Chapter 101 - Her First Meal with Rice and Accompanying Dishes (2/2)

“Just let me do it today.” Parker took the fish from Bai Qingqing. “I’ve already mastered it. Qingqing, just go and sit on the grass. I’ll call you when the food is ready.”

“Alright,” Bai Qingqing said. After Parker went out the door, she started preparing the firewood.

Although she frequently sat around and waited to eat at home, she wasn’t used to sitting around and letting Parker—who was neither kith nor kin to her—serve her here.

Cortis quietly scooped a bowl of rice into the stone bowl, then went to the river, bringing along the bamboo with him.

Shortly after, the fragrance of bamboo rice and stewed fish wafted through the air.

Cortis skilfully held up the bamboo with two rods and, after poking away the cover on the bamboo, brought it to Bai Qingqing. “Here, Xiao Bai.”

Seeing this, Parker hurriedly handed a pair of chopsticks to her and said, “Qingqing, the fish is cooked. Eat it.”

Bai Qingqing took the chopsticks first and instantly felt a coldness emanating from Cortis. She quickly took the bamboo rice from him. “I like to eat rice together with fish.”

The beastmen probably didn’t eat this way. Bai Qingqing was afraid they wouldn’t believe her, so she picked up a small fish from the pot, placed it on the bamboo rice, then started eating with relish.

As the fish and rice entered her mouth, Bai Qingqing was so touched she felt like crying. This was the first decent meal she had had since she transmigrated here. Finally!

Parker curiously stared at her for a while, then asked, “Does it really taste good this way?”

“It’s delicious! Do you want to try? Rice tastes the best when eaten with accompanying dishes.” Bai Qingqing then looked towards Cortis, her tone subconsciously becoming more gentle. “Do you want to try as well?”

“No!” Parker instantly refused. No way would he touch food cooked by that snake. Moreover, he couldn’t bear to eat it, for rice was too hard to come by.

Cortis also turned his head away, answering Bai Qingqing’s question with his actions.

Bai Qingqing felt that they were missing out. Shaking her head, she said, “Such delicacies. It’s a pity neither of you wishes to try.”