Amused by his wife’s smug expression, Li Chenmo chuckled and said, "I will clean the kitchen. You can start setting up the pots and woks."
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Both of them divided the task and started working. While Li Chenmo swept the floor and tidied up, Lu Jueyu took out additional firewood and stacked it neatly in the corner. Next, she retrieved large woks, pots, and bamboo steamers from her space.
She also brought the water vat placed in the public kitchen into her space for cleaning. In less than a minute, she reappeared with the cleaned vat, which she filled with water from her space for cooking purposes.
Water for washing dishes could be fetched from the well nearby. So, she didn’t bother to prepare the water.
It took over an hour for them to clean and prepare the kitchen. Just as they lit the fire to boil water, they heard noise coming from the warehouse direction.
"Wife, wait here. I will check the situation out," said Li Chenmo.
Knowing the compound was safe, Lu Jueyu nodded and continued organizing the seasonings and sauces on the kitchen table with ease.
When Li Chenmo reached the warehouse, he saw a lively group of people chatting. Most were middle-aged or young women, along with a few young and middle-aged men.
Walking over, he greeted them, "Hello, everyone."
Startled by his voice, the group turned around. The young women blushed at the sight of his handsome face, while the middle-aged women’s eyes lit up.
Most of them thought the same thing,
’What a catch! If this man is single, I can introduce him to my family!’
Used to such reactions, he maintained a neutral expression and introduced himself, "Hello, I’m Li Chenmo."
Hearing this, Pan Chiyan stepped out of the warehouse and said, "Brother Chenmo, you are here so early."
Recognizing a familiar face, Li Chenmo smiled and explained, "My wife and I thought the kitchen might need cleaning, so we came early. We also brought woks, pans, and steamers, just in case."
Those women’s enthusiasm dimmed upon hearing he was married. Amused by their reaction, Pan Chiyan thought,
’The Li family really has good genes. I wonder if my future nieces or nephews will inherit their father’s looks. It would be ideal if they could inherit the Li family’s intelligence too.’
Pan Chiyan didn’t look down on his family’s genetics, but with a foodie like Pan Meijia as his nephew and niece’s mother, he worried the children might be too easily swayed by food and get scammed, just like their mother.
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