"Okay." Different from Yan Kuan's joking tone, Xu Nianyi looked serious, "What do you want to eat? I invite you."
"Sister-in-law really wants to invite me to dinner?" Yan Kuan's eyes widened in surprise, as if he didn't expect Xu Nian to agree to him so happily in a while, the joy in his eyes has dyed his brows, "Then I can order anything ?"
"Well. You were responsible for what happened just now, otherwise I would have been in vain today. Just order whatever you want, don't worry, I have my card with me."
"Okay, I just want to eat Japanese food, and my sister-in-law is up to you to buy today's meal." Xu Yan Kuan's voice became more bold because he was in a good mood, and it was less gentle than usual. It became more crisp and crisp, and even the gentle smile on his face changed, adding a bit of heartiness.
"Let's go."
Xu Nianyi walked down the steps first, turned around with a smile and looked at Yan Kuan who was still on the steps, "I came by car, so why don't you be my car, I'll take you there."
At noon, it was the hottest time of the day, and the scorching sun was behind us. Xu Nianyi turned around and turned his back to the direction of the sun. Standing on the steps, Yan Kuan looked at her against the light, but found that the bright smile on her face was as dazzling as the dazzling golden sunlight behind her.
Once upon a time, such an energetic smile appeared on Xu Nianyi's face
Yan Kuan stared quietly, squinting his eyes slightly, enduring the glare of the sun and staring at Xu Nianyi's smiling face, the originally bright brown eyes became dim at this moment.
"Aren't you hungry?" Xu Nian joked with a smile, "Or did you think of something else delicious?"
"Um."
This time, Yan Kuan, who was standing on the steps, moved, nodded, walked up and down the steps, "I suddenly remembered that someone had introduced to me that there was an alley in the 1980s on Yong'an Road. There is a snack bar in the alley that has been open for more than ten years. The store is small but the food is very authentic. Many people go there to eat. I haven’t been to Xia Hai for so long, and I want to try it. What do you think?”
"Okay, it's also good to try the special snacks." Xu Nianyi nodded happily.
When I got in the car, Xu Nianyi originally wanted to drive, but Yan Kuan pushed her into the back seat when he got in the car, and he sat in the driver's seat directly, acting as the driver.
After driving a few blocks, the car drove to the place.
Sure enough, it is an alley in the 1980s. The alley is so narrow that it can only accommodate a car to drive in one way, but after this car drives in, it is a problem for pedestrians to pass by.
Yan Kuan found a parking lot nearby and parked the car, then led Xu Nianyi into the alley.
Yifeng is a small person, and he would cry tired after walking a few steps, so Xu Nian just hugged him in his arms.
But after getting out of the car, Yan Kuan stopped within a few steps, fixed his body and glanced at Yifeng in her arms, and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, let me hug Yifeng. I don't know if that store is In the innermost part of the alley, I'm afraid your arms will be sore if you hold her for too long."
"..." Xu Nianyi was hesitating, and Xiao Yifeng in his arms had already opened his arms to Yan Kuan, "Hug, little uncle!"
"Come." Yan Kuan curled his mouth, smiled and hugged Yifeng into his arms.
With no weight in his arms, it was indeed a lot easier, Xu Nianyi looked at Yan Kuan gratefully, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm an uncle, so I should hug my nephew." Yan Kuan walked into the alley first with Yifeng in his arms.
Xu Nianyi followed behind and walked into this old and shady alley.
It is still hot weather, the sun is high outside, and the sun is hot. But the alley was cool and humid, and the ground under his feet was not cement, but an old-fashioned road paved with a small piece of green brick. There are gray and white walls on both sides of the alley, and every house has old-fashioned black wooden doors. Occasionally, there are two pots of jasmine flowers in full bloom at the door of a few houses. The pure white jasmine exudes a strong fragrance.
He followed Yan Kuan all the way to the innermost part of the alley, and then stopped in front of a wooden door. There were two golden door knockers on the black wooden door, and the door knockers were in the shape of an old and simple lion. There is a plaque hanging on the door, with three large characters written in gold paint on a black background-food is the sky.
The wooden door was wide open at the moment. Standing outside the door and looking in, there was a small clean yard. On both sides of the yard was a water tank made of stone, with pink lotuses planted inside.
Looking inside again, there are only a few Eight Immortals tables under the porch. There are no waiters in overalls walking around, only a few diners sitting in the corner on the west side enjoying the gluttonous feast on the table.
"This store is really unique, Xia Hai actually has such a small place." Xu Nianyi sighed as if talking to himself. Unexpectedly, in this bustling metropolis, there will be such a quiet and simple place.
But before Xu Nianyi's words fell, Yan Kuan followed up, "I heard that the snacks made by their family are also very authentic. It's my first time here today, and it's exactly what I imagined. Not the same."
While the two were talking, a woman wearing a floral light green dress had already walked over. Seeing that they were strangers, she took the initiative to invite them to sit down, and made a pot of rose tea on the table. Take out the menu.
Xu Nian took a look at the names of the dishes on the menu, but they were simple and easy to understand, but most of the menu was spicy food, thinking that Yifeng has asthma and can't eat spicy food, so he only ordered a deep-fried spring roll and a rice dumpling.
Yan Kuan was unrestrained, and ordered the spicy hot pot, shredded pepper chicken and spicy jelly.
When the dishes came, each dish was filled with quite a lot, and the dishes were served on ordinary plates, not as exquisite as in the hotel, but the dishes were plentiful.
Xu Nian took a bite of the deep-fried spring rolls with his chopsticks. They were indeed exquisitely made, crispy in the mouth and sweet in the aftertaste. The bean paste inside was soft and delicious, very suitable for children.
