"Second brother, that’s enough!"
Lu Shuyao sat in the corner of the cafeteria on the first floor, glaring hard at Lu Shuwu across from her, though her big eyes had no intimidating power. She said angrily,
"I asked you several tis earlier, and you said just one basket of dumplings would be enough. Now you’ve finished yours and still want to snatch mine!"
"Oh co on, little sister, you can’t bla for this."
Lu Shuwu stuffed the soup-filled dumpling he just grabbed into his mouth, chewed slowly for a while, and then licked his lips like he hadn’t had enough. He said with a grin,
"You didn’t say earlier that these soup-filled dumplings would be this delicious. If I had known, I would’ve asked for at least another basket, then why would I snatch yours?"
"What do you an I didn’t say? I told you from the start, these soup dumplings are heavenly! You didn’t believe , and now you’re blaming !"
Lu Shuyao gave a light "hmph," stretched out her hand like she was guarding against a thief and protected the remaining soup dumplings in front of her, saying,
"If you haven’t had enough, go queue up to buy more yourself!"
"Hmm, maybe not."
Lu Shuwu was obviously tempted, but he glanced at the ti and then looked at the still long queue at the dumpling shop; finally, he gave up,
"It’s getting late, I’ve got to et a friend, today I’ll leave it at this, tomorrow morning I’ll co back to eat my fill."
"Oh, that’s fine too."
Lu Shuyao nodded, then suddenly realized and looked up in surprise, staring at him,
"You’re coming again tomorrow? Didn’t you forget grandpa’s ultimatum? If you don’t hurry back ho, grandpa will co and catch you himself!"
"What’s there to fear? Didn’t grandpa give a two-day deadline? I’ll go back the day after tomorrow, it’s fine!"
Lu Shuwu shook a toothpick from the holder on the table, picked it up and stuck it in his mouth, said casually,
"It’s rare to find a dish that I can’t get enough of, how could I leave without eating my fill?"
"..."
Lu Shuyao looked at his careless deanor, shook her head helplessly, and said,
"Do whatever you want, you’re my brother, I can’t control you, just make sure you don’t drag into it when the ti cos."
"What are you talking about, dragging you into it? I’m not committing so terrible cri or anything."
As he said this, Lu Shuwu suddenly sat up straight, pointed forward with a smile,
"Ha, looks like the results of the bet are in for those two groups earlier. Just as I thought, that thread starter won without suspense."
...
"How about it? I told you the thread starter would definitely win!"
Tongtong dipped the soup dumpling she had sucked dry of juice into the dipping sauce, took a bite, and her eyes squinted in happiness. After a while, she continued,
"These soup dumplings are fresh and delicious, the at tender and juicy, even a deity wouldn’t trade them for anything. Only a fool wouldn’t like them!"
"Indeed, it’s a secret delicacy, but it’s getting harder and harder to buy!"
Xiaoqi, not caring who won or lost, reluctantly swallowed the last bite of the dumpling, licked her lips, and leaned over asking,
"Tongtong, have you decided? Are you going to work as a waiter to get free als?"
...
"10 to 0! Total victory for the thread starter!"
"Honestly, these soup dumplings really are delicious, the broth is fresh and tasty, the at is fragrant and overflowing, it’s absolutely amazing! Zhu Youfeng’s loss is not unwarranted."
"Of course it’s not unwarranted, he just ate two baskets in one go and hasn’t stopped yet!"
"... "
"Eat slowly, these soup dumplings are still hot, be careful not to scald yourself with the broth inside."
The thread starter, "Lao Glutton," sat on a stool with a stack of empty stears in front of him. While wiping oil off the corners of his mouth, he looked at Zhu Youfeng who was still hunched over and gobbling down dumplings, and said with a smiling face,
"We’re all food lovers here, and today we’ve befriended each other through a little rivalry. Let’s forget all about the bet, don’t take it to heart, tonight’s on , consider it my treat."
"Lao Glutton," whose real na is Duan Yiming, looks about in his twenties, dressed in casual t-shirt and jeans, wearing sneakers—at first glance, he doesn’t seem any different from the college students around.
Though in reality, he graduated from Jiangzhou University two years ago, and afterward started a small company with a few classmates in a nearby entrepreneurial park, mainly focusing on software developnt.
Despite the busy work schedule, Duan Yiming hasn’t lost his student spirit and often returns to campus, occasionally grabbing a al in the cafeteria to reminisce about his student days.
And so, he unexpectedly discovered the soup dumplings in the second cafeteria!
After tasting the soup dumpling, Duan Yiming was amazed and couldn’t stop reminiscing, even after returning to the company. Unable to resist, he posted on Jiangzhou University’s campus forum, recomnding this delicacy to his junior students.
Unexpectedly, the post sparked a stir, attracting challenges from Zhu Youfeng and others.
As the two sides debated back and forth, it eventually turned into a bet.
Duan Yiming didn’t hesitate and agreed imdiately.
Being a "Lao Glutton" who has tasted food from all over, he has his own understanding of gourt food. Such delicious soup dumplings, among all he’s tried, if not first, would surely rank in the top three.
Such a delicacy is hard to be disliked unless it ets soone with peculiar taste.
So, why not bet? Who’s afraid of who!
Of course, he didn’t bet for the prize, it was more for fun.
"How can that be?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youfeng quickly raised his head, waved his hands repeatedly, and said,
"Since you said you’d treat tonight, I won’t argue with you.
However, I always keep my word. I promised earlier that the loser would cover the other’s als for a week, and I’ll definitely fulfill that promise. A loss is a loss, don’t compete with on this."
"Alright then, I’ll just have to thank you, little brother!"
Duan Yiming laughed, a week’s al cost isn’t much anyway. After thinking for a mont, he didn’t refuse,
"If there’s a chance, I’ll take you around the city’s hidden corners, where there’s lots of delicious food. You’ll definitely be impressed. Though compared to the soup dumplings here, they’re just slightly less appealing."
"Well, thank you, senior."
Zhu Youfeng, who is also open-minded and cheerful, didn’t feel embarrassed for losing the bet; instead, he was grateful to Duan Yiming for letting him know the deliciousness of the second cafeteria’s soup dumplings. He tossed the last dumpling into his mouth, chewed slowly, and then said with emotion,
"I’ve had dumplings from many famous shops back ho and always thought they were the best. But unexpectedly, the school’s soup dumplings are not just comparable, they’re even better!
Senior, you previously ntioned taking to try the city’s gourt food, but I probably won’t have ti to go anyti soon. These delicious soup dumplings are a must-have; not eating them even for one al feels like a missed opportunity. I’ll wait until I get sick of them before considering finding other good eats."
"Haha, I’m with you!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Yiming couldn’t help but burst into laughter,
"I feel the sa way, not eating these delicious soup dumplings even for a al feels like a missed opportunity!"
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