow."

Nan Qing saw that He Monian had finished eating all the meat before she picked up her own rice bowl and ate another piece of egg.

But then He Monian realized that Qingqing had just used her own chopsticks to serve him food...

He Monian looked at the meat and eggs in his bowl, quickly picked them up and put them in his mouth. This time, he chewed very slowly, as if this bite of cured meat was some kind of delicious treat.

Seeing He Monian's happy face after eating the meat, Nan Qing smiled inwardly. The chosen one of this world was really cute; he was so satisfied with just one bite of meat.

After she receives the package from home tomorrow, she will take out some delicious ingredients from the Nebula Realm and say that they were sent from home. He will probably be even happier then.

After the first time, there was a second time. After finishing the meat in his bowl, He Monian still only stared at the green vegetables and tomatoes, and only ate the meat that Nan Qing put in his bowl.

The naive Xiao Nanqing always thought that it was because of the scarcity of resources in this era that he wanted to keep all the meat for himself. So, whenever she ate a few bites, she would put some meat and eggs in He Monian's bowl. At this time, He Monian would be visibly happy to eat the meat.

But little did she know, He Monian wasn't happy about the piece of meat at all.

And so, back and forth, all three dishes were eaten clean. He Monian looked at the empty plates, a hint of lingering satisfaction in his eyes.

Tonight's dinner was the best meal he had eaten in 27 years.

It smells very good and is very sweet; it's a sweetness that reaches right to your heart.

If only I could eat such sweet meat every day from now on...

For some unknown reason, from an angle where Nan Qing couldn't see, He Monian, who was tidying up the dishes, suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth, but immediately pursed it tightly.

Okay, that's settled then. From now on, every meal must include meat!

In this way, his girlfriend will keep feeding him meat, and he will be able to eat such sweet meat every day.

After dinner, Nan Qing took a chair and placed it under the big tree in the yard, leisurely enjoying the gentle evening breeze blowing from the direction of the mountains, while He Monian continued to boil water in the kitchen.

He was a man, and a bucket of well water would suffice, but Qingqing was a woman, unlike them, who were rough and uncouth.

Looking at the roaring fire in the stove, He Monian suddenly remembered that his family only had two wooden buckets for drawing water, and no large bath tubs, so it would definitely be inconvenient for Qingqing to take a bath later.

Thinking of this, he quickly added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove, then left the kitchen and headed straight for the direction where Nanqing was sitting and resting.

As soon as He Monian stepped into the courtyard, he saw Nan Qing leaning back in her chair, her beautiful eyes closed, her hair fluttering in the breeze. In the pale moonlight, she even seemed to glow. He Monian approached Nan Qing, knelt down in front of her, and softly spoke:

"Nanqing, I'm going to Tan the carpenter's house in the team to get some things. Are you coming with me, or will you wait for me at home?"

Hearing He Monian's words, Nan Qing opened her eyes, thought for a moment, and decided that it would be good to go out for a walk together and get familiar with the brigade where she would be staying for a long time. So, as she sat up straight and prepared to get up, she said to He Monian:

"Let me go with you, it'll be good to walk around and digest our food."

He was delighted to hear Nan Qing say that she would go with him. This way, he could spend more time with Qingqing. So he turned around and went back to his room, taking out a tin flashlight from the cabinet.

And so, the two walked along the quiet, dark path in the dim light of their flashlights.

The weather was beautiful today, with a sky full of stars. On the other side of the road, not far away, were farmlands, and the sounds of various frogs and insects mingled together, adding a touch of color to this quiet night.

He Monian's house was in a remote area, so there was no other house in sight for a long stretch of road. Nan Qing looked at the path illuminated by the flashlight and listened to the chirping of various insects, feeling very at peace.

She loves this kind of life and the atmosphere of being surrounded by nature.

But......

The tranquility was suddenly shattered by a loud bark from a dog!

"ah!!"

Nan Qing, who was enjoying the evening breeze, had no idea that a dog would suddenly bark at that moment!

So she was genuinely startled. In that instant, as she was startled, she unconsciously leaned closer to He Monian.

He Monian reacted very quickly, immediately turning his body slightly to the side the moment Nan Qing cried out, half-hugging her.

Although Nanqing loves animals, she has never experienced anything like this before: encountering fierce barking dogs on the road late at night in the countryside.

She had never lived in a real rural area in her previous worlds, so she had no idea that in the countryside, every household liked to keep dogs, and these dogs would bark fiercely in the direction of any footsteps or other sounds coming from near their homes at night.

Moreover, if one dog starts barking, all the dogs in the neighborhood will start barking too.

Just like the scene Nan Qing is facing now, she doesn't know how many dogs are barking together, but there's definitely a huge horde!