Chapter 1121

"Hmm. I suggest you not choose a big one if you're making stew." Marshall looked at the fish and pointed to one of them that had slightly sunken eyes. "Don't choose the ones with bulging or cloudy-looking eyes either because they're no longer fresh. It’s best to avoid ones that are too dark in color too. Choose the ones that look paler and have their scales intact."

Marshall paused and pointed to one of the flat carp almost the size of his palm. "Get that one. It'll be good for soup."

Stella informed the fishmonger about the fish, and he said," This young man knows his stuff." The seller then weighed the fish and cleaned out its guts. After some calculations, the carp cost 45 dollars. Stella stuffed the fish into her bag, looked up at Marshall, and asked, "Are you not getting one?"

Marshall smiled and shook his head. "I don't eat fish," he said.

Stella was a little surprised. "Seeing how you know so much about fish, I thought you liked them a lot."

to fish, but I don't eat them,"

like

lowered his gaze and smiled. "I remember fishing at the river with Vermont once we were young. I hadn't

teach me that I couldn’t just play around and not do my homework. I was not able to eat fish after

the worst punishment I got from Mom was a few slaps on the

kind of parenting

say that," Stella tried to comfort him. "It's normal for children to be playful. Name one child who doesn't like playing. I often lied to my mom when I was younger, saying that I had practiced the piano. But actually, I sneaked

continue playing. You don't have to keep reminding yourself about your past. It's good to let loose sometimes. The more you

how hard Stella tried to improve the situation. "You're

in and get a whole fish! You have to do these things one step at

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