Chapter 313: Not Your Average Person (Part 1)

“Where’s the bug? Let me see!”

Shen Lingyao was not only unafraid but excitedly looked around and immediately spotted the big green caterpillar stuck to her skirt.

“Wow, so cute!”

“Brother Qingfeng, do you want an extra dish?”

“I haven’t seen such a big caterpillar for a long time.”

“I used to love playing with them when I was little.”

“Quick, see if there’s a syringe at home, to give it an injection and swell it up with water. Oh, never mind, it’ll just spray green liquid everywhere, better just to pull its head off and see if it can still crawl.”

Shen Lingyao swung the big caterpillar back and forth, treating it like a toy.

Zhao Qingfeng, “(?～?)”

The girl hadn’t changed a bit from when she was a child.

Not to mention syringes.

This immediately reminded Zhao Qingfeng of his childhood experiences. Shen Lingyao had two ways of playing with bugs: either injecting them with air or water or putting them over a fire until they sizzled and oozed oil, then feeding them to the chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs at her grandmother’s house.

Shen Lingyao’s playful spirit surged, “Brother Qingfeng, what’s wrong? Why are you hiding? Don’t you think it’s cute how it wiggles and jerks back and forth? It’s so interesting!”

Zhao Qingfeng was genuinely a bit scared, “I really don’t see what’s cute about it. But this does prove that the vegetables you bought are organic, guaranteed healthy, which is not bad.”

Shen Lingyao didn’t pay much attention to food safety, “What do you mean? Is there even fake meat and vegetables?”

Heh.

2001 was somewhat better, only to say that it got worse over time.

Food safety became a big issue, not to mention the constant bottom-line crossing by pre-cooked meals.

Zhao Qingfeng spread his hands, more talk was useless, as long as his own family was safe. Then he pointed at the caterpillar again, “Yaoyao, do you know what this bug likes to do the most?”

“Eat leaves?”

“Wrong, it loves to burrow.”

“How could that be, this is a vegetable worm!”

“You find it strange? It really does burrow, especially likes moist and dark holes. Once it burrows in, it becomes very hard because there’s too little air inside, and if it burrows for too long, it will foam at the mouth.”

“Really? That’s disgusting!”

Shen Lingyao was thoroughly convinced and asked, “Then if it loses its head, can it still burrow?”

Zhao Qingfeng shook his head, “Probably not…”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Shen Lingyao suddenly picked up a kitchen knife, and with a swift motion, chopped off the caterpillar’s head, “Let’s try putting it in a hole after we eat. Oh no, I cut too early, I forgot it will die without its head, how silly of me!”

Zhao Qingfeng’s eyes widened, and he didn’t dare to utter a word.

He watched as Shen Lingyao threw the caterpillar’s body into the trash can.

He felt a certain head ache.

Involuntarily, he crossed his legs, putting away any inappropriate thoughts for the time being, “Yaoyao, I’ll wash the dishes, you can keep picking the vegetables.”

…

After two hours of busy work, the braised pork was finally ready.

To Zhao Qingfeng’s surprise, the girl did a good job this time, except it was a bit too salty, a bit too fatty, and a bit burnt, but there were no other problems.”

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