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Back at the Zi Family, Ziyan woke up as if from a dream.
She quickly rushed in front of Gu Yuxuan, mustering her courage to approach him and reached out to help him unload the bamboo basket in his hands and the backpack on his back.
Seeing this, Ziying, who was exhausted and about to collapse, glared with a pale face and gritted her teeth in frustration, wanting to shout, "Are you my sister? He's a man, and you're helping him instead of your own sister?"
Noticing Zhou in the yard hanging clothes, she called out with a pout, "Mom, look at my sister! She only cares for others and doesn't care about her own sister!"
Ziying felt a bit resentful.
Especially when she saw Gu Yuxuan looking at her sister with an infinitely gentle gaze, her heart ached even more.
After holding it in for a while, she plopped down on a stool and began to sulk.
Seeing that her mother didn't scold her sister either, she recalled how many times over the years she had encountered Gu Yuxuan at the field in front of their house, wishing he would at least say a word to her.
But he had never even glanced at her, always passing by with a cold expression without any hesitation, let alone speaking to her.
Now that she finally had a chance to see him these past few times, he was deliberately indifferent toward her.
At the same time, he often appeared around her sister, always helping her at crucial moments.
What was even more infuriating was their playful banter and teasing with each other, which clearly resembled flirtation.
And the way he looked at her sister seemed filled with infinite affection and lingering concern!
Perhaps this is what they call fate!
In the end, Ziying let out a silent sigh: since fate has arranged it this way, her years of unrequited love should come to an end.
A forced relationship is not sweet; it’s better to avoid unnecessary troubles that might hurt her sister or create resentment between them!
Although Ziying felt a thousand unwillingness in her heart, she still forced herself to temporarily set aside all her feelings for him.
"Sister, Mom asked us to cook. Can you help me?"
While her heart was in turmoil, Ziying heard her sister's voice beside her.
Ziying could only raise her head and nod at her sister, responding, "Okay."
Then she followed Ziyan towards the well. After walking a few steps, she couldn't help but turn back to look at Gu Yuxuan, who was chatting casually with Zhou.
However, Gu Yuxuan merely cast a cold glance at her before turning his attention back to Ziyan, and his expression immediately softened.
Ziying could only bitterly smile and mock herself: "Ziying, why bother? He doesn’t even think highly of you; he didn’t even give you a friendly look. Forget it!"
So Ziying directly said to Ziyan, "Sister, your cooking is delicious. Since Gu Young Master rarely visits our home, he must be thinking about the dishes you make. I’ll help you!"
Ziyan, who was preparing the rabbit in her hands, looked up and replied, "Okay."
Then she continued, "Then please help me by washing these vegetables and mushrooms first."
Thus, the two sisters in the yard began to work together busily, with Ziying washing wild vegetables, Shiitake mushrooms, and Matsutake mushrooms.
Ziyan was tidying up the large white rabbit that had already passed away. The basket of He Shou Wu and the honeycomb were temporarily placed in a corner by the courtyard wall.
Meanwhile, not far away, Gu Yuxuan's cheerful and loud voice could be heard: "Let's go with that Beggar's Rabbit again; it really tasted great!"
"What's wrong? Didn't you have enough last time?" Ziyan showed a hint of disdain.
Gu Yuxuan, however, did not respond and shyly smiled at everyone.
Unable to watch any longer, Zhou chimed in, "Yan'er, how can you speak to a guest like that? Don't forget, Yuxuan is your lifesaver! Whatever he says goes."
Ziyan could only pout and mutter an "oh," then lowered her head to continue with her work.
Originally feeling as cold as ice in December, Ziying's mood turned 180 degrees upon seeing her sister being put down by their mother, and she couldn't help but laugh at her sister.
This made Ziyan grit her teeth in frustration and then lower her head to work without acknowledging anyone further.
After finally processing the rabbit and wrapping it up with Lotus Leaf and mud, Ziyan thought to herself: Gu Yuxuan had saved her multiple times from danger, and she still had many things to ask of him. With this in mind, Ziyan unhesitatingly slaughtered the fattest wild duck. The Matsutake combined with tender bamboo shoots stewed with wild duck would surely be delicious! Little Ziyan planned in her heart and instructed Ziying to peel and wash two Bamboo Shoots.
"Mm," Ziying replied without looking up as she continued washing the vegetables.
What else should she prepare? She had to find a way to make this 'young master' satisfied so that it would be easier for him to agree to her requests later!
Ziyan kept secretly calculating in her mind.
Right, there were Snails soaking in the Wooden Basin at home; she could make some Shiitake Snail Sauce and stir-fry "Suo Luo"—the most famous specialty dish from Ziyan's hometown in the Twenty-First Century.
Mao Saiton Kai suddenly thought of two more dishes.
At the same time, she planned to make sure that when Gu Yuxuan left, he would definitely take some Mushroom Sauce, Beggar's Rabbit, and Stir-Fried Snails back for her father to taste.
This way, she could also please her father, and getting approval for learning martial arts should be easier.
Hehe! I am really clever, thinking of this made Ziyan feel a bit proud!
So she ran over to the Wooden Basin, instructing Ziying, who had just finished washing the vegetables, to cook some Snails to extract the meat, while she wielded the kitchen knife in her hand, using the back of the knife to knock off the remaining tails of the Snails—that is, their rear ends.
Once all the ingredients were prepared, Zi Lao Er returned.
He was surprisingly carrying two strings of fish, but they were quite small, all about the size of half an adult's palm, consisting entirely of Carp.
While busy extracting snail meat, Ziying pouted in disdain and said, "Dad, what's so good about these? They're full of bones!"
Without looking back, she took a bowl of extracted snail meat and went into the kitchen to simmer Shiitake Snail Sauce using the method taught by Ziyan.
Seeing Zi Lao Er awkwardly shake his head, Ziyan, who had just finished cleaning the Snails, walked over and sweetly called out "Dad," then reached out to take the string of small fish from his hands. She quickly approached the well and scaled and cleaned them one by one.
Then she moved the fish bowl into the kitchen. Ziying glanced at the bowl of small fish with disdain and remained silent, waiting to see how her sister would turn these bone-filled little fish into something special.
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