This is why he works two jobs; otherwise, let alone earn enough money to buy a car, a house, and get married in Jiangdong, he's afraid he wouldn't even be able to support himself.
If he hadn't joined the army in his early years and been fed by the government, he probably would have starved to death long ago.
I've always had a huge appetite since I was a child, there's no way around it.
It wasn't easy for his parents to raise him. When he was eating at home, the family's daily food expenses were at least two or three hundred yuan, and that wasn't even the best food. If they wanted to eat better, the daily food expenses would be five hundred yuan.
Take meat dishes, for example. Buying enough for him is quite expensive.
It's good to have a job!
The boss will provide the meals!
You can eat as much as you want.
Xiao Li had a lot on his mind, but on the surface he maintained the cold expression of a bodyguard.
"Miss asked me to go to the top of Qinhuang Mountain this morning to buy it."
The aunt paused for a moment; on its own, there seemed to be nothing wrong with what she said.
But what kind of congee shop would be located on a mountaintop?
Qinhuang Mountain is known to everyone in the city. There's not much to eat or do on the mountain; it's just a place to exercise, climb, and enjoy the scenery.
Is someone selling porridge on the mountaintop now?
The aunt nodded, glanced strangely at the porridge, then at Xiao Li, who was still wearing sunglasses and pretending to be serious inside the house. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke:
"Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors? Aren't you worried about damaging your eyes? Breakfast is ready, go eat some. You must be hungry after your hike..."
Upon hearing that breakfast was ready, Xiao Li dashed off, afraid that if he was even a second late, he would be nagged for ages.
Before the aunt could finish speaking, she had already disappeared from sight. I shook my head with amusement, then poured the two bowls of seafood porridge into the rice cooker and pressed the keep-warm button so that the porridge would always be hot whenever I wanted to eat it.
......
Lu Qian and her best friend slept until noon before getting up.
At this time, Zhang Jianjun had already returned home and spoken to Lao Lu on the phone.
Both fathers were very satisfied with the marriage and planned to ask their children for their opinions. If there were no objections, they could discuss when to have a meal together and then get engaged.
This will make future collaborations easier for the company.
So Lu Qian was woken up by a phone call from her father.
She was completely bewildered when she heard the news.
But because she did have some feelings for Zhang Mingyuan, she didn't refuse.
Instead, she asked hesitantly if it was too fast.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Mingyuan, who seemed expressionless on the surface, was actually quite proactive in private.
Is he secretly a pervert?
The two elderly fathers even arranged for them to go hiking together the next morning to help them bond.
The first blind date is a mountain climbing trip; they'll definitely love it.
Lu Qian was devastated when she heard this.
Is she going hiking with someone just to find a boyfriend?
Climbing mountains is something only humans can do.
She came down the mountain yesterday and lay in bed all day, too tired to move.
Lu Qian's best friend, who was standing next to her, was also woken up by the sound of Lu Qian and her father talking, and quietly played on her phone.
Seeing that Lu Qian's expression was off after she finished the call, he asked, "What's wrong? What did Uncle Lu say?"
“My dad said Zhang Mingyuan is very satisfied with me and invited me to go hiking tomorrow morning. If we have no objections, our two families can have a meal together to discuss the engagement.”
"The rest is fine. Zhang Mingyuan is indeed a good person. He's good-looking, capable, single, and has no scandals. But what's with going hiking on a date?!"
"My legs start to hurt whenever I hear about hiking!"
Seeing Lu Qian's pitiful complaints, her best friend couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, that's hilarious."
"When you go hiking, remember to bring me some porridge from the mountaintop."
Speaking of porridge, Lu Qian thought of the porridge she had asked Xiao Li to buy from Qinhuang Mountain last night, wondering if it had been brought back yet.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Upon hearing that there would be delicious porridge to eat this morning, my best friend excitedly got up and went to wash up.
The two women often stayed overnight at each other's homes.
It's no different from being at home.
After washing up, the two went straight to the restaurant.
"Auntie, Auntie, is breakfast ready? Did Xiao Li bring back some porridge?"
Before she even arrived at the restaurant, Lu Qian's voice had already reached her.
Upon hearing this, the aunt quickly called to the others to serve the dishes, including snacks, side dishes, and seafood porridge.
"I bought two servings of seafood porridge. I kept them warm until now, and they're just the right consistency."
Lu Qian's gaze swept over the food on the table and landed on the large bowl of seafood porridge. She quickly served herself a bowl without asking the aunt for help.
Wow, it's seafood congee today!
Compared to yesterday's abalone congee, today's seafood congee looks even more luxurious!
The aroma is also more intense.
After taking a bite, Lu Qian excitedly stomped her feet on the ground, her whole being filled with excitement.
"Mmm!!! It's so delicious!"
"It's really delicious, even better than the abalone congee I had yesterday."
My best friend also enjoyed taking a bite, squinting her eyes as she carefully savored the delicious seafood porridge.
Every sip is bursting with the fresh aroma of rice porridge and its soft, smooth texture. If you don't eat any seafood, you don't even need to chew; just sip it and it melts in your mouth.
If you eat seafood.
That was truly beautiful on top of beautiful.
There's crisp and chewy squid, tender abalone slices, fresh prawns, and oysters so tender you can slurp them up in one bite...
It was so delicious that I was speechless.
The two of them ate without even looking up. At that moment, they had no thoughts on their minds except eating!
......
Meanwhile, Lin Zhou was unaware that his simple phrase, "holding hands," had directly led to a happy event.
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