They had lunch at noon. Hu Haiying went back to the room to take a nap for a while. Tang Man didn’t like staying in the villa. She liked the large waterside corridor, pavilions, and towers in front, so she took Xie Li there. There were special rooms built on the water, with bamboo beds and mattresses laid out. You could hear the sound of flowing water, which was very comfortable. Even the wind blowing on the face was refreshing.

She lay on the bamboo mat, half-closing her eyes, looking at the corner of the eaves protruding in the distance. Birds flew across the sky. Xie Li sat beside her, handling official duties. This person was originally going to sit with her for a while, but after about a quarter of an hour, Xie Li went back to the villa to get his notebook.

Tang Man felt that this was a born laborious fate, unable to stop for a moment.

The wind blew through the gauze curtains surrounding the area, passing through the waterside pavilion. In such a quiet environment, Tang Man quickly fell asleep.

For the next half day, Tang Man lay lazily in the waterside pavilion, unwilling to move. Madam Hu Haiying seemed to have found a good place. She took a fishing rod and a bucket from the villa and went in a direction. It was said that she found a place to fish.

But Tang Man was really a bit sleepy, so she didn’t want to get up and was going to spend the half day lying lazily in the waterside pavilion.

Time always passed quickly when it was wasted. Before Tang Man opened her eyes, Xie Li was working. When she opened her eyes, Xie Li was still sitting in front of the computer, but it was already late. The glow of the sunset in the sky had dimmed, and the darkness had half-enveloped this mountain. The lights in the waterside pavilion had been turned on, hazy, attracting some mosquitoes and insects flying outside.

She smelled a familiar fragrance in the air and saw some incense plates placed in the corner. She knew it was Xie Li’s doing. Otherwise, if she slept here for an afternoon, her body would be covered with bumps. She had a physique that attracted mosquitoes and insects, and it was especially easy to leave scars.

“Are you hungry?” Xie Li put down the computer in his hand, walked to the side of the bamboo mat and sat down, touching Tang Man’s forehead. The wind here was too cold and blowing for a long time could easily cause headaches.

Tang Man lay on the bamboo mat and narrowed her eyes for a moment, her gaze returning from the bright lights in the distance. Her mind still had a trace of sleepiness and her thoughts were not yet clear, but she still mumbled, “A little hungry.”

She paused for a moment, raised her hand, placed it on her eyes, and asked Xie Li, “Has Grandma eaten?”

“She has,” Xie Li said, “I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I stir-fried a few dishes and let Grandma eat first.”

Now the elderly had already returned to the room. She had wandered around outside today, and when she came back in the evening, she was still carrying a bucket of fish, in a very good mood. These few fish were raised in spring water and did not grow big, with a size of only a palm. He simply made a fish soup.

“The fish soup is still warm. Do you want to get up and have some?”

Tang Man mumbled and lay for a few more seconds before getting up. She was really a bit hungry.

The two of them walked hand in hand back to the villa. Only one light was turned on in the living room, so it seemed a bit dim inside. Tang Man sat at the dining table, and Xie Li brought out a bowl of fish soup and placed it in front of her. “The rice and dishes are still hot. Do you want to eat some too?”

Tang Man took a sip of the fish soup, shook her head when she heard Xie Li’s words, “No need, it’s too late. I won’t eat. Just drinking some fish soup is fine.”

It was mainly to suppress her stomach, otherwise she would always feel hungry.

When she was drinking the fish soup, Xie Li sat opposite and watched her. In the dim light, he looked at the girl in front of him who looked much more docile with her eyes lowered. The questions that had been suppressed in his chest almost came out, but in the end, reason came back in time and he didn’t say it.

Tang Man also noticed Xie Li’s expression. In the past few days, Xie Li had too many moments of wanting to say something but stopping. Anyway, it felt a bit off, so she put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked, “Is there something wrong?”

It was very tiring to guess what people were thinking, especially what someone like Xie Li was thinking.

But in the end, Xie Li just lowered his eyelids, smiled after a moment, shook his head and said, “No.”

“Are you full?” He changed the subject, not wanting Tang Man to dwell on this topic for too long, subconsciously avoiding it, and asked.

Tang Man looked at Xie Li for a while, not pursuing the question further. She nodded, wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue, and said, “I’m full. This fish soup tastes very good.”

She had just drunk two bowls.

At this time, Tang Man couldn’t help but want to tease Xie Li a little. It was purely because when this person sat in front of her with a serious look and a cold expression, it made her feel a little itchy.

Actually, sometimes Xie Li’s voice was quite nice to look at. She didn’t know why, but her thoughts began to wander.

Perhaps this was being full and warm, thinking about □□?

Perhaps it was because they were outside, or perhaps because she slept too much the day before. The next day, Tang Man got up very early. The morning in the mountains was even colder, or rather, cooler. She went out the door and couldn’t help but turn around and went back to the villa, put on a piece of clothing before leaving the room. At this time, Xie Li had just gotten up and was about to go to the kitchen after washing up.

Because Grandma was here, the two of them slept in separate rooms. Tang Man actually didn’t mind, but Xie Li was very particular about it and proposed to sleep separately.

She said good morning and lay on the island, taking out a piece of bread from the side plate, feeling it, tearing off a piece and throwing it into her mouth.

The two bowls of fish soup from last night had long disappeared. She stood there, hungry, with her chest against her back.

“Today, do you have any plans?” Tang Man looked at Xie Li who was busy behind the island and asked.

After a while, Hu Haiying also got up and came out of the room. Tang Man greeted, “Good morning, Grandma.”

Xie Li also looked up and greeted, then said to Tang Man, “Later, I plan to go fishing with Grandma. Do you want to go?”

“Of course.” It would be boring for her to stay alone in this huge house. It was better to go and bask in the sun for a while and catch a few fish back to make soup.

Xie Li glanced at Tang Man, lowered his head and mumbled, putting the breakfast he had made in front of her, and handed her a set of knife and fork.

Chinese breakfast was a bit troublesome and took a bit more time. Western breakfast was simpler and more convenient.

The three of them finished breakfast, tidied up a bit, and were ready to set off. Tang Man didn’t take anything, lazily walking beside Xie Li, walking and stopping. After a quarter of an hour, they reached the place where Hu Haiying was fishing.

It was very quiet here. Not far away, an old man was sitting, wearing a hat, lying on a recliner, with a fishing rod beside him. It was obvious that he had come here to pass the time. At this time, the sun had been out for a while, making people feel warm and a bit cool.

Tang Man also found a spot to sit down, put her fishing rod in a place, wearing a sun hat, and was about to take a short nap.