sjar Chapter 64: Another confrontation, the two are alone
Chapter 64: Another confrontation, the two are alone
The three of them shook their heads.
Liu Haoran: "You are still too young!"
Li Jia: "I wonder if Lin Yuchen's is filled with black sesame?"
Li Changyan: "I was really sold out by him, and I even helped him count the money."
The three of them looked sympathetic, but they still felt a little happy in their hearts!
Hahaha……
At night, when Li Changyan wrote his diary, he specifically wrote down the lines and scenes he thought of during the day as life material.
(Li Changyan didn’t know how much her habit of recording and collecting daily life materials would help her in the future.)
A few days passed in peace.
Just when everyone was wondering whether Li Rui could succeed in pursuing his "friend", Shen Yingying came to him.
She had been annoyed by Li Rui these days, and she also began to understand why Li Changyan and the others ignored her.
(As the physics teacher said: People cannot teach people, but things can teach people and make them feel the same way.)
Shen Yingying thought that if Li Rui could go and challenge Lin Yuchen, then why couldn't she?
So she found Li Changyan and said she wanted to challenge her:
"If I win, you have to break up with Lin Yuchen and give him to me."
"If I lose, I will never bother you again, and I will avoid you when I see you next time."
"How about it?"
"Not so good. Lin Yuchen is nothing..."
Lin Yuchen: Wife, just speak, don’t curse.
Li Changyan: So you are not a human, but a thing?
Lin Yuchen:......
"Haha, if you don't dare to compete with me, just say it directly. Don't make so many excuses." Shen Yingying used provocation.
Li Changyan actually didn't want to pay attention to her, but Shen Yingying was too clingy.
If I don't solve it for her once and for all, there will be no end to it.
Li Changyan: "What do you want to compete in? Let me make it clear first, I don't compete in sports."
I didn’t like sports at all before, so I didn’t have any sports that I was good at to compete with others.
Although she was running with Lin Yuchen now, she didn't want to compete with him at all and be exhausted.
Shen Yingying never thought about competing in sports, that was something only stinky men did.
Girls should not fight with force, but with words:
"Isn't there going to be an essay contest at school tomorrow? I've already signed up, and I'm sure you've signed up too, right?"
Of course Li Changyan signed up.
"Well, let's compare the rankings of this essay competition."
Li Changyan didn't want to bully others. After all, Chinese and composition were his strengths. "Are you sure?"
Shen Yingying knew that Li Changyan was good at Chinese, but judging from her results in the last few major exams, she also had bad performances sometimes.
Therefore, Shen Yingying felt that Li Changyan’s results were not so stable, and she still had a great chance of winning.
Li Changyan really wanted to say: Another arrogant person. I did poorly on the exam because I was unlucky and had dysmenorrhea.
"Okay, let's do as you say and see the ranking in the essay competition."
"But the bet needs to be changed slightly. Yuchen is not an item, nor is he my private property, so I can't use him to gamble."
"If you win, you can compete fairly and I promise not to stop you."
(Whether you succeed or not, whether you can catch up or not, depends on your ability.)
"If you lose, I hope you'll keep your word and stop bothering us."
Li Changyan just wanted to study hard and get into the experimental class, and didn't want to spend time dealing with Shen Yingying.
It would be good if we could solve this problem once and for all this time.
Shen Yingying: "It's a deal."
After issuing the challenge, Shen Yingying went back to prepare for the battle.
......
The next day, in order not to delay students' classes, the high school composition competition was held after school in the afternoon.
There are 3 places in each class, and there are a total of 25 people participating in 75 classes, divided into two classes.
Shen Yingying, Li Changyan and Lin Yuchen were in the same class for the exam, but their seats were quite far away from each other.
Shen Yingying is in Class 1 and sits at the first table in the first row.
Li Changyan and Lin Yuchen sat in the middle of the third row.
Li Jia and Liu Haoran are similar in all subjects and are relatively balanced.
But their compositions were not so outstanding, so they did not sign up for the composition competition.
