A young man from another world returned to his hometown.

Chapter 40 The Fisherman's Marital Crisis: A Twist of Fate

Zhang Li didn't say anything at first, but just raised her eyelids and glanced at him.

"You're back?"

"Yes, I'm back!"

Old Wang quickly stepped forward, rubbing his hands together and smiling apologetically.

"Honey, why haven't you eaten yet? It's so late."

"Wait for you."

Zhang Li said calmly.

"Sit down."

"Have a meal."

Old Wang only dared to touch half of the chair with his buttocks.

He then secretly glanced at his wife's expression.

The atmosphere is off, very off.

Old Wang smiled apologetically and held out his chopsticks.

"Then...I'll eat it."

He just poked it in with his chopsticks.

"bite."

Old Wang's hand trembled.

He lifted the lid of the stir-fry pan and saw that the dishes on the table were stir-fried with his lure.

Old Wang started trembling involuntarily.

A trembling hand reached for another dish.

Stir-fried meat with fish floats, steamed eggs with fish line.

Old Wang's vision began to go black.

"Wife... wife..."

Old Wang's voice started to tremble.

"This...this is..."

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Li's tone was frighteningly calm.

"Don't you like it?"

"I prepared this especially for you."

Old Wang froze completely.

His mind was racing?

His wife never gets this angry when he goes fishing!

fishing?

fishing!

fishing!!

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary.

He agreed to pick her up this afternoon, and then the two of them would go to see a movie and have dinner at a hotel.

He completely forgot!

Old Wang felt as if he had been doused with ice water from head to toe.

"thump"

He slid off the chair and knelt on the ground.

"Wife!!"

"Wife, I was wrong!!"

Zhang Li gave a cold laugh.

"Bring your fish tomorrow."

"Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

"Get the marriage certificate."

"what?"

Old Wang was stunned for a moment.

What kind of certificate?

Zhang Li looked at him coldly.

"Divorce certificate".

Old Wang's head exploded with a bang.

God, collapsed.

All the chandeliers in the room started to rotate.

"Wife!! Wife, let me explain!!"

"Listen to me! I really didn't mean to forget our wedding anniversary!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Li sneered.

"Then tell me, what's so important that you forgot your wedding anniversary?"

"Work? Socializing? Or fishing?"

Old Wang shook his head frantically.

"No! None of those!"

His eyes darted around rapidly, and in a flash, he began frantically organizing his thoughts.

"Honey! Didn't you tell me before that living in the city was too oppressive and you wanted to build a villa in the suburbs?"

"I...I just wanted to earn more money!"

"make money?"

Zhang Li scoffed.

"Can you make money fishing?"

"Yes! This time it really works!!"

Old Wang slapped his thigh.

"Honey, didn't you say before that your restaurant was lacking a signature dish?"

"I specially found this for you!"

"Just fry up a piece, taste it, and you'll know!"

To change the subject, Old Wang scrambled to get the fish.

"Wife! Look! Look at this meat! Look!"

Old Wang held the fish up to Zhang Li as if presenting a treasure.

Zhang Li had a cold face and originally intended to sweep it away directly.

However, in that very instant...

The tip of her nose caught a whiff of... an extremely peculiar fragrance.

A subtle sweetness.

Zhang Li was stunned for a moment.

As the director of a high-end chain restaurant in the province, her sensitivity to ingredients is ingrained in her bones.

That faint fragrance just now was definitely not ordinary.

"..."

She was silent for a few seconds, her brows furrowing slightly.

"...Let's fry one up and see."

"what?"

Old Wang was stunned for a moment.

I realized it in the next second.

"Okay! I'll fry them right away! Honey, you wait!"

Old Wang dashed into the kitchen.

As soon as the fish hit the pan, the entire kitchen was instantly filled with a rich, fresh aroma.

Zhang Li, who had been turning her head away angrily, also looked over.

Old Wang came out carrying a plate.

"Wife! You should try it!"

Zhang Li frowned and picked up a piece.

I just chewed it a little.

"boom!!!"

The fish smells delicious.

The fresh sweetness explodes on the tip of your tongue instantly.

This fibrous texture is simply the pinnacle of food quality.

As a seasoned catering professional, she had never eaten such delicious meat before.

If this kind of meat were offered as a signature dish.

That wouldn't be sweeping across the entire province.

That's going to cause a major earthquake in the national catering industry!!

"Old Wang!!"

Zhang Li grabbed Lao Wang by the collar.

"you!!"

Old Wang shrank back a little.

"This fish!!"

Zhang Li's eyes lit up.

"Where did you get this?!"

"ah……?"

"Over in Gao County..."

"Can it achieve stable mass production?!"

"...Mass production? Well...I don't know either, but a new fishing pond opened over there, a reservoir...the reservoir is quite big..."

Zhang Li loosened Lao Wang's collar and began pacing rapidly.

My brain is already working at lightning speed.

"If I could secure the exclusive supply..."

Zhang Li suddenly turned around, transforming into a fierce tiger about to go hunting.

"Old Wang!"

"Yes, honey!"

Old Wang immediately straightened his back.

"Take me there right now!"

"Now?! It's already so late... Isn't today our... you know... anniversary?"

Zhang Li stared at him.

"Anniversary?"

"Go and secure the exclusive supply rights right now! I'll buy you a new fishing rod tomorrow!"

Zhang Li was already on the phone, instructing her assistant to rush to Gao County overnight.

She turned around and saw Old Wang still standing there in a daze, her eyebrows furrowing.

"What are you standing there for?!"

"Go change your clothes!"

"Okay, okay, honey! I'm coming right away!"

Old Wang gave a salute and rushed towards the bedroom.

……

The sun is shining brightly, and in the yard, the World Tree sapling is already half a person tall.

Lin Yan had already planned today's itinerary: lie down in the morning and take Xier out in the afternoon.

He had just set up the deck chair, ready to relax and enjoy the spring sunshine.

"Honey."

A stern voice came from inside the house.

Lin Yan paused for a moment.

He turned around.

She stood at the door, no longer wearing her usual dress, but a collared shirt.

A pair of black-rimmed glasses without lenses were perched on the bridge of his nose.

She tried to make her expression look dignified.

"...Syl?"

Lin Yan blinked.

"Starting today, magic classes will resume."

Syl walked up to him and tapped the table with a small willow twig.

"sit down."

"……What?"

Lin Yan looked completely bewildered.

Syl took a deep breath, her eyes, which looked especially bright because of her slightly flushed cheeks, staring at him.

"My dear, your magical cultivation has been neglected since you returned to Earth."

She spoke slowly and deliberately, with the air of an elven archmage.

"You are either busy building your territory or taking me around for walks every day. I am not only your wife, but also your magic mentor, arranged by my mother."

Lin Yan couldn't help but smile as he looked at her forced composure.

He quickly lowered his head and pretended to cough.

"Um, Mr. Syl, what class are we having today?"