40 An Unconventional Style

The crayfish that were harvested during summer had a harder shell, so garlic sauce was not the best flavor to add to its freshness. Knowing that her family was not fond of spicy food, Ye Qiao decided to cook the crayfish with the signature 13 spices. Since she was going to be the chef for the evening, her mother volunteered to prep the food.

She walked around her backyard in search of spices and to her delight, she found quite a number of them. Six years in J City had made her a good cook, especially her signature braised pork with soy sauce that tasted incredible. Her father was almost convinced that she must have been cooking for the Ye family all these years until he saw Xiao Dong wandering around with a gun in his waist pouch. 

Casually, her father spent his evening smoking in the backyard and watched as Ye Qiao got busy in the kitchen. It gratified him to see how independent his daughter had become.