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They were enjoying their meal immensely when the aroma of the crayfish wafted out through the cracks in the door and windows, reaching their neighbors' homes.

At He Yuzhu's house, He Yushui leaned against the window and sniffed hard, her little brows furrowed: "Brother, what delicious food is Brother Yang making again? It smells so good!"

Her nose was sensitive, but she couldn't tell what it was; all she felt was an overwhelming urge to eat.

"I don't know!" He Yuzhu replied irritably.

He was a head chef at the steel mill, and his family ate simple meals year-round. But Yang Wei was different; he ate lavish meals of meat and delicacies every few days. How could he not be furious?

But this girl still asked, which only added fuel to the fire.

"Fine, I won't tell you then! I'll go ask you myself!" He Yushui pouted and turned to run out.

"Don't go!" He Yuzhu stopped her without thinking. If his sister really went to Yang Wei's house to beg for food, where would he, as her brother, put his face?

He Yushui ignored him and ran out the door, heading straight for Yang Wei's house.

"Yang Wei, what did you make today? It smells so good again!"

Before she even entered the door, she started shouting at the top of her lungs, as if she were in her own home.

Practice makes perfect. The first time she came, she was able to ask for food very openly, and this time she was even more unreserved.

But when He Yushui pushed open the door, she saw Yu Li at the table and was stunned. What was Yu Li doing here?

Isn't she Yan Bugui's wife? Why is she eating with Yang Wei?

"Hey Rainy Girl, wanna grab some crayfish?"

Yang Wei looked up and smiled, his chopsticks still holding a peeled shrimp. "It's fresh out of the pot, smells delicious."

"Okay!" He Yushui's eyes lit up, and she agreed without thinking. She stepped into the door.

The main reason she wasn't worried about "stealing" Yu Li was because Yu Li was already married. If it were an unmarried girl, she wouldn't have dared to get so close.

"Come on, Raindrop, sit next to me," Yu Li greeted warmly, and moved a chair for her.

He Yushui sat down and looked at Yu Li curiously: "Sister Yu Li, what are you doing here?"

"Come over and help Yang Wei sweep the floor and do some cleaning," Yu Li said casually. "I happened to see him preparing food, so we ate together."

She knew perfectly well that Yan Bugui had sent her to "keep an eye on" Yang Wei, but Yang Wei was so warm to her that she couldn't refuse, and was happy to get a good meal for herself.

"I see." He Yushui nodded, but she wondered to herself: Why did Yang Wei make Yu Li do the housework instead of asking her?

However, seeing that it was Yu Li, she breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Li was married, so she wouldn't try to steal Yang Wei from her, right?

"Here, Yushui, have some lobster." Yang Wei picked up a plump lobster and put it in her bowl. "It's freshly peeled, have a taste."

"Thank you." He Yushui said politely, but then she picked up the shrimp and ran into trouble. How could she peel shrimp? The claw-like shells pinched her fingers painfully, and she couldn't open them for a long time.

"I'll teach you." Seeing this, Yu Li smiled and took her hand. "Press your index finger on the back of the shrimp, and gently squeeze the second segment of the shrimp's belly with your thumb. The shell will loosen. Then lift it up, and the shrimp meat will come out." She demonstrated as she spoke, her movements very skilled.

Yang Wei watched the two girls peeling shrimp together and sighed inwardly. If He Yushui had come alone, he could have taught her separately and taken the opportunity to get closer to her.

On the other side, Lou Xiao'e was also unable to sit still because of the delicious aroma.

She stood at her front door, sniffed, and muttered, "What smells so good? I'll go take a look."

As he spoke, he lifted his foot and walked towards Yang Wei's house, his steps light as if he were walking on clouds.

Lou Xiao'e had come over following the aroma, initially just wanting to smell what kind of dish it was, but the more she smelled it, the more tempted she became, and she decided to try and get a free meal.

