Taking the noodles from Wang Chunni, Chen Shuning felt a little embarrassed. They had both walked such a long way back, but while others could still cook and light a fire when they got back, she was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Chen Shuning hurriedly stopped Wang Chunni from starting a fire for her, saying, "Chunni, you should go back and eat too. The noodles won't taste good if they get soggy. I'll light the stove after I finish eating."

Wang Chunni didn't believe Chen Shuning's words at all, because there had been several instances during the autumn harvest where Chen Shuning would promise to start a fire soon, only to turn around and go to sleep right away.

However, the temperature wasn't too low back then, so even without lighting a fire, people wouldn't get sick. But things are different now.

Therefore, Wang Chunni did not believe Chen Shuning's words at all, and directly dodged Chen Shuning's hand and insisted on lighting the fire. She only got up after the stove was full of firewood.

He clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Alright, add some more firewood later, and put the coal on top before going to bed tonight."

"By the way, Shuning, we're going into the mountains with Sister Shumei and the others to collect wild produce tomorrow. Do you want to come along?"

Although they had already agreed to go into the mountains together to collect wild produce after the autumn harvest, Wang Chunni still asked Chen Shuning a question with some concern when she saw his current appearance.

"Of course, I've been looking forward to going into the mountains to collect wild produce for a long time. Just call me when you leave tomorrow, and I'll go with you."

Before even arriving in Heilongjiang Province, Chen Shuning had already boasted that he would send mountain products home. Although he had sent some last time, those were all items from his spatial storage, so Chen Shuning felt somewhat guilty about sending them.

Having received confirmation, Wang Chunni didn't waste any time. She simply said "I understand" and hurriedly left. To save money, she and Xu Laidi hadn't eaten lunch, and by now she was starving.

If she hadn't been worried that Chen Shuning would be lazy and not light the fire, she would have gone back to eat long ago; she wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

Watching Wang Chunni run away as fast as if her pants were on fire, and thinking about how Wang Chunni always puts eating first, and how she insisted on fixing the stove for her before leaving because she was afraid that Wang Chunni would get sick from being lazy and not lighting the fire, Chen Shuning suddenly felt that it was really good to have such a sincere friend.

He closed the door with a smile, and without going inside, he took a small stool and sat down by the stove, warming himself by the fire while eating the chewy hand-pulled noodles.

Chen Shuning surprisingly found a sense of satisfaction that even the most exquisite delicacies could not bring her.