"Ah Yan said there's also soul-infused dipping sauce, so wait a bit longer." The chubby girl said this and ran back inside.

Soon, the aroma of porridge and scallions filled the room.

Lu Qiuying swallowed hard; it smelled delicious.

However, this was the first time she had ever eaten hot pot in the summer.

A cool evening breeze swept through the courtyard, dispelling the chill in the air.

"The soup base is here..." The chubby girl took out the largest pot she used for cooking porridge.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Using porridge as the base for the pot?

Huo Qizhen stood up abruptly, blinked when he saw the pot bottom that looked like porridge but wasn't quite there.

He suddenly felt a sense of anticipation; he had never seen a hot pot broth like this before.

"Ah Yan said to put the shellfish in first, these have already spit out the sand..." After saying that, the chubby girl ran inside again.

When Lu Yunshen and Yang Yanzhou entered the courtyard, no one spoke; they all stared at the casserole.

The charcoal stove has started burning, but the fire isn't very big yet.

"What are you all standing there for? Aren't we eating hot pot..." Yang Yanzhou walked to the table, saw the pot bottom, and froze.

Clay pot congee?

Lu Yunshen pulled up a chair and sat down, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he didn't ask any further questions.

They had just sat down when Lin Ziyan came out of the house.

She first put shellfish in each casserole dish before she started telling them how to eat it.

"Just like eating hot pot, put the ingredients in, cook them, and then take them out. You can then dip them in the sauce..."

Lin Ziyan demonstrated once, and then everyone started using their chopsticks.

At first, everyone was a bit nervous, but then they just started grabbing things.

"If you can handle spicy food, you can add some chopped chili peppers to the dipping sauce..." Lin Ziyan said.

"What kind of hot pot is this? It's so...strange..."