"I'm still waiting for you to have dinner with me. How can I leave?" Li Yuan answered matter-of-factly, without feeling any shame at all.
Just as Xia Zhijin was about to refuse, she heard Li Yuan pretending to be pitiful and said: "Xia Zhijin, you have already rejected me once, don't you want to reject me again?"
Seeing Li Yuan's pitiful look, Xia Zhijin burst into laughter, as bright as the rising sun in spring, and Li Yuan was stunned.
Realizing something was wrong, Xia Zhijin immediately lowered her head quickly, her face flushed.
Li Yuan came back to his senses and had endless aftertaste in his heart. Xia Zhijin was so pure and innocent, especially when she smiled, she was even more adorable.
"Zhijin, you are from Shancheng, so you should be able to eat spicy food, right?"
Xia Zhijin didn't realize that Li Yuan inadvertently slowly brought the two of them closer.
"Yeah, yes, I can eat spicy food."
Li Yuan said excitedly: "That's great. I also like spicy food. I like Sichuan food the most. Today I want to compete with you to see who can eat spicy food better."
Xia Zhijin refused deliberately, but she didn't know how to speak. Li Yuan had been waiting for her at the door for more than an hour.
He could only silently accept Li Yuan's arrangement.
Li Yuan led the way, while Xia Zhijin followed suit and followed nervously to the second canteen.
This canteen is where Li Yuan and girls Zhong Tingyue, Xu Tingrou, and Ding Shanshan ate together a few days ago.
The second cafeteria is open for longer hours and mainly serves various local specialties. It is considered a "high-end" restaurant in the school.
"Boss, one portion of twice-cooked pork, one portion of boiled pork slices, and one portion of Mapo tofu. I want it spicy. And another portion of West Lake beef soup, two bowls of rice, and a bottle of juice."
Xia Zhijin looked panicked when she saw Li Yuan ordering so much at once, and hurriedly said: "Li Yuan, I can't eat that much."
Li Yuan chuckled: "Zhijin, I might be better at eating that, so I don't order too much."
"Let's sit down. Do you want to sit next to me or across from me?"
Xia Zhijin's body trembled, as if she was frightened, for fear that Li Yuan would directly pull her to sit next to him, and obediently sat down opposite Li Yuan.
Seeing her look like a frightened deer, Li Yuan didn't dare to act too hastily, as that would only be counterproductive.
"Zhijin, I also want to ask you for a favor. I wonder if you are willing."
When Xia Zhijin heard that Li Yuan asked her for help, she subconsciously thought of Li Yuan asking her to help save the lighter during the freshmen class meeting in the morning.
She took out the silver-white ZIPPO lighter from her pocket and wanted to hand it to Li Yuan:
"Li, Li Yuan, your lighter."
Seeing this, Li Yuan pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Xia Zhijin, you just promised me that you would help me quit smoking. You can't keep your word."
"I, I didn't, I just wanted to give it back to you." Xia Zhijin said with her cheeks red.
Li Yuan asked, "But if you give it to me, I can smoke. How can I quit smoking?"
Xia Zhijin always felt that something was wrong. For a moment, she was so nervous that she forgot how to refute.
Li Yuan struck while the iron was hot and continued: "So, classmate Zhijin, can you save it for me? I really want to quit smoking. Smoking too much can easily cause cancer. You don't want me to die young."
"Okay then!" Xia Zhijin always felt that she seemed to have missed something.
"You, what do you want me to help you with?"
Li Yuan has already thought of a plan in his mind. This is his business plan, and it can also help Xia Zhijin and give her help.
"It's like this. I established a company before, and I would like to ask you to work part-time in my company... I wonder, are you willing?"
Xia Zhijin looked at Li Yuan blankly. Both of them were freshmen. He had already established a company?
But I am still worrying about three meals a day.
"What, you don't want to?" Li Yuan asked nervously.
Xia Zhijin quickly explained: "Ah, no, it's not."
"I don't know what your company does. I'm stupid. I don't know anything except reading. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."
Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and explained with a smile: "My company is a technology company. It has not yet officially started operations. It is currently being renovated. It will be officially launched after the military training is over."
"As for the content of your work, classmate Xia Zhijin, you are a top student at 985 University. You will definitely learn it as soon as you learn it. The work is very simple..."
