What's even more interesting is that when he sat on the table, water flowed continuously into his body, entered his golden core, and turned into a thin stream of water, causing the golden core to slowly grow larger.

But his good fortune didn't last long. He sat at his desk for less than two hours, and the dampness gradually decreased and eventually disappeared...

Lu Wuyai was unwilling to give up. He waited for a while longer and touched the desk again, but there was still no moisture to absorb. It was as if the moisture was stored inside rather than produced by the desk, and once he absorbed it, it disappeared.

The rain outside had subsided, and with nothing else to do, he decided to work on making dinner.

Lu Wuyai had just arrived, and as his assistant teacher, I bought him this table so he could condense the gold nucleus to the size of a thumb. He had to prepare a lavish dinner to entertain the guest.

He has plenty of food at home, including shark skin, shark meat, lobster, and large yellow croaker. The large yellow croaker is a staple food, and he plans to buy four whole fish. He can eat the damaged yellow croaker himself.

He opened the refrigerator and took out the marinated shark skin, which is rich in protein and various trace elements. Its protein contains high-molecular-weight collagen and mucopolysaccharides, making it an excellent product for beauty and health.

In addition, shark skin contains leucine and leucine, which have anti-cancer effects, can prevent and inhibit cancer cells, and are very beneficial to health.

Shark skin is not edible. Although it appears smooth, it actually has a layer of tiny, very hard scales.

Lu Wuyai scraped off the fish scales with a sharp knife, then put them in a small pot and boiled them over high heat. This was the best ingredient for making fish scale jelly.

Compared to other fish skins, shark skin is thicker, so it needs to be steamed; otherwise, it will be difficult to chew if eaten directly.

The steaming process requires skill and cannot be overdone, otherwise the fish skin will fall apart and lose its chewiness, which would be pointless.

Ou Muyang occasionally inserted a toothpick into it, and just when he needed a little strength to pierce the fish skin, he stopped the fire and quickly cooled it with the prepared ice water.

He divided the steamed fish skin into four portions. He cut one portion and poured pickled peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, light soy sauce and vinegar on it to make a cold fish skin salad. He used the remaining three portions for stir-frying and making soup.

The first dish was stir-fried shark skin with scallions. He learned this from a Cantonese chef. Heat peanut oil, then stir-fry chopped scallions and ginger slices in the pan until fragrant.

At this point, put the shark skin into the pot, season with salt and chicken bouillon, and once it's cooked to perfection, it's ready to serve.

The second dish is steamed shark skin with vinegar. This dish is relatively simple. Make a sauce with seasonings such as minced garlic, chicken essence, salt, and vinegar, add chopped shark skin to it, add cooking oil, and then steam it.

In the last picture, he made a fish skin soup, which is a bit complicated. You first have to chop garlic slices and onions into minced meat and stir-fry them in the bottom of a pot until cooked, then add shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry until dry. Season with oyster sauce and dark soy sauce, and thicken with cornstarch.

The courtyard wall was low, and the fragrance quickly spread to the neighboring houses.

Gu Yuxin's mother smiled and said, "Oh, Yangzi, why did you cook such delicious food? I can't finish it all tonight."

Lu Wuyai called out from behind the wall, "Auntie, come and eat."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuxin rushed in through the door like an athlete who had just heard the starting gun.

Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes at him: "You're the only one who took the initiative."

Gu Yuxin laughed and said, "Hehe, you don't even take the initiative when it comes to eating, so what are you going to do to take the initiative?"

Lu Wuyai waved his hand and said, "Go, go and invite Mr. Lu and Xiao Niu and her son to have dinner with me tonight."

Gu Yuxin said, "Okay, buddy, can I not call you Teacher Lü?"

Lu Wuyai said in surprise, "You don't want to see Teacher Lu?"

Gu Yuxin said, "No, I don't want Teacher Lu to taste your cooking, otherwise how can I pursue her? I'm afraid she'll fall for you, haha."

Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. Just like us, you think Mr. Lu must be blind to see that."

There's nothing to admit. A gentle lady is a gentleman, and he's also easily tempted by female teachers. So, in Lao Sun's view, the chef would talk back to the boss, but he would not hesitate to go into the sea to catch a fish to win the bet.

