After working at the noodle restaurant for a while, Xiao Bing invited Zhang Yizhi for dinner. And it was exactly at the Su family's noodle restaurant.
The noodle restaurant wasn't spacious. There were seven or eight tables in the hall and two small private rooms for five or six people at the back. Xiao Bing reserved one of the private rooms for the dinner. He got Wang Guifang, who was in charge of the kitchen, to make two side dishes to go with drinks, a dish of peanuts and a pot of hot soup noodles. Right after the food was ready, Zhang Yizhi walked into the restaurant clutching his cane.
Zhang Yizhi took a look at the hall, which was already full of students in groups of two or three. Seeing Zhang Yizhi coming in, Xiao Bing immediately walked to greet him, "Mr. Zhang, I hope you don't mind, here is not as good as those lavish restaurants in the capital."
"Not bad." From Zhang Yizhi's attitude, he meant it. "This is a good place to dine. But it seems like there's no tables available.”
Xiao Bing laughed and said, "I wouldn't dare to let you eat while standing. I reserved a private room at the back."
Zhang Yizhi nodded slightly and walked to the room with his cane, with Xiao Bing holding his arm.
It was almost impossible for even influential officials in the capital to invite Zhang Yizhi for dinner or a formal banquet. If they knew he had dinner with someone like Xiao Bing at a small noodle restaurant, their jaws would drop.
They entered the private room, and the dinner was already set. Xiao Bing closed the door, looked to Feuillet, and said with a smile, "Brother Feuillet, please have a seat. It is only us here."
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, "Leave him be. He's not used to it."
Xiao Bing took a look at Feuillet, and said helplessly, "You came out alive from the African Death Angel and should be considered a top-tier master there. Why are you so stiff?"
Feuillet didn't say a word nor even took a look at Xiao Bing. It was as if he didn't hear or see him. It was like Xiao Bing was transparent to him, like air.
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, "Never mind him, even in Hua Xia... Especially for veterans, men unruly and uncontrollable like you are few."
Xiao Bing corrected him with a serious look, "No, there are no others like me."
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, "That's right, you are the only one... I know nothing of Kung Fu, but I have heard that people who practice Kung Fu seldom spend time with women. However, you were a famous casanova in Jing Du City, and had many affairs. The princess of Eagle Country, an American Hollywood actress, and the most beautiful woman in the whole of Jing Du..."
Xiao Bing interrupted him, "No... I'm not a playboy as you said. Though they chase me, I don't reciprocate. It's just that some men are so outstanding that women don't forget them easily. Especially for a man handsome as me."
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, "You are still the same guy I knew before. Nothing about you has changed. I was worried that Peiya's death would have hit you hard, but now I am relieved."
Speaking of Peiya, Xiao Bing sighed and raised his glass. Zhang Yizhi took a sip, but Xiao Bing downed a whole glass of liquor. After he put his glass down, he suddenly had a coughing fit, turning his whole face red.
Zhang Yizhi looked at Xiao Bing and gave a slight frown. He looked worried and sighed, "You are still recovering..."
"I won't die." Xiao Bing put down his glass and laughed indifferently.
"You shouldn't drink like that. You are supposed to drink with me, not drink to drown your sorrows."
Xiao Bing's face brightened, saying while laughing, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I am already getting over it."
"Really?" Zhang Yizhi said, "Your relationship with her was always good."
"Yes! I met someone the other day, a girl... After talking with her, I let go completely. It's just that I need to do one last thing."
"Take revenge?"
"Yes, take revenge."
Zhang Yizhi said emotionally, "The girl who brought you to your senses must be really impressive."
Thinking of Yezi, the playful smile on her face, the sly expression in her eyes, and the wisdom in her gaze, Xiao Bing's heart warmed. Then he said in a softer voice, "She's an intelligent, lovely, and pretty girl."
Zhang Yizhi was surprised and said, "We have been friends for so long, and I have never seen you compliment a girl like this. I would like to meet her in person."
