Chapter 653 Aruo's Goodness
Mianmian nodded with a smile, "Mmm."
Aruo turned to go to the kitchen, and Mianmian immediately followed behind him. She didn't stop him and helped serve two bowls of white rice.
Mianmian, carrying two bowls of rice, rushed back to the table before him, saying, "Here, one bowl for you, one bowl for me."
As she spoke, she placed the rice on the table.
Aruo put down the dishes in her hands. "Here, try this one."
It was a plate of stir-fried cabbage and a plate of stir-fried radish.
Mianmian picked up her chopsticks and tasted it; it tasted quite good.
Her round eyes involuntarily curved into crescent moons as she smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Delicious."
Aruo picked up her chopsticks and put some food on her plate, saying, "Eat more."
Mianmian's cheeks were also a bit chubby, and her cheeks were bulging when she ate. She said while chewing, "My mother said I can't eat too much, or I'll become a big fat person."
Aruo continued to put more food on her plate, saying, "You're not fat. Even if you were, it wouldn't matter. You'd still be the most beautiful princess in Xuan Yue Kingdom."
Such compliments pleased Mianmian, and she picked up her chopsticks and continued eating.
Aruo helped her pick out the fish meat and remove the fish bones.
The movements were skillful and cautious.
As Mianmian was eating, she looked up and saw Aruo engrossed in picking fish bones.
Aruo has grown up, and his handsome face features the high nose and deep eyes characteristic of the Southern Yi people.
His dark gray eyes seemed to hold a vast starry sky, dazzling and captivating.
Mianmian never understood why her parents would want to go back to Changliu Village later on.
But now she suddenly understands.
A meal for two in the small courtyard seems quite nice.
Mianmian burst out laughing again.
Aruo looked up at her, "Mianmian, what's wrong?"
"Your cooking is so delicious," she said, gripping her chopsticks tightly as she continued eating, completely concealing her earlier expression.
Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, Aruo couldn't help but smile as well.
After the two finished their meal, it was already evening.
Mianmian and Aruo would sit on the rooftop, looking at the night sky.
The nights in Changliu Village are very dark, but the stars are very bright.
Looking up, all I could see were stars.
Mianmian looked at it and laughed, "When we return to the capital, we'll see even more beautiful scenery."
Aruo looked up at her along with her. "It's alright. If you still want to come, I'll bring you."
Mianmian asked, "Aren't you afraid my father and mother will blame me?"
Aruo smiled slightly and said in a serious tone, "Afraid? Of course I'm afraid."
Mianmian turned her head to look at him, "Then why did you still dare to bring me here?"
Aruo rested her head on her hand on the rooftop, gazing intently at the night sky, and slowly said, "The fish here is so delicious, I want to eat more."
Mianmian was amused by her and lay down beside him, looking at the night sky together. "Next time, if my father and mother blame you, I'll say it was because I forced you to do it."
Aruo replied, "Okay! I'll just say that the princess held a knife to my neck and asked me to take her out of the palace to the old house to eat fish."
Mianmian's lips curled into a wide smile that wouldn't fall. "Then I gave a portion of the fish you cooked to my parents, and they forgave me."
Aruo said softly with a smile, "Don't worry, even if you don't take the fish soup back, I won't let them blame you."
"Mmm." Mianmian nodded obediently, then slowly closed her eyes. Perhaps because she had been traveling all this time, she fell asleep without realizing it.
"Mianmian," Aruo called softly to her.
Seeing that she didn't speak, he turned his head slightly to look at her.
He called softly again, "Mianmian, are you asleep?"
Mianmian closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Aruo didn't call her again. She took out her cloak, carefully covered her with it, then lay down beside her, shifting slightly to maintain the proper distance between them.
He turned to the side and stared blankly at Mianmian.
A shooting star streaked across the night sky.
For Aruo, time was like a shooting star, fleeting and easily slipped through his fingers, so he cherished every single second.
He couldn't help but reach out, wanting to touch Mianmian's cheek.
But before his fingertips even touched her skin, he immediately withdrew his hand.
She was like a piece of untouchable jade, noble and flawless.
He was just a piece of mud and stone that had been discarded.
Being able to stay by her side is already a blessing, so why touch her? That would only make her get dirty with my own mud.
He turned to the side, his back to Mianmian, his deep eyes slightly reddened.
Whether it was the stars in the night sky or the stars in his eyes, they shimmered with a faint light, like the gentle morning dew.
Mianmian slept soundly that night, and when she woke up the next day, she was already back in her room.
Last night, as the night breeze grew cooler, Aruo wrapped Mianmian in a blanket and took her back to her room.
For so many years, he served as a prince's companion and a princess's bodyguard.
He had gotten used to waiting for her outside the door.
After Mianmian fell asleep, he went outside and squatted down.
I would sit there all night.
When Mianmian opened the door, a faint, sweet smell of corn wafted in.
She rushed to the kitchen and found that the cornmeal porridge and meat patties were already prepared on the table.
Aruo had already prepared it and placed it on the table before she woke up.
She quickly turned around and went to the backyard.
The sound of chopping wood came from the backyard.
She walked toward the direction of the sound.
Aruo was wearing a simple thin shirt and holding an axe to chop wood.
He chopped all the firewood in the corner, and it was piled up to about the height of a person.
Aruo spent at least half an hour cutting here.
Without thinking, Mianmian called out to him, "Aruo..."
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