The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(216-220)

Chapter 216: Sister-in-law Has the Final Say

The new store's opening day was a success, with a total of 28 large and small TVs sold, 39 black-and-white televisions, and 15 tape recorders. Countless small appliances like fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and flashlights were also sold.

After settling the accounts and leaving Zhang San and Li Si to watch the store, Xiao Cheng, Bai Lu, and Luo Shiliu went out for a meal.

The group of men was hungry, stomachs growling, eager to head straight to the restaurant and devour their food.

Bai Lu wasn't very hungry. It was not even eleven yet when Xiao Cheng handed her two pineapple buns and a bottle of milk, a special treatment that others didn't receive.

Amidst the busyness, she was the only one with food. Feeling a bit embarrassed, she forgot about it when she smelled the delicious aroma of the pineapple buns.

She loved pineapple buns!

Delicious, mouthwatering pineapple buns!

"Bai Lu, you've finally finished your work," a voice suddenly sounded in front of them.

Following the voice were two figures, one large and one small. The larger one was Yu Fugui, and the smaller one, with a pouty face, was the heartbroken Xiao Wei.

Yu Fugui brought Xiao Wei to Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu, explaining helplessly, "Xiao Wei has been waiting for you to pick him up. I told him you were busy with the new store opening and might not have time to come get him immediately. I suggested he go eat first and wait for you to come back, but he refused. He insisted on waiting for you here."

"I figured you were still busy, so I asked someone to watch the store and brought Xiao Wei over."

Little did they know that not only had they finished their work, but they were already at the restaurant. It seemed Xiao Wei had been forgotten.

How could Xiao Wei not feel sad, upset, and resentful? He waited for so long, and now, it seemed like he was left behind again.

Bai Lu awkwardly patted the little guy's head and explained softly, "The store was crowded, and we just finished. Uncle Fugui, haven't you had your meal? Let's finish eating together after taking Xiao Wei."

Yu Fugui waved his hand repeatedly. "No need, no need. The neighboring stall owner who's watching my store has gone to eat noodles. He brought me a portion too. I'll eat that. You guys take Xiao Wei to eat."

After the brief exchange, Yu Fugui left.

On the way to the restaurant, Xiao Wei remained gloomy. No matter how Bai Lu tried to comfort him, he kept his head down and stayed silent.

Attempts by Luo Shiliu and others to cheer him up were futile. The little guy ignored everyone, not crying, not making a fuss, not saying a word.

Once inside the restaurant, he sat beside Bai Lu, staring at the table without moving, like a statue.

When ordering food, Bai Lu asked Xiao Wei what he wanted to eat. After a moment of silence, he said, "Anything is fine."

His silent and moody temperament resembled that of Xiao Cheng.

Bai Lu couldn't do much with him.

Only when it came time to serve the dishes did she notice that her bowl had become a small mountain. She had no idea when Xiao Cheng quietly added so many dishes. If it weren't for the envious and gossiping looks from the group of men across the table, she wouldn't have noticed.

Midway through the meal, someone suggested having a couple of drinks. Before Xiao Cheng could respond, Bai Lu declined on their behalf, citing the need to watch the store and do business in the afternoon.

Xiao Cheng silently agreed.

The others suddenly realized that from now on, whenever there was a decision about whether to drink or not, they wouldn't ask Xiao Cheng. They would directly ask Bailu.

Sister-in-law had the final say!

The meals for Zhang San and Li Si were decided in advance—when ordering, they would order two extra portions, have the waiter pack them, and Xiao Dazhuang would deliver them back before returning to eat.

Xiao Dazhuang lost in rock-paper-scissors, so he was the one to deliver.

Bai Lu suspected that an honest person had been taken advantage of because Xiao Cheng said that every time someone lost, it was Xiao Dazhuang.

Poor guy.

After dinner, Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao went home with Bai Lu to learn how to make candied chestnuts.

On the first day of the new store's opening, Boss Xiao had to be present; he could only return home a bit earlier in the evening.

Xiao Zhenwei waited under a big tree near Xiao Cheng's house for a whole morning. He didn't see Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng return. His temper was rising, ready to scold Bai Lu if she didn't return with Xiao Cheng. He swore that if Bai Lu didn't come back with Xiao Cheng, he would scold her mercilessly.

