The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead

Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Chaos Stew Additional Update 1
 

Nian Shutong held up a string of large fish and asked Ha Ha, “I made this, are you sure you don’t want to eat it?”

The Ha Ha across from her had a conflicted look, its tail waving wildly behind it, both ears drooping.

“Eat—”

Dragging out the word with a long tone, Ha Ha reluctantly said eat, as the Commander had instructed it to be obedient.

It was unpleasant, but Ha Ha had to eat it.

Seeing Ha Ha’s unwillingness, Nian Shutong didn’t say much either; after all, she also didn’t know how it would taste.

She took the items and walked back into the kitchen, where she saw Fu Yunhe still sitting on a small stool, fiercely shelling chestnuts with an aggressive look, but such a tall person sitting on a small stool without moving gave her an impression of being surprisingly well-behaved.

“Are you taking out your frustrations on the chestnuts as if they were Ha Ha and peeling them?”

“Relaxing a bit.”

Nian Shutong didn’t dwell on it; as long as you’re happy. She shook the fish in her hand and said:

“Xiao He, leave the chestnuts for now. Learn to make this fish. If it tastes good, we’ll sell it on tonight’s live stream.”

Fu Yunhe’s nose wrinkled. This fish… smelled quite fishy indeed.

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People of the interstellar knew that fish weren’t poisonous, and it wasn’t that no one had ever tried to eat them, but the taste was really not flattering.

It was even worse than drinking nutrient liquid.

However, Fu Yunhe did have confidence in Nian Shutong; she always managed to come up with something different.

He stood up and began to help with the preparation of the fish.

“Slice open the fish belly, remove the innards and gills, throw them away; they can’t be eaten.”

This was only the first step, and Fu Yunhe knew it was indeed different. They had never thought of removing these parts.

He followed Nian Shutong’s method and prepared three fish; the rest were handled by Nian Shutong.

“Next, scrape off the scales, then make a few cuts on both sides of the fish. Sprinkle a bit of salt and marinate it.”

After this step was completed, Nian Shutong started to chop the side dishes.

“When we sell it tonight, just add some potatoes.”

As for the food they were eating, Nian Shutong wasn’t planning to sell it for now.

After all the side dishes were cut, Nian Shutong, under Daodao’s guidance, poured a good amount of oil into the pot.

“Fry it first. Fry both sides until they change color, then take the fish out and change the oil in the pot.”

“This time use less oil, put the fish in, and after the pot starts boiling, add the side dishes. Turn the heat up a bit, let it cook until it’s nearly ‘dry pot,’ but not actually dry.”

Fu Yunhe took over the spatula from Nian Shutong, and started operating with understanding.

Thanks to these days of culinary practice, his cooking skills had improved.

When everything was done stewing, all they had to do was wait.

After about half an hour, a bit of a burnt aroma wafted through the air, and Fu Yunhe lifted the lid of the pot.

“I’ll try it.” Nian Shutong took a chopstick and dipped it into the broth.

“No need to add salt, take it off the stove; let’s eat.”

Just as Nian Shutong turned around, she was blocked by Ha Ha, who was bending over and eagerly sticking its head towards the pot.

She asked amusedly, “Ha Ha, do you want to eat?”

“Eat!”, willingly and loudly, not a bit of reluctance remained.

The three of them, along with Rubble holding a metal block, all sat around together to eat.

“Be careful with the fish bones; spit them out.” As soon as Nian Shutong finished speaking, she saw Ha Ha crunching loudly on a large fish bone.

“Delicious!”

Alright, its teeth seemed to be doing fine, so Nian Shutong didn’t offer any more advice.

The fish meat, stewed until tender and flavorful, coupled with its unique fresh and tender taste, made for a joyous meal for everyone.

Turns out this fish, which smelled so fishy, was actually delicious.

By the end of the meal, both Nian Shutong and Fu Yunhe had spat out quite a few fish bones, but Ha Ha hadn’t spat out a single one, having eaten them all.

The remaining fish soup was all scooped up by Ha Ha to soak its rice with.

After the meal, Fu Yunhe washed the dishes while Nian Shutong went off to catch more fish for the evening live stream.

She hadn’t gone far when she heard the voice of the Xiao Ba system.

“Ding! Host, do you need green onions, ginger, and garlic? They’re great companions for fish.”

Green onions, ginger, and garlic? Daodao and she had talked about it, excellent for removing the fishy smell and great for stir-fries.

“Yes!”