~Between the Pages and the Coffee Pot: Translated Novels~

  Chapter 09:  Come and Fetch Water!   After Keeper Huang walked away, Chen Fan looked at the sack of rice on the ground and thought for a moment. He turned to Jiang Lili and asked, "Do you guys eat separately, or together?"   "Huh?"   Jiang Lili was taken aback, then realized, "Oh, the educated youth dormitory only has one stove.  We all cook together.  We put the rice in our lunch boxes, add water, and then put them all together in the big pot to steam. Everyone's rice is separated, it's never mixed up. If we stir-fry dishes, we do it separately, each person cooks their own."   After pausing, she whispered, "But usually no one cooks stir-fried dishes. We usually eat with pickled vegetables. The pickled vegetables are also our own, and the vegetables from the garden are mainly used for making pickled vegetables and fermented vegetables."   Chen Fan's eyes widened. So, those two dishes were prepared especially for me?   He paused for ...

  Chapter 09: Picking White Fruit   “Changxia, aren't you going to visit the witch on Mount Kana?” Chen Rong asked.   Changxia thought for a moment, shook her head, and rejected Chen Rong's suggestion, saying, “The witch will come to the tribe in a few days. We've just moved; let's stock up on some things. When the witch comes to the tribe, I want to invite her to our home.”   Changxia considered the witch as family.   Having just left the tribe to live alone, Changxia wanted to show the witch her best side.   Going to Mount Kana now wasn't suitable.   “Okay, I'll listen to you,” Chen Rong understood Changxia's meaning; he didn't want to meet the witch too early either.   Soon, the two left the salt lake.   In a short while, they arrived at the foot of Elephant Peak Mountain.   Elephant Peak Mountain, as its name suggests, resembled an elephant's peak, hence its name. White fruit trees grew at the foot of Elephant Peak Mountain. ...

  Chapter 08: Getting Salt   “Bring all the backpacks and two baskets.”   After the meal, Changxia efficiently emptied the backpacks and baskets in the den, placing them beside her to stack and tie onto Chen Rong later.   The salt lake was near Mount Kana and wasn't close to the tribe.   However, beastmen could travel quickly in their beast forms.   It would take half an hour to reach Mount Kana, and with time to collect salt, the morning would be enough for them to collect salt and pick white fruit.   At the entrance, Chen Rong transformed.   A three-meter-tall giant wolf appeared, its body pure white, a tuft of golden fur growing between its brows, echoing its golden eyes.   It looked extremely handsome.   “So handsome!” Changxia exclaimed.   She had seen Nanfeng and the tribespeople's beast forms, but now, staring at Chen Rong's beast form, her eyes were full of amazement. Changxia determined that even the chief's beast form in t...

Chapter 64: Lucky       Sisi put the chicken mushrooms back in her room and went to the bathroom to wash up.   When she was soaking her feet, Li Yuwei pushed the door open. She was full of resentment. “Ying Sisi, don't think that just because I've been through some setbacks, Dad doesn't care about me anymore, and you can turn things around with him. It's impossible! Everything in the house will be mine in the future. You're just a tool to exchange for benefits. You won't get anything in the end.”   “You're crazy!” Sisi scolded.   Does she not know she's a tool? She realized it the day they got engaged. She knew her place. “Who cares about your stuff?”   She never wanted anyone's handouts.   She'd work for what she wants.   “You don't have any proper dowry. You'll be suffering in your husband's house.” Li Yuwei left after saying what she thought would make Sisi feel bad.   She's not happy, and Sisi can't be happy eith...

Chapter 63: Having Fun       After the inscription was finished, Ying Sisi was about to pay when the young man beat her to it.   Ying Sisi was surprised.   When they were eating noodles, he only paid for his own.  She paid for the bus ride.  She thought he only had enough money for food.   Ying Sisi took the sky lantern that had their names and the words “forever together” written on it.  “Let's go watch the dragon dance first.  We'll release the lantern when it's dark, okay?”   “Sisi.”   “Hmm?”  Sisi was a little strange.  This was the first time he had called her by name since they got their marriage certificate.   It was a little strange to not be called “wife” anymore.   “I'll do whatever you say.” he said.   Ying Sisi smiled brightly. The two of them watched the dragon dance, the flower boat, the stilt walkers, and didn't reach the open field to release the sky lantern until late at night.   W...

  Chapter 07: A Warm Morning   The next day, early morning.   Chen Rong opened his sleepy eyes and wearily sat up.   After washing up, he went towards the lake, intending to collect the fish traps first. Last night, the den had been filled with the aroma of fried meat; Chen Rong had even dreamed of fried meat. He had tossed and turned all night and hadn't slept well.   Changxia, on the other hand, had slept soundly.   She even snored softly. Several times, Chen Rong had wanted to get up and eat two more pieces of fried meat. Unfortunately, he had eaten too much last night and his stomach was full.   “Chen Rong?” Changxia heard the noise and called out.   Chen Rong paused, softly saying, “I'm going to the lake to collect the fish traps. It's still early; you can sleep a little longer.” Before leaving, he wrapped the leftover meat scraps in leaves and took them with him. These scraps were specially saved to attract fish in the traps.   Heari...