“Sorry, it seems like it's been too long to recall.”

Li Tianran spoke again in the group.

Wang Nannan stared blankly at the photos Li Tianran had sent, swallowed hard, and suddenly felt that her pickled pepper chicken feet weren't so appealing anymore!

She roared inwardly that this was impossible. Food was so precious now, where could a farmer like Li Tianran get so much delicious food, especially the most valuable vegetables?

Fan Pengfei: Holy crap? Is this real? Li Tianran, you’re inhuman! You're actually eating hot pot in this situation, are you trying to make us drool!

Zhou Ning: Is this for real? Is it a picture he found online?

Just after Zhou Ning sent this question, Li Tianran posted a selfie of himself putting a beef ball in his mouth.

Zhou Ning: This is real, ahhhhh! Li Tianran, you're too mean! We're all starving, and you're eating so well! It's so unfair!

At the end, Zhou Ning sent a crying emoji.

Wang Nannan's brow twitched wildly.

At that moment, she felt a surge of anger rising in her heart.

Why?

Why can a farmer like you live more comfortably than me at a time like this?

You should be living in a house with drafts coming in from all sides, gnawing on hard, cold steamed buns!

Wang Nannan was almost driven mad with anger.

Li Tianran was clearly trying to provoke her on purpose. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he showed off hot pot photos just when she was showing off her marinated food?

Compared to a steaming, spicy hot pot, pickled pepper marinated food that had been frozen for who knows how long had no appeal at all!

But looking at these pictures, Wang Nannan was really getting angry.

Her eyes were like those of a hawk, frantically trying to pick out a flaw.

Wang Nannan: Heh heh... some people just don't look like royalty even if they wear a dragon robe, and they don't know how to enjoy a good life even if they have it! Mutton shouldn't be cooked in a red soup base, or it will ruin the original fresh flavor of the mutton. Authentic sliced mutton requires "seven up and eight down," meaning you use chopsticks to dip the mutton seven times in the broth, and that's when the flavor is best. Yours... is obviously cooked for too long, the mutton is falling apart.

Wang Nannan: Also, good steak should use tenderloin, which is the least exercised part of the cow, so the texture is incredibly tender, and relatively lean with very little marbling. Medium-rare is the best. The one in the picture is a bit burnt on the outside, and it doesn't even have the most basic black pepper seasoning and onions...

Wang Nannan: And speaking of drinks, how can you pair steak with cheap bottled juice? The taste of industrial sugar will ruin the flavor of the steak's meat juices, giving the meat a bitter taste.

Wang Nannan: In conclusion, Li Tianran, you don't even understand the most basic table manners.

Wang Nannan sent a series of texts, each from a professional perspective, and looking at those words, she felt a sense of victory.

Speechless now, aren't you?

You really thought you could show off your superiority with a few pictures?

Trash!

Didn't I shut you up so you couldn't say a word!

Wang Nannan thought triumphantly.

The group was quiet, seemingly holding a popcorn mentality, wanting to see how Li Tianran would respond.

Li Tianran looked at the long tirade Wang Nannan had sent, and immediately laughed and shook his head. He picked up his phone and replied with only a few words.

"You know a lot, you're very professional. If you didn't say these things, I wouldn't know them now."

Wang Nannan raised an eyebrow at the words Li Tianran replied.

Did Li Tianran admit defeat?

But then, Li Tianran replied again, "But... I have something to eat."

"You, have nothing to eat."

After sending these two sentences, Li Tianran sent a picture of a hand grabbing a steak and garlic at the same time, and said: I admire you quite a bit, I still want to hear you continue to explain table manners! Your lectures are perfect to eat with!

The group was dead silent for a full ten seconds, and then it boiled over again.

Zhou Ning: Li Tianran, you're so sarcastic! Hahaha!

Fan Pengfei: A real passive-aggressive guy...

Song Jiangshuo: When it comes to sarcasm, I'm willing to call you the strongest!

Wu Lele: I've had professional training, no matter how funny something is, I won't laugh! Unless I can't help it... Pfft! Hahaha!

The WeChat group exploded because of Li Tianran's words.

Wang Nannan's face was flushed with anger.

She had a long tirade, but Li Tianran's simple and straightforward two or three sentences completely broke her defense!

Li Tianran: Also, what were you saying just now? Your unit director asked your dad for a favor and got some marinated food from the grain procurement point for you? If I remember correctly, according to wartime regulations, no individual or unit may take supplies from the procurement point in any way other than normal queuing to buy them... Your director broke the rules, right? No, to be precise, he committed a crime, right?

Li Tianran: Screenshot reported! Please call me the light of justice!

Looking at her phone, Wang Nannan felt her head buzzing. Finally, she couldn't catch her breath and fainted.

……

Li Tianran put down his phone with a smile on his face.

He felt very good at this moment, very good!

He wasn't the kind of person who liked to show off, but he was interested in hitting back at those who liked to show off!

Hanhan looked at Li Tianran and blinked her eyes, "Big brother, why are you so happy?"

"It's nothing! Eat! Eat!" Li Tianran didn't want to tell Hanhan about this, so he smiled and put a chopstick of greens into Hanhan's small bowl full of mutton slices: "Eat more greens, supplement your vitamins!"

"Big brother, drink watermelon juice!" Hanhan thoughtfully pushed the cup over: "Freshly squeezed, I put carrots in it, it tastes very good..."

Li Tianran picked it up and took two sips, patted his belly contentedly: "There's no need to pair steak with red wine, the taste of juice without artificial sweeteners is really good!"

After the meal was over, the frozen meat in the freezer was completely empty, leaving only two or three pieces.

Li Tianran weighed them, probably only three or four pounds.

"These things can be used to pay Lao Yang's rent." Li Tianran said to himself, "Ten days have passed, and the work in the planting area is on track. It's time to raise some chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep!"

In recent days, those agricultural robots had already transformed the former animal husbandry area.

Although the area was less than one mu, it was enough for Li Tianran to invest in raising livestock in the early stage, to support their brother and sister's daily food needs.

When he accumulated some more points, he planned to expand the livestock area again to the same area as the planting area.

"But these things will have to wait until tomorrow..." Li Tianran looked up at the clock hanging on the wall, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "Let's finish what needs to be done tonight first."

……

Nancheng, Hehe Villa District.

Inside a villa.

Ren Xiao opened the door and walked in: "Mr. Bai, this is my house. Please stay here tonight. I will arrange a new place for you tomorrow when I have time!"

Bai Jingyan had a kind smile on his face: "President Ren, thank you for the trouble!"

"You live downstairs. There are four rooms to choose from. Also, don't knock on the door randomly after midnight. If you need anything, call the room phone. You can contact each other." Ren Xiao arranged quickly: "I'll have dinner prepared and sent to your room."

Although there was a food shortage now, it was not a problem for people like Ren Xiao. Her financial strength was enough to support her to live as freely as before the world's cataclysm in this environment.

"Okay." Bai Jingyan nodded and said gently, "Sorry to bother you."

Behind Bai Jingyan, two strong men carried their luggage into a room on the first floor.

Seeing this, Ren Xiao also turned and walked towards the second floor.

Just then, she frowned as if she heard something, looked around, and muttered to herself, "It's so cold, are there still mosquitoes?"

A hummingbird with a metallic sheen flew in through the cracks in the doors and windows, and silently flew from Ren Xiao's blind spot to the second floor.