America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 113 Taking the American Girl to Eat Chinese Food

There is a kind of dignity that is cultivated by living a luxurious and pampered life from childhood to adulthood. There is a kind of temperament that makes you seem to be shrouded in a spotlight by the world even if you just stand there, attracting people's attention all the time.

Today, Sufei wore a sleeveless top with high-waisted jeans and light makeup. Her plump and rosy lips were even redder than usual, making her look even more radiant, like an urban beauty from Manhattan.

Although there are no brand details in the clothes, the excellent fabric and extremely clever matching that can be seen with the naked eye make people subconsciously marvel at the costliness and elegance of the clothes.

Compared to Victoria's warm and gentle beauty and temperament, Sufei's beauty is more passionate and unrestrained, with an aura that dominates others.

"I know Sean. We're from the same school. Do you mind?"

Sufeil raised a trace of contempt at the corner of his mouth, looked down at Li Xiaoen, and then looked around at the stunned people.

"Ah... no, I don't mind."

Everyone came to their senses and shook their hands and heads.

"Then excuse me."

Sufeil nodded and looked left and right at both sides of Li Xiaoen.

"If you don't mind, sit here with me."

Gu Menghua spoke up at this time, indicating the seat between her and Li Xiaoen. After Su Feier sat down, he looked around and said, "There aren't enough hotplates at the table. If you don't mind, we can use one pot together?"

Perhaps to cater to the American habit of sharing meals, or perhaps because there are too many people at the table and one pot cannot cater to everyone, this hot pot restaurant has small electric stoves for personal use in front of the seats.

"With you from the same pot?"

Sufeil looked around with a surprised expression on his face.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm not a lesbian."

Gu Menghua quickly waved her hands, "Besides, we only boiled the meat in our pot, and we still eat separately."

"I understand."

Turning her eyes to the seat with an electric stove in front of it, Sufeier nodded seriously. She had never eaten like this in her life.

"Don't bother. We'll eat separately anyway. I'll just use Sean's."

Without hesitation, Sufeier smiled and shook his head, then turned to look at Li Xiaoen, the smile on his face quickly faded, "Is it okay?"

"..."

"Sure, as long as you don't mind."

Li Xiaoen felt helpless and nodded.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the table opened their eyes wide in surprise, and occasionally, they couldn't help but glance at the couple opposite Luo Zhanpeng.

To be honest, according to Chinese aesthetics, Ella's appearance is above average, which is why everyone looks up to Luo Zhanpeng. But now, a white girl who is more beautiful and has a stronger aura has come, and they now seem mediocre.

However, looking at this beautiful white girl who is obviously from a wealthy family, she seems to have a strange attitude towards Li Xiaoen - even though the two of them seem to be having a quarrel at the moment, their close relationship can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

They just said that all the classmates knew each other like this. In contrast, Luo Zhanpeng was...

"I was surprised just now that a group of Chinese people like you actually spoke English when you were gathering together."

After introducing himself, the hot cutlery was already served. Sufeil took a sip of hot tea and placed his hands on the table. His smile was more confident and casual than that of the other boys present. "It was only when I heard such a strange sound that I noticed it and saw Sean."

"Mainly, considering my girlfriend."

Seeing everyone fall silent, Luo Zhanpeng forced a smile. Facing Su Feier, who obviously had such a strong aura, he was obviously a little stressed. He gestured to Ella beside him and said, "Ella is American like you. She doesn't speak Chinese."

"Oh, that's right."

Sufeier nodded seriously. "At first, I was worried that it would be impolite to suddenly join a gathering of Chinese people like you and embarrass you. Now I don't have to worry about that anymore."

Isn't this just implying that it's impolite for Luo Zhanpeng to bring Ella here?

As international students, everyone understood Sufei's meaning clearly and remained silent at this moment. Luo Zhanpeng opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute. For a moment, the whole table fell into a weird atmosphere.

"The soup base will be coming soon. I'll take Sufei over to prepare the seasoning."

Seeing that the atmosphere had reached freezing point, Li Xiaoen stood up and spoke, pulling Sufei's arm.

"What seasoning? Isn't the food already prepared?"

Sufeil didn't stand up, but frowned at Li Xiaoen.

