Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 354 Cooking Fish

Nianyao was just acting on impulse at the time, but after sorting everything out these past few days, she realized that she had actually been very unreasonable towards Luo An. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that she pawned the jade pendant to redeem Guan Xin—if it were anyone else, they would probably have kicked her out long ago.

Nianyao was very frustrated: "He really...didn't do anything wrong. I was angry with him, and it's amazing that he could put up with it. Someone like him has never suffered any injustice since he was a child."

Why should Luo An suffer such humiliation because of Nian Yao? She has no talent, no beauty, no family background, and is all alone, drifting in the world.

Seeing that she seemed to still be immersed in self-loathing, Xu Sheng suddenly said in a serious tone, "Chief Xue, young couples grow old together. Once you're married, live your life well and don't think about this and that all day long. As the saying goes, husband and wife share honor and disgrace. Do you think everything will be fine after one rest? Actually, it's one rest and everything will be over."

So earnest and heartfelt? Nianyao couldn't believe these words were coming from his mouth.

Xu Sheng stood up and shook his clothes, removing the sand as he said, "I'll cook spicy fish for you guys tonight."

When Xu Sheng said he would cook, he meant that the sea snails were caught, killed, and cut on the spot, the sea bass was cut, Nian Yao borrowed cabbage to wash and cut the cabbage, and Xu Sheng was responsible for buying steamed buns.

After washing the cabbage, Nianyao started a fire to boil water. She then poured the sliced ​​raw fish into the pot, followed by oil, salt, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, garlic, and cabbage, creating a large pot full of vegetables.

It smells so good!

The fiery spiciness of the chili peppers intertwined with the tender freshness of the sea bass, accompanied by the aroma of ginger and garlic and the sweetness of cabbage. Nianyao's mouth watered so much that she filled her bowl to the brim: "It's been so long since I've had such fresh fish."

Conch wasn't very interested in eating fish, but seeing Nianyao eating with relish, she thought for a moment and served Xu Sheng a bowl: "It smells really good."

Xu Sheng took it: "Not bad, not bad. Chief Xue, you should learn from him! Men are human too, they also need to be coaxed. Especially someone like Luo An who is starved for love, if you just soften up a little, he'll treat you like a Buddha."

Nianyao rolled her eyes: "Even if it's delicious, it can't shut you up."

Just then, the man pushed the door open, but instead of opening it, he knocked. Hailuo was about to stand up to open the door when Xu Sheng nudged him with his elbow and gestured to Nianyao with his chin.

Nianyao didn't even glance at him, and went straight to stuffing the fish pieces into her mouth.

The knocking stopped after three knocks, and Luo An's voice rang out: "I'm so hungry!"

A piece of fish fell from Nianyao's mouth into the bowl with a splatter, and the fish soup splashed onto Nianyao's wrist, making her wince slightly in pain.

Xu Sheng smiled enigmatically and said to the conch shell, "Did you see that? That's what they deserve."

Nianyao scooped out a bowl of pure fish slices from the empty bowl, held it in her hand, and got up to open the door. Outside, Luo An looked travel-worn, his hair disheveled, as if he had been traveling for a long time.

Their eyes met, and Nianyao's eyes welled up with tears. She placed the bowl in front of him and said, "It's hot, and it tastes good."

When two people are reunited after a long separation, ordinary women will embrace each other enthusiastically, cheer and scream, while artistic women will hold hands and look at each other with tears in their eyes, speechless and choked with emotion. Perhaps only Nianyao is so simple and straightforward.

But it was precisely this steaming bowl of fish that seemed to soothe Luo An's fatigue from his long and arduous journey.

Luo An took the bowl and smiled for the first time in a while: "Can we come in and eat? It's quite windy outside."

Nianyao stepped aside, and Hailuo cleverly moved the futon next to Nianyao's seat: "You sit here!"

Luo An said politely, "Thank you!"

Even the King of Nanyue, who rarely paid him any attention, was thanking him? Hailuo was flattered and repeatedly said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome."

