Q: Why doesn't Xia Xiaobing let Lu Zhe call her 'Little Bingbing'?
After buying tickets and boarding the tour bus, everyone headed straight to the Moon Nursery and saw the panda cubs, which were still growing, through the glass.
"Then shall we talk about the legendary glutinous rice balls?" Xue Xiaodie exclaimed excitedly, cupping her hands to her chest. "So cute!"
Lu Zhe nodded and agreed, "They are indeed very cute."
After saying that, he turned to look to his left and right. He saw that both Xia Xiaobing and Tang Qi had starry eyes, as if they had completely lost their resistance to the glutinous rice balls.
However, Lu Zhe's feelings weren't as strong. Unsupervised by the girls, his gaze drifted involuntarily to a certain spot, and then he understood the question about whether it was 'Bingbing' or 'Little Bingbing'.
The answer might be because she's not small at all?
After spending some time in the Moon Nursing Home, the four moved to the Giant Panda Activity Area.
Watching the giant panda lazily munching on bamboo, Lu Zhe fell into deep thought.
Xia Xiaobing suddenly patted his shoulder and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Zhe said thoughtfully, "I was just thinking, the panda cubs we saw earlier were so small, and now these guys are so big. How long does it take for them to grow from so small to this big, and how much bamboo do they eat?"
Xia Xiaobing laughed and said, "You can ask the zookeeper. Besides, why are you concerned about how much food they eat?"
Lu Zhe: "It's nothing, it's just that the process of a organism growing from small to large makes me sigh a little..."
Xia Xiaobing stared at him, feeling that there was something slightly off about his thinking.
Lu Zhe suddenly snapped out of his reverie and asked, "What are we having for lunch later?"
Xia Xiaobing: "Let's discuss what to eat for lunch later. For now, let's watch the pandas."
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After a morning of sightseeing, the four of them left the panda base around noon and found a restaurant nearby.
Upon entering the restaurant and taking a seat, a small mishap occurred.
Xue Xiaodie actually pestered Xia Xiaobing, and they ended up sitting together. The other side of the table was left for Lu Zhe and Tang Qi.
After sitting down with Lu Zhe, Tang Qi couldn't help but smile. However, she quickly suppressed it under Xue Xiaodie's warning look.
As for Xia Xiaobing, she seemed completely oblivious to the two girls' expressions. She simply took the menu from the waiter, selected spicy chicken and dry-fried green beans, and then handed the menu to Xue Xiaodie beside her.
Xue Xiaodie hesitated for a moment, then chose a non-spicy baby bok choy soup.
Then the menu was handed to Tang Qi across the table. Without much hesitation, the young lady chose the fish-flavored shredded pork, which she was already very familiar with.
When it was Lu Zhe's turn, considering that there were already four dishes and the three girls at the table probably didn't have big appetites, he only ordered a vegetable and tofu soup and returned the menu to the waiter.
A dozen minutes later, the first dish served was a vegetable and tofu soup.
Lu Zhe picked up a spoon from the large soup bowl and ladled soup for the girls, jokingly saying, "We're having a Western-style meal today, so let's start with the soup."
Xia Xiaobing: "Don't serve me any more soup, I don't want any now."
So Lu Zhe ladled soup for both girls, and just as he ladled some for himself, the waiter brought out more dishes.
This time, it's shredded pork with garlic sauce.
After the dishes were served, everyone picked up their chopsticks and took a bite.
Xue Xiaodie was the first to react.
The girl with glasses had just put the food in her mouth when she frowned and said, "This is a bit spicy!"
Xia Xiaobing chewed silently, but subconsciously turned her head to look at her, revealing a surprised look.
Immediately afterward, Tang Qi quickly added, "Yes, it's a bit spicy!"
After speaking, the young lady lowered her head to drink the soup, trying to suppress the spiciness with the clear broth. However, she forgot that while the soup was indeed clear broth, the sensation was different when it was hot. The broth, which was above room temperature, actually intensified the irritation in her mouth, making the spiciness even stronger.
Tang Qi covered her mouth, on the verge of tears.
Xia Xiaobing was completely shocked: "This... is spicy?"
Xue Xiaodie: "Don't you think it's spicy?"
Xia Xiaobing: "Isn't this sweet?"
Xue Xiaodie: "..."
Tang Qi: "..."
The three girls suddenly looked at Lu Zhe, waiting for his comments.
Lu Zhe swallowed the shredded pork with garlic sauce in his mouth and nodded, saying, "It's a little bit spicy. How about this, those who are afraid of spicy food can avoid the chili peppers and leave them for Sister Bingbing."
Xia Xiaobing picked up a piece of chili pepper with her chopsticks, crunched it down in one bite, and ate it without changing her expression.
Tang Qi and Xue Xiaodie exchanged a glance, seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.
Next up was spicy chicken.
That plate of bright red stuff looked like it had more red chili peppers than chicken pieces.
So Tang Qi and Xue Xiaodie both backed down.
Xia Xiaobing picked up a piece of chicken without hesitation, put it in her mouth and chewed it, then quickly frowned slightly.
Lu Zhe also picked up a piece.
Seeing this, Xue Xiaodie felt that she could no longer back down, so she also picked up a piece of chicken, put it in her mouth, and began to chew, but she couldn't help but frown.
Tang Qi asked curiously, "How is it? Is it spicy?"
Xue Xiaodie nodded vigorously: "This one is even spicier!"
Tang Qi looked at Xia Xiaobing, who was diagonally opposite her.
Xia Xiaobing sighed, "Isn't it sweet?"
Xue Xiaodie was stunned: "Sweet? What are you talking about!"
Xia Xiaobing pointed to the plate of bright red spicy chicken and said, "The chef didn't make it authentic enough. It's not spicy enough, and the aroma isn't quite there either. Lu Zhe, what do you think?"
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