Chapter 75: Sweet and Fierce Yijin [Revised]

At this moment, Yijin, seeing that the spicy loach soup had not yet started being prepared, carefully asked Li Shenxing, who was nearby, "Why hasn't it started yet?"

"It's all because of this one~!" Li Shenxing pointed at Liu Zaishi.

Liu Zaishi said apologetically, "Yijin, it's really that Oppa can't bring himself to do it."

"How do you kill it? I don't know how to do it~!" Yijin took off her long-sleeved jacket, ready to do it herself.

"Hit its head with a knife to knock it out..." Yoon Jong-shin relayed the method.

Yijin squatted down in front of the cutting board, picked up the knife, and asked, "Lift it up and put it here?"

Hyo-ri and Liu Zaishi both gathered around to see how Yijin would handle it.

"Right, that's correct, then hit its head."

After hearing the method, Yijin scooped up the loach and placed it on the cutting board.

"Smack! Smack! Smack!" She struck the loach's head decisively.

"Ah~!!! Ah~!!!..."

This slightly terrifying scene scared the 'timid' siblings so much that Hyo-ri even hid behind Liu Zaishi, too afraid to watch.

"It's not dead yet." Yijin said calmly, then hit the loach a few more times.

The few who had just recovered were scared away again.

"Ha ha ha..." Li Shenxing clapped and laughed at the comical scene.

"Those who are whining now won't get to eat later." Yijin stood up with the knife in hand and pointed at them.

"Yes, yes, yes, Yijin, put the knife down, it's too dangerous." Liu Zaishi quickly nodded in agreement.

"Ah, really, it has to be handled this way before it can be eaten." Yijin complained.

"Yes, yes." Liu Zaishi, while agreeing, picked up the loach and rinsed it under the tap.

Yijin scooped up another loach and was about to knock it out when Hyo-ri interjected, "Cut off the head."

"Like this?" Yijin moved the knife to the loach's head.

"Ah~!!! Ah~!!!..." Hyo-ri and Liu Zaishi were scared again by Yijin's fierce action.

"Does Oppa not eat fish?" Seeing Liu Zaishi's intense reaction, Yijin asked.

"I do, but I've never seen this process before."

"Now that you've seen it, don't eat fish anymore~!" Yijin said.

Liu Zaishi thought: I still have to eat it~!

Yijin became more proficient and soon finished killing the loaches.

Li Shenxing searched through the basket and said, "For the spicy loach soup, we need radish, green onions, and chili... Hmm? No green onions, Hyo-ri, go outside and pull a few."

"Okay, I'll go pull a few, Daesung, come with me." Hyo-ri took Daesung, who was idle.

Spicy loach soup is a popular dish in Korea, known for its health benefits, especially for men.

Li Shenxing walked to the sink, took back two washed white radishes, cut them in half, sliced them, and put them in the pot along with the sliced spicy cabbage.

He then brought over the seasonings, scooped out two large spoons of Korean chili paste, one spoon of soybean paste, a box of minced garlic, an appropriate amount of soy sauce, some chili powder, a large spoon of cooking wine, and ginger, then put the loaches in the pot, stirred, and covered it.

With eight people eating, there were only kimchi pancakes and spicy loach soup. Li Shenxing felt there were too few dishes, so he asked Liu Zaishi and the others to cut the radishes and other vegetables and put them in the pot. He himself washed and sliced two zucchinis.

"Chop, chop, chop..." The urgent and rhythmic sound of Li Shenxing chopping vegetables attracted everyone's attention.

"Oppa, I've brought the green onions~!" Hyo-ri returned to the yard with the green onions.

"Go wash and cut them." Li Shenxing instructed without looking up.

"Wow~! Is this a green onion or aloe vera!" Liu Zaishi was surprised by the giant green onion.

"Oppa, this green onion is much more fragrant than the ones in Seoul."

"Brother, this is organic green onion~!" Daesung boasted.

After slicing the zucchini, Li Shenxing took the pan used for the kimchi pancakes, turned on the stove, and started stir-frying the zucchini.

He casually poured some oil into the pan, put in the sliced zucchini, and instead of using a spatula, he skillfully flipped the pan to turn the vegetables. He also casually sprinkled some seasonings, showing the demeanor of a seasoned chef.

After putting the stir-fried vegetables on a plate, Li Shenxing walked over to Liu Zaishi, "Brother, the spicy loach soup is almost ready, you can serve it. Daesung, help set the table, let's eat~!"

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Daesung, who was already very hungry, quickly set up the table and utensils.

Kim Soo-ro had been sitting on the bed waiting for the meal, "It's a good thing Shenxing is here, otherwise, the quality of the meal wouldn't be guaranteed!"

"You all should thank me. If I hadn't strongly invited Shenxing to join, you wouldn't have had the chance to eat his cooking." Liu Zaishi said proudly.

"Brother, don't talk so much, quickly bring the soup over." Li Shenxing interrupted his boasting.

"Right, right, I'm about to starve." Kim Soo-ro chimed in.

"Alas." Liu Zaishi replied dejectedly.

As everyone gathered around the table to eat, they all praised Li Shenxing's cooking. His skills were really good, and although it was just a simple soup and dish, the taste was excellent. Liu Zaishi smiled proudly, delighted with his decision.

While everyone was eating, Hyo-ri sighed, "Seeing everyone eating together, it really feels like a family~!"

"Tomorrow we'll be going home, what family?" Liu Zaishi said tactlessly.

"..."

Seeing everyone glaring at him, Liu Zaishi realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly explained, "No, no... I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing."

"Will we go to sleep after eating?" Hyo-ri let him off and asked.

"No, we'll play games later."

"Again?" Hyo-ri was surprised.

"Is this variety show going to be broadcast on a game channel?" Yoon Jong-shin couldn't help but comment.

"Who knows, the production team might have that in mind." Li Shenxing added.

Everyone smiled at this.

...

After eating, Li Shenxing took Hyo-ri for a walk, as they had to wait for the staff to finish their meal before continuing filming.

Although today's shooting was tiring, walking on the country path and breathing the fresh air made them feel very comfortable.

Since there were no streetlights, they didn't walk too far before turning back.

"Turns out you two went for a walk. I was wondering where you were." It was Liu Zaishi, standing by Hyo-ri's van.

"Has filming started?" Li Shenxing asked, opening the van door.

"Not yet, they just started eating."

"Oppa, get in the car, there are too many mosquitoes." Hyo-ri climbed into the car and said.

Hyo-ri took an apple from the shopping bag and handed it to Liu Zaishi, "Oppa, have an apple."

"Wow~! You guys are really well-prepared. It's great to be cared for~!" Liu Zaishi said enviously as he took the apple.

"Brother, don't be envious, it's coming soon, July is just around the corner." Li Shenxing teased.

Mentioning the wedding, Liu Zaishi couldn't help but smile.

"By the way, have you seen Jonggu? He's already discharged, why didn't you bring him into our show?" Li Shenxing asked Liu Zaishi while biting into the apple.

Liu Zaishi sighed, "I wanted to talk to you about him. I talked to Jonggu on the phone before and mentioned the show, but he's just been discharged and is worried about not being able to fit in right away. His company also plans to have him return to music first."