readease Chapter 295 You Don't Need It for Now
Chapter 295 You Don't Need It for Now
Nanfangyuan Canteen.
Ye Fan had already ordered his food and was waiting at the window seat.
The dishes covered half the table, and their aroma filled the air.
Golden and tempting, sweet and sour pineapple pork; glistening and chewy stir-fried pork intestines with a unique caramelized aroma; steaming hot dry pot bullfrog with tender frog meat coated in red oil; and crisp stir-fried broccoli.
Of course, a bowl of tender pork rib and lotus root soup is indispensable.
Xian Zuling followed Su Luming over, and when she saw the sumptuous feast on the table, her heart skipped a beat.
If she were to eat it herself, she would definitely be so heartbroken that she wouldn't be able to sleep.
But this is an invitation to Ye Fan to have dinner!
It was an "important ceremony" for her to express her gratitude! She tried hard to suppress the feeling of heartache, her small body standing straight, her face trying to remain calm, and even managing to force a smile.
However, when Su Luming saw this scene, his face turned dark instantly!
Her hunch was right; treating Ye Fan to a meal was indeed equivalent to the living expenses of offering sacrifices to the ancestral spirits for ten or half a day.
This isn't a treat; this is outright robbery!
She didn't know that Xian Zuling had money in her meal card; she only thought that this meal would directly empty Xian Zuling's pitiful wallet, enough for her to save for more than half a month!
A surge of anger, fueled by indignation for his friend, suddenly welled up inside him.
Although I know Ye Fan's intentions, this is just too good!
"Hey, you're here!" Ye Fan waved with a smile when he saw them, as if he didn't see Su Luming's dark face.
Ye Fan said to the ancestral spirit, "You can't treat me to a meal that's too stingy, can you? Su Luming, what's wrong with your face? I didn't ask you to pay."
Su Luming plopped down, glaring angrily at Ye Fan: "Ye Fan! Is this a dinner invitation? You're ripping off a rich man! Ordering so much, and only the expensive stuff! Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?"
She glanced with heartache at the somewhat flustered ancestral spirit beside her.
Ye Fan shrugged nonchalantly: "Hey! What's the big deal? If you don't have enough money for the ancestral offering, I'll cover it. It's no big deal."
Su Luming's eyes lit up: "Really? You mean it?"
"Of course, when have I, Ye Fan, ever gone back on my word?" Ye Fan nodded.
Then, changing the subject, she looked at Su Luming with a mocking expression: "But speaking of which, didn't you come here to freeload? Why are you so concerned? They haven't even said a word about offering sacrifices to their ancestral spirits! And you're already feeling sorry for them?"
Su Luming was speechless for a moment, her pretty face flushing red: "I...I was thinking of the ancestral spirits!"
Seeing this, Xian Zuling quickly spoke up, her voice soft but unusually firm: "It's...it's alright! I promised to treat you, I...I can pay!"
Actually, she had no idea how much the meal cost.
After all, she herself eats rice, vegetables, and free soup at the cafeteria for lunch, which only costs a few yuan.
She cooked for herself every night in Ye Fan's bamboo courtyard, using ingredients that Ye Fan bought. She had no idea how much they cost, only that they were very expensive.
She specifically went back to her dormitory to get 100 yuan in cash, just so as not to reveal the balance on her meal card, and was also prepared to pay in cash.
One hundred yuan was a huge sum of money for her.
When Su Luming heard her say that, he assumed she was just putting on a brave face. He felt even more sorry for her, but he had no choice but to glare at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan didn't continue the topic. He picked up a soup ladle and first ladled a full bowl of hot, milky-white pork rib and lotus root soup for Xian Zuling, placing it in front of her. His tone was filled with undisguised concern: "Here, drink a bowl of pork rib and lotus root soup first. It'll help you recover; you're still too thin!"
"Hey!" Su Luming protested, tapping the rim of his empty bowl. "Ye Fan, you're showing favoritism! Where's my soup?"
Ye Fan glanced at her, his gaze quickly sweeping over her curvaceous figure, and said seriously, "You? You don't need it for now. You're already over-nourished, and the right parts are big enough. Adding more won't help; it's a waste."
"You!" Su Luming instantly understood his implied meaning, and was filled with shame and anger. "Ye Fan! You can't say anything nice!"
She made a move as if to hit him.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and eat, I'm starving!" Ye Fan quickly changed the subject, picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fatty intestine and put it in his mouth, eating with relish.
He didn't drink the soup himself, but instead unscrewed a bottle of ice-cold cola, gulped down a big mouthful, and let out a satisfied sigh.
On a hot day like this, iced cola is the most refreshing!
The three of them quickly started eating.
Ye Fan ate heartily, and although Xian Zuling was reluctant to spend the money, the delicious food, especially the long-lost spicy flavor, the dry pot bullfrog and stir-fried fatty intestines stimulated her taste buds, and she gradually opened up, taking small bites but eating continuously. Her cheeks were flushed from the spiciness and heat, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Su Luming, however, channeled his anger into his appetite, and began to devour the sweet and sour pork.
Watching the ancestral spirit devour its food, Ye Fan couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Not bad, not bad, quite the appetite! Looks like you're really hungry? Shall we order a couple more dishes?"
"No!" Su Luming almost screamed to stop him, fearing that the ancestral spirit offerings would truly drain their coffers. "Enough! Enough! Any more ancestral spirit offerings and we'll really go bankrupt! Ye Fan, stop now!"
Ye Fan nodded: "Alright, alright, I'll do as Butler Su says, Operation Disc!"
The dishes were quickly devoured!
Su Luming patted his slightly protruding belly, leaned back in the sofa chair with satisfaction, and relaxed.
She was wearing a slightly short T-shirt today, and as she leaned against it, a small section of her fair and firm waistline was revealed. The hem of the T-shirt was also pulled up a little, outlining the contours of her full and undulating breasts.
Ye Fan glanced at her sitting posture; it accentuated her figure so much—big in the right places, slim in the right places… Damn, this vixen! Even eating a meal is a form of seduction?
He immediately put on a stern face and tapped Su Luming's bowl with his chopsticks: "Hey! Su Luming! Watch your manners! This is a public cafeteria! How can you sit like this? Who are you trying to seduce?"
Instead of backing down, Su Luming deliberately puffed out her chest, gave Ye Fan a provocative look, and parted her red lips slightly, speaking seductively: "Trying to seduce you! What's wrong? Is Class Monitor Ye's self-control lacking?"
Ye Fan rolled his eyes and bluntly exposed his lie: "Come on! If I actually slept with him, you'd just yell 'molestation' and call me a scumbag. I know your tricks inside and out."
Su Luming was taken aback, feeling his little scheme had been exposed. A bit embarrassed, he retorted, "Tch! Who seduced you! I'm just... relaxing like this because I consider you a brother! Understand?"
"Brother?" Ye Fan looked her up and down, his eyes playful, before finally shaking his head firmly. "You? No way."
"Why not?" Su Luming protested.