The students waited in the classroom for two minutes. One invigilator looked at his watch and signaled to the other invigilator that the time was up and they could start.
It just so happened that another invigilator had already written the exam subjects and times on the blackboard.
He put down the chalk and started to give students composition questions and answer sheets. He also explained the exam precautions and time before announcing the official start of the exam.
For a moment, the whole classroom was very quiet, with only the sound of students flipping test papers and writing with pens.
Li Changyan looked at the composition topic: it required him to write an argumentative essay on the topic "A harmonious family brings prosperity".
Some people start writing after thinking about the topic for a while.
This type of candidate writes whatever he or she thinks of. He or she may write quickly at the beginning, but he or she may get stuck easily and may deviate from the topic without realizing it.
Li Changyan was not in a hurry to start writing. She stared at the topic and thought about it in her mind.
She started writing only after almost everyone else had started writing.
The essay writing competition was attended by the best students in the class, and no one handed in their paper early throughout the entire exam.
Everyone waited for the exam time to be up and the invigilator came down to collect the papers before getting up and leaving.
When I left the classroom, it was already dark.
It’s around six in the evening, almost seven.
I guess there won't be anything to eat in the cafeteria at this time, just leftovers.
Li Changyan suggested: "Achen, let's go eat spicy hot pot. There is a restaurant that is delicious. I'll take you there."
Facing Li Changyan's piercing eyes, Lin Yuchen found it hard to refuse: "What good store have you found?"
Li Changyan smiled mysteriously: "Hehe, you will know when you go there."
The two of them went to the bicycle shed to ride their bikes first. Lin Yuchen had a bicycle.
They got on their bikes and headed towards the school gate.
Lin Yuchen brought Li Changyan with him, and Li Changyan sat in the back seat and gave him directions:
"Go out of the school gate, turn left, and cross the road at the first traffic light. Go to the other side of the road first..."
Lin Yuchen crossed the road according to Li Navigation's instructions.
"Okay, go straight ahead. There is a primary school about 300 meters away. Stop at the entrance of the school..."
Li Changyan held Lin Yuchen's clothes on his left waist as a safety rope with his left hand, and pointed forward with his right hand:
"Yes, yes, it's this school... Come, go into the alley on the right, yes, yes, turn left at the second alley entrance... The second house, here we are, here it is."
After parking the car, Lin Yuchen looked up and saw a lighted sign that read "Ling's Malatang".
Li Changyan got off the bike and walked towards the store. Lin Yuchen pushed the bike aside, locked it, and followed Li Changyan inside.
“The spicy hotpot here is delicious, but the location is a bit off the beaten track and hard to find.”
Li Changyan opened the glass door and introduced Lin Yuchen: "Let me tell you..."
The owners of this store are a young couple in their thirties, and her parents-in-law also come to help.
The restaurant was only opened this semester, but Li Changyan has already eaten here several times.
Li Changyan likes to eat here, not only because it's delicious and has a wide variety of dishes, but also because the boss here is very generous. Unlike some bosses, he would be unhappy if customers added a little more seasoning or coriander.
Not only Li Changyan likes it, other people also like to eat here, and the store usually has good business.
Although the location is remote, good wine needs no bush, and there are still many old customers returning to consume.
If old customers think the food is delicious, they will recommend it to their friends, or bring their friends along, like old customers introducing new ones, like Li Changyan.
When Li Changyan and his friends arrived, there were already many people sitting in the store.
Lin Yuchen followed Li Changyan into the room. What caught his eye was a white ceiling, light grey floor, and yellow wall tiles. The tables and chairs were neatly arranged, with a trash can next to each table, and there was not a single piece of garbage on the ground.
The first impression is that it is clean and tidy, which is rare in rural areas.
Lin Yuchen had a good first impression of the store and looked around and observed it.
The ceiling is embedded with a yellow and white chandelier. When the light is turned on, it gives people a warm feeling, very cozy.
The whole store is rectangular, not very wide, but very deep (that is, very long).
