"Me." Lin Qingyan hesitated for a moment, but Li Qinqin pulled her to a seat and said, "Sister Qingyan, don't be shy, my cousin is treating."

"That won't do."

"Why isn't it working?"

Lin Qingyan thought for a moment. Lu Zhengting not only always gave her things, but also often helped her. The day before yesterday, when she was moving grain, she said she would treat him to a meal. This time, it was only right that she would treat Lu Zhengting to a meal. After ordering the food, she would just pay with the voucher.

She asked Lin Zhiheng to sit down next to her, and Lu Zhengting asked them, "What would you like to eat?"

Lin Qingyan asked Lin Zhiheng, "Xiao Heng, what would you like to eat?"

"I can do anything."

This was the first time he had ever eaten here, and even though it was just a bowl of plain noodles, he was flattered.

Seeing that he wouldn't say anything, Lin Qingyan could only take it upon herself to order something for him to eat.

She went to the order window, where Lu Zhengting was already waiting.

"What would you like to eat?" Lu Zhengting asked her gently.

"I want to eat braised pork." Actually, she wanted Lin Zhiheng to taste the flavor of braised pork.

"what else?"

"Then let's have another vegetarian dish, stir-fried spinach."

"Stir-fried spinach?"

"Don't underestimate spinach. It has many health benefits and is very good for your health. Its green color also makes it look appetizing."

"Alright." Lu Zhengting nodded, then told the older woman inside, "One bowl of braised pork, one dish of sweet and sour carp, one serving of braised pork ribs, one dish of stir-fried spinach, and four bowls of beef noodles."

"OK."

The eldest sister wrote down everything Lu Zhengting ordered in her notebook.

Lin Qingyan counted the food Lu Zhengting had ordered, took out some money from her pocket and handed it to her older sister, but her older sister smiled and waved her hand, saying, "No need to give any more, this gentleman has already given."

Lin Qingyan looked at Lu Zhengting in disbelief; she hadn't seen him give her any money or coupons at all.

At this moment, the man didn't speak, but just looked at him with a smile.

"Comrade Lu, I think it's better to ask you. You've already helped me a lot with the things you gave me."

"No, I still owe you something."

"What is it?" Lin Qingyan suddenly remembered: "You're talking about that handkerchief, right? It's worthless."

"No, not really." The man smiled. "Since I invited you all to eat together, I should pay for it. Just enjoy your meal."

Before long, the older woman gave Lu Zhengting some money: "Comrade, you haven't spent all of what I gave you, there's still this much left, please take it."

Lu Zhengting called to Lin Qingyan, "Let's go to our seats and wait."

"Okay." The two returned to their seats together and waited for the food to be served.

They had just sat down when three acquaintances came in from outside.

The visitors were Lin Sisi, Gu Mingzhou, and Lin Guanghui.

Gu Mingzhou had promised Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui that he would bring them to dinner, so after they left the supply and marketing cooperative, he wandered around outside for a while before coming here.

As soon as the three of them entered, they saw Lin Qingyan, Lu Zhengting, and the other three waiting for their meal. Their eyes met instantly.

To avoid ruining her appetite, Lin Qingyan tried to ignore them, while Lin Zhiheng turned his head away, clearly not wanting to see them.

Neither Lin Sisi nor Gu Mingzhou expected to see Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting here.

Gu Mingzhou cursed Lu Zhengting inwardly when he saw him, and then saw him sitting with Lin Qingyan. Suddenly, his stomach felt so full that he lost all appetite.

Lin Sisi had a different idea from Gu Mingzhou. Gu Mingzhou was going to treat her to dinner today, and coincidentally, Lu Zhengting was also treating Lin Qingyan to dinner. She had been overshadowed by Lin Qingyan several times before, so this time she could finally outshine Lin Qingyan.

She wanted to see what Lu Zhengting was treating Lin Qingyan to first, and then have Gu Mingzhou order better food than what they were having.

With a gloomy expression, Gu Mingzhou walked over and greeted them: "Old Lu, Comrade Lin, what a coincidence."

Lu Zhengting said, "Yes, this world is really too small."

Lin Sisi quickly asked, "What do you guys want to eat?"

As soon as she finished asking, the waitress called over to Lu Zhengting's side: "Your stir-fried spinach is ready, come and take it away."

Lin Sisi pouted. She thought Lu Zhengting would treat Lin Qingyan to something nice, but it turned out to be just stir-fried spinach, and plain stir-fried at that. How stingy and cheap!

Lu Zhengting placed the spinach on the table, glanced at Gu Mingzhou, and said, "Old Gu, our food is here. Let's eat first."

"Okay, you guys eat."

Gu Mingzhou still had no appetite, so Lin Sisi deliberately raised her voice.

"Mingzhou, what shall we eat?"

They only need to order one dish at random, and they can outshine Lin Qingyan.

Gu Mingzhou waved his hand: "Three servings of vegetarian noodles, please."

"What, plain noodles?"

Lin Sisi was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she figured that Mingzhou must want to order the main course first, so she told the waitress to order three servings of vegetarian noodles.

After the eldest sister wrote it down, Lin Sisi asked Gu Mingzhou, "Brother Mingzhou, what dishes are we eating?"

"Sisi, let's just have noodles. They come with vegetables in them."

He didn't want to eat anything. If he hadn't promised Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui in advance, he would have left by now.

“But, Brother Mingzhou, we haven’t been to a state-run restaurant in a long time, and the food at the government office isn’t good every day.”

She's given such a hint, Gu Mingzhou will definitely know what she means.

Gu Mingzhou glanced at Lin Qingyan subconsciously. He seemed to only want to buy her something delicious. He said to Lin Sisi, "I don't have much money or coupons with me today, so let's just have noodles."

Since Gu Mingzhou had already said that, Lin Sisi had no choice.

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