Chapter 16 Love Bento

In order to make amends, Gu Yunsu thought of inviting Xu Wenbin to dinner again.

But as for treating someone, considering the local consumption level and her own standards, a meeting with casual friends can usually be done for 200 yuan, and to express gratitude it starts at 400 yuan. If you want to express your deepest apologies for hitting someone... what level would that be?

But her financial situation has been poor recently, and she has been living a frugal life all the time. She really can't bear to go to a creative restaurant that charges 58 yuan for a dish that only adds a few wolfberries, two layers of chocolate sauce, and a layer of mashed potatoes, and calls it "looking for plum blossoms in the snow."

What's more, things that can be bought with money always come too easily and don't show sincerity.

After thinking about it, the newly recruited housework expert Gu Yunsu slapped her thigh and thought, isn't this just a slap on the back of the hand? Did she add these skill points recently for nothing? She can even make a flower chicken. Isn't anything better than that weird creative restaurant?

Gu Yunsu decided to cook a meal for Xu Wenbin himself.

And immediately tapped the time: "I'll meet you for lunch the day after tomorrow at noon!"

Xu Wenbin was a little hesitant at first: "I don't have much time for lunch break, how about in the evening?"

Gu Yunsu then sent three emojis in a row: "Wow, you have changed", "You were not like this before", and "You used to love me very much".

Xu Wenbin was so amused that he immediately replied, "Come on!" "How long do you eat? How long will my lunch break last?" "At worst, I'll just quit!"

Very smart.

Gu Yunsu was very satisfied.

And the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea. It was sincere and common, and it could also show her "virtuous" side. Maybe it could also cover up her image of holding a gun and swearing at people?

There is no need to worry about the venue, as she has thought about it all. She has prepared a lunch box and can eat the nutritious bento whenever she wants. There is no need for a fixed location.

It also resolves any ambiguity that might arise.

After all, giving up her job as a cook is such a virtuous thing to do. They are both at the right age to get married. If the other party thinks that she is suitable to be a wife, she really can't bear it.

A male colleague once said something similar to her, and she immediately got angry: "Who is suitable to be a wife? Who are you scolding?"

The male colleague felt aggrieved: "I was praising you!"

Gu Yunsu: "Thank you, it's not necessary."

Men probably cannot understand what a girl like her is thinking, and may even think that calling a girl "marriageable" is the highest compliment to her.

But Gu Yunsu knew in her heart what a man expects from a good wife. She should be gentle and kind, well-behaved and considerate, keep the whole house in order, and kneel at the door with a sweet smile every day to greet her husband: "You are back."

The so-called "being in the living room and in the kitchen" is the unchanging magic weapon for winning in the marriage market.

But love and marriage are different. All playboys know that marriage should be serious, but love can be crazy. Women don’t love bad men, and vice versa.

At that time, Gu Yunsu still wanted to be in the love field, so how could he let others give him this nice guy card!

What's more, she is definitely not the type to be a good wife and mother. If there was any sudden growth, it only started after Wu Limei became pregnant.

Recently, Wu Limei has gotten over her morning sickness and her complexion has finally improved. Although she still doesn't enjoy everything she eats, at least she is not as picky as before.

Gu Yunsu also gradually got the hang of cooking. Seeing that her mother was "easy to deal with" and had a serious slack attitude, she just cooked a few home-cooked dishes and got by with the day.

So when Wu Limei passed by the kitchen that morning and saw Gu Yunsu piled up a table of ingredients, she was very surprised and asked, "What are you doing?"

Gu Yunsu was flipping through a recipe and said without looking up, "I accidentally offended someone and I'm giving my friend a gift to apologize."

"Oh." Wu Limei responded coldly, and then said sourly, "I thought it was made for me to eat."

Gu Yunsu found it funny. She looked up at her mother's dissatisfied expression and coaxed her, "How could you miss out on your share? Didn't you see I bought so much!"

Wu Limei was easy to coax. When she heard her daughter say this, she turned from anger to joy and said harshly, "We are just bystanders anyway."

Gu Yunsu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Wu Limei asked again: "Which friend?"

Gu Yunsu was vague: "You don't know my former colleague."

Wu Limei: "Could it be that Xu Zheng?"

“…”

This name has a very connotative meaning. Even now, Gu Yunsu still gets a headache whenever he hears it.

"No!" she said firmly, "Why do you still remember him..."

Wu Limei: “That was really impressive.”

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Yunsu finally kicked her mother out of the kitchen and started cooking.

The menu was prepared in advance: bacon asparagus, stir-fried shrimps, charcoal-grilled chicken fillet, pan-fried black pepper beef cubes, and garnished with cherry tomatoes and bell peppers; the staple food was ham and egg fried rice, which came with a soft soy sauce egg; three kinds of fruit were also prepared: strawberries, blueberries, and guava.

Everything was taken into consideration, including the color, taste, nutritional value and appearance of the food. Gu Yunsu originally wanted to refer to the Japanese bento, with sushi rice balls and fried sausages, or a Western style, with salad sandwiches.

But she put herself in other people's shoes and thought that working people should not do those nonsense things. In China, carbohydrates are the best! In order to have the physical strength to persevere in the long afternoon, a little oil and water are indispensable!

