Before long, Aunt Li started bringing out the dishes. Jian Ning washed her hands and went to help.
The crabs, mantis shrimp, and prawns were all steamed, and the scallops were prepared with minced garlic. The lobster was even made into a three-course salt and pepper dish. The presentation was just as good as what a restaurant chef would make.
Braised mackerel, spicy stir-fried clams, cold jellyfish salad, and sweet and sour pork—this was specially made for Tian Tian and Da Zhuang. The table was laden with food.
This is the best meal everyone has had since the apocalypse.
Uncle Li had already opened the Moutai liquor and poured a glass for Xiao Lingfeng and Jian Anping each.
"What's so special about today? Why are we eating such a lavish meal?"
"Uncle Li, it's just a coincidence that we caught so much stuff from the sea. It would be such a waste not to eat it. I still have quite a lot in my refrigerator. Let's eat it again tomorrow and make dumplings with mackerel."
Jian Ning smiled and picked up a large crab. It was quite big; she would probably be full after eating two.
"Xiao Ning, how can you eat seafood without drinking? Let's have some beer to cheer ourselves up." Jian Anping said, taking five or six cans of Tsingtao beer from the refrigerator and putting them on the table.
"Yes, we're so happy today, let's have a drink to celebrate. It's rare to have such delicious food."
Before the apocalypse, these few lobsters would have cost thousands of dollars. Now we're eating for free, without spending a penny, it makes me so happy.
Li Mengyao chimed in, saying that she used to be a poor student and had never eaten such a large lobster before.
She'd only seen much smaller ones in hotel pools before, and they were all incredibly expensive. This time, she was determined to try them.
"Alright, let's drink until we drop tonight!" Jian Ning picked up a can of beer, opened it, and took a hearty swig, almost choking on it. It was ice-cold and didn't taste good at all.
"You're so impulsive, sit down and eat some crab meat." Li Mengyao quickly handed her a tissue to wipe her mouth.
She personally helped Jian Ning break the crab open, and now she was especially grateful to her sister-in-law.
If it weren't for her having Jian Anping prepare such a nice house in advance and going out every day to find food for her, how could she live so comfortably?
He wished he could personally peel the crab meat and feed it to Jian Ning.
"Sister-in-law, I can do it myself. I just drank a little too fast." Jian Ning chuckled twice.
I took a big crab and took a bite. The crab roe was so delicious that I almost swallowed my tongue along with it.
They were so engrossed in eating that they didn't even bother to talk.
Uncle Li kept urging Xiao Lingfeng to drink, but he didn't expect Xiao Lingfeng to have such a high alcohol tolerance. After drinking about half a jin of Moutai, his ears only turned slightly red.
Then look at Jian Anping, his tongue is agape, he's pulling Dazhuang along and keeps saying he'll definitely help find his parents.
The meal was very enjoyable. Jian Ning wanted to help clear the dishes, but Li Mengyao insisted on pushing her to sit on the sofa.
"Xiao Ning, you've already worked hard enough finding supplies outside. You don't need to lift a finger for these chores. We'll finish cleaning up in no time."
Jian Ning had no choice but to sit down obediently. She had only drunk two bottles of beer, and now she felt a little dizzy and wanted to laugh at everyone she saw.
Especially after Xiao Lingfeng sat down next to her, Jian Ning grabbed his arm.
"Master Xiao, I have long admired your name. I deeply respect you. When will I have the opportunity to witness your Heaven-Asking Sword Technique? If I could have the chance, my life would be complete!"
"How much beer did you drink, you silly girl? How did you get so drunk and start talking nonsense? You must have been reading too many cultivation novels. Brother Xiao, please don't laugh at me. I'll take her home to sleep right away."
Hearing Jian Ning's words, Jian Anping almost burst out laughing. "Master Xiao, indeed!" he thought. "I wonder what's going on in that little head of hers."
He tried to pull Jian Ning up, but she suddenly wrapped her arms around Xiao Lingfeng's waist and snuggled into his embrace.
"Huang Fugui, hurry up and take out the image-recording bead. I want to take a picture with the number one handsome man. We can use this to earn spirit stones later."
"Xiao Ning, wake up! Who is Huang Fugui?" Jian Anping reached out to pull Jian Ning away, but couldn't pull her off; she was holding Xiao Lingfeng tightly.
"I'll take her back. Please open the door, Brother Jian." Xiao Lingfeng picked up Jian Ning and strode towards the door.
Jian Ning happily rubbed her face against his chest; the faint scent of grass and trees was so comforting.
Jian Anping, who opened the door, was speechless. It seemed that his sister had taken a liking to this guy. Maybe it wouldn't be long before he would become the brother-in-law.
However, Xiao Lingfeng is a decent person and good-looking. Apart from being a bit too pale and a bit too tall, he doesn't have any major flaws.
I need to ask Aunt Wang about what he used to do. Maybe he was a retired soldier or policeman.
That puts people at ease. Although he was a local thug, his childhood dream was to become a policeman. If he hadn't been so rebellious during his adolescence and neglected his studies, he wouldn't have turned out the way he did.
Not wanting Xiao Lingfeng to take Jian Ning home alone, Jian Anping went along as well. Stepping out of the house, the heat outside sobered Jian Ning up considerably.
Struggling to get down.
"I can walk by myself, you guys go back, I'm not drunk."
"That's what everyone who drinks says, Xiao Ning. I've noticed your drinking manners aren't very good. You should try drinking juice from now on."
As Jian Anping spoke, she watched as Xiao Lingfeng carried Jian Ning all the way to her doorstep before putting her down.
"I just drank a little too fast, I wasn't drunk at all, why don't you believe me?"
"Alright, I'm home now, you guys can go back," Jian Ning said, opening the doors and disappearing inside in a flash.
"That girl's so stubborn. Now that she's embarrassed, she's running faster than a rabbit." Jian Anping reached into his pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, and offered one to Xiao Lingfeng.
"Hey bro, wanna have one?"
"Thanks, but I don't smoke." Xiao Lingfeng didn't take it. The fact that they still have cigarettes to smoke means they must have bought quite a lot before the apocalypse. This family really stockpiled a lot of stuff.
"It's good that I don't smoke. I know it's bad for my health, but I still can't quit. My wife has told me to quit so many times."
Jian Anping held the cigarette to his nose and sniffed it, then reluctantly put it back into the cigarette pack.
"I'm not smoking anymore, so the house won't smell like smoke as soon as I walk in. Come on, shall we go back and have some more drinks?"
"No, I'm going back to take a shower. We'll go chop wood tomorrow. Didn't Jian Ning say that at dinner?"
“I know, okay, I’ll get up earlier tomorrow. Do you have any tools? I only have a hand saw, which is too much trouble.”
Jian Anping then remembered that Jian Ning had mentioned during dinner that they needed to get up early the next day to go up the mountain to get some trees, otherwise they wouldn't have enough things to start a fire in the cold weather.
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