As soon as you enter the door, there is a row of tables and chairs for two people on each side of the passage.
The table is made of light yellow mahogany and is matched with chairs of the same color.
There are 3 tables in the row on the right side of the entrance (4 people can sit face to face).
Next to the table is a disinfection and cleaning cabinet, which contains food tongs and vegetable bowls.
Next to the disinfection and cleaning cabinet is the food display cabinet.
The dishes are very rich, with five layers in total:
The first layer is the staple food (various noodles), the second layer is the vegetables, and the third layer is various dishes that need to be soaked in water (such as duck blood, quail eggs, lettuce, kelp...).
The fourth layer is various dry goods (bean curd sheets, tofu skewers, fried dough sticks...), and the last layer is meat (various meatballs and meat).
A little further inside the food display cabinet, at the end of the row on the right hand side of the entrance, is the refrigerator.
There are a total of 6 tables for two people on the left side of the entrance (4 people can sit face to face).
At the end of the row of tables is a table for condiments.
The seasoning is also very rich, with two layers in total:
The first layer from left to right includes chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, pepper oil, salt, and sugar;
The second layer from left to right includes sour beans, radish cubes, onions, coriander, celery, golden beans, crushed peanuts, and peanut butter.
The cabinet under the table contains seasoning bowls, chopsticks and spoons.
There is a passage in the middle of the entrance, at the end of the passage is the cashier counter, behind the cashier counter is an open kitchen.
There were three people busy in the kitchen, one of whom was responsible for taking orders and handing out number tags.
After observing the store, Lin Yuchen was quite impressed with its layout and decoration.
Li Changyan opened the door of the disinfection and cleaning cabinet, took out a basin and tongs and gave them to Lin Yuchen, motioning him to go to the food display cabinet next to it to pick up some food.
Then he took a basin and a pair of clamps and closed the door of the disinfection cabinet.
Follow Lin Yuchen to choose dishes.
Lin Yuchen could tell from the dishes that the owner of this restaurant was a kind person.
Because in most malatang shops, the owners will soak rice noodles, vermicelli, and noodles in water, which will increase the weight of the noodles.
In addition, dry goods like tofu skewers and fried dough sticks are first soaked in water, and then taken out to air dry for a while after the tofu skewers and fried dough sticks absorb some water. This way, they look dry on the surface, but they are very heavy to pick up.
This store does not have any of the above tricks.
The rice noodles and pasta are all dry, and some are even individually packaged and the packaging has not yet been opened.
The tofu skewers and fried dough sticks were of normal weight and not soaked in water.
Lin Yuchen praised Li Changyan in his heart: "As expected of my wife, you explored this store well."
After they picked up the food, they went to the cashier to weigh it. When paying, Lin Yuchen said that he would treat Li Changyan to the meal to thank him for recommending such a good restaurant.
Li Changyan was not polite. After Lin Yuchen paid the bill, the two of them took their number tags, found a seat and sat down, waiting for the boss to call their number.
While waiting, Li Changyan pointed in a direction and told Lin Yuchen that he could go to the condiment table over there to mix his favorite sauce.
Lin Yuchen asked: "Do you want me to make you a bowl?"
Li Changyan was also curious about what flavor of sauce Lin Yuchen would make, and nodded to indicate that he would help her.
After giving his number plate to Li Changyan, Lin Yuchen got up to prepare the sauce.
He first prepared a bowl according to his own taste, and then prepared another bowl according to Li Changyan's taste: "a spoonful of vinegar, a spoonful of soy sauce, a spoonful of sesame oil, a little green onion, a little chili..."
Lin Yuchen himself is not jealous at all, he just can't stand the taste of vinegar.
But in her previous life, Li Changyan loved eating dumplings, and she had to dip them in vinegar. The key point was that she would dip one in vinegar and put it in her mouth every time.
Then she looked at herself grimacing in pain from the sourness and she covered her mouth and laughed.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuchen shook his head and laughed: "I really don't understand why girls like to be jealous so much."
He took the prepared sauce back and handed Li Changyan's bowl to her.
