Cooking porridge
"Because you're sick! Don't you usually drink porridge when you have a fever or are sick?"
Lin Yuan looked at her and shook her head, saying, "I don't know, no one has told me about this."
"Hmm? What do you eat when you're sick?" Xu Feifei asked, puzzled.
Seeing that she was getting off-topic, Lin Yuan steered the conversation back to the main point, saying, "Just grab something to eat. Why don't you buy it from a restaurant and cook it yourself instead?"
Xu Feifei's focus has always been different from that of ordinary people. When she is interested in something, she is easily distracted and thinks about other things. "Wow, that's so cool?! When I'm sick, my mom will force me to abstain from certain foods. When I'm sick, I have to drink porridge, all kinds of porridge."
"Your mother is very good to you, but why are you making porridge for me?" Lin Yuan asked again.
Xu Feifei said matter-of-factly, "Because the food sold outside is unhealthy. They always add chicken essence, MSG and the like. Eating too much of these is not good for your stomach."
Xu Feifei was instilled with the idea from a young age that food sold outside was unsanitary, always containing various seasonings, food additives, preservatives, and the like, which could easily cause diarrhea. However, listening was one thing, doing was another. She ate out without hesitation, but if she was sick, she resolutely refused to eat takeout.
Being sick and not being sick are two different things, so Xu Feifei doesn't feel conflicted about what she eats.
Upon hearing these words, Lin Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly as she asked, "What if it were someone else? What about Nangong Ye? Would you cook for him?"
"Huh?" Xu Feifei looked at her in surprise. "Why do you think that?"
"I just wanted to ask."
Xu Feifei thought for a moment, "As for other people, I'll say it depends on the person. For someone like Nangong Ye, he'd definitely go to the restaurant and buy the most expensive thing!"
It's no wonder the male lead dislikes the porridge she makes; after all, she's not the female lead. When the female lead makes him a bowl of porridge, he's overjoyed. But she's a villainous supporting character; even if her cooking is divine, the male lead won't even glance at it.
In this situation, the only solution is to use money. It's effortless and easy, so why not? Besides, money is no object in Mary Sue's world.
Lin Yuan asked in confusion, "Why is Nangong Ye the most expensive?"
"Because he doesn't like the cheap ones, he picks the expensive ones. He's already grateful to have something to eat, yet he's still being so picky..." As Xu Feifei spoke, the male lead's irritating expression popped into her mind, and she became angrier and angrier as she spoke.
Lin Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and her mood brightened again.
To avoid a fit of swearing, Xu Feifei quickly changed the subject, saying, "Lin Yuan, the thermometer should be ready by now. Take it out and let me see."
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, turned around, took out a thermometer, and handed it to her without even glancing at it.
Xu Feifei took the thermometer, which still held Lin Yuan's body temperature. Although it was a normal temperature, it felt unusually hot to the touch. She looked down at the mercury bar and said, "37.4℃."
"It seems I'm all better now," Lin Yuan nodded.
Xu Feifei looked up and asked, "Is this considered a low-grade fever? How is it considered good?"
"A low-grade fever is defined as 37.3℃~38℃. Mine was 37.4℃, just 0.2℃ away from being fully recovered."
Xu Feifei frowned as she looked at her. Was that the logic? It seemed both right and wrong. After hesitating for a while, she said, "Almost healed and fully healed are two different things. You should take better care of yourself. Don't let yourself get cold like you did yesterday."
Lin Yuan nodded and said okay.
"Oh right, you haven't eaten the breakfast you bought! It'll be a waste if you don't eat it, what should we do?"
"So you don't want to eat, then you don't?"
"No, we can't waste food. Should we save it for lunch? But it'll be cold and not fresh by then," Xu Feifei thought for a moment. "How about we give it to Zhang Jiayi and Zeng Hao?"
Lin Yuan frowned and said unhappily, "They won't eat."
"Why?"
"Because they are not boarding students, they wouldn't come to school just for a breakfast like this."
Xu Feifei patted her head. "Oh right, how could I forget about that? Give it to Nangong Ye, I think he's staying there."
"No, I'll take it to Auntie later," Lin Yuan said after thinking for a moment.
Xu Feifei then asked, "Which auntie?"
Lin Yuan lowered her head slightly, staring at the ground, and slowly said, "An aunt who takes care of me, I'll go give it to her now." After saying that, she got up to leave.
Okay! Bye-bye!
After closing the door, Lin Yuan went back to get breakfast and walked outside the dormitory.
Several people were already walking around outside the dormitory with umbrellas, and Lin Yuan was about to throw away the breakfast she was holding. Just then, she heard a "swish" sound.
Lin Yuan looked over and saw an older woman sweeping the floor. So she went over and handed her the breakfast she was holding.
"What's wrong? Child?" the aunt asked, puzzled.
"Auntie..." Lin Yuan called out, but couldn't bring herself to say it. The words "Breakfast is for you" were already on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't say them; they remained stuck in her heart.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask where the trash can is?" But what came out of my mouth was something else entirely.
The woman looked at her questioningly, then finally pointed to the trash can. "It's over there, child!"
Lin Yuan knew where the trash can was, but she pretended to look at it and thanked the auntie. She walked to the trash can, gently placed the breakfast down, and then turned and left.
