Lunch outside wouldn't be ready for a while, so Jiang Xile decided to treat herself to a meal first.

With the doors and windows closed, Jiang Xile took out a previously packed meal from her spatial storage and placed it on the kang table.

Braised pork belly paired with large white steamed buns—one bite and the aroma fills your mouth; another bite and the fragrance of the buns fills your mouth.

In no time at all, she devoured half a box of braised pork and a steamed bun.

"Dinner's ready!"

Li Xiaojuan's voice came from outside. Today it was her and Li Xiulan's turn to cook, and tomorrow it would be her turn.

Jiang Xile's partner is Ren Qi, who has been a sent-down youth for several years and has pretty good cooking skills. It's just a question of whether she can help Jiang Xile, who is only a beginner.

With a sigh, Jiang Xile put on her shoes and got out of bed. She had eaten about 60% of the braised pork she had just eaten, so she decided to go out for another meal.

The same old cornbread and cabbage and potato soup made Jiang Xile's teeth ache just looking at them, but she still forced herself to eat one.

"Hey, I think I smell meat!"

As soon as Jiang Xile sat down, Liu Hongtao across from her sniffed around and said.

Jiang Xile felt inexplicably guilty after finishing her braised pork, but then she realized that there was nothing to be guilty about in eating her own food.

"Taozi, I think you're craving meat. We just had a get-together a few days ago!"

"Who's craving it? I just smell meat, braised pork, braised pork from a state-run restaurant!"

"You're kidding me! Look at that thing in the pot, doesn't it look like braised pork?"

As the pot lid was lifted, the aroma of cabbage, potatoes, and flatbread overpowered the slight meaty smell on Jiang Xile. Liu Hongtao glanced at the pot, shook his head, and sighed, saying:

"Next time I go to a state-run restaurant, I must have a meal of braised pork!"

His fierce expression immediately made everyone laugh.