"Did you eat this half-eaten meal?" Xiong Bowen stared at her incredulously.
"Um, I ate it. I was just so...so hungry." Ye Qian knew she couldn't hide it, so she might as well admit it openly.
"Wat?"
He never expected that he would swear he was going to lose weight one second and then devour a whole bowl of rice the next.
Good intentions are met with ingratitude...
Xiong Bowen felt sorry for her, knowing she would only be able to eat grass every day from now on, so he bought her half a pound of braised beef.
And what was the result?
They live a life of luxury, much better than you can imagine!
The clown is actually myself?
For some reason, Xiong Bowen was speechless and completely dumbfounded.
"I was really determined to lose weight. I got up at five o'clock this morning to make a low-fat meal. I was full of confidence, but when I smelled the aroma of Brother Hui's lunchbox, I lost all my confidence in a second," Ye Qian said.
Upon hearing this, Yu Hui's eyes widened, and he turned to look at the two of them, unable to resist glancing at them again.
Good grief, so they're trying to pin the blame on me?
Seeing Ye Qian's face flushed red, her ears and neck turning bright red as well, Xiong Bowen knew she was embarrassed and that losing weight wasn't easy, so he said:
"It's okay, lose weight slowly. You need to eat well to have the energy to lose weight!"
"Here you go." Ye Qian handed over the braised beef in her hand, which Xiong Bowen had given her because he thought she was on a diet.
I haven't even started dieting yet, so I should return it to them.
Xiong Bowen glanced at the braised beef in her hand. He really wanted to take it, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was inappropriate.
"Keep this. Anyway, eating more beef won't make you fat."
Ye Qian hummed in agreement and took back the braised beef.
"Thank you. I will definitely start dieting seriously from tomorrow!"
"Okay, keep it up!"
Xiong Bowen didn't believe her nonsense, but he didn't show it. Instead, he smiled and encouraged her.
That concludes the topic.
As Xiong Bowen walked along the road, he couldn't help but sigh to himself:
Sure enough, no one can escape Boss Yu's boxed lunches and braised dishes!
Even if female celebrities control their diet every day, they will still gain ten pounds or so in a month or two if they start eating like this.
He walked along, lost in thought, paying no attention to the passersby ahead of him.
That passerby was incredibly oblivious; he didn't even flinch, staring intently at his phone, completely oblivious to where he was going.
"Bang--"
The two collided, causing the passerby's phone to fall to the ground and Xiong Bowen's lunchbox to spill.
"You idiot, don't you know where you're going?" The passerby picked up his phone, only to find the screen was broken, and he was furious.
"Who are you calling a bastard? It's clearly you who's blind, why are you blaming your grandpa?" Xiong Bowen was furious when he saw the lunchbox spilled, but luckily he reacted in time and there was still half a lunchbox left.
"You!!!" The passerby gritted his teeth. "I don't care, my screen's broken anyway..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiong Bowen shouted loudly.
"Damn it, it's just a broken phone! I even spilled my lunchbox!"
Passerby: "???"
Passersby were also puzzled, thinking, "Isn't it just a cheap boxed lunch?"
How much does one cost? How can it compare to a mobile phone?
However, the wire mesh tattoo on Xiong Bowen's back clearly indicates that he is a gangster, and gangsters are the most reckless.
If you can't afford to offend them, can't you at least avoid them?
"Fine, I won't hold it against you this time!"
After saying that, the passerby strode away, leaving Xiong Bowen alone on the spot.
"That bastard!"
Xiong Bowen also knew that there was a huge price difference between a mobile phone and a boxed meal.
If you insist on arguing but you're not in the right, it's better to just let it go.
It's a pity I spilled half of my lunchbox~
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"My dear daughter, you don't need to help with the stall. You've finally finished the college entrance exam, so you should just rest at home."
"Look at your skinny arms and legs, you must have suffered a lot at school..."
Aunt Zhang looked at her youngest daughter with heartache in her eyes. Pan Ziyi had lost more than ten pounds during her senior year of high school.
Senior year of high school is really tough, so she decided that no matter how badly her daughter did on the exam, she wouldn't blame her.
"That won't do. It's summer vacation now, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it all by yourself. Besides, I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway."
"School life is alright, it's just that the food in the cafeteria is a bit awful," Pan Ziyi muttered.
She feels nauseous just thinking about the food in the cafeteria. It's all frozen meat that's been frozen for two and a half years, and the vegetable leaves aren't even washed properly. If you find half a worm in your food, you're really unlucky.
Pan Ziyi once had the misfortune of finding a fly in her food at the cafeteria. It had a small, straw-shaped mouth, six slender legs, and two thin wings.
When she saw it, her stomach churned, and she almost threw up the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) she had eaten yesterday.
From then on, she was traumatized and would spend a long time fiddling with her chopsticks every time she ate.
"My sweetheart, look how thin you've become! I'll ask Grandma to cook more meat dishes from now on, and I'll try to help you gain ten pounds in two months!"
"You're going to eat like crazy!"
Aunt Zhang held Pan Ziyi's arms with both hands.
"I...I'll try my best."
Pan Xinyi's mouth twisted, and the corner of her mouth twitched incessantly.
The food my grandma cooked is what she's eaten since she was a child; it's just so-so.
Either it's too salty to eat, or it's served plain.
If it tasted good, she wouldn't have weighed only 80-odd pounds after eating it for so many years.
"Splash—"
An enticing aroma pulled her back to reality.
"Wow~~~ What's that smell? It smells so good!" Pan Ziyi's appetite was instantly whetted by the aroma.
She looked up and saw Xiong Bowen walking towards her.
However, her attention was not on Xiong Bowen, but on the half-eaten boxed lunch in his hand.
Xiong Bowen walked over with a smile, and just as he was about to greet Aunt Zhang, he saw Pan Ziyi in front of the stall.
She wore a pure white shirt, a light blue plaid skirt, and brown leather shoes, with her hair tied in pigtails.
She has an oval face, big, watery eyes, and fair, radiant skin, making her look incredibly cute.
She looks like a schoolgirl!
"Oh my, Aunt Zhang, where did this adorable little girl come from?" Xiong Bowen thought for a moment and said, "Is she the well-behaved and clever little daughter you often mention?"
"Yes, my daughter just finished her college entrance exams and insists on coming to help me with my business. No matter how I try to persuade her, she won't listen. Don't you think she's..."
Although she said that, Aunt Zhang's tone was full of pride.
The eldest sister dropped out of primary school, the second brother ran off with a widow, and this youngest daughter is considered the most successful in the family.
She was always at the top of her class and would help with housework during holidays. With this little daughter, she could finally hold her head high in the village.
I won't be constantly gossiped about by those gossipy aunts and uncles at home, or by those long-tongued women in the village anymore.
"I've heard you mention it often before, and you really are blessed with a beautiful face."
After speaking, Xiong Bowen looked at Pan Ziyi.
"How was your college entrance exam? How did it go?"
Pan Ziyi came to her senses upon hearing this and finally saw Xiong Bowen clearly.
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