During his time at Ms. Alice's bar, Yu Yu was able to thrive like a fish in water.
I don't know when the reputation of the food spread, and many people came here. If they came at the right time in the evening, it would be fine. At most, they would have to "fight" with the old drinkers in the bar for food. But if they came in the morning, well... sorry, Uncle Atami would have a gloomy face and throw out the guy who disturbed their sleep so early in the morning.
However, no matter how careful you are, you can never guard against a thief within.
The guys outside couldn't harass Yu Yu, but they couldn't guard against the "enlightened" Ah Ba. Every morning, she could see Ah Ba lying beside the bed waiting for her with a serious face, his beautiful light brown eyes filled with expectations. Needless to say, Yu Yu knew what was going on in the mind of this octopus Ah Ba.
But Yu Yu really couldn't resist the little gentleman's soft and adorable face. What's more, when it comes to appetite and hunger level, she and Ah Ba are actually about the same. If Ah Ba is not full, it is even more impossible for Yu Yu to be full.
Therefore, it is necessary to have breakfast to relieve hunger early in the morning. However, Ms. Alice and Uncle Atami obviously do not have the habit of getting up early. As for going out to buy breakfast, Yu Yu does not have much money. Moreover, Yu Yu thinks that no matter what she buys, it seems that it cannot replace the appetite of her and Ah Ba.
Otherwise, make some homemade sandwiches. The best combination is to have a sandwich with milk for breakfast.
Fortunately, the bar still had a lot of milk and bread in stock.
Yu Yu stuffed a large bottle of milk and a loaf of bread, as well as a few eggs, tomatoes, and two cucumbers into Ah Ba's hands, while she rummaged through the warehouse for a long time before finally finding a small travel stove and a small frying pan. When everything was almost ready, she left a note and went out.
The mornings in the small towns here are unusually deserted, with not many people walking around. But if you walk a little further towards the market, you can see the hustle and bustle of the morning market.
But at this moment, Yu Yu did not plan to go to the market, because she really did not have much money in her pocket. Instead, she took A Ba and walked a little further past the market, and found a deserted beach on the coast. Looking up, they could see the bustling pier not far away, with fishing boats coming and going.
I have to say that sometimes, hunger and delicious food always make people take risks.
Yesterday, Yu Yu was still thinking that she must not let Ah Ba go to the sea to catch seafood, but today, she was short of money and wanted to have enough to eat, and it seemed that the only source of food was the vast ocean.
It doesn't matter if you're careful. When Ah Ba turns into a little octopus, he looks just like an ordinary little octopus. Besides, they won't catch a lot of fish, so just enough for breakfast.
Yu Yu had actually thought about fishing herself, but remembering her "very profound" fishing experience not long ago, she didn't dare to try it again. It would be better to let Ah Ba turn into a small octopus and go into the water to catch seafood, which would be more low-key.
Ah Ba was excited about such a task. He turned back into a small octopus, jumped into the water, swam two circles, and then disappeared. When he reappeared, each octopus leg held one or two small sea fish that Yu Yu wanted, which added up to more than ten fish, just enough for breakfast or something.
This kind of small sea fish has few bones, basically only the main bone, and the fish meat is soft and sweet, which is why Yu Yu chose them as sandwich fillings.
A small knife scraped off the few scales of the fish, and quickly removed the head and tail, leaving only the most essential parts of the fish meat on both sides. Only two complete large pieces of fish meat were obtained from a small sea fish.
Moreover, because he planned to fry it directly, Yu Yu carved shallow patterns on each piece of fish, sprinkled a little salt on the surface, and then found a good place to avoid the wind and lit the small stove.
Slices of carved fish meat emit pleasant melodies in the hot oil pan, and the surface gradually turns golden brown. Then they are turned over and fried again. When it is almost done, pour the prepared barbecue sauce into it. Then, high heat is used to allow the large pieces of fish meat to absorb the sauce and change color in an instant. After a while, it presents a brown state that has completely absorbed the barbecue sauce. It is extremely perfect, especially the side with beautiful grid carvings. At first glance, it gives the illusion that this is a high-end steak with grid carvings!
After frying the fish, I beat the eggs and put them in the pan to make sunny-side-up eggs, which is also a classic combination for sandwich fillings.
