Pandora's Box

After class, around five or six o'clock, I went out with Yuan Keke, and she asked me, "Are you waiting to take the subway back? Do you still have the money to take a taxi?"

"Neither of them," I said triumphantly, "Zhuo Wenyang will pick me up, we're going to eat, hehehe."

Yuan Keke was taken aback for a moment, then sighed, "That's good."

In fact, it's not that the date between me and Zhuo Wenyang is so sweet. It's just that Lu Feng took Cheng Yichen to the dinner tonight, and our small group of three made an appointment to have a big meal by ourselves. The restaurant we chose was a restaurant that I Recommended premium Japanese Teppanyaki.

But compared to the wonderful and luxurious teppanyaki, what filled my heart with joy and anticipation was that Zhuo Wenyang was waiting for me.

Zhuo Wenyang is already waiting for me at the school gate, and I can see his tall and straight figure from a distance.Just a silhouette, even if you can't see the face clearly, is enough to make you feel as if you want to fly.

There was the sound of message push on the mobile phone. I looked down and saw that it was Ke Luo talking in the small group of three.

Ke Luo said: "Brothers, I have something to do temporarily, so I can't go." He also threw out an emoji of "I am an emotionless pigeon player".

Me: "??? Is it like this?"

Ke Luo frantically brushed the pigeon emoji: "We are good brothers, how could we pigeon you."

"This is the end of our friendship."

"No, I'll bring you milk tea back later!"

Although I booked three people when I made the reservation, it doesn't really matter.

Suddenly, I had a flash of inspiration and said to Yuan Keke beside me: "Why don't you come to dinner with us. You don't have to work part-time tonight. It just gives you the opportunity to have dinner with your idol."

Yuan Keke immediately shook his head like a rattle when he heard the words: "No need!"

"Hey, I know what you think. But we are still old friends. We are close friends. Zhuo Wenyang and I are good friends again. Rounding it up means that you two are also friends. You don't need to deliberately keep a distance from him."

Yuan Keke still declined: "It's really not good..."

"What's the matter," I said, "Zhuo Wenyang doesn't even have the burden of being an idol, but you do?"

Yuan Keke always showed hesitation.

"Could it be that you are afraid that after getting close to your idol, he will collapse and make you disillusioned?"

Yuan Keke didn't speak.

I patted my chest loudly again: "I assure you, absolutely not! Zhuo Wenyang is a man who can be seen from a distance and up close!"

We got closer while we were talking, and I waved at Zhuo Wenyang: "Ke Luo won't come tonight, so I'll call Ke Ke and have dinner with us?"

Wen Yang nodded and greeted her: "Hello."

Yuan Keke lowered his head, obviously embarrassed: "Hello."

"Wait, let's go eat teppanyaki," I asked her, "do you like teppanyaki?"

"Well," she said, "I have eaten at the one next to the school."

"Hey, that one was cheap, today's is a completely different quality."

Yuan Keke immediately said: "If it's too expensive, I don't want to go."

I said proudly, "I'm not afraid, I'll treat you to dinner."

Yuan Keke quickly waved his hands: "That won't work."

Zhuo Wenyang said lightly: "It's okay, he likes to treat people to dinner, if you don't let him treat him, he won't be able to save money."

"No way," I clarified, "I only use my money to treat you, and I'll treat you to an extra cocoa today. Ke Luo didn't even drink a cup of milk tea!"

Don't make me sound like a central air conditioner.

Zhuo Wenyang looked at me, smiled and said, "Really?"

We took Zhuo Wenyang's car to the famous teppanyaki restaurant. The three of us sat down in a row in front of the teppanyaki table, waiting for the chef to fry the ingredients for us on the spot.

Given that the two men did not know each other well, and I was their mutual friend, I sat in the middle as a matter of course.

The appetizer is crab meat salad with caviar, I turned to Zhuo Wenyang on the left: "You said last time that you don't like caviar, but you should try this, it's not too salty and not so fishy, ​​because the crab meat is very sweet , paired with cheese, the whole thing stands out is the very fresh taste..."

Zhuo Wenyang took a sip and raised his eyebrows: "It's really good."

"Right? Their soup and bread are also worth eating," I helped him tear open a piece of bread, "This walnut bread, if you serve it with truffle sauce, the aroma will be more intense."

"Well, this bread is really delicious."

After serving the appetizers, there are processed lobsters, plump scallops, and fresh Australian abalone.

"This abalone is very chewy, isn't it?"

"Well, it won't be too tough," Zhuo Wenyang said, "I think my dad will like it."

Zhuo Wenyang and I discussed back and forth, and turned my head to look at Yuan Keke, and she was also looking at us, looking uncomfortable.

I suddenly realized that I hadn't thought it through.

She is different from Zhuo Wenyang, she has never been to such a fancy restaurant, so she will inevitably feel restrained.I just think that her school life is hard, and I want to entertain her to enjoy the quality of high-end ingredients, but ignore her experience.

She was so restless that she was too embarrassed to lift her head, let alone take the initiative to serve food.

I quickly put two scallops on her plate.

"You eat some of this."

"Thank you."

"You can pair scallops with this mentaiko sauce, it will be sweeter and more layered."