"Hey, you there, have you brought enough tuition fees?"

Hearing the words "tuition fees," Xiao Zhenwei subconsciously turned around, but it wasn't Bai Lu, nor was it Xiao Cheng.

The one asking was Luo Shiliu.

At the entrance of Xiao Cheng's house, not only Luo Shiliu was standing, but also Bai Lu and Xiao Wei. There were also two others who often worked with Xiao Cheng, Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao.

Xiao Zhenwei's intention to scold Bai Lu suddenly changed. In front of someone who only cared about fists and not reason, saying one more word was a crime, deserving a beating.

It didn't matter; he could wait until he learned to make candied chestnuts and then go back to teach his old partner. He would earn back the tuition fees.

"Tuition fees are enough."

Xiao Zhenwei endured humiliation and handed over the eight thousand yuan tuition fees, feeling as painful as cutting his flesh.

Not only did Bai Lu not teach him how to make candied chestnuts, but she also had him pick and fry sand.

Unable to endure any longer, Xiao Zhenwei roared, "I paid eight thousand yuan to learn candied chestnuts, and you're teaching this garbage. Do you think I'm an idiot?"


























Chapter 217: Clumsy as a Pig

Before Bai Lu could speak, Xiao Cheng's brothers clenched their fists and said, "Are you a fool?"

"Dumber than a pig, and still have the face to get angry?" mocked Luo Sixteen.

"Fool is a fool," confirmed Xiao Dazhuang with a clenched fist.

"Learn if you want, don't learn, stop making a fuss here. If you keep babbling, I'll knock your teeth out!" Wang Hao swiftly threw a shovel of sand into the pot.

Xiao Wei, who was helping with the fire, glared at Xiao Zhenwei with fierce eyes. Not to mention having 80% of Xiao Cheng's cold and ruthless demeanor, he definitely had at least 50%.

Xiao Zhenwei gritted his teeth and cursed Bai Lu, Luo Shiliu, and others in his heart before enduring it.

Bai Lu, a kind teacher, tried to help: "If you don't learn how to fry sand, how can you make delicious candied chestnuts on the first day of opening?"

This was not much of an answer, and it further angered Xiao Zhenwei. Without a second word, he picked up the shovel and forcefully stirred the sand.

The shovel hit the pot with a clanging sound.

"If you break the pot with the shovel, you'll have to compensate," Xiao Wei calmly said, "800 yuan each."

The little guy, experienced in doing business with the big shots, was quick-witted and set a price without hesitation. Luo Shiliu and Wang Hao praised his business acumen.

Xiao Zhenwei, infuriated, wanted to give Xiao Wei a pot with the shovel but had to lower the intensity of his stirring.

Endure a bit, let the storm calm down. Retreat a step, and there will be endless possibilities. All accounts can be settled after learning how to make candied chestnuts!

While cursing in his heart, Xiao Zhenwei tried to restrain himself. They dared to say a few words, and once it passed, it was over.

But the learning process that followed made him doubly frustrated, and his anger reached its limit.

Luo Shiliu exaggeratedly mocked his pot, "Heavens, can a normal person cook this?"

Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao chimed in with their own comments.

"Frying sand is too hard for someone so foolish. Still, you have the nerve to get angry. I've never seen such a stupid person."

"Charring, your uncle! You can even burn sand. Is your brain filled with crap? You might as well not sell chestnuts, go back to the countryside and collect cow dung for sale!"

"Look at your uncle, if you don't agree, fry a pot of normal sand! What's the use of staring with big eyes!"

"I've never seen such a stupid person in my life."

"Hey, today you get to see one!"

"Look at these limbs, as clumsy as dog legs, don't even know what to do with them. Just cut them off and feed the dogs!"

"No, even dogs won't eat them."

Xiao Zhenwei: "..."

Bai Lu finally understood why Xiao Cheng, such a proud and cold person, became brothers with Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, Wang Hao, and Xiao Zhongbiao.

In a bad mood, listening to these brothers banter was more enjoyable than watching a movie.