In order to prepare this meal, Gu Yunsu started buying ingredients and researching recipes several days in advance. On this day, he even got up early and started cooking in the kitchen at around 8 o'clock.

The bacon asparagus were wrapped and skewered one by one and put into the oven; the shrimps were also simple. Considering the taste problem, she gave up the minced garlic and simply seasoned it with salt, which could basically be regarded as the level of a salad side dish.

The more difficult ones are the charcoal grilled chicken fillet and the pan-fried beef cubes. The common difficulty is to control the heat. But as a novice, Gu Yunsu has a sense of knowing how to "slowly cook over low heat". It doesn't matter if the heat is not well controlled. Turn the gas to the lowest setting. Are you still afraid that it won't be cooked?

Soft-boiled eggs are her specialty. She marinates them in advance and puts them in the refrigerator. When she opens the box to check in the morning, the taste and condition are excellent. The egg white is tender, the yolk is soft, and the middle circle is a semi-solidified but faintly flowing thick liquid. She is not exaggerating, it is just perfect and can be called an art.

The lunch box that he bought to send warmth to his ex-boyfriend was not used the first time, but it came in handy now. Gu Yunsu carefully placed the finished product in the box, found a plain plate with floral patterns to put the rest, and told Wu Limei to eat it while it was hot.

She looked up at the watch. It was 11:05. She quickly changed her clothes and put on makeup, ready to go out.

Wu Limei had just finished her meal when she left.

Gu Yunsu was shocked when he saw the empty plate: "Have you eaten it all?"

Wu Limei was a little embarrassed: "They were just small things, I ate them all without noticing." Then she acted like a loser, "What's wrong with eating them all? Isn't the purpose of making them for others to eat?"

Gu Yunsu: "I'm happy if you eat them all, please give me some face!"

It's a shame to say that one doesn't know how expensive food and fuel are until one is in charge of the household. Gu Yunsu knew that Wu Limei had a hard time being a housewife, but it was only in the past month or so that she had a deep understanding of this. Sometimes, when she felt that all her time was occupied and she seemed to have lost her personal freedom, she thought, it was no wonder that Wu Limei had so many complaints about her.

She felt that she could be nicer to Ms. Wu because she never owed anyone any favors and had done things cleanly, so she would be able to leave the house without any burden when the time came.

But now she is not as attentive to a man she is barely familiar with as she is to taking care of her own mother's food. There is indeed room for improvement.

It’s all Xu Wenbin’s fault, that evildoer.

She thought irrationally as she sat in the taxi.

As a result, when she got off the car and saw the other person's half pig head, she couldn't help laughing again.

"Hi handsome," she greeted.

The other party responded with anger: "Don't think I can't hear your mockery!"

Xu Wenbin asked her what she wanted to eat, and Gu Yunsu shook her head and raised the thermos bag in her hand: "I brought it to you."

Xu Wenbin was stunned. He understood a little, but still couldn't believe it: "You did this for me?"

At this time, does smiling coquettishly and being shy seem artificial? Gu Yunsu thought she had to find another way, so she stepped back, raised her chin and pointed at his forehead: "Our big brother is injured like this, he must eat something good!"

Xu Wenbin was so angry that he laughed: "You are really annoying."

"Hehe." She grinned again and said, "The goods have been delivered, the mission is accomplished, and I'm leaving now." With that, she turned around and was about to leave.

Xu Wenbin grabbed him and said, "Don't you want to eat together?"

Eat together? No way.

It was already ambiguous enough, and I had to see him being moved by me with my own eyes. I couldn't pretend I didn't know.

She said: "The bento I made is very expensive, but it's not enough for everyone to eat together."

"It's okay, let's eat something else."

"Hey!" Gu Yunsu put his hands on his hips, "I've worked so hard for a long time, and you want to eat something else?"

"That's not what I meant..."

"But this is what I mean." She said, waving at him, "I'm leaving, you go back!"

Then she took two steps back, turned around, and gave Xu Wenbin a resolute look.

Xu Wenbin stood there and watched Gu Yunsu walk away. His back didn't look lively, but it did have a bit of lightness that made people want to laugh unconsciously.

He held the thermos bag in his hand, and through his imagination, he seemed to be able to feel the wisps of heat coming out of the food.

The lovable thing about this girl is that she always thinks she is a bad person.

Xu Wenbin knew at first sight that Gu Yunsu, no matter how fierce and ferocious this man appeared, he was actually kind-hearted, a qualified and shining successor to socialism.

Thinking of her, he had a metaphor that didn't quite fit a cool guy like him, and he would feel disgusted when he said it out loud.

But he still has to say that she is an undiscovered sunshine.

He just wanted to get the baby for himself before anyone else.

People will always unconsciously move closer to the light, but cowardly and self-abased men will hesitate to move forward and pull themselves back because of the lame excuse of "not worthy enough".

Many people indulge in decadence and crave for ease. They only want to immerse themselves in a superficial life of sensual pleasures. Even if they encounter good things, they dare not and do not want to make an effort to pursue them. Many people do not know enough about themselves and the world, and simply cannot see how wonderful such a healthy, bright and transparent life is, and how rare it is to meet such people.

But Xu Wenbin can see it and is willing to make efforts to pursue it.

Let’s put it this way, he wanted Gu Yunsu to be his wife from the very beginning.

He didn't know that if Gu Yunsu heard these words, he would be so angry that he would die.