Surprise

Liu Yuewang helped Liu Chang'an into the car, then drove to her apartment building, parked the car, and opened the trunk.

"I have a wild duck." Liu Yuewang seemed a little worried that the duck might hear her, so she pressed Liu Chang'an's shoulder, glanced back, and whispered, "You kill it later."

"Don't worry, it doesn't know you're the one who wants to kill it," Liu Chang'an nodded and said.

Liu Yuewang frowned. Liu Chang'an's serious tone made it seem as if she were a child who believed that small animals were human beings' good friends and that it was wrong to kill them.

Liu Chang'an got out of the car, took the wild duck out of the trunk, glanced at it and saw that it was not a Common Merganser, a national first-class protected animal, but a Mallard. Then it didn't matter, he could kill it as he pleased.

Humans are truly fascinating creatures. Despite being only a few days old, they consider themselves the protectors of the Earth and the supreme deities of the biological world. This is especially evident in their animal protection practices. Many animals have been hunted to the brink of extinction by humans, only to be protected again, only to be hunted once more once they have grown into overpopulation.

From Liu Chang'an's perspective as an individual, animal protection is merely human self-entertainment. The number of species that have gone extinct since the dawn of life far exceeds human cognition and the results of human slaughter.

Of course, this was just a casual remark. Liu Chang'an, who identifies with the core socialist values, has always loved animals and is a good friend of animal rights activists.

"Is this a male duck? I heard male ducks taste better," Liu Yuewang said expectantly. Ever since she tasted Liu Chang'an's cooking, Liu Yuewang had become increasingly addicted to it. If Liu Chang'an didn't cook for a while, Liu Yuewang would miss his culinary skills.

This is related to Liu Yuewang's love for art. Sometimes, watching Liu Chang'an display his culinary skills is simply an enjoyment of art appreciation. His knife skills, his control of heat, his understanding of ingredients, his seasoning, and his comprehensive mastery of the color, aroma, and taste of the dish are all superb artistic acts.

"I really envy that brat An Nuan; she can eat like this for the rest of her life, "Liu Yuewang thought, looking at the duck.

"This is a mallard duck. The male mallard has smooth skin and tender meat. What's really amazing is that mallards have the ability to control the area of their brain to be awake or asleep." Liu Chang'an carried the duck toward An Nuan's house.

Liu Yuewang followed behind him, asking curiously, "What does this mean?"

"It means that a mallard can keep part of its brain asleep and part awake. When you see a mallard swimming, it seems to be keeping alert, but actually part of its brain is asleep. Simply put, it can sleep with one eye closed and observe the environment normally with the other eye open, which means keeping one eye open and one eye closed," Liu Chang'an said meaningfully.

"That's really interesting. I wish humans had this ability too. I could make courseware while I'm sleeping," Liu Yuewang said with a hint of envy.

"You don't need that skill. What course materials do you need to prepare? I'll make them for you in a bit," Liu Chang'an said sincerely. Preparing course materials for a professor in a literature-related field was entirely within Liu Chang'an's capabilities.

"Okay, I'll send you the course schedule later," Liu Yuewang said happily. She didn't suspect that Liu Chang'an's Liu Yuewang kindness was suspicious, because so many people usually fawned over her. Why would she always suspect what others were up to? She simply thought he was being helpful and kind.

Moreover, this was her future son-in-law, so Liu Yuewang had no reservations about using him. Liu Chang'an a person who easily inspired trust, and now Liu Yuewang no longer regarded him as just a stopover in An Nuan's emotional journey.

Many parents aren't particularly enthusiastic about their child's first boyfriend or treat him like a prospective son-in-law, since they never know when they might break up.

Once inside the house, Liu Chang'an went to the kitchen to boil water to prepare to kill the duck. Liu Yuewang originally wanted to send a message to An Nuan to tell her that Liu Chang'a Nuan come to kill the duck and to ask her to come back early for dinner, but then she thought better of it. Who knows, if the girl received the message, she might not be able to concentrate on her classes or training and would rush back in a hurry.

Sigh, what can I do? She's my own daughter. I find her both stupid and annoying, but I don't know how to discipline her.

Such a brat, Liu Chang'an actually likes her so much... Could it be that a boy as outstanding as Liu Chang'an is so shallow? Does Liu Yuewang think An Nuan has any good qualities besides being able to act cute? Thinking about it carefully, she can't think of any.

However, Liu Chang'an wasn't perfect either; he was somewhat of a scoundrel.

Hearing the ducks quacking in the kitchen, Liu Yuewang stopped thinking about it and went to brew tea for the scoundrel. Liu Yuewang was confident that her tea was good enough to match Liu Chang'an's cooking skills and leave him with nothing to complain about.

Liu Chang'an killed and chopped the duck, soaked it in cold water, first prepared some teaching materials for Liu Yuewang, and then cooked the duck. He declined Liu Yuewang's invitation to stay for dinner.

Liu Yuewang still packed some duck meat in a food box and sent it back to Liu Chang'an to eat.

Liu Chang'an took the duck meat back to the rice noodle shop in Baolong Center and handed it to Zhou Shuling.

"It smells so good..." Zhou Shuling opened the food box and couldn't help but smile.

"You can have it." Liu Chang'an took two takeout containers, intending to use them to make meat buns for breakfast the next morning.

"You're having duck for dinner tonight?" Zhou Shuling started eating.

"No, I got it from An Nuan's house... There's only this much. If we share it, it won't even be enough to fill the teeth of those two at home, so you can have it all by yourself." Liu Chang'an was, of course, someone who knew how to reciprocate kindness. Sometimes when Zhou Shuling cooked something delicious, if Liu Chang'an wasn't around, Zhou Shuling would outwit those two and snatch some food from their mouths to leave for Liu Chang'an. Liu Chang'an wouldn't forget Zhou Shuling when he had something good to eat.

Zhou Shuling smiled a little shyly. She had no habit of eating alone at all. She glanced at Liu Chang'an with gentle eyes. It was really a comforting thing to have someone think about her.

Actually, this is just a normal reciprocation. It's just that nowadays, more and more people take the other person's efforts, care, and love for granted when interacting with others, without thinking about how they should reciprocate, or without feeling that others need to reciprocate.

"I'll be gone for two days. If you need anything and can't handle it, just call Qin Yanan, or you can find Zhu Juntang nearby," Liu Chang'an said after thinking for a moment. "Don't bother making my breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Okay, then be careful on your way." Zhou Shuling nodded.

Liu Chang'an returned home reassured. Qin Yanan was the most reliable. Although Zhu Juntang was an Immortal Sheep, she still had the word "fairy" in her name and had a group of Bread Man under her command. She could handle any trouble. Moreover, Zhu Juntang often assigned Zhong Qing to do her work. As long as Zhong Qing wasn't drunk, he was usually reliable.

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