Chapter 8: The Wrongful Case

  The second update is online, please recommend and collect! More than half an hour later, Chen Zhiyuan finally made Li Jian believe that he was not a time-traveler, but felt dry mouth and tongue, just about to find water to drink, turned around and saw his parents standing behind him.

  Chen Yajun slapped Chen Daquan's head and scolded: "You little rabbit, you can do such a thing!"

  "You young people these days are really too much, when I get home I'll deal with you, what's going on with that girl?" Wang Shufen glared at her son, but somehow her expression looked a bit pleased!

  Li Jian Shu gave Chen Zhi Yuan a thumbs up and a "you're awesome" expression, then led the Chen couple into the house.

  What is this little girl trying to do? She's even reported it to my parents, and now she's singing that tune. Chen Zhiyuan quickly followed her in a few steps, he can't let this little girl get the upper hand and report first, or else he'll definitely be out of luck!

  At this time, Su Bingxuan also felt a bit uncomfortable. Chen Zhiyuan's little girl looked at herself with an unkind eye, and kept looking at her belly. The questions she asked were all about her family affairs. At this moment, several people came in, and the middle-aged man who was currently speaking had some similarities with Chen Zhiyuan.

  Chen Yajun sized up Su Bingxuan, feeling a bit pleased with himself. His son had good taste in women, this girl was beautiful, but how could that little scoundrel not take responsibility? He opened his mouth and said: "Miss, I'm Chen Zhiyuan's father, don't worry, if he doesn't take responsibility for what he did, I'll break his legs. Tomorrow I'll make him go to your house to apologize!"

  Chen Zhiyuan was in a lawsuit, what's the situation with your old man, you should ask him to clarify things. That small matter, I'll just apologize to her and it's settled, why go to her house? "Dad, this matter we can handle ourselves!"

  "Shut up and stand aside!" Chen Yajun turned his head and glared at his son.

  Chen Zhiyuan was afraid of his old father, seeing the old man's face dark and knowing he was really angry, could only stand aside and not dare to speak again.

  Su Bingxuan saw Chen Zhiyuan standing on one side with a bitter face, and the breath in her heart was finally released by half. "Thank you, Uncle. I'll go home first!" She said, getting up and wanting to leave.

  Wang Shufen pulled Su Bingxuan's hand and laughed: "It's all my family Zhiyuan's fault, don't worry about this matter, I'll definitely make him take responsibility to the end. By the way, have you eaten, girl?"

  "Aunt Wang, what's for food? Ice Xuan came to my house at 3 pm and begged us to bring her here to find Zhiyuan. I'm starving!"

  Wang Shufen's heart was burning with anger, her son was getting more and more out of line, not even telling his own family about it. He thought he could play around like Chen Shimei, but that was just a dream. This daughter-in-law and grandson were one short of breaking his leg. She turned back to glare at Chen Zhiyuan: "Are you done with your nonsense?"

  Chen Zhiyuan saw Su Bingxuan looking at him with a smug expression, and he was also furious in his heart. The little girl was so arrogant, turning her head to look at him as if to say "How can I deal with you, young master?"

  "What did you say?" Wang Yalan pinched her son's ear and turned it around.

  "Oh no, I'm done, I'm done! Mom, let go!" Chen Zhiyuan hastily pleaded.

  "Alright, let's hurry up and get it over with. Ice Swirl hasn't eaten yet, who knows?!" Wang Shufen said as she handed something over and pulled Su Ice Swirl down to sit: "Sit here and eat, consider it a gift from Zhiyuan to make amends!"

  Chen Zhiyuan gave Su Bingxuan a "wait for me" look, and coincidentally, Su Bingxuan turned her head just in time. Originally, she was going to decline and leave, but now she didn't, instead turning back to glare at Chen Zhiyuan: "Thanks, Auntie!"

  Chen Zhiyuan lay there unwilling to move, but Chen Yajun kicked him out with one foot: "Wait and see how I'll deal with you tonight!"

  The sheep outside had turned golden yellow, but it didn't give off even a hint of fragrance. The oil on Chen Zhiyuan's brush was also very strange, light blue in color. When brushed onto the sheep under the fierce charcoal fire, it didn't make a single sizzling sound. Zhao Zhuangzhuang, this foodie, only cared about when he could eat and was indifferent to these somewhat strange phenomena. Li Jian, who still had doubts about whether Chen Zhiyuan was a time-traveler or not, couldn't help but ask: "Brother, this sheep has been roasted for half a day now, how come it doesn't have any flavor? And what's with that oil of yours?"

  Chen Zhiyuan put down the brush in his hand, picked up a knife and cut off a large piece of meat from the sheep's ribs, putting it on a plate. "I'll teach you all this tomorrow," he said. "All these are the effects of those medicinal materials I used. Today there's an annoying ghost inside, I really don't have the heart to explain all this to you. It's gotten to the point where my parents have come, what a commotion! Go in!" He finished speaking and carried the plate into the store first.

  The conversation didn't seem to be going very smoothly. Su Bingxuan was originally a calm and collected person, and with her cleverness, she had just been driven mad by Chen Zhiyuan. At this moment, thinking about what she had done earlier, combined with the attitude of Chen Zhiyuan's family towards her, she couldn't help but smile wryly in her heart. This misunderstanding was really big, and it had turned into a situation where no matter how she explained it to this family, they would definitely not believe her. She might as well let that scoundrel Chen Zhiyuan explain it himself.