What was his purpose in doing this? It wasn't to show off in front of the female teacher. He knew it was foolish, but he felt he had nothing else to express, just like Gu Yuxin singing a fisherman's song on the way back, so he was expressing himself.

Gu Yuxin said unwillingly, "But Dong Yong has already caught up with the Seventh Fairy."

Lu Wuyai said, "First, that's mythology. Do you think we live in a mythological world? Second, go find a puddle in the yard and take a look."

Gu Yuxin asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Look at yourself in the rain. Dong Yong is so handsome. You can compare yourself to Dong Yong in that respect."

Gu Yuxin said in despair, "Wori."

The two chatted and laughed, and Gu Yuxin sang a fisherman's song before leaving. Not long after he left, his parents came in with two dishes prepared at home. Hou Banshuang later arrived with something; he brought a dumpling, saying his mother insisted on not coming.

Gu Yuxin's father, Li Qianmao, said with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, "Your mother is too disobedient. Sigh, she can't tell the difference, so no matter what anyone says, it's useless."

Lu Wuyai, busy working at the stove, said casually, "Xiao Niu, go back and tell your mother that I'm treating your teacher to dinner tonight. A capable, highly educated teacher has come from the city. If she doesn't want to be accompanied by a parent, that's fine."

Not long after, Hou Banshuang returned, and Song Qiumin also came.

A mother cares most about two things: her child's health and her child's future.

Lu Wuyai was the last to arrive, and the little count (dog) ran to the door and barked as soon as it heard her footsteps.

Lu Wuyai shouted, "My own people, stop shouting."

The little count (dog) immediately stopped barking. He sniffed Lu Wuyai, wagged his tail happily, and ran back to the kitchen to smell the aroma of food.

"Wow, how did you train this dog? It's amazing!" Lu Wuyai exclaimed in surprise.

After entering, she smiled and nodded to everyone, then said to Lu Wuyai, "I'm sorry I'm late, I'm really sorry."

Lu Wuyai pointed to the fish on the cutting board and said, "No, it's not too late. Look, the fish isn't cooked yet."

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "Anyway, I've kept you waiting for a long time. Actually, I just went to the school to clean up, so it's very late. I'm sorry."

Lu Wuyai noticed that her high heels were covered in mud, and her trousers showed signs of recent washing. She guessed she had walked a long way.

Only then did he remember that Lu Zhizi's luggage was all lost, so he handed her his phone and said, "Go buy some clean clothes, I'll empty your shopping cart first."

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "No need, I'll call my friend Hongyang and ask her for help."

Lu Wuyai nodded and said, "Alright, then you can call her."

Lu Wuyai was about to answer the phone when he suddenly remembered something and frowned.

She thought for a moment and said awkwardly, "I, I, I've been thinking, I think I'll lend you some money first, and I'll pay you back after I buy the phone and get my online banking account back."

After pausing, she explained, "I can ask Hongyang for help, but she doesn't know I'm in Coconut Grove Village, and I don't want her to know about this, so it's really not a good idea to ask her for help."

Lu Wuyai noticed the embarrassment in her expression, so he didn't ask any more questions and simply said, "No problem, I was just about to lend you money."

Lu Wuyai gave a wry smile: "Thank you very much."

Lu Wuyai couldn't help but take another look at her; he felt that this female teacher had many unsolved mysteries.

Gu Yuxin didn't hear their conversation. As soon as he came out, he saw Lu Wuyai helping Lu Zi put away his shopping cart. His eyes widened: "What do you mean? You're emptying Mr. Lu's shopping cart. Mr. Lu, you can't do this. This is for the sake of the goal."

Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "Target. I don't have any partners, but I have taxis, carriages, and horses. Can they do something like this?"

They were chatting while Lu Wuyai continued cooking.

Large yellow croaker is very valuable, so it must be cooked properly, otherwise such a good ingredient will be wasted.

The Ming Dynasty writer Li Yu once said in his book: "The first priority for those who eat fish is freshness, and the second priority is plumpness. The best fish is both plump and fresh."

Large yellow croaker is the 'best'. It is a rare seafood variety that retains its freshness even some time after death, with its delicious flavor and thick, plump flesh.

To truly appreciate the freshness of large yellow croaker, steaming is the best cooking method to bring out its original flavor, but ordinary steaming methods cannot achieve this. This method requires a high level of skill and technique.

