The last class in the afternoon is over.
Xue Yuantong kicked his legs like a robot that had received an order and immediately lay down on the desk.
"Jiang Ning, you understand."
She said shamelessly that although the two had a small conflict in the morning, their conflicts never involved meals.
Conflicts are conflicts, but eating is another matter.
Xue Yuantong would still cook for Jiang Ning, and naturally, Jiang Ning would go outside the school to buy dinner for her.
"I just brought it to you today." Jiang Ning said.
"Yes, I believe in your taste." Xue Yuantong buried her head in the desk with her cell phone in her arms. She placed the phone outside the hole in the desk, rested her forehead on her arm and played with the phone, feeling a secret sense of security.
"Take care of your eyes and be careful of myopia." Jiang Ning reminded. He has not yet started research on elixirs related to vision.
"Don't worry, I have excellent eyesight and my genes are super strong."
Xue Yuantong waved her hand nonchalantly, signaling Jiang Ning to leave quickly and not disturb her while she was playing with her phone.
Jiang Ning saw Xue Yuantong start the game "Happy Landlords" and was ready to kill everyone.
She has a lot of happy beans, a long string.
Xue Yuantong held the phone very close to his eyes, only a palm's distance away, and ignored Jiang Ning's instructions.
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and felt that Xue Yuantong was becoming more and more arrogant, so he tried to tease her.
He tapped the table with his fingertips, and a trace of lightning power leaked out, bouncing along the table to Xue Yuantong's arm.
"Crack" white lightning flashes.
Xue Yuantong trembled all over like a little rabbit, and his pigtails jumped up.
Xue Yuantong hugged his arms and shouted in panic: "Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, I got an electric shock, come and protect me!"
She folded her arms, shocked and angry.
Jiang Ning sneered in his heart: "The assassin is me."
In fact, Jiang Ning knew better than her that the electric current he applied just now was very small and would only cause a slight numbness.
In order to warn Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning spoke nonsense seriously:
"It's normal. When a smartphone is operating normally, an electric current will be generated. When a cotton-padded jacket is rubbed in winter, static electricity will be generated. The effect of the two types of electricity superimposed is not just one plus one, but a terrifying one times one!"
"If you put your face too close to your arm, you'll get shocked."
"Do you understand what I mean?" Jiang Ning asked her.
Xue Yuantong didn't believe it at all. She said firmly: "You must be lying to me."
Jiang Ning said, "If you don't believe me, why don't you try playing with your phone on your arm again?"
He was ready to discharge again.
"Huh, do you think I don't dare?" Xue Yuantong said, and continued to pick up her phone to play games, but this time, she obediently put the phone a little further away.
Jiang Ning was very satisfied.
He clapped his hands and said to Geng Lu behind him, "Let's go out and eat."
The two made an appointment to go to a newly opened noodle restaurant outside the school.
"Okay." Geng Lu followed Jiang Ning out of the classroom.
After getting outside, the space was wide open and she quickly caught up with Jiang Ning and walked side by side.
She subconsciously moved very close to Jiang Ning, which was completely different from the normal way male and female classmates maintained a safe distance.
It was time to go home from school, and the students in the campus were like waves, rolling towards the school gate.
Jiang Ning did not take the main road, but took a detour through the small garden.
Walking on the cobblestone road, I can feel the hard touch of each pebbles. In the small garden in winter, the green plants are a little wilted, and next to it stands a newly installed solar street light by the school.
Geng Lu walked in the small garden, talking non-stop. She had a cheerful personality and could always find topics to talk about no matter where she went.
Passing through the small garden, the two walked along the street. The noodle shop was located a little far from the gate of No. 4 Middle School.
As they approached the intersection, Geng Lu pointed at the shop with the sign "Xinxin Noodle House" and said to Jiang Ning:
"Before the school started, I brought my junior high school classmates to visit this restaurant at No. 4 Middle School, and we had dinner at his house after the visit."
The two of them walked into the shop together. The owners of the noodle shop were a couple with simple looks.
At this time, there were already two tables of guests in the store, and the proprietress shouted enthusiastically:
"There's a menu up there, take a look and see what you want to eat. Our noodles with soybean paste are delicious, and we also have deep-fried skewers, take your pick."
It seems that many husband-and-wife shops are like this. The male boss is always silent, and it is usually the wife of the boss who is responsible for entertaining customers.
Geng Lu ordered directly: "Two bowls of noodles with soybean paste."
"Would you like some cilantro and green onions?" asked the proprietress.
"All is fine." Geng Lu said. She had consulted Jiang Ning for his opinion, and Jiang Ning had no dietary restrictions.
After ordering the noodles, Geng Lu went to the refrigerator to pick out some fried food. She took a few skewers of meat and a few skewers of vegetarian chicken. She originally wanted to get a drink, but it was cold and the drinks were too cold. The boss had soup, so it would be perfect for her to drink later.
The two sat here and chatted, Geng Lu said:
"They also have sesame cakes, which are quite crispy. I'm afraid we'll order too much and not be able to finish them. Let's come back next time."
"By the way, if you really want to eat sesame cakes, I know a sesame cake shop in Guyang County." She remembered that Jiang Ning's hometown was Guyang County.
"That special sesame seed bun is super super delicious. I ate it once when I went to Guyang County last time. I ate five at once. But I forgot what it was called." Geng Lu said regretfully.
"Hugou sesame cakes," Jiang Ning added.
"Yes, yes, that's it." Geng Lu nodded like pecking at rice. "I heard that the cakes are made with donkey fat."
Jiang Ning said: "In the early years, we used donkey oil, but later it became hard to buy, so we used lard instead."
