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The young couple rarely get a holiday together.

That evening, the two of them were eating watermelon in the yard while watching the sunset. Gu Lanxi suggested that they go hiking, picnicking, and camping the next day, and then come back the day after tomorrow to catch their flight.

Lu Nanting naturally agreed and excitedly pulled Gu Lanxi to go to the warehouse to find equipment, but Gu Lanxi pulled him upstairs to the study.

She's very good at preparing these things, but she always went out alone before; this time it was with someone else.

After discussing it for a while, the two quickly optimized the checklist according to the standard of camping for two people, and then printed it into two copies.

"You go to the warehouse, I'll prepare the other things."

Gu Lanxi took a pen and marked the parts that each person was responsible for.

Lu Nanting took the list downstairs to the basement warehouse, while Gu Lanxi took the list upstairs to prepare clothes and a first-aid kit.

After Gu Lanxi had prepared all the odds and ends and came downstairs, Lu Nanting had already efficiently prepared her hiking backpack.

Last November, Gu Lanxi was officially announced as the global ambassador for Travelers. Prior to that, in September, the merchant sent a complete set of outdoor camping equipment for Gu Lanxi to try out.

In addition, Lu Nanting had endorsed similar competing products a couple of years ago, so there was a wide range of options available in the warehouse.

Lu Nanting took the list downstairs and quickly found everything.

"There's dew at night, does the tent come with a double layer?"

Gu Lanxi checked the power bank's battery level and then made a final confirmation.

"Yes, everything is prepared according to the list. Which pot should I bring?"

There are so many pots and pans at home, filling an entire shelf, that it's a bit difficult for him to choose the most suitable one.

"It comes with that big belly because there's a lot of dust in the wild, so it's cleaner this way, and it won't splatter oil when stir-frying. You can also put a steamer rack on it to steam things."

The housekeeper had been traveling with them on business trips for several months, but she went home while they were on vacation. Now it's just the two of them at home, so they have to make all the decisions themselves. If they're unsure about something, they discuss it with each other.

"I think we need to create a menu."

"Don't worry about it. I've already spoken to Aunt Xiao, and she'll prepare it for us. We can take it with us tomorrow morning."

Lu Nanting nodded.

Seeing that everything was ready and filled a large hiking backpack, he nodded in satisfaction.

This is what boyfriend material looks like.

Back in the bedroom, the two lay down hand in hand, gazing at the moonlight streaming through the ceiling, both feeling a little excited.

"When I was little, I often went camping at the farm with my parents and brother. I don't know if you remember, but about a mile west of the rose field, there's a wide riverbank..."

“I remember my mother said that the sandy soil in that area was particularly suitable for growing sweet potatoes.”

“There’s a grassy area on the riverbank that our family always chooses for camping.”

"It's safer to bring young children to your own home, that's the right thing to do."

The two chatted idly, and as Lu Nanting spoke, he remembered something interesting:

“My two older brothers and I would always dig our own stove, and we would only eat what was cooked in our own stove. I was the youngest, but I was very skillful, and I could always dig quickly and well. My brothers would come and tease me, making my face all messy, but I was always happy to do it…”

Lu Nanting's eyes sparkled as she talked about her childhood.

This is a state that only children who grow up in loving families can achieve.

Gu Lanxi didn't want to spoil the mood, so she didn't mention her own affairs at all, but kept pressing him for details.

Lu Nanting didn't ask about her sad stories. He got carried away and talked for a long time. Finally, he couldn't help but dream: "When we have children and they grow up, we can do the same thing."

The Lu family is wealthy, and so is the Zhang family, but Mrs. Lu never prevents her children from getting close to nature.

On the contrary, they will actively create conditions to help children understand the hard-won nature of every meal.

Gu Lanxi really liked Mrs. Lu's educational philosophy, and sometimes she would even think that if she had been born into the Lu family and had a mother like her, that would have been wonderful.

But things are fine now. Even if I can't be a daughter, being a daughter-in-law is just as good.

Compared to Lu Nanting's happy childhood, Gu Lanxi grew up in misery. From kindergarten onwards, her class would organize spring and autumn outings every year, but she never participated.

Because her grandparents were reluctant to spend money and didn't want to go with her.

Every time other children go out to play with their parents and the school for a whole day, they still talk about it with great interest when they get back to school the next day.

Often, when her classmates got into a lively conversation, they couldn't help but ask her with a smile, "Is that so?"

Often, when he realizes she hasn't shown up after finishing a conversation, he'll turn away dejectedly and continue talking to someone else.

As if afraid of hurting her, everyone would avoid her whenever this happened.

That feeling of being isolated from the whole world is really unpleasant.

That feeling, intertwined with her damp and stifling childhood, reminds her of the dust that used to fall softly down the stairwell.

When she was 12 years old, she lived in the stairwell, and every time someone went up or down the stairs, the sound of their footsteps was like thunder.

The man on the third floor likes to wear flip-flops, making a "pat-pat" sound when he walks, while the woman on the second floor always wears high heels, making a "thump-thump-thump" sound when she walks...

Occasionally, a drunkard would pretend to be so drunk that he would wander off and crawl under the stairs. Her butcher knife was always under her pillow, ready to be pulled out at any moment without warning, and stabbed through the curtain...

She envied Lu Nanting's upbringing.

Only such an environment could nurture such a sincere and passionate soul in him.

So she grabbed Lu Nanting's little finger, ignored the heat, tilted her head, and pressed her cheek against his arm.

"Will do……"

she says.

She couldn't grow up in that kind of environment, but her children certainly can.

Lu Nanting yawned, turned his head to nuzzle the top of her head, and soon fell asleep next to her.

Lu Nanting didn't sleep well last night, and Gu Lanxi only managed to take a nap in the afternoon from yesterday to today.

They slept soundly and sweetly. Because they went to bed early, they woke up at six o'clock the next morning feeling incredibly energetic.

After washing up and changing clothes, I went downstairs. Aunt Xiao had already prepared breakfast and packed the ingredients that Gu Lanxi had requested to take out.

Lu Nanting didn't think much of it. After finishing breakfast, he picked up the hiking backpack that he had prepared in advance.

As a result, Gu Lanxi also dragged out a smaller hiking backpack from behind the sofa.

Before setting off, they also carried a plastic bucket and a chicken with its feet tied up, which was placed in a burlap sack.

Lu Nanting's eyes widened instantly!

"Live chickens? Take them up the mountain?"

"Would you like to fish with chicken intestines by the river, under the willow trees, with a cool breeze blowing?"

Lu Nanting swallowed hard, and said uncertainly, "You mean it..."

"Bingjie taught me this, it guarantees you'll catch a fish. I specially brought some pepper powder. Whether we can have fish soup tonight depends on you."

For some inexplicable lapse of judgment, Lu Nanting's first reaction was to ask her, "What about noon?"

Gu Lanxi pointed to the chicken beside her, its eyes darting around.

Yellow feathers, yellow beak, yellow feet—these were caught overnight from the farm. They were only five months old and were very energetic Sanhuang chickens.

She plans to steam it.

Lu Nanting rarely gets this nervous: "But I don't know how to kill a chicken!"

"Let's go, I can!"

We rarely go on a picnic, so what else should we eat besides chicken?
Gu Lanxi swallowed hard and stuffed another small watermelon into her bag, giving off a feeling of a child on a spring outing.

Lu Nanting had no choice but to let her have her way. (End of Chapter)