The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

Marco exhaled a smoke ring:

"What's the big deal? Marzamemi is so young, and many of her relatives are related to her."

Leo tilted his head:

"Elena and Enzo have completely incompatible personalities and appearances."

Marco chuckled and said:

"That's because you haven't seen what Enzo looked like without his beard. He used to be a handsome young man."

"You used 'delicate' to describe Enzo?" Leo looked utterly astonished.

Wanting to ask more questions about Enzo, I saw a petite figure walk out of the restaurant across the street.

"Let's go, I've decided what to eat." Leo walked straight over.

.......

"Rucia, what are we having for lunch?" her colleague asked.

"Anything is fine," Rukia replied dismissively.

She had already spotted Leo appearing at the coffee shop entrance every so often.

Seeing Leo walking in this direction, Rukia quickly walked over:

"I'm going to find a friend. You guys decide."

My colleague gasped and muttered to the person next to him:

"Rukia has lost interest in eating?"

......

Leo and Rukia walked towards each other at the same time.

Even from a distance of three or four meters, they couldn't wait to speak, as if afraid the other person would run away.

"I forgot to ask earlier, how are your tomatoes drying?"

"I forgot to mention earlier, thank you for cheering me on today."

Then both sides are referred to at the same time.

"You go first! You go first!"

The two of them froze, neither daring to move any closer, separated by a meter or two.

I was afraid that if I spoke again, I would run into the other person again.

But if I don't say anything, they'll leave soon.

A small Fiat pulled up right behind them.

Enzo said to the passenger in the front seat:

"I told you that if you waited here, you would see a good show, but you wouldn't believe me."

The guy let out a 'pfft pfft' laugh.

Enzo looked at Leo on the left side of the car:

"I didn't know how to thank her, so I treated her to a meal."

Then look at Rukia on the right:

"If you want to see how the tomatoes are drying, go home with him."

Finally, Enzo patted the steering wheel:

"I'll take you back to the shipyard for lunch, and we can check out Tomatoes while we're at it. No need to rush, we can chat at our own pace. What do you think of my suggestion?"

Leo finally understood what the word "help" meant.

He stared at Enzo's bald head and asked:

"Is this the treatment for heroes?"

Before Enzo could say anything, Rukia turned to look at her colleague behind her:

"You guys go ahead and eat, don't wait for me."

Without any hesitation, she abandoned her colleague and got into Enzo's car:

"That's troublesome."

.......

Rukia is certainly not the kind of shameless person who would forget her principles for the sake of beauty.

She is an angel of justice!

Leo must have exhausted himself this morning, and she was a little worried about whether he could take care of himself.

People who eat a few slices of bread and two tomatoes for a meal are really worrying.

Now that we're at the shipyard, we naturally have to cook for ourselves.

But as soon as Rukia entered the kitchen, she began to sigh:

"There's still nothing there."

There were plenty of ingredients; Enzo's helper brought over the fish that Leo had hunted that morning. However, the seasonings were scarce... This was practically giving her a hard time.

"I'll go buy it now." Leo planned to set off immediately.

His cooking skills are subpar, so Lucia will have to put in a lot of effort to prepare this meal.

It was already wrong to make her do it, but to put her in such a difficult environment... Leo felt even more guilty.

"No need, I can do it." Rukia's expression was resolute.

Strong people never complain about their environment!

"Let's grill some fish," the culinary master suggested.

"Okay!" Leo immediately went to help.

......

Grilling fish is very simple; just prepare it and put it on the fire.

While waiting, Rukia took the opportunity to check on the tomatoes that Leo was drying.

She was satisfied with the condition of the tomatoes and judged that she could move on to the next step in two days.

Leo placed the tomatoes in a well-ventilated spot near the sea. After looking at the tomatoes, Lucia couldn't help but admire the sea again.

"The scenery here is really beautiful," she exclaimed again.

"Yes, it's very nice." Leo admired it alongside her.

Rukia considered for a moment, then said tactfully:

"Such beautiful scenery can definitely improve our quality of life."

Hey, you boys.

I've been living too casually.

Leo awkwardly touched his nose:

"Since it's a temporary stay, I didn't buy too much."

My bedroom is so cozy, it's just not appropriate to take you there for a look...

"Are you leaving Malzamemi?" Lucia asked instinctively.

"No," Leo shook his head, "it's just that I might need to rent a house here."

"Rent a house?" Rukia didn't react for a moment.

Aren't you a local?

Leo also misunderstood, thinking that Lucia, like Andrei, thought renting a house was inappropriate, and explained:

"I might rent one first, but I'll consider buying one if I find a really suitable one."

Seeing that Rukia still looked "not quite clear," Leo frankly admitted his identity:

"I haven't been in Sicily for long."

Rukia's eyes were already large, but they appeared even larger to the naked eye, with her pupils dilating as well.

Leo has a vivid imagination. The big-eyed girl opposite him reminded him of the kittens he feeds every day, and then he thought of Rukia's nickname, "Little Glutton."

"So cute..." he thought to himself.

"I'm going to check on the fish." Rukia hurriedly left.

Since the conversation ended, Rukia has become unusually quiet.

Leo blamed it on the grilled fish.

It must be because the cooking conditions here are too poor. Rukia felt that the grilled fish with only sea salt tasted bland.

But it was so delicious... Leo, oblivious to everything else, devoured it.

Across from him, Rukia became even more silent.

So handsome, such a great physique, so brave underwater, gentle and considerate, eats heartily, and is from out of town like me...

God, isn't this tempting me to sin?!

......

Rukia left with a boy, abandoning her companion, and naturally, Vera heard about it.

Vera could figure out who Rukia had run off with even with her toes.

As soon as Lucia returned, Vera "detained" her and interrogated her like a criminal:

"Tell me! Did you go with Leo? Denying it won't change anything; I know there's something fishy going on between you two!"

Rukia walked around her with a serious expression:

"Stop messing around, Vera, let me have some peace and quiet."

The other colleagues watched Lucia leave, then turned back and asked Vera:

"Just let her go like that? Didn't we say we had to force her to reveal something?"

"Do we even need to pressure her?" Vera sighed. "She didn't even ask us what we had for lunch, which says a lot."

"What does that mean?" the colleague asked blankly.

Vera, speaking with the air of someone who's been through it all, analyzed:

"This shows that eating is no longer the most important thing to her."