Soak the crabs in Shaoxing wine, then add scallions, ginger, spices, and seasonings, and let it sit in cold water.
Sun Miao'er was worried that they would be bored while waiting, so she stir-fried some garlic sprouts and salted pork, chopped two cucumbers, and served the steamed crabs along with them.
When they entered the house, Liang Lao Er was chatting with Fu Yu Chi about whose pigs were the best, with lots of fat and meat.
Wei Jingnian was perceptive. Seeing Sun Miao'er carrying two plates, he walked to the door in a few steps and said with a smile, "Miss Sun, let me help you."
Sun Miao'er walked straight past her and placed the plate on the table. "Young Master Wei, you are a guest, how can I let you do it? I'll do it."
"If you're hungry, eat first. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare some more." Sun Miao'er wiped her hands. If this Young Master Wei hadn't come, it would have saved her some trouble. Now she's doing the work of two people.
She turned and walked to the doorway, when a man's gentle voice came from behind her, "Miao'er, let me help you with some tasks."
Sun Miao'er turned around abruptly. She was about to refuse when she met her master's smiling face, which seemed to say, "You can try to embarrass me in front of so many people." The thought made her shrug in fear.
He put on a smile and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Master."
Young Master Wei's expression was not very pleasant. He had only tried to help her serve some dishes, but the young lady had kept her distance.
This doctor is even going to help out in the kitchen, and he didn't refuse. Doesn't that make me look inferior?
Wei Jingnian, with a gossipy heart, waited until Fu Yuchi followed him out of the room before lowering his voice to ask, "Aunt, I think Brother Fu and Miss Sun's relationship is quite unusual."
Although a gentleman is open and honest, Wei Jingnian never felt that he could be so easily outdone by others, whether in appearance, speech or anything else. He always felt that he was half a step behind Fu Yuchi.
Wei Shuhua didn't even look at her own nephew properly, so how could she not know what Wei Jingnian was planning? Did he have ulterior motives towards the girl after only meeting her once?
He just laughed and said, "Jingnian, which eye of yours saw that they were not simple? Doctor Fu and the late old man of the Sun family were old friends, so it is understandable that they were close. Otherwise, why would he have taken Miao'er as his apprentice?"
"Alas!" Wei Jingnian could only sigh in regret. "Auntie, you said Miss Sun is easy to get along with, but I don't think so."
Liang Huai'an was completely baffled. He was a rough man with no other skills than doting on his wife. Hearing the people talking in circles, he became confused. "Wife, what are you and nephew whispering about? I don't understand. What's this about Brother Fu and my niece? Nephew, you're not putting them together, are you? They're more than ten years apart!"
Wei Jingnian's expression froze. "Brother Fu, you've already reached thirty? I really can't believe it..."
He awkwardly picked up his water glass, took a few sips to hide his embarrassment. He realized he had indeed been presumptuous; the two men were quite different in age, and it seemed he had worried unnecessarily.
In the kitchen.
Fu Yuchi followed her in, glancing casually at the crabs in the pot. "The crabs are quite good, very plump."
At first glance, Sun Miao'er thought her master was praising the crab, but the next moment she felt there was a barb in his tone, "Master hasn't even tasted it, how do you know it's plump?"
"No need to taste it, I can tell just by looking at it. Besides, I don't like eating crabs." Fu Yuchi's expression turned cold as he said this, as if he wanted to tear the crab to pieces with his eyes.
Sun Miao'er peeled the crab shell in her hand and picked out the crab meat with a bamboo skewer, not daring to open her eyes to look at him. "Oh, I've also prepared some other dishes. Master can try them later."
The more nonchalant and indifferent she was, the colder Fu Yuchi's expression became.
Seeing that she didn't even bother to respond, he strode up behind her, grabbed her delicate, fair wrist, and said, "Sun Miao'er! Don't you understand what I mean?"
He repeatedly expressed his feelings to her, but she pretended not to hear him. It must have taken a lot of courage for him to say something like "I have nowhere to throw away my longing for you," so why did she do this?
Sun Miao'er's hand stung, but she slowly raised it, a smile appearing on her lips. Her voice was as clear and melodious as a silver bell, "What's wrong, Master? Are you jealous?"
She burst out laughing.
It was quite rare to see her usually serious master so angry. Everyone outside said that Doctor Fu was a man with no temper and a great philanthropist in the village, but she didn't think so.
"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused?" Fu Yuchi shook off her wrist, her captivating eyes turning red with anger.
Sun Miao'er knew she couldn't keep up the act any longer. She wasn't a novice when it came to love, but there were more important things waiting for her when it came to romance.
When she looks at a man, she has to look up at him with her head held high, but her demeanor is not timid. "My master and I are not on the same path. My master knows this better than I do, doesn't he?"
From beginning to end, Sun Miao'er always knew what she wanted. Romance was just a stumbling block on her road to success. "As for that piece of land, I will earn money to pay my master back. Or does my master think that a piece of land is enough to bribe me?"
The man's thin lips moved, his previous rosy color drained of color from his anger, and he fell silent, as if he wanted to say something.
Fu Yuchi was experiencing setbacks for the first time. When the Fu family was still around, he was one of the top young men in the capital, a few years younger than Wei Jingnian, yet he was already famous throughout the capital.
Everyone knows that the second young master of the Fu family is not only a beautiful young man, but also a master of both literature and martial arts. He composed a poem at the age of seven and won first place in riding and archery at the royal autumn hunting grounds at the age of ten, a feat unmatched in the world.
At the height of his fame, even the princes in the palace paled in comparison to him.
When the Fu family was convicted, he fell from grace and into oblivion, but his innate arrogance never faded away.
Despite not saying it outwardly, he still has high aspirations. Even after all these years, though he has been tempered, he still retains about 70-80% of them.
Where have I ever suffered such a humiliation?
Although he is older, he is not so old as to be rejected by teenage girls.
A decade or so ago, he could have any girl in the capital he wanted, but unfortunately he was too young to fall in love. Even though the young ladies of the capital were eagerly trying to win his favor, he didn't waver in the slightest.
Unfortunately, at this very age, he developed feelings for a country girl.
"Fine! Fine! Fine!" Fu Yuchi was furious and slammed his hand on the stove. "You'd better remember what you said today! You'd better return that land to your master with interest!"
He said "good" three times in a row, reaching a point where he could no longer suppress his emotions.
Sun Miao'er knew better than anyone how restrained he was in ordinary times.
Sun Miao'er smiled on the surface, but her heart was aching as if it were being stabbed with a knife. Her future was uncertain, and she was burdened with the dilapidated Sun family. Her two younger brothers were not being supported by her. Should she rely on Old Madam Sun to support them, or should she just let them fend for themselves?
If I were to agree to my master's request, I fear I would only end up dragging him down.
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