Li Changyan took it, picked up the chopsticks and stirred the sauce evenly, then dipped a little into his mouth: "Huh..."
She raised her head and looked at Lin Yuchen with sparkling eyes: "Ah Chen, the ingredients you prepared are exactly the same as mine. Do you like to eat it this way too?"
Lin Yuchen: It’s over, the truth is out!
I made the sauce for my wife according to her habits in her previous life. This is the first time I’ve eaten spicy hot pot with her in this life [covering my face].
"Well, I don't like vinegar. I can't stand the taste of vinegar. I saw my mom likes to mix it this way, so I'll make one for you."
Lin Yuchen even deliberately asked: "What's the matter? Is the proportion not to your taste? Too sour or salty? Or why don't you make another bowl yourself..."
Li Changyan thought that Lin Yuchen was a fellow fan, and was happy for nothing. However, the seasoning his mother liked was exactly the same as his own, how magical!
If you have the chance, you must get to know Lin Yuchen’s mother:
"No, this is my favorite flavor. I didn't expect that my aunt and I have the same taste. I must meet your mother if I have the chance and exchange foodie experiences..."
Lin Yuchen was sweating. I would be exposed as soon as the two of you met.
"Well, I'll definitely introduce you two to each other when I have the chance, haha..."
At this time, the voice of picking up the food sounded: "Customer No. 94, please pick up the food, customer No. 94, please pick up the food..."
Lin Yuchen stood up immediately: "My meal is ready, I'll go get it first."
After saying that, he left very quickly.
Li Changyan: ...incomprehensible.
Lin Yuchen had just brought the bowl back when Li Changyan's meal was ready.
Li Changyan stood up, took the number tag and went to pick up the food, then took it to the condiment table to add two full spoonfuls of golden beans.
She likes to add golden beans into the soup while it is still hot, so that it won’t be too hard and is covered with soup.
Add two more spoonfuls of coriander, look around the condiment counter, and then look at the lady boss at the cashier:
"Sister Ling, aren't there any pickled radishes today?"
The lady boss smiled and replied, "It's just sold out. I can't make it now. I'll make it after I close the stall. I'll definitely have it when you come tomorrow."
Li Changyan said "OK", added a spoonful of sour beans to the bowl and took the bowl to the table to eat.
Li Changyan first used chopsticks and spoon to stuff golden beans and coriander under the rice noodles to soak up the soup.
Then press the fried dough sticks and tofu balls into the soup, wait for them to absorb the soup, then take them out and take a bite:
"Wow! Satisfied!"
He took a bite of fried dough sticks, a bite of tofu balls, and then picked up a piece of rice noodles covered with soup with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
It is piping hot, soft, slippery, and has the flavor of a thick soup. It is truly a feast for your taste buds.
Happiness is that simple!!
Lin Yuchen felt that watching Li Changyan eat was truly a pleasure, and his appetite improved a lot as he watched.
Under the influence of Li Changyan, Lin Yuchen finished the whole bowl of spicy hot pot.
Both of them ate so much that their bellies were so full that they couldn't ride their bikes.
Pushing the cart, chatting idly.
After walking more than 200 meters, Li Changyan couldn't walk anymore: "Achen, I'm so sleepy."
Lin Yuchen looked at her eyes that were about to close, and spoke gently:
"Then come on up, and we'll ride back, but you have to hold on to me tight, so you don't fall off."
Li Changyan nodded, and instead of sitting sideways, he faced Lin Yuchen's back, grabbed Lin Yuchen's clothes around his waist with both hands, and rested his head on his back.
She was really sleepy, so sleepy!
Lin Yuchen felt the touch on his back, and fearing that she would fall, he took her hands that were grabbing his clothes, put them around his waist, and crossed them in front.
Then he controlled the front of the car with one hand and held Li Changyan's crossed hands with the other hand to prevent her from falling.
It was completely dark. Under the street lights, a young man was riding a bicycle, carrying the girl he liked, slowly moving forward in the night.
The years are peaceful!!