The people who arrived were none other than Tang Zixuan and Bai Yueyao, whom Xia Ning had just mentioned.
Originally, the two of them should have arrived at the state-run restaurant before Zhong Wanwan.
Bai Yueyao felt that it was unsafe to leave the jewelry the two of them were carrying in the educated youth compound.
Whether they're seen and exposed, or the money is taken by greedy people, they'll both be disgusted. They might as well find a place to hide!
Because they were unfamiliar with An County, the two spent a long time searching for where the items were hidden.
In the end, Tang Zixuan realized that time was running out, so the two of them hurriedly found a dead end and buried the jewelry.
Seeing that Xia Ning and Zhong Wanwan had ordered their food, Tang Zixuan, accompanied by Bai Yueyao, happily went up to greet them:
"Xia Ning, you and Zhong Zhiqing are also eating at the state-run restaurant? It's fate that we met, let's eat together!"
As he spoke, he sat down next to Xia Ning as if they were old friends, pointed to the seat next to Zhong Wanwan, and told Bai Yueyao to sit down quickly.
Bai Yueyao glanced at the tomato-sauce fish on the table, covered her nose, and said shyly:
"Ugh, move the fish away! It smells awful!"
"Xia Ning, when you're eating with other people, can't you think about them? How can you buy fish to eat!"
Zhong Wanwan snorted coldly:
"This tomato fish restaurant is made so that everyone can buy and eat it, right? Why can't Xia Zhiqing buy it?"
"In all my life, this is the first time I've ever heard of someone coming to a state-run restaurant and not considering whether they have enough money or tickets, but instead worrying about whether others are being pretentious!"
After saying that, Zhong Wanwan picked up a piece of fish in tomato sauce and ate it with relish, smacking her lips as she ate:
"This fish smells delicious! It's a pity some people are just too unlucky to have it!"
"She doesn't even have the chance to eat it herself, yet she doesn't want others to eat it either. I don't know how she can be so shameless!"
Bai Yueyao was so embarrassed by Zhong Wanwan that her face flushed red and then turned pale. Just as she was about to yell at Zhong Wanwan, Tang Zixuan grabbed her and tried to smooth things over:
"Yueyao didn't mean anything by it, she was just afraid that Zhong Zhiqing would be like her and not like the smell of fish!"
"It's alright, it's alright. Yueyao can't stand this smell. Let her eat a bowl of noodles over there!"
After saying that, Tang Zixuan winked at Bai Yueyao, signaling her to go to the window and ask for a bowl of noodles herself.
Bai Yueyao was on the verge of tears, feeling so wronged. When had she ever suffered such injustice? Even her dislike of the smell of fish had become her fault.
However, in order to get closer to Zhong Wanwan, Bai Yueyao had no choice but to endure it.
Seeing Bai Yueyao obediently go to the window, Tang Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief. He casually picked up the steamed bun next to Xia Ning and was about to put it in his mouth when Zhong Wanwan smacked his hand with her chopsticks.
Tang Zixuan felt a sharp pain in his hand, and the steamed bun fell onto the table. Zhong Wanwan picked it up, didn't even look at Tang Zixuan, and stuffed it directly into Xia Ning's hand, saying:
"Eat up! These steamed buns are so good, we can't let the dog take them!"
Zhong Wanwan actually made a veiled insult, calling him a dog. Tang Zixuan could no longer tolerate it and said:
"Zhong Zhiqing, what do you mean by that? Who are you calling a dog?"
Zhong Wanwan provocatively said:
"Whoever snatched the steamed bun is the one we're talking about, doesn't Tang Zhiqing understand?"
Tang Zixuan said angrily:
"Xia Ning bought all of this. You freeloader, and you're even protecting your food? I think you're the dog!"
When Xia Ning heard Tang Zixuan say that about Zhong Wanwan, she sarcastically remarked to Tang Zixuan:
"I invited Zhong Zhiqing to dinner; he was my guest, not someone who was eating for free!"
"But some people come uninvited and try to take other people's food; those are the real freeloaders!"
Tang Zixuan looked at Xia Ning in disbelief and said:
"Xia Ning, we grew up together, we're inseparable, how dare you call me a freeloader?"
Xia Ning said self-deprecatingly:
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