Chapter 76: The Illusion of Dating
Shen Tingyu took Xin Hongying's hand and was about to catch up, "Let's go, catch up and ask clearly."
His arms were stretched but he couldn't pull him. Shen Tingyu turned his head in confusion, "Why don't you leave?"
Xin Hongying sat upright, her eyes sweeping across the clasped hands. Her eyes darkened and her earlobes turned red, but she did not let go of her hand. She clenched her other hand into a fist and coughed lightly.
"Fairy, eat the delicious food on this table first. It won't be too late to ask him in detail later. He won't give in so easily."
Shen Tingyu was pulled by him to sit back, and a piece of crispy meat was picked up in the bowl, "Try this."
Xin Hongying curled up her slender fingertips slightly, feeling the residual warmth on her palm. In the past, when she touched him, his mood did not fluctuate much. What happened to him today? Was he affected by the insect again?
Shen Tingyu looked at the crispy meat in the bowl, pursed her lips quietly, and thought about it. Anyway, he wouldn't run away at this moment. Knowing that he was the chef in Manhualou, why would she be afraid of not being able to find him?
"Then I'll find him later."
Seeing that she was eating with great relish, Xin Hongying started using his chopsticks again, and the ordinary dish became delicious.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Shen Tingyu put down his chopsticks and burped, "So happy~"
It was dinner time, and there was a long queue outside Manhualou. There was an open space in the lobby, and two picture albums of new delicacies and a huge ballot box were posted on the wooden board.
People gathered there after dinner or to chat and join in the fun. Without exception, they all held blue or red ribbons in their hands, and the place was bustling and noisy.
"The dragon enters the sea, this name is elegant, casting a red cloth."
"You're still pretending to be a scholar, roll on, roll on... Of course, I'm going to throw the blue cloth."
"red!……"
"blue!……"
Shen Tingyu and the others almost couldn't squeeze out.
“Come with me, this way.” Xin Hongying held Shen Tingyu’s hand and used his broad shoulders to protect her as she walked through the crowd.
"Guest, be careful... the tea... is hot!"
The waiter was accidentally pushed aside and the tea in his hand was about to spill on the face of the child carried by the customer in front of him.
In an instant, time slowed down to its slowest speed. The pot of boiling hot tea flew off the tray and stopped in mid-air. The waiter's eyes widened.
A pair of bony fingers grabbed the tray in mid-air, caught the falling teapot steadily, spun it gracefully, and quickly stuffed it back into the waiter's arms.
The waiter quickly grabbed the tray and said, "Thank you, you are such nice people."
Xin Hongying frowned slightly, "We want to see him again."
The waiter was a little embarrassed: "Sir, he doesn't want to see you again."
"Then where does he live?" Shen Tingyu smiled slightly and asked kindly, "We have something important to find him for."
"I'm sorry, sir, I can't tell you." The waiter refused directly.
Bang!
Shen Tingyu placed a small purse on the tray in his hand, "Think about it, if you don't tell me the money will be gone."
The waiter took it in his hand and weighed it for a few times. His eyes lit up and he hesitated: "This..."
Xin Hongying interrupted him: "If you don't tell us, we can ask other people."
"Okay! I said, his family lives at..." The waiter quickly grabbed the purse and said without hesitation: "Don't tell him, I said it."
call!
Finally walking out of the noisy crowd, Shen Tingyu sighed: "It's really lively, like a festival, it's quite fun."
"Come on! The gambling house is open for betting. Let's bet on which new product from Manhualou will be included in the famous product menu. We'll find out in three days."
"Really? I just came out of Manhualou. Since there aren't many people placing bets right now, let's go ahead and place our next bet."
"We can't bet so high right now. We need to see how the situation develops. We still have two days left!"
"Brother knows more."
"Of course, we can also go and see the excitement. Let's go!"
“…”
The two men walked slowly past them, whispering. Shen Tingyu heard it clearly, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She forgot that she was not a doll, and subconsciously pulled his sleeve.
But she found that they were holding hands all the time, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she had the illusion that they were on a date. She hurriedly retracted her hand.
"Why don't we go and place a bet as well."
Xin Hongying clenched his fist slowly from under his sleeve. He glanced at the two passersby with a cold, penetrating glance: "They are all from the casino. They saw that we just came out of Manhualou and are trying to lure us over."
"Ah!" Shen Tingyu opened her mouth wide. She was almost attracted by the casino's agents. Even though she knew that the two of them were the casino's agents, she still wanted to place a bet.
They walked side by side, and Shen Tingyu asked curiously: "Guess which dish will win this famous menu competition in three days?"
Xin Hongying felt that it was really boring to go through so much trouble just for a menu of famous dishes, and there was no need to place a bet.
But he could see that she was still a little moved, so he didn't say anything to spoil the mood: "I can't guess."
Shen Tingyu struggled in her heart for a moment, wondering if she would be embarrassed to be deceived. In the end, she pulled his sleeve and said, "Let's join in the fun and place a bet."
Xin Hongying was standing in front of the gambling house with a frown on his face, looking impatient and giving off an aura that said, "Keep away from strangers."
He couldn't think of why he agreed to come and do such a meaningless and boring thing.
Yet he stood in front of the betting table.
Two albums of Manhualou’s new products were placed in front of the betting table.
"Put your bets in place and bet on them. Remember, once you place a bet, it cannot be changed. The minimum bet is ten cents."
"Place your bets quickly."
"Brother, do you know you are very tall? You have been standing here for such a long time. Do you want to place a bet or not? If not, could you please let me bet first?"
Xin Hongying: "..."
His arm was squeezed, and he frowned. He stood away silently for a moment and said coldly, "Boring!"
Shen Tingyu was still struggling with what to bet on, and didn't notice what he said, so he turned his head and looked: "What did you just say?"
Xin Hongying shook his head silently.
Shen Tingyu ignored him and followed his own heart, betting on Yulong Snow Mountain Ice Cream, "It's decided, it's you, no change."
She pressed her finger on the album and said to the dealer, "I'll bet one or two taels of silver."
The dealer licked the brush with the tip of his tongue, feeling a little disappointed. The girl had been struggling for so long, and he thought it was a big order, but unexpectedly it was only one or two taels of silver. He secretly said in his heart: How stingy!
"Remember! Place a bet of one or two taels of silver on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ice cream. What should you sign?" The dealer said in a strange voice while writing with a brush.
Shen Tingyu didn't know that the banker was criticizing her in her heart, but her enthusiastic tone obviously dropped, revealing a sense of yin and yang.
Bang! The palms clapped heavily on the stage.
She raised her eyebrows and her tone immediately turned cold: "What do you mean, do you think the money I bet is not enough?"
Wow~, she is still a little girl with a temper.
The dealer's hand holding the brush didn't shake at all. He squinted at her, his tone still sarcastic: "I'm asking you. What's the signature? If you don't tell me, I'll just write one at random. I can't guarantee whether it's Tom or Jake."
Shen Tingyu snorted coldly: "I see that your tongue has a strange taste, and even the scent of ink fills the sky. You can't speak clearly, so you just sign it'Tian Mochou'. Did you hear it clearly?"
The banker wrote on the paper and thought for a while in his heart, Tian Mochou - licking the stinky ink!
She was cursing him inwardly! Her face instantly turned darker than ink. Just as she was about to change her name, someone snatched the paper away from her.
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