Chapter 24: Your Boyfriend Cooks for You
Gu Nan looked at Lin Layue.
When he said these words, his expression was focused and his eyes were bright. The ideas he firmly believed in seemed to turn into flames, burning in his eyes, making them as bright as torches and stars.
At this moment, the lewd and promiscuous nightclub king in the original novel seemed to have disappeared from his body.
Only one unyielding soul remains, struggling and unwilling to kneel in the torrent of poverty and the secular world.
How could such a person fall into such a state?
She looked at him steadily, her sharp eyes seemed to penetrate his skin and flesh and see through his soul.
If Lin Layue in the original novel could have a conversation with Lin Layue now, would he mock his arrogance or be moved by the oath he made back then?
Lin Layue's heart skipped a beat when she saw Gu Nan's strange expression. "Do you think I'm joking?"
Gu Nan came back to his senses, "No, you said it very well, I was just a little surprised."
"Surprised at what?" he demanded.
She felt that he was just talking nonsense, or she felt that those words were not something that someone like him should say.
"I'm surprised. If working at a bar goes against your will, why would you still go there?"
Lin Layue opened her mouth, and the bold words she had spoken before instantly lost their force.
He said that he should not be greedy, but he was indeed blinded by the high-paying job notice. He didn't even have the patience to inquire about it and just jumped in.
He deserved to be cheated.
"Is it because of Lin Jingzhe?" Gu Nan asked tentatively, "He doesn't seem to be in good health."
Lin Layue suddenly became dusty and listless, even a little evasive.
Gu Nan didn't ask any more questions, "You are a good brother."
Lin Layue lowered her head slightly, the curve of her lips was sarcastic and bitter.
"Oh right." Gu Nan suddenly said, "Actually, this phone doesn't have any packaging at all, so it can't be returned."
Lin Layue: "...Impossible." He just has little experience, not no common sense.
"Really? Physical stores aren't like online shopping. If there's a problem, people usually come directly to the store. They don't care what packaging they want."
"That can be refunded, I haven't used it yet."
Gu Nan's big eyes blinked: "But I have already installed the card and activated it."
Lin Layue: “You…”
He finally realized that he had been fooled, but strangely, he was not angry or annoyed, just helpless, as he owed her another fortune.
"Then consider it a loan for now. I'll go look for a job tomorrow..." After a pause, he realized that whether he could find a job depended on whether Gu Nanzhun agreed.
He looked at Gu Nan.
She seemed oblivious, as if it was natural for her to buy his time while letting him earn money. "Okay, but can I give you a little advice?"
"You're a good cook, maybe you could apply for a job as a chef?"
Lin Layue hadn't thought of this and hesitated, "Is it okay?"
"Give it a try. There's no harm in trying."
She took Lin Layue's hand, walked through the crowd, and went to the bus stop to catch a bus. "What are your specialties? Let me check them out for you tonight."
Lin Layue thought seriously, "Red-braised pork, pickled fish, pork with preserved vegetables, beef brisket stewed with radish..."
Gu Nan: (˙▽˙) Slurp.
They are all hard dishes.
And what a coincidence, she likes to eat them all.
"Let's make these for tonight. Let's go buy groceries quickly. If we're late, we won't be able to buy good food."
As she spoke, she pulled him and ran, her long hair flying in the wind, the sunlight stained her hair neatly, every strand of hair emitting a golden light, dazzling and charming.
Lin Layue was infected by her anticipation and liveliness, and subconsciously smiled.
"We can't have the braised pork and pork with preserved vegetables today. The good pork belly has already been sold out."
"I don't believe it, you're lying, you just don't want to cook for me."
"Really, I'm not lying to you."
"Hurry up and run! If you don't, they'll all be sold out."
The two ran through the colorful crowds and streets, in the bright sunshine. When they arrived at the bus stop, they happened to meet a bus going home. They jumped on it one after the other and sat side by side in the empty carriage.
Through the clear car windows, you can see the green trees and the bright summer day.
Arriving at the nearby vegetable market, Gu Nan went straight to the meat stall.
Of the several meat stalls in this row, only the last one was still open. The owner was dozing off in a rocking chair, and the electric fan on the wall was blowing weakly.
There were only a few pig's feet left on the stall, a piece of lean meat in a bad position, and the hanging beef leg shaved cleanly, without even a piece of fascia left.
Gu Nan was disappointed, and Lin Layue said, "Don't you want to eat hot pot? You can buy some beef bones and make soup base."
The boss immediately stood up and greeted, "This pig's trotter is also good. It's delicious braised or stewed with soybeans. Handsome man, I'll give you a discount on the bones. Take them all?"
If Lin Layue had not named the dishes before, Gu Nan might have just let it go, but since she had already named them, how could a few bones satisfy her?
She looked at him expectantly, "Can you make pig's feet?"
Lin Layue lowered her eyes and saw two flames of food burning in those clear and bright eyes, like a kitten scratching the door, feeling itchy and unbearable.
He suddenly wanted to tease her, so he said embarrassedly, "Pig's feet, um..."
Seeing him hesitate, Gu Nan was shocked: "Didn't you say you were the chef and made banquets? I remember there were pig's feet in the banquets in the village!"
When she was a child, she ate the braised pork trotters that the director's mother packed up after a banquet. The food in the orphanage was not good, and she remembered that meal of pork trotters for many years.
Lin Layue was amused, but remained expressionless. "Then I'll try it, but I can't guarantee it will taste good."
"Boss, we need the pig's feet. Give us some bones to make some soup."
The boss also wanted to sell the things quickly and take them home, so he didn't hesitate and chopped the pig's feet and bones and weighed them quickly.
When paying, Gu Nan wanted to pay with his mobile phone, but Lin Layue had already paid in cash.
The boss took the money with a smile and said to Gu Nan, "You are so lucky, beautiful girl. Your boyfriend cooks for you. How many young people nowadays can cook?"
Gu Nan was still upset about Lin Layue's watery cooking skills, so he didn't rush to pay, nor did he rush to refute their relationship. Instead, he argued with the young man about whether he could cook.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "I can make it too. It tastes better than his."
"That's fine, I can cook it myself. I can make whatever I want to eat."
The boss turned off the fan and prepared to go home, and chatted with Gu Nan for a few more words, talking about when the stall would open tomorrow. If you want to buy meat, you should come early. He also said that you can make a reservation in advance, and the sooner you get, the better. Finally, he added WeChat.
Lin Layue listened to the two people talking, standing silently aside with the bag, her cheeks and neck flushed red.
Why didn’t Gu Nan explain to the boss?
Didn't notice, or didn't care?
"Why are you blushing?" Gu Nan looked at him in surprise.
After thinking for a while, and seeing the boss walk away, she leaned closer and whispered, "I'm just trying to save face outside. You're a beautiful woman, who doesn't care about face? I'm not saying your cooking is not delicious. If it is, you can't go back on your word and not cook for me."
"Besides, I have face, and you have face too. Didn't you eat all the food last night? You have both face and dignity."
Lin Layue: “…”
What are you talking about?
What's the inside story, what's the outside story? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
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