Chapter 161 Let’s Eat Hot and Sour Noodles Together

Walk south along the road from the Central Hospital and you will reach the sea after passing two intersections.

There is a Youth Square by the sea, and it is crowded with people.

It happened to be the weekend, and many parents took their children to run around happily flying kites.

Blue sky, white clouds and gentle sea breeze.

From time to time, seabirds fly quickly past the beach.

Tents are set up on the beach, and people who come here to play are barbecuing while watching the sea. The smoke and the aroma of barbecue fill the air, which is comfortable and romantic.

The two of them walked away from the crowd, on a cobblestone path through the coastal shelterbelt. Lu Jingyou put one hand in his pocket and pointed at the sea ahead: "Just follow the coastline and you'll reach your village. If you start in the morning, you'll arrive before nightfall."

"Yes, provided you avoid high tide," Su Jiaojiao replied. "Not all seashores have shelterbelts. Without them, you'd have to take a long detour, and if you do, you never know when you'll get there."

At this time, the coastal areas of Qingyuan City were not fully developed.

Only a Youth Square was built in the city center, and with the popularity it gained, various measures were gradually improved. Many places on this coastline are still wastelands and are completely impassable.

"If I were to hike across the coastline, I would definitely ask you, a local, to join me," Lu Jingyou said seriously. "We'd carry bread and water, chat as we walked. It would definitely be a pleasant hike."

Su Jiaojiao smiled but said nothing.

She didn't want to go hiking with him; it was just for fun.

Lu Jingyou's phone kept ringing. It was Qin Xiuming calling and asking him where he was. Lu Jingyou directly said that he was outside and would not be going back for dinner, and asked him to accompany Lu Jiaping to the restaurant for dinner.

He had just put his phone in his pocket when it rang again. Lu Jingyou looked at the caller and said, "Sorry, I need to take care of something."

"It's okay, just go about your business." Su Jiaojiao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, she thought the man at work was very handsome. She took a few steps forward and strolled slowly waiting for him. Mobile phones were quite expensive these days, costing several thousand yuan. She didn't really want to buy one, mainly because it wasn't necessary for her to use one. It wouldn't be too late to buy one next year or the year after.

When I looked back, Lu Jingyou was still on the phone.

The sun shone through the treetops, casting spots of light and shadow on him. His voice was gentle and polite, no longer as cold and harsh as in his previous life. The men in the Lu family were all very tall, and each generation was taller than the previous one. Qin Xiuming, who did not grow up in the Lu family, was also 1.8 meters tall.

Everyone at the Jiali Garment Factory said that Qin Shuang did not treat her son badly and gave him all the delicious food, which was why he grew so tall.

After the truth about Qin Xiuming's life story came to light, everyone realized that Qin Xiuming's height was entirely hereditary.

Lu Jingyou is a little taller than Qin Xiuming, and he always wears a suit and tie, giving people a feeling of keeping away from strangers. In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao always felt oppressed when she saw him, and she would run away after a few words.

But in this life, he has changed a lot, becoming gentle, humble and polite.

Maybe he also wants to change his life!

It was almost 12 o'clock when the two came back from the beach.

Wang Hua called Lu Jingyou and told him that he was back. Lu Jingyou asked Su Jiaojiao what she wanted to eat. Su Jiaojiao remembered that the hot and sour noodles she had eaten yesterday were very good, so she suggested going to eat hot and sour noodles. She had never eaten such delicious hot and sour noodles in Jiao County!

Green rapeseed and fried peanuts.

Each chewy vermicelli strand is soaked in rich soup, which is truly delicious in color, aroma and taste.

Five yuan a bowl, Su Jiaojiao paid first.

Lu Jingyou looked at the big bowl of hot and sour noodles in front of him and expressed his doubt. It looked good, but could it really fill you up?

He had never eaten this kind of snack before. Seeing Su Jiaojiao eating it with relish, he picked one and tried it. It tasted okay, but he had been on a light diet since he was a child and could not eat anything too salty or spicy.

His bowl didn't look as rich in color as Su Jiaojiao's. Su Jiaojiao added a large spoonful of chili oil. The more she ate, the more she enjoyed it. She wanted to eat more. Hot and sour noodles and snail noodles were her favorites.

Seeing that she was eating with relish, he didn't want to spoil her fun, so he ate the vermicelli in the bowl seriously. There were many people in the store, and it was bustling. Both of them were sweating. In the end, Su Jiaojiao finished the whole bowl of vermicelli, and Lu Jingyou still had half a bowl left.

"You don't like hot and sour noodles?" Su Jiaojiao found it unbelievable that he still had some of the delicious hot and sour noodles left. It's not that hot and sour noodles are girls' favorite, but this store is very popular and famous, and there are many men who come here to eat noodles.

"I love it..." Lu Jingyou took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, looking down at her lips which had become even redder due to the spicy food. "It's just my first time eating it, so I'm not used to it."

Just as he finished speaking, his cell phone rang again.

It was his mother calling: "Jing You, did your second uncle go to see Qin Shuang?"

"Mom, why are you asking these questions?" Lu Jingyou coughed lightly, "This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't ask."

"Hey kid, what's wrong?" The old mother on the other end of the phone was unhappy. "I'm telling you, this has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. Hand over your work in Jiao County as soon as possible and come back. You're already an adult. Come back and settle your marriage soon. Your grandfather is very satisfied with Yan Xuewei, and she's willing too."

"Mom, I have something else to do. I'll hang up first." Lu Jingyou turned off the phone directly. His mother's voice was too loud and Su Jiaojiao heard it clearly. She knew a little about his affairs. She had also seen Yan Xuewei. She seemed to have returned from studying abroad. Her family was in the food processing business and was very rich.

"You see, in the end, I still can't get rid of these things." Lu Jingyou felt helpless.

Su Jiaojiao just smiled.

In fact, he and Yan Xuewei were quite compatible. In her previous life, Yan Xuewei often went to Jiahe Group to find him, and she was the one who entertained him several times. As for how they broke up later, she had no idea.

Qin Xiuming was standing at the window when he saw Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao coming back from outside side by side. Lu Jingyou said something, but Su Jiaojiao still had a smile on her face. She had never smiled at him like that before...

Lu Jiaping had just had an argument with Wu Xinyue on the phone and was sitting on the bed sulking. He didn't notice who Qin Xiuming was looking at. When Qin Xiuming saw the two of them enter the door, he said to Lu Jiaping, "Dad, I heard that my eldest brother is going back to Jiao County today. I want him to stay."

His mother is still lying in bed.

Su Jiaojiao was still in the mood to go shopping with Lu Jingyou. It seemed that she was not as well as she thought.

"He's been out for a few days now, so it's only right for him to go back and take care of some work." Lu Jiaping frowned, "Let's stay here and take good care of your mother. Don't rely on anyone else."

After the two of them returned to their room, Qin Xiuming finally found Lu Jingyou and said, "Brother, can you stay for a few more days? My dad and Aunt Wu just had another fight, and he's probably going back to the capital. Now that you've all left, I'm the only one left. There are some things I can't make the decision on my own."

"I'll come tomorrow." Lu Jingyou didn't let Wang Hua check out. He went back to the room to get his bag.

Qin Xiuming: “…”

Does he want to send Su Jiaojiao back to Jiao County?

Definitely.

I wonder what his grandfather would think if he knew that Lu Jingyou was in close contact with a high school girl in Jiao County?