Chapter 32: Domineering Flavor

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Domineering Flavor

After sending off the enthusiastic onlookers, Hua Buwan returned to the supermarket, exhausted.

What she didn’t know was that this group of helpful folks would later actually keep their word.

Not long after, when Lin Baozhu sneaked into the area wearing a face mask, she was immediately spotted by the elderly residents sitting at their doors shooting the breeze. They instantly blocked her path. The children even charged to the front lines, shaping their hands into finger guns and firing at her in the air. "PEW, PEW, PEW!"

Of course, some of the little boys also unleashed imaginary attacks at her, firing off the Specium Ray, the Kamehameha, and the Buddha’s Palm.

Hua Buwan remained entirely unaware of all this.

Upon returning to the supermarket, she locked the door, first putting the money back into the cash register before heading up to the second floor. She then took the refrigerator and the fish with pickled mustard greens out of her space.

"Sigh." Hua Buwan looked helplessly at the pot of fish. She had been quite hungry just moments ago, but now she had suddenly lost her appetite.

Suddenly, the automated chime sounded. "Welcome!"

Hua Buwan’s eyes lit up. Acting faster than she could think, she dashed downstairs, her hurried footsteps echoing—PATTER, PATTER, PATTER. Sure enough, she saw Ling Qianjun push open the back door and walk out.

When Ling Qianjun heard the rapid footsteps, he thought something bad had happened to Hua Buwan. But the moment his gaze met her sparkling eyes, he felt an undeniable, gentle tickle in his heart, as if it had been lightly scratched by a kitten’s paw.

Hua Buwan chuckled. "Hey, didn’t you already come by today? How come you’re..."

Ling Qianjun let out a soft laugh and replied, "We entered the city, slipped some silver to the government officers, and settled into a room at the inn. So, I wanted to see if I could open the Any Door inside the room. Since my family is keeping watch inside, there’s no fear of anyone else discovering it.

"I didn’t expect it to actually work," he added, deeply pleasantly surprised by this discovery.

After he had applied his medicine and rested for a moment, he let his mother and sister back inside. They had the inn’s waiter prepare and bring in some hot water. Together, they washed their faces and wiped away the grime from their bodies. Just then, everyone’s stomachs began to growl, which made him think of Hua Buwan.

So, right in front of his family, Ling Qianjun pictured going to relieve himself and heading straight to Hua Buwan’s place! And just like that, the Any Door materialized out of thin air!

Witnessing this spectacle for the first time, all four members of the Ling family were stunned, their eyes wide and unblinking. Ling Qianjun then stepped through the Any Door right before their eyes. Right now, the other three were likely circling the door that had appeared out of nowhere on their end.

Hua Buwan thought about it for a moment, picturing the scene in her mind, and burst into laughter.

Just then, her own stomach let out an uncooperative growl—GRUMBLE.

Embarrassed, she clutched her stomach and looked at Ling Qianjun. "I’m hungry, haha. Have you eaten? Do you want to eat together?"

Ling Qianjun thought of his family on the other side, waiting for him to bring back some food. "Alright," he said, accepting Hua Buwan’s invitation.

Hua Buwan led Ling Qianjun up to the second floor. She set out two pairs of bowls and chopsticks alongside the pot of fish with pickled mustard greens. Then, she brought over the rice cooker and lifted the lid.

It was Ling Qianjun’s first time smelling such a rich, mouth-watering aroma. His Adam’s apple bobbed involuntarily. When his gaze shifted to the rice inside the cooker, he was astounded. The grains were incredibly white, as translucent as pearls from the deep sea. He suspected that not even the Emperor himself had ever eaten rice like this.

Hua Buwan wasn’t worried about running out of rice, as she had cooked quite a lot. Her original plan had been to save some cold leftover rice for egg fried rice tomorrow morning, so the amount was perfect for right now.

"Come on, let’s dig in." After filling two bowls with rice, Hua Buwan urged Ling Qianjun to start eating.

But a second later, she caught sight of the wound on Ling Qianjun’s neck. "Oh, I forgot you’re injured! This dish is spicy. It’s best if you don’t eat it; it won’t be good for your wound’s healing."

Ling Qianjun had just picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks.

Hearing her, he quickly shoved it straight into his mouth!

Hua Buwan stared in utter shock.