CIATB Chapter 300 I don't want to try!
Chapter 300 I don't want to try!
Chapter 300 I don't want to try!
Above the ceiling, a vintage crystal chandelier cast a soft glow, illuminating the entire private room.
Yu Huan was looking down at her phone when she heard the door close. She suddenly looked up and said, "You two better start eating quickly, otherwise the waiter will scrutinize us every time a dish is served."
Hear this.
Yu Chengcheng glanced at Lin Yourong, who was fully armed, and then at Yu Huan, who was wearing a mask. She smiled and said, "The four of us have all the dishes served but haven't touched them. Two of us are even wearing masks to cover our faces. From the waiter's perspective, it does look a bit strange."
Yu Huan glanced at Lin Yourong's beautiful eyebrows and eyes between the brim of her hat and her mask, and jokingly chimed in, "Your sister Yourong often wears sunglasses when she goes out at night."
Yu Songnian smacked his lips, shifted his gaze from the food on the table to Lin Yourong, and interjected in a muffled voice, "Sister Yourong, can't you see where you're going?"
"I'm used to it anyway," Lin Yourong said with a smile.
Yu Chengcheng glanced at the sunglasses beside her and said curiously, "Sister Yourong, the lenses of your sunglasses seem a bit lighter in color at night?"
Lin Yourong gently pinched the temple of the glasses with her fingers, picked them up and showed them to the viewer, saying, "These are for both day and night use, and they do have a color-changing function. They are suitable for use when driving at night to block out high beams."
"No wonder." Yu Chengcheng nodded in realization.
She glanced at the steaming hot snake dish in front of her, rubbed her hands together, and said with a hint of inquiry, "Then I'll grab my chopsticks and we'll start eating?"
Yu Huan's gaze swept over the three large bowls of hearty dishes, then looked at Yu Songnian across the table and said with a smile, "Songnian, you should start eating too! There are so many dishes, eat as much as you want!"
Having just been teased, Yu Songnian stared at his phone, feigning composure, and waved at him, saying, "Brother Huan, I'm not in a hurry."
Yu Huan keenly noticed the slight movement of his Adam's apple. He suppressed a smile at this pretentious little brother and casually replied, "Alright."
After the first two bowls of crayfish arrived, the dishes were served one after another.
About fifteen minutes later, a bowl of stir-fried loofah was brought to the table by the waiter, and all the dishes were finally served.
After the waiter finished saying "Please enjoy your meal" and walked out, Yu Songnian cleverly got up, quickly walked to the door, and locked the bolt.
Yu Chengcheng carefully selected a thick, juicy piece of snake meat from the basin with the tip of her chopsticks, placed it in Lin Yourong's bowl, and said, "Sister Yourong, I see you can handle spicy food quite well, have a piece!"
Lin Yourong was taking off her mask when she saw the thin layer of sauce covering the snake pieces. She quickly shook her head and waved her hands, saying, "Chengcheng, I don't want to eat this!"
Yu Huan quickly chimed in, "This is a rat snake, tender, juicy, and chewy. When you eat it, you won't really feel that it's a snake; there's no strange taste at all. You should try it!"
"No!" Lin Yourong said firmly.
She picked up her chopsticks and put the snake piece into Yu Huan's bowl.
Yu Huan tried to persuade him gently: "People should be brave enough to try—"
"I don't want to try!" Lin Yourong interrupted Yu Huan abruptly.
With a bright smile on her face, Yu Huan picked up a small turtle that was glistening with the braising sauce and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't like it, then we won't eat it. We'll eat something else, like the small turtle."
Lin Yourong watched him place the small turtle in her bowl, nodded slightly, and parted her red lips: "Okay."
Yu Chengcheng lowered her head and gently spat the bone next to her rice bowl, then said with a smile, "Many people really can't accept eating snake."
Lin Yourong picked up a small turtle and took a bite of its skirt. As she chewed, she said, "Yes, everyone's tolerance level is different. I get the creeps just thinking about snakes."
