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Hot pot restaurant, table by the window.
"...You three, please order first. If you need anything, you can call me anytime."
The pretty waitress said as she handed over a tablet specially used for ordering dishes.
The three of them sat down,
Li Donglai took the tablet,
In response to the noisy and heated atmosphere in the store, he responded carelessly: "Okay, let's take a look, you go and do your work first..."
The waitress seemed to be very hot, her face was red from the steam, and there was a small amount of sweat on her forehead. However, she smiled politely and slightly shyly, said "ok", and turned around to leave.
Bai Xuan glanced subconsciously,
I happened to catch a glimpse of her small and cautious steps and the short ponytail, or "rabbit tail" tied behind her head, which made me feel funny inexplicably.
This girl is also a student, right?
I don’t know which school he is from, but he is quite cute.
Li Donglai on the side has already started ordering.
He pulled the tablet twice and asked: "First, let's have a mandarin duck pot, half spicy, half... mushroom soup?"
When he said the last two words, he looked at Chen Xing who was looking down at his phone.
Chen Xing raised his head: "I can do that, but Zhou Qi seems to like tomatoes."
"Then tomatoes..." Li Donglai nodded, pressed on the tablet, and muttered: If you ask me, you should eat something spicy, that thing is so delicious... learn from me and the third child! Gentlemen should eat spicy food! "
Bai Xuan couldn't help laughing.
"..." Chen Xing was speechless and continued to look down at his phone.
Well, that's quite strange.
As a Northeasterner, Li Donglai originally didn’t like spicy food.
It was like being tricked by Bai Xuan from the south and eating it several times before he opened the door to a new world. He gradually became addicted to it, and even switched from the "light diet alliance" with Zhou Qi and Chen Xing to Bai Xuan's "hot food alliance". "Association", from now on there will be no drama or displeasure.
The originally harmonious four-person bed suddenly became polarized in their diet.
...Li Donglai quickly ordered something that everyone used to eat, and ordered two dozen beers.
Then he handed the tablet to Bai Xuan who was standing next to him: "You order more, I didn't order much."
Bai Xuan said "hmm".
I swiped a few times randomly,
He handed the tablet to Chen Xing.
Chen Xing waved his hand: "I won't order any more. I'll eat everything. Just watch and order..."
"Ang..." Bai Xuan responded, "Let's do these first, and we'll talk about the rest after Zhou Qi comes over."
Then he shouted to the waiter not far away: "Hello! We've ordered."
The waiter came over quickly,
Take the tablet.
Bai Xuan smiled and said: "Order these first... We still have one person who is not here, so we may order them later."
The waiter nodded: "Well, okay, just call me if you need anything later."
Li Donglai added: "By the way, sister, please get some drinks first and then get four aprons!"
"OK, wait……"
Tang Jin responded politely and then left.
"..."
Her face turned redder.
Maybe because of being called "girl".
Well...because of my sister's incident, the already poor financial situation has become even tighter.
The surgery fee given by her parents was not enough, so she paid some extra.
So she could only find a part-time job after school.
She didn't want to come to a place like a hot pot restaurant because she was tired, noisy, because it was almost the end of the semester, and because she hated greasy food.
But, there is a lot of money to be made here.
Thanks to the popularity of this hot pot restaurant, which is surrounded by several universities, the business is so booming that the price of working part-time here for an hour is - 40 yuan.
The price of this hourly worker is outstanding in the surrounding area. From this condition alone, she can come here because she worked here for a period of time during the winter vacation last year. She works quickly and steadily, and the boss trusts her.
At this juncture, I am already very lucky...
but……
I still want to go back to school.
Tang Jin looked at the tables of energetic peers, his pupils slightly absent-minded.
I had promised to participate in club activities before...
I even made an appointment to volunteer with someone to get bonus credits...
Can't go now.
But she doesn't want to go anymore. She really wants to go back to the dormitory to rest for a while...
At this time, the sound of pinging and banging brought her back to reality.