It's hard to imagine how Xiao Cheng maintained his calm and cold demeanor in such a lively and amusing atmosphere.

Xiao Cheng, with his extraordinary composure, had already returned home, and upon hearing the hearty laughter from the kitchen, his handsome face briefly darkened.

Bai Lu would never burst into laughter so openly or mock others in public, even enemies.

She would only wear a very standard representative smile, making people aware of their own pitiful and laughable state, unable to receive any guidance, only earning sympathy with a smile.

Only those mischievous little guys dared to be so unreserved in their laughter.

As expected, as Xiao Cheng expected, when he walked closer to the kitchen, he saw Luo Shiliu and Wang Hao gathered around the stove, mockingly instructing Xiao Zhenwei on frying sand.

Xiao Dazhuang didn't mock but instead said, "Sister-in-law said the sugar syrup should be added after the sand is evenly heated. Didn't you hear?"

And then, "Sister-in-law said to keep stirring the sand continuously. Why haven't you corrected yourself? Your frying will definitely fail like this. I corrected myself after failing just now. Why haven't you corrected yourself? Why don't you listen to Sister-in-law?"

Facing Bai Lu on the opposite side, Xiao Cheng, as expected, saw her with a sympathetic smile, just as he had seen her smile at Wang Cuihua during the teaching sessions.

It shows how useless Xiao Zhenwei is.

Xiao Cheng put things on the table and walked towards Bai Lu. "Who hasn't learned how to fry sand yet?"

Bai Lu suspected that the big shots were intentional, as when he approached, he cast a cold glance at Xiao Zhenwei.

The sharpness in his eyes was quite powerful; she had to cooperate. "Only one person hasn't learned yet."

Luo Shiliu decisively shook his head, "Not me."

Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao also nodded simultaneously, denying, "Not me."

The three of them said in unison, "Frying sand is such a simple thing; anyone can do it."

Xiao Zhenwei, who was not considered a person, couldn't take it anymore. "If it weren't for your constant interference and misguided instructions, would I still not have learned by now? I've paid the tuition, and you're still playing these low-level tricks, not letting me learn to make candied chestnuts. I don't know what kind of shady business this is!"

"Tsk—" Luo Shiliu clicked his tongue, "This is the first time I've seen someone so stupid and shameless."

Wang Hao agreed with a nod, "It's my first time too. Truly a genius!"

Xiao Dazhuang spoke honestly, "Sister-in-law said that as a person, you should have your own opinions and not follow the crowd blindly. Why do you listen to everything others say? Why don't you listen? Even if you don't listen, why blame us for giving advice? Your hands are your own; we didn't hold a knife to your throat to force you to fry like this. You're really an ungrateful wretch."

Every time Bai Lu saw Xiao Dazhuang speak earnestly, exposing others' shameless behavior, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

Honest people speaking the truth always had reasons and evidence, making it hard for others to refute unless they were shameless to the extreme.

Clearly, Xiao Zhenwei was shameless, breaking the pot.

"Go back to practice," the big shots directly sent him away.

Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao were dumbfounded, looking at Bai Lu, wondering... Can this work?

Bai Lu not only thought it could work, but she also thought it would work quite well.

Xiao Zhenwei's aptitude was similar to Wang Cuihua's; it wasn't that he couldn't learn, but he didn't meet the standards. Let him go back and practice until his hands were useless, then he would be qualified.

But Xiao Zhenwei felt it wouldn't work. "I don't have sand. How can I practice when I go back?"

"If you don't have sand, can't you find it yourself? Sister-in-law said where the sand comes from. Didn't you hear?" Xiao Dazhuang felt that Xiao Zhenwei might be a little deaf.

Always unable to hear what Bai Lu said.



























Chapter 218: Big Shots with Double Standards

Xiao Zhenwei went back to practice with the sand.

As the sun had set, Luo Shiliu and others shamelessly decided to have dinner at Xiao Cheng's home without asking him, directly seeking approval from Bai Lu, who then consulted Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng let Bai Lu decide.

Bai Lu was a bit surprised by this special treatment.

Last time on Xiao Cheng's birthday, he asked her if she was comfortable, and now he let her make the decision directly.

