Zhou Xin, who had arrived at the company early in the morning to complete her resignation procedures, was completely unaware of the commotion outside. After finishing the procedures, Zhou Xin skipped and hopped to her aunt's office, waiting for her aunt to finish the procedures so they could leave together.
Compared to Zhou Xin, Ni Suqiong was naturally much better informed and received news of the earthquake in Kyoto immediately. Thinking about her sister's request last night for her to resign and take Zhou Xin to work in Shanghai, she immediately saw the connection between the two situations.
However, seeing that her sister and brother-in-law had taken the initiative, she felt relieved and went through with her resignation. Compared to Kyoto, where she grew up, Ni Suqiong had a much better impression of Shanghai, which was located near the sea.
In reality, the apparent changes have stirred up turbulent undercurrents. Even Zhou Haijun is merely holding onto Jinghua Film and Television and focusing on personnel purges. Just as the old man said, Zhou Haijun wants to establish Jinghua Film and Television as a family business, and he wants to take advantage of the current unrest to act decisively and quickly.
Happy Zhou Xin had already boarded the plane to Shanghai, her heart filled with anticipation to see Fang Yang. She figured Fang Yang was thinking of her too! Zhou Xin smiled sweetly, wondering what to eat for lunch. Zhou Xin was caught in a happy dilemma.
Fang Yang went to the supermarket to buy groceries early in the morning. It's mid-October, the season of transition, and he doesn't know what vegetables to buy. It's really a headache for a stay-at-home husband to want something special!
While wandering around the supermarket, I suddenly noticed that they had fresh crayfish in the seafood section today. In Shanghai, large lobsters are readily available, but with crayfish, sometimes it really depends on luck, especially in this season!
The crayfish looked quite lively, and there weren't many, only about ten pounds. Fang Yang simply bought them all and took them away. They were a specialty of Hunan, Fang Yang's favorite in his previous life, and he hadn't eaten them in this life yet. Just thinking about it made his mouth water!
Since we've decided to focus on Hunan cuisine today, let's go for a full Hunan meal! I saw some yellow catfish in the seafood section, so I bought a dozen or so. They're perfect for stewing in soup.
I bought another old duck. Hmm, I'll make some blood duck when I get back. It was even featured on A Bite of China. Oh, they have bullfrogs today too. That's good, I'll get two pounds.
Since there were only three of us eating, I bought two loofahs and decided to make a loofah stir-fry with eggs as a side dish. I also bought some chili peppers, because everyone says that people from southern Hunan are not afraid of spicy food, and Hunan cuisine without chili peppers is soulless!
After buying all the ingredients, Fang Yang returned to the villa. Today's vegetables would take some time, so he would pick them up when it was almost time. Right now, he needed to prepare the old duck and crayfish first. Time was tight and the task was heavy, so he had to work hard.
It was already 1:30 when they started eating. There was no way around it; Zhou Xin arrived at 11:00, and by the time they got home from the airport, it was already midnight. Even though Fang Yang had already prepared most of the dishes, they were all main courses, and it would take time to carefully prepare them if they wanted to eat well.
This was Ni Suqiong's first time eating Fang Yang's stir-fried dishes. Looking at the table full of Hunan cuisine, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "President Fang, are you from southern Hunan?"
"No, I'm a native of Shanghai."
"How come you can cook such authentic Hunan cuisine? Especially the crayfish, which is very famous in southern Hunan, but also very difficult to cook well. And this is blood duck, right? This is a specialty dish of a prefecture-level city. I only ate it once by chance. I've never even heard of it before!"
Fang Yang laughed and said, "I don't have many hobbies. I just like to think about cooking. I've studied almost all the cuisines from all over China. As long as I can find it online, I'll try to learn it. Of course, some private chefs' signature dishes can't be copied. They're the secrets of other people's meals and they won't tell you."
Zhou Xin's mouth was already watering when she saw the yellow catfish on the table. For some reason, Zhou Xin just loved to eat fish, all kinds of fish. Looking at the small yellow catfish on the table, even though she had never eaten it before, the rich white fish soup and the fresh fish aroma made her unable to resist touching it.
Seeing that her aunt was still talking to Fang Yang, she secretly ate a bowl of fish soup. When she brought it to her lips, the rich aroma made her mouth water. It was so delicious! She took a small sip, and the rich flavor went straight down her throat to her stomach. She felt like she was floating on air. It was so delicious!
Zhou Xin squinted her eyes happily, "It's so delicious! I just don't know what kind of fish this is. I've never had it before."
Zhou Xin picked up a yellow catfish. It didn't look very big and was a bit ugly. After hesitating for a moment, she still picked it up and put it in her bowl. Then she picked up a piece of fish meat from the belly. This part had no fish bones and was very tender. When she put it in her mouth, Zhou Xin's eyes widened. It was so tender and melted in her mouth!
He picked up another piece, and the palm-sized fish was finished in just a few bites. "Fang Yang, what kind of fish is this? It's so delicious!"
Fang Yang turned his head and saw Zhou Xin clicking her tongue with lingering interest, her eyes fixed on the yellow catfish. "This is a yellow catfish, isn't it delicious? It's more common in Lingnan. It's usually best to eat in May or June. I don't know why, but it was sold in the supermarket today, so I bought some."
"Yellow catfish! Never heard of it before, but it's really delicious! Auntie, you should eat some, especially the soup!" Zhou Xin scooped half a bowl of soup and a fish into Ni Suqiong's bowl, then stared at Ni Suqiong as if she wouldn't give up until she ate.
Helpless, Ni Suqiong picked up a piece of fish belly meat. That's why they're family; they both like fish belly meat, and the reason is the same: it's boneless!
As soon as it entered her mouth, the entire piece of fish melted into a warm current flowing into her stomach. Ni Suqiong's eyes lit up. Delicious!
Seeing the two of them so engrossed in their activities, Fang Yang found it amusing. "It's not some rare fish. This is called yellow catfish, also known as yellow callfish. It's farmed all over the country. People in Lingnan like to eat it. It's rich in vitamin E, and eating more of it can slow down aging. Plus, it tastes amazing."
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