"Little sister, come and collect the meat! There's so much pork!" Xu Kun waved to Gu Mian from afar.
Gu Mian shook her head: "I didn't do anything. These are your and Jiang Bai's spoils of war."
Xu Kun clapped his hands and said, "Little sister, you're being too polite. It's just a little pork. Come and collect it."
Gu Mian still shook her head and refused. Seeing this, Jiang Bai said, "We've known each other for so long, there's really no need to be so formal."
Besides, we've harvested way too much pork this time. Even if Xu Kun and I ate it every meal, it would probably take us a month to finish it all. You're helping us use it up."
Gu Mian: ...
If we can't finish it, we should exchange it for supplies.
Gu Mian didn't say these words aloud, after all, they really meant well.
"Since you've all put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony."
After saying that, Gu Mian actually walked over, bent down and began to collect the pork.
Xu Kun chuckled: "Don't be so polite! We've known each other for ages."
...
Time was limited on the island, and we were delayed by a herd of porcupines. By the time we had collected all the pork, there was very little time left to get to the island.
Gu Mian returned to the raft and was immediately shivering from the extreme temperature difference at sea.
Although the temperature on the island is not high, you won't feel cold wearing a light cotton-padded jacket.
On the raft, if you only wear a thin cotton-padded jacket, you will feel cold to the bone instantly.
Gu Mian returned to the wooden house shivering and warmed herself by the stove for a long time before she felt her physical condition return to normal.
The air conditioner is solar-powered, and it ran out of energy and stopped working a long time ago. I don't know when this freezing weather will end.
Xu Kun: "Hey sis, wanna get some kebabs?"
Just as I poured myself a cup of hot water to warm my hands, Xu Kun sent me another private message.
Gu Mian had no choice but to put down her cup and reply, "Eat."
The question came at just the right time; she happened to be a little hungry.
Xu Kun: "Okay, Jiang Bai is skewering meat. I'll send it to you once the meat is cooked."
Gu Mian: "Okay."
After closing the chat window, Xu Kun cut the mutton that Jiang Bai had washed and set aside into small pieces one by one.
Jiang Bai had just finished skewering the pork in his hand, so he casually picked up the pieces of mutton that Xu Kun had cut and placed aside, and skewered them onto the iron skewers.
...
Xu Kun told her to wait to eat, so Gu Mianzhen held her water glass and sat by the stove to wait for her meal.
When the weather gets cold, people become lethargic. She has no motivation to do anything now and just wants to stay by the stove to warm herself.
I was holding my water glass, lost in thought, when the light screen suddenly popped up.
[Player Xu Kun requests a video call with you. Do you agree?]
Gu Mian was startled. This game was so trendy! They even had video communication.
But why would Xu Kun suddenly decide to video call her?
Gu Mian hesitated before agreeing.
"Little sister, all the meat is skewered. There's beef, lamb, pork, rabbit, and chicken. Which one would you like to eat first?"
On the other side of the screen, Xu Kun, wearing a black windbreaker, stood next to the barbecue grill, grinning happily.
Jiang Bai sat in front of the brazier, grilling a few skewers of mushrooms. Noticing Gu Mian's gaze, he silently nodded in greeting.
Gu Mian took a sip of hot water. "Lamb, I like lamb skewers."
Xu Kun: "Alright, today I'll let you try my cooking, little sister."
Gu Mian twitched her lips and said, "Okay."
Even without a straight man, Xu Kun was having a blast all by himself.
Humming a song as he brushed on the grilling sauce, he was having a great time.
Gu Mian just held her water glass and watched Xu Kun busy himself. Soon, Xu Kun sent over 10 skewers of grilled lamb.
After Gu Mian chose to accept the gift, 20 skewers of lamb instantly appeared in her backpack.
Gu Mian: ...
Fortunately, the supplies were all in her backpack; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to explain why the number of lamb skewers in her hand had doubled while she was on a video call.
Xu Kun, holding a large bunch of beef skewers, grilled them while urging, "Little sister, come and try some, see how good my cooking is!"
Gu Mian took out the lamb skewers from her backpack, ate one, and said, "They're pretty good. The cooking is excellent."
Xu Kun chuckled: "As long as it tastes good, I'll grill you some more beef skewers later."
Gu Mian looked expectantly at the beef skewers he was grilling in his hand: "Okay."
Xu Kun's barbecue skills are indeed very good, especially since the food quality here is much better than on Earth. Under these circumstances, it would be quite difficult to make something taste bad.
Eating only barbecue can get a bit greasy after a while.
After finishing the lamb skewers, Gu Mian cut up a watermelon platter to cleanse her palate.
Of course, I didn't forget to send a copy to Xu Kun as well.
We ate and chatted, and before we knew it, more than an hour had passed.
Gu Mian slumped in her chair, rubbing her stomach. "I'm so full! I can't even eat one more skewer!"
"Can't eat anymore?" Xu Kun threw away the watermelon rind in his hand, got up and grabbed a skewer of chicken wings.
Gu Mian nodded repeatedly, "I can't eat anymore, the meat skewers are too filling."
"Alright then." Xu Kun said with dissatisfaction, "Little sister, you have too small an appetite. I still have a bunch of meat skewers that I haven't grilled yet."
Gu Mian: "..."
Gu Mian was speechless: "Compared to you, my appetite is indeed small."
Xu Kun laughed heartily: "Next time you have a chance, I'll get you something else to eat. I'm not bragging, but even though I'm not good at cooking, my grilling skills are absolutely top-notch!"
...
People tend to get sleepy when they eat too much. Gu Mian forced herself to stay awake and got up to add fuel to the stove.
I had just added it and settled back into the sofa when the system notification sounded.
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