Canteen dinner
"I'm here." Tao Luobai said these three words, only to find that his voice was a little obscure. He was nervous.
Even faster than Tao Luobai's voice was Meng Yisheng's movement of turning his head.
Because Tao Luobai was also looking at Meng Yisheng, Tao Luobai saw his expression for the first time after Meng Yisheng turned his head.
Meng Yisheng smiled the moment he saw him.
But then the smile was slowly put away by the man in front of him.
"What do you want to eat?" Meng Yisheng asked.
Tao Luobai realized belatedly that he went downstairs not only to meet Meng Yisheng, but also to eat. For a moment, countless restaurant names flashed through Tao Luobai's mind, but he couldn't grasp their names.
How could he catch their names?
During his three years in college, he spent the first half of the semester hanging out with his roommates in the dormitory, exploring many nearby restaurants and getting to know a few good ones. For the remaining two and a half years, he stuck to his identity as a stay-at-home and ate in the cafeteria unless there was anything he needed to buy outside.
However, even when eating in the cafeteria, he would only eat from those one or two windows, as if it was a habit.
So, for a moment, he couldn't think of any good restaurants around, so he threw the topic back to Meng Yisheng: "I don't have anything I want to eat, do you have anything you want to eat?"
Although he was asking you, Tao Luobai's eyes were only fixed on Meng Yisheng.
Meng Yisheng lowered his eyes slightly. Tao Luobai knew that was the movement many people made when they were thinking, so he waited quietly.
Tao Luobai compared the movements of Meng Yisheng and Bai Qiaosong when they were thinking for a moment, and suddenly found that Meng Yisheng's movements were very calm when he was thinking, while Bai Qiaosong always made a "hmm" sound similar to thinking when he was thinking.
In comparison, Tao Luobai still thinks that quiet thinkers like Meng Yisheng are better.
Maybe Meng Yisheng took too long to think, or maybe it was because Meng Guiyue was really hungry, or maybe Meng Guiyue thought his brother had reached a deadlock on this issue, so he interrupted the topic.
Meng Guiyue: "Hasn't Brother Luobai been studying at the university here for a long time? He must know a little bit about the food around here. We don't know what to eat, so why don't you recommend one or two good restaurants?"
"We eat nearby. It's close. It won't take long for my brother to get home after dinner."
Before Meng Yisheng could speak, Meng Guiyue threw the topic back to Tao Luobai.
Meng Yisheng was about to mention one or two store names to show off his taste: "..."
Tao Luobai, who was secretly glad that he had thrown the question out, said: "..."
Tao Luobai: "Is that so? Then I'll think about it..."
Tao Luobai lowered his eyes, avoiding Meng Guiyue's focused gaze on him, thinking quickly with his stubborn brain.
In this situation, with Meng Guiyue's words, he couldn't even use Meituan on his phone to check the surrounding restaurants. Why was he in such a dilemma?
The three of them were suddenly in a stalemate.
Tao Luobai's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and Meng Guiyue's eyes, which were full of anticipation at the beginning, became dull later on.
Tao Luobai: "How about we go to the cafeteria? There's a place that sells delicious maocai." After Tao Luobai said this, he wanted to slap himself. What on earth was he doing? He actually asked his friends who came from afar to go to the cafeteria. Did he think that your relationship with them was too harmonious?
Although the maocai in the cafeteria tastes good and is cheap, and you like it very much, they are not the worms in your heart and will not know your true thoughts. You may even think that you don’t want to fulfill your obligations as a host and don’t want to spend too much money, so you let them eat in the cheap and noisy cafeteria.
After Tao Luobai said this, he didn't dare to look at the two of them. He was afraid that he would see contempt for him in the eyes of Meng Guiyue and Meng Yisheng.
Meng Guiyue: "In that case, let's go to the cafeteria. I've always felt like I've been missing some experience in my life, and I never thought I'd even eaten in a university cafeteria."
"Let's go, brothers. No, Brother Luobai, you have to walk in front and lead the way for us."
Meng Guiyue's tone was cheerful. Tao Luobai secretly glanced at Meng Guiyue who jumped in front of him. Judging from her expression, she didn't look angry. Tao Luobai's heart, which had just been hanging in the air, calmed down a bit. Then, he secretly glanced at Meng Yisheng.
Meng Yisheng looked straight at him, without any anger in his eyes, but smiling gently at him.
That expression seemed to be saying, "You decide, I will obey unconditionally." Tao Luobai knew that this was because he had put a filter on Meng Yisheng, so he had such thoughts in his mind. However, Tao Luobai found himself stupidly unable to take his eyes off him.
What a tragedy.
Tao Luobai's heart sank completely, and then it started beating rapidly, as if he was on a roller coaster.
"Brother Luobai, please lead the way." Meng Guiyue saw that Tao Luobai didn't move for a long time and couldn't help but remind him.
"Okay." Tao Luobai immediately ran in front of the two of them as if he was escaping, and ran towards the cafeteria.
