As for Ningguang, after she caught the fish and brought it ashore, she immediately built a fire to roast it.
Everything she did seemed so skilled and natural.
You see, Ningguang used to sell goods, and she often encountered situations where she couldn't sell them.
This led to her going hungry every other day.
When she was truly starving, Ningguang could only go down to the river to catch fish to eat.
After doing it many times, she became proficient.
Gradually, Ningguang's grilled fish skills also got better and better.
The fish she roasted was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and fragrant.
At this moment, Ningguang, who was roasting fish, heard footsteps and paused her movements.
Then, she looked in the direction of the sound, her tender, pretty face filled with alertness, ready to flee at any moment.
Although Liyue was protected by the Millelith on all sides, there were still some lawless individuals wandering around.
Ningguang had encountered the Treasure Hoarders blocking her path and robbing her several times.
Those people were ruthless and would stop at nothing.
Whenever they encountered the Treasure Hoarders, regardless of gender or age, all their Mora and valuables would be thoroughly plundered.
Fortunately, Little Ningguang was clever enough, and coupled with the advantage of her small stature,
she was able to escape from the Treasure Hoarders without much trouble.
Through the faint firelight,
Ningguang saw that the person walking towards her was Makoto.
Makoto was still carrying something in his hand, which looked like food.
Little Ningguang then relaxed a little, not as wary as before.
She didn't know why, but Ningguang always felt a sense of closeness when she looked at Makoto.
Her intuition told her that this big brother was not dangerous.
"Brother Makoto, why are you here?"
Ningguang blinked her big eyes and asked with great curiosity.
Her voice was light, clear, and pleasant to listen to.
Ningguang's family couldn't afford to live in the prosperous areas of Liyue, so they could only live at the foot of the mountain.
This road, apart from being guarded by the Millelith, was rarely visited by anyone.
Especially at night,
everyone was afraid of encountering the Treasure Hoarders when they went out,
so Ningguang had basically gotten used to walking this road alone.
Now, seeing Makoto's appearance, she felt very confused.
"I came here to enjoy the scenery and have dinner," Makoto said with a smile to Ningguang, raising the packed food in his hand.
"Um... is your fish about to burn?" Makoto glanced at the roasted fish in front of Ningguang and then reminded her.
Ningguang had been distracted by the footsteps just now, and only now remembered that she was still roasting fish.
She immediately looked down and saw that the belly of the roasted fish had already turned charred black.
Although it was still edible, the texture and taste would definitely not be as good.
After all, she was a young girl, and her thoughts were all written on her face.
Little Ningguang pouted, her face full of frustration.
The most delicious part of that roasted fish was the meat in its belly.
Now that it was burnt, it felt so regrettable... The most critical thing was that Little Ningguang smelled the aroma of Makoto's packed food.
That must be the food made by Mao Shifu of Wanmin Restaurant, right?
It smelled so good... Every time Little Ningguang passed by Wanmin Restaurant, she would quicken her steps and leave in a hurry.
This was because Mao Shifu's cooking was too good; Little Ningguang would get hungry just by smelling it, and she had no money to eat.
Now that Makoto appeared with the food from Wanmin Restaurant, the aroma of the roasted fish was immediately overshadowed.
The roasted fish instantly lost its appeal.
Ningguang's attention was completely drawn to the food in Makoto's hand, and her stomach also rumbled uncontrollably.
After all, she had been hungry for several days, and this aroma was truly irresistible.
Little Ningguang tried hard to look away, not to look at the food in Makoto's hand.
If she didn't look, she wouldn't want to eat!
Little Ningguang seemed to be doing some self-persuasion, muttering, "Roasted fish is also delicious, I like roasted fish the most!"
All of this the little girl did was naturally seen by Makoto.
He was somewhat amused.
The little girl clearly wanted to eat the food from Wanmin Restaurant, but she kept enduring, which was truly too cute.
But even so,
Makoto couldn't directly invite Ningguang to eat.
Because without even thinking, Ningguang would definitely refuse the offer.
Although Ningguang's family was poor,
she was a very strong-willed person.
If Makoto invited her to eat, she would only see it as charity.
And Ningguang's nature dictated that she did not need anyone's charity.
Makoto was not without a solution for this.
He looked at the roasted fish on the fire, and then feigned a look of pleasant surprise: "Little Ningguang, is this the roasted fish you made? It smells so good, it looks really great."
"How about we make a trade?"
"I'll eat your roasted fish, and you eat this food."
Without waiting for Ningguang to answer, Makoto placed the food in his hand in front of Ningguang.
Then he directly picked up the roasted fish from the rack and began to eat it.
Although this roasted fish was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the technique was excellent,
it still lacked many seasonings to enhance it, and Ningguang had no money to buy those seasonings.
As a transmigrator, Makoto, in his previous life, was used to eating takeout and roasted fish from barbecue stalls.
Now eating this kind of roasted fish,
to be honest, he was still a bit unaccustomed to it.
However, this was the fish Ningguang had painstakingly roasted, so Makoto could only force himself to eat it.
He couldn't possibly make Ningguang sad.
Watching Makoto devour the roasted fish, Little Ningguang was a little surprised.
Why did Makoto look like he was enjoying it so much??
Was the fish she roasted really that delicious?
What Ningguang was more concerned about,
was the fresh Jueyun Chili Chicken and Universal Peace that Makoto placed in front of her.
Makoto took out such rich and delicious food,
just to exchange it for her roasted fish?
The little girl quickly understood.
Makoto just didn't want her to continue eating roasted fish, so he found a way to give her the food.
He used this method to protect the little girl's self-esteem.
Little Ningguang felt her eyes welling up, and tears unconsciously glistened in her beautiful eyes.
Aside from her mother at home, this was the first time someone had been so kind to her.