Chapter 220 My sister-in-law is very knowledgeable
"I accidentally bit the wrong part."
Xiao Wei said earnestly and seriously, "Well, you ate it too."
Luo Shiliu looked constipated, as if a crab intestine was hanging in his throat, unable to be spit out or swallowed.
Bai Lu continued teaching the little flowers of the motherland: "This is the crab's stomach, the crab's stomach. No matter what a crab eats, it will digest it in its stomach..."
Xiao Wei nodded to indicate that he had learned something: "Sixteenth Brother just ate the crab's stomach, which is what crabs eat. I wonder what crabs eat?"
Luo Shiliu immediately sensed something was wrong and winked at Bai Lu for help, begging her not to say anything, begging her not to say anything!
Unfortunately, before she could even cast a glance, Xiao Cheng slapped her away with a cold, indifferent look.
The implication of the cold stare is clear: you're showing off your knowledge after catching a few crabs from the riverbank, so just bear with it.
Luo Shiliu: "..."
Can he please stop showing off?
Bai Lu, can't you be so knowledgeable, knowing everything from astronomy to crabs?
Although Bai Lu sympathized with Luo Shiliu, it was more important to educate the young flowers of the motherland: "Crabs usually eat small animals, such as mealworms..."
Luo Shiliu really felt like vomiting: "…………"
And for the first time, he regretted scaring children.
However, regret was useless. Bai Lu was still teaching Xiao Wei how to eat crabs and popularizing related knowledge.
Moreover, Bailu (White Dew) doesn't explicitly state which parts of a crab are inedible; instead, like a teacher instructing students, she explains in detail what each part of the crab is and what it's used for.
This approach both protected the self-esteem of those who were not willing to try new things and gave Xiao Wei the opportunity to grasp the key points on his own.
Tragically, Luo Shiliu ate a part of the crab that shouldn't be eaten, and after hearing that, he felt terrible.
It feels like there are tens of thousands of ants crawling in my throat.
Mealworms were rolling around in my stomach.
I want to vomit.
Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang shared the same feeling as Luo Shiliu; they had also eaten things they shouldn't have.
Suddenly, the crab didn't taste so good anymore.
Like Luo Shiliu, they had only caught and eaten small crabs by the river a few times, without really studying how to eat crabs, what parts of the crab are edible, and what parts are inedible.
There was no opportunity or need to study it. After all, under the circumstances at the time, it was good enough to have something to fill one's stomach. Who cared about which parts of the crab were edible or not?
Anyway, it's not poisonous.
But now, Xiao Dazhuang, Luo Shiliu, and Wang Hao all think the crabs are poisonous, that they've ruined their sense of taste.
My throat and stomach were also poisoned.
However, what made Luo Shiliu and the others even more miserable and puzzled was another fact.
Why is Cheng Ge alright?
Everyone only ever caught and ate crabs from the riverbank, but everyone heard about the crab knowledge being shared during the White Dew solar term.
Why is Cheng-ge still expressionless and normal, as if he didn't eat anything dirty?
Three pairs of bewildered and dismayed eyes simultaneously fell upon Xiao Cheng's bowl, as if, perhaps, they had finally understood.
The older brother didn't eat any crabs; he was just peeling shrimp and crab shells for his sister-in-law. There was nothing dirty in his stomach.
There's something dirty in my stomach...
It should be the eldest sister-in-law!
Finally, someone else had eaten the parts of the crab that shouldn't be eaten, just like them. The three of them—Sister-in-law, Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao—all felt it was worth it.
However, less than a second later, a little boy's admiring voice came from the other side: "Sister-in-law is amazing, she knows everything."
They know everything!!!
Yes, my sister-in-law knows everything, how could she be so foolish as to eat the parts of a crab that shouldn't be eaten?
The hearts of Luo Shiliu and the others, which had just ascended to heaven, instantly plummeted to hell; their misery was beyond description.
It was utterly tragic.
