Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Bai Li felt a little stifled looking at their clumsy attempts to make amends.

This is where the most genuine aspect of the "spiritual young lady" lies.

They didn't have any grand ambitions, nor had they seen much of the world.

I think loving someone means sleeping together, eating delicious food together...

He dared not refuse, fearing he would hurt them again.

"Seafood is out of the question, it's not filling."

Bai Li turned his head and looked at Li Mengmeng in his arms:

"Mengmeng, did you drive over?"

Li Mengmeng tilted her head back, her white-stockinged legs obediently pressed together:

"It's open, it's in the underground parking garage."

"Okay then."

Bai Li pondered for a moment:

"Let's go to Yutian Barbecue, the one opposite Pingxian University."

Bai Li suggested:

"It's been so long since I've had barbecue there."

"Yay!" Lin Xiaoshuang exclaimed excitedly when she heard Bai Li agree.

......

The streets of Pingxian University are narrow and full of a lively, everyday atmosphere.

The sign for Yutian Barbecue was already up, and several greasy folding tables were set up at the entrance, with the air filled with the aroma of charcoal-grilled meat.

Bai Li and Li Mengmeng got out of the car first and went into the store.

"Boss, let's start with fifty pieces of tendon and ten kidneys, pick the fatty ones and cut them!"

Bai Li shouted at the top of his lungs, pulled out two tables that were pushed together, and sat down.

But after waiting for a long time, when I looked back, the four young women behind me hadn't come in.

Where are they?

Bai Li was a little puzzled. These girls usually ran faster than anyone else, so why did they fall behind today?

Li Mengmeng, who was fiddling with the wrinkles in her white stockings, looked up and around when she heard Bai Li speak:

"I don't know, maybe we've gone to the wrong place?"

Just then, a chattering sound came from the restaurant entrance.

Lin Xiaoshuang, Chen Tingting, Li Jiaxin, and Zhang Qian rushed in, each carrying a bunch of plastic bags.

"Hey, big brother! Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Lin Xiaoshuang was covered in sweat from running, clutching several paper tubes in her hand:

"I bought you some freshly made grilled cold noodles from the school gate, with double eggs and three sausages. I even asked the owner to add extra vinegar!"

Chen Tingting carried two boxes, and the smell of stinky tofu instantly filled the air:

"And stinky tofu, the broth here is especially authentic."

"Brother, try some, it's delicious!"

Li Jiaxin held a box of "wolf tooth" potatoes, her face still bearing traces of tears.

"Wolf tooth potatoes, sprinkled with chili powder, you love this the most, brother."

Looking at the street food on the table, Bai Li felt as if something had struck her heart, and her eyes softened instantly.

He had worked as a corporate slave and had seen too many realistic women.

If you treat them to food from a roadside stall, they'll think you're low-class.

Not to mention they'd proactively buy you food.

But these girls in front of me, they were clearly scared half to death by me just now,

The first thing that came to my mind was that I was worried he would be hungry, so I went to queue up to buy him snacks.

They are, after all, just a group of girls under 20 years old...

"Brother, eat it while it's hot, otherwise the noodles will get hard and hard to chew."

Lin Xiaoshuang used a disposable bamboo skewer to pick up a piece of grilled cold noodles and carefully handed it to Bai Li's mouth.

Her clear, bright eyes were full of expectation, even with a hint of humble probing.

Bai Li didn't say anything, but directly opened her mouth and bit into the cold noodles.

The tangy and spicy sauce explodes on your taste buds; it really does taste like that.

"It's delicious," Bai Li praised.

Upon hearing this, the four girls seemed to have been pardoned, and the gloom on their faces vanished.

Bai Li couldn't help but reach out and rub each of their little heads.

Lin Xiaoshuang and Chen Tingting simply took advantage of the situation and snuggled into Bai Li's arms from either side.

Regardless of whether her newly bought clothes, which cost several hundred yuan, would smell of cooking oil, she hugged his waist and started to act coquettishly.

"Hehe, big brother, I knew you were the best! You definitely wouldn't be angry with us, right?"

Lin Xiaoshuang nuzzled against his chest, her voice soft and sweet.

Chen Tingting went even further, leaning in to give him a quick kiss on the cheek, and laughed:

"Alright, as long as you don't mind that we're not good with words, we'll do whatever you ask us to do from now on."

Zhang Qian wanted to join in, but all the seats were taken, so she could only blush and mutter quietly to herself:

"Tingting and the others truly love you, big brother, you absolutely cannot abandon them."

Chen Tingting turned her head, glared at her, and teased:

"Go away, you make it sound like you don't like it."

"I don't think you're speaking up for me; you're just lusting after your brother and trying to squeeze in, aren't you?"

Zhang Qian's thoughts were exposed, and her pretty face flushed red to the roots of her ears:

"Yeah, I don't know why either..."

"Whenever I see my older brother, I feel a bit pathetic, and my mind is filled with all sorts of nonsense."

Bai Li was drinking tea at the moment and almost spat it out:

"Alright, alright, can we talk about something serious in public?"

Li Jiaxin chuckled beside her, mumbling indistinctly as she chewed on a potato with wolf teeth:

"Brother, you're really something else. When you first met us, you were really good at pretending to be innocent."