Yu Huan gnawed on a piece of snake, his mouth filled with the fresh, fragrant, and spicy flavor.
Authentic spicy snake is often extremely spicy; just looking at it is enough to make your eyes burn, and eating it is even more so, making your tongue burn. Even in the dead of winter, you will sweat profusely after eating it.
However, the spicy snake dish on the table has a relatively moderate level of spiciness, which is obviously an improvement made to cater to the tastes of the general public.
Yu Huan glanced at Yu Songnian, who was gulping down several mouthfuls of rice mixed with lard, and thought to herself, "This kid must be really starving."
He smiled and picked up where Lin Yourong left off: "This brings us to the story of how Chengzi, when she was ten years old, swatted three catties of black twigs by the edge of the field in the autumn."
"Huh? Black scallop?" Lin Yourong asked, her face full of confusion.
As a city girl, she had never heard of this common snake species that is widely distributed in the mountains and fields.
“It’s not poisonous! I could tell at a glance that it’s a black-tailed snake. If I didn’t recognize it, or if it were a poisonous snake, I definitely wouldn’t dare to do it,” Yu Chengcheng said, her mouth dripping with oil, emphasizing quickly.
Lin Yourong took a bite of the turtle's skirt and asked curiously, "And then?"
Yu Songnian swallowed his rice and humorously continued, "You could say he fell down, and then he started shouting for his grandfather to come quickly. At that time, it was just the two of them, grandfather and grandson, on the scene."
Lin Yourong smiled and said, "I don't care if it's poisonous or not, I don't dare to touch any snake."
Yu Songnian licked the rice grains from his lips and put them into his mouth, sighing, "Three catties of black twigs are more than two meters long! Although they won't kill you, a bite will still cause swelling and pain for a long time."
"It sounds like Chengcheng was incredibly brave when she was little." Lin Yourong paused, then asked, "Was she eventually caught?"
Yu Huan's voice carried a hint of humor: "Of course she caught him! Being pinned down by Yu Chengcheng is like a duck being cooked in a pot; there's absolutely no way he can fly away!"
Lin Yourong smiled sweetly.
Yu Huan and Yu Chengcheng, who were busy chewing snake meat, exchanged a glare, their intensity equally matched, and neither caused any harm to the other.
He lowered his gaze, picked up a piece of snake meat with his chopsticks and put it into the bowl, saying with a sigh, "Back then, even if there were good ingredients, no one knew how to cook them, and hardly anyone ate snakes. This black snake was skinned by the old man, who then lit a fire outside and made a pot of soup."
"Stewed soup outside?" Lin Yourong asked, somewhat puzzled.
Yu Chengcheng put on disposable gloves and prepared to start cooking the crayfish, explaining, "Anyway, there was a saying back then that snakes shouldn't be stewed at home. Perhaps this is a superstitious saying originating from folk traditions."
Lin Yourong nodded in realization.
Before you know it, the hour hand of the clock on the red brick wall has quietly pointed to eight o'clock in the evening.
Only a few crayfish remained from the two large basins, with the shells mostly piled up in front of the two women.
Yu Huan and Yu Songnian were more efficient; they had already finished eating and put down their chopsticks.
They continued peeling the crayfish at a leisurely pace, chewing them slowly while chatting about trivial matters from time to time.
Yu Huan, scrolling through Tianya Forum on her phone, overheard the conversation and couldn't help but understand what was going on.
The main activity was Yu Chengcheng asking questions, and Lin Yourong answering them.
The younger sister's main skill is to subtly extract information about the first wife's interests and hobbies through conversation.
Yu Chengcheng peeled shrimp with both hands, lowered her head and sucked on the straw, drinking down the shallow layer of lemon tea at the bottom of her cup in one gulp. She let out a satisfied sigh and said, "Sister Rong, next time there's a chance, I'll play badminton with you!"
"Okay." Lin Yourong took off her gloves and nodded with a smile.
