Hearing Zhang Luye's account, Li Wei was slightly bewildered; more than that, she was shocked.
This did not match her intuition, and differed even more drastically from her first impression of the Zhang Family.
In Liang Qiushi's telling, the Zhang Family was practically the demon king in a heroic epic, the villain in an adventure tale—in short, rotten to the core.
Because Li Wei had married Gu Jinzhi, and the two of them got along rather harmoniously.
Naturally, she viewed the Zhang Family from the Gu Family's perspective, wearing tinted glasses without even realizing it.
But at this moment, she had no choice but to sigh emotionally: people... really were complicated creatures...
Not knowing what to say, she lowered her head and took a fierce bite out of the lamb leg in her hand.
The roasted lamb skin, golden-brown and crisp, gave a clear crack between her teeth.
The fat beneath the skin burst open in an instant, turning into scalding meat juices that carried the rich fragrance of spices and filled her entire mouth.
"Mmm~"
Li Wei happily narrowed her eyes. After savoring it for a moment, she wiped the grease from her lips, then casually rubbed it on her trouser leg.
She gave Zhang Luye an utterly unreserved thumbs-up.
"Brother Zhang, your cooking is absolutely incredible!"
Seeing this, Zhang Luye's dark face immediately filled with pride, and his voice rose several notches.
"That's right! I'm telling you, little sister, this sauce is a secret recipe my Zhang Family has passed down for three hundred years!"
"It existed even before the Abyss descended!"
As he spoke, he sliced off a piece of glistening lamb brisket with a small knife and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing until grease ran down his lips.
"That nationwide chain called 'Zhang's Barbecue' is