“What else can we do? We can only go with your way.” Zhong Chufeng continued, “Let’s eat first. When we’re done, we’ll bring some back for her. Anyway, she won’t be getting down from the car anymore, so it’s fine even if she eats a little later. Furthermore, it’s not cold in the car so it’s alright if we eat out here first.”
While they were chatting on this side, Yuchi Yishu had already ordered a cup of warm soy milk from the shop owner, which he promptly handed to Tang Yuanyuan. “Drink this to warm up.”
“Thanks, Yishu.” Tang Yuanyuan took a sip after accepting it and found that the temperature of the drink was just right. She was feeling a little happy as Yishu was indeed very considerate.
At first, Zhong Chufeng wanted to leave a good impression, but he never thought that Yuchi Yishu would snatch away his opportunity. As such, he asked the shop owner for some buns that Tang Yuanyuan liked to eat and directly squeezed himself in between the two. “Yuanyuan, you can’t just have soy milk. It won’t make you full. Here, have a few bites of some buns.”
Tang Yuanyuan stretched out to take the buns and muttered after taking a bite, “Thanks, Chufeng!”
“Hehe.” Seeing her mouth getting stuffed as she ate, Zhong Chufeng felt very satisfied. This young lady was really easy to feed and she would eat everything with satisfaction.
At this moment, Yuchi Yishu’s faint voice came from behind. “What’s the rush?”
Hearing this, Zhong Chufeng turned his head and lowered his voice before saying, “You don’t understand. It just goes to show that you haven’t liked a girl, so you don’t know what my intentions are.”
Yuchi Yishu pressed his thin lips and looked at Tang Yuanyuan across Zhong Chufeng’s shoulder. She was really innocent and did not understand much, but she was very transparent and passionate about life. When he looked at her, he found her to be youthful and energetic.
In the years that he and Zhong Chufeng have known each other, although he knew that Zhong Chufeng treated ladies well, he would still distance himself slightly from them. It was only with Tang Yuanyuan that he remembered her preferences and habits. At the same time, he respected Tang Yuanyuan and would not immediately announce his wish to go after her. This kind of thought showed that he had really placed Tang Yuanyuan in his heart. On the other hand, he… was just an elder brother, so he should not be too close to her as it would only make others gossip. Thinking of this, Yuchi Yishu did not speak anymore and only stared at the stall in front of him.
After a long while, Tang Yuanyuan handed him a bun. “Yishu, why aren’t you eating?”
It was only then that Yuchi Yishu came back to his senses.
“Is it that you don’t like to eat buns?” Tang Yuanyuan looked at him curiously with moist eyes.
“No.” Yuchi Yishu reached out to take it. “It’s alright with me.”
“Sigh. Why do you care about Yishu? Since he’s a grown man, he’ll be fine even if he goes hungry for a few meals,” Zhong Chufeng said to Tang Yuanyuan. “Has your soy milk turned cold? I can ask them to warm it up again.”
“Okay.”
An Qian was sitting in the car while looking at the three who were outside drinking soy milk and eating deep-fried dough buns as if it was a feast. She could not help rolling her eyes. It was fine that Tang Yuanyuan was the only one acting like a social recluse, but why were those two men acting the same way too? Could they not see what kind of people they were sitting next to in that stall? It was so annoying!
Thinking of this, An Qian was so angry that she wanted to smash the car, but this was not her car and it would be hard for her to explain herself if something was broken. As such, she could only take out her phone and complain in the group.
‘The social recluse from before doesn’t just find fireworks amazing, but she even likes to drink soy milk and eat deep-fried dough buns. She even regards them as treasure.’
‘An Qian, why are you traveling with such a person? You said you’re going to have fun in a snowy town. I thought that it would be good news, but how did things turn out so unpleasant?’
‘Of course, a fattie will think that everything is delicious; otherwise, why do you think she grew so fat in the first place? It must be all the trash that she stuffs into her mouth. Hahaha!’
Seeing everyone scolding the social recluse, Tang Yuanyuan, along with her, An Qian’s resentment disappeared and she was extremely satisfied.
When the three people returned to the car after eating, Zhong Chufeng brought her a bag filled with steaming hot buns and a cup of soy milk as well as a greasy deep-fried dough bun. After just a glance, she felt sick. “Take it. It’s for you.” Zhong Chufeng urged when she saw her staring at the bag without moving.
An Qian was stunned for a long while before she subconsciously looked at Yuchi Yishu and took the bag after she suppressed her urge. After accepting it, she planned on throwing the greasy bag out of the window.
“Hurry and eat it while it’s still hot. It’s been a whole night; you must be hungry, right?”
An Qian looked at the steamed and deep-fried buns; she thought that they were unhygienic. They would be really hard to eat, so she said, “I’m on a diet these days, so can I not eat these? The deep-fried buns were fished out of oil, so it feels as if I’ll gain several pounds after eating this.” She wanted to reject the offer by saying so and never intended to hurt Tang Yuanyuan.
After she had spoken though, Tang Yuanyuan heard something different when the words reached her ears. Even Zhong Chufeng felt that it was a little harsh.
“What nonsense are you talking about? What does it matter if it was fished out of oil? Have you never eaten any oily foods at home? Do you only ever eat veggies? You can just throw it away if you’re not eating it!” In the past, Zhong Chufeng liked to make fun of Tang Yuanyuan, but he recently realized that she was all grown up now. He also knew that this topic could no longer be talked about. Although he did not know if Tang Yuanyuan would mind, he still wanted to protect her innocent soul. Suddenly, Zhong Chufeng regretted coming out with this arrogant cousin of his. There had to have been something wrong with his brain back then.
An Qian did not expect Zhong Chufeng, who had always been good-tempered, to kick up such a big fuss at her. She was stunned for a little while. Then, she suddenly realized something and there was a sneer in her eyes. Tsk. It seems that this cousin of mine has really taken a special liking to that fattie and is even protecting her.
“Why are you kicking up such a big fuss? I just think that it’s too greasy for me to eat it so early in the morning. It’s not that I’m unwilling to eat it. Alright, I’ll eat it. Are you happy now?”
She aggressively grabbed a piece of fried dough bun and took a bite. She had never tried this before in her entire life although she would often see stalls selling them back then when she was studying. She felt disgusted by it and thought that she would never try them. When the bun came near her mouth, however, she was surprised that it smelled good. An Qian took a bite to try it and was surprised to find it… delicious.
Her fair ears reddened as she felt like she had just shot herself in the foot. This should be garbage food, so why does it taste so good? You can’t do this, An Qian. This is garbage food from a stall by the street. You can only take one tiny bite and that’s all. But in the end, she took another bite and could not help herself from eating more and more. She finished the fried dough bun in no time at all.
Deep down, she wanted to cry so badly. She then took a sip of the soy milk. She had been starving the entire night and felt cold when she got down from the car just now. The cup of hot soy milk made her whole body feel warmer. When she finished drinking the soy milk, she turned around and saw Tang Yuanyuan looking at her with a smile. “Is it good?”