After all, she and Yang Wei had a good relationship; they were familiar with each other, so getting a free meal wasn't a big deal.

She started walking towards Yang Wei's house, and soon reached the door. Yang Wei was tidying up the stove when he heard footsteps. He looked up and saw Lou Xiao'e peeking out from the door frame: "Yang Wei, what are you cooking? It smells so good it's making my mouth water!"

Before she could finish speaking, Lou Xiao'e was also stunned. Besides Yang Wei, why were Yu Li and He Yushui also in the room?

She frowned in confusion: "Why are they here?"

"Sister Xiao'e, the crayfish I made smells amazing, come and try some!" Yang Wei said with a smile as he stood up and wiped his hands.

"Crayfish?" Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened. "You can eat that stuff?" In her mind, crayfish were just feed for chickens and ducks, how could they be served on the table? Although she had guessed that the aroma might come from crayfish, she didn't believe for a second that anyone would eat such a thing.

"I didn't believe it at first either, but Yang Wei's cooking is so fragrant it's almost bewitching!" He Yushui stood up, holding her bowl, and smacked her lips with a smile.

"Yes, Xiao'e, you should try it!" Yu Li chimed in, "Yang Wei's cooking is amazing! The crayfish tastes even better than meat!"

Lou Xiao'e was skeptical, but the fragrance kept wafting into her nose, and she couldn't resist.

She shook off her worries and went inside. Yang Wei had already set out the bowls and chopsticks for her: "Come on, Sister Xiao'e, let me teach you how to eat crayfish!"

Yang Wei would never miss such a good opportunity to "teach".

He wrapped his arm around Lou Xiao'e's waist and held her slender hand: "Watch carefully, first pinch the middle shell of the shrimp tail, then gently pry it open..." His chest pressed against her back, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe. Lou Xiao'e's face flushed red, but she didn't pull away, slowly following his movements.

Before long, she mastered the trick, peeled a whole shrimp and put it in her mouth.

The fresh, fragrant, and spicy flavors exploded on her tongue, and her eyes lit up: "No way? These crayfish can actually be made into such a delicious dish!"

"We were surprised at first too!" He Yushui and Yu Li nodded repeatedly. "Who would have thought that pig feed would smell so good?"

"Yang Wei, you're way better than Sha Zhu!" Lou Xiao'e gave him a thumbs up. "Sha Zhu relies on brute force to cook, but you can even turn crayfish into a treasure!"

"Eat as much as you like, don't waste it." Yang Wei smiled and picked up a large piece for her.

……

On the other side, in the Jia family courtyard.

Banggeng sniffed as he rushed out of the house, his nostrils flaring: "Yang Wei has made something delicious again! It smells so good I can't move my legs!" He didn't care about the disgusting incident of Jia Zhangshi eating excrement before; all he could think about was Yang Wei's cooking.

"What did Yang Wei do this time?" Jia Zhangshi asked, pinching her nose. Although she disliked Yang Wei, the aroma was really tempting.

"It doesn't look like meat." Little Locust Flower leaned closer and sniffed. "It smells like... crayfish?"

"Crayfish?" Jia Zhangshi's eyes widened. "You mean that bucket of stuff used to feed chickens? You can eat it?" She remembered the scene of Yang Wei carrying the bucket into the yard. At the time, she thought it was a joke, but she never expected that he would actually dare to cook and eat it.

"Yang Wei's cooking skills are that amazing?" Qin Huairu chimed in, a hint of envy in her voice. "He can even make crayfish smell so good it could fill half a street..."

"Who cares what he cooked!" Madam Jia slapped her thigh and said fiercely, "That glutton who eats alone will be struck by lightning tonight!"

Jia Dongxu, his face dark with rage, cursed as he spat and spoke, "That damned Yang Wei! He's greedy for our Jia family, and not only does he refuse to help us, he even tries to force us to eat shit! He deserves to die a horrible death!"