Then, you can mix and match them as you like. Take a piece of square bread as the base, put two slices of tomatoes on it, spread a little fried fish sauce, then put the fried fish, sandwich the square bread and the sunny-side-up egg, and finally finish with refreshing cucumber slices, and then cover it with the last piece of square bread. The fried fish sandwich is easily completed.
He used a knife to cut it into two beautiful triangles along the diagonal line and handed one to Ah Ba, who was already impatient. Yu Yu took the other one and took the first bite.
Very good, the finish is very good, because the softest small sea fish selected is well integrated with the soft bread, and the presence of tomatoes and cucumbers brings out another refreshing taste, which also relieves the greasiness.
Pour a glass of milk and drink a few gulps, and you will feel extremely satisfied.
As for Ah Ba next to him, needless to say, after he finished the first sandwich that Yu Yu made for him, he followed suit and made his own.
But this kid was obviously too greedy. He only put one or two slices of tomato and cucumber, but put two large pieces of pan-fried fish. He didn't mind that the sandwich he made was ugly and clumsy. He stuffed the food into his mouth and ate the whole thing in just a few bites. He showed a very satisfied face, which made Yu Yu shake his head and smile unconsciously.
When the time was almost up, Yu Yu took Ah Ba back to the bar. When they returned, Ms. Alice and Uncle Atami had just gotten up, so they could eat the sandwiches that Yu Yu had specially reserved for them.
Then, there will be a relaxing and pleasant afternoon and a passionate evening.
Such comfortable days passed by so quickly that Yu Yu almost forgot the unpleasant things that happened not long ago.
Until a week later, one night when the bar was about to close, Aunt Alice and Uncle Atami had to go out to give a bottle of good wine to a friend they hadn't seen for a long time, so the bar closed early and drove away the reluctant old drunkards, leaving only Yu Yu and A Ba in the bar doing simple finishing work.
The man came in at this dead of night. As soon as he came in, Yu Yu could smell the stench of alcohol. It was obvious that the other party had drunk quite a lot. He was already a drunkard. Yu Yu raised his head while wiping the wine glass and wanted to remind the newcomer that their bar was closed.
However, Yu Yu never expected that when she looked up, she actually saw a familiar oriental face that she thought could not appear here.
However, compared with the arrogant and playboy-like nonchalant look he showed a week ago, at this moment, the man was filled with a decadent aura. The long bangs on his forehead covered his originally beautiful dark eyes, but could not hide the dark blue under his eyes, and the dead air that emanated from them.
The blue chin and the smell of alcohol all showed that this was obviously not just a day or two of indulgence, but the man kept muttering "Wine, bring me wine, keep bringing me wine", and was completely inaudible to Yu Yu's calls.
After a while, he saw that no wine was brought. He stood up as if he had suddenly realized something, and laughed at himself. "Oh, so this place is closed too. Can't accommodate me? Go... I'm leaving, I'm leaving..."
As he spoke, the man staggered to his feet and was about to leave, but the alcohol had clearly made it difficult for him to control his body. He had only taken a few steps when he was about to fall, startling Yu Yu so much that he shouted, "Be careful—Brother Zhang Meng, there's a chair over there—"
This scream finally made the man's confused consciousness a little clearer. He tried to open his eyes wide, as if trying to recognize the person in front of him. After a while, he forced a smile.
"Ah... Xiaoyu, it's you... Why are you here... No, no, it should be me, why am I here? I shouldn't have come. Yes, I shouldn't have come. My uncle and dad are right. I'm an idiot, a complete idiot... Wait, Xiaoyu, don't look at me now. Your brother Zhang is so ugly, so unsightly..."
As he spoke, Zhang Meng shook his body and tried to hold on. He stretched out his hand and tried to brush back his messy hair, but his drunken body made it impossible for him to complete the action. He tried several times but couldn't touch his own hair.
Finally, Yu Yu, who was standing next to him, couldn't bear it anymore, so he stepped forward to help Zhang Meng sit down, and helped him push aside the bangs that were covering his eyes. He also asked Ah Ba, who had been alert from the beginning, to help pour a basin of clean water and get a clean towel.
