As dusk settles and the sky is just beginning to darken, the bustling streets and alleys remain vibrant.
Fortunately, this place is close to the university town, so the evening rush hour congestion won't happen here.
Looking around, Song Huaizhi could clearly see that most of the customers were college students.
The clinking of glasses and the laughter and playful banter at the dinner table leave behind memories unique to youth.
Such times, when looked back upon in the future, will surely be precious memories.
Looking at these students who were about his age, and seeing them laughing loudly and freely, Song Huaizhi couldn't help but feel envious.
Thinking back, I realize that from childhood to adulthood, I was always taught to follow rules and how to read people's expressions.
It seems that even at his most unruly, the worst thing his mother, a woman of such good manners, ever said to him was that he was like an uncultured wild child.
These words, though seemingly harmless, subtly placed a shackle on him.
That was during his student days when he first realized that he was different from others.
The carefree days of childhood and the unrestrained youth of adolescence always seem to run counter to our true selves.
He seemed to be entrusted with the hopes of the family, and was lifted high by everyone.
It's like a work of art under his parents' hands, waiting to be sculpted, anticipated to be brought out and shown to everyone one day.
In that circle where everyone lives behind a mask, even something as simple as laughing out loud seems beyond one's control.
Upon thinking of this, a hint of irony appeared on Song Huaizhi's face.
Jiang Mian's voice interrupted him: "Why are you smiling so slyly? Are you going to eat or not?"
Turning around, I saw that several dishes had already been served on the table.
Although he had eaten a lot of barbecue at certain barbecue restaurants, this was the first time he couldn't tell what was on these plates.
"What are these?"
Seeing his confusion, Jiang Mian couldn't help but ask sympathetically, "Teacher Song, have you never eaten barbecue before?"
“I’ve eaten it,” Song Huaizhi said, unable to ignore the sympathetic look on the other person’s face, but he simply chose to pretend not to see it. “Don’t look at me like that. I just want to ask what these are grilled?”
Jiang Mian muttered under her breath, "No wonder he's a teacher; he's getting more and more authoritative at such a young age."
"What did you say?"
“It’s nothing,” Jiang Mian quickly introduced to him, “This is beef, this is chicken, and this looks so much like squid tentacles, you can’t possibly not recognize it, right? And this plate is small yellow croaker.”
Song Huaizhi: "..."
To be honest, he didn't recognize any of them.
Seeing that the other person didn't speak, Jiang Mian thought that these weren't to his liking, so she asked, "Don't you like these? Then I'll order you a few more oysters?"
"Order... oysters?"
Jiang Mian nodded: "Yes, a lot of boys like to eat it, saying it's good for their health."
She had eaten them before, but didn't feel any better. On the contrary, she just found the oysters fishy and found them too greasy after eating a few.
Is it good for your health?
Song Huaizhi: "..."
He felt like covering his face at that moment.
Although I had lived abroad before, I was used to those open-minded men and women.
But at least in his impression, girls of this age in China should be mostly reserved, right?
But now, the other party's seemingly ordinary driving conversation was really beyond his comprehension.
Seeing that Song Huaizhi didn't speak, Jiang Mian thought he had tacitly agreed. She was about to raise her hand to ask the owner to order a few more oysters, but was quickly stopped by him.
"No, thank you. I don't eat those raw oysters."
Song Huaizhi coughed awkwardly. He really wanted to explain to Jiang Mian that he was in good health and didn't need to eat oysters to improve his health.
But then I felt that saying that sounded strange, so I kept quiet and avoided the main point.
Not long after, the owner brought over another bottle of beer.
After Jiang Mian tasted a piece of squid tentacles, she thanked the owner and then used a bottle opener to pry open the bottle cap.
Her skillful manner amazed Song Huaizhi, who exclaimed, "I never imagined Miss Jiang could drink!"
“There are many things you wouldn’t expect,” Jiang Mian poured herself a glass first, then held up the bottle and asked him, “Do you want some?”
Song Huaizhi politely declined, saying, "I don't drink beer."
"Oh yeah, I forgot, you're driving later, so you really shouldn't drink."
After Jiang Mian finished speaking, she took a sip.
The cool liquid flowed down her throat, seemingly sweeping away the fatigue of the past few days, and Jiang Mian couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.
She wasn't a heavy drinker, but she always felt that after working hard for several days, she needed to find a way to release all the fatigue and stress from the period.
Seeing that Song Huaizhi wasn't eating, Jiang Mian asked him while eating, "Aren't you going to eat?"
I'm not hungry right now.
As Song Huaizhi said this, he quietly observed his surroundings. The somewhat unsanitary environment was really challenging his bottom line.
"Yes, yes, yes," Jiang Mian ignored him and started eating to fill her stomach. "You immortals can live on dew and flower petals all you need."
Song Huaizhi laughed and said, "Drinking dew and eating flower petals is something that fairies do, isn't it?"
“Then I’m not a qualified fairy,” Jiang Mian said, her mouth full of food. “Other fairies can promote photosynthesis by sunbathing, but I’m more focused on my appetite and prefer to eat all kinds of delicious food.”
After swallowing the food in her mouth, Jiang Mian drank another glass of beer.
Song Huaizhi advised her, "You should drink less. It's not good for a girl's health to drink too much alcohol."
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