A Great Plan

"I'm getting tired...?"

"Food, is there any good food...?"

With a "click," the tightly closed door slowly opened a crack as the key turned, and then walked in—a girl bent over, looking like she had reached her limit and was completely exhausted.

"Xia Yan?"

After closing the door, Hua Xin, who had collapsed on the floor near the doorway, suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The living room, which should have been brightly lit, was now eerily dark and silent. The usual caring greeting, "You've worked hard, welcome back," was nowhere to be heard from the kitchen, and even the faint aroma of food wafted through the air.

Even after the girl's voice, now burning out, echoed through the house, Xia Yan's response remained silent.

Not home?

But she didn't have time to think about why Xia Yan wasn't home; her primary task was to quickly replenish her depleted energy.

Hua Xin frowned, then silently got up from the floor, turned on the living room light, took off her shoes, and slowly walked towards the refrigerator with great difficulty.

"Luckily, there are still some sandwiches left..." Hua Xin quickly took out the only two sandwiches left in the refrigerator and took a bite out of a third of them. Then, as she closed the refrigerator door, she noticed a lone can of yogurt lying in the compartment.

Of course we can't let it go; let her devour it along with the sandwich!

After her stomach was somewhat filled, Hua Xin's strength recovered considerably, at least enough to pick up her phone and see what Xia Yan was up to.

Recently, since Xia Yan and she have both started working part-time and studying, their time is tight, and they have become more and more perfunctory when it comes to breakfast. The days of enjoying fragrant Egg Pancake and perfectly cooked porridge every morning are over.

To be honest, she still preferred the breakfast Xia Yan made.

After all, it's really hard to accept switching to a formulaic breakfast after getting used to excellent meals qwq...

Hua Xin finished her sandwich in a few bites, then lay on the table, drinking yogurt with a bit of boredom, while typing rapidly on her phone.

"Why aren't you home yet? What are you having for dinner?"

A series of sucking sounds came from her, and seeing that Xia Yan had finished her yogurt and hadn't replied to her message, she put her phone on the table and skillfully lifted the yogurt lid and started licking it.

Her motto is: Never waste a single grain of food!

After the New Year, the thing that had been on Xia Yan's mind was gone. With the busy schedule of running between school and hospital over, life gradually had to move on.

It is said that Xia Yan originally wanted to find a job with more flexible hours, such as delivering food, which could be done in short bursts of time. He could work after school every day, and on weekends he could deliver whenever he wanted or stay at home when he didn't.

It sounds like a good suggestion, since the two of them need to save money for their grand plan for the future, so they have been discussing money and travel plans during this time.

But she rejected the suggestion outright.

Hua Xin didn't want to see Xia Yan reduced to a pile of human fragments on the street. Every time she scrolled through videos, she would see food delivery drivers involved in car accidents. Although she trusted Xia Yan's driving skills, she didn't want to gamble on the probability of a drunk driver or a mentally ill person suddenly running amok.

So Xia Yan went back to install the computer.

"Buzzing".

My phone vibrated; it was a voice message from Xia Yan.

"Honey, I'll head back after I finish assembling the last computer. It's still in the warehouse. Let's have some noodles for dinner tonight~ mua."

"..."

Xia Yan's voice sounded very cheerful, and the last syllable of her voice even had a "shrimp head" ending.

Even though they've been married for a long time, Hua Xin still has to complain that this man is just too greasy.

And...

Hua Xin twitched her lips, ignoring the subsequent report from Xia Yan, which included a photo of him with a very cool computer tower. She then replayed his voice message.

"Let's have some noodles for dinner tonight."

There are three possible interpretations of this statement.

1. Xia Yan really wanted to eat Fangmian noodles, that's why she said that.

2. Xia Yan said that because he cared about her and felt sorry for her cooking.

3. Xia Yan dislikes her own cooking, which is why she insists on eating at Fangmianfang.

Although Hua Xin wanted to believe that Xia Yan was concerned about her, she had every reason to suspect that he genuinely disliked the food she cooked.

Last time, she went to the kitchen on a whim to try her hand at cooking. She was very careful and followed the precise proportions in the cookbook. But without the Thirteen Spices, she was like Naruto without the Rasengan.

Even she, who adhered to the principle of not wasting food, fell silent at that moment, wondering if she was permanently bound to Thirteen Spices, and that without the alchemy synthesis station, she could only cook noodles.

"Well..."

Although she was very unhappy, she couldn't let Xia Yan and Chi Shi continue.

Let's just stick to cooking noodles...

Hua Xin stretched, and after resuming a healthy diet and adequate nutrition, her figure seemed to be much healthier, and her complexion was noticeably better than before, on top of her already curvaceous figure.

It can only be said that it was thanks to Xia Yan's very scientific daily diet of meat, eggs, milk, fruits, and vitamins that the girl, who had been suffering from the torment of Thirteen Spices and various seasonings, received a strong boost of nutrition, laying a foundation for her future.

As Hua Xin stood up from the table, intending to head to the kitchen to see if there were any extra items, she happened to see the calendar on the cabinet under the TV.

Summer vacation is still more than a month away... It feels like this semester has already passed by in the blink of an eye. It seems like I haven't done anything meaningful yet and it's almost over.

It feels like all the time has slowly passed by in school, part-time jobs, and playing with Xia Yan...

But Hua Xin really liked this feeling.

There is nothing happier than spending every day happily with the people you love. Even without great wealth or status, just being peaceful and safe is already wonderful.

This also proves that she and Xia Yan will soon be entering their junior year...

Will I have to worry about what to do after graduation?

Graduation means starting work, and work represents their respective views on entering society...

But Hua Xin still wants to stay in the cat cafe as a band for life; she can't bear to part with her colleague Hachimi and Sister Li Xue.

But what should I do after graduation?

The girl suddenly fell into deep thought.

Well??...

Marriage and having children?