"Quick, guess who I am?"
Xie Siqi, petite in stature, stood in front of the tall Jiang Yu with her hands on her hips, looking just like a mischievous child. She said smugly,
"If you guess correctly, I’ll... I’ll give you a gift!"
Earlier, when Jiang Yu entered the private room, Xie Siqi thought about jumping out to greet him, but seeing Liu Xining beside him looking despondent and three other silent assistants, she knew she couldn’t act too exuberantly, otherwise she would appear too carefree.
Therefore, while Jiang Yu was talking with Liu Xining in the private room, she sat there quietly without saying a word, waiting until Jiang Yu stepped out the door before quickly following with so excuse.
Once outside, she couldn’t hold back any longer, caught up in a few steps, and jumped right in front of Jiang Yu.
"..."
With sunglasses and a mask on, Xie Siqi kept silent, and naturally, Jiang Yu couldn’t guess who she was. But as soon as Jiang Yu heard this voice, how could he not know who it was?
This whimsical and slightly cheeky voice was incredibly distinct!
Moreover, the only person around Liu Xining who knew him and repeatedly called him "junior" was her!
Jiang Yu stopped in his tracks, looking at the "masked creature" standing before him, and smiled helplessly,
"Miss Xie, long ti no see! You don’t need to give a gift, also, I’m not your junior..."
"Gosh? I dressed up like this, and you can still recognize ? How dull!"
Xie Siqi seed quite upset, stomping lightly before speaking confidently,
"I’m good friends with Sister Ning. You’re Sister Ning’s junior, so that makes you my junior too?"
"..."
Jiang Yu looked speechless, unwilling to argue with Xie Siqi over such a trivial matter, so he quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, what does Miss Xie plan to eat? I rember you can’t handle spicy food, right?"
"Wow! It’s been so long, and you still rember my taste? Guys with attention to detail like you are rare!"
Xie Siqi’s big eyes were full of smiles, but her attention was finally drawn away by the food. After pondering for a while, she hesitated slightly before saying,
"I want to eat... braised eel, salted and fresh soup, chrysanthemum eggplant. Hmm, that’s enough!"
"We can’t do braised eel today; there’s no eel in the kitchen. I’ll make it for you next ti."
Jiang Yu thought for a mont. These dishes were all Shanghai-style cuisine, not too difficult to prepare. He’s made salted and fresh soup more than once, so he smiled and said,
"How about a sweet and sour spare rib instead?"
"Yes, yes! I love that dish!"
Xie Siqi’s eyes narrowed with joy as she spoke, pulling out a delicate little box from her bag and handing it to Jiang Yu, saying with a proud look,
"Here, this is your gift. I was too rushed last ti and didn’t prepare one, so here’s makeup for that.
Junior, hurry, take it!"
Jiang Yu was stunned, is she really giving him a gift?
He quickly waved his hands, laughed, and said, "Miss Xie, I didn’t give you a gift, so how can I accept yours?"
"You worked so hard last ti to make so much delicious food for us, it’s much more precious than any gift! I’m giving it to you, just take it, why be so polite?"
Xie Siqi forced the little box into Jiang Yu’s hand, clapped her hands, and said cheerfully,
"Then I’ll go back first and wait for the delicious food. You hurry back to cook!"
Saying this, she put her hands behind her back and skipped back into the private room, clearly very happy.
Jiang Yu turned around and watched her disappear into the private room, then looked down at the "gift" in his hand and couldn’t help but shake his head, smiling.
This is truly unexpected; the first gift he received from a girl in his life was actually forced on him...
Shaking his head, he quickly walked towards the kitchen.
There were still several tables of guests waiting for their food, he doesn’t have ti to think about these things now.
...
In the kitchen, Jiang Yu stayed busy until after nine at night before finishing everything.
At this mont, in the "Spring" private room, the table full of dishes was completely wiped clean, even the soup had been drunk.
Even the previously worried and serious Liu Xining couldn’t resist the temptation of food. After trying a few bites of the boiled fish slices, spicy blood curd, and bacon stir-fried with moss Jiang Yu made specially for her, her always low spirits seed fired up by the spicy taste, rising instantly.
The many negative emotions accumulated in her heart due to Pan Jingchen’s illness seed to find an outlet at this mont, gradually dissolving with the sweat seeping from her forehead, making her feel like she’s shedding a heavy burden and instantly feeling much lighter.
This refreshing and exhilarating feeling almost made the usually reserved and calm Liu Xining cry out.
As for Xie Siqi, she was even more outlandish. Despite ordering three non-spicy dishes like sweet and sour spare ribs, salted and fresh soup, and chrysanthemum eggplant, her usual wariness of chili drove her to recklessly reach for explosive dishes like boiled fish slices, spicy blood curd, and bacon stir-fried with moss.
As a result, after just a couple of bites, she was red-faced from the spiciness, and her lips swelled up. But how could a single word "spicy" deter such tasty dishes?
Thus, the ever-quirky Xie Siqi could only continuously wipe her tears with a napkin while tearfully reaching to grab more dishes, all the while mumbling:
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