There's no way I'd throw up. The crabs were bought with my brother's money; they're so delicious and precious.
Let's just drink some soup to cleanse our stomachs.
As the unfortunate trio stared at the nourishing soup on the table, Xiao Cheng had already ladled a bowl for Bai Lu.
Xiao Wei also scooped out a bowl, even though he only wanted to eat crab and didn't want to drink soup yet.
However, to avoid his sister-in-law scooping soup for him and getting a cold scolding from his older brother, he decided to scoop it himself first.
Bai Lu took a sip of the soup, and the taste... it seemed to be more than just a simple pig's trotter soup.
The soup was very thick, and there were more ingredients than before.
Bai Lu dipped the small spoon into the bottom of the bowl, scooped it up, and found a pig's trotter that was mostly skin and lean meat, a ginkgo nut, two red dates, and a small ginseng root.
Oh... it's ginseng.
No wonder, the taste is different from the previous stew; it's definitely not just a simple pig's trotter soup.
Xiao Cheng not only bought shrimp, crab, and pig's trotters, but also ginseng. There are indeed many good things in Nanshi.
Bai Lu didn't think much of it and continued drinking her soup.
Just as he finished his second sip, the three people opposite him who had already finished their soup all turned to him with intense gazes.
"Sister-in-law, we want to drink."
The afternoon is over, it's evening now. We don't need to mind the shop or do business, so can we have a drink now?
"Didn't we just finish drinking soup?" Bai Lu selectively ignored the expectant looks from the trio.
There's no need to mind the shop or do business at night, but if the boss drinks, there's a 99% chance he'll turn into a child!
Kids are so difficult...
Xiao Cheng was drinking soup when he noticed a small gaze coming from the side and turned his head slightly.
He paused for a moment, then continued drinking his soup as if nothing had happened, meeting Bai Lu's last glance.
"Sister-in-law, soup is not wine." Xiao Dazhuang, who had lost the rock-paper-scissors game again, was pushed forward by Luo Shiliu and Wang Hao to explain.
"Brother Cheng's electronics store is opening today. We would like to raise a glass to Brother Cheng and wish him a prosperous business and abundant wealth. We must use wine to toast him, not soup."
Honest people don't beat around the bush; they speak directly, in a loud voice, and with a serious expression.
Bai Lu couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to, so after thinking about it, she decided to pass the blame back to the big boss.
"Ask your brother Cheng."
"Brother Cheng wants a drink!" Wang Hao's impulsiveness came in handy, and he answered before Xiao Cheng could even speak.
Xiao Cheng refused to take the blame: "If you want to get your stomachs pumped, just say so. There's no need to drag me into this."
What if my older brother is so insightful but still won't cooperate?
Wang Hao was speechless.
Xiao Dazhuang wouldn't lie.
Luo Shiliu's expression was the most sincere: "We didn't intend to have our stomachs pumped. We just ate a few more crabs, which is good for you. It's not like we haven't eaten them before. We just wanted to congratulate you on the opening of your new store and offer you a small toast as a token of our appreciation."
"Brother and sister-in-law, please give us a chance?"
If Xiao Dazhuang said these words, then go ahead and pinch him; they'd be credible.
What Luo Shiliu said has a credibility of -1000.
Neither Bai Lu nor Xiao Cheng believed it.
but……
Celebrating the grand opening of a new store, wishing for prosperous business and abundant wealth, is indeed an auspicious omen that is hard to refuse.
Moreover, the store was busy in the morning. Luo Shiliu and the others were busy introducing product information and moving and delivering goods to customers. They were so busy that no one mentioned wanting to eat even though it was past lunchtime.
They've worked so hard and tirelessly for so long, and all they want to do after finishing is have a drink to celebrate, just like before. It seems a bit unreasonable to disagree.
Bai Lu realized she had overstepped her bounds and meddled a bit, so she stopped talking altogether.
Let Xiao Cheng decide his own affairs.
(End of this chapter)
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