"That's right, Sufir."

Gu Menghua also helped to say something. After hesitating for a moment, Su Feier still pursed his lips and leaned on Li Xiaoen as he walked towards the condiment table not far away.

Only then did everyone at the table finally breathe a sigh of relief and relax a little.

In fact, it was not only Luo Zhanpeng who was targeted, but even these irrelevant people would inevitably feel a little nervous when facing Sufeil who had such a strong aura.

Luo Zhanpeng frowned. Gu Menghua turned her gaze back at Li Xiaoen and the other man who were walking away, lowered her head and remained silent. Her hands under the table were already clenching the skirt she had carefully matched today.

"How did you get here?"

At the condiment table, Li Xiaoen handed a bowl to Sufeier and couldn't help asking.

"Come to Manhattan and visit Chinatown, right?"

Sufeil raised his head and looked at Li Xiaoen with a casual gaze.

"Really? Is there such a coincidence?"

"Fake." Sufeil's eyes quickly turned teasing.

Li Xiaoen: "..."

"Forget it, don't worry about this anymore."

It was obvious that Sufeil would never tell him the truth. Li Xiaoen shook his head and said, "Eat your meal well. Ignore those superficial people and leave after you finish eating."

"Sean..."

Sufeil bumped into him and looked around curiously at the complex and numerous ingredients. "With so many ingredients, which ones are the most delicious?"

"Oh, beef hotpot means boiling the beef in a pot, and then dipping it in these ingredients. It depends on what you like."

Li Xiaoen nodded and introduced the American lady, "I recommend this ingredient to you. In our country, it's called Shacha."

“sha cha?”

Sufeier muttered to himself, frowned, and glared at Li Xiaoen, "I also know some Chinese. Isn't this an insult?"

"This condiment is called shacha. Who told you it's an insult?" Li Xiaoen was also amused.

“I heard it on the Internet.”

Sufeil rolled her eyes and simply replied that she would not tell Li Xiaoen that she had been frequently reading information about Chinese culture on the Internet recently.

"Online?" Li Xiaoen raised his eyebrows and thought for a moment before reacting, "Shacha? Stupid?"

Well, okay, let’s not make things difficult for this American lady who knows nothing about Chinese.

After briefly explaining the situation, Li Xiaoen handed the bowl to Sufeier and said, "If you don't mind, please use my recipe."

"Can this thing be called a recipe?"

Sufeil looked at it strangely, but still reached out to take it.

When the two returned, the atmosphere at the table had obviously relaxed a lot. The pot had been served and was being cooked on the electric stove in front of everyone.

Everyone was chatting casually, but Luo Zhanpeng, who was the main talker, was talking excitedly about the new bag he bought for Ella.

"What a shame! If only my sister were here, she'd be a Hermès VIP and could have had priority, or even asked the store to reserve some classic leather bags."

Speaking of spending money, Luo Zhanpeng finally felt confident. Li Xiaoen and the other man who had followed him back nodded in agreement. He looked around and smiled faintly.

"You don't know, Hermès VIPs have to spend $200,000 a year to be selected. If they don't spend enough in the second year, their membership will be revoked. I'm not the type to wear just one brand. I think that would be too monotonous."

Feeling the surprised gazes of the others, Luo Zhanpeng felt extremely happy. He took a deep breath to keep a calm expression. He couldn't help but look at Su Feier, who was staring blankly at the tableware in front of him, which had been replaced with a knife and fork. "Su Feier should know about these luxury brands, right?"

Hearing this, Sufeil raised his head and glanced at Li Xiaoen inadvertently.

"..."

Without waiting for the young man to speak, she smiled faintly.

"I'm sorry, but they usually send me new models when they come out. I just pick out what I want. I haven't paid attention to any VIP requirements."

Luo Zhanpeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He raised his head and took a deep breath. He forced a smile on his face and nodded his head, saying, "This is indeed quite convenient."

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the table became awkward for some reason. He silently picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

Sufei didn't say it explicitly, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that if one wanted Hermès to deliver all kinds of new models to one's doorstep, it was clear that his background and financial resources were very strong, and it was not something that someone who had to go to a store to buy could compare to.

No one doubted the truth of Sufei's words, just based on the overwhelming noble aura she exuded every time she stood there.

