Chapter 131: Nourishing the Inner Core
I chewed twice and swallowed the glutinous rice ball, "But I don't mind anymore. Say my values are all wrong, or that my brain's waterlogged, but I can't even bring myself to hate you, much less dislike you. On the contrary, it's you..."
Yu Longting's eyes were like the warm waters of a hot spring, enveloping me, "Hmm?"
"It's you, who only have this one relationship with me, I always feel like I owe you." After saying this, I felt a weight lifted off my heart.
Perhaps with Yu Longting's feelings for me, he was definitely able to accept it.
But it was a thorn in my side that I couldn't stand not to express.
"Wanwan, I'm really glad. I realized my feelings for you in time and didn't do too many things to hurt you." Yu Longting pinched my chin, suddenly bit into a glutinous rice ball, and shoved it into my mouth.
The one forced into my mouth made my eyes bulge, "..."
Neither swallowing nor spitting it out seemed right.
My whole body went soft inexplicably, and my heart nearly leapt out of my throat.
The glutinous rice ball stayed in my mouth for a good three minutes before I managed to swallow it with difficulty.
How could this guy be so shameless...
Feeding me with his mouth!
"Wanwan."
When my cheeks were burning hot with anger, Yu Longting called out to me.
I looked over instantly.
In the palm of Yu Longting's hand was a glowing red grain of rice.
"This thing is..."
"My inner core!"
"!!"
"No need to be so surprised. It was nurtured with your spiritual power."
"Can I touch it?"
"Yes."
In the afternoon, the restaurant needed cleaning.
I was responsible for wiping down tables and chairs, Yu Longting helped mop the floor, and Yu Rongling was washing dishes in the back kitchen.
The boss, Chen Decheng, was overjoyed to have two extra unpaid workers, "Yuanyuan's boyfriend is a good catch; not only did he bring his brother to help, but he also came over himself."
"Damn, this makes me afraid to get a boyfriend, who enslaves people like you do!" Xiao Li was cleaning the windows and angrily threw her rag onto the windowsill.
Chen Decheng sneered mockingly, "If you're so capable, go find one. Spouting nonsense without getting one, I say you are doomed to be single!"
"Fine then, boss, curse me! Yuanyuan, let's stop working with your boyfriend and strike!" Xiao Li came over angrily, pulling me into playing at striking.
After teasing Xiao Li enough, Chen Decheng brought three drinks from the refrigerator and handed them to us, "You've worked hard, have something to drink. My treat."
"That's more like it, Chen Decheng, you better stop making fun of me for being single," Xiao Li said, glaring at Chen Decheng with a tiger-like face.
Chen Decheng acted scared of Xiao Li, rapidly agreeing.
Then he pulled his wife aside, asking if she knew any suitable match-making candidates for Xiao Li.
Chen Shufen promptly sent a bunch of guys' photos into our WeChat group.
I glanced at them and couldn't help but grin.
Just now, Xiao Li had sneakily asked Yu Longting about Beichen's situation, and Yu Longting told her that Beichen was actually around every day.
He even told Xiao Li where Beichen's car was parked.
Xiao Li was so happy she jumped three feet high.
This girl must have taken a liking to him; it seemed unlikely she would go match-making now.
At dinner time, the head chef suddenly said there was something wrong with the soy sauce in the kitchen.
Apparently, the wholesaler had tampered with the expiration date; it was already moldy and unfit for use.
The restaurant dared not use it, fearing food poisoning.
Since I was relatively free, I took on the task of buying soy sauce.
At the nearby grocery store, I found they were selling the same problematic soy sauce as the restaurant's.
Other brands were available, but different soy sauces also have different tastes.
Some of the head chefs in the back kitchen are quite fierce and very strict.
Fearing they wouldn't be satisfied with another brand and give me trouble, I walked a bit further to a small supermarket in the center of town, "Do you deliver? I'll buy two boxes."
"Eh, aren't you that girl from the bus the other day…" The store's auntie had been watching a TV drama, but she turned around at my response and immediately recognized me.