novelraw Chapter 313 : Dumplings
Chapter 313 : Dumplings
In the evening, after having medicine applied to her hands and feet, Lin Nan returned to the rental apartment.
The pain from the scraped skin was still bearable. She had already experienced the severe pain of her period several times before, which had considerably increased Lin Nan's pain tolerance.
Plopping down on the sofa, Lin Nan wanted to look down and play on her phone, but when she looked up and saw Chen Yao's concerned gaze, she immediately let out low humming sounds from her mouth.
She looked at Chen Yao pitifully: "It hurts..."
Chen Yao was stunned for a moment. When they were outside earlier, he hadn't seen Lin Nan acting this hurt, but he still anxiously comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay. Should I go to the pharmacy to buy you more medicine?"
"I want to eat dumplings."
"Okay!"
"Made by your own hands."
"But the nearest farmers market seems to be over ten minutes away by bus." Chen Yao hesitated. It wasn't that he was lazy, he just worried about leaving Lin Nan alone at home after she got injured.
But Lin Nan blinked her eyes, and a tear immediately rolled down her cheek.
"But you promised at noon to make me dumplings. I even got injured, I want to eat something good."
Chen Yao instantly panicked. He hurriedly grabbed tissues and anxiously leaned forward to help Lin Nan wipe away that tear.
"I'll go buy the meat filling for you right now and come back to make them myself!"
He hurriedly put down what he was holding and instructed: "Stay home nicely and don't run around. I'll be back in about half an hour."
"Mm, I want pork and shrimp filling."
After hearing the affirmative answer, Chen Yao rushed out the door, hurrying to buy the meat filling for Lin Nan.
As soon as he left, Lin Nan's tears immediately stopped. She contentedly rubbed her reddened eyes with her hand, but when her gaze fell on the scraped skin on her knees, she suddenly fell silent.
I should get a magic that enhances physical fitness.
It wasn't really about the humiliation of the fitness test.
Poor physical condition indeed brought her many inconveniences.
When delivering food before, Lin Nan had already considered this type of magic. Now after briefly recalling, she decided on the next magic to unlock.
She just didn't know if, after this misunderstanding, Lilith would hate her even more.
Lin Nan had the impulse to write her will.
Magic that directly enhanced physical fitness was quite advanced, and the unlocking method also broke through Lin Nan's bottom line.
But since she couldn't directly enhance physical fitness, getting magic that increased stamina could be considered an indirect solution.
Magic Power Conversion: Convert magic power into stamina... This was a toggle-type magic. Once activated, it would continuously consume magic power, but if the magic power was sufficient, it could completely be used as a passive magic.
After all, her magic power was all picked up anyway.
After Lin Nan determined her goal, she stood up and headed to the bathroom to shower. With an expressionless face, she changed into thick fluffy cat pajamas. She had just come out of the bedroom to dry her hair when Chen Yao returned to the rental carrying large and small bags.
As soon as he entered, he complained: "Pork is so expensive now, thirty yuan per pound."
Then he asked Lin Nan, who was standing in front of the mirror drying her hair: "It's so hot, why are you still wearing that kind of pajamas? Aren't you afraid you'll get heat rash at night?"
"It's fine, I'll turn on the AC." Lin Nan turned to look at the pile of things on the coffee table and asked in surprise, "Why did you buy so many things?"
Although she possessed magic that could ignore temperature, she still had to put on an act in front of Chen Yao.
"You really got bold now that you have money, huh. Didn't you want to eat dumplings? I had to buy seasonings, scallions, ginger, garlic and such. I also brought the induction cooker and pots and bowls from the dorm."
That made sense.
Lin Nan turned back to look at herself in the mirror. She felt somewhat uncomfortable. Her thighs unconsciously rubbed lightly back and forth, her brows slightly furrowed, her expression somewhat flushed.
She tugged at her pants. These were one-piece fluffy pajamas that felt soft and fuzzy to touch, but the inner layer seemed a bit rough, making her skin itch.
Her hair wasn't particularly long, but after blow-drying for a few minutes it was still only half dry. Lin Nan quickly lost patience and casually tossed the hair dryer aside. Looking over at Chen Yao, she saw he had already mixed the filling and started making dumplings.
"You don't even know how to cook, you should let me do the seasoning."
"Didn't I tell you? After you weren't at my place, I went to the restaurant to learn cooking." Chen Yao's dumpling-making movements were quite skilled, making Lin Nan barely believe what he said.
But could someone who could even mess up a fried egg really season dumpling filling? Lin Nan was very worried she'd get diarrhea tonight: "Wait before making more. Put these in the pot first, and taste for saltiness once they're cooked."
"You just don't trust me. Look how well I'm making them." Chen Yao casually picked up a dumpling wrapper bought from the market and skillfully wrapped a large dumpling, showing it to Lin Nan proudly. "Thin skin, lots of filling, guaranteed delicious."
Seeing him so confident, Lin Nan didn't continue saying anything more, afraid of hurting Chen Yao's self-esteem.
She picked up the pot, planning to wash it properly, but realized there were no tools at all. She sighed helplessly: "You're such an idiot. You brought the pot but didn't at least bring dish soap and a sponge?"
"It's over there. Your hands are scraped, don't wash the pot. I'll do it after I finish making the dumplings." Chen Yao raised his head, his tone slightly heavier. "If you have nothing to do, go play games. The food will be ready in about an hour, don't make trouble here."
Lin Nan could only plop down on the sofa, muttering: "I was helping... Besides, your cooking skills are really scary. Don't throw it all away if it turns out inedible."
"Weren't you the one who told me to buy the filling and make them myself?"
"You making them is fine, the problem is I can't let you do the seasoning..."
Lin Nan had wanted to cook a few dumplings first to taste the flavor.
Moreover, if she had nothing to do and couldn't divert her attention, she would feel uncomfortable all over.
Sitting beside Chen Yao, she unnaturally looked down between her legs, her face uncontrollably flushing.
How could there be this kind of reaction? If she had known it would be like this, she would have unlocked a different magic.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yao noticed something was off with her and teased with a smile: "In heat?"
Lin Nan looked up and glared at him: "Idiot!"
"Turn on the computer, find some TV show, I'll watch while making dumplings."
"Do it yourself!" She suddenly stood up, walked into the bedroom with a dark expression, and immediately locked the door.
Chen Yao, who was making dumplings in the living room, was instantly confused. Looking at the locked bedroom door, he furrowed his brows and pondered for a long time, unable to figure out which of his words had angered Lin Nan.
When she said she wanted to eat dumplings earlier, wasn't she quite happy? How come now that he's actually making dumplings for her, she suddenly got angry?
Could it be because he didn't let her do the seasoning?
It couldn't be because of those few joking words, could it?
Chen Yao looked down at the half-pound of meat filling, couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He called out loudly: "Are you still eating dumplings or not!"
"Yes!"
Women's hearts were truly unfathomable after all.
Lin Nan's emotions changed too quickly, right? When she wanted dumplings, she was shedding tears and acting cute, but now that he'd bought everything, she just turned hostile?