Soon, the sound of spatulas filled the kitchen.
With a sizzle, the slices of meat slid into the hot oil, and the rich aroma of the sauce instantly filled the entire room, completely dispelling the previous stuffiness.
Yan Yu moved swiftly, quickly setting out a plate of stir-fried pork slices, a plate of braised tofu, and a bowl of steaming white rice, filling the small table in no time.
He took off his apron and turned to go back to his bedroom.
As soon as I entered, I stopped in my tracks.
On the edge of the kang, Ruan Tang was still in the same position he had left in, sitting there blankly, her big almond-shaped eyes staring straight out the window, her soul seemingly lost somewhere.
In her arms, Little White also sensed that something was wrong with its owner. For once, it didn't make a fuss. Instead, it anxiously rubbed its fluffy little face against the back of her hand, making soothing "gurgling" sounds in its throat, its dark purple eyes filled with worry.
A silent fire ignited in Yan Yu's heart, not anger, but restlessness.
He didn't like her looking so lost and dejected, especially when she was around him.
He strode over, bent down, and swept his arms under her knees and back, lifting her up without a word.
"ah!"
Suddenly suspended in mid-air, Ruan Tang gasped and instinctively reached out to wrap her arms around his neck.
The familiar scent, carrying a hint of soap and the aroma of cooking, enveloped her, finally pulling her jumbled thoughts back to their normal course.
She didn't fully come to her senses until her bottom landed on the solid wooden chair.
Before me was a steaming bowl of food, and a pair of warm wooden chopsticks were placed in my hand.
Yan Yu sat opposite her, his unfathomable black eyes fixed on her.
What are you thinking about?
He picked up a piece of glistening, oily meat with his chopsticks and stuffed it directly into her bowl, his voice low and tinged with a sense of helplessness at being unable to do anything about her.
"Even if the sky falls, we have to finish our meal first."
"oh."
Ruan Tang nodded, looking at the fragrant slices of meat in the bowl, and the craving in her stomach finally overcame the tangled mess in her mind.
She shoveled a mouthful of rice into her mouth, chewing slowly, and mumbled out the astonishing discovery she had just made.
“Brother, I remember now… The original owner’s mother used to hide a box. The jade in that box was transparent, but I didn’t see it at home when I left Haicheng.”
She tried her best to search for those fragments in the original owner's complex memories.
"That piece of jade was transparent, extremely clear, so clear that you could see the lines on your hand when you held it. Its shape was also strange; it wasn't auspicious clouds or animals, it was just a... irregular piece."
The more she spoke, the more her brows furrowed.
“I’m sure that when we were in Haicheng, Xiaobai emptied the Ruan family’s old house and definitely didn’t see that jade.”
That's strange.
Since the original owner's mother treasured that transparent jade so much, even hiding it in a secret compartment, how did it disappear later? Was it stolen, or did she move it herself?
Yan Yu then placed a piece of tofu, fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, on her plate, interrupting her reverie.
"Let's eat first."
His tone was calm, yet it possessed a reassuring power.
"Let's think about it after we finish eating."
"Mmm." Ruan Tang obediently responded, temporarily putting the transparent jade pendant and Jia Ximei aside.
Of all things under heaven, eating is the most important.
Yan Yu's cooking always has a kind of magic; even though it's the most common home-style dishes, it always manages to win her over with its delicious food.
The two people and the mouse quickly devoured all the food on the table.
Little White, its belly round and full, lay contentedly on the corner of the table, slowly washing its face with its two tiny mithril paws. It even secretly let out a burp, licking its pink little tongue around its mouth, looking incredibly cute.
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