Her eyes widened: "It's delicious!"

"Really?" I picked another piece of lobster meat for her. "Their sauces are very special and well prepared. You can dip this with a little honey mustard sauce to enhance the taste."

Zhuo Wenyang: "..."

I hurriedly said to Zhuo Wenyang again: "I ordered your favorite Kobe Wagyu, and you can eat more later."

So one night I was on the left side of the courteous side, taking care of the right side, very busy.He didn't stop talking as soon as he opened his mouth, but he didn't say much after eating.

After dinner, I went out. Regardless of Yuan Keke's polite refusal, I insisted on calling the Shenzhou special car for her to ensure her safe return to school, and then walked to the parking lot with Zhuo Wenyang.

Looking at his car, I was eager to try: "Shall I drive?"

I like his car very much. I have a driver's license and experience, but I don't have a real car of my own. His car makes my hands itch and I really want to drive it.

He nodded without hesitation: "OK."

On the way, I suddenly remembered that I originally wanted Yuan Keke to get in touch with his idol so that he could realize his dream of writing an academic paper as soon as possible. As a result, the two of them basically didn't talk to each other tonight except adding each other to WeChat politely.

"What do you think of Yuan Keke?" She is his 24K real gold fan.

Zhuo Wenyang raised his eyebrows: "It's nothing special."

"Hey, she's too nervous to have dinner with you, otherwise she would be very generous and funny."

I really appreciate Yuan Keke, she is down-to-earth, sincere, hardworking, neither hypocritical nor bitch.

Her family's financial difficulties are obvious, and she happens to be pretty. Among the boys who T chased after her to flirt with her, there are quite a few from well-to-do families, but she doesn't seem to want to take shortcuts at all.

I have never had such a friend.

Most of the friends I have made are friends who are poor and poor, and there are no poor ones, let alone non-material ones.Of course Zhuo Wenyang and Ke Luo are not materialistic, but they have nothing to do with being "poor" at all.

Yuan Ke was the first girl I came into contact with. She was financially distressed and had the capital to get rid of this embarrassment quickly, but she never lost herself in T City, a city full of eccentricity and feasting.

Sometimes I think of my friend in Nangao back then, Duo Duo. I don’t know how she is doing now, is she still with Mr. Pang, and she is still looking forward to the new Chanel bags every season.

Of course I don't despise Dodo, I understand her.We were once mermaids in the dark sea, and we understand each other's shady magnificence and self-defeating frivolity.

But a girl like Yuan Keke makes me feel that life can be firmer and stronger.

Zhuo Wenyang said suddenly: "You like her very much."

Only then did I realize that I had already praised Yuan Keke all the way.

Hey, this guy really should give me two chicken legs and help me with my homework. Look at me working so hard to help her speak in front of her idol.

"Haha, she's cute. Isn't she?"

"Yes," Zhuo Wenyang said, "but if you want to compare, it's still not as cute as you."

"...??!!!"

I almost kicked the car onto the safety island.

I turned my head to look at Zhuo Wenyang, his face was serious and rigorous, without any frivolity.

I stabilized my mind: "Hey, why do you say that?"

"Based on my observation, you have more cute parts than her."

"...Thank you."

In order to prove this point, after returning home, Zhuo Wenyang also voted on "who is the cutest" online on WeChat. I voted for Yuan Keke, and Yuan Keke and him voted for me, which verified the correctness of his conclusion.

Me: "...=___="

Zhuo Wenyang really makes people think a lot, but he can't think too much.

Not long after I got home, I was hungry.

I really miss the wagyu beef that I didn’t finish eating just now. It’s still Kobe A5 wagyu beef. It’s so well fried and rich in fat. When it’s fried on an iron plate, it’s crispy on the outside and the pink cross-section is so beautiful. No wonder Zhuo Wenyang didn't eat it while it was hot!There is also Angus Wagyu beef, with just the right chewiness, and with rose salt, the taste...

Why didn't I have time to finish them?

Zhuo Wenyang looked at me: "Are you hungry?"

"Ah."

"It's all because you're too busy," he said.

Me: "???" Blame me?

Cheng Yichen and the others haven't come back yet, so I can only rely on myself: "I'll go to the convenience store and buy a small self-heating hot pot."

Zhuo Wenyang shook his head and said, "It's getting late, don't eat such greasy food, let me make you some porridge. There should be rice left by my dad at noon in the refrigerator."

So he quickly cooked me a porridge with lily scallops and lean meat. I strongly requested the minced lean meat to be distributed. It was really delicious!

Moreover, this is Zhuo Wenyang washing his hands and making soup for me alone, which is very gratifying!

After washing up, before saying goodnight to each other, he asked me: "Speaking of which, Lin Jing, who likes to treat guests, you don't have any money this time."

"hey-hey."

Really, because I ordered king crab legs, lobster, and wagyu beef for this meal, I almost emptied out the pocket money I had saved from squatting at home for a while.

"If you are short of money, don't ask my dad."

"I know that." I was still very conscious.

He looked at me and said, "You can ask me."

"..."

I think I need to buy some blood pressure medicine and melatonin.

Otherwise, the blood rushes to the top of the head at every turn, and all kinds of insomnia are dreamy, which is really bad for the body.