Chapter 404 Bai Bufan doesn’t like eating raw food
"I'm a man... my wife's husband... my child's father..."
"Between men... is this even possible..."
"It's so strange... I think I've fallen in love with this feeling. I'm sorry... Honey... Wow Darcy... What a man who deserves it..."
At this moment, Bai Bufan's voice, filled with decadence, restraint and sadness, also floated faintly from behind Lin Li.
Lin Li: “?”
Are there any experts?
"No, Bai Bufan, you are sick. I'm performing a Japanese drama in front of me, and you're performing Sichuan opera behind me. Who can stand this?"
Lin Li could no longer hold back and struggled to free himself from Bai Bufan's hands, cursing.
After everyone shut up, Lin Li looked at Ding Sihan who was also laughing across from him, touched his chin, raised his brows slightly, and made a reasonable guess:
"Dingzi, so you often appreciate...huh?"
"Don't be so mean!" The teasing tone made Ding Sihan's face turn red, and she immediately denied it:
"This meme has been going viral online lately. I only just memorized the line after seeing it last night. I don't normally watch this kind of stuff. Who's as disgusting as you?"
"There's no need to curse like that..."
Bai Bufan quietly stood up for his good friend.
——Of course, the good friend Bai Bufan was referring to was the “this kind of thing” that Ding Sihan just mentioned.
As for Lin Li, he is indeed disgusting. No problem, it’s good to scold him.
Lin Li, who was scolded, just laughed. He didn't really intend to discuss this topic in depth with the girl. He knew when to stop, so he didn't respond.
But to be honest, Lin Li felt that there were too many things to pay attention to when finding a Japanese girlfriend:
You cannot bring friends, colleagues, bosses, or neighbors home. You cannot let her order takeout or take out the trash at home alone. When her father gets old, she must move to the countryside. If something breaks at home, she must fix it herself. She cannot be a nurse, teacher, or secretary. She must accompany her when shopping, getting a beauty treatment, going to the hospital for a massage, taking the bus, the subway, the tram, or the elevator. She cannot owe anyone money, and she must never get drunk. She must never tell her when she encounters difficulties. After having children, she must go to parent-teacher meetings and home visits by herself, and it is strictly forbidden for children to bring male classmates home to play...
Alas, it’s really not easy when you think about it.
"Are there any dishes that haven't been served yet?" Lin Li collected his thoughts and looked around the table and asked.
"Let me take a look," Qu Wanqiu, who was closest to the receipt, picked up the receipt and compared it with the dishes that had been served, then nodded: "There's also a sashimi platter, sesame octopus, and eel rice..."
As he was speaking, a waiter came quickly with a plate and put down another dish.
"Hello, waiter, do you have any water?" Lin Li asked.
"Yes, sir. Over there is the self-service area. They have barley tea, plain water, and miso soup for free. Miso soup is only hot, but the others are available hot or cold. You can choose freely."
It was quite busy at the moment, and the waiter didn't have time to help Lin Li get it, so he chose to point out the direction.
Lin Liben didn't intend to trouble others, so he nodded to show that he understood. When he stood up, he saw that the girls also had empty cups in front of them, so he asked "Three Dogs":
"I'll go get some water, what would you like to drink?"
"We don't need it. The set meal comes with two drinks, and we can share them among the three of us." Ding Sihan waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.
——Because the ordering method is a set meal + individual dishes, not a meal for five people, there are no five cups.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan naturally didn't care at all about the two drinks being taken away by the girls. In fact, it was because of their good relationship that they did this.
"What about you?" So Lin Li just looked at Bai Bufan.
"Barley tea, please."
"Ice hot."
"I have my period recently." What Bai Bufan said might be human language, but it is impossible for Bai Bufan to speak human language.
"Okay." Lin Li naturally understood Bai Bufan's meaning and stood up to leave.
Ding Sihan also understood what Bai Bufan meant. After Lin Li left, she took out a pack of sanitary napkins from her bag and handed it to Bai Bufan without saying a word.
Bai Bufan: “……?”
Seeing that Bai Bufan did not move, Ding Sihan ignored Chen Yuying and Qu Wanqiu on both sides who were laughing so hard that they could not straighten their backs, kept an expressionless face, pointed at the package of sanitary napkins with her fingertips, raised her chin, and urged him to take it quickly.
“…”
"Grass."
"Thank you, sister, but no need, I have my own." Bai Bufan's mouth twitched slightly, and finally he gritted his teeth and waved his hand.
"Okay." Ding Sihan finally stopped being speechless and withdrew his hand contentedly.
Bai Bufan covered his forehead with his left hand, raised his head after a long while, looked at Ding Sihan, and gave him sincere advice:
"Ding Sihan, I suggest you play less with me and Lin Li in the future. This is not good for you."
