Chapter 202 Next Life

The couple lay like this for a long time, until they could not lie still any longer, and Wang Xiuren got up to buy breakfast.

Lin Qiu opened the window to let the smell out of the house, looked at the sky, changed the sheets and quilt covers and threw them into the washing machine.

After washing up, he woke up his daughter.

After Wang Shan had finished packing, Wang Xiuren came back with breakfast.

The breakfast in the mountain city is very strong in flavor, just like its people who are warm and down-to-earth.

Shancheng pea noodles have a unique flavor, with a crunchy texture and spicy and sour taste; Lao Ma wonton has thin skin and thick meat, and is full of fragrant red oil; Shancheng's tofu pudding is salty and spicy, and Nuojiji's Chongchong cake is a dessert that can relieve the numbness and spiciness after a meal.

A family of three shared breakfast.

Wang Xiuren was fine, as he had a Hunan-style stomach and spleen, and he had adapted to the mountain city diet over the past few months, so he enjoyed his meal very much. Lin Qiu also accepted the mountain city-style breakfast very well.

It was Wang Shan. She had lived in Pengcheng since she was a child, so although she had a great appetite for such a spicy and delicious breakfast, the unique spiciness of the mountain city's cuisine made her sweat and sizzle constantly. But she was a foodie, so she ate the breakfast until her eyes were filled with tears and her mouth was red.

The couple just found it funny to see their daughter like this.

Lin Qiu gently touched Wang Shan's forehead with his fingertips, "You! If you can't eat spicy food, then don't eat it or just try it."

Wang Xiuren didn't say anything and directly handed the Chong Chong Cake in front of him to his daughter.

Wang Shan grabbed the Chong Chong cake and took a bite. The soft, sweet taste made the numbness in her mouth less.

She smiled at Wang Xiuren with curved eyebrows and her adorable look made Wang Xiuren's eyes more doting.

"Get ready. We'll go to the street to buy some vegetables and cook for ourselves at noon." After Lin Qiu gave the instructions, he went back to his room to change clothes.

It’s not that I don’t like cooking, nor is it that I’m reluctant to spend money.

Lin Qiu felt that Wang Xiuren had been in the mountain city for a few months and had been eating fast food outside for three meals a day. He probably missed the food at home.

I was also worried that Wang Shan’s Shenzhen stomach wouldn’t be able to adapt to the mountain city food. She would only be here for two days, and it would be a big problem if she accidentally got stomach discomfort.

Wang Xiuren knows everything about what is for sale within a few miles.

After Lin Qiu changed her clothes and came out, Wang Xiuren opened the door for her and led the way. "Follow me closely. I know where the vegetables are the freshest!"

How would someone who is busy at the construction site every day know about the vegetable market?

Lin Qiu looked at him suspiciously, "How do you know so much?"

Wang Xiuren said frankly, "Sometimes when we don't want to eat fast food, we will buy some vegetables to eat in hot pot! This is more cost-effective than eating hot pot outside."

They all do manual labor and have big appetites. If they go to a hot pot restaurant, each of them will spend several hundred yuan.

It just so happens that hot pot ingredients are easy to buy here in the mountain city. You just buy a portion, add water and boil it, then put in the purchased meat slices, meatballs and vegetables. When cooked, it tastes the same as the ones sold in the store. You can eat your fill for only one or two hundred yuan.

Lin Qiu nodded in understanding, "According to your tastes, it would definitely be more cost-effective to make it yourself."

Wang Shan ignored her parents' conversation and just focused on looking at the scenery of the mountain city. She had a camera hanging around her neck and pressed the shutter from time to time.

Three thousand years of Bayu, eight hundred of which were spent in the mountain city.

Walking into the mountain city is a leap from the three-dimensional world to the eight-dimensional world. The criss-crossing Panlong Interchange, the Liziba Light Rail that passes through buildings, and the sky corridors that span between buildings. In a mountain city, life happens in a space of uneven heights. When you feel like you are on the first floor, you are actually on the eighth floor.

Wu Gorge is seven hundred miles long, and Wushan Mountain has twelve layers.

The mountain city where Ba and Chu meet is shrouded in mist and dense water vapor. The mountains lift up the height of the mountain city, and the buildings built on the mountains are scattered among the mountains, depicting the foggy city with tree shadows in the mountains and people's homes under the clouds.

