Two months later.
"Buddy… Buddy!" Tang Yue held the red, plump tomatoes with welling tears as he sniffed. "After so long, I'm finally seeing you!"
Tang Yue carefully played with the tomato in his hand. It was cold and soft to the touch, and it lived up to being the excellent breed that Mai Dong had selected. The tomato's color was bright and beautiful, its skin supple, and it gave off a unique freshness that only vegetables and fruits have.
Tang Yue was on the brink of tears.
To see a fellow buddy from Earth moistened his eyes.
"Buddy, you're truly delicious!"
Tang Yue took a big bite of the tomato. This was the first time he had eaten fresh fruit since he had been stuck on Mars. The sweetness and juiciness exploded in his mouth, as a refreshing taste filled his heart. He couldn't help but exclaim that this was the true meaning of life.
He had finally escaped the fate of eating endless amounts of compressed biscuits.