Yifeng was holding Jiuniang Yuanzi, and was very happy eating deep-fried spring rolls. After Xu Nian took a few mouthfuls, he saw Yan Kuan's order was also served. The colors are distinct. The spicy jelly is served in a white ceramic bowl, and a small piece of red pepper is sprinkled on the jelly as an embellishment. The crystal white jelly and red millet pepper complement each other like white snow and red plum.
Yan Kuan didn't persuade her to try it, and he was happy eating a sip of scented tea and jelly chicken.
Xu Nian looked at it for a while, and felt his mouth watering. He couldn't help but pick up a piece of jelly with his chopsticks and took a sip. Then he couldn't stop his chopsticks, and ate the spicy dishes.
By the end of the meal, she couldn't stop chopsticks, but it was too spicy. After all, she hadn't eaten this kind of food with a strong taste before. Her cheeks were flushed and her head was sweating profusely before eating a meal. Sweat oozes from the temples and forehead, and even the lips are red and swollen.
She wanted to take a sip of rose tea to relieve the spicy heat, but she didn't know that after taking a sip, the rose tea that was drinking at the right temperature, because of the chili, drank it like boiling water, and she couldn't speak even hotter , I wanted to spit it out but felt embarrassed, so I had to cover my mouth and swallow with difficulty.
"Don't drink like this, it will be more spicy."
Seeing Xu Nianyi's funny look, Yan Kuan couldn't help but chuckled, but his eyes were concerned, the eyes in his brown pupils were as gentle as water, and the eyes that fell on Xu Nianyi never left. He took out a wet towel from his pocket and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead. At the same time, he turned his head and ordered the shop assistant to bring a pot of iced sour plum soup.
Xu Nianyi's eye circles turned red unconsciously, and his mouth was so hot that it seemed to be scalded. Covering his mouth with his hand, he felt that the heat was unbearable, so he had to raise his sallow hand to fan himself non-stop.
Because his mouth was filled with spicy taste, he couldn't talk anymore, and waited until the sweat on his forehead was wiped off by Yan Kuan, Xu Nianyi finally came to his senses, staring blankly at Yan Kuan who was still wiping his temples.
"You should seldom eat spicy food. If you eat it for the first time, don't be in such a hurry, and you can't drink hot water. Drinking sour plum soup will make you feel much better." Yan Kuan didn't seem to realize that there was anything wrong, and still used The wipe gently wiped the sweat off her cheeks, and her tone of voice was still soft, but it sounded more friendly than usual.
The cool wet wipes on the cheeks are indeed a lot more comfortable, but...
His round fingertips and his gentle movements touched her face lightly, like the intimate and ambiguous caress of a lover.
Although she knew that the man in front of her was nothing, the current situation was too ambiguous.
"I..." Xu Nian opened his mouth, and as soon as he uttered a word, he felt that his mouth was hot and unbearably hot, and he immediately covered his red and swollen lips with his hands in embarrassment.
"What's wrong?" A question flashed in Yan Kuan's eyes, and the wiping action paused for a moment, but soon he returned to his gentle smile, as if he understood something, he slowly put away the hand resting on her cheek, and put it in his hand. Put the wet wipes on the table, and explained with a chuckle, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I just saw that you seemed to be in a bad mood. I didn't think so much, and I was a little rude."
"No, it's okay..." Xu Nianyi's cheeks turned even redder, two blushes floated up on his cheeks, and he lowered his eyelids to avoid Yan Kuan's gaze.
At this time, the sour plum soup has been delivered.
The sour plum soup with ice cubes was a little bit cold, and it really relieved a lot of hot feeling after one sip.
But I don't know what happened, although Xu Nianyi's mouth was not so hot anymore, but Xu Nianyi still felt his face was burning, maybe it was because the food had cooled down, and it wasn't as tasty as before.
Yan Kuan didn't talk about anything else. Occasionally, when she saw that she had finished drinking the sour plum soup in the quilt, he would take a glass jug and help her refill a glass.
The next meal was much calmer, but it also lost a bit of flavor.
After a meal, Xu Nian took out his card and wanted to pay the bill, only to find out that he ate a table of dishes for only one hundred and ten yuan, which was economical, and the change on his body was just enough, so he didn't need to swipe his card at all.
Before leaving, Yan Kuan followed Xu Nianyi out of the small courtyard and stood on the stone steps in front of the gate. Yan Kuan said the first words after the meal, breaking the silence between the two, "Sister-in-law, Thank you for inviting me to this meal, I am very happy."
"Needless to say thank you, I'm paying back the favor you just gave. Besides, I haven't formally met you since I've been back. The last few times I met you, I was busy and didn't say a few words. This time it can be regarded as a formal meeting." It's gone." Xu Nianyi quickly raised a smile, trying to ease the embarrassment that lingered between them just now.
Yan Kuan didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and after a brief silence, he curled his thin lips and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I'm going back to the company, you can take Yifeng home and rest."
"Okay, I'll see you off." Xu Nianyi picked up Yifeng and was about to walk down the steps when he heard Yan Kuan continue, "Don't bother, I just sent a message to my assistant, and she will be here soon." Will come get me."
"Okay, then I'll go first." Xu Nian nodded, smiled at Yan Kuan, then walked down the steps with Yifeng in his arms, and left the quiet alley.
After Xu Nianyi completely walked out of the alley, Xie Ying appeared at the gate of the courtyard.
"Master, do you want to go back to the company now?" Xie Ying had been guarding the door for a long time, looking respectfully at Yan Kuan who was still standing on the stone steps and asked softly.
"No, drive to Wenqian's branch, I have something to talk about."