Although the food at the Wenshui Village canteen looked rather simple, it was far inferior to what Chen Yu and Lin Lele usually ate.
But feeling the villagers' enthusiasm, Lin Lele couldn't help but have a strange appetite.
After all, having eaten so many delicacies, it's nice to occasionally try simple meals.
Thinking this, Lin Lele picked up a piece of soft, cooked mushroom and took a small bite.
"Hmm~?" As soon as the mushroom entered her mouth, Lin Lele's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but look at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu ate mushrooms and potatoes with great relish, his eyes slightly reddening, as if he was deeply moved.
Seeing Chen Yu's superb acting skills, Lin Lele, who was originally going to complain, instantly changed her expression: "Delicious! Ugh~! Delicious! Ugh~!"
Despite her mental efforts to appear as if she was enjoying the food, her physical discomfort made her nauseous frequently.
"Sister Lele, are you alright?" Xu Qing asked cautiously.
The others also looked at Lin Lele with puzzled expressions.
He thought to himself, "This person probably has some serious illness."
"Hehe, don't overthink it. I know about this situation. She hasn't had enough nutrition for a long time and ate too quickly. Her body can't adapt to this simple yet pure food right away," a villager pushed up his glasses and explained seriously, with a scholarly air on his face.
"I see." Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, convinced by the explanation given by the "scholar" villager.
“Girl, eat slowly. We don’t have much else here, but we have plenty of mushrooms and potatoes.” The village chief’s wife, Wang Hui, said as she served Lin Lele a bowl of porridge. “Here, have some porridge first to warm your stomach. It will make you feel more comfortable eating.”
Lin Lele gratefully accepted the porridge from Wang Hui, took a small sip, and then her eyes widened again as she forced herself to say, despite her discomfort, "Delicious, delicious."
Everyone smiled with relief upon seeing this.
Lin Lele also forced a smile and joined in the laughter.
However, her expression froze the next moment, as Wang Hui enthusiastically refilled her bowl of mushrooms, which she had only eaten a small portion of earlier...
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After finally finishing the meal, Chen Yu sincerely expressed his gratitude to the villagers.
Seeing that Lin Lele seemed a little listless and unwell, Xu Anbang told the two of them to go back and rest first.
The two returned to the temporary hut assigned to them in the village, and Lin Lele started vomiting uncontrollably while holding a trash can.
It took her a long time to calm down.
She took the glass of warm water Chen Yu handed her, sipped it a few times, and then complained, "What kind of crap are they eating? Not only is it salt-free, but it also tastes like rotten eggs!"
“Hehe, that’s normal. Their food cultivation, storage, and processing are all closely related to the hot spring in the cave, so it’s understandable that the taste is somewhat unique,” Chen Yu explained.
Lin Lele's expression changed drastically upon hearing this: "Oh no, am I poisoned?"
"Others have been eating this for so long and haven't gotten poisoned, why are you so delicate?" Chen Yu said irritably.
Hearing Chen Yu say that, Lin Lele finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she soon felt her stomach growling. She had vomited up almost everything she had eaten, and now her stomach was empty, with hunger surging like a tide.
"I...I'm so hungry." Lin Lele looked at Chen Yu pitifully. "You promised this afternoon that you would treat me to a big meal tonight."
Chen Yu sighed helplessly, then took out a piece of bread from the other-dimensional space and handed it to Lin Lele.
Lin Lele's eyes widened upon seeing this: "This is the feast you were talking about?"
"Eat it or not, it's up to you." Chen Yu said, and was about to take the bread back.
Seeing this, Lin Lele quickly snatched the bread and began to wolf it down, mumbling between bites, "What sins have I committed to deserve this suffering along with you!"
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Over the next few days, Chen Yu and Lin Lele spent a leisurely time in Wenshui Village.
With the warm hospitality of the villagers, they gradually integrated into village life and occasionally worked alongside them.
Lin Lele didn't like the food in the village, but Chen Yu didn't force her. He would get the food from the canteen and bring it back to Lin Lele each time.
Although this place is under the snow, the temperature is still terrifyingly low in places other than the cave with hot springs. Many villagers who live far away have the habit of having their families bring food from the canteen.
Therefore, no one thought there was anything wrong with Chen Yu bringing food back for Lin Lele.
At first, Chen Yu would eat in the cafeteria himself and then "bring" food back to Lin Lele. But after a few meals, Chen Yu simply packed up his own food and brought it back to "eat" as well.
Although Wenshui Village holds memories of his previous life, the food there does taste strange. He can eat there once or twice out of nostalgia, but he would find it hard to eat it every day.
That evening, Chen Yu returned to his and Lin Lele's residence carrying two insulated food containers, just like any other day.
"Sir, you're finally back! I'm starving! Let's eat right away!" As soon as Chen Yu entered, Lin Lele eagerly went to greet him, took the insulated food container from his hand, and casually placed it on the table.
Chen Yu smiled helplessly, then opened the interdimensional space and took out two carefully prepared dinners: one was seafood pasta topped with golden cheese and fresh herbs, which smelled delicious; the other was shrimp, beef and egg fried rice, which looked and smelled wonderful.
"Why is it always this? Can't we just have a decent meal?" Lin Lele pouted.
"You want to eat out? Why didn't you cook for yourself when you were at home?" Chen Yu said irritably.
His extradimensional space only has the function of storing items. Items are exactly the same when they are put in and taken out. If you want something hot, you naturally need to prepare it in advance and put it in.
Because he was away from home for a long time, the hot meals that had been prepared in advance were almost gone. The simple fast food they had been eating these past few days was prepared for him by Qiao Meng when he returned to the Tianyu base a while ago.
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele realized she was in the wrong, so she stopped complaining and picked up a seafood pasta dish to enjoy her dinner.
Lin Lele was halfway through her seafood pasta when she noticed that Chen Yu's fried rice seemed even more delicious. So she stopped eating and stared intently at Chen Yu's fried rice, a hint of drooling unconsciously creeping onto her lips.
Feeling the intense gaze, Chen Yu had no choice but to push his fried rice to Lin Lele.
"Sir, you're so kind." Lin Lele smiled brightly, accepted Chen Yu's fried rice without any hesitation, and continued her dinner.
"Sir, you should eat too! My noodles are pretty good too!" Lin Lele said, munching on her food as she called out to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu glanced at the half-eaten pasta by Lin Lele with some disdain and said awkwardly, "No need, you eat more."
Lin Lele didn't care about Chen Yu's disdain; instead, she happily pulled the spaghetti back in front of her.
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