"Achoo!" Lin Xuan Qi sneezed and cursed himself.

Who had thought about him at this time?

He was seated at the dining table with Xue Cong and the others.

Auntie Sue was bringing in the dishes with the other servants.

"Here it is. I hope it is to your liking." She said and placed two plates of fish in the middle of the table.

One was steamed with ginger and sour plum as instructed by Master Lin.

The other was fried with a sweet and sour sauce poured over it, with the recipe also from him.

Lin Xuan Qi picked up his chopsticks and picked up some of the fish meat from the steamed fish.

The ginger had removed much of the earthy taste in the meat, an unpleasant taste that was common in freshwater fish.

Sourness from the sour plum accentuated the sweetness of the meat and made it more apparent.

He savored the fish meat and swallowed it without much chewing.

It didn't require much of it as the meat was fresh and tender.

Lin Xuan Qi sighed at how close it was to perfection.

There was still something missing from it.

It made him more determined to establish the MSG business as soon as possible.

He would need lots of money going forward anyway.

The cost of the spirit herbs and spirit stones was much more expensive than he had thought.

The rice and soap business alone might not be able to fuel his needs to cultivate for the clan and his future wife, concubines, and child-to-be.

"How is it, Master Lin?" Auntie Sue glanced at him, eager to know how it tasted.

"It's great. Everyone, pick up your chopsticks and start eating." He gestured at the others with his hand and said.

They couldn't wait after watching his expression when he savored the first bite.

"Wow. It's so nice!" Yue Xin exclaimed happily.

She liked the contrast between the sweetness of the fish meat and the sour plum.

It was so complementary to each other.

Yue Jie was equally impressed, nodding her head.

Beside her, Xue Cong glanced at him and wondered how he knew so much about all these great dishes.

All she had before were fish that were salted and dried so that they could be preserved for a very long time.

They were only able to eat a little bit from it as and when needed.

Something so fresh and extravagant was something new to her.

Liu Shi Shi shook her head and said, "I think the fried fish would taste better."

She stood up with her chopsticks, picked up some of the meat from the fried fish, and put it into her mouth.

"I agree. It's because of the sweet and sour sauce and not because you caught it, right?" Lin Xuan Qi knew what she was up to and teased her before she could do so.

"No, it's because the fish...." She wanted to protest but stopped herself and savored what was going on in her mouth.

The crispiness of the fried fish's skin, coupled with tender meat, tasted great by itself, but the taste was indeed elevated by the sweet and sour sauce.

The sourness opened her appetite.

It was saliva-inducing, and not only that, the sweetness from the sauce also made the oiliness from the fried skin go away.

She glanced at him with no other choice but to admit that he was right.

"Next time, I shall be able to catch more than you." She twitched her mouth and sat back down into her seat.

"You're welcome. I'm always ready for challenges." Lin Xuan Qi shrugged and said.

He was confident of it with the experience he had from Earth.

Lin Xuan Qi sat down on his seat and glanced at them, enjoying their dinner.

When he saw them happy with the fish, he had a thought and said, "These are freshwater fish and aren't the best-tasting fish meat you can get.

"They have an earthy taste to their meat, and that's why I had to use ginger, sour plum, and sweet and sour sauce to cover the taste.

"If we ever have a chance, we can go to the sea to fish in it.

"Fish from the sea are much tastier."

He said and closed his eyes, recalling the seafood he had before from the sea.

Yue Xin was excited at his suggestion and said, "When can we go?"

"Yue Xin." Yue Jie nudged at her sister and said, "Master Lin will be very busy with the business soon."

Lin Xuan Qi sighed and said, "That's true, I have so many things going on soon."

He glanced at Xue Cong and Yue Jie.

They didn't know what they would be facing soon and thought that he was just casually looking at them.

By now, they were used to his glances and weren't shy about it anymore.

"Master Lin, me help." Zhi Yong thumped his chest and said.

He was ready to help Lin Xuan Qi with the business like what he did earlier when Lin Xuan Qi was fiddling with the process of making soap.

"Don't worry. I will ask for your help real soon." Lin Xuan Qi nodded at his trusted, loyal servant and said.

Zhi Yong gave him a huge smile in reply.

They finished the meal soon, and Lin Xuan Qi went up to Yue Xin.

"Come with me." He said.

Yue Xin glanced at him for a moment before glancing over at Yue Jie and back again.

She followed him back to his room, with Xue Cong, Yue Jie, and Liu Shi Shi looking with a frown from behind.

Xue Cong's mind raced between different images, but she stopped herself soon after.

He was the master, and he could do anything if he wanted to them.

Yue Jie kept to herself.

Even though she could only muster a guess, she hoped that she was right.

She would be feeling very happy for Yue Xin if Yue Xin was able to have someone like Master Lin supporting her for the rest of her life.

Liu Shi Shi was anxious, feeling jealous even of Yue Xin.

But she didn't make a ruckus.

She would get the chance to confront him later.

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