After briefly discussing what they needed to do next, Luo Fan returned to the village chief's house for breakfast.
Overall, his early morning outing had been very fruitful: he had met Peach Blossom Village's madman and learned important information from Tomeko.
However, Luo Fan had promised An Xiaoran he would return for breakfast, so naturally, he came back first.
When he arrived at the village chief's house, Luo Fan saw An Xiaoran playing with the village chief's grandson and granddaughter.
Perhaps because they were all children and had more in common to talk about, An Xiaoran seemed to get along quite well with the two children in Luo Fan's eyes. He could even see a hint of a smile on her face.
With other adult strangers, such an expression would almost never appear on An Xiaoran's face.
Seeing how happy An Xiaoran was, Luo Fan did not call out to her. Instead, he stood quietly to one side and watched, happy for her too.
Although Luo Fan said nothing, An Xiaoran still noticed him after playing with the two children for a while. A sweet smile remained on her face as she called, "Brother Luo Fan."
"Xiao Ran, you seem to be getting along quite well with these two," Luo Fan said.
"They're both very nice. I really do enjoy playing with them," An Xiaoran said with a nod.
"That's good."
As before, Luo Fan was happy for An Xiaoran if she could become a little more outgoing.
When they entered the village chief's house together, breakfast was already being prepared.
Breakfast was very simple: just porridge and a small dish of pickled vegetables.
In the countryside of the era they believed this to be, this was a normal standard of living.
Luo Fan did not turn his nose up