Ah Ba struggled extremely hard. His possessiveness over Wang made him subconsciously resist any male creature approaching Yu Yu, especially this guy in front of him who seemed to be very familiar with Yu Yu.
But the king's order could not be refused. After a fierce struggle, Ah Ba finally brought the water and towel reluctantly.
However, when Yu Yu wanted to wipe Zhang Meng's face with a wet towel that had been wrung out of water, Zhang Meng lost control again. He blocked Yu Yu's hand with one hand, and struggled to walk to the bar with his body shaking. He picked up the wine on the bar, pulled out the cork with force, and drank it directly into his mouth.
No, Zhang Meng has drunk too much. Although she didn't know how much he had drunk before he appeared here, the stench of alcohol and his completely out-of-control limbs all showed that Zhang Meng could no longer drink. If he drank any more, something might really happen!
Thinking of this, Yu Yu became a little anxious. He stepped forward and snatched the bottle of wine that Zhang Meng was drinking, but it was useless.
Zhang Meng didn't curse or say anything, he just looked at Yu Yu with confused eyes for a few seconds, then turned his head back. He fumbled around for the wine bottle for a long time but couldn't find it. His eyes fell on the unopened wine on the side again, and he reached out to take it.
Yu Yu subconsciously reached out to stop them, but during the argument, Zhang Meng's hand accidentally knocked over the wine bottle. The bottle lost its center of gravity and crashed directly into several other bottles next to it with a "bang".
This happened so quickly that it was too late for Yu Yu to reach out and grab the bottles. He could only watch as those bottles of fine wine crashed to the ground and shattered. The wine and glass fragments mixed together on the ground, making it a mess.
The culprit, however, still looked lost and dejected, still relentlessly clamoring for 'wine'...
At this moment, Yu Yu couldn't help but get angry. Looking at the drunk and irrational guy in front of him, he had the urge to slap him a few times to wake him up. His pretty and delicate face had turned red with anger.
After trying to hold it in for a while, Yu Yu finally couldn't bear it anymore. He gritted his teeth and used all his strength to lift Zhang Meng up. He held his arm and walked towards the inner hall of the bar. To be more precise, he wanted to drag him to the bathroom.
There are actually only two bathrooms in the inner hall of the bar, located in two rooms respectively. One is the larger bedroom of Ms. Alice and Mr. Atami, and the other is the smaller room where Yu Yu is temporarily living.
Without even thinking twice, Yu Yu directly dragged the drunk Zhang Meng to the bathroom in his room. During this time, Zhang Meng, feeling uncomfortable, twisted his face and tried to break free.
But Yu Yu's great strength suppressed Zhang Meng so much that he couldn't even move. The anger on his face became more and more intense. Just when he was about to explode, Yu Yu violently pushed him into the bathroom, and with his other hand, he turned on the shower without hesitation.
The next moment, cold water poured down on Zhang Meng's head, freezing him to the bone and also stopping his struggling movements.
Was he finally calming down a bit this time? Or was he finally sobering up a bit after being showered? Regardless, he finally calmed down a bit.
Thinking of this, Yu Yu took a dry towel and reached out to turn off the shower switch next to him.
However, before the fish reached out his hand, Zhang Meng, who had just calmed down a little, suddenly reached out and turned on the shower switch to the maximum. Regardless of the pain of the maximum water flow hitting his face, he stood directly under the maximum water flow.
Such an action scared Yu Yu so much that he rushed over to turn off the shower. He subconsciously wanted to touch Zhang Meng's face to see if he was sober. However, the burning sensation made Yu Yu withdraw his hand abruptly.
Zhang Meng... is he crying? Could it be that she made him cry?
When Yu Yu thought of this possibility, he immediately became panicked. His face turned red and he looked at a loss. He didn't even dare to touch Zhang Meng, as if a touch would break him.
But letting him stand here soaking wet is not a solution. He will really get sick if he stands there for too long!
After gritting his teeth, Yu Yu finally mustered up his courage, walked closer, and said cautiously, "Brother Zhang Meng, are you okay? Don't cry, your crying makes me uncomfortable. I'm right here. Come, let's dry our hair and bodies first, and everything will be fine..."
This sound was like a switch being suddenly turned on.