She felt a strange sense of holding the authority of a housekeeper.

"What's going on?" A surprised voice suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere in the kitchen.

As the voice fell, a hand reached out and caught the flying object, exclaiming, "Oh."

"It turns out to be a flying crab," Luo Shiliu said, holding the crab's claw and spinning it around.

All eyes turned to the source of the flying crab.

It was a small square table with a black plastic bag on it, and the bag had a small opening.

From a distance, it was unclear what was inside, but the plastic bag's bottom bulged, moving around.

However, the focus wasn't on the crab; it was on the figure standing beside the small table with head lowered, trembling hands clutching the hem of the clothes—a figure that seemed to be waiting for punishment.

Bai Lu softly said, "Xiao Wei, come here."

Xiao Wei, who had already felt the coldness of Xiao Cheng's stern gaze, hurriedly ran behind Bai Lu.

Huddled behind the protective umbrella of Bai Lu.

"Little Wei, you gave your big brother a big crab before dinner. Big brother is very happy," Luo Shiliu, always fond of scaring children for no reason, teased.

Hiding behind Bai Lu, Xiao Wei, not facing Xiao Cheng's cold gaze, explained in a low voice, "I didn't know there were crabs in the bag. I was just curious... I opened a small hole to see, and suddenly a big claw reached out and grabbed my hand. So, I shook it off, and it flew to Brother Shiliu."

Right in front of Luo Shiliu.

If Luo Shiliu hadn't reacted quickly and caught it in time, his handsome face might have been pinched by the crab's pincers.

Having frightened the child, Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao gathered around the table, looking at the other bag.

"Turns out there are shrimps too."

Wang Hao, surprised by Luo Shiliu's words, interrupted, "Wait! Brother Cheng, you're spending a lot. We already had a grand meal for the opening at noon, and now you're inviting us for dinner... wait a minute!"

As he spoke, Wang Hao, Xiao Dazhuang, and Luo Shiliu simultaneously realized that they were taking advantage of the situation.

They could stay for dinner because they had shamelessly suggested it to Bai Lu, who, unaware of Xiao Cheng buying shrimps and crabs, didn't ask them to stay for dinner.

The shrimps and crabs bought by Xiao Cheng were for Bai Lu, not related to them at all.

Big brother is too double standard...

Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao suddenly felt embarrassed, taking advantage of the situation for a free meal, their whole beings not feeling right.

Bai Lu, being stared at by the envious gazes of the three big brothers, was puzzled and couldn't understand the silent communication between men.

It seemed like they were saying something, yet also like they weren't saying anything at all.

It made her unable to comprehend, so she chose to let it go.

Let's wash the rice.

Xiao Cheng not only bought shrimps and crabs but also a large pig trotter, cleaned and chopped for stewing soup.

Yesterday, returning from Xiao's village, the villagers gave a lot of local specialties, including fresh and tender bamboo shoots.

Bai Lu planned to stir-fry the bamboo shoots with cured meat, cutting it from the ham that Wu Xiuyun had given before.

Yesterday, when chopping the pig trotter for stewing soup, only the thigh meat was used, leaving the rest untouched. Today, let the deliciousness appear in the world.

Luo Shiliu's method for dealing with shrimps and crabs was straightforward – scrubbing them clean and then steaming them.

This decisive method reminded Bai Lu of a line from "A Bite of China" – "High-quality ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods."

The gourmet Luo Shiliu was looked at with appreciation by Bai Lu, who then jokingly said, "Steaming is excellent. It retains the freshness of shrimps and crabs, presenting the most original delicious dish when served."

Just as Bai Lu finished speaking, Xiao Cheng, unceremoniously, exposed Luo Shiliu's past mistake, "He tried to stir-fry once, and it turned into charcoal."

Luo Shiliu: "..."

Doesn't this ruin the happiness within a second?

The honest man, Xiao Dazhuang, felt obligated to clarify, "Yes, he fried the crab into charcoal, added a lot of salt, forgot to put ginger and green onions, too salty, fishy, and bitter. Even a dog wouldn't eat it."

Luo Shiliu, with a wry smile, added, "Xiao Dazhuang, speak honestly, don't use such severe descriptions for things that weren't that serious, got it?"

