Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

"Alright, you've thought of everything."

Kong Fugui put his hands behind his head, whistled, and quickened his pace to catch up with the crowd ahead.

Xiao Youqian followed at the back, and the group quickly entered the private ski resort's professional private kitchen restaurant and went into a private room.

The air conditioning was already on here, so it was warm and cozy as soon as I came in.

Ai Qing helped Xiao Yu take off her down jacket and handed it to the waiter next to her to hang up.

Holding the menu, everyone ordered one or two dishes, and soon they started chatting.

Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe were whispering to each other when Xiao Youqian caught them and questioned them about their ambiguous relationship at school.

Ai Qing had heard Wu Yong mention it once before. She remembered that Xie Qiaohe needed to change the class schedule before the midterm exam, so she went to Wu Yong, the physical education teacher.

We got to know each other after a while.

As it turned out, Xie Qiaohe's account was much more detailed than Wu Yong's.

"So, you met in the beginning because you switched classes, right?" Xiao Youqian asked with great interest before the food was served, showing her keen interest.

"Yes, I asked him to switch classes." Xie Qiaohe nodded, then continued, "And after the midterm exams, I treated him to a meal as a way of thanking him."

"You treated me to dinner?" Xiao Youqian's eyes lit up. "Where did you eat?"

“The school cafeteria…” Xie Qiaohe said softly, then quickly added, “I originally wanted to take him out to eat, and I even asked him what he wanted to eat… but he said that eating at the cafeteria would be fine.”

"Yes." Kong Fugui nodded repeatedly, "That's definitely this guy's style."

"Isn't the food in the school cafeteria good?" Xiaoyu asked Aiqing quietly.

"Ahem... It's not a matter of whether it tastes good or not." Ai Qing explained quietly, "The school cafeteria is more like fast food, not very formal, and the hall is quite noisy. If someone has helped you and you're treating them to a meal, it would be better to find a more formal place."

While Ai Qing was explaining on one side, she didn't stop on the other.

"And then what?" Li Qiqi asked impatiently.

"And then?" Xie Qiaohe recalled for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, "Then we added each other on WeChat, and he told me that he had just arrived at the school and wasn't very familiar with anyone else, and asked if I wanted to have lunch together sometime?"

"Wow~" Xiao Youqian exclaimed in surprise, "Old Wu, you're something else! How did you suddenly become so proactive?"

Wu Yong coughed twice, then explained in a low voice, "Gui Gui taught me."

"Huh?" Kong Fugui himself was stunned when he heard this. "Please, I only found out about your relationship recently. When did I teach you that?"

"Didn't you always say that all you need to do to pursue a girl is be bold?" Wu Yong blinked and said seriously, "I used to never take the initiative to talk to people on WeChat."

This is quite similar to Ai Qing.

They've both been single for a long time.

Even if I add a girl on WeChat, I'll only exchange a couple of greetings at the beginning, and then the conversation will just stall.

Unless the other person initiates a conversation, neither of them will usually take the initiative to chat with others.

Ai Qing would at least contact people when she had something important to do, while Wu Yong was more direct. He would contact people offline or simply make a phone call if he needed something, and rarely contacted people on WeChat.

It's something I've never seen in my life: someone taking the initiative to ask a girl out to lunch.

"Alright, alright, I guess you could say I taught you this?" Kong Fugui said, speechless. "But if you ask me, it's a bit too direct of you to just ask me out for lunch. Your intentions are too obvious."

"I think it's great," Xie Qiaohe said with a smile. "At least there's no need to hide it so much, and we don't have to waste time guessing. After all, we still have to attend classes seriously."

Xiao Youqian glanced at Kong Fugui sideways, and Kong Fugui rolled his eyes at her in return.

It just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; after they got together, she always spoke in Wu Yong's favor.

Regardless, her personality is indeed quite good, and Wu Yong's efforts in pursuing her were not in vain.

"So what happened next?" Li Qiqi asked curiously, "Sister Qiaohe, did you agree?"

“Yes.” Xie Qiaohe nodded, then blushed slightly and said softly, “Actually, I hadn’t said anything before, but I had noticed him before I asked him to switch classes.”

"Huh?" Li Qiqi exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Youqian, who was standing next to her, was also immediately drawn back to the topic and kept asking, "How so? There's more to the story?"

"There's not much of a story." Xie Qiaohe was slightly startled by their reaction, then waved her hands repeatedly and explained with a blush, "It's just that our school held a sports meet before the midterm exams."

"The sports meet?" Wu Yong, who was standing next to him, was also a little puzzled. "I don't remember talking to you."

“Of course not.” Xie Qiaohe shook her head. “Besides, you probably don’t remember me, but I knew you back then.”

"After all, there are only a few physical education teachers in the whole school. Two of them have been physical education teachers for several years. The older one, who is a leader, has a beer belly. The other one is also married. The remaining one is a female teacher."

"The male teachers in the school are all unattractive. They are either short, very thin, or very fat. Their figures are not very good."

"At first glance, you stand out too much among the teachers, haha."

"Besides, there are also recreational activities among the teachers during the sports meet."

"I saw you running forward with your feet tied together in a group with the other male teachers. Standing in the middle of them, you really didn't look like one of them..."

I don't know if it was because everyone got to know each other better while skiing in the morning, or if they were talking about people they liked, but Xie Qiaohe became more lively when she talked about Wu Yong.

Wu Yong himself did not expect that Xie Qiaohe had noticed him long ago. He thought that the two of them had only officially met each other when they changed classes.