"Oh," Ding Sihan smiled, then the smile gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy and sadness. She looked up at the ceiling: "I, seem, to be unable to go back..."
Bai Bufan: “…”
Fuck you!
This reaction is also very overwhelming!!
I really can’t play with him anymore!
Lin Li came back with two cups after a long time.
"Why did you take so long to come back? Did you go to the toilet? Don't pee in my cup?" Bai Bufan asked casually.
Lin Li did not answer, but handed the cup with steam still coming out of it in his left hand to Bai Bufan.
Bai Bufan took it, looked at it from close to the cup, and sniffed it in confusion: "Is this barley tea? Why doesn't it look like it?"
Barley tea shouldn't be this red, and it doesn't smell or taste right.
Although it definitely didn't smell like urine, Bai Bufan was still a little hesitant to drink it.
He looked at Lin Li's cup, and then he became more certain of this - he could tell at a glance that the one in Lin Li's cup was the real barley tea.
Lin Li smiled gently and gave the answer: "This is brown sugar water."
Bai Bufan: "(;☉_☉)?"
"Do you also provide brown sugar water here?" Bai Bufan asked in surprise.
"No, I just ran to the nearby store to buy some brown sugar, and came back to make it especially for you." Lin Li took out a packet of brown sugar powder that he had only used a little bit of from his pocket and threw it in front of Bai Bufan.
“…”
“…”
After a brief silence, the three girls on the opposite side were the first to react.
Ding Sihan: “Wow~~”
Qu Wanqiu: "So warm~~"
Chen Yuying: "I wish you happiness."
They were very touched, and today was another day to shed tears for other people's love.
"Grass!!!"
Bai Bufan, who had been silent the longest, finally let go after a few seconds.
No wonder it took so long to make a drink. He just ran out of the store like that. How could he not be there for long?
Bai Bufan decided that he would never choose "or" when Lin Li gave the option of "AorB" again, because Lin Li could directly change the question according to the answer you chose.
When Bai Bufan suddenly saw Lin Li's hand reaching for his other pocket, his pupils shrank, and he suddenly moved his butt outward, rushed forward and pressed Lin Li's hand through his pants:
"Don't do that! Don't give me the sanitary napkin! Put it in your own pocket! I don't want it even if you take it out!"
"Eh? Wo Ri, how did you know?" Lin Li was a little surprised, because he did buy a pack.
When Bai Bufan heard this predicted answer, he finally smiled with relief again.
He moved back to his seat, took a sip of brown sugar water, waved at Lin Li, and just sighed:
"Lin Li, you and Ding Sihan can think of the same thing. I am a little shocked..."
Before she finished speaking, Chen Yuying said: Stare——
Feeling the gaze coming at him, Bai Bufan immediately shut up, and the next second he slammed his forehead against the table:
"Squad leader, I mean I feel like kowtow. I won't kowtow to them first, I'll kowtow to you first."
He was just wishing himself and Lin Li happiness, but it seems that he was lying.
Chen Yuying accepted the kowtow generously and winked at Lin Li generously.
Lin Li raised an eyebrow in response.
"Okay, you can start eating now. If it's not enough, order more."
During the time when Lin Li was away, the dishes that had not been served were basically ready, and Ding Sihan spoke with a smile.
Lin Li, who hadn't sat down yet, glanced around the table, his eyes lingering on a few dishes.
Then he stretched out his hand and moved the sashimi platter in front of Bai Bufan, which was still emitting a cold smell, to the front of Qu Wanqiu opposite him - the farthest position from Bai Bufan.
Qu Wanqiu was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said in an exaggerated tone: "You don't want Bai Bufan to feel the slightest bit of coldness. This is too considerate."
The girls started to make noises again.
“That’s not the case,” Lin Li interrupted the spell, saying calmly, “It’s simply because Bai Bufan doesn’t eat raw food. If you put it in front of him, it’s not easy for you to pick it up, and he won’t eat it either. It’s not good for anyone.”
"Hmm?" Ding Sihan frowned and looked at Bai Bufan: "Bai Bufan, don't you eat raw food? Why didn't you say so just now? You don't have to order it."
“I’m eating?” Bai Bufan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Li in surprise: “Damn it, when did I say I don’t want to eat?”
Lin Li looked confused: "Last time when I invited you to dinner, didn't you say you couldn't eat it?"
"When? You treated me to this? Why don't I remember it?" Bai Bufan became more and more confused as he listened.
Seeing that Lin Li was speaking so seriously, Bai Bufan swallowed his saliva and got ready: He felt like he was going to be the center of the fun again soon.
Lin Li: “In the chemistry lab.”
“…”
“…”
Bai Bufan: "(;☉_☉)?"
