Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom-Chapter 210: Where’s My Food?

The woman grabbed the lunch box and hurried off.

It was clear she intended to leave quickly and return just as fast.

The two children seemed used to this sort of thing. They sat on the bunk and chatted away without any intention of going out.

As long as they didn’t leave the compartment, whatever they did was of no concern to Jiang Ran.

Before long, Pei Huai and Chen Bing came back with their lunch boxes.

As soon as they returned, Chen Bing shook his head, "The food on this train is really just—"

Chen Bing left his sentence hanging.

But when Jiang Ran saw the food, she understood what Chen Bing had left unsaid.

It could hardly be called a meal, as there was neither real food nor rice.

The contents of the lunch box might as well be porridge, or more accurately, a thin, runny paste.

Jiang Ran looked down and could almost see her own reflection in it.

Besides that, there were coarse-grain steamed buns.

They were quite large, but hard as a rock and crumbled upon touch.

Even without tasting it, Jiang Ran could already imagine how rough it was on the throat.

This—was absurd.

Jiang Ran looked at Pei Huai in confusion, and before she could ask, Pei Huai already answered, "This is all there is."

They had brought plenty of money with them, so buying whatever they wanted should not have been an issue.

But the reality was that even if they had money, there wasn’t much good food available on the train.

Jiang Ran nodded with understanding and didn’t dwell on it.

She wasn’t someone who couldn’t endure hardship. The taste might not be great, but it was enough to fill the stomach.

They also brought some soybean paste, which could be used to add some flavor to the meal.

It was certainly tastier than eating the coarse buns on their own.

The three of them weren’t picky eaters, so they each ate a bun and finished their paste with the soybean paste.

While they were eating, the woman came back with her lunch box as well.

The food she bought was the same as what Pei Huai and Chen Bing had brought back. The mother and her two children didn’t fuss and just started eating.

The woman was obviously experienced; she also brought soybean paste and pickles.

Everyone ate in silence. After the meal, Pei Huai wouldn’t let Jiang Ran clean up. He and Chen Bing went to wash the lunch boxes.

The woman also went to wash her lunch box by herself.

After returning, she urged the two children to read.

The children obediently took out their books and sat on the bunk to read, quieting down as they did so.

Jiang Ran paced around below, digesting her food a little, before climbing back up to the top bunk.

Just as she lay down, she heard a noise.

Looking down, she saw that the man who had been sleeping earlier was now awake.

The man turned over and sat up on the edge of the bed, without glancing at the woman, "Where’s my food?"

"What do you want to eat?"

"What do you think I want? I’m not eating those coarse-grain buns."

The woman said nothing more and pulled a suitcase out from under the bed.

She opened the suitcase and took out a packet of biscuits and a can of malted milk.

The woman prepared the malted milk in the lunch box and placed the ready drink and biscuits on the table for the man.

The man didn’t eat immediately; instead, he took out a mug to wash up.

The compartment was small, and the scent of the sweet, rich malted milk was overpowering. In such a confined space, it was impossible to ignore, even if you wanted to.