Planning Ahead

"Dinner!"

At Xu Changqing's call, everyone quickly gathered around the dining table.

With girls present, Hu Bugui and Zhao Ziyue were relatively restrained.

At first glance, the dishes on the table seemed like ordinary home cooking, yet they also seemed far from simple.

For example, this braised Spirit Spring fish head.

Its surface was coated in a bright red, thick sauce that gleamed with an oily sheen.

The gravy was so thick it could nearly draw threads.

It was even garnished with white sesame seeds and chopped scallions.

Not only did it boast color, aroma, and flavor in abundance.

Its spiritual energy was also incredibly rich.

"Good heavens, Lao Xu, you call this food?"

"What ordinary food has spiritual energy this rich?"

"This looks a bit like the Spirit Cuisine we had before!"

Looking at the table full of dishes, everyone cried out in amazement.

Compared to before—namely, the gathering celebrating their breakthroughs to the Foundation Establishment Realm—it felt like night and day.

Xu Changqing took out the Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice Wine, poured everyone a cup, then said with a smile, "My cooking has indeed improved, but there's still quite a gap between it and true Spirit Cuisine."

At this moment, everyone was already itching with impatience.

Bai Ling'er especially had drool slipping from the corner of her mouth.

She had deliberately come over at lunchtime for precisely this moment.

Compared to her parents' cooking, the food here was clearly much tastier.

Xu Changqing was the first to raise his cup. "Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Everyone followed suit.

After clinking cups, they drained the Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice Wine in one gulp.

Then everyone eagerly picked up their chopsticks and began reaching for the dishes.

The moment any dish entered their mouths, they were immediately conquered by its flavor and texture.

At that