While they spoke, someone knocked on the door. Xiao Bing looked to the door and said, "Please come in."
Li Hong, the restaurant's waiter, came in. Xiao Bing joked, "Surely you didn't come in to eat with us, Sister Hong?"
Li Hong stuck her tongue out before saying, "Someone outside wants to order your noodles."
Xiao Bing didn't seem annoyed, but rather confused, "Didn't I say that I won't be making the special noodles tonight? Tell these people to come tomorrow."
"But... but she said she's your friend. She said her name was Yezi."
Unexpectedly, she had come. Yezi's lovely face surfaced in Xiao Bing's mind. He felt an urge to see her right away, but Mr. Zhang was still here...
Xiao Bing pretended to clear his throat, and said in an embarrassed voice, "She's my friend, and it's not easy for her to come this far... But I am still having dinner with Mr. Zhang. It's not proper for me to see her now..."
Even a fool could tell Xiao Bing's mind was on Yezi. Zhang Yizhi shook his head and said with a wry smile, "It's alright, go and attend to your friend first. I will stay here and continue eating..."
"Oh, okay. I will back soon!" Xiao Bing didn't hesitate and left like the wind.
The three people left in the room only looked at each other, flabbergasted. In the whole of Hua Xia, only Xiao Bing would have dared leave Zhang Yizhi aside for a girl.
Zhang Yizhi said helplessly, "Before, he would have never chosen a girl over his friends. Let me finish eating, and then I will go see what kind of girl would make him so excited."
When Xiao Bing walked out of the room, he saw Yezi sitting at a table with two girls with several drinks.
Apart from Yezi, the other girls looked like students around twenty years old. One of them was wearing jeans and had an oval face while the other was wearing a white floral skirt and had a doll-like face. Their looks were above average - they were young, bright and beautiful.
As for Yezi, she was in a long dress and a pair of white glass slippers. Her beauty shined even when she just stood casually. She wasn't breathtakingly beautiful, but her bright eyes and shiny teeth would make anyone's heart skip a beat.
When Xiao Bing came out, the girl with the round doll-like face was grumbling to Yezi, "Yezi, we didn't eat anything tonight to wait for your treat. And in the end it's just noodles?"
Yezi smiled and said, "Many classmates have came here before, and I've heard that the noodles here are good."
The girl with the oval face who wore jeans said with a smile, "The noodles here is indeed very good. I've been here twice before. It was a middle-aged woman who made the noodles, but they said it's not available now. We've waited hungrily for quite some time, maybe we should order something else or go to another restaurant."
Yezi grinned and said, "No matter what he's doing now, I promise he'll arrive in two minutes."
Xiao Bing touched his nose and wondered why she was so sure of it. But when he thought back about himself walking out of the room hurriedly and leaving someone as noble as Mr. Zhang alone in the room, he felt a bit awkward. While he hesitating if he should go to her right away, he got caught by Yezi. The sly smile on her face made her look like a fox who had caught a rabbit. And there was no way to escape from her grasp.
Yezi waved her small pink hand and said, "Brother Bing, over here."
The other girls' eyes lit up when they saw Xiao Bing. The girl with the oval face looked at Yezi and said with a smile, "No wonder you have to wait for noodles, the maker is this handsome man. What did you call him? Big Brother Bing? Say no more: he has the air of a soldier, and also looks handsome and mature. Honestly, how did you get to know each other?"
Yezi rolled her eyes at her and said angrily, "What do you mean by Big Brother Bing? His name is Xiao Bing and I called him Brother Bing."
The oval-faced girl laughed and said, "You even know his surname. Hmm, I guess we are being third wheels here."
The round-faced girl also joked along, "It's better that we leave."
"No, you can't leave. Dinner is on me." Xiao Bing laughed, walking to them. He reached out his hand, and said, "Hello, I am Xiao Bing."
The oval-faced girl stood up to shake hands with him and said, "Hello, I am Xu Wenting, you can call me Tingting."