"Hmph~ Hmph~" Xu Feifei hummed a little tune as she tidied up the house. The things she had just bought were still piled up in the corner.
Before Lin Yuan even returned, she had already arranged everything neatly and in perfect order. Looking at the tidy room, she was very satisfied.
With a ring of the bell, Monday arrived.
Xu Feifei lay on the table, quite dissatisfied. Everything was normal on Saturday, but on Sunday, after Lin Yuan recovered, she woke her up at eight o'clock in the morning to do her homework.
There's a saying that goes, "High school students' holidays are just a change of scenery for doing homework." Even in dreams—oh no! In novels—it's the same. The weekend consists of doing homework, eating, rushing to finish homework, eating again, showering, rushing to finish and copying homework.
Finally, I was able to finish all my homework.
Xu Feifei watched Lin Yuan write incredibly fast on Sunday, and she was extremely envious. However, she didn't aspire to that; she just wanted to stop and rest.
During this time, Xu Feifei begged Lin Yuan to let her go, using all sorts of methods, such as acting cute, charming, and pitiful. Unfortunately, none of it worked on Lin Yuan.
That night, Xu Feifei worked on her liver-related tasks until 11 p.m., until she felt dizzy and lightheaded.
"Feifei, a new week, a new beginning! How come I already think you're not up to par on the first day?" Zeng Hao teased.
Xu Feifei looked at Zeng Hao's huge dark circles and retorted without hesitation, "The weekend is my new beginning! And how dare you say that to me?"
Zeng Hao chuckled dryly, "I got really into it yesterday!"
"Hey! Woman, why are you acting like a lapdog? Hahaha!" Nangong Ye laughed lewdly as he passed by.
"Hehe. You're the most energetic one, where's the husky!" Xu Feifei hadn't slept enough yesterday, and now she was quite irritable. She wasn't being polite to the male lead either.
"Pug and husky, only one word difference. You two are really not a good match!" Zeng Hao joked, then quickly made his escape.
Nangong Ye scoffed, "It's only a one-word difference, but it's worlds apart. Huskies are much more noble and handsome, okay!"
After saying that, he took the breakfast from Xu Feifei's table, held his head high, and went back home with an air of superiority.
Xu Feifei was incredibly sleepy and didn't want to argue with Zeng Hao anymore, but she couldn't help rolling her eyes at the male lead. "They're implying you're a dog, and you're still trying to act superior!"
"Lin Yuan, I can't go on. I need to sleep for a while! Wake me up during morning reading." Xu Feifei said sleepily, her eyes half-closed. After saying that, she immediately lay down on the table and fell asleep.
Lin Yuan looked at her sleeping face, her fair complexion, and the faint dark circles under her eyes, which made her look slightly tired.
I couldn't help but wonder if I was too strict or too late for her to do her homework last night. But the monthly exam is coming up soon, and that will affect whether she gets transferred to another class.
Time always seems to fly by as we approach our senior year of high school, and before we knew it, it was time for morning reading. The class representative went up to the front of the class and called on everyone to stand up and get ready to read.
At first, there were only scattered reading sounds, but gradually it developed into a full-blown reading session.
Lin Yuan gently patted Xu Feifei's shoulder.
Xu Feifei groggily raised her head, looked around, and then looked at herself.
After Lin Yuan saw that she had woken up, she gently reminded her, "It's time to start reading."
Xu Feifei nodded resignedly, pulled out the book, and looked at the words. The words on the book gradually blurred, and her head kept bobbing up and down. She looked just like a chick pecking at rice.
Seeing how sleepy she was, Lin Yuan couldn't bear it and said, "Feifei, why don't you take a nap? I'll watch the teacher for you!"
"Okay!" Xu Feifei said, then fell asleep immediately.
In the classroom, most students were reading aloud with the class representative. A small number were doing their own things, and some were even secretly eating breakfast.
Just then, Nangong Ye swaggered over. He snorted and said, "Why is this woman always sleeping?"
His hands were itching to slam the table, ready to shout and scare Xu Feifei.
Lin Yuan spoke up first to stop her, saying, "Don't scare her, let her sleep for a while."
Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, Nangong Ye immediately stopped and awkwardly withdrew his hands. He said to Lin Yuan with dissatisfaction, "I was helping her with her studies! The best time to plan for the year is spring, and the best time to plan for the day is morning. According to experts, early morning reading is more effective in improving memory!"
Lin Yuan glanced at him, then looked down at her book and said, "It varies from person to person; we can't generalize."
Nangong Ye was a little stunned after hearing Lin Yuan's rebuttal. After a while, he realized what she meant and said, "Lin Yuan, this is the first time I've realized how much you care about others."
Lin Yuan continued doing her exercises, without giving Nangong Ye a single glance.
Seeing that she was ignoring him, Nangong Ye felt a little embarrassed and said angrily, "Lin Yuan, I'm talking to you!"
The classroom was still filled with the sound of students reading aloud; everyone was focused on their textbooks, and no one looked over here. Except for a few students around them who were peeking out from the side and listening intently.
After a silence that lasted for three or four seconds, Nangong Ye was about to question her again.
At this moment, Lin Yuan slowly looked at him and said, "Not bad!"
Nangong Ye looked at Lin Yuan and was stunned after receiving her answer. He didn't know if it was Lin Yuan's answer to his question, or...
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