Chapter 527: Chapter 527

When Liu Zhizhong set the fish down, Xiang Wenxin sliced the fish with such zeal that it stunned Liu Zhizhong, even making him tremble with fear.

Was Old Chu Girl holding a grudge against the carp? With a series of loud chops, she almost split the cutting board.

However, her technique was truly adept, quick and efficient.

In less than ten minutes, she had filleted two large boneless pieces of fish and chopped the rest into chunks.

After Xiang Wenxin had finished, she looked relaxed and easy, turning to Liu Zhizhong and curiously asked, "Hey, whiskers, what's with you?"

Liu Zhizhong came back to his senses, "Ha ha, truly fit for both the hall and the kitchen, impressive Miss Xiang. Was this carp in debt to you in its past life as a man, since you finished it off so quickly?"

Xiang Wenxin burst into laughter, "Go on, go back to fishing, I'll handle dinner. Tonight, just with this fish, I'll cook up eight different dishes for you!"

Liu Zhizhong was a kitchen master himself, but still, he couldn't imagine how one could prepare eight dishes from a six- or seven-pound carp.

"Sister says there are that many, then there definitely are!" Xiang Wenxin put her hands on her hips and struck a playful, cute pose in the kitchen, "Wanna bet with sister?"

"No way, no way, you win, you win…"

Liu Zhizhong shook his head and quickly left the kitchen to go back to fishing.

This time, he didn't use pellets, knowing they attract big fish like carp and bluefish.

He noticed Xiang Wenhua's bait box specifically for keeping earthworms. He switched to a smaller hook, picked up an earthworm with tweezers, attached it to the hook and cast it out to see if he could catch a couple of big crucian carp or a silver carp.

This was Xiang Wenhua's private fishing pond, free from miscellaneous fish, even lacking tilapia, so he figured there must be some crucian carp.

Sure enough, before long, Liu Zhizhong caught two crucian carp, each about a pound and a half, and brought them back to the kitchen for Xiang Wenxin.

Xiang Wenxin was delighted, saying how great it was to have such big crucian carp, adding three more dishes to tonight's menu.

Liu Zhizhong was puzzled but too lazy to ask; after all, there were 11 dishes tonight, and he just had to remember that!

Meanwhile, Xiang Wenxin started killing the fish again, which looked quite cruel, and Liu Zhizhong didn't want to watch, so he left.

It was getting dark now, the last light of the sunset disappearing.

The lights in the villa yard turned on automatically.

Wow, Liu Zhizhong thought, the beautiful lights made the yard look like a delicately drawn ink painting.

The sky to the east was gradually turning bluish with hints of pale yellow halo. The moon was slowly rising.

The night at Longfeng Mountain Grand Canyon was starting its dreamy, fairy-tale-like moment.

Because at this time, the moon was just rising, and the canyon, mysteriously, filled with layers of thin fog, looking like a sea of clouds steaming upward, getting higher and thinner. The whole scene was enchantingly beautiful!

Liu Zhizhong walked around the yard, enjoying the starlit sky and the misty canyon. It truly was a unique pleasure.

Living here, Xiang Wenhua claimed it was a retreat from the world, but I totally disagree. This is downright living the high life!

Liu Zhizhong really wanted to pull out his phone and capture these beautiful moments, but then thought better of it, considering it a violation of privacy.

He also wanted to text Feng Xiaoyue to tell her where he was and to talk about Xiang Wenhua's recent situation, but felt there was no need to stir up someone's emotional wounds.

Speaking of emotions, Liu Zhizhong felt quite lucky himself, heh heh… This update ıs available on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚫𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

Before long, delicious smells wafted from the kitchen, filling the entire yard. Liu Zhizhong silently applauded.

Xiang Wenxin sure knows her way around the kitchen, a true Southern culinary genius!

If a man could marry such a woman, haha… his stomach would be in heaven!

Unconsciously, Liu Zhizhong went back into the villa and walked into the open kitchen toward the dining table.

There, Xiang Wenxin was already serving the dishes, and Liu Zhizhong was genuinely surprised and impressed.

Indeed, that evening, from one big carp and two large crucian carp, Xiang Wenxin had crafted 11 dishes!

The 11 dishes, exquisitely arranged on high-end plates and serving dishes, really whetted the appetite.

Even the fish belly, she had turned it into a dish. The finely sliced, nearly transparent fish belly, dipped in sauce, was incredibly refreshing.

She even transformed the fish scales, crisping them up and frying them into a snack perfect with alcohol, instantly melting in the mouth, crispy and leaving a lingering fragrance.

Xiang Wenxin also poured herself a glass of red wine and offered Liu Zhizhong a glass of white wine, which tasted wonderfully.

The two of them sat down, and Liu Zhizhong was already convinced. After trying a few dishes, he raised his wine glass and toasted, "Miss Xiang, you are incredible! This culinary skill, national chefs are nothing compared! Here, a toast to you!"

Xiang Wenxin smiled, her face radiantly proud, lifted her wine glass, and clinked it with Liu Zhizhong's, each taking a sip.

Setting down her glass, she pridefully said, "This cooking skill, good enough to teach you, right?"

"Of course, it's more than enough! I just fear Miss Xiang wouldn't accept a disciple like me!"

"Well, it depends on how you propose to become a disciple!"

"He he, how should I do that?" Liu Zhizhong was genuinely interested, seeing it as potentially a good thing. After all, she is from the Iron Fist Family, heh heh…

"Let me think, how you should go about it!" Xiang Wenxin tilted her head, a cute, thoughtful expression on her face.

But just then, a distant, cold voice spoke up, "You two... hehe, finished your pledge? Hmph…"