Zhang Meng, who had originally lowered his head and was unwilling to speak, suddenly raised his head, revealing a pair of red eyes, and the words poured out uncontrollably.
"I feel so bad, I really feel so bad... What did I do wrong... I just hope she's fine, even if she doesn't like me, it doesn't matter, but why does she say that? She said she never asked me to care about her..."
"Yes... I really don't have the qualifications. In Irene's eyes, I'm just a neighbor's brother. I'm so stupid, so stupid. Why didn't I realize this? Zhang Meng, ah Zhang Meng, how could you possibly be qualified? You will never be qualified in your entire life..."
He broke down and cried as if an important toy had been stolen, and spoke intermittently some words that Yu Yu could not fully understand. Although she did not know what had happened, she could not tolerate Zhang Meng's self-destructive behavior, which made her feel uncomfortable in her chest.
Finally, Yu Yu couldn't help herself and forcefully lifted up Zhang Meng's head, pressing her forehead against his, trying to calm him down with her cool body temperature. She said to those red and swollen eyes with great earnestness:
"Brother Zhang Meng, you're not stupid at all. You're very good. I don't know what happened to make you think this way, but I think there's no need to degrade yourself or make yourself uncomfortable at any time. You deserve better."
"Degrading myself... Hahahaha, yes, I am degrading myself. You are right, you are really right—"
Yes, why did he want to debase himself? Was it because the outside world was so frivolous? Or was he just born with a mean streak? What was so wrong with Zhang Meng that he needed to humble himself to the point of kneeling?!
No, he doesn't need it. Zhang Meng doesn't need it. From now on, he will never need it again!
As if he was crazy, Zhang Meng suddenly couldn't help laughing "Hahahaha——", with a sarcastic and crazy laugh, but after laughing, the expression on Zhang Meng's face was no longer decadent, but became quite calm, as calm as the crazy storm suppressed under the skin.
At this moment, something seemed to have changed. Zhang Meng became a little unlike Zhang Meng, but also more like Zhang Meng.
Suddenly, Yu Yu felt a little envious. She envied Zhang Meng at this moment, but she couldn't tell what she was envious of.
And suddenly, she also wanted to see how everyone still filming on the deserted island was doing. With Zhou Ying, a much more talented and popular newcomer, on board, the production team would surely improve. And Sister Hong, she hadn't contacted her since then. She must be busy mentoring more talented artists, right? She must be doing pretty well.
Maybe she should go and take a look, just a quick look, it wouldn't be too much of a bother, and then she should start over.
Life at Aunt Alice and Uncle Atami's place is beautiful and happy, but it is not her world or her life after all. To her, it is too beautiful to be real. It is a world that Aunt Alice and Uncle Atami have worked hard to create after going through untold hardships. It is their world.
Thinking of this, Yu Yu helped Zhang Meng, who was sleeping soundly, change into dry clothes, dragged him onto the bed, and let him rest.
She rummaged through her luggage bag and took out her cell phone, which had been turned off since her last call with Sister Hong. She pressed the key for two seconds and looked at the flashing startup screen. Yu Yu actually felt a little nervous. But after turning on the phone and seeing the last two messages sent by Sister Hong, she couldn't help but smile again.
"Xiaoyu, don't worry. I've already taken care of the contract for you. You're already a free agent. I've known you for so long, and although your personality makes me a little anxious, you're still an excellent person. I believe that one day you'll shine!"
"Oh, and, you foodie, eat a little less. Otherwise, what are you going to do if you don't have money to eat? If you don't have enough money, just ask me directly. Your sister Hong still has some savings. Don't hide it and say nothing! Got it?"
Sister Hong has indeed recovered, that's good. Yu Yu smiled as he climbed over the wall to check out the latest entertainment news in China.
However, before she could search for any news about the "Desert Island Survival" production team, the smile on her face froze when she glanced at the top entertainment headlines that popped up.
It was written like this:
The live broadcast ratings for "Desert Island Survival" have plummeted! Artists are clashing over internal controls on-air! The show is projected to lose nearly a million yuan and faces potential suspension. Was its initial surge in popularity just a flash in the pan?
The author has something to say: The face-slapping plot is coming~
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