Seeing that it wasnât early anymore, Xinyan finally got up to tidy up and reminded He Jinxuan as she left: "The place for dinner tonight has been decided by them, weâll meet at the school gate then."
He Jinxuan nodded, "Alright."
When Xinyan arrived at the dormitory, Tang Congrong happened to come in from outside but didnât intentionally approach Xinyan.
This made Xinyan wonder if she was overthinking things.
On second thought, after all, she wasnât staying in the dorm, they werenât in the same class, even if she was sent by those few families, what could she do, it was the school?
Besides, what if she was just overthinking things?
Having figured it out, she stopped worrying and continued with the afternoon class.
After school in the afternoon, they went back to the dormitory first.
However, seeing Tang Congrong was not there, everyone tacitly sped up their tidying process, and no one mentioned her.
By the time they reached the school gate, He Jinxuan was already waiting there.
After greeting each other, Bai Aiwen led the way to the newly opened snack shop.
He Jinxuan originally thought it was a snack shop: "Why donât we go to the state-owned restaurant up front?"
Bai Aiwen smiled and interrupted, "No need, letâs stay here. Donât be fooled by the snack shop name, you can order stir-fried dishes inside too, and the variety of snacks here is numerous. The most important thing is the fair price."
Just then the owner came out and heard Bai Aiwenâs words, "The young lady is right, come inside, I guarantee youâll remember eating here, itâs a family recipe."
Bai Aiwen jokingly said, "Owner, am I attracting guests for you, you better give us a discount later."
The owner was straightforward too, "We just launched a new fried cake in our shop, Iâll give you guys a free plate to try."
With that, he smiled and invited everyone into the shop.
However, once they entered, they found that business was indeed good, quite a few customers were already ordering.
Xinyan and the others were directly led by the owner to the innermost compartment, "There are many of you, itâs better to sit here, thereâs a menu and paper and pen on the table, take a look at the menu first, Iâll call someone over."
They ordered a portion of each type of snack and then ordered several dishes. He Jinxuan, fearing there wouldnât be enough, added a few more dishes, and seeing the snacks Xinyan liked, ordered extra portions of each.
Jiang Peiqin gave Xinyan a thumbs up.
Xinyan smiled back, with a small haughty expression that He Jinxuan caught just right, showing a look of fondness on his face.
The speed was quite fast. The snacks came first while the stir-fried dishes took a bit longer.
After tasting, Cui Haili laughed, "No wonder they call it a snack shop, and the owner promises youâll want to come back after eating, the taste is really impeccable."
Jiang Peiqin looked at He Jinxuan opposite, always taking care of Xinyan, and couldnât help but feel some envy.
Ling Wenhao is nice to her, but heâs always busy and not around, who knows when he can transfer back to the Capital?
Every time she asks him, he says soon, but thereâs been no news yet; the year-end is almost here, will there be good news?
Su Yuelan saw Jiang Peiqin in a daze and nudged her with her elbow, "What are you thinking about, with all this deliciousness here, still daydreaming."
Everyone heard Su Yuelanâs words and looked at Jiang Peiqin, forcing the ice beauty to blush: "Looking at me wonât fill your stomach."
With that, she reached out for a fried cake the owner had given and started eating, immediately giving a thumbs up after a bite, "This taste is really nice, no worse than those century-old shops."
Just then, the owner came over, "Wow, I love hearing that, since you appreciate it so much, Iâll gift you two more plates to enjoy."
Earlier, he had seen the order list, knowing they ordered quite a bit, and even with two more plates it wouldnât be a loss, these people might become regulars at the shop in the future.
After a few polite exchanges, he turned around to tend to other matters.
Soon, two more plates of fried cakes were served over, and everyone indeed enjoyed to their heartâs content, though this thing canât be overeaten.
A meal that furthered their camaraderie,
Leaving the snack shop, they wandered back, and Xinyan casually glanced at the alley opening beside them and stumbled upon a shocking secret.
Because the streetlight was dim, afraid of being mistaken, she carefully stared over there again.
Walking beside her, He Jinxuan naturally noticed her oddness and followed her gaze.
As a result, his face turned straight to a scowl, "Donât look."
He said as he reached out to cover her eyes, but Xinyan directly slapped his hand away.
Their commotion caught everyoneâs attention, yet this time Bai Aiwenâs eyes reddened, she was too familiar with that person, he had brought her breakfast in the morning.
How stupid she had to be to believe his nonsense, in the end, she was just a joke, an excuse for the clandestine meeting of those two despicable people.