The last three words were almost gnashed through his teeth.

Xiao Dazhuang understood and gave a strong explanation, "At that time, a stray dog passed by your door, looking at us eating, so I threw a piece of charred crab to it. It smelled it and ran away without looking back."

As he finished speaking, he reminded Luo Shiliu, "You were there too. You said it was a dog that hadn't seen crabs before, not understanding the deliciousness of crabs."

Luo Shiliu: "..."

"I don't remember that!"

"I remember." Xiao Cheng delivered a fatal blow.

Luo Shiliu couldn't hold it anymore, with a heartbroken expression, he ran to watch TV with Xiao Wei.

Others are willing to stab each other with a knife, but Xiao Cheng is willing to stab them with two knives. Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh and joked, "You're not very considerate of brotherhood, are you?"

Xiao Cheng not only lacked brotherhood, he continued to stab, "He ate until he vomited himself."

Bai Lu couldn't help but burst into laughter again.


























Chapter 219: Big Boss Peels Shrimp and Crabs for Her

Xiao Cheng glanced at her deeply and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

Bai Lu's thoughts were still in the joyful atmosphere, and she subconsciously replied, "I'll eat whatever you cook."

It was just a casual joke without much thought, but unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng walked directly to the stove, lifted the freshly steamed bamboo steamer, and reached out to grab the crabs.

"Wait, wait!"

Bai Lu was shocked by Big Boss's decisive action, quickly grabbing his hand.

"The crabs have started to turn red and will be ready soon. Let's stir-fry something else. How about stir-fried bamboo shoots with preserved meat? The shoots the uncles and aunts gave us were freshly dug that day, exceptionally tender and crisp. Let's stir-fry bamboo shoots."

Bai Lu knew Xiao Cheng's cooking skills very well. After experiencing it for the first time, it left a deep impression, and she couldn't forget it.

Xiao Cheng wasn't incapable of cooking; he just hadn't done it before. After the first time, he started doing it occasionally.

Bai Lu and Xiao Wei often enjoyed delicious meals, and it had become routine for them. So, seeing Xiao Cheng take charge in the kitchen didn't surprise Bai Lu.

However, the first time Luo Shiliu, Wang Hao, and Xiao Dazhuang saw Xiao Cheng cooking, they were far from calm.

Three identical shocked faces couldn't adequately describe their astonishment. It was a devastating blow.

"Cheng ge, aren't you bullying us too much..."

"With such great cooking skills, why didn't you cook before? Every year, we watched as we performed acrobatics, risking our lives eating miscellaneous foods. Don't you feel guilty for not cooking? Do you consider our cooking a sideshow?"

"Do you treat us cooking as some ugly performance?"

The three men sat in front of their respective stoves, with exaggerated expressions of shock. Their mournful faces, paired with extremely sad eyes, stared directly at the cool man standing in front of the stove, calmly cooking without expression.

Bai Lu thought Xiao Cheng would offer a comforting sentence or at least deny it with a couple of words, but he didn't.

The Big Boss just gave a glance at the three sorrowful faces, and with a deadpan expression, he provided the answer they sought, "Miscellaneous dishes can't be as bad as what you cook."

Luo Shiliu: "..."

Xiao Da Zhuang: "..."

Wang Hao: "..."

"Don't hit people like this." The three big men's mournful faces instantly collapsed, doubling the sorrow.

"Alright, we get it. You don't cook for us, nor do you teach us. Do you see us as your little ugly performers?"

After many years of brotherhood, the three men, in their unique way, expressed the pain they felt. "Cheng ge, treating us like this, doesn't your conscience ache?"

Bai Lu innocently took the hit. It's not like they ate Xiao Cheng's cooking every day; he was busy, after all.

Clearly, she cooked for a day, and Xiao Cheng cooked for a day. It wasn't an everyday affair.

Hearing the sounds of small mortar pounding garlic, Xiao Cheng could imagine the irritated face of the girl who was too lazy to refute but would surely be annoyed.

He didn't bother to argue, saying simply, "No."

"But our hearts... are in pain!" Luo Shiliu, Wang Hao, and Xiao Da Zhuang pounded their chests and stomped their feet.