Little did he know that Xie Qiaohe had been secretly paying attention to him all along.

"I see." Xiao Youqian nodded repeatedly, then smiled and said, "If you put it that way, I can understand it. After all, it's rare to see men who can maintain their physique these days, and the older they get, the fewer there are. The guys at our table are pretty good."

"What do you mean 'not bad'? You're clearly excellent." Kong Fugui immediately corrected her mistake. "Aren't all three of us top-notch men?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” Xiao Youqian rolled her eyes at him. “You’re the best, they’re both good men.”

At this point, the dishes we ordered earlier started to be served one after another.

Everyone ate and continued chatting.

Ai Qing helped Xiao Yu pick out her favorite dishes, and then listened to Xie Qiaohe continue sharing their ambiguous experiences.

To be honest, there's not much to say. It's just that two people agreed to have lunch together, and after a while, someone suggested that they go out together on the weekend.

After that, the two of them went on a date to a cat cafe.

It has to be said that Ai Qing was a little envious of such a simple and warm daily love story.

After all, his relationship with Xiaoyu was somewhat abnormal.

However, he knew how to be content. He listened attentively, wrote down what he had to say, and thought about whether he would have the chance to write it into a book in the future. Then, he opened his mouth and ate a shrimp that Xiaoyu had peeled and handed to him.

Lunch was finished quickly.

After eating their fill, the group changed back into their gear and headed back to the ski resort.

However, since they had just eaten and it wasn't advisable to engage in strenuous exercise, everyone simply strolled around in the snow.

There was no one else at the private ski resort, so Xiaoyu quickly squatted down, scooped up a large pile of snow, shaped it into a snowball, and, just like she had seen in a video, threw it at Ai Qing.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu knew how to restrain herself and didn't use the warm current to enhance the effect, so when the snowball hit Ai Qing's back, it didn't hurt at all.

However, Ai Qing wasn't going to be polite with her and immediately squatted down and made a snowball to return it.

Instead of hitting the small fish, the ball landed on Li Qiqi's head.

"Holy crap!" Li Qiqi touched the snow off her head in a daze, then immediately became furious and made a snowball to chase after Ai Qing.

"Hey! I just finished eating! Don't run so fast!" Ai Qing backed away repeatedly, only to have a snowball thrown at her face.

"Hahahaha!" Li Qiqi looked at her masterpiece and burst into laughter.

But the next second, another snowball landed on the back of her head.

"Holy crap, who is that?" Li Qiqi turned her head and saw Xiaoyu still holding the pose she had just thrown the snowball with a serious expression. She fell into deep thought for a moment. "Xiaoyu, why did you throw it at me?"

"Don't bully my brother, okay?" Little Fish said, blinking.

Li Qiqi: "...You two are going a bit too far."

Just then, Li Qiqi felt a tap on her shoulder.

As she turned her head, she felt her collar being pulled at the back of her clothes, and then a small piece of snowball slid in.

"Ah! Ahhh!"

Li Qiqi jogged and shook her clothes, glaring fiercely at Ai Qing. Then she looked at Xiao Yu on the other side, about to ask for help, when she remembered the relationship between the two scoundrels.

So she quickly looked at Xiao Youqian not far away and shouted, "Sister Qian, save me! They're ganging up on me!"

"Coming, coming~" Xiao Youqian jogged over with a smile, not forgetting to call out to Kong Fugui, "Guigui, come here! The three of us are now the Singles Alliance!"

"You're such a damn single dog!" Kong Fugui followed up with a speechless expression and couldn't help but complain.

"Then I'll be one for now." Xiao Youqian said with a grin, quickly making a snowball and joining Li Qiqi in launching a counterattack.

But soon, the three of them were defeated.

Although Xiaoyu didn't use the warm current, Ai Qing was unscrupulous and secretly used it as soon as she saw there were three people on the other side.

The warm current envelops the whole body, allowing not only to dodge quickly and avoid being hit, but also to quickly form a snowball and throw it at the target.

However, since two of them were girls, Ai Qing asked Xiao Yu to take care of them while she focused on looking after Kong Fugui.

As a result, Kong Fugui was immediately beaten and screamed in pain.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!" Kong Fugui threw a few at the beginning, and then kept getting hit. "When the hell did you become so strong? Stop just targeting me! Hit those two too!"

The five of them were making a ruckus here, while Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe quietly boarded the cable car and unknowingly arrived at the top of the ski resort. They held hands and looked at the scenery, while also watching a group of children having a snowball fight below.

"Aren't you going?" Xie Qiaohe asked with a smile as she looked at the commotion below.

"I'd rather spend time with you," Wu Yong replied earnestly, making his point clear.

But this direct approach worked well for Xie Qiaohe, who lowered her head with a slight blush.

The two walked on the snow at a high altitude, and could see the mountain peaks standing not far away when they looked up.

Looking into the distance, you can see a vast expanse of rolling mountains, with mountain roads and viaducts appearing and disappearing among them. Looking down, you can also see the bustling scene at the adjacent public ski resort, where tiny figures look like ants.

That's how it is for newly dating couples; even just holding hands and taking a walk fills them with a sweet and cloying atmosphere.

"Do you think sliding down from here is much more exciting than this morning?"

Xie Qiaohe pointed to the highest point where they were now.

Earlier that morning, since they were all beginners, they had only played at a quarter of the height.

This is the first time I've been to this highest point.