Chapter 45.
The museum in Zhuya City is also located in the suburbs. It covers a large area, but it does not have any famous collections, so there are not many people visiting on weekdays. This time, the number of students from Mingde High School who came here can be considered large.
The tour guide we hired specially was very knowledgeable about all the famous objects in the Zhuya City Museum. In order to prevent people from getting bored listening to her explanation, she would also intersperse some small stories related to these objects, some true and some false, making the whole visit more interesting.
Xu Baiqing held Qian Yirong's hand and listened with great interest. From time to time, he turned around and whispered a few words to Qian Yirong. He was obviously very happy. Mu Zexuan, who was standing bored beside a faded jade pendant covered by a glass cover, looked at Qian Yirong, whose hand was held by Xu Baiqing, with a slightly gloomy face.
"Okay, Zexuan, stop looking over there. You look like a resentful husband who can't get what he wants." Qu Qingyu said unhappily.
Ever since Mu Zexuan listened to his advice and stopped trying to talk to Xu Baiqing, this guy has been gloomy and hiding in various corners watching Xu Baiqing. Thinking of the warning in his sister's request, Qu Qingyu could only bite the bullet and find another way to fool Mu Zexuan.
"What do you mean by 'I can't get what I want'?" Mu Zexuan's face turned red, and he retorted like a young boy whose secrets had been spoken.
"Please, don't be so obvious. If you don't believe me, ask them if they also think your behavior is so ungraceful. No wonder classmate Xu keeps his distance from you now." Qu Qingyu said.
After hearing his words, Mu Zexuan looked at Li Jingyan and Shen Tianxing with a curious look. He couldn't believe that his performance was as obvious as Qu Qingyu said.
"Qingyu is right." Shen Tianxing nodded without giving any face.
Li Jingyan turned his eyes away and nodded as if he couldn't bear to watch. Mu Zexuan was struck by lightning. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Xu Baiqing, then lowered his head.
"Zexuan, I understand that this is your first time falling in love, but a man who is too obsessed will never get a girlfriend." Qu Qingyu reminded.
"...I understand. I will restrain myself." Mu Zexuan didn't want to be disliked by Xu Baiqing, so he could only restrain his behavior.
On the other side, Xu Baiqing felt a little better when he noticed that the scorching gaze that had been falling on him had disappeared. It seemed that the conversation with Qu Xueer yesterday was effective.
Xu Baiqing can now get along more comfortably with Qian Yirong. After visiting the museum, they also learned about the cultural and creative products of Zhuya City. The students of Shengde High School, who are not short of money, bought a lot of small gadgets that interested them as if they were purchasing goods.
"Rongrong, this is so cute. Let's buy it and wear it." Xu Baiqing said, pointing to the coral made into a small metal pendant.
Qian Yirong nodded, and the two of them bought the same metal pendant and immediately hung it on the bags they were carrying. Xu Baiqing later bought some cultural and creative products that he thought were interesting and beautiful and put them in the bag.
Next we will go to the famous Qionghai Tower in Zhuya City for lunch. In the afternoon we will experience the activity of opening clam shells to look for pearls. The most famous dish of Qionghai Tower is naturally seafood.
Zhuya City is close to the sea, so the seafood is naturally the freshest. The seafood dishes at Qionghailou are delicious, and there is no disadvantage except being expensive. Of course, the disadvantage of being expensive is nothing to Shengde High School, which is not short of money.
They directly booked the highest-end banquet at Qionghai Tower. Xu Baiqing and Qian Yirong still sat together, but after the dishes were served, Xu Baiqing looked at the table full of ingredients she had never seen before, and felt like she had no idea where to start.
Qian Yirong immediately noticed Xu Baiqing's embarrassment. She went up to Xu Baiqing and asked her about her dietary restrictions and allergies, then began to cut the meat for her. Qionghailou is indeed a restaurant specializing in seafood, and it has a complete range of processing tools.
Qian Yirong used these tools very skillfully, taking the delicious meat out of various shells and placing it on Xu Baiqing's plate. Xu Baiqing ate while looking at Qian Yirong with shining eyes.
"Why are you looking at me? Eat your food seriously." Qian Yirong blushed at Xu Baiqing's admiring gaze and said embarrassedly.
Xu Baiqing knew that Qian Yirong was really embarrassed, so he withdrew his gaze from her. However, as he continued to add food to his bowl, the smile on his lips deepened.
Qian Yirong was concentrating on dealing with the crab shell in front of her when suddenly some fragrant food was handed to her mouth. Qian Yirong turned around and saw Xu Baiqing with a smile on his face.
"What's wrong?" Qian Yirong glanced at the other people at the same table uncomfortably. Seeing that they didn't notice the situation on her side, she lowered her voice and asked embarrassedly.
