At this point, all they could do was eat some noodles.
Fortunately, there were still some dried noodles left; otherwise, at this hour, instant noodles would have been the only option.
Speaking of which, these were specially prepared by Aunt Chu for Nan Hua.
Who would have thought they would be used now.
Well, it was worth it.
There were still some greens, plus an egg, some ham sausage, and these noodles would be just fine.
At this hour, having this much was already good.
With that thought, Qiu Xi started boiling water to cook the noodles.
She rinsed the dried noodles, let them sit in cold water, and then began preparing the small ingredients.
She boiled the water, put the noodles in, added the greens, and also fried two eggs.
By the time Nan Hua came downstairs after washing up, the noodles were almost ready.
"You're done washing up, perfect timing, the noodles are ready to be served. Sit down and get ready to eat."
"I'm good, I'll do it myself. You go sit over there."
With that said, Nan Hua reached out and turned off the heat, picked up the bowl set aside, and scooped out the noodles.
"Alright, if that's how you want it, then I'll head up. Remember to clean up later."
"No!"
As soon as he put down the bowl, Nan Hua grabbed him, "You have to stay here with me."
"..."
Qiu Xi sighed, "Fine, I'll stay with you."
She was truly done for...
"Mm."
Then Qiu Xi sat at the table, propped her chin on her hand, and watched him eat with great relish.
"Xi Xi, why don't you have some too?"
Qiu Xi shook her head, "Forget it. I ate out with Aunt Chu, and I haven't digested yet?"
"..."
"Alright, then you just watch me eat."
Qiu Xi glanced at him, "Eat quickly!"
She didn't know what to say about him not eating something decent when he went out.
About ten minutes later, he finally finished eating.
He put the bowl into the dishwasher, and Nan Hua followed Qiu Xi upstairs.
"Hey, aren't you going back to your own room? Why are you following me?"
Qiu Xi looked at Nan Hua, who had followed her in, feeling a bit bewildered.
What was he doing this late at night?
Nan Hua said with a serious face, "Didn't we say we were going to discuss something?"
"..."
Qiu Xi took out her phone, checked the time, and then displayed the illuminated screen in front of Nan Hua.
"I know, but I couldn't sleep if I went back, so I'd rather come find you."
"..."
Encountering someone so clingy, yet also driven by ambition, Qiu Xi didn't know what to say.
She couldn't drive him away, so she finally compromised.
"Alright, do it quickly, and go back to your room right after we're done. Go to bed early."
"Got it! No problem!"
The person who responded so readily was already sitting on the bed the next second.
"Go ahead."
Qiu Xi followed, "You wanted to explain, where are the materials?"
Nan Hua shook his phone, "Here."
"..."
He was truly so troublesome!
But in order to get him out of her room sooner, Qiu Xi was extremely cooperative and let him finish explaining.
It didn't take long for Qiu Xi to understand the matter.
"Okay, I understand everything."
"You can go back now."
"..."
Nan Hua looked at the file he had scrolled to the bottom of and muttered, "It seems having a girlfriend who's too smart isn't entirely good."
Then he began to dawdle, getting off the bed and putting on his shoes.
"What are you saying?"
Qiu Xi felt a bit confused looking at his moving lips.
"Nothing, just mumbling to myself."
"..."
So strange.
"I'm going back now, sleep well."
Then he kissed the girl's forehead, "Goodnight."
"You too, goodnight~"
"Mm."
The next day.
This was Qiu Xi's last day off.
Because she had arranged for merchants to deliver goods yesterday, Qiu Xi woke up early and returned to Yu Fu Ming Yuan to wait.
As for Nan Hua, remembering the discussion he had with Qiu Xi last night, he felt refreshed and arranged for three people to go out.
In the villa, while waiting for the delivery, Qiu Xi remembered her promise from last night and directly called Ni Xue.
She wondered if the other person was up yet.
Just as she was thinking that, the call connected.
"Xiao Xi, why are you calling me so early?"
Because the Shen family was about to start brewing wine, Ni Xue was also planning to go up the mountain to help pick grapes today.
"Xiao Xue Hua, you're up so early?"
"Yeah, we're going up the mountain to pick grapes today, so I got up a bit earlier to catch the cool morning air."
"By the way, you called so early, is there something specific?"
"Mm, there is something. If you're in a hurry, we can talk about it tonight."
"What is it, tell me."
"Nan Hua is preparing to design and develop a game software, and they're currently in need of someone to write the dungeon scripts. I thought of you and wondered if you could help."
"Huh?"
Ni Xue hesitated, "But I've never done this before, so maybe I'm not suitable?"
"It's equivalent to writing dungeon stories. I believe in you, you can try."
"And he's just starting, so there's no rush, and there's payment."
"Alright, then tell me about it first."
"Okay, I'll keep it brief and focus on the important parts."
Last night, Nan Hua had told her all aspects of this game.
However, scripting was just one part of it. It wasn't that difficult, so Qiu Xi picked out the key points about the script and told Ni Xue, which didn't take much time.
"Then, can I bring someone with me?"
After listening to Qiu Xi, Ni Xue had a general understanding.
Then she thought of Shen Yan. This girl had much more inspiration than she did; bringing her along might make this task much easier.
Qiu Xi asked in confusion, "Who?"
"Shen Yan."
"Yan Yan?!"
"Yes, I think Yan Yan has a lot of ideas, so it might be twice the result with half the effort."
Anyway, Qiu Xi and she knew that they weren't doing this for the money anymore.
As long as they could work together and improve, it wouldn't be a waste of time.