The fire burned brightly, and the rice porridge emitted a fragrant aroma. Wu Sicheng stirred it with a spoon, making the aroma even stronger, and the roasted rabbit turned golden brown.

An Moxue put down the herbs in her hand and put them all back into her basket. She sniffed the air, looked at the fire, and said, "Almost done!" Her joy was evident.

Wu Sicheng chuckled at her expression; it was just too adorable.

If An Moxue knew what he was thinking, she would definitely roll her eyes to the heavens. Please, I have the face of a middle-aged woman right now, where is the cuteness?

More like thunder and lightning!

Wu Sicheng used several large leaves to make two funnel-shaped bowls, divided the porridge in the pot in two, poured them into the bowls, added water to the pot, and put the shrimp in to cook.

He then took out two long green sticks from the basket beside him, cut off the ends, and handed one to An Moxue, saying, "Use it as a straw to drink the porridge."

An Moxue inserted the straw into the porridge, and the porridge flowed into her mouth through the straw.

She swallowed a mouthful of porridge and exclaimed with delight, "It tastes so fresh and fragrant like herbs! You should have a sip!"

Wu Sicheng took a sip of porridge amidst An Moxue's eager anticipation. After swallowing, An Moxue looked at him and asked, "How was it?"

"It is indeed as you said, with a grassy and woody aroma, and the taste is very unique."

"Life needs constant innovation, and that's how surprises come about!"

Seeing that she liked it, he said, "Wait a minute, the rabbit and chicken are ready too. I'll cut some up and eat them with the porridge."

"OK!"

Wu Sicheng placed the porridge in An Moxue's hands, and then busied himself again. There was rabbit meat on one large leaf and chicken on another. Wu Sicheng sat down next to her, and the two of them ate rice porridge with the rabbit and chicken, feeling very satisfied.

The porridge was finished, and the shrimp in the pot were cooked too. They were small, unlike sea shrimp which can be peeled and eaten. We just picked them up and put them directly into our mouths.

"As expected of food from the mountains, it tastes amazing." An Moxue exclaimed as she ate.

"Yes! No wonder some people choose to live in seclusion in the mountains, unwilling to leave the world. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, free from worldly troubles. What a carefree and leisurely life that must be!"

"Unfortunately, we are both worldly people, mere mortals. Let's keep fighting! As long as we live, we will never stop striving. This place does not belong to either of us; it was all stolen."

Wu Sicheng looked at her. The first half of her sentence was very philosophical, but the second half sounded so unpleasant.

Seeing his disapproving expression, she said, "Isn't this stolen time just like stolen time? What's wrong with that?"

He was about to say something when he remembered his father's words: "Don't reason with women, especially the women you like; you have to reason with them about feelings."

So he nodded and said, "Then we should cherish it even more. In the past few years, apart from visiting Old Ma and Old Li in Anping County, I haven't taken a single vacation. I'll treat these few days as a break to relax and adjust my mood. I think you've had an even harder time abroad than I have. Take this opportunity, without any scheming or calculation, to relax and have a few easy days. Leave the dangers in the forest to me, okay?"

"OK!"

Looking at the nearly burnt-out fire in front of him, Wu Sicheng asked, "Mo Xue, have you thought about the future?"

An Moxue was puzzled; this question seemed a bit far-fetched. "Hmm? Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"I didn't realize it before, but now every time I see Fu Shanyue's daughter, I really want a daughter like yours. She would definitely be much cuter than his daughter. I wonder when that will come true?"

An Moxue feigned shock, deliberately misinterpreting his words, "Oh, so if you have a son but no daughter, you won't want the son? No way! You're actually this kind of father! I never expected this!"

"Mo Xue, you're not being honest! I'm asking you when we can get married, but you're deliberately misinterpreting my meaning."

He turned her face to her, then took her hand, gazed at her, sighed softly, and said, "Mo Xue, if I hadn't seen you this time, I could have kept waiting. But after you went missing, I felt a pang of panic. I was afraid that something might have happened to one of us during the mission, and the unit wouldn't have notified the other. We might not even know the other was in trouble. Especially you, with no one left at home, all alone. Just thinking about it terrifies me. Can you understand how I feel? I wanted to be the one the unit notified when you were injured, so that even if you sacrificed yourself, I could bury you. And even if I sacrificed myself, I wanted you to come visit me during holidays."

An Moxue could understand his feelings, but she didn't like what he was saying. She glared at him, her eyes blazing with anger, and snapped, "What nonsense are you spouting? How could we die so easily? I'm supposed to live to be over a hundred! You're really good-looking, but your words are so unpleasant! Take back what you said, and I'll forgive you this time, you hear me?"

Wu Sicheng was both amused and exasperated. "Mo Xue, we're both rational people, why are you so angry?"

This may be the difference between men's and women's thinking.

In fact, An Moxue had another reason: she wouldn't promise anything substantial with Wu Sicheng before meeting his family.

After all, dating is a matter between two people, but marriage is a matter between two families. She would only consider marriage if she was satisfied with his family and his family agreed to their marriage.

She would never allow herself to have a bunch of troublesome in-laws who would lower her standard of living, even if the person in front of her was the grandson of some old general.

"Shouldn't I get angry? You're cursing us both to die, who's happy about that?" An Moxue glared at him, then, as if remembering something, she took out her bag, pulled out a sealed pill, and handed it to him, saying, "Here's a life-saving pill, are you at ease now?"

After thinking for a moment, she added, still feeling uneasy, "This medicine is for you. You know its value, so you should know what the consequences would be for me if someone found out about it. Don't be so kind. If you trap me in deep malice, I will sever all ties with you, including Lan Kingdom. I will cut off all contact. I can still live a prosperous life in other countries."

Wu Sicheng pushed the medicine back to An Moxue and said, "No, how could I put you in danger? However, I don't want this medicine. You only made a few pills, and I've already used one. Keep this one for yourself. I'll be more careful in the future, work hard to improve my skills, and strive to advance to the next level as soon as possible. Then I'll have fewer field missions, and the danger will be greatly reduced."

An Moxue pushed the medicine towards him again, leaving no room for refusal, "Take it, I still have two pills left."