They watched helplessly as Meisi ate so many snacks, their mouths watering with envy. They could only keep telling themselves that dinner would be served soon, and there would be even better food to come.
Qu Zhenguo glanced at the dishes on the table and gave Mei Si, who was sitting opposite him, a wicked smile. He figured that Mei Si must be too full to eat now, having just eaten so much.
Qu Zhenguo: Hmph, I've made you eat so much, making you drool over me. Now you can only watch us eat.
Everyone shared Qu Zhenguo's opinion that Mei Si couldn't eat anymore and was probably regretting eating too much.
Only Wu Chunmei didn't think that way. She shared a dormitory with Mei Si, and she had been mentoring Mei Si ever since Mei Si joined the team.
The first day she took Meisi to the cafeteria, she watched as Meisi ate three whole large steamed buns. You know, the steamed buns in their cafeteria are very substantial; even the most voracious young men in their twenties can only eat two, but Meisi ate three!
After lunch that day, Wu Chunmei observed Mei Si all afternoon, worried that Mei Si might overeat.
Seeing that Mei Si hadn't acted strangely all afternoon, Wu Chunmei remained calm when she saw the stack of potstickers in Mei Si's lunchbox at dinner time.
After the waiter brought out a bowl of rice, Wu Chunmei took the initiative to serve rice to everyone. When it came to Mei Si, Wu Chunmei served Mei Si a full bowl of rice.
"Sister Chunmei, you gave Mei Sisheng too much. She just ate so many snacks, she probably won't be able to eat much more now." Sun Lihua felt that it was too wasteful for Wu Chunmei to give Mei Sisheng so much, and she didn't want to help Mei Sisheng clear the bowl of leftover rice later.
“She can eat now,” Wu Chunmei said.
"Sister Chunmei, do you even believe what you're saying? She just ate so much, she can only eat half a bowl at most now," Qu Zhenguo said gloatingly.
"You can take back half a bowl, and if Meisi isn't full, you can get more." Coach Li also felt that Meisi couldn't eat that much rice.
"I can eat now!" Mei Si frowned and protected her rice bowl, as if afraid someone would take it away.
Seeing that everyone was looking at Mei Si with disapproval, as if Mei Si was wasting food, Wu Chunmei felt a little smug. She was looking forward to seeing everyone's expressions later.
“In that case, if Mei Si is left behind, I’ll take care of her.” Wu Chunmei said this very readily, showing her confidence in Mei Si.
Everyone was not paying attention during the meal. They kept staring at Mei Si, who was eating with her head down. Mei Si actually finished a bowl of rice and was now eating her second bowl!
After his initial surprise, Coach Li nodded in realization. Indeed, strength was proportional to appetite; Mei Si ate a lot, which explained her great strength.
After a shocking meal, those who could go home started looking for the bus station to catch a bus, while those whose homes were in other places took the bus back to the dormitory together.
The other team members had been here a few times, and Coach Li trusted them all. The only two he wasn't comfortable with were Qu Zhenguo and Mei Si.
Qu Zhenguo followed the main group back to the team. Coach Li didn't need to worry about her. The only problem was Mei Si, who had just arrived in Kyoto and was unfamiliar with the place and people. She was also young, so he had to make sure she didn't get lost. She was the hope of the country!
"Where do you live? I'll take you home," Coach Li said, looking at Mei Si.
"Beining Hutong." Mei Si really didn't know how to get back, but since someone was taking her, she didn't have to ask for directions.
Coach Li nodded to indicate that he understood. Although he didn't show anything on the surface, he was quite surprised inside.
The area around Beining Hutong is full of courtyard houses, not the kind of houses that ordinary working-class families could afford. Mei Si's relatives seem to be quite powerful.
Coach Li escorted Mei Si to the Wang family's door and only left after seeing Mei Si enter the yard.
"Sisi's back! Why are you so late today? I thought you weren't coming back this week. Have you eaten? I'll go heat up your food." When Wang Ma saw Meisi return, she immediately got up to heat up her food.
"Auntie, I've finished eating. The coach took us out to eat today."
"You've eaten? Then have some apples too." Wang Ma turned around, took two apples from the table, and handed them to Mei Si.
"Thank you, Auntie."
"We're family, no need to thank me."
Hearing the noise, Wang Celou pushed open the door.
"Meis, come here."
Mei Si's eyes lit up when she saw Wang Ce Lou; the underwear she had been looking forward to for a week was finally going to be finished! Mei Si turned to look at Wang Ma, unsure how to end her conversation with her.
"Lou Lou is looking for you, so go quickly." Wang Ma shook her head, turned around, and went back into the house.
Since Mei Si came, her son has become much more lively. Just as Grandma Wang said, her son and Mei Si really get along the best.
Wang Ma: I don't know what those two kids are up to. Lou Lou has been acting all mysterious lately, and he won't even let me into the house.
Mei Si excitedly entered Wang Ce Lou's room, waiting to see the new underwear.
“Hey, use this to make the elastic band. This is the fabric, you can sew it directly…” Wang Celou pushed the rubber tube and fabric directly in front of Mei Si.
"Why didn't you just sew it for me?" Mei Si looked at Wang Ce Lou in confusion, not understanding why he was wasting time waiting for her to come back and sew it.
Wang Celou clearly had a week to sew the underwear; if he finished, she could try it on today.
"..." Wang Ce Lou was choked half to death. When did he ever say he would sew her underwear?
"I can't sew!" Wang Celou said through gritted teeth.
"You can't sew? Didn't your mother teach you? I can do it." Mei Si stared wide-eyed at Wang Ce Lou. She never expected that Wang Ce Lou, whom she thought could do everything, would have something he couldn't do. Sewing is so simple, she can do it!
Mei Si didn't know why, but she suddenly felt happy. She finally had something that she could do better than Wang Ce Lou. Bu Yao Ren was no less than Wang Ce Lou!
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