Everyone looked back and forth at Sufeil and Luo Zhanpeng, holding their breath and even being cautious when picking up the teacup to drink water.

Noticing that Sufei's eyes were gradually turning towards contempt, Li Xiaoen felt quite emotional for a moment.

Daniel had mentioned before that her father was one of the top 50 richest men in the United States and the largest donor to Princeton. He had always known that Suffield's family was well-off. Apart from the obstacles that had put in his way in his scholarship application at school, this was the first time he had seen him display his profound background and financial resources in this way.

He had treated this beautiful yet thorny rose like that before.

Remembering the unpleasant parting of the two that night, Li Xiaoen suddenly felt a toothache.

"Everyone, this is the beef you ordered."

At this moment, a waiter arrived with a cart, which saved the dull atmosphere around the table.

"The pot is boiling, let's eat and chat."

After the waiter placed plates of beef on the table, Gu Menghua took the opportunity to ease the atmosphere and greeted them.

Finally, they were no longer sitting there doing nothing. Everyone nodded and picked up their serving chopsticks, finally taking actions that they thought were reasonable.

"waiter……"

Sufeil called out to the waiter who was about to leave, "Please change my knife and fork to chopsticks, thank you."

"..."

"Can you use chopsticks?"

Regardless of the people who paused and looked over, Li Xiaoen asked hurriedly.

You know, Amy is using a knife and fork at this moment, which was specially prepared for her by the restaurant waiter - even though the majority of customers in the store are Chinese.

"will not."

Sufeier replied, his expression unchanged even when the people around him looked at him in surprise, and said as a matter of course, "So now try it out and learn it."

"Okay, as long as you like it."

Li Xiaoen nodded and said, "You don't need to remove the knife and fork. You can use them again when needed."

"Do you think I can't learn to use chopsticks?" Sufeil narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes, Miss Sophie."

Li Xiaoen nodded, not wanting to be frightened by Sufei. "This isn't a knife and fork. If you haven't learned to use chopsticks before, I don't think you can learn it. Oh, no, that's for sure."

"After all, my mom told me that it took me several days to learn how to use chopsticks."

Li Xiaoen looked at Su Feier and said leisurely, "If you want to learn, you will definitely have to spend more time."

"You mean, you are smarter than me?" Sufei took a deep breath and frowned.

"No."

Li Xiaoen shook his head and raised his chin meaningfully, pointing to the chopsticks in Sufei's hand, "I mean, you're holding the chopsticks upside down."

"..."

Looking down at the chopsticks in his hand, Sufeil quickly switched to the thicker end, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when he saw Li Xiaoen's leisurely movements.

"Come on, the water is boiling, let me wash you."

You don't need to look to know what expression Sufeier, who is so competitive, would have. As Li Xiaoen said this, he took the soup spoon on the table, scooped some boiling soup, and extended his hand to Sufeier.

Pursing his lips, Sufeier handed over the chopsticks. Watching Li Xiaoen place the chopsticks over the basin of water and rinse them with hot water, he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Can you kill the bacteria like this?"

"Unfortunately, it's probably not possible. The best you can do is rinse off the dust."

Passing the chopsticks back to Sufeier, Li Xiaoen murmured, "This is a custom in my hometown before dining out."

I don’t know if it’s because this hotpot restaurant mainly does business with Chinese people, but the majority of its customers are Chinese, and since it specializes in Chaoshan hotpot, they naturally retained the steps for washing dishes. Reliving the familiar movements in a foreign country like America, Li Xiaoen felt a little touched.

After saying that, Li Xiaoen picked up the serving chopsticks, picked up some meat slices and put them into the boiling pot in front of him. Sufeil was quite curious and moved closer to take a look. The distance between the two of them unknowingly became closer.

Since the beginning, everyone has been watching the two of them interacting with each other in an awkward manner. Although the voices were low and unclear, the closeness of their relationship could be seen from their actions. Now seeing Sufeier getting closer to Li Xiaoen, they all gasped at the same time.

These two people who are said to be classmates seem to be much closer than any real couple.

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I'm stuck. I wrote a lot and deleted a lot because I'm not satisfied with it. There are only two chapters today.

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