The two people in the room each had their own thoughts, but their feelings gradually grew in this atmosphere.

The next morning, Li Mu went out early to buy some things for his stall in the evening.

Recalling the previous life, there were many flavors of grilled fish, including spicy, peppery, and tomato. There were all kinds of diverse flavors, but Li Mu felt that at the beginning, spicy ones should be the main ones.

The most important thing now is to cook a large pot of hot pot base.

Thinking of this, Li Mu went straight to the market and decided to buy some of the ingredients first, and then buy two pagers to facilitate contact with Brother Shen and the others, as well as the people from the state-owned restaurant.

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The sky was still slightly bright in the early morning, and the streets were already filled with small vendors. Seeing this, Li Mu sighed that there was still a lot of the atmosphere of life, the bustling crowds early in the morning, and the constant greetings ringing in his ears.

Unlike the 20th century, when everyone shopped on their mobile phones, the only people who got up early in the morning to buy groceries were relatively elderly people who didn’t know how to use mobile phones. There was no urban atmosphere at all.

Li Mu went straight to the roadside vendor selling condiments, and saw about five kilograms of each kind. He thought that if he wanted to make it, he might as well make more at one time.

Li Mu, carrying large and small bags, searched the entire street but could not find a good place to buy butter. He had no choice but to run to the cattle dealer and buy some fresh butter to make it himself.

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When Li Mu returned home with his things, Lin Wan had already prepared a rich breakfast.

Li Mu, who was already starving, put down the food in his hands and was about to take the buns on the table to eat without even washing his hands. Just when he stretched out his hand halfway, he was slapped by Lin Wan with a chopstick.

She said coquettishly, "Why are you still acting like a child? Go wash your hands, they are so dirty. Don't you know how to set a good example in front of your daughter?"

Li Mu, who felt a little embarrassed by what Lin Wan said, scratched his head embarrassedly, slowly got up and went to the small sink at the door to wash his hands.

Ruoruo giggled at the interaction between her parents. Lin Wan patted Ruoruo on the head and gently taught her, "Don't be like dad in the future, okay? This is not a good habit. If you do this next time, mom will beat you too."

Hearing her mother say this, Ruoruo nodded rapidly to indicate that she understood.

Li Mu couldn't wait to take a quick shower and prepare to go home for breakfast, but was seen by Lin Wan who was standing behind him.

Youyou said, "If you don't clean your hands, you can't eat this meal. You don't even wash your hands properly, do you think you are still Ruoruo?"

Hearing his wife's voice behind him, Li Mu's back froze as he was about to do something perfunctory. He could only accept his fate and wash his hands carefully.

Lin Wan carefully checked before letting Li Mu have breakfast.

"Where did you go so early this morning? I didn't see you when I woke up." Lin Wan asked as she lowered her head and sipped the porridge in her bowl.

Li Mu chewed a meat bun and said in a slurred voice, "I'm going to bury the ingredients."

Lin Wan pursed her lips helplessly, looked at Li Mu who was like a child, and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke, wait until you finish what's in your mouth."

After saying that, he handed the warm water to Li Mu.

Li Mu had just finished listening to Lin Wan's words when he choked and started beating his chest. He hurriedly took the water that Lin Wan handed over and drank it quickly.

After a short pause, he continued with Lin Wan's words, "I'm going to buy the ingredients for the hot pot base. I'll make it after breakfast. Do you want to learn, Wanwan?"

"Is that the hot pot base you made in the village last time? Didn't you bring back a few pieces?"

Lin Wan frowned, not quite understanding why Li Mu prepared so many hot pot ingredients.

Li Mu took another deep breath and explained, "The key to grilling fish is this base. The more the better."

Hearing what Li Mu said, Lin Wan nodded and continued to eat breakfast without saying anything more.

No matter what Li Mu wants to do, Lin Wan will not say much and will always support Li Mu.

After breakfast, Li Mu drove the mother and daughter to Aunt Wang's house next door to play. Even though Lin Wan repeatedly asked to help, Li Mu refused.

It is so tiring to cook the hotpot base, and Li Mu was reluctant to let Lin Wan suffer even a little bit of fatigue.

After burning the firewood, Li Mu put the chopped onion, ginger, garlic and small pieces of butter into the pot, simmered it slowly, and added a small amount of water.

Watching the oil slowly coming out of the pot, Li Mu turned off some of the firewood that was originally burning vigorously, and kept simmering on medium heat, stirring constantly.

As the fragrance slowly developed, the perfume drifted into the next yard.

Lin Wan, who was still chatting with Aunt Wang, was about to get up and say goodbye to help Li Mu. Before Lin Wan could get up, Aunt Wang grabbed Lin Wan and asked, "Xiao Wan, what are you doing at home? It smells so good."

Lin Wan sat down and replied, "Li Mu used to make hot pot base."

"Hot pot base? What is this? It smells really good. Doesn't your Li Mu sell loaches? Why is he selling... hot pot base now?"

Hearing Lin Wan's words, Aunt Wang looked puzzled.

"Aunt Wang, it's not loach, it's eel. It's not selling well now, so Li Mu is going to set up a stall outside." Lin Wan knew everything about Aunt Wang and told her whatever she wanted to say.

When Aunt Wang heard what Lin Wan said, she immediately said, "Okay, do you want Aunt Wang to help you take care of Ruoruo? You two can just focus on your work. Aunt Wang doesn't have anything to do anyway, so it's no problem for her to take care of a child."

Lin Wan was very touched when she heard Aunt Wang say this. A neighbor who was not related by blood was so kind to her.

"It's okay, Aunt Wang, I'm not going to work anymore, thank you." Lin Wan said with a slight sob, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Okay, go and help your Li Mu. I'll take care of Ruoruo." Aunt Wang patted Lin Wan's shoulder lovingly to comfort her.

Lin Wan nodded, got up and went home.

Walking to the kitchen door, Lin Wan looked at Li Mu who was busy in the kitchen and slowly said, "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Li Mu, who was still stirring the butter in the pot seriously, looked up and said in confusion: "Why are you back? Didn't I say I can handle it? You just stay and play with Ruoruo at Aunt Wang's house."

Lin Wan didn't listen to what Li Mu said. She walked straight into the kitchen and poured all the seasonings that Li Mu had placed on the countertop into the dustpan.

Li Mu turned around and was about to say something when he saw Lin Wan's eyes slightly red. He hurriedly said, "You're crying? What's going on?"

Knowing that Li Mu might have misunderstood something, Lin Wan immediately said, "It's okay. Aunt Wang told us to focus on making money. She brought Ruoruo to us. I'm so touched."

Hearing Lin Wan say this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and was very grateful to Aunt Wang.

As the saying goes, when men and women work together, the work is not tiring. Li Mu and Lin Wan worked together and quickly prepared a large pot of hot pot base. They just needed to wait for it to dry the next day.