"Let's go, take the crab with us, and then go to the princess's place to cook it. She has a small kitchen there too."

Yuan Ruo raised an eyebrow: "Of course I'll do whatever is convenient for you." After saying that, Yuan Ruo went out first, quickly ran to the kitchen, and carried out the bamboo basket.

Before long, the two arrived at Su Lixia's place.

Su Lixia took the bamboo basket that Yuan Ruo handed her, then opened it and peeked inside.

"Wow, they're all alive!" Su Lixia exclaimed with delight.

"Yes, they've been like this ever since they were pulled out. We haven't taken care of them at all, and they're still perfectly fine."

Su Lixia hummed in agreement: "That's for the best. Fresh means the meat is still delicious. Did you bring this over so I could cook it?"

Lin Ziwen nodded and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to research new methods, Ali?"

“Ah Li?” Yuan Ruo looked at Lin Ziwen, then at Su Lixia.

Lin Ziwen rolled her eyes at him: "What do you want?"

Yuan Ru hesitated for a moment, then laughed awkwardly twice: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I just didn't realize it yet."

"It's alright, we just changed how we address each other. Just now, Lin... Ziwen called me that, and I almost didn't realize it either. But we'll all get used to it eventually."

"Zi...Ziwen?" Yuan Ruo was taken aback again.

Lin Ziwen couldn't help but smile as he looked at him. "That's how it is between friends. You'll get used to it." Lin Ziwen said, patting his shoulder with one hand.

"You guys chat first. I'll take these things to the small kitchen to prepare. But let me make this clear beforehand: if I don't do a good job, be prepared and don't have too high hopes." With that, Su Lixia left.

The two listened blankly to Su Lixia's words, watching her departing figure. Yuan Ruo couldn't help but ask, "So, these crabs really are gone forever?"

"Let's eat something new another day, this is all we have."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaolian came in with tea: "The princess said you should rest here for a while, and she will call you when you are all ready."

"Okay." Lin Ziwen nodded in response.

After Xiaolian left, Yuanruo poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "This feels more like the Princess's residence. Judging from the way they treat guests, it already feels like home."

"You see, you've never lived under someone else's roof, so you don't understand these things at all."

“I don’t understand, but I understand even less, and what’s even stranger is that you’re already so familiar with the princess that you can call each other by our nicknames.”

Lin Ziwen frowned: "What's so strange about that? You're not just jealous that I can talk to the princess like this, are you?"

Yuan Ruo grinned, looking disgusted: "Then you're overthinking it. It's just pure curiosity."

"It'll happen naturally. When you come back, you'll know how to speak properly. You can do it too."

Yuan Ruo remained silent. He hadn't thought about this matter; he just felt that they had become acquainted too quickly.

At this moment, in the small kitchen, several cooks outside were peering through the door, looking at the large crab in Su Lixia's hand with great curiosity and confusion.

As Su Lixia was cleaning the crabs, she sensed their gazes and said, "Go and find some dried chili peppers for this princess."

"Huh? Okay!" The person at the door was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise before walking in.

"Someone else, please find me some eggs and flour."

"Yes." The three of them hurriedly made arrangements, and then the leader assigned tasks before they went to prepare their own things.