"I remember the first time we met on the bus, Tingting teased you, saying she would help you get a 'lucky charm' (a type of lucky charm), and you shyly refused."

As she spoke, she made an "OK" gesture, her two slender white arms swinging up and down.

Bai Li's face flushed slightly as he tried to explain:

"You...were you asleep then?"

Li Jiaxin interrupted Bai Li with a sly look on her face:

"Xiaoshuang and I were both awake at the time, and we wanted to see what Tingting was going to do."

"Back then, we almost genuinely believed you were a gentleman, but what happened?"

Li Jiaxin glanced at Bai Li with a playful look in her eyes.

Bai Li coughed twice and said in a serious tone:

"Nonsense, I have always been a gentleman."

"Come on, bro."

Chen Tingting curled her lip in disdain and whispered in Bai Li's ear:

"A few days ago, when I was going to sleep, I hadn't even finished talking about my family of origin, and you immediately started exploring the Amazon rainforest."

Zhang Qian added insult to injury from the sidelines with a hint of resentment:

"Yeah, and afterwards you should excitedly shout: 'Graduating from Zhejiang University is so awesome!'"

Li Mengmeng, who was listening nearby, was dumbfounded; this was beyond her comprehension.

Her big eyes darted around, as if she had made up her mind, and she reached out and shook Bai Li's arm vigorously, her tone anxious and earnest:

"Brother Bai Li! I want that kind of treatment too!"

"Please treat me the same way! Let's go on adventures together!!"

Bai Li put her hand to her forehead, utterly helpless.

Who understands the damage to her reputation caused by her overly outspoken and unrestrained nature?

Just then, Bai Li's phone, which was on the table, lit up.

Bai Li picked it up and saw that it was a WeChat message from Jiang Ruyue.

Jiang Ruyue: [Are you back yet? If you don't come back soon, I'm going to call the police and report you missing.]

Bai Li took a sip of tea and typed with one hand:

[Just got back to the county town, having barbecue in Yutian, across from Pingxian No. 1 Middle School. Come on over, we're all waiting for you here.]

The other party replied instantly:

Jiang Ruyue: [Received. Get clean and wait there. I'll show you how I'm going to pamper you tonight, you little slut.]

Bai Li was already used to Jiang Ruyue's way of speaking.

He turned off his phone, placed it back on the table, and removed Li Mengmeng's small hand from his arm.

"Alright, alright, Ruyue will be here soon, let's wait for her."

The barbecue was served quickly.

The meat skewers sizzled with oil, releasing an irresistible aroma.

But since Jiang Ruyue hadn't arrived yet, no one was in a hurry to start eating, and they just ate the snacks instead.

About ten minutes later.

A clear, pleasant voice came from the restaurant entrance, but there was a lot of impatience in that voice:

"I'll say it again, don't follow me, I have an urgent matter."

Upon hearing Jiang Ruyue's voice, Bai Li and the others immediately craned their necks to look outside.

Jiang Ruyue was wearing slim-fit jeans and a white jacket today, which made her innocent, youthful face look incredibly pure.

But at the moment.

Behind her was a boy who was fairly good-looking, but had a fawning expression.

The boy, carrying a stack of books, circled around Jiang Ruyue.

"Kisaragi-san, what a coincidence! This is the first time I've run into you on the street."

"Are you here to eat too?"

"The environment here is terrible, it's smoky and noisy. How about we go to a Western restaurant in the city? It'll be my treat."

Jiang Ruyue stopped and looked at him expressionlessly.

The male classmate seemed to think he had a chance, and quickly took another step closer, his eyes gleaming with eagerness:

"Kisaragi-san, why do you always ignore me at school?"

Everyone says you're a cool and aloof goddess, but I know you need someone who understands you.

He weighed the book in his hand and continued:

"You see, I've been studying hard too, just to catch up with you, so only I am truly sincere towards you..."

Jiang Ruyue frowned as she listened to the pale confession, her eyes turning from human-like to cold.

She suddenly spoke up, asking a completely unrelated question:

"Do you have the royal net?"

The male student was taken aback by the question, and his mouth, which was still organizing its words, froze.

The Imperial Net?

He swallowed hard, his eyes turning lewd as he wondered if the goddess wanted to...?

This is definitely giving him some kind of hint!

"Ah... well... goddess, actually I'm quite knowledgeable in this area..."

The male student's voice started to tremble; he was incredibly excited.

Jiang Ruyue's eyes flashed with disgust, and she impatiently interrupted his daydream:

"If you have one, go find one and watch it now."

"Stop bothering me here. Talking to you is annoying. My brain is rejecting your garbage signals."

She pointed to Bai Li, who was waving at her from inside the restaurant:

"See that? That's my boyfriend. He's better looking than you, richer than you, and treats me better than you do."

"You'd better get lost, or he'll misunderstand."

The male student was completely stunned and stood there motionless.

Jiang Ruyue was too lazy to say another word. She lifted the curtain of the barbecue restaurant and walked towards Bai Li, muttering to herself:

"What an idiot, you're making me miss out on getting those dates..."

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