Su Chen was infected by his wife's optimism and immediately gave a hearty laugh. He picked up the teacup on the table and took another sip. The tea leaves at the bottom swayed gently with the current.
"I hope it'll be as you say. Then I won't have to keep worrying about this."
The matter at sea had temporarily come to an end.
After they finished discussing business, Zheng Qiuyi seemed to suddenly remember something. Her gaze fell on the pastries in Su Chen's hand, and she hurriedly spoke.
"By the way, you've been busy until now. You definitely haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
Su Chen nodded. His gaze swept over the several plates of pastries on the stone table. Besides osmanthus cake, there were mung bean cakes and almond crisps, all things he usually liked to eat.
He picked up another mung bean cake and said with a smile, "I'll just eat these pastries to fill my stomach tonight. They're simple and convenient."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiuyi immediately shot her husband a look of exasperation. She reached out and lightly slapped the back of his hand, saying irritably,
"It's not as if there's no food for you. Why are you eating pastries?
"You expended so much energy at sea. You need something hot to eat.
"Wait here. I'll have Auntie make you a bowl of hot soup and stir-fry two dishes. It'll be ready soon."
After a pause, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had remembered something important. She tugged at Su Chen's sleeve.
"Right, didn't you say you caught a lot of Pufferfish alien beasts at sea? Hurry and take them out for me to see."
Su Chen smiled, then raised his hand and opened the Spatial Spirit Tool. A faint glimmer flashed across