  Wang Shufen also felt a strange feeling in her heart. Just now, the girl was still indignantly asking Zhiyuan to take her home, but suddenly she changed her mind and stopped mentioning those things. Her words were all about one thing - wanting to leave.

  Chen Yajun took a look at his wife and sister-in-law, feeling that this matter was not quite right, but in his opinion, these things were obviously women's affairs, and he, as a big man, didn't need to get involved. He'd wait for his son to come back and ask him about it then.

  At this time, Chen Zhiyuan walked in with a plate, and put the plate on the table with a bad attitude, without saying a word.

  The conversation in the house had become awkward at this point, and Wang Shufen saw her son coming in, just in time to change the subject. She said to Su Bingxuan and Yan Yuese: "Girls, come and have something to eat!" At this moment, Wang Shufen's mind was preoccupied with her son and Su Bingxuan, and she hadn't even thought about how her precious son couldn't even cook a decent meal, let alone roast lamb - he was still at the stage of just being able to boil instant noodles.

  The whole family looked at the mutton, but no matter how they looked, it didn't seem to be freshly roasted. There was not a hint of heat or aroma, although the color was good, golden and shiny. Chen Yalan picked up her chopsticks and poked at the mutton in confusion: "Zhiyuan, is this what you just roasted?"

  Chen Zhiyuan suddenly remembered that today was the day to let Xiaojie try his cooking, and earlier he had been so busy arguing with that servant girl that he had forgotten about it. Thinking of this, he quickly grabbed two knives and began cutting the mutton while explaining: "Of course, this is freshly roasted, but my method of preparation is a bit different from others. I added some herbs, one of which has the effect of making the heat in the mutton internalized, so it won't dissipate quickly. Look!" As he cut the mutton into several pieces, a wave of hot air immediately emanated from the meat, and as the hot air spread, a strong aroma instantly filled the small room, making everyone's appetite surge.

  "Look at this hot air and fragrance all gathered inside the mutton, it will only come out when you cut it open like this. Try some, it won't taste good if it gets cold!"

  At this time, everyone in the house was tempted by the mutton and involuntarily stretched out their chopsticks to eat. Even Su Bingxuan picked up her chopsticks, and the aroma of the mutton had completely awakened people's instincts - eating. Su Bingxuan was also human, and naturally couldn't escape!

  Li Jian Shu savored the mutton, reminiscing about it for a moment. When he wanted to have another piece, he found that the plate of mutton had already disappeared. Only then did he remember to ask Chen Zhiyuan about the reason behind this. He asked with his mouth open: "Zhiyuan, your roasted mutton is something your uncle has eaten many times before, but no matter whether it's the fragrance or the taste of the mutton, it's completely different from those other ones. Just talking about the fragrance, it's not like any of the ones I've had at other places. What kind of fragrance is this? I can't quite put my finger on it, but as soon as I smell this aroma, I feel extremely hungry. As for the taste of the mutton, there's not a hint of gaminess, just one word - fresh! It's so fresh that I almost swallowed my tongue. The meat melts in your mouth and is incredibly tender. How did you do it?!"

  Li Jian Shu's question immediately focused everyone's attention on Chen Zhiyuan, who put down the knife in his hand and said: "Actually, all of this is due to the effect of Chinese herbal medicine. As for the specific formula of this herbal medicine, I'm sorry it's a trade secret and can't be disclosed. To be honest, when it comes to roasting lamb, the best material is of course wild yellow sheep, but that thing is a protected animal and can't be obtained. I had to settle for the second-best option and get some mountain-raised goats instead. These goats run around in the mountains all day, so their meat doesn't have the same stale taste as domesticated sheep. As for what this stale taste is, it can be explained that it's a kind of acid produced by the sheep itself. The amount of this acid on domesticated sheep is about 4 times that of free-range sheep, so the mutton from domesticated sheep has a much lighter smell. On the other hand, the meat from these free-range goats has a much stronger smell. Nowadays, many people don't like lamb with a strong smell, but actually, this kind of lamb is the best. This is all about selecting materials!"

  Chen Zhiyuan said, taking a sip of water: "When it comes to slaughtering sheep, there's also a lot of skill involved. Slaughtering any livestock will cause them to produce resentment, which can damage the quality of the meat. Sheep are no exception, so we need to make sure they die willingly. To that end, I've prepared some medicinal herbs - in other words, anesthetics for the sheep, so it won't be aware that I'm about to kill it. Of course, these herbs are far more effective than modern anesthetics. If you use those, not only will the meat quality be damaged, but it'll be even worse than direct slaughter, since those drugs are toxic. The medicinal herbs I've prepared can not only anesthetize the sheep, but also slow down its blood circulation to a minimum state, which is very important. If we just anesthetized the sheep and then killed it, it would still produce resentment and damage the meat quality. But if the blood circulation slows down to a minimal state, we can best preserve the meat quality!" Chen Zhiyuan was very pleased with himself for shocking everyone with his words, and lit up a cigarette at this point.

  "This is completely a swindler's nonsense, what grievances, what blood circulation, unclear and unreasonable! Before Chen Zhiyuan could refute, a voice suddenly came: "Ice Xuan, don't talk nonsense, this young friend is talking about the 'Food Path', which has been lost for many years. I didn't expect that Su would be interested in it here. I wonder how much does this young friend know about the Food Path? What he said earlier was just the surface of the Food Path. Can we ask the young friend to enlighten us?"