I am not the kind of person who longs for an exciting life every day.

So when it comes to forming my perspective on life, my ideal was to inherit my mother's job and become a honest and diligent employee in a state-owned enterprise. Unfortunately, I am an unimpressive son who couldn't even achieve that ideal.

Here, it's the same. I just want to live a simple life. I don't dream of owning a grand estate, but at least I want to have enough to eat and wear, and a livelihood. After all, it's not possible for me to go back, and living such a leisurely life here is not bad either.

The feeling of recovering from a serious illness is wonderful. If I knew how to do a somersault, I would definitely do two to celebrate. Through this illness, I am reminded of the level of medical technology in this world. Judging from the technology level in Night Fall Town, many diseases probably cannot be cured. However, one cannot ignore the element of magic in this world. If magic can treat diseases...

It's hard to say for now. Who knows if there are any curative magic in this place. It's not right to apply the world view of online games or anime movies here. But one thing is for sure, Medusa doesn't know magic for healing diseases.

If she did, she wouldn't have to chew medicinal herbs for me every day.

It is shameful and disgusting to eat something that has been chewed by someone else's mouth. But I persisted in eating it for a week. After all, there are scorpions and centipedes in Chinese medicine. As long as it can cure the disease, I would eat anything.

But no matter what, as long as I recover from the illness. I don't know if she can fall ill, but for the sake of my health, I should keep the house clean, like airing out those fur regularly.

Life is very ordinary, and I think it's a good thing, because you see, the words "peace" and "ordinary" both have the character "peace". I water the palm-sized plot of land first thing in the morning, then go to the forest to pick some fruits that can be eaten as breakfast. When she wakes up, we read books and learn languages together. I cook some meat for a delicious lunch, accompany her to sunbathe, and then spend the afternoon doing random things. Tidying up here and there, but there's really nothing much to do.

At night, if she eats today, then it's definitely going to be a late night. If she doesn't eat, it's more casual. But we still control our sexual activities between us. Even though I am a young man in my twenties, I can't handle too much excitement.

However, even in this simple life, there are still many awkward moments.

"We are a family."

Sitting beside her, I said.

"Yes, we are."

"So, you are my wife?"

"Well..."

"Then I am the husband?"

"Well...what do you want to say?"

I don't know what I want to say! When a man wants to take on the responsibility of a family, it's his proudest moment. But why do I feel so awkward now? And why do I feel like she's constantly laughing inside, making fun of my limited vocabulary? I just feel like we need some sort of title, so it's convenient to address each other when we are out.

"Yes..."

"Wife."

"Yes, that's right..."

"Wife."

"Hahaha."

We laughed together, why does it feel so funny? The way we call each other husband and wife sounds like pronunciation practice. Shouldn't I also call her wife, wife? Will it turn into "Wife, are you hungry?" "Husband, I'm not hungry."

What is this! At the very least, shouldn't it be "My wife, are you hungry or not?" Is that better?

The language in this world is really awkward. Are there no endearing terms like "darling" or "wife"? I think there should be, but she probably doesn't know because she has never been married. As for Medusa, who captures men during her mating season and reproductive stage, I later learned in Night Fall Town that those men are disposable items. After all, everyone has a home, and no one wants to stay in Medusa's lair.The issue of addressing each other still needed to be resolved. In terms of practicality, it shouldn't be a big deal since there were only the two of us in the house and we were the only ones we talked to. However, I was the type of person who attached importance to titles, so I really wanted us to have a way to address each other.

In a situation where the language was limited, my solution was to take a different approach. I decided to switch to another language. I didn't know how to say "wife" in this world's language, so I used Chinese instead. After all, this title was only used between the two of us, and it gave a sweet and secretive feeling between lovers. (Why didn't I feel embarrassed back then?)

"I'll call you '媳妇儿'." (xífù in pinyin)

"What? 'West...negative'?" (xi fù sounds like "West negative" in English)

"媳妇儿~ It means 'wife'." (xífù means "wife" in Chinese)

"Uh...媳妇, 儿?" (mí fù, ér)

I realized another thing - people in this world didn't have the retroflex final -r in their language.

"This is a language I used before. Can you understand it?"

"Oh, I am... 媳妇, 儿?"

"No, that means you are 'my 媳妇'."

"I am, 'my 媳妇'?"

I tried my best to hold back laughter, but I couldn't help it. I am my 媳妇 and you're my 媳妇. Who the hell is whose 媳妇?

"No, you are, mine, '媳妇'. You are my wife. "

"Oh, I got it~ 媳妇儿~"

So, in the end, who was whose 媳妇?

"Then, I am your husband."

"What? 'Old'?"

"Husband means '丈夫'. I am your husband."

"Oh... 'Old', '公'."

"Yes, well, you can call me 'old husband'."

"Old husband, are we going to eat?"

"Yes..."

"Old husband, are we going to eat?"

Are you trying to eat or just simply practicing pronunciation?!

Anyway, the issue of addressing each other was resolved. Sometimes, she made me feel like a child, always obsessed with something new she had learned, which was both amusing and exasperating.

Although Medusa was a monster, she unexpectedly had a strong learning ability. In less than a day, we were able to call each other 媳妇 and 老公. This made our conversations more enjoyable and brought a warm feeling of home.

Home, a sweet home. This was the most important goal in my life. Whether a home was warm did not depend on having many descendants or a luxurious house. I never believed in sayings like "poor couples have many hardships" because it only meant that the will of the family members was too weak.

When two people can go through enough hardships while holding hands, it shows their determination. Although I also hoped to reach that point with her, the hardships in this world could endanger lives...

She and I faced real danger for the first time, the kind of danger that could cost us our lives, on the forty-fifth day.

I remember it clearly. It was a sunny day that was about to turn cloudy. While I was outside hanging furs, I heard human voices. Although I couldn't understand what they were saying, it was obvious that they were approaching our home.

One of the common sense of life is - when you feel danger, that danger has already started to stroke your head.