He was both angry and shocked. He was angry that Yang Wei had tricked him so badly, and shocked that Yang Wei's prestige among the neighbors was growing, and even the head chef He Yuzhu couldn't do anything about him.

"That's right! He'll definitely be struck by lightning and won't live past tomorrow!" Madam Jia Zhang joined in the tirade, spitting everywhere.

"I want to eat! I want to eat Yang Wei's crayfish!" Bang Geng suddenly rolled around in the house and threw a tantrum, his little face turning red.

The tofu had already been thrown away by Jia Zhangshi, otherwise this kid might have grabbed it and started gnawing on it.

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi glared at him with dark faces, but they couldn't bear to really hit him, after all, he was their own son.

Qin Huairu stood aside, wringing her hands helplessly: She asked He Yuzhu to ask for it, but He Yuzhu refused; so she went herself?

She didn't even dare to leave the house, afraid of incurring Yang Wei's wrath. But with Bang Geng making such a scene, a thought suddenly popped into her head: "Maybe... I should go and ask for it myself?"

……

An old man's house

Yi Zhonghai sniffed hard, frowned, and said, "What delicious food has Yang Wei made this time? This smells..."

"It can't be crayfish, can it?" an older woman chimed in. "What else could possibly have this fresh and delicious aroma besides crayfish?"

"Aren't crayfish used to feed pigs? Can we eat them?" Yi Zhonghai muttered to himself.

"Anyway, that's the only smell I've ever had!" an older woman declared confidently. "Yang Wei's cooking skills are even better than Sha Zhu's!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed inwardly. Yang Wei's prestige among the neighbors was growing daily, and his idea of ​​winning him over for retirement was probably just a pipe dream.

……

Second Uncle's House

Liu Haizhong drooled and exclaimed, "Yang Wei actually made the crayfish that feed the chickens taste so good!" But then, remembering that Yang Wei had swindled him out of five yuan and never respected him, his second uncle, his face immediately darkened: "Yang Wei, that slacker, he'll get what's coming to him at the factory sooner or later!"

……

Third Uncle's House

The Yan family stood around the doorway, their mouths watering. "It must be crayfish!" Yan Jieti smacked her lips. "My sister-in-law is doing housework at Yu Li's house. She's probably eating with Yang Wei right now!" Her eyes were full of envy. If she were at Yang Wei's house, she would be happily munching on crayfish right now.

"Will your sister-in-law bring back shrimp? Let's learn how to cook them!" Yan Jiekuang asked, rubbing his hands together.

"Yang Wei is very generous, he specifically asked me to bring one for Yu Li." Yan Bugui said this, but his eyes were glued to the wall of his house. The aroma wafted over from the other side of the wall, making him feel itchy inside.

Just then, the third aunt rushed in, shouting, "Yu Li probably won't be able to bring back the shrimp!"

"Why?" The whole family looked up at the same time.

"I saw He Yushui and Lou Xiao'e go to Yang Wei's house too!" The third aunt frowned. "Now my sister-in-law has a competitor. What if Yang Wei doesn't let her do housework?"

Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jieti panicked immediately. One competitor wasn't enough, and now two had appeared!

Yan Bugui frowned deeply: "Now we can only rely on Yu Li! She has to do the housework well and keep Yang Wei happy so she can stay there!"

"Don't worry, Dad!" Yan Jieli immediately replied, "I'll talk to Yu Li later and tell her not to upset Yang Wei and to do as he asks!"

"I feel relieved to hear that," Yan Bugui breathed a sigh of relief, then added, "Jiecheng, our entire Yan family is counting on Yu Li, so please keep a close eye on her!"

"Dad, leave it to me!" Yan Jiecheng patted his chest, looking confident of victory.

……

Yang Wei had no idea what these "beasts" were plotting. At that moment, he was eating crayfish with Yu Li, He Yushui, and Lou Xiao'e, and the room was filled with laughter.

Suddenly, a "ding" sounded in my mind.

[Mission Complete!]