"And what do you mean by 'I look like I know martial arts'?"
Gu Bin rubbed his nose. "Hey, bro, big brother! Can you teach me this sword-wielding flower move?"
Xie Yan wasn't going to be fooled by his sycophantic manner. "Answer my question from earlier?"
Gu Bin looked completely bewildered. "Huh! What question? What did you just ask me?" Isn't learning the Sword-Wielding Flower technique the most important thing right now? What else could be more important than this?
Xie Yan: "Think carefully about what you just said. Think it through before you answer me. Your answer will directly determine whether or not I should teach you the Sword-Waving Flower!"
Upon hearing that it concerned whether or not he could be taught the "Sword Flower" technique, Gu Bin immediately struck a nerve, quickly recalling his own words. After a moment's thought, he realized, "Oh! So that's what it is!"
"Hey! I thought it was something serious. I just thought you were very agile, like you were a trained fighter! So I just said it offhand."
With just one sentence, Xie Yan was pleased. As someone who had always wanted to learn martial arts but never had the opportunity, telling him that he was like a martial arts expert would make him incredibly happy!
Xie Yan explained the essentials of the sword-drawing technique to Gu Bin in great detail without holding back, and demonstrated it to him several times before letting Gu Bin try it himself!
After stumbling and practicing several times, Gu Bin was finally able to produce a not-so-beautiful sword flourish.
But Xie Yan's emotional value was absolutely top-notch. He nodded, "Very good, very good. You were able to perform the sword flourish in just a short while, and your movements were also very correct. It's just that it's not smooth enough. With more practice, you'll gradually get the feel for it!"
"Then we'll be able to create an absolutely beautiful sword flourish!"
This one sentence excited Gu Bin so much that he practiced sword flourishes all the way, using a stick as a sword. And you know what? Gu Bin's efforts paid off. By the time they arrived at the commune, Gu Bin was already able to perform a decent sword flourish!
As the two passed by the state-run restaurant, they smelled the aroma wafting from inside, exchanged a glance, and both saw a strong desire to eat in each other's eyes!
The two exchanged a knowing smile, like kindred spirits who had found each other in that instant. They went straight into the state-run restaurant; after all, nothing mattered more than eating! On an empty stomach, nothing else mattered!
Both of them are the kind of people who don't treat themselves badly. The first thing they saw when they went in was meat, and their eyes lit up when they saw that there was braised pork!
Oh! Isn't this just a coincidence? These days, restaurants don't make braised pork every day, so finding it is a wonderful surprise!
They each ordered a braised pork belly and a bowl of vegetarian noodles. These were bowls from that era, unlike the small bowls of later generations; they were large bowls filled with real ingredients. After a bowl of rice and a plate of braised pork belly, Xie Yan and Gu Bin both felt full.
After finishing the meal, Xie Yan felt like he had come back to life. After so many years, he had finally eaten something delicious, especially meat!
When he was at home, he had never eaten such authentic meat! Even during the Lunar New Year, his mother would buy meat that she was reluctant to eat herself; she would only cut off a little bit to make a whole pot of stir-fried vegetables! She would never see any lean meat.
Not to mention the exceptional skills of the chefs at the state-run restaurants.
In addition, the ingredients nowadays are of high quality and cannot be compared with the technology and hard work of the past, so the taste is naturally delicious.
Anyway, neither Xie Yan nor Gu Bin spoke during the meal; they were both just busy showing off their cameras!
After leaving, Xie Yan looked at the state-run restaurant with lingering reluctance, secretly vowing that when he became rich, he would definitely poach the chef from that state-run restaurant to cook for him!
How can anyone make something so delicious!
Gu Bin had no idea what Xie Yan was thinking. He thought Xie Yan was reluctant to leave because she had eaten such delicious braised pork!
So he laughed and said, "Let's go! We'll eat again next time. As long as you have money and tickets, you're sure you'll have plenty of food. Let me tell you, I once ate at a state-run restaurant. Their chef is a five-star chef, the kind who cooks for state banquets. The food there was absolutely delicious. When I go back, I'll definitely go back there again. I'll treat you then! I guarantee you'll never forget it!"
Upon hearing that there were even better restaurants, Xie Yan couldn't help but swallow hard. If this was already so delicious, how much better must Gu Bin have described it to be! "I've remembered what you said today. I really will ask you to treat me to a meal. I'm the kind of person who easily believes what others say, so please don't lie to me!"
Gu Bin looked at Xie Yan curiously, never expecting him to be a hidden foodie! He readily agreed, "Okay! I'll definitely treat you to a meal then! I hope we can both go back by then!" He spoke the last sentence very softly.
Xie Yan didn't hear clearly, so he specifically asked, "What did you say next? Speak louder! You just finished eating, why are you acting like you haven't eaten at all!"
Gu Bin quickly changed the subject, saying, "I'm telling you, if you don't leave soon, we'll have to travel in the dark!"
Upon hearing that they would be traveling at night, Xie Yan wanted to leave quickly, buy the goods, and return as soon as possible. However, he couldn't help but worry about their food supply on the way back, so he suggested, "How about we buy a couple of meat buns to take with us on the road? I'm afraid we won't have anything to eat when we get back!"
Gu Bin's eyes widened, and he shook his head. "Impossible! Yu Zhen and the others would save food for us. There's food for them in the things we bought! How could they not save food for us? They wouldn't do something so heartless. We're new here, and there are definitely many things we need to help each other out. Offending the two of us now wouldn't do them any good. They're not that stupid!"
Xie Yan looked up at the sky, wondering how he could tell this young master that the educated youth settlement would definitely leave food for the two of them, but the food would definitely not be very good.
Judging from his experience of reading countless novels in his past life, it would definitely be worse than what he ate at home! How delicious can communal cooking be?
So no matter what, he has to buy good food for tonight. If there's a chance to eat well, who wants to eat bad food?
Xie Yan returned to the store and bought two large meat buns. The buns were quite big, and the two were just enough to make him about 80% full!
Seeing that Xie Yan had actually bought them, Gu Bin asked in confusion, "You really bought them? Fine, then I'll buy two too!"
Xie Yan looked at Gu Bin and said only one sentence, "You'll thank me when we get home tonight!"
Gu Bin took the steamed buns handed to him by the waiter and chased after Xie Yan, asking suspiciously, "Why did you say that? Do you know some inside information?"
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