"When we finish eating later, I will take you to our company..."
"You are so kind, you won't even refuse my request, right? I hope you can help me."
Xia Zhijin glanced at Li Yuan with her clear watery eyes and nodded gently.
Seeing Xia Zhijin's innocent look, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel very interesting: "Why don't you ask about the part-time salary, benefits, etc.? Aren't you afraid that I will trick you?"
Xia Zhijin replied obediently: "I, I believe you!"
"Believe me?" Li Yuan asked with a smile on his face, full of curiosity: "Aren't you afraid that I'm lying to you?"
Xia Zhijin did not answer immediately, but thought for a while before answering:
"You are a good person!"
Li Yuan was confused. Are you going to give me a "good guy card" now?
Should I thank her or should I thank her.
It's strange to say that he was never given a good guy card in his previous life. After being reborn in this life, after becoming a multi-millionaire, he had already been given a good guy card by two beautiful women as soon as he entered the university campus.
First it was Zhong Tingyue, then Xia Zhijin.
Could it be that in this life, I am destined to be with a good person?
Li Yuan stared directly at Xia Zhijin: "Classmate Zhijin, I may not be a good person. I may have an ulterior motive to get close to you."
Xia Zhijin's face turned red and she buried her head. Her body was trembling, as if she was frightened by Li Yuan's words.
In fact, she is not stupid, but she doesn't often interact with people, especially boys.
When Li Yuan saw this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Looking at how scared you are, I can still eat you."
"The dishes are here. Let's eat. Our stomachs are already growling because we're hungry."
Xia Zhijin still buried her head, not daring to look at Li Yuan again.
"Here you are, chopsticks and a spoon. Don't keep your head down. At this point, there is no one else in the restaurant. Only I can appreciate your appearance."
Xia Zhijin remained shy and took the disposable chopsticks handed over by Li Yuan, still indifferent.
When Li Yuan saw this, he thought that this treasured girl was too timid and shy.
He directly used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of twice-cooked pork for her and brought it to her mouth.
"Hehe, I understand. It turns out you are waiting for me to feed you. Come on, classmate Zhijin, try to see if the Sichuan food cooked in the school cafeteria is authentic enough."
Xia Zhijin's face turned red with embarrassment due to Li Yuan's intimate actions. She stared at Li Yuan in disbelief, looking overly frightened.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Zhijin, be good and open your mouth."
Xia Zhijin seemed to be under a restraining spell, just looking at Li Yuan blankly, her mouth tightly closed.
Li Yuan coughed lightly: "Ahem, Zhijin, open your mouth quickly, my hands are almost numb..."
Xia Zhijin seemed to wake up suddenly, with a trace of tears flashing in her eyes. It was unclear whether it was due to surprise or fright.
Under the "coercion" of Li Yuan's gaze, Xia Zhijin gently opened her mouth...
"Yes, this is better." Li Yuan was extremely satisfied.
"Do you want me to continue feeding you?"
Xia Zhijin shook her head in fright, quickly picked up the chopsticks, lowered her head, and picked up the rice...
Li Yuan did not continue teasing Xia Zhijin. She was almost crying. As a girl born in Sichuan and Chongqing, she was certainly not the type to cry.
Li Yuan was also very hungry. After he was reborn, he was very good at eating.
Xia Zhijin was chewing slowly, while Li Yuan was devouring it.
Li Yuan saw that Xia Zhijin was just eating rice with her head down.
"Zhijin, why do you only eat rice and no vegetables? Is it not to your liking? I think it tastes okay. It's so spicy that it makes me squirt."
"I, I, don't like eating vegetables." Xia Zhijin's voice was very low.
Li Yuan didn't say much, just used his chopsticks to pick vegetables into her bowl.
"Boiled pork slices, a specialty of Sichuan cuisine. It's very spicy. I think it's quite authentic. Try it."
"Ma Po Tofu only has spicy flavor. I feel it lacks a bit of numbness and is not authentic enough. I should add some chopped green onion."
"The twice-cooked pork tastes okay, and the bean paste tastes very good."
Xia Zhijin looked at the bowl full of vegetables, lowered her head, and shed tears...