Yu Huan subconsciously picked up the lemon tea in front of him, took a sip of the straw, and heard a "rustling" sound, which made him realize that he had finished drinking it.
Lin Yourong immediately used the back of her hand to push the remaining half of her lemon tea to his side.
Although she didn't say anything, Yu Huan immediately understood and picked up the glass to take a sip.
Yu Chengcheng finished off the last shrimp, bit off the disposable glove from her fingertips, wiped the oil stains soaking her hands with a tissue, and declared with a satisfied look: "My last big meal before leaving the country—I had a great time!"
Yu Huan turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.
Looking at the pile of lobster shells in front of her, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's getting late. After we finish eating, let's go straight to karaoke. I've already booked a private room for 8 o'clock." Hearing this, Yu Chengcheng picked up her phone and checked the time: "Okay, let's go to the karaoke bar for two or three hours, until 11 o'clock."
Upon hearing that they were moving on to the next event, which was also karaoke, Yu Songnian chuckled and said, "How about we grab some late-night snacks then? My treat!"
Yu Chengcheng waved her hand without thinking: "Forget it, by then the food in my stomach won't even be digested yet."
Yu Huan carefully wiped her mouth clean, put on her mask, and said, "Your sister Chengzi's flight is at nine o'clock. She has to check in early in the morning. If she eats a late-night snack, it will be too late, and she won't be able to sleep if she eats too much. Song Nian, you have to take her to the airport tomorrow morning."
“No problem!” Yu Songnian readily agreed.
Lin Yourong turned to the side, picked up the crossbody bag hanging on the back of the chair, took out an eyeglasses case, opened it, and put the sunglasses inside.
With a smile in her voice, she continued, "I'll drive Chengcheng to the airport tomorrow morning, since I don't have anything else to do anyway."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chengcheng's face immediately lit up with a happy expression: "I'm fine with anything!"
It's obvious who they want to send it to—
It absolutely has to be Sister Rong!
Upon seeing this, Yu Songnian stated in a gruff voice, "I'm ready to go at any time. Let's see what you decide."
"Honey, my electric scooter is still at the building. You have to take me there first." Yu Huan smiled and pinched Lin You Rong's thigh.
Lin Yourong playfully slapped his hand away, slung her bag over her shoulder, and said, "Didn't you complain about my driving skills? I'm not seeing you off!"
Yu Huan quickly said with a sheepish grin, "That was all a joke, please don't take it seriously! Your driving skills are absolutely top-notch, and you even promised to take me for a ride on your motorcycle!"
Yu Chengcheng, picking her teeth with a toothpick, chimed in with a grin: "Sister Rong's motorcycle is really cool. I thought to myself, 'Sister-in-law is so cool!' I never expected that she was actually Lin Su! No wonder she's so awesome!"
Lin Yourong adjusted her mask, feeling quite embarrassed by the compliments.
Hearing the last part, he asked with some doubt, "Sa?"
Yu Chengcheng leaned back in her chair and said calmly, "I learned this from Brother Huan. When used to describe a woman, it means she's cool, stylish, and capable! We were watching TV when Sister Rong was on Happy Camp promoting her new album, and that's how he praised you."
"Right?" Lin Yourong's voice was full of joy.
"That's right, the big star Lin Su is both cool and beautiful!" Yu Huan kept praising her, then changed the subject: "So, honey, can you take me there tomorrow morning?"
Lin Yourong was the first to stand up.
A slight smile played on his lips beneath the mask as he casually said, "Then I'll reluctantly give it to you."
"Thank you, my wife. You're so good to me!" Yu Huan moved her chair back and then stood up.
After two more sounds of chairs being moved, the group filed out of the private room.
Although it was already 8 p.m., the second-floor hall was nearly half full, with diners clinking glasses and occasionally bursting into laughter as they played dice.
Amidst the surging noise, they didn't exchange many words and went straight to the restroom without prior arrangement.