Wang Shan stared at the city that looked like something out of a Hayao Miyazaki animation.

It took Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren a while to realize something was wrong and looked at Wang Xiuren: "Where's Shanshan?"

The child has grown up and is no longer held by the hand like when he was young, so I don’t notice when he is not around.

How could Wang Xiuren not pay attention when he was walking on the streets of the mountain city with his wife and daughter?

He pointed at his daughter who was taking photos of an old residential building on the street corner and said, "Look, where is she!"

"This guy disappeared in the blink of an eye. He is unfamiliar with the place and he is not afraid that he won't be able to find us later!" Lin Qiu muttered softly.

Wang Xiuren took her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm watching!"

Lin Qiu had just arrived in an unfamiliar place, and given the maze-like terrain of the mountain city, he was completely unsure of the route here.

But when I see the tall man beside me, I feel confident in everything I do.

The two men walked quickly towards their daughter and repeatedly reminded her not to run around.

Yesterday was New Year's Day, and the streets were very busy with cars and people.

Wang Xiuren held Lin Qiu in his left hand and Wang Shan in his right hand, and wandered around the stalls in the vegetable market.

"Auntie, how is this dish cooked?" Lin Qiu asked, pointing at the tender tips of peas. It was the first time for her to see pea vines being eaten as a dish.

The lady selling pea tips was very enthusiastic and patiently answered in Sichuan dialect: "They are delicious whether served cold, stir-fried or in hot pot. Look at this dish, it's so fresh and tender, would you like some?"

"Weigh one pound!"

The vegetable market was obviously bustling with people, but when Wang Xiuren listened to Lin Qiu's voice beside him, his nerves, which had been tense for several months, unexpectedly relaxed.

It is not easy to come to the mountain city to complete the project, especially as a contractor. I have to worry about everything and work from dawn to dusk every day. I didn't think it was a big deal before, but now, next to my wife, watching her choose meat and vegetables and listening to her bargaining, I suddenly feel inexplicably tired.

He couldn't help but yawn.

Lin Qiu glared at him, "What did you say before?"

Wang Xiuren smiled flatteringly, "I'm not sleepy, not at all."

"Do you think I'm blind?" Lin Qiu rolled his eyes.

Although he said this, Lin Qiu still quickened the pace of buying groceries.

After Wang Xiuren's hands were full, Lin Qiu took his daughter's hand and followed him towards the rented house, just like an ordinary family living in a mountain city.

The couple squeezed into the kitchen together to cook three dishes and a soup, and then served them on the table.

While eating, Lin Qiu kept putting food into Wang Xiuren's bowl, as he felt that he had lost weight in the past few months.

Wang Xiuren added another bowl of soup to her bowl, and knowing that she always liked light dishes, he also added a spoonful of pea tips to her bowl.

Wang Shan couldn't help but snort at her parents for leaving her behind.

Lin Qiu smiled and glanced at her, "In half a year, you'll be 17 years old."

But even though she was 17 years old, Wang Shan was a child who grew up in a honey pot. She turned her head away capriciously, put a pea tip in her mouth and chewed it slowly.

Wang Xiuren coaxed his daughter in a gentle voice, "Eat quickly, Daddy will take you out to play later!"

Wang Shan finally smiled, but still looked at Lin Qiu, "Mom, are you going?"

"Go ahead, it's not easy to come to the mountain city, you have to go shopping!"

After dinner, the family of three strolled around the neighborhood.

Wang Xiuren pointed at the shops around him, pointing out what the signature dishes of this one were and what the special snacks of that one were.

I mentioned it by chance. If you are very busy, it would be nice to just buy a few steamed buns and drink some mineral water on the roadside.

After hearing this, Lin Qiu frowned in distress, "You can't eat like this? Don't ruin your stomach!"

"Yes, yes, I will never deal with it blindly in the future. Alas, it won't work without your supervision!" Wang Xiuren felt guilty and quickly admitted his mistake.

"Then can I take care of you for the rest of your life?" Lin Qiu raised his eyebrows.

"I'm going to trouble you for the rest of my life!" Wang Xiuren looked at her seriously.

He made a silent wish in his heart that he wanted Lin Qiu to take care of him not only in this life, but also in the next life and the next life.