A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 69 Male slaves are not allowed to eat at the table!

Shen Tang was enjoying her meal when she felt something was missing.

1, 2, 3, 4... plus her, that makes 5 people.

Oh, we're still missing one beastman!
Xue Yinzhou was so elusive and had such a weak presence that she couldn't think of him for a moment.

Besides, he's not her target right now. Shen Tang didn't put much thought into this snake and accidentally missed him, forgetting to send him a message about a family dinner.

However, since Xue Yinzhou was a bodyguard, he was always on guard nearby. Even if she forgot to send him a message, he could just come inside to eat.

She wouldn't kick him out; it's just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks.

Shen Tang glanced outside the courtyard but didn't see the snake-beast.

"I worked so hard to cook this meal, but this snake never gives me any face. It definitely looks down on me! It's deliberately targeting me!" Shen Tang complained angrily to the system.

The system replied, "[He wasn't targeting the host; the original owner had said he wasn't allowed to eat at the table.]"

"Huh?" Shen Tangman was completely puzzled.

The system gossiped, "[The original owner said he was a lowly slave, and even marrying him as a beastly husband wouldn't change his lowly status. He was never allowed to eat at the table. When he was little, she would just throw him a couple of bites of leftovers to fill his stomach.]"

Shen Tang's lips twitched slightly. The original owner of this body was capable of insulting people, and her methods of inciting hatred were unmatched!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, Shen Li's favorability has increased by 10!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xiao Jin's favorability has increased by 10!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Jialan's favorability has increased by 10!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Lu Xiao's favorability has increased by 30!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the side quest: Organize a loving family gathering. Reward: A package of food seeds. The reward has been automatically sent to your system inventory. Please check it yourself!]

Shen Tang was overjoyed to hear the system notifications ringing in her mind. She hadn't expected that Lu Xiao, that blockhead, would receive the highest increase in favorability this time.

It seems this man really enjoys this warm family atmosphere; we could work on that.

She should keep in touch with those scumbags more often!

Once we get back to the Empire, all those bastards should stay home with her and not even think about running away!

Three days later, a spaceship sent by the Empire arrived to pick them up.

Shen Tang happily packed her luggage, so excited that she couldn't sleep for most of the night. But when she arrived outside the city and saw the city, her face immediately fell.

This spaceship looks old and dilapidated, a whole size smaller than the spaceship Gu Lian had that day! It looks like an outdated spaceship that's about to be phased out.

The original owner of this body had been an imperial princess, yet not only did no one come to pick her up, but they also sent her such a small and dilapidated spaceship, as if someone was deliberately trying to intimidate her.

Xiao Jin and the others also looked rather grim, but in order to prevent the spread of the contaminated land, the Empire had set up a special barrier at the border of the contaminated land. Only this kind of spaceship could pass through the barrier, so no matter how much they disliked it, they had no choice but to take this spaceship.

Shen Tang quickly composed herself. Whether it was a new type of spaceship or an old, dilapidated one, as long as it could get her away from this wretched place, that was fine. That evening, to boost morale, she specially invited the beastmen over for hot pot, a heartwarming and comforting meal.

The journey would take about a week, and Shen Tang had prepared the ingredients well in advance. He even asked Jia Lan to use ice water to lock in the freshness of the ingredients, which would be enough for them to live comfortably on the road.

Xiao Jin and his men used to just fill their stomachs with nutrient solutions when they went on long missions, but ever since they tasted this chubby girl's cooking, they never wanted to go back to those hard days, which were simply unbearable for animals.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to simplicity.

Even if it's just for a bite to eat, they have to swallow their pride and go to Shen Tang, and they can no longer ignore her like before.

Shen Tang felt smug: She had these scoundrels under her thumb!
"Xiao Jin, go wash the vegetables. Jia Lan, go defrost the meat," Shen Tang ordered.

Xiao Jin's forehead vein throbbed. "You want me to wash the vegetables?"

"Yes, I'm talking about you. You're lazy and don't do any work all day. You don't even know how to come and help. Today you're in charge of washing the vegetables. If you don't want to wash the vegetables, then go wash the dishes!" Shen Tang glared at him angrily.

Xiao Jin looked down at her round, pufferfish-like face, a hint of interest flashing in his golden eyes. Suddenly, he leaned in and pinched her cheek. Shen Tang's pent-up resentment instantly burst forth, and she couldn't hold back with a "plop," her face darkening with anger and embarrassment. "Are you sick?!"

Just as she slapped him, Xiao Jin vanished in an instant, his tone disdainful and arrogant, "Washing vegetables is fine, but you want my hands, which have handled hundreds of guns, to pick vegetable leaves and wash vegetables? That's a waste of my talents."

Seeing that Xiao Jin had obediently gone to wash the vegetables, Jia Lan's lips twitched slightly and his handsome face darkened. He had no choice but to condescend to thaw the beast meat and, following Shen Tang's instructions, wash it clean and cut it into chunks and rolls.

Shen Li walked over and asked curiously, "Little Tang'er, what is hot pot?"

The post-apocalyptic beast world still retains some aspects of modern civilization, but many things have been lost, especially recipes, which have become utterly useless in the apocalypse. Beastmen prefer to replenish their energy quickly and easily in a short time; cooking is too inefficient, and the dishes in noble restaurants are almost all pre-prepared. Hot pot, a type of food cooked fresh to order, has long been obsolete, so it's normal that they haven't heard of it.

"It's very simple. First, you make a hot pot base with seasonings, then you pour the meat and vegetables into the pot. It's convenient and delicious to cook as you eat!" Shen Tang didn't know what the beastmen's tastes were like, so she decided to make a yin-yang hot pot.

One side has a clear broth base, and the other side has a spicy broth base, separated by a piece of iron, making it a simple yin-yang hot pot.

Xiao Jin ate very quickly, grabbing a piece of beast meat roll and stuffing it into his mouth. His handsome face immediately turned red, smoke billowed, and he stuck out his tongue, blowing hot air.

It's both spicy and hot.

That fat girl was definitely up to no good!
They're trying to poison him, aren't they?

Shen Tang rarely saw him looking so embarrassed and awkward. She laughed inwardly and said seriously, "This is a hot pot with two broths. The spicy broth is what I like to eat. You beasts... you have a more sensitive sense of taste and prefer milder flavors, so eat the clear broth on this side!"

Xiao Jin glanced disdainfully at the clear broth base that Shen Tang had mentioned; it looked bland and tasteless, and didn't look appetizing at all.

He casually picked up a meat roll, put it in his mouth, and surprisingly, it tasted pretty good!
Seeing Xiao Jin's horrible state from the spiciness, Shen Li, Jia Lan, and Lu Xiao didn't dare touch the spicy broth and quietly ate the clear broth instead.

While Shen Tang was eating, he glanced at the white snake, which was quietly huddled in the corner, looking out of place as if it were immersed in another world.

Xue Yinzhou never participates in family activities and usually hides somewhere. After arriving at the spaceship, he had nowhere to run, so he transformed into beast form and lay in the corner by the hatch, coiling up like a mosquito coil, his presence was ridiculously low.

Shen Tang thought to himself: Could this guy have been a bodyguard for too long and developed some kind of occupational hazard?

Sensing Shen Tang's gaze, the white snake's purple eyes flickered, and it slightly raised its head. Seeing that she quickly looked away, it buried its head in its tail again, continuing to act as if it were air.

(End of this chapter)