Clean the small fish by removing their internal organs, marinate them with salt and ginger for a while, remove and discard the ginger slices, coat them with flour, and then fry them in oil.

These fish are only about the size of a little finger. If you put in a little too much oil, they'll turn into deep-fried fish.

Fry them a little longer, and they will become crispy and delicious in no time after they come out of the pan.

In her past life, after she started earning her own money, the thing she cared about most was food. Whenever she had free time, she would watch cooking videos and try to recreate them.

Fortunately, she is very capable with her hands, so even if she is not very successful occasionally, it is by no means a complete disaster.

The more she cooked, the better her culinary skills became. She even dared to say that in this family, apart from her aunt's cooking skills, everyone else would be utterly inferior.

Hahaha.

Wait, what's so great about that? Does she intend to become a cook? Oops—

It's terrifying to even think about.

It's fine if she does it occasionally out of interest and gets some praise, but if she has to cook for the whole family every day, I might as well kill her, boohoo.

Thinking about it this way, the one who has worked the hardest in this family must be my aunt.

No, she must treat her aunt even better from now on; this family absolutely cannot do without her!

So when the family gathered together for dinner, Shen Xingmian seemingly unintentionally showered Mu Zhizhi with compliments, until Mu Zhizhi blushed with embarrassment.

"Alright, alright, Mianmian, stop praising me. Everyone understands what you mean, but if you keep going, your aunt might not be able to eat, hahaha."

Shen Yunting understood her daughter's meaning very well, and thought that being able to recognize other people's achievements was a very impressive skill.

Those who contribute quietly should never be overlooked.

Otherwise, it would be too unfair.

As they chatted, Shen Xingyan suddenly blurted out, "Grandfather, weren't you poisoned before? How come you suddenly recovered? And Father and Eldest Brother, how come they're all lively and energetic all of a sudden?"

Shen Xingyan is only two years older than Shen Xingmian, and she is at an age where she is very curious but doesn't understand many things.

She had been holding this question in her mind for a long time, and now that her family was all there and the atmosphere was good, she finally asked it.

Unexpectedly, there was no immediate response.

Whether it was their father, elder brother, or grandfather, they all looked at each other, stammering as if they didn't know what to say.

Shen Xingyan belatedly realized that she seemed to have asked the wrong question.

Every time she asked her mother a question she didn't want to answer, her mother would remain silent until she realized she wouldn't get an answer and left on her own.

She was good at keeping quiet, so she decided to let the topic pass and let someone find another topic to talk about.

Shen Zhiheng remained silent for two reasons: firstly, it was difficult to explain why Mian'er had suddenly come to understand medicine; secondly, even if he said it out loud, his granddaughter might not believe him.

Her younger sister, who was two years younger than her, had always been a bit simple-minded, but suddenly she developed extraordinary medical skills. She could even cure poisons that seemed incurable and quickly bring poisoned people back to life.

Saying this answer would probably hurt the child more than remaining silent; it's practically like making something up out of thin air.

So for a moment he didn't know what to say.

As for Shen Yunqi and Shen Zheng, they were both looking at Shen Zhiheng. They hadn't discussed this matter yet and didn't know if it was really okay to just say it so openly.

They didn't mean to hide it from Mu Zhizhi and her daughter; it was just that they encountered many unexpected situations along the way, and this was the first time they had been asked this question.

Shen Xingmian felt that everyone's silence was out of protection for her, but since the whole family knew, it was really not right to keep it from her aunt and cousin alone.

Moreover, after observing them for the past few days, she felt that the two were very trustworthy family members who quietly made sacrifices and never caused trouble.

It's no big deal to tell them.

"Cousin, look."

As Shen Xingmian spoke, she lit a small flame on her fingertip, and even in broad daylight, everyone could see the light of the flame.

Shen Xingmian was initially a little disappointed, but at this moment she was immediately attracted by this magical scene. She put down her chopsticks, got up and moved closer to Shen Xingmian.

She reached out her finger, wanting to touch the fiery surface, but Shen Xingmian immediately dodged away.

"Cousin, don't touch it, it'll burn you. Your fingers are so pretty, I don't want to see blisters on them, hehe."

"Why don't you pick up a twig, and I'll light it for you so you can observe it slowly?"

Hearing her say that, Shen Xingyan immediately looked around and quickly found a satisfactory branch. Fearing that it would be difficult for her to start a fire, she even found one with dry leaves on it.

Shen Xingmian immediately lit a small flame at his fingertips, which then ignited along the tip of the branch and burned it little by little.

When it got close to Shen Xingyan's fingers, she felt the heat, immediately threw the branch to the ground, and stomped it out.

After stepping on it, she said incredulously, "It's actually really popular! Mianmian, how did you do that? Tell your sister!"

Shen Xingyan excitedly grabbed her sister's hand, her expression full of excitement.

"Sister, this is why Grandpa and the others were silent just now. I cured Grandpa's poison and Uncle and Cousin's injuries. Isn't that unbelievable?"

Shen Xingyan always called her "younger sister" and referred to herself as "older sister," omitting the word "cousin." This actually reveals a lot.

She truly always treated me like her own younger sister.

How could I bear to let her and her aunt be the only ones kept in the dark? It would be better to be honest and let the family work together; things will definitely get better in the future.

Even if someone covets her superpowers, it's useless. No one can take away her space. Besides, there are many life-saving weapons in her space that people in this era could never imagine.

So, she is actually very safe.

It's good to tell everyone, so that if anything strange happens in the future, no one will be scared. Instead, they will immediately understand that the problem lies with her.

Mu Zhizhi also witnessed this scene. Although she didn't understand it, she felt much more at ease knowing that her family members were safe.

She wasn't the type to worry about things anyway, so if she wasn't told about these things, she could just ignore them and focus on doing her own job.

As for her daughter, let her learn more about her if she likes it. She already enjoys playing with her younger sister, so this is even more to her liking.

Good.

Shen Xingmian then demonstrated how to reshape metal, using the large knife that Uncle Jiang Yu had given to his uncle.

The blade was already very bright, but after her modification, it had a faint golden hue, making it not only sharper but also more beautiful.

After Shen Yunqi took it, he stood up and demonstrated a set of sword techniques. After sitting down, he touched it for a long time, reluctant to put it down.

After watching that sword technique, Shen Xingmian was absolutely captivated.

So cool!

She really wants to learn too!