Looking up again, Tang Jin found that he had arrived in the kitchen. The soup base he needed had been placed on the trolley and marked with numbers.
"..."
She stepped forward, grabbed the cart, and turned it.
The wheels turn gurglingly,
The pot, which is larger than the basin, is half covered with lumps of red butter.
Half of it was steaming red soup, exuding the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes, which went straight into her nose.
"..."
However, she did not divert her attention for this. She just walked cautiously and carefully while observing, avoiding any possible collisions.
Until I came to the table of the three boys.
"Your mandarin duck pot..."
Tang Jin politely said,
Then he picked up Nuo Da's hot pot basin.
Given her thin figure, it was actually a bit difficult.
Fortunately, the boys were very enthusiastic and took the initiative to help her.
She said "thank you" and turned to leave.
then,
Fill the soup, turn on the fire,
Then turn around and get something else.
She always maintained a polite but somewhat forced smile on her face, and put what the guests needed on the table one after another.
Because the entire hotpot restaurant was extremely busy, no one could help her.
And when the dishes are served,
Tang Jin saw that the bottom of the pot on the table had begun to boil and steam was rising.
"..."
The strong aroma penetrated into her numb nose,
So when she stepped away from the table, she couldn't help but look at the dazzling tabletop.
And secretly swallowed.
(I want to eat, too……)
"..."
at this time.
She suddenly saw the carefree boy with short hair raise his head and look sideways at her, with a strange look on his face, waving: "Zhuo, why are you here! I'm waiting for you, hurry up, get started!"
The other two boys also looked over.
The handsome boy who was originally dressed in white clothes and had just put on a red apron asked: "How is it, chess piece, is the matter resolved?"
The other quiet boy also raised his head, holding his glasses and watching quietly.
Only then did Tang Jin react from his slight nervousness and embarrassment.
He also turned around and looked,
Then he saw a familiar, gentle face.
"...?"
She froze.
What is it...him?
then,
When Tang Jin saw this boy who had just deleted his friend list not long ago, he felt no embarrassment at all and nodded to himself naturally.
Then he naturally turned to look at the three people.
Speak calmly:
"Don't worry, the matter has been resolved... Professor Su is still very easy to talk to."
In the second half of the sentence, he had already sat next to Chen Xing.
The people at the table breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, there were strange looks on their faces.
Professor Su?
Easy to talk to?
I'm afraid I'm living in a dream...
But it seems that the matter is really solved?
Opposite Zhou Qi, Li Donglai opened the beer very familiarly and handed it to Zhou Qi. At the same time, he teased: "How is it, chess piece, how do you feel about talking to Professor Su alone? Is it stressful?"
"How do you feel?" Zhou Qi pondered for two seconds after hearing this: "...My feeling is that she is indeed a person who can achieve great things."
"..."
"..."
"..."
One by one, several people present were silenced by his words.
Li Donglai froze for several seconds while opening the beer.
Even Tang Hibiscus could not help but feel confused.
Professor Su... is that Professor Su?
"..." After a short period of silence, Li Donglai took the lead and sighed: "You boy, how did you come up with these dirty words? You are so awesome..."
Others were speechless and lamented:
"Zhou Qi, you have really changed."
"I'm telling you, there's something wrong with Zhou Qi's return this time. Now I know, he likes to show off..."
The atmosphere became weird but harmonious.
"..."
Tang Jin looked at this scene and stepped forward hesitantly.
She is just a waiter, she still has to show the proper work attitude.
But before I could speak,
Just then the short-haired boy raised his glass and teased:
"Come on! Everyone is here, who can go first?"
Others agreed,
And raise a glass.
Ping!
Four wine glasses collided, foam splashed,
This crisp sound was particularly clear amid the din.
"..."
It's dark outside the window,
As several boys drank down their wine,
The girl walked through the swirling hot air and saw the young profiles of four people reflected in the window.
I also saw myself, alone and at a loss.
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