They say three women put up a play, but Bai Lu was witnessing a more intense performance from three men. The wailing sounds could make neighbors think they were slaughtering a pig.

Without any skill, their cries, with a single word, "pain," reached the roof, making the tiles tremble in sympathy.

Bai Lu suspected that the three drama kings might be doing it on purpose, venting all the air from their stomachs, waiting to eat voraciously during the meal, making up for all the years they missed Xiao Cheng's cooking.

Indeed, they were devouring their food extravagantly. Xiao Cheng's stern face intimidated them, and they had to elegantly pick up their chopsticks and eat slowly.

When eating crabs, they gnawed at the legs like rabbits munching on carrots, making a "chew, chew, chew" sound while crunching the crab legs.

Contrasted with Xiao Cheng's elegant method of breaking crab legs and using a small leg to pick out the meat, their actions were a huge contrast.

Bai Lu still found Xiao Cheng's way of extracting crab meat more aesthetically pleasing.

However, as she watched, the hand peeling the crab suddenly placed a piece of peeled meat into her bowl.

Bai Lu was startled, and she instinctively explained, "I just thought your crab peeling was nice to watch. I don't want the crab legs you peeled, and I didn't want you to peel crabs for me."

"Hmm." Xiao Cheng acknowledged.

He then peeled the last crab leg, placed the meat in Bai Lu's bowl, and switched to peeling shrimp shells.

He continued to speak to Bai Lu while peeling shrimp, "If you like watching, keep watching."

Bai Lu: "..."

"I don't want to watch anymore; I prefer eating meat."

If she continued watching, the meat in her bowl would never be finished.

Across the table, Luo Shiliu, while gnawing on a crab leg, condescendingly said to Xiao Wei, "Xiao Wei, you're eating crabs the wrong way. You can't eat everything; what you just ate, crab lungs, filters the poop..."

Xiao Wei wasn't angry. Unlike before, he no longer blushed with embarrassment when corrected. Bai Lu had told him everyone starts the same and there's nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone is born equal.

  Xiao Wei nonchalantly spits out the crab gills and looks at Luo Shiliu with a disdainful expression.

  "I don't need your lessons."

  He turns his head and looks at Bai Lu, who is busy enjoying the delicious feast given by the big boss.

  Seeing the various crab pieces in Xiao Wei's bowl, Bai Lu suddenly remembers that Xiao Wei has never eaten crab before.

  Then she realizes the little guy, who was eating fish just a moment ago, has already started on the crab.

  Bai Lu immediately picks up a crab, gives it to Xiao Wei, and places another one in the middle of the table between them. Rolling up her sleeves, she begins a hands-on tutorial on peeling crab shells.

  "Come on, let's start by peeling the crab shell."

  Xiao Wei mimics her actions.

  After Bai Lu peels off half of the crab shell, she removes some contents from the crab's belly, explaining softly, "These are the crab gills. When crabs crawl in the mud, they use these to filter out the dirt..."

  Xiao Wei follows Bai Lu's lead in removing the gills and proudly corrects Luo Shiliu across the table, "It's for filtering mud, not poop."

  Luo Shiliu, initially trying to scare the kid, ends up being educated and continues gnawing on crab legs with a disappointed "oh oh oh" sound.

  Bai Lu removes another small part and tells Xiao Wei, "This is the crab intestine, the crab's digestive system. Everything the crab eats goes through the intestine into its belly..."

  Xiao Wei nods, acknowledging the lesson, "Brother Shiliu just ate crab intestines, ate the poop inside the crab intestines."

  Luo Shiliu: "..."


























Chapter 220: Big Sister's Profound Knowledge

"I just accidentally bit the wrong part," Luo Shiliu said seriously and solemnly.

Xiao Cheng acknowledged, "But you still ate it."

Luo Shiliu looked constipated, feeling like there was a crab intestine stuck in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it.

Bai Lu continued teaching the younger generation, "This is the crab's stomach. Whatever a crab eats, it digests in its stomach."

Xiao Wei nodded, having learned something new, "brother Shiliu just ate the crab's stomach. I wonder what the crab ate."

