Chapter 47: Molded Into This State by Jiang Lin?

Zhu Yuanzhang took a tentative, small sip.

Just that tiny sip filled him with such thrilling delight that he couldn't bear to pull the beer away from his lips, and he continued to gulp it down straight...

Glug, glug, glug...

The entire can of beer was finished off by old Zhu in one breath.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di looked over simultaneously, their faces full of curiosity as they asked, "Father, what does this beer taste like?"

Old Zhu smacked his lips, carefully savoring the lingering taste of the beer.

"This doesn't taste much like alcohol when you drink it!"

"There's hardly any bitterness, just a slight hint of it, along with the sweet taste of wheat!"

"It's ice-cold and very refreshing to drink. It goes really well with the crawfish!"

"You boys should try it. You'll know once you drink it!"

Shortly after, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di each opened a can of beer. The moment it touched their lips, their eyes lit up instantly, and they fell in love with the brew on the spot.

Jiang Lin retrieved several more cans from the refrigerator.

"Come, come, let's toast together!"

"Cheers!"

Accompanied by a crisp clinking sound, all three of them tilted their heads back and took a swig.

At that moment, Zhu Yourong pushed a plate of shelled crawfish meat in front of Jiang Lin.

"Jiang Lin, I peeled these crawfish just for you!"

She looked like she was offering a precious treasure, her eyes full of anticipation, waiting for Jiang Lin's praise.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were both dumbfounded.

What the hell? What is going on here?

Is this person in front of them really their usually pampered and arrogant little sister?

It hasn't even been a full day yet!

How on earth had Jiang Lin managed to tame her into this state?

Jiang Lin picked up a piece of crawfish and fed it to Zhu Yourong first.

"Thank you, you've worked hard."

"Hehehe, as long as you like it!"

A blissful smile bloomed across Zhu Yourong's face.

She was the spitting image of a modern-day devoted simp.

Zhu Di picked up a piece of crawfish as well, but his hand was swatted away by Zhu Yourong.

Pouting her lips, she reproached him with a look of extreme dissatisfaction:

"I peeled these for Jiang Lin! What do you think you're doing eating them?"

"If you want to eat them, peel them yourself! Anyway, you are not allowed to eat the ones I peeled for Jiang Lin!"

Zhu Di froze, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared at Zhu Yourong.

How could a mouth with a temperature of thirty-seven degrees Celsius utter such frost-bitten words?

Hiss...

It hurts!

It hurts so much!

Watching the scene of Zhu Yourong carefully and gently feeding the crawfish into Jiang Lin's mouth—

Zhu Di, who had fought countless victorious battles, never imagined he would stumble like this over his own younger sister, losing so utterly and completely.

"Fourth brother, don't..."

"Glug, glug, glug..."

Tilting his head back, Zhu Di chugged down an entire can by himself.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Jiang Lin collapsed limply onto the sofa, blissfully picking the gaps in his teeth with a toothpick.

"Jiang Lin, could you give me some crawfish to take with me?"

Old Zhu walked up to Jiang Lin and added, "This crawfish tastes really good. I want to take some back so our girl can try it too."

"Right, I want some too. I'll let Xiongying and his mother have a taste," Zhu Biao chimed in.

Zhu Di squeezed his way to the front with an excited expression, "And me!"

"I want to let Miaoyun try it as well, hehehe..."

Jiang Lin shook his head and said, "This kind of crawfish is considered an invasive species."

"These creatures have a diverse diet, extremely strong environmental adaptability, and a rapid reproduction rate. Once introduced into a new region, they can quickly establish wild populations and destroy the ecological environment."

"To put it bluntly, once they escape into the wild, they will ruin the common people's farmland."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of old Zhu and the other two turned grave.

Although they didn't quite understand what an invasive species was, nor what destroying the ecological environment meant, and were deeply captivated by the delicious flavor of the crawfish—

They understood one thing very clearly: agriculture was of paramount importance to the Great Ming Dynasty. It was the foundation of the nation and absolutely could not be trifled with.

Jiang Lin smiled softly and said, "It's fine, I'll cook another batch later."

"By the time you take them back, you can just have the cook heat them up again."

"Splendid, splendid! Thank you for your hard work!" Old Zhu and the others were thrilled.

Without saying much else, Jiang Lin just smiled and turned to walk into the kitchen.

Old Zhu and the others followed closely behind him, saying, "We'll help you out."

By afternoon, Jiang Lin had cooked another large pot of crawfish.

He packed them up and handed them over to old Zhu, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di.

In addition, Jiang Lin gave Zhu Di a supply of folic acid, DHA, calcium tablets, and various essential prenatal vitamins, instructing him to take them back for the Princess Consort to consume.

After sending off the father and his three sons, Jiang Lin suddenly remembered that he hadn't yet claimed today's express delivery blind box.

Jiang Lin quickly picked one out of the three blind boxes, and a delivery package immediately materialized before his eyes.