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Chapter 676: Chapter 289: New World
The 300-meter-long Wulin Night Market took Su Huai and Gu more than an hour to traverse while carrying Gu on his back.
When they spotted the steaming, golden-brown crispy chicken pies, she swallowed hard and asked with a tremble, "What’s that?"
Gotcha~ Want to try!
Su Huai didn’t know what it was but decisively lined up, then directed a confused Wu and the others, "Stop gawking, go line up where there are more people, each person line up for one item."
This was called strategic arrangement, reducing redundant processes.
Then they groggily lined up, and Gu whispered into Gou Huai’s ear with a gentle laugh, "Did you intentionally send them away?"
Su Huai was a bit stunned, It’s cold and we’re outside, what can I do by sending them away?
"Let me sneak more bites!"
Hiss...
This thought... truly unexpected...
Gu’s family doesn’t let her eat random street food, Su Huai knew that. When she was in Hainan, she also watched more than she ate.
But the problem is this—even if I let you eat all you want, how much can you really eat?
So Su Huai generously waved her hand, "Today I’ve got your back, eat whatever you want!"
The words couldn’t have been prettier, but the result was, Gou Huai had ways to control her.
—For food that looked especially greasy and unhealthy, just don’t line up for it, right?
The result was, Gu was incredibly happy thanks to his cajoling, but actually didn’t get to eat much.
After a detailed tally, she had eaten a tiny bite of crispy chicken pie, one bite of Vietnamese noodle roll, a small bite of lamb skewer, a small bite of grilled squid, a small sip of shrimp and vermicelli soup, a small bite of lobster noodles, and an entire small fried bun...
Nothing cold was consumed, two mildly spicy items were tried, and then she was confusingly full.
"I’m so full, so full!"
Gu Jiuyue satisfactorily patted her belly, feeling utterly joyful.
For her, strolling through the night market was truly novel.
"Huaihuai, you’re really great!"
Even though she essentially got friendzoned, Gu’s "You’re really great" clearly wasn’t a superficial courtesy but a sincere and heartfelt thanks, brimming with earnestness.
Where else can you find such an easygoing girl?
Su Huai felt incredibly guilty, feeling like he had barely squared away taking billions worth of Lamborghini poison from her with just spending 200 yuan on snacks...
Oh, right, of those 200 yuan, he had flashed around 180...
"If you like it, from now on... er, not weekly, let’s say monthly, I’ll take you out once a month~~~"
"What?!
Gu pouted, unhappy.
"How can we only eat such delicious food once a month?"
"What’s so delicious here?"
Su Huai couldn’t help both crying and laughing, and started spilling secrets while standing in front of a roast duck stall.
"When such a big duck is being sold for 15 yuan each and they’re still making a profit, what do you think the quality is?
Your family pays over 200 yuan per kilogram for lamb including air freight, deep-sea seafood goes for thousands.
Forget the price difference, making hanging-oven roast duck is easy if you just have the hands for it, and your family’s cook is a state-chef... How could anything outside compete with what Uncle Wang cooks?"
"Um..."
Gu wasn’t unreasonable or stubborn, but she could change the subject.
"Dizzy! How can it be so cheap? Is it bad?"
Su Huai, facing the stern gaze of the stall owner, chuckled and explained, "It’s not bad, just that they aren’t specially bred meat ducks. These are feather ducks bred for their down, and the duck heads, livers, gizzards, and blood were all sold separately, leaving only the body for roasting, which of course lowers the cost."
"Huaihuai, you know so much!"
Gu found hanging out with Su Huai extremely fun as there was always something new to discover.
Gou Huai turned away, blocking the roast duck vendor’s gaze, and led her toward the end of the night market.
"So, eat less of outside food. They can guarantee general cleanliness, but there are always unscrupulous vendors risking it for profit, and eating the same thing every day won’t feel fresh or tasty. Only the rare indulgence maintains the excitement."
"Alright, you’ve convinced me."
Gu’s attitude was truly positive—she quickly came to terms and chuckled, "If it weren’t for you, I couldn’t even eat once a month, previously Gu never allowed me to eat at all..."
"Gu’s really outrageous!"
Gou Huai immediately shared her indignation, like a big brother.
"Good intentions aside, such a management style is really unscientific. From now on, listen to me more and him less—he’s out~~~"
"Pfft!"
The three bodyguards behind couldn’t hold back, despite quickly covering their mouths, they still burst out laughing.
This rascal was really fun. Other youngsters get tense and nervous when mentioning a girl’s parents, none dared like him to take every chance to speak his mind recklessly.
Yet bizarrely, Gu Jiuyue was really into this approach.
"Right! He’s so out, next time we meet, help me criticize him!"
Gu looked at Su Huai with a teasing smile in her eyes.
Gou Huai felt a bit uneasy.
Mainly because the next time they met, he might need to ask a big favor from the big brother, and going up all blusterous wouldn’t be great, right?
But whether it’s great or not was for next time. For now, he had to hold his ground.
"Just put your whole heart into it!"
Gou Huai patted his chest, his boasts thunderously confident, "Next time I take you out and he dares to nag, I’ll surely confront him!"
Next time, I’ll pick a time when he’s not around, not giving him a chance to nag...
This is Schrödinger’s cowardice, cowardly at times, not cowardly when you’re not looking, I am all respectful when you can’t see...
After 9 p.m., they returned to the hotel, and Gu was quite tired, but also immensely happy. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Today they stayed in the West Lake Four Seasons Hotel in Hangzhou, which wasn’t ranked among the top three, making Su Huai realize that for someone of Gu’s background, traveling didn’t necessitate staying in the best and most luxurious hotel locally.