A Qing Dynasty cookbook describes the large yellow croaker as follows: "Perhaps the yellow croaker is also a thick food, and it is incurable." This means that although the large yellow croaker is plump, it is too oily and cannot be treated with a light diet.

This is because the swim bladder and fish oil of the large yellow croaker are very thick. Although they are very nutritious, and one could even say that the reason why wild large yellow croakers are sold at high prices is because of these two components, many people cannot enjoy them.

Lu Wuyai never put the fish into the pot. Firstly, fishermen have a custom of not cooking fish unless there are guests; secondly, he was marinating the fish, which takes time.

Even after Lu Wuyai arrived, the fish was still not marinated, so he first used the yellow croaker to make another dish, which was tofu skin fish rolls.

If some of the large yellow croakers broke, he would remove the bones and skin and then simply marinate them with rice wine, salt, egg white, scallion and ginger powder, etc.

When Lu Wuyai arrived, he took a few pieces of dried tofu he had bought, spread them out on the hard side, then used the dried tofu to roll up the fish meat, flattened it with long sprigs of cilantro, and then cut it into inch-long pieces with a knife.

The next step is deep-frying. After frying, serve with cumin dipping sauce. It's golden in color, fragrant, and delicious.

Finally, instead of putting the croaker into the pot, he took out the marinated fish and hung it on the window to let the sea breeze blow on it for a while. Then he brought the other dishes to the table and said, "Come on, let's eat first, the fish will be served last."

Li Fugui was overjoyed: "Wild large yellow croaker."

Lu Wuyai nodded and said, "Let the Dragon King take a look first. What else could it be?"

Lu Zhizi asked curiously, "Wild yellow croaker. This is super expensive. I need to show it to the Dragon King first. What's the significance of it?"

Lu Wuyai said, "Ah, this happened after the price of large yellow croaker rose in the past few years. In the past, I would hang it up before cooking. The purpose of doing this was to let the sea breeze blow on it for a while, so that the fish oil would react and make it less greasy."

After he finished speaking, he poured wine for Gu Yuxin and her son, and drank with everyone, saying, "Cheers, welcome Teacher Lu to Coconut Grove Village. I hope our school will prosper again."

Lu Wuyai raised his glass and said, "After finishing this meal, I will definitely give it my all."

With its crisp fish skin and large lobster, plus the oily fish rolls and two dishes brought by Mr. and Mrs. Li Wenmao, the meal was quite substantial.

Gu Yuxin raised his arms and lunged at the oily fish roll. His mother kicked him, saying, "This child is so unruly. Mr. Lu hasn't even put down his chopsticks yet."

“Yes, Mr. Lu, please try this oily fish roll first. It’s made with wild yellow croaker. This is my first time eating it,” Song Qiumin said with a smile.

Lu Wuyai took a piece of fish roll, dipped it in the sauce, and after eating it, she looked surprised and covered her mouth with her hand, saying, "Mmm, it's delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sachet is also very good. It's so delicious."

"If it's delicious, don't eat too much. There will be other things later," Lu Wuyai said with a smile.

He also ate a fish roll, which was a great success. The fried tofu skin was crispy, and the fish inside was still tender. There was also a sprig of cilantro with fresh seasonings, making it very flavorful.

At the dinner table, Lu Wuyai was very generous. She didn't actively lead the conversation, but she would respond to any topic brought up by anyone, and what she said was both pleasant and sincere, keeping the atmosphere at the dinner table harmonious throughout.

After eating for a while, Lu Wuyai went to cook the fish.

He thought about it for a while, but in the end he didn't steam it; instead, he braised it a bit.

Girls who speak in the soft, gentle tones of Wu dialect are often outspoken and can be a bit too greasy, like steamed yellow croaker.

First stir-fry, then stew. The golden-yellow skin of the large yellow croaker turns brownish-yellow. Then Lu Wuyai boils a sauce broth and cooks the fish in the reddish-brown broth until it is done.

When the dish arrives at this point, there's a little trick called "collecting the broth." Aomuyang continuously pours the broth over the fish, scattering it all over its body, until the large yellow croaker turns from golden yellow to reddish yellow.

By this time, the fish soup had boiled away, but it wasn't over yet. He added cornstarch to thicken the soup, cooked it again, and let it soak for a while.