"In fact, the taste of the two oils is not much different. It all depends on the level of the boss."
"Making Hugou sesame cakes requires a lot of skill and is difficult. Let me tell you about one of the steps. Have you seen the oven for making Hugou sesame cakes?"
Jiang Ning looked at Geng Lu.
Geng Lu: "I have seen it. It looks like a big iron barrel."
She opened her arms slightly to demonstrate, and pulled the tight cotton jacket on her chest, revealing her overdeveloped body.
Jiang Ning's eyes moved, and he said, "Other cakes you eat on the market are baked directly in the oven, which is very convenient. Hugou sesame cakes require you to hold the dough, put your hand into the oven, and then press the dough into a round cake shape and stick it to the oven wall."
Halfway through the conversation, Jiang Ning looked at Geng Lu. She was very quiet, just listening quietly and not interrupting others.
Jiang Ning continued, "There is charcoal fire at the bottom of the oven. If you put your hand into the oven to bake the dough, you will know how high the temperature is. And because of the step of 'pressing' the dough, your hand must stay in the oven for a while."
Geng Lu thought of that scene and couldn't help asking, "What if I get my hands burned?"
Jiang Ning smiled and said: "If you get burned by the oven wall, pull your hand out quickly. If you pull it out too quickly, the dough will fly into the air.
"It's so difficult." Geng Lu blinked. If Jiang Ning hadn't explained it, she couldn't imagine that a simple pancake would have so many steps.
"Yes, so there are fewer authentic Hugou sesame cakes now. Once there is a really good one, people from surrounding counties will often come here to try it." Jiang Ning said.
Geng Lu listened quietly to Jiang Ning's talk. She suddenly felt that Jiang Ning knew a lot. A small pancake could tell so many things. Sometimes when she talked to Jiang Ning about other things, Jiang Ning could always tell her things she had never heard of before.
"You know a lot, unlike me who is stupid and knows nothing." Geng Lu praised him, but at the same time felt that she was so ignorant.
Jiang Ning knocked the edge of the table with his pistol and said with a smile:
"I just knew it a little earlier than you. Besides, don't you know it now?"
Geng Lu's heart suddenly felt warm and her eyes softened.
She opened her mouth to say something and happened to catch a glimpse of several familiar figures outside.
"Xia Xia, why don't you come here to eat? I'm tired of beef soup."
The cool girl stepped into the noodle shop first. She had neat short hair. Unlike ordinary short hair, her short hair looked like it was cut with a knife, and had a unique handsome charm.
"Ah, Geng Lu, you guys are here too?" Yang Sheng greeted.
Bai Yuxia followed behind and looked at the two of them for a few more times. She was wondering, isn't Jiang Ning Xue Yuantong's good friend? Why did he come out alone with Geng Lu
In high school, if a boy and a girl go out to eat alone, it is easy for people to make that kind of association.
Although thinking this in her heart, Bai Yuxia didn't say much and also greeted Jiang Ning.
"Boss, I want a bowl of three-fresh noodles, but please don't put any spicy food in it!" Yang Sheng solemnly instructed the boss.
Bai Yuxia said, "I want chicken wing noodles, with more spiciness."
Behind them were twin girls, two girls who looked exactly the same, which made the proprietress stunned for a moment.
Jiang Ning and Geng Lu’s noodles with soybean paste and fried skewers were served quickly.
Geng Lu mixed the noodles with a spoon and tasted it: "It tastes just like the day before, delicious."
"Jiang Ning, come and try it and see how it tastes."
"Not bad." Jiang Ning said.
Bai Yuxia looked at this scene. She has always been smart. From Geng Lu's attitude, she could tell that Geng Lu's treatment of Jiang Ning was probably more than just that of a classmate.
The boss quickly prepared the noodles and served bowls of them.
Halfway through, the lady boss came over and asked, "How do you think the food tastes? Is there anything that needs to be improved?"
Geng Lu said: "I think it tastes good, delicious."
The lady boss asked again: "What's the price? Is it expensive?"
In 2014, in a small city, a bowl of noodles with soybean paste cost 10 yuan, which was actually a bit expensive and would discourage some students.
But Geng Lu is a student after all, and she is shy, so she doesn't want to mention the price, as she feels that it would be embarrassing.
So she said, “It’s OK.”
The lady boss agreed: "I think it's suitable too. My price is higher than other shops, but I use a lot of ingredients, so it's definitely worth it."
"We used to run a franchise store, but now we have opened our own store and are ready to start over again."
As the proprietress spoke, her face was full of optimism about the future.
Jiang Ning didn't say anything.
Whether the restaurant business is successful or not is often a bit mysterious. Unless your taste is so good that it beats everything else, your success depends on luck.
Moreover, running a restaurant is a test of one’s mentality.
The proprietress talked to Geng Lu's table for a few words, then went to other guests to ask for their opinions and collect feedback. She was very proactive.
The boss lady at Bai Yuxia's table also asked the same question.
After Jiang Ning finished her meal, Geng Lu went over to pay the bill. The two of them had noodles and fried food, and they had just spent the thirty yuan that Geng Lu had earned by drawing pictures online. Compared to a normal dinner, it was still quite expensive.
Previously, Jiang Ning and Huang Yuzhu went to eat shredded chicken soup together, and they were full for only six dollars each.
Most students would probably not be willing to come to this noodle restaurant and would think the noodles are not worth the price.
The two of them said hello to Bai Yuxia and the others and left first.
Geng Lu was walking on the road when she suddenly remembered something. She apologized:
"Jiang Ning, I have something to do. I won't be accompanying you back to campus."
"Okay, go ahead and do your work. Be safe."