"Rongrong, you have been helping me so much that you have no time to eat. Of course I have to be responsible for filling your stomach." Xu Baiqing said confidently, and moved his hands to bring the food closer to Qian Yirong's mouth.
Qian Yirong felt a little embarrassed, but seeing Xu Baiqing's persistence, she still ate the food that was handed to her mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Xu Baiqing asked with a smile when he saw Qian Yirong eating the food he fed her.
"Yeah." Qian Yirong nodded. In fact, her attention was all on Xu Baiqing, and she didn't pay attention to whether the food tasted good or not.
After all, she discovered something that made her even more shy. The chopsticks Xu Baiqing used to feed her were not public chopsticks, but her own chopsticks. Because Qian Yirong saw Xu Baiqing use the chopsticks that had just been used to feed her to pick up the food in the bowl and put it into her mouth.
Isn't this indirect... In short, Qian Yirong's already red face became even redder. She couldn't think too much about it, and she couldn't remind Xu Baiqing, otherwise it would seem that she cared too much, or Xu Baiqing might misunderstand that she pointed it out because she disliked it, so Qian Yirong chose to remain silent, but when Xu Baiqing continued to feed her, she could only eat it silently.
The other people sitting at the table exchanged glances implicitly. Were these two people too oblivious to the people around them? Although they were not the kind of people who would deliberately pry into other people's privacy, they were not blind.
A lively and cheerful girl at the table quickly pulled everyone except Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing into a small group chat, and then started to speak explosively.
[They are in that kind of relationship, right?]
[No covering at all?]
Aren’t they sisters?
…
After the screen was flooded with all kinds of questions that people had been asking, someone finally spoke up in the group chat.
[I heard they are not related by blood.]
[Isn’t that the real and fake daughter?]
[But are they really that kind of relationship? Didn't they say that Master Mu has a special affection for Ms. Xu?]
[I guess it's just that Mr. Mu is too enthusiastic. Mr. Xu doesn't seem interested at all.]
…
Not knowing that his behavior had attracted attention, Xu Baiqing filled his stomach and fed Qian Yirong, and he began to feel a little lazy. Qian Yirong also took off her gloves after Xu Baiqing had eaten.
She had originally planned to satisfy Xu Baiqing before eating, but she ended up being fed by Xu Baiqing in the process. Qian Yirong then picked up the teacup, took a sip, and relaxed.
The two of them didn't communicate any further, but the atmosphere was very harmonious, which made the other people at the table look at each other strangely, and they lowered their heads and started hammering again.
Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing were both perceptive people, so they immediately noticed the strangeness of the other people at the same table. The two looked at each other and always felt that their strangeness was related to themselves. They never thought that they were paired with someone, and that was the look of being immersed in the happiness of eating sugar.
"Minghui, is there any news in the group?" Xu Baiqing asked Minghui who was sitting next to him.
"Ah?" Ming Hui's smile froze, and she avoided Xu Baiqing's gaze uncomfortably, "No, no, I was just chatting with a friend."
Upon hearing this, Xu Baiqing glanced at the other people at the table who were frozen because of his sudden words, and narrowed his eyes slightly. These people's reactions were too strange. Perhaps something had happened that he didn't know about.
"Is that so? Sorry to bother you. I misunderstood," Xu Baiqing said politely. Then she stood up and said to Qian Yirong, "Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."
Xu Baiqing walked around the others. Her good eyesight allowed her to see the conversation on a classmate's mobile phone screen when she passed behind her. Xu Baiqing couldn't help but pause, then quickened her pace.
Xu Baiqing came to the bathroom and looked up to see her blushing face in the mirror. What the hell? She never thought that the other classmates had been hiding something from her, that they were shipping her and Qian Yirong as a couple.
Was her expression so obvious? It was just that I discovered her feelings for Qian Yirong after having dinner with her and Qian Yirong. However, Xu Baiqing agreed with them when they said that he and Qian Yirong were a good match.
Xu Baiqing calmed down for a while before returning to his seat from the bathroom. Facing Qian Yirong's inquiring look, Xu Baiqing's eyes wandered for a moment and he shook his head.
Qian Yirong knew that the strange reactions of the other classmates at the same table would not affect them, so she did not inquire into it further. She did not know that the simple eye contact between her and Xu Baiqing had caused quite a stir in the group chat.
"Let's go and rest for a while. It will take a while before we go somewhere else." Qian Yirong said softly.
After dinner, they naturally need to rest for a while. Although Qionghai Tower is famous for its banquets, it also has a place to rest. Anyway, they have already finished their meal, so it would be better to go there to rest for a while.
Xu Baiqing naturally would not refuse. He stood up with Qian Yirong and prepared to go to the lounge to rest. After they left together, the other people at the table immediately started discussing in a low voice. At this moment, they found that Xu Baiqing suddenly turned around. When they were caught red-handed and felt guilty, Xu Baiqing put his index finger between his lips to them, making a gesture to end the topic.
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