[Although it was said a bit too harshly, when I heard that husbands not only have to maintain a pretty face and proportionate figure, but also have to take care of everything big and small at home, I really want to immigrate to An Country.]

“Le Sheng!” Seeing the sharp-faced man getting more and more explicit, and with the unmarried Yu Shu still sitting there, Xu Junde couldn’t help but pat him, “A Yu is still here, what nonsense are you talking about?”

“Sorry.” The sharp-faced man nodded in apology to Yu Shu, but he was obviously still angry and didn’t stop talking, “If we’re talking about good looks, isn’t A Yu hundreds of times better looking than that concubine? But he still hasn’t neglected what he should learn.”

“Yes.” Guo Guo’s father nodded along, “Before, he even cooked fish slice congee, and I heard it was so delicious that his elder sister ate the whole pot. It just goes to show that people like A Yu who are good-looking and willing to learn have slightly higher natural talent than ordinary people.”

Everyone had a very good impression of Yu Shu, this new companion who was good-looking but not at all spoiled, and was actually very easy to get along with. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have invited him to join their small group of married men.

Given the good impression of Yu Shu, everyone praised Yu Shu one after another, sparing no effort.

Different from when he was in front of Yan Jin, Yu Shu was much more lively with friends, accepting their praise in one go and raising his chin, “Although it was indeed a bit difficult at first, I still worked hard to overcome it.”

“Actually, I’ve always wanted to ask A Yu how you cook the fish slice congee, but I’ve been busy these past two days, so I forgot.” The round-faced man took the opportunity to inquire, “It just so happens that A Yu is here, if you don’t mind, could you teach me?”

“Of course.” Yu Shu readily agreed, “We are friends, it’s just sharing a recipe, what’s there to mind about this?”

After Yu Shu finished speaking, seeing the others looking at him eagerly, he thought that in ancient times, due to the scarcity of materials and inconvenient communication, a good recipe had to be hidden and kept as a family heirloom to be passed down, so he had a change of heart.

When he wrote about gourmet food before, although he didn’t experiment with cooking himself, in order to write, he still remembered quite a few recipes in his head.

He and Yan Jin were not poor enough to go sell recipes, but it would be a bit of a waste to keep these recipes on a high shelf.

He might as well go back and make all these recipes. After making them, his cooking skills would also be practiced.

At that time, he and Yan Jin wouldn’t have to eat out every day and could cook at home. The food would also be cleaner, more hygienic, and not greasy or fattening.

Because he remembered many recipes in his head, Yu Shu was not stingy with the improved method for a fish slice congee recipe and generously said to the others, “If you want to learn, you can listen together.”

“I knew A Yu was a straightforward person.” The thin, squinty-eyed man’s eyes were smiling so much they could barely be seen.

After Yu Shu finished explaining the method for making that fish slice congee, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Shu was puzzled, “Although the method I described uses more ingredients, it’s very easy to get started with the operation, not difficult at all.”

[Although it’s been a while, I still have a strong impression of the fish slice congee Yu Shu made. Because I made the same congee at that time, thinking back now, it was simply a nightmare!] [Poor Yu Shu, he still thought everyone found it too difficult to learn.] [Today, Yu Shu will tearfully shatter his confidence as a little culinary genius.]

Xu Junde, who was most familiar with Yu Shu, carefully chose his words, “A Yu, are you sure your elder sister really finished that whole pot of congee?”

It wasn’t sweet, it wasn’t salty. Even if you added a lot of good ingredients, it couldn’t cover up the fact that this congee was undrinkable.

If A Yu’s elder sister really drank this whole pot of congee without letting A Yu notice anything amiss, then she could be said to have a sincere heart for A Yu.

“Yes.” When Yu Shu thought of how he had ladled the last bowl of fish slice congee for Yan Jin, and how Yan Jin had looked at him with a complex gaze of gratitude, his back unconsciously straightened even more, “She finished it all, didn’t leave a single mouthful for me. Said it was because it was too delicious, so she didn’t want to share it with me.”

When everyone heard Yu Shu say the latter part with a tone that could be read as complaining but written as boasting, they looked at each other, no one having the nerve to be the first to reveal the truth.

They were all skilled in the kitchen, so naturally they could tell this congee wasn’t as good as Yu Shu praised, but no one wanted to be the other bad guy to say it.

It was still Xu Junde, who had the best relationship with Yu Shu, who opened his mouth, “A Yu, Miss Yan is really very good to you.”

When Yu Shu thought of Yan Jin, the corners of his lips unconsciously curved up, but his words were disingenuous, “She’s just ordinarily good to me.”

“If this is ordinarily good to you, she wouldn’t have drunk the entire pot of fish slice congee and not let you discover the strangeness of this congee.” Guo Guo’s father said, “When my wife-master and I were newly wed, she wasn’t even this considerate to me.”

The other few men also laughingly agreed, only Yu Shu became more and more confused as he listened.

“Do you not know what riddle we’re hinting at?” Xu Junde asked Yu Shu.

Yu Shu honestly nodded.

“It just so happens that my family still has some leftover fish slice congee today.” Xu Junde conspiratorially winked at Yu Shu, “We can just try this recipe you mentioned.”

“Using less than half a bowl of congee is enough.” The sharp-faced man said, “And don’t add too many ingredients, adding a few symbolically is enough, to avoid wasting food ingredients.”

[Hahaha, Yu Shu is about to face a social death scene.] [I always thought the social butterfly never had any troubles, but now seeing Yu Shu being pulled by friends to the kitchen, preparing to make fun of him later, I suddenly feel that being socially anxious like Yan Jin is also pretty good.] [It’s absolutely impossible for a scene like Yu Shu being mocked by friends to happen to Yan Jin, because Yan Jin doesn’t like making friends hahaha.]

Yu Shu grew suspicious, but he glanced at his friends and knew he wouldn’t be able to get anything out of them, so he went to knock on the system.

System, is the fish slice congee made with my improved method really hard to drink?

[Do you think Yan Jin finished it all because she sincerely liked your cooking skills, or to save your face?]

It’s definitely because she sincerely liked my cooking skills.

Yu Shu answered without hesitation: Xiaoxiao can’t read other people’s expressions, how could she possibly think about saving my face.

You don’t understand her. Yu Shu muttered in his mind, but the system and live broadcast viewers could clearly hear the faint doting in his trailing tone.

Don’t be fooled by how smart Xiaoxiao is, but after getting to know her, you’ll find that this person is clueless about social cues, just a blockhead.