The round-faced girl also shook hands with Xiao Bing. Her hand was small and chubby. She looked at Xiao Bing curiously and said, "I am Chen Yuanyuan."
"Bloody hell... The Chen Yuanyuan who brought forth a calamity to the country?" Xiao Bing got stunned. What kind of parents would give her such a name?
Xu Wenting laughed and said, "She is not like that. She's just chubby."
"Xu Wenting, you bitch. I knew you were going to make fun of me. I'm clearly just cute. You are the one who's chubby. I'll rip your tongue out..."
Huffing, Chen Yuanyuan pounced at her. Xu Wenting hurriedly ran to the door, trying to hide. A chase broke out between the girls.
Xiao Bing and Yezi looked to each other and laughed. Yezi pretended to look helpless with a headache, and said, "They are both my classmates and best friends. They're just young and childish."
"Do you want to eat some noodles?"
"Yeah." Yezi blinked and said, "I said I would visit you. I want to try the noodles you make."
Her big eyes made Xiao Bing space out, and he felt as if he entered a trance. When they met each others' eyes, it seemed as if there were sparks flying.
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "I'll make some for you."
Noodles are not unusual. Jiangcheng had many such noodle shops, but the Su's ramen noodles were very exquisite in workmanship. Others wouldn't know its secret, so they couldn't learn just by watching. Xiao Bing kneaded the noodles into a ball, then made it into a strip, neither too thin nor too thick. He then put the strip on the chopping board and used the kitchen knife in his hand to cut the strip into even pieces in spectacular fashion. Perhaps it was to highlight the uniqueness of the noodles made by the Su family: the noodles in the Xiaoxiao Noodle House was made in the hall, so that every customer could see it personally. When Xiao Bing did it, everyone in the store was dumbfounded. Kneading, molding, cutting, and rolling. The process of making noodles was so fluid that it looked like magic. The way Li Chunlan made the noodles was perfect, but Xiao Bing made it look like an artform. No one had ever thought that making noodles could actually become artistic
Xie Lun opened the door and went in. The room was not big, and it looked like an ordinary bedroom. Peony flowers of various colors were planted around the room, and the room was full of its fragrance. The bed was blocked by a pink curtain. Behind the curtain, a seductive silhouette could be made out. It couldn't be seen clearly, but a sensual figure lay on the bed on the other side of the curtain, both alluring and enticing. "Mr. Xie... Please sit." Xie Lun looked around and found a chair against the wall, walking to it before sitting down. Xie Lun himself was not an ordinary person. Though he was considered well-known in the Jiangcheng business field, he was currently feeling incredibly uneasy. "Mr. Xie." The voice from inside was incredibly captivating. Every sentence, every word was like a slender and smooth finger gliding across Xie Lun's face, neck, and chest... It made it difficult for him to endure. "This time, are you here
Xiao Bing walked the three girls to the door after the noodle restaurant had closed. "Let me take you home." As Yezi was going to answer, a car stopped right in front of them. A man dressed in black leaned his head out the open window. He said in a respectful tone, "Miss, the master asked me to take you home." Yezi helplessly looked at Xiao Bing, "Do you want a ride?" "No need." Xiao Bing smiled, "It's getting late. You and your friends should go home quickly. Good night." "Good night." Yezi's eyes seemed to shine brightly, which appealed to Xiao Bing, "Brother Bing, don't forget, you owe me a drink." "I won't forget. I'll call you!" Chen Yuanyuan and Xu Wenting laughed, "Well, don't be reluctant to say goodbye. Next time, we promise we won't be the third wheels. Brother Bing, bye for now. Yezi, we'll take your free ride." After Yezi ackno
