Chapter 12: The Food Smells Delicious

Shen Yuchu really went, to a small restaurant on the street, Lin Xuan following closely behind.

After the two of them entered, because Lin Xuan’s mother, Shen Chunfen, frequently went to the streets to sell things, the owner of this small restaurant also knew him.

After all, everyone on this street knew that only the Lin family had produced two college students, one being Lin Hui, and the other being Lin Xuan, who had been admitted to a military academy.

Because of this, Shen Chunfen was the model of a “successful woman” on this street. Being able to raise two such promising children, she had a glow on her face even when selling vegetables.

Her daughter had married into the city, marrying the son of the canned food factory owner.

Her son, Lin Xuan, was a military officer stationed in the army. Everyone thought that Lin Xuan would marry a city girl, and later be able to bring Shen Chunfen to live in the city.

Unexpectedly, after the commotion caused by Lü Chunhuan from Dalu Village, Lin Xuan not only failed to marry a city heiress, but instead married Shen Yuchu, who was illiterate and had only attended two years of kindergarten.

It was said that when they got married, Shen Yuchu couldn’t even write her own name and only pressed her thumbprint.

This incident was known to the entire street.

At that time, even the village secretary of their village felt sorry for Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan had a military marriage, and once married, it would be difficult to divorce.

Even so, Lü Chunhuan still demanded a high bride price from the Lin family, saying that if the Lin family disagreed, she would make a fuss at the military base.

The Lin family had no choice but to grumble and compromise.

The owner looked at the two of them, “Oh, isn’t this the military officer and college student back? What would you like to eat?”

The owner politely placed the menu in front of Lin Xuan and helped him pull out a chair, “Come, sit here.”

The owner’s action completely ignored Shen Yuchu.

Shen Yuchu didn’t care; she was just here to eat, and certainly not to get angry.

She pulled out a chair herself, sat down casually, and looked around at the large menu posted on the restaurant’s walls.

“Boss, fried pork belly, Sichuan-style twice-cooked pork, lamb in a hot pot, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, braised spareribs, seaweed egg soup, braised chicken nuggets, and blood curd. I want one of each.”

As Shen Yuchu spoke, she took the order form next to her and checked off all the dishes she ordered.

The owner turned his head to look at her, and Shen Yuchu calmly handed him the menu.

The owner took it and carefully looked at it.

Correct!

She had indeed checked off everything correctly!

The owner looked at Shen Yuchu: “You, you ordered so much, it’s late at night, can you two even finish it?”

Shen Yuchu directly put one leg over the other, this action of crossing her legs surprised even Lin Xuan.

She was a woman, wasn’t she?

What kind of posture was this?

“There’s also my mother-in-law at home. If we can’t finish it, I’ll take it home!”

The owner looked back at Lin Xuan again, the situation seemed to imply that the Lin family still followed Lin Xuan’s lead.

Shen Yuchu eating a meal still had to look at Lin Xuan’s face.

Shen Yuchu snorted coldly, took out money from her pocket, “I’ll pay, no need to look at him.”

The owner looked at her frostbitten hands counting the large bills.

He immediately smiled at Shen Yuchu, “Okay, okay, I’ll go make it!”

Shen Yuchu gave the money directly to the owner, and the owner happily went to cook.

The two sat there facing each other, finding it boring.

Shen Yuchu said to Lin Xuan, “Want a drink?”

“No!”

Shen Yuchu got up and walked towards the counter.

Lin Xuan thought she hadn’t heard clearly, so he repeated, “I said, I don’t drink!”

Shen Yuchu took two bottles of beer and returned to her seat, directly opening them with her teeth.

Pssst-

Pssst-

Two bottles of foamy beer were opened just like that.

Lin Xuan looked up at her, his dark brows furrowed.

Shen Yuchu casually took a glass and poured it, “If you don’t drink, I will!”

Lin Xuan was stunned looking at Shen Yuchu, who drank two glasses like that.

When Shen Yuchu poured again, she found that one bottle of beer could only pour two and a half glasses, the third glass couldn’t be filled.

So, she reached out and took the second opened bottle and continued pouring.

“Here’s the braised pork ribs, seaweed egg soup, and stir-fried pig stomach. Eat first, the other dishes will be here soon!” The owner said as he served them.

Shen Yuchu raised her beer bottle towards the owner, “Two new bottles of beer, we’ll settle the bill later.”

“Okay!” The owner, seeing Shen Yuchu pay so readily, was also happy to serve.

Lin Xuan saw Shen Yuchu drinking alone and eating.

He didn’t know why, but there was an indescribable taste in his throat. So, he reached out and touched the beer bottle.

At this moment, Shen Yuchu also reached for the beer bottle, and their hands inadvertently overlapped.

The warm hands transmitted an unusual temperature, causing Lin Xuan’s eyes to tremble slightly.

“Don’t you not drink? Why are you touching the beer bottle?”

Faced with Shen Yuchu’s question, Lin Xuan’s throat inexplicably tightened, “I, I… my mouth is dry.”

“Mouth is dry, drink water, isn’t there water on the table?”

Lin Xuan was silent, his eyes trembling.

“Let go of my hand!”

Lin Xuan realized the inappropriateness and quickly retracted his hand, his face inexplicably reddening.

As the dishes were served one by one, Shen Yuchu just lowered her head to eat and drink, hardly saying anything, not even a word of explanation.

Lin Xuan became somewhat uneasy, “Shen Yuchu, drinking so much alcohol in winter is not good for women. Your stomach can’t take it either!”

Shen Yuchu took a bite of the pig stomach, she looked up at Lin Xuan: “Thank you, Captain Lin for your advice, I know my own body. I’m just drinking a little, not getting drunk!”

Lin Xuan: “…”

Why did she speak so distantly?

During their meal, Lin Xuan didn’t know how many times he stole glances at her. He found it strange, except for her appearance, her other actions were like a different person, everything was different.

Yet, invisibly, there was something tangible.

If she was possessed, Lin Xuan could still step on her shadow on their way home.

Ghosts have no shadows, but she did.

Shen Yuchu threw the packed food back home to Shen Chunfen like feeding a dog, “Eat, the food I packed back for you!”

Shen Chunfen, seeing that it was food from a restaurant, immediately fell into her old habits. She shouted loudly, “Oh my, Shen Yuchu, if you don’t want to live in the Lin family, leave now. As soon as my son comes home, you drag him to a restaurant to spend money. Do you know how expensive restaurants are?”

Lin Xuan quickly stopped Shen Chunfen: “Mom!” Then, he gave her a warning look, and then whispered, “It’s her family’s money, she took me there!”

Shen Chunfen, upon hearing this, immediately changed her expression, “Hehe, so it’s her family’s money, hehe~ Then this food smells delicious, ha!”