I remembered——
Bai Bufan stood up suddenly and grabbed Lin Li by the collar:
"You fucking asked me to eat quicklime, right? Quicklime! CaO! Grass! So, you said I don't eat it raw! I don't eat slaked lime either! This stuff turns into a strong alkali when you put it in your mouth. Baowei doesn't eat it, so how can you ask me to eat it!
Lin Li, I am Quicklime, I really am your uncle Quicklime."
Bai Bufan shook Lin Li back and forth frantically, trying to shake all the shit out of Lin Li's head.
Lin Li scratched his head and said embarrassedly:
"Well, actually it's just because eating raw meat will stimulate the wildness in animals, and the consequences are disastrous. I have a friend who turned into a monkey and walked away after eating a banana. I don't want you to go around biting people."
"Get out of here." Bai Bufan raised his middle finger.
"Is your friend who turned into a monkey coming back to see you?" Ding Sihan's focus was completely different.
"I chased him and gave him grass, and he turned into a cow or a horse and came back again." Lin Li nodded.
Chinese culture is so extensive and profound that Bai Bufan couldn't figure out who was being criticized by Lin Li for a moment. But no matter what the situation was, he at least understood one thing: this friend was most likely Wang Ze.
"Okay, if Bai Bufan wants to eat it, take it back." Qu Wanqiu stood up and prepared to take it back.
"No need, my arms are long enough, I can still grab it." Bai Bufan waved his hands indifferently, but just glanced at Lin Li and sneered:
"Putting it over there will certainly make things more convenient for you—that's the real purpose of our warm-hearted brother. Let him warm up, even if it means he dies of warmth. Now, can we start eating?"
Feeling the cold stare, Lin Li chose to wink back.
“Eat!”
The five people started to eat, and the topic of conversation turned to evaluating and sharing the food.
"This is tempura fried shrimp and it tastes great. Eat it while it's still crispy. It won't taste good when it gets cold." Chen Yuying, with a greasy mouth, stroked her lips with her fingertips and pointed at the fried shrimp in front of her and said.
"Try it." "Errengou" was immediately tempted to try it.
"Lin Li, don't you want to eat?" Chen Yuying asked.
"Eat," Lin Li nodded, then leaned forward and opened his mouth: "Ah——"
There was still some doting in Chen Yuying's helpless smile, but she felt the teasing gazes of her friends around her, and she was a little shy after all. She had picked up the chopsticks to feed him, but she had to settle for the next best thing and put them on the plate near Lin Li.
"You have to eat your own food, don't just open your mouth and wait for food to be served." The girl taught seriously.
"It's all your fault..." Lin Li looked at Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu resentfully.
Some people are really redundant.
The two were not ashamed of it, but proud of it.
"This is also very delicious, with many layers. You can try it." Ding Sihan happily pointed at a plate of sushi and recommended it, his mouth full and his voice unclear.
Lin Li and Bai Bufan focused their attention on the sushi, which was covered with a layer of translucent orange-red eggs.
"What is this?" Bai Bufan asked.
"Prince Ming." Ding Sihan replied.
Bai Bufan thought about it in his mind, but couldn't remember what kind of fish Mentaiko was, so he asked, "What is Mentaiko?"
Lin Li: "Zhu Biao."
Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li like an idiot.
What the hell kind of Mentaiko are you?
"I mean, what the hell is Prince Mingtai?" Bai Bufan said word by word.
Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan and shook his head with a righteous look on his face:
"Bufan, I don't agree with you. I don't think Zhu Biao is stupid."
"Zhu Biao was definitely a wise and virtuous crown prince. He was kind and tolerant, and he was deeply loved by the people of the court and the country.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, a ruthless emperor, placed high hopes on Zhu Biao, viewing him as the ideal successor to the Ming dynasty. Had Zhu Biao not died so young, the succession to the Ming dynasty wouldn't have been disrupted, leading to the subsequent Jingnan Campaign. According to official historical records, Zhu Biao handled government affairs prudently and often advised Zhu Yuanzhang to use less torture and show empathy for the people.
This is clearly a model of a crown prince with both talent and integrity, and he is definitely not a fool. He is extraordinary. You can study the Three Kingdoms less and other dynasties more, and don't make such absurd comments rashly. "
Bai Bufan: "(;☉_☉)?"
After being stunned for a while, Bai Bufan smiled with relief.
Bai Bufan smiled and nodded, patted Lin Li's shoulder, and said with relief, "Yeah, yeah, I understand, Lin Li, Zhu Biao is not a fool, of course he is not, there is someone else who is the fool, someone else!"
The clapping became heavier and heavier, and Lin Li had no idea who Bai Bufan was scolding.
It’s so hard to guess.
Then Bai Bufan picked up his phone and prepared to check it himself.
In fact, is it important what kind of eggs Mentaiko are? It doesn’t matter, but boys are sometimes like this. They are inexplicably curious about the answers to some strange questions, and they are so eager to know that it’s like an obsession.