When the heat was reached, the dish was finished, leaving Li Qianmao and the others dumbfounded: "That was too much trouble."

Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "You think wild yellow croakers are easy to deal with?"

His hard work paid off; the broth on both sides couldn't mask the fish's unique aroma. Or rather, it was precisely these many steps that released the unique aroma of the wild yellow croaker.

The milky white broth with a hint of red, paired with the golden fish, looks very festive.

Lu Wuyai placed the fish on the table, gesturing for everyone to try it.

Lu Wuyai picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. The smooth, juicy, tender, and delicate texture instantly won her over. She didn't know what to say, so she gave Lu Wuyai two thumbs up.

Lu Wuyai felt that the restaurant owner was absolutely right, and at this moment Lu Wuyai had a cute and innocent look.

When Lu Wuyai ate again, he served her another half bowl of rice, asked her to put the fish on top of the rice, poured two spoonfuls of soup on it, and said, "Try it one more time."

Gu Yuxin said sourly, "Yangzi, let me try too, brother. Look at your gentleness, what are you planning to do? Just as good as the case."

Lu Wuyai looked at him in surprise and said, "Hey, Brother Fugui, you use idioms well. You're a literary genius with a great chest."

Li Fugui was overjoyed: "Hey, that's right, I'm rich and educated."

"But what exactly is going on? Aren't you going to raise an eyebrow?"

Gu Yuxin's smile vanished abruptly.

Wild yellow croaker is a rare delicacy, and when paired with a large lobster, this meal is high-end anywhere, and the chef is a young star-rated hotel chef.

Gu Yuxin's family was very satisfied with the meal, Wang Ming and his mother were very satisfied with the meal, and Lu Wuyai was also very satisfied with the meal.

After finishing her meal, she saw Lu Wuyai had placed the desk by the door and asked, "What do you plan to do with this desk?"

Lu Wuyai immediately became alert and asked, "How should we deal with this?"

Lu Wuyai asked, "Keep it if you like it, sell it if you don't."

Lu Wuyai laughed and said, "A collectible. What's so great about collecting this? I can't play with collectibles. If you don't want to use it as a desk, you can sell it later."

Lü Zhizi frowned. She was about to point at the table and say something when Li Qianmao walked over and interrupted their conversation: "Yangzi, your house really is old and dilapidated, so what? You need to fix it up and continue living there, right? Then when can we talk about it and see how to resolve this?"

Lu Wuyai said, "Let me think about it. Building a new building wouldn't be bad either."

The heavy rain came quickly and went quickly. Around nine o'clock in the evening, the clouds parted, the rain stopped, and the starry sky became bright again.

Rain washes the air, more effectively than the best detergent. The air is filled only with the fresh scent of damp earth after the rain and the faint fishy smell of the sea breeze.

In addition, the stars seemed to have been washed clean, and the night sky was even more brilliant than a few days ago.

Billions of stars scattered outwards, like jewel fragments scattered on an obsidian chessboard, emitting light in red, orange, blue, and green, shimmering like ripples in a nebula.

The night was dark and deep. Lu Wuyai stood at the door, gazing at the starry sky, and murmured, "The sky is filled with clouds and mist, and the Milky Way is about to turn and a thousand sails have passed. It's as if my soul has returned to the palace and I heard the words of the sky, asking me where I am going."

Lu Wuyai said, "Li Qingzhao's poems are not grand enough. Shouldn't they be 'Stars hang low over the vast plains, the moon surges in the great river'?"

Lu Wuyai didn't look at him, but just smiled and asked, "I often read poetry."

Lu Zhizi said, "Yes, this is the pride of fishermen. Although the title has nothing to do with fishermen, it is most suitable for this time of year."

Lu Wuyai wanted to continue arguing, but then he laughed and said, "You're right."

Gu Yuxin looked at the night sky from behind, then a frustrated expression appeared on her face: "You know too much. I know that it creates such beautiful stars."

Lu Wuyai suddenly laughed and said, "This is the most basic aesthetic view of our working people. Your words are more meaningful than the two of us combined."

After gazing at the starry night for a while, Lu Wuyai escorted Lu Wuyai back to Yu Jiale's guest room.

The next day, the sky cleared up, and the sun began to hang in the sky, shining scorchingly on the earth.