Chapter 553: No need
He was indifferent to begin with, so naturally, whatever he did, he didn’t really care.
“You’re overthinking it, there’s no need. Really, there’s no need.”
The three of them sat together, slurping their noodles in unison, which at first glance, was quite comical.
Upon closer examination, it was even more amusing.
Lin Murong quickly finished his instant noodles and drank up the soup too. Clutching the empty cup, he let out a long sigh.
He still missed his Pickled vegetable flatbread.
It wasn’t that the instant noodles weren’t tasty, it was just that Pickled vegetable flatbread had become his unattainable moonlight.
The best things are those we can’t have.
He still wanted to eat Pickled vegetable flatbread.
“What are you sighing for?” Yun Wujiu, who had also finished his noodles, saw him like this and patted his shoulder.
After the apocalypse, their eating speed was actually quite fast.
Because no one knew if the food would be snatched away in the next second.
Even those with strong abilities, like them, ate quickly.
Because it had become a habit.
Any food was only safe once it reached the stomach.
If it didn’t, it always felt like it could be taken away.
“I want to eat a flatbread,” Lin Murong looked up at the ceiling and sighed again.
“This… this… why don’t you make it yourself?” Yun Wujiu pondered for a long time before offering a suggestion.
He was actually just saying something off the cuff because he couldn’t think of anything else.
But upon hearing his suggestion, Lin Murong got excited.
“Yeah, right. Yes, I can make it myself.” Lin Murong perked up.
He could make it himself.
He could eat as much as he wanted if he made it himself.
He wouldn’t have to look at Galaxy’s face anymore.
Alright, it was decided then; he would make it himself.
“Thank you. You’re really clever. You guys just wait here, I’ll go make the flatbread.” Lin Murong said and did, darting off to make the flatbread.
Leaving Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu to look at each other in disbelief.
Wow, he had actually left.
Now what were they supposed to do.
“Then… let’s just wait,” Xu Jiaoqin finally said.
“Okay.” Since Xu Jiaoqin had spoken, Yun Wujiu would naturally listen to her.
The two of them just waited there.
During the wait, Su Yinhe came down for a bit and, seeing the two of them sitting there, brought them each a cup of milk tea.
“Boss, you’re being too polite. Really, we’re just…”
“It’s fine, it’s just two cups of milk tea. You guys… are… um…”
“We’re waiting for Lin Murong. He said he’s going to make flatbread and told us to wait,” Xu Jiaoqin explained briefly.
Su Yinhe: “…”
Hmm…
What should she say?
Lin Murong was really going all out for a bite to eat.
Really.
She genuinely admired his spirit for that.
Quite impressive.
At the same time, she also believed that he would successfully make the flatbread.
After delivering the milk teas and seeing the two waiting, she went to grab some small snacks.
“Come on, eat some snacks while you wait.” It was nice to have someone help her get rid of unwanted snacks.
She thought she would have to keep them for a long time.
“This… this is too much.” Xu Jiaoqin was startled by the small mountain of snacks in front of her.
She wouldn’t normally receive so many.
How could she accept this?
She had already taken so much from the boss.
“Don’t be shy, really, don’t be. These are just leftovers no one eats, if you don’t mind, just eat them while you wait. After all, making flatbread… takes quite some time.” And besides, this was probably Lin Murong’s first attempt at making it.
“But…” Xu Jiaoqin was still embarrassed.
“It’s fine, it’s fine, go ahead and eat. Don’t be shy.”
“Then… we won’t hold back.” Su Yinhe had urged her so many times that Xu Jiaoqin couldn’t refuse any longer.
Another reason was that she really wanted to eat.
Though they were not lacking food or clothing, snacks were a rarity.
She had seen and was quite tempted.
Plus, she had also figured out.
The boss really wanted to give her something.
How could she not accept it?
So, the two of them started to wait and snack at the same time.
When they were almost full from the snacks, Lin Murong finally came downstairs with the pancakes he had made.
“Look at the pancakes I’ve made!” Lin Murong said excitedly, holding the pancakes.
Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu put down their snacks and looked at Lin Murong’s pancakes, lost in thought.
They wanted to compliment him.
After all, he had worked hard for so long.
But looking at the color of these pancakes, they couldn’t bring themselves to praise them.
They were… way too green.
Are these really pancakes?
“Hey! Don’t judge these pancakes by their looks; they should taste good when you eat them.”
Xu Jiaoqin: “…”
Yun Wujiu: “…”
What does ‘should’ mean? Why add a ‘should’?
“Give them a try.” Lin Murong shared the pancakes with them.
Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu each held a pancake but were hesitant to take a bite.
“Come on, eat up, don’t be shy. They’re tasty,” Lin Murong urged them.
That’s easy to say, but…
“Why aren’t you eating?” Xu Jiaoqin asked the burning question.
“I… I want to watch you eat first,” Lin Murong said with a laugh that was anything but genuine.
“Really? You’re not having us test for poison, are you?” Yun Wujiu asked more bluntly.
“No, no, definitely not.”
“Then you eat first.”
Lin Murong clutched his stomach, “I already ate a lot while making them, I can’t eat anymore. Trust me, they really do taste good.”
Even though Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu didn’t quite believe him, Lin Murong was so earnest.
They still took a bite.
Hmm…
Although they looked like toxic, inedible things, they actually tasted surprisingly good when eaten.
After seeing them take several bites, Lin Murong finally felt reassured and began to eat a pancake himself.
He muttered while eating.
“See, I told you, didn’t I? Aren’t they delicious?”
Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu carefully tasted Lin Murong’s pancakes, compared them to the ones they had eaten before, and gave an objective assessment.
“It does taste good, but not as delicious as the Pickled pancakes we had earlier.”
Lin Murong: “???”
“What? The Pickled is delicious, so my chive ones aren’t?” In his heart, Lin Murong actually felt the Pickled ones were better, but how could he admit defeat.
He couldn’t lose.
The pancakes Lin Murong made couldn’t be worse than Chi Yan’s.
Hers had to be more delicious than Chi Yan’s.
Lin Murong convinced himself of that.
Then he tried to convince them too.
However, Xu Jiaoqin and Yun Wujiu didn’t buy into his brainwashing and even shot him down.
“But, yours just aren’t as good as the ones we had earlier.”
Lin Murong glared at them, “Have your hearts been frozen? So cold? Your hearts are too cold! I worked hard to make these pancakes for you, and you’re still eating them. How can you have the nerve to say such things?”
“But, you should be honest as a person,” Xu Jiaoqin said sincerely.
Lin Murong: “…”
Fine, fine, you’re honest, you’re noble.