The waiter came over and was about to hand the menu to Xu Tingchuan when he heard Xu Tingchuan rattle off several dishes with practiced ease.
Ni Sitian listened to Xu Tingchuan reciting the menu, which made it seem like he was a regular customer. However, the environment here was completely inconsistent with his status and demeanor, so she lowered her voice and said, "You seem to know this place very well."
“Yes, I went to Yuying High School. I used to come here often with Muzhi and the others. Several of the signature dishes at this little shop are quite good.” Xu Tingchuan gracefully picked up the kettle and poured Ni Sitian a cup of tea, then poured one for himself and took a sip.
“No wonder you were so familiar with them.” Ni Sitian also picked up her water glass and took a sip. She couldn’t help but wonder if Su Yan had come with them back then, and whether Su Yan had sat knee to knee with Xu Tingchuan like this.
As she pondered, she glanced up at Xu Tingchuan, only to find that he showed no unusual behavior and no sign of reminiscing about the past.
"Pei Yang was the first to discover this place. He loves to eat, and he can't escape any good food, so he opened restaurants everywhere. Unfortunately, Grandpa Pei didn't allow him to do these things outside, so now those restaurants have been handed over to professional managers," Xu Tingchuan casually chatted with Ni Sitian.
Ni Sitian's curiosity was piqued. "So what does Pei Yang do now?"
She remembered that Gu Chen was a top lawyer, and Shen Muzhi seemed to run all kinds of businesses and had connections in both the legal and illegal worlds. She had never heard Xu Tingchuan mention Pei Yang's work.
“In managing the family’s shipping business, the Pei family was already a shipyard tycoon during the Republic of China era.” Xu Tingchuan smiled. “In fact, the Pei family is quite large. Pei Yang’s generation alone has twelve members, all of whom are direct descendants of the old master Pei.”
Upon hearing his words, Ni Sitian had already imagined a drama of a wealthy family fighting over inheritance.
At this moment, the waiter came over to serve the dishes.
A plate of prawns, a plate of shiitake mushrooms and bok choy, a dish of roasted mutton, and a bowl of clear fish head soup.
Ni Sitian was already starving, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating. To her surprise, the taste was better than she expected.
Especially the roasted mutton, which is tender but not greasy, and the gamey smell of mutton is also very well removed.
She was starving and ate rather ravenously, finishing half a bowl of rice in no time.
"Slow down." Seeing how much she was enjoying her food, Xu Tingchuan served her some fish head soup and placed it beside her: "Drink some soup, don't choke."
Ni Sitian smiled at Xu Tingchuan and continued eating.
Seeing that she was busy filling her stomach and didn't have time to peel shrimp, Xu Tingchuan picked up a shrimp, carefully peeled off the shell, and put it in her bowl.
Ni Sitian saw the peeled shrimp in the bowl, looked up at him and grinned, "Thank you."
"Don't eat too much roasted mutton, eat more vegetables." Seeing that she really liked the plate of roasted mutton, Xu Tingchuan added, "In another month, you can eat whatever you want, and we can come together again then."
"Mmm." Ni Sitian nodded emphatically, then obediently picked up some vegetables...
Ni Sitian had a good appetite for dinner and ate two bowls of rice, while Xu Tingchuan was busy peeling shrimp for her and didn't eat much.
After they finished eating, Xu Tingchuan took Ni Sitian for a walk around Yuying High School.
The evening breeze was chilly, so after a short walk, I returned to my car.
Xu Tingchuan turned on the car's heater, and Ni Sitian, sitting in the passenger seat, felt drowsy and yawned wearily.
"You should get some sleep first," Xu Tingchuan said, draping his coat over her shoulders and patting her head.
Then he started the car.
Ni Sitian originally wanted to stay awake for a while and talk to Xu Tingchuan, but she quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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