Heath could not remember who had said it, but it definitely had not been Lu Xun. The gist was that one human could survive, and a group of humans could survive despite their quarrels, but a huge crowd of humans gathering together would only lead to war and all kinds of savage fighting. For now, though, Heath and Giovanni studying recipes together in the kitchen was certainly much faster than Heath working alone.
After all, there were only so many ways to approach cooking, and Heath wanted to find the best method of preparation. With Giovanni here, Heath could save himself some time experimenting with the cooking, which was quite convenient. Heath and Giovanni had already agreed to use different cooking methods and try several until they found the best one. Giovanni was very interested, too.
Heath followed a method he had found online: simply boil it in water, then serve it with a dipping sauce. For the sauce, Heath chose a lemon dipping sauce. Lemon dipping sauce and shrimp were an absolute match made in heaven. The tangy, spicy shrimp meat had a hint of lingering sweetness, and it tasted very good. Heath personally loved eating it this way. Although it was a little too simple, sometimes simple really was the best choice. Life was like that; making things too complicated only made life painful.
Giovanni's method was a little more unusual. After pouring some kind of solution onto the shrimp meat, he began vigorously kneading it. He kneaded it for so long that Heath's shrimp meat was already cooked by the time Giovanni finished. This left Heath a little puzzled. Once Giovanni had finished kneading, he took it over to wash it, checked the water afterward, and only then lifted the shrimp meat out and put it on