Chapter 1052: Chapter 433: Warning! Human-to-Human Transmission Detected in the Game! Making Beef Tartare!

"Are we eating this duck or not? If not, I’ll put it in the fridge."

Just as he finished speaking, Shen Jiayue exchanged a glance with Chen Yan, then winked at Lin Xu and said:

"It won’t taste good if we put it in the fridge, right?"

Chen Yan took the opportunity to chime in:

"It might upset our stomachs easily. How about warming it up, brother-in-law? Once it’s ready, we can have a bite instead of wasting food."

These two clearly wanted to eat something.

That’s why they banded together, turning from plastic sisters into a unified army of foodies.

In this situation, Lin Xu had to go along with the performance:

"Alright, I’ll heat it up. Later, when I prepare a late-night snack for Dundun, let’s eat together."

Shen Jiayue and Chen Yan discreetly high-fived.

Perfect!

Lin Xu put the sweet-skinned duck in the kitchen and went upstairs to organize video footage.

At 9:30, he went downstairs to prepare Dundun’s meal, peeled a few bullfrogs to steam, and started preparing a late-night snack for everyone.

If his mother-in-law wasn’t around, he’d definitely make it satisfying, but today he had to restrain himself a bit.

Lin Xu thought for a moment, put the sweet-skinned duck in the oven to heat up, then boiled some water on the stove. Once hot, he turned off the heat and soaked some sweet potato noodles to make spicy and sour noodles later.

It’s not suitable to eat too much at night, but a bowl of noodles per person should be fine.

This way, eating something spicy and sour would feel good all over and wouldn’t burden the stomach too much.

Not long after, the bullfrogs were steamed.

Lin Xu took them out, removed the meat, and placed it in Dundun’s plate, drizzling it with the steamed juices. The little one’s night snack was ready.

While waiting for it to cool, he started making the spicy and sour noodles.

He boiled the soaked noodles, prepared five bowls, and added chili vinegar, chili oil, lard, and shrimp skin in sequence to create the broth using the noodle cooking water.

Then he scooped the soft noodles into the bowls, poured the noodle broth into the bowls, and sprinkled some chopped cilantro, minced garlic, pickled vegetable dices, and fried peanuts.

That’s it—a spicy and appetizing bowl of noodles was ready.

While he was busy, Shen Guofu, clad in pajamas, came into the kitchen. Upon seeing the spicy noodles, he couldn’t help but say:

"Oh, if only we had a meat bun or crunchy beef patty, that would be perfect. Imagine digging in like that—what a treat!"

Upon hearing this, before Lin Xu could respond, Han Shuzhen’s voice came from the living room:

"Old Shen, did you forget something?"

Shen Guofu opened his mouth and quickly backtracked:

"There are no perfect things in this world; nine out of ten is good enough." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Lin Xu finished making the spicy noodles, took the sweet-skinned duck out of the oven, cut it into large pieces, and placed it on a plate, ready to eat.

Five big bowls of spicy noodles, a plate of sweet-skinned duck, and a small dish of refreshing pickles.

The whole family, young and old, sat at the dining table, slurping the noodles with gusto.

Meanwhile, Dundun lay by his small dining table on the floor, devouring the delicious frog meat.

Despite her usual disapproval of eating at night, Han Shuzhen was captivated by the delicious spicy noodles. After tasting a mouthful, she couldn’t help but praise:

"This noodle is so good—fragrant and refreshing!"

Shen Jiayue giggled:

"Mom, you don’t get it, do you? The fragrance comes from lard, the refreshing taste from briefly cooking... Isn’t that right, Xu Bao?"

"That’s right, but sweet potato noodles are still too high in calories. Let’s try konjac noodles next time; I heard they are lower in calories and have a better texture."

"Sure, I love konjac!"

Everyone slurped noodles and crunched on the sweet-skinned duck, now crispy again on the outside. After eating their fill, they leaned back on the sofa, feeling relaxed and satisfied.

Han Shuzhen finally understood why Little Yan visited so often.

The combination of gaming and a hearty late-night meal—who wouldn’t love it?

But keeping this eating habit would take a toll on the body.

She said:

"The news said some roads outside are already icy, don’t go home, Little Yan. Stay here; tomorrow morning, I’ll take you both to the rooftop for exercise... You can’t keep eating like this. What if you gain weight before getting married?"

Shen Jiayue asked:

"So, once you’re married, you can eat to your heart’s content?"

Han Shuzhen took a deep breath.

This little clever one really knows how to argue!

She said to her daughter:

"As long as your husband doesn’t mind, feel free to eat. No one will stop you even if you reach two hundred pounds."

Shen Jiayue stuck out her tongue:

"I was just joking. Remember to wake me up in the morning, Mom. I want to do aerobics and greet the sun, show you how disciplined women can be scary!"

After Lin Xu tidied up the kitchen, everyone went upstairs to wash up and rest.

At six the next morning.

Lin Xu went downstairs to make breakfast and found Han Shuzhen and Shen Guofu already awake. Despite rarely cleaning at home, the two had cleaned the living room, kitchen, and stairs.

"Mom, you don’t have to do this; I can handle it."

Han Shuzhen smiled and said:

"No need, your father-in-law and I are just getting some exercise. Since you’re up, I’ll go wake Yueyue and Little Yan for exercise... Old Shen, don’t sit down; didn’t Chef Xie say jump rope is effective? You should try it."

With that, Shen Guofu, who wanted to sit down and catch his breath, was dragged upstairs for some fitness.

Lin Xu walked into the kitchen and began preparing breakfast for the day.

He started by boiling barley, then cut some purple sweet potatoes into the pot, making a batch of purple sweet potato porridge.

Next, he mixed egg and carrot dices with chopped scallions into the batter, preparing several egg pancakes.