I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 80 Meeting an acquaintance

After placing the order, the wait was short, and the food was served quickly.

The first dish served was Sichuan pepper abalone.

It's bursting with wok hei (the smoky aroma from a hot wok) and has an irresistible fragrance; it looks like it just came out of the oven, completely outshining pre-cooked dishes.

It also came with two bowls of rice, which was clam and duck soup rice, a specialty of the area south of Donghe.

The rice was of good quality, and with the unique fragrance of the betel leaves, plus the sweetness of the duck soup, the taste was quite good.

In Jiangbei city proper, people rarely eat like this; duck rice and goose rice are more common.

Taking a bite of the Sichuan peppercorn abalone, the taste was really good; at least Chen Jingle was satisfied.

Compared to many ordinary street-side restaurants, this dish is excellent in terms of both ingredients and preparation.

The key point is that the price isn't expensive, only 38 yuan, which is the price of a normal street-side restaurant.

Of course, prices in Jiangbei are incomparable to those in Northeast China; the wages in Jiangbei are basically at the level of a fifth-tier city, while the cost of living is at the level of a first- or second-tier city.

The abalone are a good size and offer great value for money.

In this situation, even if you let Sui 500 come, he wouldn't find anything wrong with it.

Seeing him nodding repeatedly as he ate, Li Shiming was very pleased.

I also picked up a piece for the long-haired dog that was lying at my feet.

Of course, we didn't serve it on the table, to consider the feelings of other customers in the store. We just laid a tissue on the floor and put it on the tissue for it.

Long-haired cat got to eat a big meal today too. What are those cat foods and boiled chicken breast that it usually eats?

……

Chen Jingle was very satisfied with the meal.

Overall, I'd give it a 90 out of 100, no exaggeration. No wonder Li Shiming highly recommends it.

Anyway, he had a great time eating.

However, Li Shiming's so-called "ability to eat" meant he could only eat less than two bowls of rice; the rest basically ended up in his stomach.

That's it?

Chen Jingle almost laughed.

His appetite left Li Shiming speechless.

I thought there would be a lot left over, but I didn't expect Chen Jingle to be such a big eater that not a single bite was left.

"I'm sorry, you must have seen this. I don't like wasting food."

Chen Jingle smiled slightly.

I didn't say I would feel embarrassed to eat too much in front of girls. What are you pretending for? Is it shameful to eat a lot?

What's shameful is having bad table manners, not eating a lot.

Li Shiming was still a little dazed.

They were eating and chatting, but before they knew it, the portions on the table gradually decreased. They weren't eating much themselves, so it's obvious who ate it, right?
The key point is that he seemed to be handling it with great ease.

"Huh? Uh, are you sure you're full? Do you need any more?" Li Shiming asked cautiously.

Chen Jingle quickly waved his hand: "No need, I'm already full. I'll get sick if I eat any more."

fake!

Even if you gave him a whole cow, he could eat it all if there was no time limit.

It's just not necessary.

Li Shiming breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that she hadn't given the other person enough to eat on their first dinner invitation.

"Do you exercise regularly?" she couldn't help but ask.

Generally speaking, it is people who expend a lot of physical energy who have such a large appetite.

"I guess so." Chen Jingle blinked.

After all, cultivation is also a form of training.

Moreover, at his current level, he can easily convert food into energy, so he doesn't have to worry about overeating no matter how much he eats.

You can tell by how much food he consumes every time he levels up.

They also have a larger appetite than the average person.

"That's great. My mom always says that being able to eat is a blessing." Li Shiming smiled, her eyes narrowed, showing no sign of dislike.

After a satisfying meal, they prepared to pay the bill and leave. When it came time to pay, Li Shiming naturally took charge of scanning the code, causing the cashier's wife to glance back and forth between the two of them, silently clicking her tongue in disapproval.

If she were twenty years younger, she would also be willing to invite such a handsome man to dinner.

It's a pity that she's now old and faded, and even when she stands in front of handsome men, they don't want to give her a second glance. Sigh...

The proprietress's eyes held a hint of resentment, which puzzled Chen Jingle.

Is there a flower on his face?
……

As soon as she stepped outside, Li Shiming put on a stern face.

I'm not coming to this store again, hmph!

She didn't like the way the landlady looked at her.

Turning to Chen Jingle with a smile, she said, "It's too hot outside. Let's go back to Baida first to enjoy the air conditioning and walk around to digest our food. Then I'll go to the supermarket with you to buy some things, okay?"

"Okay." Chen Jingle had no objections.

Chen Jingle felt that this girl seemed to care about his feelings a little too much, to the point of being meticulous, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Even when I'm with Sister Xin, I can't say that I'll take care of everything perfectly.

It feels like someone is forcibly interfering in my life.

However, I didn't have the heart to point it out to their face, afraid that being too direct would hurt them.

At least he didn't find any malice from Li Shiming towards him, so these minor issues weren't that important.

The two returned to the Baida Shopping Mall.

Stepping through the gate and feeling the cool temperature was a real relief. It was only a few steps away, but it was unbearably hot. This awful weather is just unbelievable.

After wandering around the mall twice and feeling that the food in his stomach had been mostly digested, Chen Jingle checked the time and decided it was time to go to the supermarket to do some shopping.

So they went down to the basement level.

When Changmao was held in Li Shiming's arms, the staff saw it but didn't say anything.

The two looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Especially for Li Shiming, doing some slightly outrageous things openly and honestly made her feel a little excited and strange.

Chen Jingle took a shopping cart and slowly started browsing. He would stop and look at anything that interested him, and only put things he liked into the shopping cart.

Li Shiming followed beside her, unable to resist chattering away.

"This is delicious, would you like to try some?"

"The taste is just average, especially the matcha flavor. There are too many additives, and the taste is too strong. I would never buy it again after trying it once."

"I haven't tried this before, but my friend said it tastes pretty good."

"..."

Chen Jingle couldn't tell for a moment whether it was her or Chen Jingle who wanted to buy it, or whether it was for her or Chen Jingle to eat.

However, it's clear that she can eat a lot, and she knows how to eat well.

It's like she owns the supermarket; she's tried this and that, and there are hardly any dishes she hasn't tried.

On Li Shiming's recommendation, Chen Jingle decided to buy some foods that he had previously been reluctant to buy.

It doesn't cost much anyway, so satisfying your cravings is perfectly acceptable.

Life is short, just be happy.

It seems there is no simpler source of happiness than eating food.

As they were picking and choosing, someone was watching them for a long time from not far behind.

……

"Eh?!"

After lunch, Ye Huiling went shopping at the supermarket with her husband. When her eyes swept across the rows of shelves, she suddenly froze.

I rubbed my eyes and almost doubted whether I had mistaken someone for someone else.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed someone I knew!
"what happened?"

Her husband, Lin Yongjian, found her expression very strange.

Ye Huiling, as if caught in the act, quickly shrank behind the shelf and raised her hand to interrupt, "Shh~ Don't speak yet, we see someone we know."

(End of this chapter)