Disposable gloves have very limited ability to block grease, and the oil stains left on your hands cannot be wiped clean with just a few sheets of paper.
If you accidentally rub your eyes, you might get burned by the spiciness.
Yu Huan and Lin Yourong walked ahead and stopped in front of the double sink. They squeezed some hand sanitizer into their palms in unison.
Amidst the rushing water, Yu Songnian, who was waiting nearby as the driver for the trip, asked Yu Huan with considerable concern, "Brother Huan, which KTV are we going to?"
Without hesitation, Yu Huan replied, "Windsor, next to the Dongtang Overpass."
"Oh." Yu Songnian nodded.
Yu Huan rubbed her hands together quickly, rinsed off the foam, turned around and walked to the side, placing her hands under the sensor-operated hand dryer.
A warm, strong wind suddenly blew out of the machine.
Yu Huan glanced at Lin Yourong, who was still meticulously washing her hands, a smile playing on her lips beneath her mask. She adjusted her sunglasses and then strode to the men's restroom to relieve herself.
Not long after.
After everyone had rested, they went downstairs together.
Passing through the packed lobby on the first floor, stepping across the threshold, one enters the night outside.
A river breeze brings a touch of coolness and a refreshing scent that is completely different from the indoor air.
Yu Huan took the lead, stretched out a big, carefree yawn, looked up at the magnificent Du Fu Pavilion in the distance, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Awesome!"
Yu Chengcheng strode over to Yu Huan's side, spread her hands to feel the river breeze sweeping around her, and said with a particularly pleasant expression, "If you hadn't booked a private room, Huan-ge, I really would have liked to sit and walk around here by the river!"
Yu Huan's voice, tinged with laughter, came from beneath her mask: "I don't care. I haven't paid a deposit yet. Like I said, you're the star today, so I'll follow your lead."
Yu Songnian, who was walking at the back and making a phone call to his brother-in-law, had just said into the phone, "We've eaten and drunk our fill, let's leave," when he heard this, he immediately shouted loudly.
"No way! This is such a rare opportunity to go to karaoke with Sister Yourong! Next time you come back to China, I'll take you to sit by the river for a good time!"
Lin Youren couldn't help but be tolerant of Jun.
Seeing Yu Huan extend his claws towards her without turning his head, beckoning several times with his palm facing upwards...
Is this for attracting pets?
She pursed her lips, but still placed her hand on his.
"I was just saying, but we absolutely have to go to karaoke tonight! I've been looking forward to it for so long!" Yu Chengcheng rubbed her hands together excitedly.
Turning his head, he saw Lin Yourong holding Yu Huan's hand, quickly walking to his other side.
Yu Chengcheng paused briefly, then walked around to Lin Yourong's side, took the arm of the popular singer's sister-in-law, and said with a grin, "Sister Yourong, I'm so happy just thinking about you going to give us a private concert!"
Lin Yourong, who was sandwiched between two tall men on the left and right, smiled and said, "Forget about concerts, let's just come out and have some fun."
Yu Huan shook his hand, which was intertwined with Lin Yourong's, and joked, "Wife, you'd better be prepared. It's one thing that I sing terribly, but these two are even more outstanding."
"Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix? Aren't those used to praise people?"
Yu Chengcheng rolled her eyes: "The Yu family has a hereditary history of being tone-deaf. He's obviously being sarcastic and insulting!"
Lin Yourong chuckled to herself.
As they talked, the three of them stepped onto the pedestrian crossing, which was now on a green light.
Yu Huan glanced back at Yu Songnian, who was lagging behind making a phone call not far away, and without stopping, led his wife and younger cousin across the road.
Yu Chengcheng said with a grin, "But speaking of which, tonight we're counting on you, Rong-jie, to carry all three of us!"
Lin Yourong asked curiously, "Have you ever been to a karaoke bar before?"
Yu Huan nodded and continued, "Of course there is. The main theme is howling and screaming, letting loose and being yourself."
(End of this chapter)