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Chapter 36 - 36 36 Is the Small Fish and Crab Hotpot Delicious

36: Chapter 36 Is the Small Fish and Crab Hotpot Delicious?

36: Chapter 36 Is the Small Fish and Crab Hotpot Delicious?

It is said that Tianmen City has a famous dish called Silver Fish and Purple Crab Pot.

What it actually tastes like, no one knows since they have never tasted it.

It’s just heard that both the silver fish and purple crab are top-notch river produce, costing several times more than fresh beef.

That one pot could equate to an ordinary person’s monthly expenses.

Dumpling came up with a low-end version for everyone.

He cleaned up some small assorted fish and clams, added crabs, and stir-fried them in a hot oil pan using leftover lard from last time.

There weren’t many other seasonings involved, just a piece of old ginger, a handful of star anise, two spoons of soy sauce, and a spoon of shrimp paste.

After stir-frying until it was perfectly cooked, he cut up the previously bought fatty pork, old pickled vegetables, and big tofu, and filled up the pot with hot water.

Ten minutes later, the fragrance was overwhelming.

It hooked everyone’s cravings making them howl.

People from the Northeast call this cooking method “Hitting Bottom of Pot,” mainly involving dry seafood paired with sauerkraut, frozen tofu, and lamb slices, which remains a little-known local specialty delicacy even in the internet era of later generations.

The vast majority of people from other places had only ever heard of Guo Bao Meat.

The pot that Dumpling made — because too much soy sauce made it really dark — if turned into a video and uploaded online, would surely be criticized by many enthusiastic netizens as pig food unfit even for pigs.

There was no helping it, due to the lack of materials and economic issues.

Making that pot of soup and another pot of rice, Loach actually managed to save a few cents and solemnly returned them to Wang Yunxiao.

But it was really delicious, very tasty.

How tasty was it?

It can be described like this — imagine you have a childhood sweetheart sister.

Grown up together, she never once despised you for being poor.

But whenever other girls bragged about the various gifts their boyfriends bought them — clothes, handbags, cosmetics, car keys, property deeds…

You could see her eyes sparkle, knowing she also wished for those things, yet she never asked you for anything.

And all along, you had no money, but she still loved you deeply, joining you every day for cheap worker meals and honey fruit tea.

What a fantasy fiction…

In short, by the time you were about to get married, she was already mentally prepared for a simple wedding without any financial backing.

At that time, the no-hope online novel you had been updating suddenly went viral, a famous rich patron spilt a fortune, tipping you half a million.

As the royalties hit your account, countless promises you secretly made to yourself in the past flashed through your mind.

Then you walked up to her with pride, placing the bank card gently into her hands.

Thousands of words were summarized into one final sentence —

Yan’er, our family has money now.

It felt pretty much like that.

He savored a bite of crab followed by a scoop of stewed tofu mixed with two spoonfuls of rice.

This warm sensation of fulfillment immediately dispelled all of Wang Yunxiao’s recent guilt about neglecting his internal health.

His life up to that point felt complete.

Those who have never gone hungry might not understand this feeling, only those who munch on cucumbers and eat chicken breasts for dieting can empathize.

This pot of stew successfully made everyone forget the main reason they had come to Chen Yan’s house today.

It wasn’t until after they were full that Wang Yunxiao remembered, it seemed like Chen Yan wasn’t home.

Old Man Chen’s face was full of worry, which only began to clear a bit when Wang Yunxiao arrived with a bunch of people, filling the house with life and steam from cooking.

In the past, what common people desired most in their homes was to have a full house.

“Whoever has fewer children gets bullied.”

Old Man Chen had always been an open-minded person, but now that he was really faced with the situation, he found that the old saying indeed made a lot of sense.

There were no boys in the family, and his daughter was young.

If he didn’t hurry to find someone to betroth her to, he dreaded to think what would happen to the mother and daughter if he suddenly died, legs akimbo.

“Yan’er came back yesterday and told us there was something unclean at home.

She sat by the door all night…

Today she went out with a man she met outside, said he was a ‘Master’ she met.

I don’t even know if he’s a school teacher…”

Old Man Chen was sitting at the door, smoking his pipe while whispering into Wang Yunxiao’s ear.

“We don’t call teachers ‘Master’ anymore.”

Wang Yunxiao shook his head, “Was he a Fengshui Master she found?”

“I don’t know, but that careless kid just went off with him, not even afraid of being taken advantage of.”

Old Man Chen sighed deeply, “I think her schooling was a waste.

Others’ daughters become more sensible after school, but despite her studies, she’s become even dumber, always daydreaming…

How can we ever find her a good match?”

Wang Yunxiao did not engage further in that topic.

Old Man Chen had always had his ideas.

Men and women look at sons-in-law from different perspectives.

Men mainly see if the son-in-law is responsible, whereas women care more about whether he treats their daughter well and his economic capabilities.

Old Man Chen found Wang Yunxiao increasingly agreeable.

Chen Yan’s mother didn’t have any such inclinations; besides greetings, she barely spoke to these poor young men.

While they were speaking, Old Man Chen suddenly clutched his chest, his brows furrowing deeply.

Wang Yunxiao quickly asked, “What’s wrong?

Are you feeling unwell?”

Old Man Chen shook his head and sighed, “I don’t know why, but my heart started beating fast suddenly, probably because I haven’t slept well these last few days.

As you age, all sorts of problems start cropping up.

It’s nothing, it’s nothing.”

He tried to downplay it, but Wang Yunxiao was not entirely reassured.

In the past, people often dismissed heart pain as mere palpitations, usually ignoring it if the pain subsided after a while.

However, this type of symptom is very dangerous; neglecting it could easily lead to serious cardiovascular diseases.

Such as the common occurrence of sudden cardiac arrest due to myocardial infarction.

Old Man Chen was already over forty and his health was gradually declining.

This was coupled with his household’s recent disturbances involving eerie supernatural entities.

Some things were indeed better prevented beforehand.

After finishing his meal, Wang Yunxiao put down his utensils and advised Old Man Chen, “If you have time these next few days, it’s best to get a checkup at the hospital, don’t dismiss it lightly.”

Old Man Chen nodded with a laugh, his facial expression clearly showing he didn’t take the advice to heart.

Middle-aged people, especially those who are parents, are particularly stubborn about this.

They often ignore sound advice for the sake of pride.

This tends to be a common problem.

Wang Yunxiao thought to himself that he had better remind Chen Yan about it later, as her persuasions would definitely be more effective than his.

Speaking of the devil, and he shall appear.

Just as Wang Yunxiao had this thought, he saw Chen Yan entering the house with a strange man.

The sight of a group of young men squatting on the ground, wolfing down their food, startled the man, and he instinctively pulled back the foot he had just put forward.

Then, seeing that Old Man Chen was safe and sound, the man slightly narrowed his eyes, his face involuntarily showing a hint of surprise.

From the moment he stepped through the door, Wang Yunxiao had been watching him, and these subtle changes in expression did not escape his notice.

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