Chapter 29: The Next Volume 3/3

Li Qingzhi could only say, “I’ve eaten quite a bit.”

Ding Xi didn’t believe it at all, leaving Li Qingzhi with no choice but to smile helplessly and envy Ding Xi for a moment.

Ding Xi, who was in his forties, was muscular all over, with thighs thicker than Li Qingzhi’s waist… This was the physique that modern men liked the most!

As for why it was said to be the physique most liked by modern men… most people in this era didn’t like such a physique.

In his previous life, Li Qingzhi had always wanted a physique like Ding Xi’s. He had a golden finger, which he could use to adjust his own body. Logically, he should have been able to have muscles.

But there wasn’t enough food in the apocalypse.

A clever wife can’t cook without rice. Without being able to intake enough food, he simply couldn’t grow muscles!

In the apocalypse, he was actually as thin as he is now, even thinner than before his death.

However, in the future, he should be able to have Ding Xi’s physique.

The food at Zhu’s house was already very good, but it couldn’t compare to the restaurant.

The first dish brought out by the restaurant stunned Li Qingzhi.

He had eaten the ingredients of this dish before, which were common loaches, but this was deep-fried!

The loach, slender and long, became very crispy after being marinated and fried, and all the bones could be chewed and swallowed… Li Qingzhi served a piece to each of his two children, and after tasting one himself, he was amazed by the flavor.

Fried food is just irresistible!

Although there weren’t as many condiments in ancient times as there are now, the cooking methods for dishes were very complicated.

For example, the signature dish of this restaurant was to put a whole chicken in the oil to fry, then scoop it out and cook it in a special sauce… The chicken made this way was very flavorful, and the chicken skin was even more exquisite to eat.

“Mr. Li, eat more,” Ding Xi kept urging Li Qingzhi to eat more at the beginning, but as he continued to persuade him, he stopped talking altogether and even said, “Mr. Li, take care of yourself…”

Li Qingzhi ate quite a bit, which even scared Ding Xi a bit.

Zhu Qian was also a little worried—Li Qingzhi’s appetite was almost catching up to Ding Xi’s!

They ordered quite a few dishes, but Li Qingzhi not only ate vegetables. In just a short while, he had already had the waiter serve him six bowls of rice.

Hmm, the bowls in this restaurant are much smaller than those at Zhu’s place; it takes two bowls here to equal one at Zhu’s.

Li Qingzhi smiled at the sight. “I have quite the appetite…” After saying this, he had the waiter serve him another bowl of rice.

Ding Xi: “…” He was known for having a big appetite. In the past, when he ate out too much, he had been mocked, being told he looked like a starving ghost reincarnated.

But now… Li Qingzhi wasn’t eating any less than him!

How could such a thin person eat so much?

If Li Qingzhi is in bad health, can he still write a book for him? Can I still continue writing Zhu Qian’s book?

He now particularly wants to know the follow-up to Zhu Qian’s book!

As Ding Xi was pondering this, he saw Li Qingzhi stop eating.

Finally, Li Qingzhi stopped eating. Ding Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but in no time, Li Qingzhi started eating again.

Ding Xi: “…”

Li Qingzhi paused for a moment without rushing to eat again because he saw Yao Zhenfu.

He and Zhu Qian Ding Xi were eating at the window on the second floor of the restaurant.

Looking out the window, he inadvertently saw Yao Zhenfu coming out of a door in a small alley across from the restaurant, lingering at the door with a woman in her thirties.

Even after lingering for a while, Yao Zhenfu went back inside with the woman.

They looked very intimate… Yao Zhenfu didn’t have school today and came to the county town for a secret meeting with his lover?

Previously, Li Qingzhi just thought Yao Zhenfu was a bit narrow-minded and didn’t appreciate his parents’ feelings.

The former didn’t matter much, but as for the latter… if Yao Zhenfu was like that, it was also because Mr. Yao was indulgent.

He had previously given Mr. Yao advice, suggesting he take Yao Zhenfu to work in the fields, but Mr. Yao just said, “My Zhenfu is a scholar, how can he work in the fields?”

Since Mr. Yao said so, he naturally wouldn’t say anything more.

But now… Yao Zhenfu actually had a lover in the county town?

Li Qingzhi knew that Jin Xiaoye’s relationship with Jin Moli was average, but they were still cousins and hadn’t completely cut off contact. He thought that when he went back, he would tell Jin Xiaoye about it.

Keeping this in mind, Li Qingzhi asked for another bowl of rice.

Ding Xi: “…” If Li Qingzhi kept eating, he would throw up!

But Li Qingzhi didn’t vomit.

He looked normal after eating, and seeing the leftover dishes on the table, he even asked, “Mr. Ding, can I take these dishes home?”

For the sake of face, Ding Xi and Zhu Qian inevitably ordered more dishes when they ate out, and in the end, they couldn’t finish them.

For them, if all the dishes on the table were finished when hosting guests, it would be extremely embarrassing.

As for taking the unfinished dishes home, that would be even more embarrassing!

Now… Li Qingzhi wanted to take the leftovers home?

They were all stunned, but after the initial shock, they remembered their past.

Back when they were not well-off, they always took the leftovers home.

And when they were just starting their business, they didn’t have much money on hand, but they still had to treat guests to meals. They ordered a lot of dishes, couldn’t finish them to save face, and couldn’t take them home. They felt really sorry when they got back home…

Ding Xi said, “Of course, you can.”

Li Qingzhi thanked him, “Thank you, Mr. Ding.” Then he called the waiter over and asked him to bring some oil paper to pack the leftover meat dishes on the table.

He had eaten eight bowls of rice, but not much of the dishes, and there were still a lot left.

It wasn’t that he had planned to pack them from the beginning, it was purely because he was afraid he would eat too much and others wouldn’t have anything left, and he also knew the habits of people at this time. If he finished all the dishes, Ding Xi would definitely order more.

After packing the leftovers, Li Qingzhi’s basket was full and a little heavy.

It was already late now, he had just seen Yao Zhenfu leaving in a hurry… Li Qingzhi carried the basket to find Mr. Yao.

When Li Qingzhi arrived, Yao Zhenfu had already arrived first and was panting.

Seeing him, Yao Zhenfu snorted, “You’re late again!”

Li Qingzhi said, “Sorry… Mr. Yao, the Zhu family had chicken today, and I didn’t touch it, so I brought it back for you to have as a dish.”

Mr. Yao liked meat, but felt embarrassed to take it, “That’s really not necessary.”

“Today, Mr. Zhu also gave me some other dishes.” Li Qingzhi pointed to the several oil-paper-wrapped packages.

Seeing Li Qingzhi say this, Mr. Yao didn’t refuse, but Yao Zhenfu said, “Dad, why do you want everything that’s rubbish!”

Mr. Yao was extremely embarrassed, and at this moment, Jin Xiaoshu’s voice came, “If you don’t want it, it’s perfect for me, brother-in-law, give me the chicken!”

Li Qingzhi looked up and saw Jin Xiaoye and Jin Xiaoshu rowing a boat coming from around the corner.

The boat they were rowing looked a bit old, Jin Xiaoshu stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the basket in Li Qingzhi’s hand, drooling, “Brother-in-law, I don’t mind leftovers, especially if they haven’t even been touched! Give them to me to eat!”