Even if I feel sleepy in the middle of the night, as long as I have a question in my mind and my curiosity is aroused, I will give up the accumulated sleepiness and choose to search for the answer on my mobile phone.
——How long is an elephant’s booger?
——Can giraffes get phlegm stuck in their throats?
——Which one do hermaphrodites use to pee?
——What do blind people dream about?
——The tallest dwarf in the world?
——How are eunuchs castrated? How do they urinate after castration? What impact does it have on their lives?
And so on and so forth.
"Cod roe." Seeing that Bai Bufan really wanted to know, Lin Li gave a formal answer, "I forgot what kind of cod it was, but it seems to be pronounced similar to 'Mentai' in Japanese, so it's called this."
"I've found out. It's the yellowtail haddock. And it's not called Mentai in Japanese. This fish was brought to Japan from the sun. It's called Mentai in the ancient language, and Japan also uses it." Bai Bufan stretched out his index finger and waved it, correcting Lin Li's mistake.
"I see. I got it." Lin Li raised his eyebrows and accepted the updated knowledge calmly.
The Mentaiko sushi tastes salty and fresh, with the texture of bursting fish roe, but it also has a bit of seafood and a slight fishy taste. Overall it is not bad and can be used to write a line of words.
There are delicious foods, but of course there are also some disappointments.
Lin Li put the eel rice that he had been looking forward to into his mouth, chewed it for a few bites, and then frowned in disappointment.
“Is it not tasty?”
The scholar Bai Bufan also followed suit and scooped a spoonful of eel rice, but hadn't eaten it yet. Seeing this expression, he asked.
"It's a bit hard. I think this restaurant is quite good at making eels that are delicious no matter how they are cooked into something that is neither too good nor too bad." Lin Li was not stingy with his praise.
Bai Bufan chewed the fish and rice slowly.
"how?"
"It's indeed a bit hard." Bai Bufan nodded in agreement, but then lowered his voice and moved closer to Lin Li:
"But I think it might not be the store's problem, but ours—there's something wrong with the way we pair our dishes."
"Hmm?" Lin Li frowned slightly.
Isn’t that just the classic combination of eel and rice? There’s nothing new about it.
Lin Li then looked at Bai Bufan expectantly.
The reason for the anticipation is that I have a feeling that Bai Bufan will not speak human language again:
"How can a combination go wrong?"
Bai Bufan was waiting for these words. He nudged Lin Li and pointed at the sashimi platter:
"Didn't we also order fish fillet?"
"As we all know,"
"People will hum after watching the human film."
"The knife blade will be sharp if you look at it."
"Then how can this fish not be tough after just looking at the fillet for so long?"
"We shouldn't have ordered the fish and the fillet together, or if we ordered them separately, I guess the eel would be too soft." Bai Bufan said seriously, very confident in his judgment, and spoke in a firm tone.
Lin Li: “(；☉_☉)!”
Oh my god! It really is!
Makes sense, there really is something wrong with the pairing.
Lin Li touched his chin, thought for a moment and then sighed: "But this also reflects a problem. Our eel is not very good and the quality is low."
"What do you mean?"
Now it was Bai Bufan's turn to look at Lin Li expectantly, because from the current situation, it was obvious that Lin Li had learned something from his experience.
"Ours is raw fish fillet, but this eel looks so hard," Lin Li pointed at the eel with some disdain. "As the saying goes, if you watch a movie without paying attention to the plot, the taste is lost by half."
"Take me for example. I only watch cooked meat in movies. That's what I pursue. But this eel doesn't care about meat or vegetables. It also accepts raw meat. I can't help it."
Bai Bufan fell into deep thought after hearing this, and touched his chin: "Could it be that this eel is imported from Japan, and does not need a Chinese translation team, so it can be eaten raw directly?"
"How could I not have considered this, Bufan, you can tell by looking at the price yourself, where can we get imported eels at this price?
Besides, there's not much difference between Japanese eels and domestic eels. Even now, most Japanese restaurants use domestic eels. For a restaurant that doesn't pursue high prices, how could it be so difficult to import them?
Lin Li's thinking was very comprehensive, so he immediately refuted and gave reasons.
"That makes sense!" Bai Bufan was completely convinced.
"So, if we have different ideals, we can't make plans together." Lin Li threw away his chopsticks and pushed the bowl of eel forward. "The eel without any pursuit is a bit disgusting and not worthy of entering my mouth. I won't eat it!"
"+1, I won't eat it either! Rubbish!"
The three girls opposite heard the sound of chopsticks being thrown and looked up, only to see Lin Li and Bai Bufan sulking with their arms crossed.
Ding Sihan, Chen Yuying, and Qu Wanqiu: "(;☉_☉)?"
Who messed with them again?
(End of this chapter)
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