Luo Shiliu suddenly felt uneasy, immediately turning to Bai Lu with pleading eyes, silently begging her not to say anything.

Unfortunately, halfway through the eye contact, Xiao Cheng gave him a cold, indifferent look.

The meaning behind the cold gaze was clear: You wanted to show off your knowledge by catching a few crabs by the river and eating them, now bear the consequences.

Luo Shiliu: "..."

Can't he stop?

While sympathizing with Luo Shiliu, Bai Lu emphasized the importance of educating the younger generation about crab knowledge, "Crabs usually eat small animals, like bread worms..."

Luo Shiliu truly felt like vomiting: "…………"

And regretted scaring the kid for the first time.

But regrets were futile, as Bai Lu continued teaching Xiao Wei how to eat crabs while imparting related knowledge.

Moreover, instead of explicitly saying which parts of the crab shouldn't be eaten, she explained each part meticulously, like a teacher instructing a student on what each part is and its purpose.

This not only preserved the dignity of those unfamiliar with eating crabs but also gave Xiao Wei a chance to comprehend the key points himself.

Unfortunately, Luo Shiliu, who had eaten the inedible parts, felt miserable.

His throat felt like thousands of ants were crawling on it.

There were breadworms rolling in his stomach.

He wanted to vomit his stomach out.

Sharing the same unfortunate feeling were Wang Hao and Xiao Da Zhuang, who had also eaten things they shouldn't have.

Suddenly, crabs didn't seem appetizing.

Like Luo Shiliu, they had only caught river crabs a few times and never really studied how to eat them. Given the circumstances, filling their stomachs was the priority, and they didn't care which parts of the crab were edible or not.

After all, they weren't poisonous.

But now, Xiao Da Zhuang, Luo Shiliu, and Wang Hao all felt that crabs were poisonous, rendering their taste buds useless.

Their throats and stomachs felt ruined.

However, what puzzled Luo Shiliu and the others even more was another fact.

Why was Cheng ge unaffected?

Everyone had only caught river crabs a few times, and they all heard Bai Lu explaining crab knowledge.

Why did Cheng ge look so unfazed, eating as if nothing happened?

The three miserable friends all stared at Xiao Cheng's bowl simultaneously, as if they had figured something out.

If even Big Brother didn't eat the crabs, and he had been peeling shrimp and crabs all along, then there couldn't be anything unclean in his stomach.

The unclean parts must be in Big Sister!

Finally, someone among them had eaten the same parts they shouldn't have. It was Big Sister. Luo Shiliu, Xiao Da Zhuang, and Wang Hao felt it was worth it.

However, in a split second, a voice of admiration sounded beside them, "Big Sister is amazing, she knows everything!"

Everything!!!

Yes, Big Sister knew everything. How could she possibly eat the unclean parts of the crabs?

Luo Shiliu and the others, who were just on cloud nine, plummeted into hell. There was no word to describe their misery; it was absolutely disastrous.

They couldn't vomit; after all, Big Brother bought the crabs, and they were so delicious and precious.

Better wash their stomachs with soup.

The three miserable friends stared at the large pot of nourishing soup on the table. Meanwhile, Xiao Cheng had already served a bowl for Bai Lu.

Xiao Wei also self-consciously served himself a bowl, even though he only wanted to eat crabs and wasn't planning to drink soup for now.

But to avoid having Big Sister serve him soup, Big Brother, who hadn't spoken, coldly cut in, "If you want to wash your stomachs, just say it. No need to drag me into it."

Big Brother could foresee everything; what if he didn't cooperate?

Wang Hao had nothing to say.

Xiao Da Zhuang wouldn't lie.

Luo Shiliu wore the most sincere expression, "We didn't plan to wash our stomachs. We just ate a bit too much of the good parts of the crabs. We just want to celebrate the grand opening of Cheng ge's electronics store and wish him prosperity and wealth. It's just a symbolic toast."

"Big Brother, Big Sister, give us a chance, okay?"

This kind of straightforward talk lacked any twists and turns. It was loud and sincere, and the expression on their faces was earnest.

Bai Lu wanted to ignore them completely.

As for Xiao Cheng's matter, let him decide for himself.