Yan Hanxi looked at the U-shaped cushion again, took it and examined it, then casually smiled and said, "Where did you buy such a nice cup?"
"A birthday present from Fifth Brother."
oh--
That's alright then.
Yan Hanxi lowered his raised eyebrows and his smile became sincere. He wrapped the U-shaped pillow around his neck and said, "Fifth Brother has excellent taste."
He Jing glared at him with displeasure: "That's my fifth brother."
Yan Hanxi nodded: "Mm."
He Jing: "..."
Four hours later, the plane landed, arriving just past noon.
But the setting sun was still intense, and orange-yellow light danced on He Jing's hair, making her pupils appear as a clear and beautiful brown.
The teacher leading the team said, "The school has booked a hotel near the competition venue."
But we need to eat something first.
He Jing couldn't get used to airplane food, and neither could Yan Hanxi; the two barely ate anything at noon.
Yan Hanxi said, "I'll treat. Today is He Jing's birthday, and I'd like to treat her to a nice meal."
The team leader looked at He Jing with a questioning gaze. He Jing thought for a moment and nodded: "I want to eat hot pot with sweet soup."
Yan Hanxi's thin lips curved slightly, and he asked again, "Are you allergic to egg yolks? Would you like a birthday cake?"
He Jing shook her head: "I'm not allergic, no thanks."
She doesn't really like desserts with lots of cream, because they're easy to gain weight from.
No, to be precise, she loves sweets, but she is very restrained because cutting out sugar is extremely important to her.
So, Yan Hanxi took He Jing to a hot pot restaurant called "Tang Buyi" (meaning "Sugar Not Easy"). The restaurant was packed with people and doing brisk business. However, the waiter led them into a private room.
He Jing took out her phone and searched online. This dessert hot pot restaurant was a Black Pearl Three-Diamond Restaurant. Although the decor was not luxurious, you still had to make a reservation a week in advance to get a table.
He Jing couldn't help but twitch her eyelids and turned to look at the menu beside her. A sweet soup pot base was 998 yuan, and other dishes such as taro balls, red beans, and grass jelly were several times more expensive than in the market. There were also special items such as rock sugar cherries, chocolate bars, and jade spring rolls... The prices were outrageous.
He Jing's lips twitched, her brow throbbed, and she looked away from the menu at Yan Hanxi: "Are you sure you want to treat me to something so expensive? I could only afford spicy hot pot for your birthday."
Yan Hanxi: "..."
So, we can't get past the mala tang (spicy hot pot) hurdle?
With utter helplessness, Yan Hanxi said, "Don't you want to find some inspiration for cooking and go back to teach your third brother? I ordered a nine-compartment hot pot base, there are enough compartments for you to try."
He Jing remained silent, barely suppressing the feeling of being suffocated by the high price. After a while, the waiter pushed the door open and came in. Instead of bringing the hot pot base, he first brought out a small cake.
The waiter said, "Miss, this is a small cake from Xisenfang that gentleman asked me to buy for you. Happy birthday."
He Jing took a look and saw that the small cake was no bigger than half a palm and could be finished in two bites, but it was made exceptionally beautifully. A bright red strawberry was placed on the white chocolate, and two tiny candles were stuck on the cake.
Two numbers—
18.
Yan Han chuckled: "How can a birthday be without a birthday cake? You're a model student, happy birthday!"
He Jing's red lips moved slightly, but she pursed them and remained silent for a long time, as if an eternity had passed. She whispered, "Thank you, Yan Hanxi."
When she was 18, her stepsister falsely accused her of stealing her boyfriend, and then her stepmother complained to her father.
At 18, instead of receiving the cake and gifts she deserved, she was met with a barrage of indiscriminate scolding from her father.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