The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao had already finished preparing breakfast when Xiao Bing got up. Xiao Bing was really comforted when he realized that his breakfast was also prepared. Xiao Bing greeted with a smile, "Good morning." Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have forgotten what had happened last night. Or perhaps she didn't want to mention it anymore. “Good morning." She replied, indifferent, while eating a piece of sponge cake in a bowl. Xiao Bing sat down and picked up a small spoon. He scooped up a spoonful of sponge cake. There was also a plate of steamed buns beside it. The taste of the sponge cake was perfect. Xiao Bing could not help praising, "Did you make it by yourself? It's really good!" Even though she was still unfriendly, Su Xiaoxiao was more at ease compared to yesterday. She probably felt sorry about the stomping. She finished her sponge cake and put down her spoon. She then picked up the napkin beside her and wiped her mou
Yu Hao was incredibly angry. He looked at Xiao Bing and thought, 'although he's better looking and his temperament is better than mine, that was it. What's more, he's dressed in rags and doesn't even have decent clothes. He shouldn't be wealthy. How could Yezi like him? She is really picky about boys, I must have overthought it.' Yu Hao hurried here because one of his friends saw Yezi in the noodle shop with a man. He came here hastily after hearing it. Yu Hao dispelled the worry in his heart. He asked, "Yezi, this man next to you, why don't you introduce him?" "Hello, I'm Yezi's good friend." Xiao Bing stood up with a smile and held out his right hand at the same time. The words 'good friend', which Xiao Bing had emphasized, made Yu Hao frown. "I'm Yu Hao, Yezi's friend." Yu Hao quickly shook hands with Xiao Bing and drew back his hand. He even took out a handkerchief and wiped his hand as if he had touched something dirty.
"Is the Fengshui of our Xiaoxiao Noodle House very bad? Ever since the shop opened here, incidents have always occurred." Wang Guifang sighed when Yezi, Chen Yuanyuan, and Xu Wenting left, and stared at the empty restaurant. Too many things had happened lately. The boss died in a car accident, and following that, the shop was messed up. The boss' wife ended up in the hospital after that. And today... Xiao Bing clapped his hands and gathered everyone around. He said seriously, "Please trust me. The Xiaoxiao Noodle House will be a blessed place. It is said that good fortune follows upon disaster, and disaster lurks within good fortune. The end of disaster is the beginning of good fortune." Zhang Jing laughed, "Brother Bing, was that your girlfriend, the little beauty who comes every day?" "Not yet..." Zhang Jing laughed, "Not yet? but you're even going on a date tonight. She's the campus belle, yet
Xiao Bing realized that Yezi had started to stare at him ever since the dinner began. Her smile made Xiao Bing feel nervous. Was it because he was too handsome? It didn't feel like it. It felt like she a few tricks up her sleeve and wanted to prank him. Xiao Bing coughed and put down his knife. He asked, "What are you smiling at?" "Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. I didn't expect you to be a good-looking horse." "Of course." Xiao Bing flattered, "I must be good looking ho... Uh, you said I'm not a man but a horse." Yezi giggled. 'There is nothing I can do about you.' Xiao Bing thought with a wry smile, "Eat your dinner first. We still have a movie to watch later." "I'm already done." Yezi looked at him like he was an idiot. "Don't you know I've been sitting here, waiting for you?" Yezi only ate half her steak and one-third of her pizza. Xiao Bing lo
That indifferent look actually made the plainclothes feel uncomfortable, as if a commoner was being examined by the princess. Yezi flicked her hair gently and chuckled. "Why do you want to catch him?" she asked. "Why?" The captain who was kicked by Yezi smiled bitterly, "I am Qiu Heyi, the chief of the criminal police brigade in Jinsha district of Jiang City. Your boyfriend is suspected of seriously injuring others and will be arrested now. In addition, he has been charged with assaulting a police officer." "Oh." Yezi's eyes turned, and she laughed. "You said he assaulted a police officer. I'm curious- why do you call yourself a police officer? Where are your uniforms? If you say you are a policeman, then I am a female president. Do you believe me?" Yezi's words caused laughter all around. Qiu Heyi was very angry and smiled, "Well, let me show you my identification." With that, Qiu