Xu Sheng stirred the soup with a spoon: "The fish is all in your bowl?"

Nianyao pointed with her chopsticks, "This, this, this...aren't they all fish pieces? How did they all end up in his bowl?"

Luo An didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Sheng: "Don't eat it, leave it for me, I'm hungry."

Xu Shengzhen put the bowl down: "Slow down, don't choke, I won't fight you for it."

Nianyao and Hailuo were both a little stunned: Xu Sheng is so obedient?

The conch eater said, "I can't finish it, can I share some with you?"

Xu Sheng refused: "No need, you eat."

Seeing that Luo An was eating with gusto, Nianyao first transferred all the fish pieces from her bowl to Luo An's bowl, then picked out fish pieces from the pot for him. Nianyao was only focused on putting fish pieces in his bowl, while Luo An was only focused on eating fish pieces. In the end, only cabbage was left in the pot.

Seeing that Luo An's bowl was empty, Nian Yao took it from him and said, "The cabbage is quite delicious too, I'll serve you a bowl."

Xu Sheng couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't let him stuff himself to death, we have important business to attend to."

Nianyao ladled all the cabbage in the pot for Luo An, and even picked out the chili peppers: "If you're still hungry, there are steamed buns too."

Luo An was also surprised by Nian Yao's thoughtfulness: "You should eat too."

Nianyao said, "I'm full. I've been sitting here all day with nothing to do, so I wasn't hungry to begin with."

Xu Sheng couldn't bear to watch any longer and poked at the firewood with tongs: "Would you like to stay at the Penglai Palace tonight?"

Luo An glanced at him but didn't reply.

Xu Sheng said, "The journey has been so arduous, I don't want to stay in this dilapidated temple without even a bed."

Luo An said, "Go by yourself."

Xu Sheng said, "Give me your waist token."

Luo An ignored him.

Nianyao asked in surprise, "He gave you his waist token? How can you take it for granted?"

Xu Sheng put down the fire tongs: "I'm borrowing my brother's waist token, is there a problem?"

"Of course there's a problem!" Nianyao said. "He doesn't have any objections to staying here, so why do you have any?"

Xu Sheng retorted, "Why can't I have an opinion? Is he more noble than me? Xue Nianyao, you were half-dead when Luo An didn't come, and I had to comfort you."

Now that he's here, you're turning your back on me after you've served your purpose, aren't you? Let me reiterate, I don't want to live in this dilapidated temple, I want to live in the Penglai Imperial Palace.

Luo An looked at Nian Yao, but Nian Yao avoided his gaze. Xu Sheng said that men also need to be coaxed, and while she wasn't very good at it, she knew how to add more food to the table.

When Luo An didn't come, Nian Yao felt a little uneasy. Now that he's here, she feels at ease and reassured. There are always some people in this world who don't need to do anything or say anything. When they're by your side, you have a pillar of support.

As Xu Sheng shouted "Damaged temple!", the wind howled outside, growing louder and louder. At first, the doors and windows rattled, but later it seemed as if the house itself was shaking.

Xu Sheng looked up at the roof: "Who built this dilapidated temple? It looks like it'll collapse with a gust of wind! You'd better send someone to investigate whether there was any corruption or shoddy workmanship..."

Another cry of "Damaged temple!" The wind intensified, and the tide rose. A gust of wind swept through, and the roof vanished. A giant wave crashed down, and the door collapsed.

Xu Sheng moved with lightning speed, leaping into the air with the conch shell in his arms. He was nearly knocked off his feet by the strong wind as soon as he took off. He huddled up, clutching the conch shell tightly, and rolled around in the wind.

Nianyao kicked the window open, grabbed Luo An, and jumped out to run. Luo An didn't want to run, but the wind and waves were so strong that he couldn't hear anything, so he had no choice but to follow Nianyao.

When the wind and waves subsided, the two stopped and looked back: it was empty! The newly built temple of the goddess had disappeared with the wind and waves.