The vast ocean stretches as far as the eye can see, with its waves surging.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing a hint of saltiness.

Golden sand, shimmering with light, and a beautiful wisteria-covered pavilion stand on the shore. Beneath the pavilion, a fair-skinned and adorable young female lies smiling on a rocking chair.

Her fair, jade-like little feet swayed gently.

A white-haired male next to her lowered his eyes and fed her fruit, while a handsome silver-haired male on the other side held a juice bowl and a handkerchief, occasionally feeding the female a sip of water and wiping the corner of her lips.

Behind her stood a boy with fox-like eyes, who was carefully massaging her shoulders with his head down.

A group of colorful, furry creatures and a small golden mermaid frolicked and played around the female's feet.

Under a large tree behind them, a fair-skinned, slender boy with exquisite features was preparing food.

On the shore, a young man with golden eyes and blue hair squatted beside a large fish, carefully talking to the three cubs beside him.

The beasts in the group were all exceptionally handsome.

The warm and beautiful scene is like a painting.

In the height of summer, she opened her mouth and ate the durian that Tie Bai handed her. The soft, sweet taste burst in her mouth, and she squinted her eyes happily.

Immediately afterwards, a cup appeared in front of her, and Shengxia opened her mouth and drank the light juice inside.

A gentle and pleasant voice came from the side.

"Xia, try this flavor. There aren't many fruits, but a little bit of sour fruit juice has been added, which is very refreshing."

"Did you add any sour fruit?"

She smiled and took a sip, letting the wolf king wipe her mouth clean. She glanced at her slightly bulging belly and chuckled helplessly.

It's only a matter of time before I'm turned into a good-for-nothing...

I have to say, living a life of leisure and doing nothing is really great!

"Tired of fruit? How about some spicy shrimp? Yang Yun just made it, it's so fresh!"

Tie Bai glanced down at his smiling partner, casually picked up a large shrimp, and cut it into small pieces.

Sheng Xia's eyes lit up: "I want it!"

After eating too much fruit, I crave something salty and spicy. And when I get tired of salty and spicy food, a couple of bites of fruit will sweeten my palate.

The next second, brightly colored shrimp meat appeared at my lips, warm and just right to eat.

She opened her mouth and ate it; it was spicy, fragrant, chewy, and delicious, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

Shengxia turned around, took the bowl from Tiebai's hand, looked at the peeled shrimp in the bowl, and began to eat with relish.

She chewed on the shrimp meat and looked up ahead.

Jiao Su squatted on the shore, teaching Lang Ge and the others how to process fish meat, her fair and slender fingers deftly flipping the fish.

With a barely perceptible smile and a hint of doting in his golden eyes, he lowered his gaze, dissected the organ, removed it, cleaned it, and set it aside.

He moved methodically, explaining clearly, "There's a line here, draw it along..."

———

This trip was incredibly rewarding.

A whole truckload of dragon's beard vegetables, a giant shark the size of a house—after removing the inedible innards, there was so much meat left that we couldn't finish it all.

Yang Yun looked at the fish, his peach blossom eyes sparkling with starlight. He walked briskly to Sheng Xia's side and asked expectantly.

"Xia, can we keep what we eat today and make the rest into dried fish?"

You can make some spicy, five-spice, and savory versions to give to Xiaxia and the kids as snacks.

After deducting what we ate today and what we made into snacks, we still have more than half left. We'll make salted fish and store it away.

Not a single bit is wasted!

He checked it out; the fish was very tender. It would definitely taste good as a snack while it was fresh, and he could also try out his newly developed recipe.

Xiaxia will definitely like it.

Orcs can't hide their feelings. Sheng Xia looked at the expectation that was almost overflowing in Yang Yun's eyes, and the corners of her lips curved into a beautiful smile. She winked playfully.

"Okay, we'll do whatever our chef says~"

Anything that comes into Yang Yun's hands will become a delicious meal. His culinary skills have no limits, and the more he cooks, the better it gets.

I don't know where he, an ancient orc, got so many cooking ideas?

If there are gods, then Yang Yun must be the God of Food!

It's no exaggeration to say that if you gave her a brick, you could turn it into a spicy flavor that would make any animal addicted.

Thinking of this, Sheng Xia reached out and hugged Yang Yun's strong waist, pressed her cheek against it, rubbed against it affectionately, and said in a sweet and soft voice.

"Little Sheep is such a great cook, so handsome, and has such a good personality. How lucky I am to have you as my partner."

That was good, so delicious, oh no... so good~

After Shengxia finished her exclamation, she met Qingmu's bright, sparkling eyes and was startled by the gleaming expectation in them.

They were practically saying, "What about me? What about me?"

Her lips twitched, and she realized what was happening, glancing subtly at her other partners.

A sly glint flashed in her eyes, and she smiled, praising everyone in turn, including the children.

They were praised so much that they walked with a swagger, their eyebrows dancing with delight.

Especially Aoki, whose golden tail was practically sticking up to the sky from under his animal skin skirt.

She accidentally saw an amazing view, and Shengxia blushed as she glared at him, then said in a sweet, cloying voice.

"Big Lion, mind your image! The cubs are all here. Pull your clothes up properly."

Aoki is great in every way, except he's a bit too carefree.

He chuckled, covered his tail, and loudly replied, "Okay! I'll definitely be careful!"

I was so happy from Xia's praise that I didn't notice anything.

Even the cunning fox was praised by Sheng Xia to the point of having a pouty mouth, and the upturned corners of its mouth couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

Every beast felt that Xiaxia loved him the most!

A gentle breeze blows, and even the waves become gentle.

With Yang Yun in charge of cooking and the other beasts assisting, the snacks were quickly prepared, and the wooden buckets of snacks filled the four large tables.

They are savory, spicy, numbing spicy, and five-spice flavors.

The fragrance drifted on the wind and traveled far.

The orcs of the Crab Roe Tribe smelled the aroma and were almost moved to tears of happiness; they had never smelled anything so delicious before.

Those at home came out of their houses, while those outside stopped and began to talk to the beasts around them.

"What smells so good? Slurp slurp!"

"Wow~ Are you sure you're good? My mouth is watering! It smells really good! Slurp slurp!"

"Let's go see where the food smells so good."

"good!"

"..."

They made appointments one by one, and finally stopped not far from Shengxia's family. When they saw Doctor Xia, their eyes lit up, and they thought to themselves.

As expected of her, even the food at Doctor Xia's house smells so good!

Under the sunlight, Aoki's blond hair, even more dazzling than the morning sun, fluttered in the wind. He casually tossed it and turned to look at Shengxia.

"Summer, Little Lamb said he wanted salt, so he made salted fish."

"Okay." Sheng Xia smiled, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling, and took out... Hmm? That's all?

She examined it closely and found that the giant urn containing the salt was completely clean; no wonder she hadn't been able to get the salt out.

Sheng Xia frowned slightly, raised her eyes, and said softly.

"Big Lion, there's no salt left."

A gust of wind blew by, and the waves surged magnificently. In the height of summer, something occurred to him, and his eyes lit up.

She grabbed Aoki's hand and exclaimed in surprise.

"Let's make some salt first."