As Liu Xia and Ye Qiu carried those bags of seafood into the kitchen from the small living room of the rental, Liu Xia told Ye Qiu to just sit in the living room and wait.
It was the season of scorching summer heat, and at night, these air-conditioning-less rental houses in the urban villages were even hotter.
After the living room fan was turned on, it made a 'clack clack' sound.
Ye Qiu suggested eating out because the rental was just too hot.
But Liu Xia was afraid of the local thugs.
Once Liu Xia tied on her apron, she started to skilfully slaughter the fish in the kitchen. Whether it was pomfret or flatfish, she steamed them all.
Liu Xia had never cooked these two types of fish before, but she was good at cooking and stir-frying, so as long as she had the ingredients, she knew what to do, right?
Liu Xia was busy inside, and soon she was sweating profusely, the unpleasant body odor wafting from other parts of her body, much more intense than when she wasn't sweating.