It wasn't until later that Ruan Yingzi couldn't bear to see it anymore and asked Qian Manduo to help get the food. After paying her with meal tickets, she started getting three steamed buns per meal, and she could also get a vegetarian dish. However, she never saw this girl get any meat dishes. Every meal consisted of shredded potatoes, green vegetables, or tofu.

Although it was a vegetarian dish, Qian Manduo always ate it with great relish, as if it were the most delicious food in the world. He didn't waste a drop of soup and ate the rice bowl clean, without a single trace of oil.

Ye Qingqing thought for a moment, then asked Qian Manduo, "Um... I haven't eaten any of this meat yet, if you don't mind..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qian Manduo nodded vigorously, her eyes brighter than light bulbs, "I don't mind!"

She can't complain about meat, no matter who she's complaining about. It's been so many years since she's had meat.

Two years, or three years?

Or four or five years?

Qian Manduo couldn't remember anymore. His family had suffered disasters year after year, and they couldn't even eat meat during the New Year. At most, they would eat a bowl of white flour steamed buns and stir-fried two vegetable dishes, which was a decent New Year's Eve dinner.

They couldn't even afford cornbread buns normally. They had to mix cornbread with sorghum flour and some wild vegetables to make vegetable buns, which they would eat with pickled vegetables. They ate vegetable buns every single day of the year, and they still weren't full.

Ye Qingqing initially felt embarrassed, since it was her leftovers, but seeing Qian Manduo's eager look, she couldn't help but laugh and transferred the braised pork from her bowl to Qian Manduo's bowl.

There's one and a half steamed buns left.

"I broke this half off with my hands. I've never eaten it before, you..."

"Thank you so much, you don't mind!"

Qian Manduo happily accepted the steamed bun. It was a white flour steamed bun, and she didn't mind even if it had been bitten. Why would someone as clean and beautiful as Ye Qingqing have anything to complain about?

She looked at the meat in front of her, which smelled so tempting, and swallowed hard. She hadn't eaten pork for many years, and now it was right in front of her.

Happiness came so suddenly that Qian Manduo could hardly believe it.

She reached out and pinched her thigh hard, it hurt terribly, but she grinned happily, picked up the fattest piece and put it in her mouth. With one bite, the fragrant oil splattered everywhere.

Qian Manduo closed his eyes contentedly, enjoying the long-lost aroma of oil. Fatty meat is the most delicious thing in the world, it smells so good!

After stuffing several pieces of fatty meat into his mouth, Qian Manduo's body, which had been parched for a long time, was moisturized and he became radiant.

Watching the girl eat meat, Ye Qingqing couldn't help but swallow. It was all big, white, fatty slices of meat, and Qian Manduo didn't even blink. He ate them one piece at a time without even taking a break.

Ruan Yingzi was also dumbfounded. She glanced at the remaining fatty meat in her bowl and couldn't help but regret eating it. Otherwise, she could have paid more money.

Watching this girl eat meat is much more interesting than eating it myself.

In just a few minutes, Qian Manduo finished Ye Qingqing's braised pork, licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, and then dipped a steamed bun in the remaining gravy to eat.

Ye Qingqing swallowed again. She hadn't had much of an appetite before, but now it was arousing, and her stomach was growling.

Ruan Yingzi was about to throw away her braised pork when she passed by Qian Manduo and saw the girl glance at her meat quickly, but then look down.

However, the longing in her eyes did not escape Ruan Yingzi's notice.

Ruan Yingzi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "I ate a few pieces, if you don't mind..."

Qian Manduo immediately looked up and said, "I don't mind."

Ye Qingqing...

Ruan Yingzi...

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.