Afternoon, Huishui River ice surface.
Several n in police uniforms were patrolling along the ice to prevent any unexpected situations on the ice surface.
With Jiang Ning’s permission, Wang Yong left with many thanks.
Jiang Ning was preparing to return to the tent to inform Bai Yuxia and the twins about the addition of an outsider.
Xue Yuantong suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"
Jiang Ning was puzzled, "What’s up?"
If Tongtong disagreed, he would have responded with a look earlier, rather than rembering to stop afterward.
Xue Yuantong held a small folding stool, slightly raising her head to stare at Jiang Ning’s face.
She said, "I never realized before that Wang Yong from our class is so considerate to others."
Jiang Ning calmly said, "Because Lou Keke is his neighbor and she’s pretty."
Xue Yuantong: "Oh..."
She admitted that Lou Keke was indeed a bit more attractive, but Xue Yuantong considered herself not in full form yet, just in her juvenile phase.
However, hearing Jiang Ning praise another girl’s beauty made her feel a bit jealous.
Plus, Jiang Ning had even checked out her long legs before!
Xue Yuantong pouted, "Hmph! Let ask you a question."
Once again, it was ti for her exclusive silly question segnt. Jiang Ning remained composed and decided to humor her, knowing he almost never lost.
Xue Yuantong asked crisply, "If one day, we’re not together anymore, would you find soone prettier than ?"
Jiang Ning responded seriously, without a doubt, "No, in my heart, you’re the prettiest."
Xue Yuantong fixed her dark eyes on him, feeling Jiang Ning’s sincerity. A sweet joy spread within her, as if the world had brightened.
Jiang Ning: "Hmm, now it’s my turn to ask you, if we were to separate..."
Before he could finish, Xue Yuantong interrupted, leaving behind a cool silhouette and a firm statent, "We will never separate!"
Jiang Ning chuckled, "Tongtong, do you think you’re cool?"
Xue Yuantong: "Hmph."
Jiang Ning showed her the photos he had just taken. Xue Yuantong realized she was captured like a little mushroom on the ground.
"Stinky Jiang Ning, I’m going to beat you!" Xue Yuantong hit him.
...
Inside the warm tent.
Bai Yuxia was brewing tea by the stove, with the useless twins gathering around to watch her in action.
Chen Siyu was restless, always moving around. The tent was warm, and Bai Yuxia was squeezed between them like a sandwich.
She struggled to free her arm, trying to take off her down jacket, but accidentally hit the back of her hand against Chen Siyu’s chest.
Chen Siyu imdiately crossed her arms over her chest, feeling wronged, "Yuxia, you’re so bad, why take advantage of !"
Chen Siqing: "Sis, you’re not pure anymore!"
Chen Siyu: "Oh no, my innocence is gone."
Bai Yuxia cast her a sideways glance, "You sell tofu or sothing?"
"Huh?" Chen Siyu got annoyed, "You’re the tofu!"
She wanted to take off her clothes to prove to Xiaxia.
Just then, Jiang Ning led Tongtong into the tent, and Chen Siyu quickly said, "So hot, so hot!"
She naturally took off her coat.
Xue Yuantong glanced at the stove, comnting, "It really is hot."
The stove in the tent was one Jiang Ning bought earlier, filled with wood charcoal provided by Boss Yang. It burned without smoke and provided more heat. With a stainless steel grid on top, it could warm up the place, brew tea, enjoy hotpot, and roast at, offering multiple functions.
Outside, it was all ice and snow, but inside the tent, they didn’t even need to wear padded jackets. It was toasty and especially comfortable.
Xue Yuantong took out a large waterlon from a wooden box, wielding a big knife to cut it, giving everyone a slice each.
Eating waterlon in winter was exceptionally satisfying, especially when it was generally unavailable due to the high prices in winter.
Xue Yuantong put down the treasured knife and said, "Later, I’ll prepare so fish for you to enjoy grilled fish slices, they’re delicious."
She ate waterlon and casually pinched a piece of Cat Ear Crisp.
The twins’ mouths seed to have waterlon attached, munching away crazily, with juice splattering everywhere.
Bai Yuxia was much more elegant, eating the waterlon in small bites, slowly, but after the extra slices were consud by the sisters, her composure started to falter.
"After the fish is grilled, I’ll make a fish hotpot for you to eat, with tomatoes. You haven’t tried my tomato fish, have you?" Xue Yuantong said proudly.
Facing the useless Bai Yuxia and the twins, she who could cook enjoyed directing the scene.
Chen Siyu’s eyes lit up, "I heard from Yang Sheng that your tomato pot is a culinary delight."
"Heh, Yang Sheng knows what’s good," Xue Yuantong said. Last ti during the hotpot at Taishan, Yang Sheng got to try the tomato pot. Ah, more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Siyu was eating waterlon and imagining the tomato pot when suddenly, her expression turned serious, "Wait, I have a question!"
Bai Yuxia: "Hmm?"
Chen Siyu looked around and asked, "We’re on the ice now, right? With such high temperatures, if we keep cooking hotpot, what if the ice lts and we sink into the river?"
Her sister Chen Siqing also showed a worried expression upon hearing this.
Bai Yuxia: "The ice beneath us is about thirty to forty centiters thick right now. Cars can drive on it, so what are you worried about?"
Chen Siyu still felt scared, "But we’re near a fire, and fire lts ice!"
Jiang Ning’s tone was calm, "If necessary, I will take action."
The sound of his voice cald Chen Siyu significantly. She thought for a mont and asked, "Jiang Ning, I an, if the ice were to lt and we fell into the river, would you save my sister and first?"
Bai Yuxia retorted, "Idiot."
But she too was curious about Jiang Ning’s answer.
Xue Yuantong sat upright, eating waterlon with her eyes fixed elsewhere, but her ears perked up.
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