I won 90 million, all I want to do is lie down and relax!

After a brief exchange, Li Jianxiang went about his business.

This is a busy time, so Lu Zhaoyang plans to wait until there are fewer people before discussing serious matters.

It wasn't until after 10 o'clock that the barbecue stalls started to become deserted.

Li Jianxiang began to have some free time, and squatted down next to the tricycle that pulled the stove to start sorting out the skewers.

Lu Zhaoyang had been eating slowly and had almost finished when he saw this, so he got up and went over.

"Brother Xiang".

Li Jianxin looked up at Lu Zhaoyang and smiled, "Brother, finished eating? Someone has already paid your bill."

"Shall I settle my bill?"

Lu Zhaoyang didn't react at first, thinking he was joking, and couldn't help but laugh, "Who is it, so kind?"

Li Jianxiang, however, was not joking at all. He pointed to the table in the far corner and said, "Look, over there."

Lu Zhaoyang looked in the direction he pointed and saw a figure sitting with his back turned.

The other person was wearing a black hoodie with the hood pulled up over their head, and was looking down as if they were concentrating on eating.

"Brother Xiang, you're not kidding me, are you?" Lu Zhaoyang asked.

"No joke, she's a very pretty girl." Li Jianxiang stood up, a teasing smile in his eyes.

Pretty girl?

Lu Zhaoyang glanced at Li Jianxiang suspiciously, making sure he really wasn't joking.

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to turn around and walk towards that person.

Chen Bing?

Besides Chen Bing, Lu Zhaoyang couldn't recall knowing any other girls here.

But since she ran into her, why didn't she say hello? That doesn't make sense.

Lu Zhaoyang walked to the table, but still couldn't see his face.

"Hello……"

Lu Zhaoyang greeted him.

When the other person looked up, he saw their face clearly and froze instantly.

"Teacher Xia?"

It turned out to be Xia Ran, my younger brother's homeroom teacher.

Lu Zhaoyang would never have imagined that he would encounter the other party here.

On the table in front of Xia Ran was a small plate of lobster, a plate of stir-fried bok choy, and a few meat skewers on a plate next to it.

Beneath the black hoodie, her delicate and pretty face was flushed, seemingly from the spiciness.

Her slender fingers were covered in the red broth from peeling crayfish.

"hiss!"

Xia Ran gasped slightly from the spiciness, glanced at Lu Zhaoyang with her big eyes, and without saying a word, hurriedly picked up the cup and took a swig.

Lu Zhaoyang hadn't expected this pretty girl to be so fierce.

A person, eating barbecue skewers, crayfish, and drinking beer.

"Hello, excuse me!"

Whether it was the lingering spiciness of the crayfish or the inability to handle the beer, Xia Ran took a sip of beer and, feeling a bit apprehensive, put the glass far away and picked up the mineral water on her left and took another sip.

Then, she fluttered her fair little hands and started fanning herself.

Lu Zhaoyang wanted to laugh at her adorable appearance, but he held back out of politeness.

He waited patiently until Xia Ran calmed down a bit before speaking:

"The boss just had someone settle my bill. I was wondering why I ran into Teacher Xia here. You're too kind. It seems you still remember what happened last time?"

Lu Zhaoyang looked at the girl in front of him, who should have seemed out of place at this street stall.

But it's amazing, there's an indescribable sense of harmony between us.

"It's not that I'm being polite, it's what I should do. Last time I transferred money to you, you didn't accept it. This time it just so happens that we met."

Xia Ran's face was still flushed, but she said seriously, "But you didn't order much, so I paid less than the last bill."

"Teacher Xia is so meticulous!"

Lu Zhaoyang glanced at the crayfish that Xia Ran had devoured on the table and asked with amusement, "How about... I order something else to make it a little more substantial?"

"OK!"

Xia Ran's eyes lit up, as if she thought this was a clever idea.

Lu Zhaoyang asked, "Alright, is Teacher Xia alone? If it's convenient, I'll sit here too. You can pay the bill, but I'm worried that one person won't be able to finish it all, and it would be wasteful."

Sure enough, Xia Ran nodded without much thought.

Lu Zhaoyang nodded. He didn't call out to anyone, but went straight to Li Jianxiang to add more dishes.

"Brother Xiang, add a medium-sized crayfish over there."

Lu Zhaoyang did not see Li Jianxiang's wife and mother-in-law; they probably left because there were few people around.

Li Jianxiang is an all-rounder; he's good at stir-frying and grilling skewers.

"Okay."

Li Jianxiang winked at him with lively eyes.

In the past few days, as the two became more familiar with each other, Lu Zhaoyang could see Li Jianxiang smiling from time to time.

But this was the first time he had seen such a vivid expression, and Lu Zhaoyang knew it was mostly because Xia Ran was too beautiful.

Lu Zhaoyang returned to Xia Ran's side and sat down opposite her.

"Teacher Xia, do you want to drink this beer?"

Judging from Xia Ran's reaction just now, Lu Zhaoyang could tell that Xia Ran probably hadn't drunk much.

A bottle of beer was poured into only one glass, but the glass was still almost full.

Xia Ran immediately shook her head, somewhat frightened: "I heard that drinking beer helps you sleep, but I didn't expect it to taste so bad. It tastes even worse than when I first tried it in college."

"No wonder Teacher Xia is eating alone here; it seems she's having trouble sleeping?"

Lu Zhaoyang disassembled a new set of tableware, picked up the bottle of beer, poured himself a drink, and laughed, "If that's the case, it's better not to try it lightly. If you've almost never drunk beer before, forcing yourself to drink it might make you even more awake and harder to fall asleep."

"It's not insomnia, it's just that I accidentally locked my house key inside. I had no choice but to stay at a colleague's place for the night. But I have trouble falling asleep in unfamiliar environments, so I thought I'd give it a try," Xia Ran said, sounding somewhat frustrated.

"Oh, I see!"

Lu Zhaoyang picked up his wine glass, but before he could bring it to his lips, he smiled and said, "Teacher Xia, if you accidentally locked your key at home, you can just call a locksmith to open the door. Are you worried about not having the necessary documents? No problem. Once the door is open, you can go inside, get the key, and give it to the locksmith. Let him try the key and he'll trust you. Reality isn't like the skits where you need a bunch of documents."

"I know, I called, but it's nighttime and I'm worried."

"Oh, is that what you're worried about? Well, Teacher Xia, you did the right thing. It's always good to be cautious."

As we were talking, the crayfish arrived.

Xia Ran's eyes lit up with delight when she saw the lobsters. Looking at the small mountain of lobster shells piled up in front of her, she immediately asked, "You like eating crayfish?"

"Yes, I really like it."

Lu Zhaoyang didn't stand on ceremony at all, and without even wearing gloves, he picked up one first and said, "I really want to try it, but I'm worried I won't be able to finish it. I feel much more at ease with Teacher Xia here. Teacher Xia can definitely help me, right?"

Seeing how sincere Lu Zhaoyang was, Xia Ran hesitated for a moment before nodding.