Kong Qi didn't really forget everything that happened before, but he just had an ostrich mentality that if you don't tell me and I don't tell me, no one will know about my embarrassing things.
Seeing that Gu Mingjing was standing still, he wanted to get over the incident as soon as possible, so he quickly stood up again and dragged Gu Mingjing towards the table.
Gu Mingjing didn't struggle. He looked at the two plates of food and two bowls of rice on the table and knew what was going on.
"I already have food, why did you buy it for me?" Gu Mingjing had a headache. There are also bad things about meeting people who are too enthusiastic.
Kong Qi had already thought of how to explain it, and he quickly gave his prepared excuse, "I like both braised spare ribs and braised pork. I can't bear to miss out on either one, so I just ordered both. But I can't finish them all by myself, so Brother Gu, you can help me share. This way, there will be no waste, and I can eat more. It's a win-win situation, how great."
Gu Mingjing: “…”
"How much? I'll give it to you." He'd already bought it, so what if he didn't eat it? Wouldn't that be a waste? But he didn't want to take advantage of this.
Give money? How could Kong Qi be willing to do that?
If he accepted money, what kind of person would he be? Forced to buy or sell?
So he waved his hands repeatedly and refused, "How can this be? I can't accept this money. Besides, it's not much, just a meal. It's fate that we met. I'm treating you today, so don't refuse. Although it's just these two dishes and no wine, it's a bit simple, but this is the condition on the train, please bear with me."
Now that things have come to this, what else can Gu Mingjing do? He can only agree, "That's ridiculous! If these two dishes are simple, then what kind of meal is a sumptuous feast? It's not a big deal if we don't have wine. You know, we have some serious business tonight, and if we do have wine, we can't drink it. I happen to have some tea, so let's follow the ancients and have tea instead of wine and have a good drink."
"This is a good idea. Using tea instead of wine will not delay things due to drunkenness, nor will it lose fun due to lack of wine." Kong Qi's eyes lit up when he heard it and he praised.
It just so happened that Gu Mingjing had just brought back two pots of boiled water, which were still hot, so there was no need to fetch more water.
Conditions on the train are limited, so forget about tea-making techniques and steps. Of course, even if you did, you wouldn't dare to use them.
Take out the enamel water cup, throw tea leaves into the bottom of the cup, pour boiling water, and you're done.
Next, just wait a few minutes for the tea to be brewed.
Of course, the two of them didn't just sit there and wait. After all, the tea wasn't ready yet, but the food was ready, wasn't it?
Moreover, Kong Qi now really treated tonight's meal as a proper banquet to entertain his brothers.
Although there were not many food options on the train, he took out all the edibles from his luggage.
Gu Mingjing also took out his original dinner and a bag of fried soybeans.
Suddenly, a lot of things piled up on the table: buns, rice, dim sum, meat sauce, tea eggs, salted duck eggs, braised spareribs, braised pork, fried soybeans...
Both in terms of quality and quantity, it is quite rich.
The moment Kong Qi saw the fried soybeans, he felt a little regretful. "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have eaten that bag of fried soybeans in the afternoon. It's all my fault for being greedy." Lying in bed with nothing to do in the afternoon, he felt his mouth was empty and wanted to eat something. At first, he planned to eat only a little, but the taste was so good that he kept eating one after another. By the time he realized it, the oil paper bag was empty.
"Don't be polite, if you like, eat more." Gu Mingjing said. It was just a bag of fried soybeans.
Kong Qi regretted it for a moment, but didn't think about it any further. After all, he had already eaten it, and it couldn't be taken back, so there was no point in dwelling on it.
She looked at the table full of delicious food, sat on the bed, picked up the chopsticks, and said, "Let's eat quickly, the dishes are getting a little cold." After that, she looked at Gu Mingjing and waited for him to pick up his chopsticks.
Looking at his actions, Gu Mingjing said, "There's no need to be bound by those etiquettes, let's eat together." There was no need to be particular about who goes first and who goes last.
Seeing him say that, Kong Qi didn't bother with anything else. He just picked up his chopsticks and went for the piece of braised pork ribs that he had been eyeing for a long time.
Gu Mingjing also picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks.
"Hmm~ delicious, the ribs are tender and crispy, and easy to remove from the bones. The taste is fragrant and salty, but it's a bit cold. It would definitely taste better if it were hotter." Kong Qi commented after eating a piece of ribs.
After listening to it, Gu Mingjing tasted it, spit out the bones, and nodded. It was indeed good.
"This braised pork is delicious, but the rice is a little small. Normally, when I have braised pork and rice at home, I can eat two big bowls."
Kong Qi picked up a piece of braised pork and placed it on the white rice. The braised pork covered with soup soon dyed the rice red, which looked very appetizing.
"The rice is gone, but I still have steamed buns here. It would be delicious if you just dip the steamed buns in it and eat it." Gu Mingjing also took out some steamed buns from the bag.
Kong Qi's eyes lit up when he saw it. It would be okay if there was no rice or steamed buns.
"It's rare to have such a good dish, so I won't be polite to you." Kong Qi said. Braised pork is a rare treat, so you have to eat it to your heart's content.
Gu Mingjing said: "You're welcome, eat if you want."
"Good brother, come, I'll toast you. It's fate that we met. Let's drink to fate." Kong Qi patted the table on the spot and picked up the enamel pot on the table and said.
"Cheers to fate." Gu Mingjing also raised the enamel pot and said.
With a "bang", the two enamel pots collided with each other, and the tea inside swayed back and forth with the collision.
Because I drank tea instead of wine, I didn’t feel stuffy. I took a small sip and then put it down and continued eating.
For a moment, the compartment was filled with voices, the clatter of dishes, and the sound of toasts, forming a picture of life.
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While Gu Mingjing was toasting with others, Jianshu was also having dinner on the other side.
The difference is that she is the only one here, not as lively as Gu Mingjing's place.
Similarly, Jianshu’s dinner also includes braised pork ribs.
The reason I say one dish is because her dinner has more than one dish of braised pork ribs.
Compared to the two somewhat "shabby" dishes and other things they made up over there, Jianshu's table was much richer.
Braised spare ribs, pickled fish, mouth-watering chicken, boiled shrimp, hot and sour potato shreds, and cold cucumber salad, that’s all the New Year’s Eve dinner should be.
I saw Jianshu eating a bite of pork ribs, a bite of shrimp, and a bite of smashed cucumber.
I enjoyed the meal very much and didn't feel any loss of appetite at all.
I don’t know whether I should be happy or unhappy when Gu Mingjing finds out.
The happiness was that Jianshu had a good appetite and she didn’t have to worry about her being hungry; the unhappiness was that in just this short afternoon, the sadness of parting seemed to have left her far away.
I have to say that sometimes Jianshu is extremely heartless.
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