Chapter 72

Both working at the military base, the women's argument made the men's faces lose their luster.

Wen Wei stepped forward to explain that Fang岑 really couldn't cook, but Lan Qiao glared and insisted on her stance: "I already said, if I can't, I can learn! Not even wanting to learn, getting all flustered, that's just not right."

She was being stubborn, making it impossible to communicate.

Just as Fang岑 was about to lose her temper, Zhang Cheng timely stopped Lan Qiao, knowing that if this continued, his goal of making friends would be ruined.

With someone diffusing the tension, Wen Xin took the opportunity to extricate herself.

Several family members couldn't bear to see Lan Qiao struggle alone, cooking for so many people. They volunteered to help in the kitchen; they weren't as delicate as the master and often did household chores at home.

Pei Yu was diligent and also went to the large balcony kitchen to help.

Fang岑 was still angry and wanted to leave, but how could Wen Wei let her storm off? He coaxed her to stay, both gently and firmly.

Because of the heavy rain, the sky was dark, and the light was dim. With so many guests invited, the dining area was arranged in the large balcony glass hall.

When the food was ready, Lan Qiao and Zhang Cheng busily arranged the dishes on the table. The main dish was Sānjí exotic beast meat, which contains a small amount of nutritional energy. It's not as tough as low-grade exotic beast meat and has a decent texture.

Large platters of ordinary ingredients covered the entire table, with plenty to satisfy everyone. Nutritious ingredients were limited and served in small bowls, cleverly placed in front of the master and apprentice by Zhang Cheng and his wife.

Everyone present was astute and could see through the arrangement. Luo Jie smiled with a deep meaning as he looked at the full table of dishes. Lan Ze's face was grim; Zhang Cheng was being too obvious.

Luo Bi looked at the two platters of ordinary ingredients in front of her with deep resentment. To save interstellar coins, she had eaten ordinary ingredients for nearly ten days and was about to be sick of them. Even as a guest, she was still served this stuff.

Feng Ling didn't want Luo Bi to eat the ordinary ingredients on the table. He skillfully cut the tenderest part of the roasted meat, placed it on a small plate, and pushed it to Luo Bi: "Eat it."

Luo Bi forked a piece and put it in her mouth; the taste was decent. Unlike men, who mainly ate exotic beast meat, she only ate a few pieces.

Feng Ling knew Luo Bi wasn't full. After the meal, he directly bid farewell to Zhang Cheng and his wife, and Luo Jie, who also didn't want to stay, called Hu Li to leave with them.

Back home, Feng Ling took out several wild nutritional fruits from his storage ring, picked the two largest black fruits, washed them clean, and gave them to Luo Bi: "Have a snack, we'll eat dinner early tonight."

The fruits were ripe, and the flesh felt a bit soft. Luo Bi handed one to Feng Ling: "Here."

Feng Ling shook his head: "You eat it. I have to go to the operations department."

Luo Bi saw Feng Ling out, then ate the black fruit while wandering towards the glass hall. When she saw the red fruit seedlings growing in the cardboard box, she almost couldn't believe her eyes. In just half a day, they had grown to be about half a meter tall.

The fourteen seedlings were so crowded that some were leaning out, their branches hanging to the ground.

Luo Bi quickly went to check, relieved that none were broken. If they were damaged, she would be heartbroken.

Luo Bi suddenly remembered something and rushed to the balcony planting field. However, when she saw the red fruit seedlings transplanted there this morning, her excitement was completely extinguished. They were still the same, and it was uncertain whether they would survive, let alone grow.