Meng Guiyue also jogged along at first, but later she felt really tired and wanted to stop and walk for a few steps. However, she saw her brother running beside her without blushing or beating his heart, so she could only accept her fate and continued running with her hands on her hips to cheer herself up.
She dared to say that although this might not be the most delicious food she had ever eaten, it was indeed the most unique experience.
Which good person would run like this before eating? She is not one of them.
It was five minutes later when the three of them arrived at the cafeteria.
They were lucky as they arrived here half an hour before the canteen closed. There were not many people in the canteen, so the three of them started picking vegetables without queuing up. After weighing them, the food started to be cooked. Within a few minutes, the three of them were eating the maocai they had just picked.
Tao Luobai's mouth began to water as the steaming hot food came over. He then realized that he was very hungry, so he glanced at the Meng sisters and said, "Then I'll start eating. You guys can do whatever you want."
Meng Yisheng nodded, and Meng Guiyue also looked at her own bowl of maocai, obviously also attracted by the aroma.
Tao Luobai first picked up a piece of his favorite bok choy with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It still tasted the same, especially delicious.
Meng Yisheng seemed to glance at Tao Luobai and asked casually, "Do you like this dish?"
Tao Luobai was chewing without moving his mouth, and nodded as a response.
After he swallowed what he was chewing, he looked at Meng Yisheng curiously, "How did you tell that?"
Meng Yisheng seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself. Finally, he uttered a few words that were unfathomable: "Guess?"
Tao Luobai knew Meng Yisheng was teasing him the moment he heard it. He was about to smile to show that he understood his teasing when Meng Guiyue suddenly interrupted him: "Brother Luobai, why are you so dull? I must have been observing you during these few meals—"
"You always eat your favorite dishes first. It's impossible for your brother to pretend not to understand. You are too easy to understand." Meng Guiyue said, and saw her brother glaring at her.
It's over. Meng Guiyue thought, his brother wanted to use this to strengthen his connection with Brother Luo Bai, but how could she be so tactless that she not only interrupted his spell but also told him the truth before he did.
I'm afraid my brother won't take me out next time, Meng Guiyue thought regretfully, completely forgetting that she would have to go back to school to study in a few days.
"So that's how it is." Tao Luobai didn't know why there seemed to be sparks flying between the Meng brothers and sisters. It was obvious that he was the one who was seen through.
Tao Luobai suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He glanced at his own movements and found that he was picking up the second piece of bok choy with his chopsticks. It seemed that Meng Guiyue's words were also confirmed at this moment. He put it down and picked up another piece of duck blood.
This is his second favorite dish among maocai.
He still likes to eat his favorite dishes first. Tao Luobai thought, he is really hopeless, no wonder he can be seen through by others. Tao Luobai laughed this time, feeling helpless, but more of relief.
Tao Luobai: "You all know what I like to eat, but I can't tell what you like to eat. Why don't you tell me your preferences now? That would be fair."
"Otherwise, when we go out to eat in the future, you order the dishes I like to take care of me, but I can't reciprocate with the same thought and order the dishes you like. That would be so bad." Tao Luobai said this to test what Meng Yisheng liked to eat. There was a certain selfish motive in his words. After all, he was someone he had a good impression of. But it was also from the heart. He knew that as friends, understanding and care were mutual.
They didn't let him pay for the meal just now, so he could only spend some time on other things.
Meng Guiyue quickly gave her brother a push and said, "Most of the dishes I like are the same as yours. Tell Brother Luobai what you like to eat!"
Meng Guiyue must have used a lot of force when pushing him. Tao Luobai could even see Meng Yisheng shaking with a huge amplitude visible to the naked eye. If Meng Yisheng had not just taken a mouthful of food and swallowed it, and had not yet picked up the second chopstick, Tao Luobai dared to guarantee that Meng Yisheng would definitely use his chopsticks to splash the oil and water everywhere.
When Tao Luobai thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but laugh.
In this situation, Meng Yisheng first glared at Meng Guiyue, then turned his gaze back to Tao Luobai.
He licked his lips nervously. He didn't know why Tao Luobai was laughing. He originally wanted to just say it and be done with it, but now it seemed that he had to wait for Tao Luobai's smile to stop. During this time, he thought a lot about Tao Luobai's reaction when he heard this. Unconsciously, his palms were sweating.
Tao Luobai on the opposite side finally stopped laughing, "Yisheng, go ahead." He wanted to laugh for a while longer, but when he saw Meng Yisheng was so serious that he didn't even continue eating, he understood that he must be waiting to talk to him, so he forced himself to stop.
You know what, it's really hard to stop laughing when someone else makes you laugh. He should not be so easily amused next time, Tao Luobai thought.
Meng Yisheng: "I, I like to eat meat."
As soon as he finished speaking, not only Meng Guiyue looked at Meng Yisheng in surprise, but even Tao Luobai widened his eyes.
Meng Guiyue: Is this preference so broad?
Tao Luobai: Is it so easy to raise?
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