Chu Yang caught a live fish, expressionless, picked up a kitchen knife, and hit the fish's head a few times with the handle. The fish, which had been jumping around, became docile.

Holding the fish head with one hand, I used the back of the knife to scrape the scales from the tail upwards. After the scales were removed, a lot of green blood seeped out of the fish. After scraping the scales, I made a horizontal cut near the head and the tail, pulling out a thin, long white fishy line from the cut near the head.

Then they began to gut the fish, cleaning out all the inedible internal organs and fins.

Standing to the side, Li Yizhou was shocked by Chu Yang's efficient movements. He cleaned the fish in about ten minutes, and his focused expression was also very attractive to the insects.

After cleaning all the fish, Chu Yang washed his hands with disinfectant to remove the fishy smell. Since only the three of them would be eating, he planned to cook six dishes, plus some dried small fish that could be eaten as snacks.

Zhuo Qingyue was in a very good mood today. As it was almost time to leave work, he canceled all his military duties for the day and couldn't wait to spread his wings and fly home.

Before he even landed, he smelled a peculiar aroma as he passed over the kitchen. He wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and landed directly.

"Marshal, Lord Chu Yang and his men are not ready yet."

"It's okay, I can wait."

The servant took the military overcoat that Zhuo Qingyue tossed to him, gave a wink to the insect next to him, and the servant quickly jogged toward the kitchen.

"Your Excellency Chu Yang, the Marshal has returned."

"Okay, this dish can be served after it's cooked."

To prepare for this meal, Zhuo Qingyue specially arranged for Chong to buy a large round dining table. They usually ate at the military canteen, so they didn't need a dining table at home.

Soon the waiters came in, set out the tableware, and then opened the restaurant door, standing straight on either side of the entrance.

Chu Yang and Li Yizhou walked at the front, followed by six servants carrying metal-covered bags.

"Marshal, sorry for the wait."

Chu Yang smiled slightly and directed the servants to serve the dishes one by one. After the metal plates were placed on the table, the servants casually lifted the lids off the plates.

"The first dish, Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate, uses turbot. The fish is shaped by first fixing it with skewers, then deep-frying it. The fish meat is cut into strips, marinated, and then stir-fried."

On the side facing the fish's mouth, Chu Yang also carved a gate shape out of carrots, which looked very high-class.

"The second one is called 'Flowers Blossom, Wealth and Prosperity'."

After the stamp was removed, Zhuo Qingyue excitedly rubbed her hands together. The fish on the plate was arranged in a decorative pattern, and the red sauce looked beautiful.

"The third one is good fortune."

This dish uses a fish head, cut in half, topped with Chu Yang's own secret-recipe chopped chili, and steamed.

"The fourth path brings great fortune."

Cut fresh ribbonfish into sections, deep-fry until golden brown and crispy on both sides, then prepare a sweet and spicy sauce. Arrange the fish on a plate and pour the sauce over them.

"The fifth course is 'Abundant Wealth and Gold'."

The fish used is sea bass. The fish fillets are sliced, fried in oil, and then stir-fried with seasonings for a few minutes. A circle of small green vegetables is arranged on a plate to form the shape of a fish. The cooked fish fillets are placed in the middle of the vegetables, and the fish head is placed at the front.

"The sixth dish is Tai Chi Fish Soup."

This is a thick Tai Chi fish soup. Take the fish meat of the finless porpoise, remove the skin, chop the fish meat finely, stir-fry it with some ingredients, add the broth that has been prepared in advance, season and thicken it with cornstarch, stir well, take out half of it first, add spinach juice to the other half and stir well, then pour the two colors of fish soup into a soup plate together, and finally garnish with 'fish eyes'.

"Good, good, good, this is truly an eye-opener. I never imagined that fish could be prepared in so many ways. Come on, you two sit down and eat with us."

If he didn't take another bite, Zhuo Qingyue's saliva would really start to flow. He first picked up the plate of fish leaping over the dragon gate that was closest to him. The tender and smooth texture made him open his wine-red eyes wide in shock once again.

He ate one bite after another without saying a word. He felt that saying even one more word would be disrespectful to the food, and that only by quickly eating it all could he do justice to the fish.

Chu Yang ladled a bowl of fish soup for Zhuo Qingyue and another for Li Yizhou. Seeing that they were enjoying their meal, he felt more confident about the matter at hand.

Li Yizhou only took a small bite of each dish. It wasn't that he didn't want to eat more, but the Marshal was too possessive of his food. As soon as he picked up a piece with his chopsticks, the Marshal would immediately pick up two more, as if afraid that they would all be snatched away.

The three insects didn't say a word during the meal until Zhuo Qingyue finished all the dishes and let out a burp, at which point dinner was over.

"Delicious, really delicious! Why don't you come work for me as my chef? I'll pay you a high price."

"Marshal is too kind. If you like it, I can come and cook for you often. However, I'm here today because I need your help with something."

Zhuo Qingyue ate with great relish, and even licked his lips as if he still wanted more.

"You mean the rumors circulating on StarNet lately about you being the Wen family's illegitimate child?"

Seeing Chu Yang nod, he chuckled and reached out to rub his round, bulging belly.

"I can't help with this. Why don't you just get it checked?"

"Marshal, that's not it. I will never do a genetic comparison, let alone claim kinship. I am who I am, Chu Yang, and I don't want to be used by them. But I have refused them time and time again. Unfortunately, they are in a high position and I am weak and alone. I have babies at home who need to be fed. If they don't give up, I'm afraid they will harm my family."

Chu Yang looked at Zhuo Qingyue, who was sitting opposite him and exuding a lazy air, with a solemn expression and continued to speak.

"So I would like to ask the Marshal to speak to Prince Wenrui on my behalf. My position is very clear. Please ask them to stop bothering me and my family insects."

As the saying goes, "He who eats insects will be beholden to them," Zhuo Qingyue smiled knowingly, and the servant beside him immediately opened the restaurant door.

After leaving the restaurant, it was getting late, and Chu Yang still hadn't received a reply. He nervously clutched the hem of his clothes.

"Since you cook fish quite well, I'll go visit Wenrui right now."

Zhuo Qingyue took off without looking back, disappearing before Chu Yang could even say thank you.

"With the Marshal's intervention, the Wen family should no longer dare to bother you."

Standing next to Chu Yang, Li Yizhou watched the insect shadow disappear into the air with envy in his eyes. He wondered if he could help Chu Yang if he also had 3S mental power.

Prince Wenrui's mansion was brightly lit. It was lunchtime for them. Wenrui and Lanzhuo, two insects, were sitting in the dining room, with two rows of servants in uniform standing beside them.

"Master, Marshal Zhuo has arrived."

The butler walked in from outside, bowed his head, and spoke respectfully to the two of them.

"What's he doing here so late? Our family hasn't had any dealings with him lately."

Lan Zhuo frowned slightly, somewhat displeased, and put down the cutlery in his hand.

Upon hearing the steward's words, Prince Wenrui, standing nearby, trembled with fear. If you were to ask who the Zerg were most afraid of, it would be this marshal.

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