Watching the sky gradually darken.
Liu Ming then led everyone away from the beach; Xiao Hina had long been tired of playing and was asleep on Liu Ming's back.
When they returned to the shop, they found the shop owner and others making dinner.
"Liu Ming, long time no see, have you eaten yet? Do you want us to make your portions?" Nanahua offered a gentle smile.
When she saw Kanna and Xiao Hina, the two children, her eyes instantly sparkled with golden light.
Because Xiao Hina was asleep, she was afraid of waking her, so she turned her attention to Kanna.
She stretched out her hands, picked up Kanna, and her cheek constantly brushed against Kanna's cheek, "What a cute little sister, what's your name?"
"Kanna," Kanna was already used to it and wasn't shy at all.
"Kanna, what a beautiful name."
Nanahua held Kanna like that, and after she sat down, she started chatting with Liu Ming.
"Go to the kitchen and tell Chisa to include your portions too; don't let the children go hungry."
"No need for such trouble, we can make our own later.
I remember you should have barbecue tools here; can I borrow them for a bit?
If your dinner isn't ready yet, don't make it; eat with us, otherwise, you'll say I'm not loyal enough."
"Eh?" Nanahua looked at Liu Ming strangely, not understanding what he meant.
"You'll understand when we eat later.
Yuta, follow Nanahua and move the barbecue tools outside; Thor and Elma should be back soon too."
He gently put Xiao Hina down, handed her to Sora, and then said to Tadokoro Megumi, "Megumi, go shower first, and then come down to help after you're done.
Sora, you too, wake Xiao Hina up and shower together.
We sweated a lot today; if she sleeps like this, I'm afraid she'll get sick."
The girls nodded and returned to their rooms to get change of clothes.
Liu Ming slowly walked into the kitchen, saw Chisa busy making dinner, and smiled at her, "Chisa, long time no see, how are you?"
"En," Chisa glanced at him and replied indifferently.
Is she really angry?
Liu Ming scratched his head; it seemed he had to put some effort into tonight's dinner.
After she tasted his cooking, he didn't believe she would still be angry.
"You don't have to continue making dinner; you'll eat with us tonight.
I'm planning a seafood barbecue feast; you can try my cooking."
Chisa glanced at Liu Ming, but she didn't mock him.
After finishing the dish in her hand, she stopped.
Liu Ming was a bit speechless; was this really the Chisa he knew before?
She was clearly a lively and cute young girl, so why did she become like this?
And what kind of gaze was that? It felt even scarier than Sister Toru's. Was she looking at a person or an insect?
The two stood in silence like that.
"Xiao Ming, Sister Toru and the others are back, and they brought a lot of seafood," Miyu ran in a few minutes later, saying excitedly.
Liu Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.
Before returning, he had specifically instructed Toru and Elma to go to the bottom of the sea to find some ingredients. Elma had only just arrived and might not recognize them. But Toru, after all, had studied with him for a period and had seen all kinds of seafood.
With their skills, he wasn't worried they would come back empty-handed. He just didn't know what kind of ingredients they would find.
Many people had already gathered at the shop entrance. It seemed Toru and Elma's harvest was quite good, otherwise, their expressions wouldn't be so shocked.
Liu Ming came to the front and looked at the ingredients piled on the ground, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Two groupers, three clams, three large lobsters, one Bluefin Tuna, and four pufferfish.
"Xiao Ming, do you think these are enough? If not, I'll go catch more," Toru came up to Liu Ming, saying proudly.
"I helped too, you know! Don't think it's all your credit," Elma spoke up to make her presence known.
"If I hadn't told you, would you have known what to catch?" Toru gave Elma a dismissive look, her eyes full of disdain.
Elma immediately fell silent, secretly grumbling in her heart, "It's just that she came a few days earlier than me. As long as I'm willing to learn, I'll definitely do better than her.
Right, I must work hard to learn the knowledge here, otherwise, Toru will always ride over my head. I even lost to her in the competition just now, how annoying."
"Enough, it's already enough, no need to go again," Liu Ming waved his hands repeatedly. This amount had already far exceeded his estimate.
Look at these groupers, each one probably weighs over 40 jin. And these clams, they must be a meter wide, rarely seen normally.
The others go without saying, all of them are very large. Even if there are more than ten people here, they probably wouldn't be able to finish it all.
It's so refreshing to be able to swim freely in the water, easily finding such top-grade ingredients.
However, these ingredients in front of him seemed too wasteful for grilling.
Pufferfish can be made into sashimi or soup.
There are many ways to eat Bluefin Tuna. It can be prepared differently depending on the cut, such as sashimi, grilling, hot pot, sushi, and so on.
There are two lobsters, and they are so substantial, they can also be made into several dishes. As he thought about it, Liu Ming's mouth was already watering.
"Those who are free, come to the kitchen and help me take out the tools. Pots, spatulas, knives, bowls, plates, anything you see in the kitchen, bring it out. Oh, and ice, bring out more ice. Do you still want to eat delicious food? Then hurry up and get moving! Yuta, what are you still standing there for? Start the fire!"
Liu Ming let out a series of roars, and everyone immediately became busy.
Some took pots, some took spatulas, and they even pushed out the mobile stove.
"Nanahua, call Shinji and the others. There's so much food here, we can't finish it all, so let them come over and eat too," Liu Ming had a good relationship with Shinji and the others.