Chapter 46

The rain had stopped.

It seemed like it wouldn’t rain anymore, and people were gradually returning to the streets.

The two walked side by side towards the night market. When they saw oncoming vehicles, Zhou Qizheng pulled Lu Xiaoqiao, who was walking on the outer side, to the inner side.

This seemingly insignificant gesture made Lu Xiaoqiao’s heart feel soft, as if she had fallen into a cloud.

It took less than ten minutes to reach the entrance of the night market. Two pillars at the entrance had a prominent sign hanging from their tops, reading “Yun Tong Night Market.”

Normally, the entire pedestrian street of the night market was filled with stalls selling various small crafts, snacks, street food, and small nail salons.

Today, probably because of the recent rain, most of the stalls without awnings hadn’t set up yet.

This made the shops with covered entrances on both sides of the street even busier.

“What do you want to eat?” Lu Xiaoqiao asked.

Zhou Qizheng looked down at her, then pointed to the barbecue restaurant in front of them: “Let’s eat this!”

“Are you sure?”

Her tone was questioning, but her eyes revealed happiness, and her entire pupils seemed to sparkle.

Since they stepped onto the pedestrian street, the only time the girl’s eyes had paused was when she saw the barbecue stall at the entrance.

“Yeah, I’m sure. Let’s eat this.”

As soon as they entered, the restaurant staff greeted them enthusiastically.

Due to the large number of customers, every table was occupied. Only the middle and the corner at the back of the restaurant had empty seats.

The table in the middle was larger, but the two chose the quieter corner.

Because it was a corner and usually didn’t have many people, the table, which was already against the wall, was piled with beer boxes. The square dining table was missing two sides, leaving only two seats for them to sit next to each other.

Thankfully, it was quite quiet.

“Mr. Zhou, what do you want to eat?”

Lu Xiaoqiao handed the menu to Zhou Qizheng, completely unaware that her address to her newly appointed boyfriend was inappropriate.

Zhou Qizheng sighed helplessly at her address. He thought, “Alright, the girl hasn’t gotten used to it yet. I’ll give her some time to adjust.”

Zhou Qizheng didn’t say “anything” but instead took the menu and discussed with Lu Xiaoqiao seriously about what was delicious.

“What is this Thousand-Layer Tofu?”

Lu Xiaoqiao was taken aback by his question. She only knew how to eat it, and she hadn’t really paid attention to what it was made of.

“Uh, it’s like small squares, white like tofu, but much chewier than tofu. It’s really good.”

“Then let’s have some of that.”

“Okay.” Lu Xiaoqiao checked the box next to Thousand-Layer Tofu on the menu.

“Do you eat beef or lamb?”

“Beef is fine.”

“Okay, this grilled squid is also delicious. Let’s have one each. Oh! Right, I forgot to order your favorite shrimp.”

Lu Xiaoqiao kept muttering to herself, focusing on checking the boxes next to the options, completely oblivious to how close they were sitting.

Zhou Qizheng’s gaze lingered on her face, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

At this moment, the surrounding noise seemed irrelevant to them. His world only contained the girl in front of him, diligently ordering food. He was grateful that her future belonged to him. Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but smile.

He handed the menu to the waiter.

“Please tell the chef not to put any chili peppers in,” Lu Xiaoqiao instructed.

She knew Zhou Qizhen couldn’t handle spicy food.

There were many people in the restaurant, but the dishes were served quickly. She thought she would have to wait for a long time, but she happened to catch up with a table that had finished eating and left, but the tofu they ordered had just been baked, so it was served to Lu Xiaoqiao’s table first.

The freshly baked Chiba tofu had a slightly tempting burnt color on the surface, and was served with the aroma of cumin.

Lu Xiaoqiao picked up a string and handed it to Zhou Qizhen: “Try it and see if it tastes good.” 𝕎🅆𝕎.𝓥🄾🄳𝙩🆆1.𝙘𝙘

Zhou Qizhen reached out to take it, observed it for a while, then lowered his head and took a small bite and chewed it slowly.

“How is it? Is it delicious?” Lu Xiaoqiao asked anxiously.

“Yeah, it tastes good.”

Seeing Zhou Qizhen said it was delicious, Lu Xiaoqiao was relieved and took a string to eat.

She was worried that he couldn’t adapt to this environment before.

But when he saw him sitting here in a high-end custom-made suit, and not being moved even when being looked at curiously by people around him, Lu Xiaoqiao felt that Zhou Qizheng’s heart was extraordinary. The two of them ate for more than an hour. When it was over, Lu Xiaoqiao looked at the remaining barbecue on the table and felt that it was a pity to throw it away.

Seeing her thoughts, Zhou Qizheng pretended to be casual and said, “When you went to the bathroom just now, I ordered some more. I will take them back to your friends later. It’s not good to bring leftovers to others.”

I didn’t expect him to be so thoughtful: “Then take these back with you. It’s a pity to throw them away. No one will dislike them. They all have skewers.”

Zhou Qizheng smiled and replied, “Okay.”

After paying the bill, the two came out of the store carrying the barbecue.

At this time, the vendors in the middle of the pedestrian street have also come out. After all, for ordinary people, delaying a day’s business is not a matter of losing a day’s money. There is also the unshakable rental cost to be taken into account.

The two walked back slowly side by side.

Zhou Qizheng turned his head to look at his girlfriend. What should he do? He felt like he could never get enough of her.

Just looking at her like this made his heart melt.

“Do you usually get off work at a normal time? Then I’ll pick you up tomorrow?”

Hearing him say that he was going to pick her up after work, Lu Xiaoqiao hesitated and said, “Well, can we not tell others about our relationship?”

Zhou Qizheng stopped, turned sideways, and asked in confusion, “Why?”

“We have just started. I don’t want too many people to know about it. I’m afraid that someone will spread rumors and say that I…” Lu Xiaoqiao didn’t continue.

But Zhou Qizheng still understood: “Okay, I understand. What about after the probation period? Can it be made public? At that time, I want to meet your family first.” After all, when it comes to a relationship between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, it will be more solid if it is recognized by the family.

Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and then deliberately said playfully, “Let’s talk about it after you have passed the probation period!”

Zhou Qizheng smiled and said nothing more. On his side, except for Lin Lin, it seemed that everyone who should know knew everything.

The distance felt very short and it was finished in a short while.

When they arrived downstairs of Lu Xiaoqiao’s house, they saw the car to pick up Zhou Qizhen was already waiting there.

“Then I’ll go upstairs, you should go back quickly too!”

Zhou Qizhen was a little reluctant to let her go back like this.

“Do you want to take another walk?”

Lu Xiaoqiao asked stupidly: “Ah? Didn’t we just walk back?”

Mainly because she was afraid that the barbecue she packed for her sisters would get cold if she walked any longer.

Zhou Qizhen stared at her flawless cheeks and pink lips for a while, wanting to do something.

A little… afraid.