Ni Xiaoyu had just brought over a basin of *maoxuewang* and another of boiled beef in sour soup. They were packed to the brim with ingredients; when Ni Xiaoyu dipped a ladle into the pot, it wouldn't even reach the bottom, propped up by the dense layers of ham slices and duck blood.
Gu Jiashuo was focused on those two main dishes, itching to taste them, when Gu Yan called again. She walked away, reluctant and pouting, to answer the phone in a corner.
A moment later, she called out, "Brother, come take this."
Chapter 24