Wan Chu’er ignored Mai Qiqi’s odd behavior and introduced with ease:
"This is Brother An Gang, he’s from the sa place as , my senior brother, and works in Beijing; this is my classmate and roommate Mai Qiqi, and our friend Jiang Xiaoxiao."
"If you guys haven’t eaten yet, you are welco to join us, we haven’t started yet."
Jiang Xiaoxiao hastily said: "Sure, thanks a lot."
An Gang quickly responded: "No trouble at all, no trouble, I’ll go get so bowls and chopsticks for you." Saying that, he went into the kitchen.
Seeing An Gang acting almost like a host, Jiang Xiaoxiao was stunned for a mont, then smiled:
"Brother An Gang is really earnest, we are all guests here, it doesn’t seem right to let him do this."
Before her brother left, he asked her to visit Wan Chu’er more often when she had ti and take good care of Wan Chu’er. She was shocked when she heard her brother say this as he had never done such a thing before, not even when he was with Sister Wei Feng.
She imdiately guessed there was sothing between her brother and Wan Chu’er, then her brother straightforwardly said, "Unless sothing unexpected happens, Wan Chu’er will be your future sister-in-law."
That’s why she rushed over to find Wan Chu’er right after her exams, only to see Wan Chu’er eating hot pot with a large and burly stranger, which made her feel complicated inside.
Could it be that her brother was too hasty?
No, her brother was already twenty-nine. It was not easy for him to be interested in a girl. She had to look out for him, and she thought Wan Chu’er would make a good sister-in-law indeed.
However, this An Gang seed a bit suspicious, the two of them eating hot pot alone at ho, acting so familiar, Jiang Xiaoxiao deeply felt a sense of crisis for her brother.
Mai Qiqi, ever the fan of drama, chid in: "Right, right, you two seem close, how co you never ntioned this before, Chuchu, what else have you hidden from ?"
She then glared at her, hinting at things she never told Jiang Kechu.
Wan Chu’er rolled her eyes, not bothering with her ssy gossip.
Taking the bowls and chopsticks from An Gang, she passed them to Mai Qiqi and Jiang Xiaoxiao, urging An Gang to sit, then told Mai Qiqi and Jiang Xiaoxiao:
"Don’t overthink it! Brother An Gang is like family, he doesn’t treat himself as an outsider here, which I couldn’t be happier about."
Hearing Wan Chu’er’s words, An Gang chuckled.
The word "family" allowed Jiang Xiaoxiao to sigh in relief. It seed Wan Chu’er wasn’t considering that direction. She recalled Wan Chu’er once saying she wanted to stay single, feeling both joy and worry at once, which was really heart-wrenching.
Seeing the pot boiling, Wan Chu’er invited everyone to eat: "Eat whatever you like, everyone, feel free and don’t be shy."
The steamy hot pot soup slled delicious, whetting everyone’s appetite.
Mai Qiqi and Jiang Xiaoxiao were not shy either, grabbing so food, dipping it into the sauce, and then devouring it. As soon as the flavors hit their taste buds, their eyes lit up; they chewed slowly for a while before quickly swallowing.
Mai Qiqi put down her chopsticks and grabbed her phone, saying, "This dipping sauce, this soup base, the taste is absolutely fantastic, Wan Chu’er, I didn’t know you had such skills! No, I’m calling An Zihao over to try this as well, and from now on, we must eat hot pot every week."
Wan Chu’er gave her a glance, leisurely eating the vegetables in her own bowl before responding:
"You really can’t forget your An Zihao wherever you go. I’m starting to suspect your ’male god’ is a fake one, quickly forgetting your Brother Jiang utterly. Out with the old, in with the new, huh?"
These straightforward words left Mai Qiqi and Jiang Xiaoxiao wide-eyed.
Inside, Jiang Xiaoxiao thought, could her brother really be too impulsive?
Looking at Wan Chu’er, it didn’t seem like she was interested in her brother at all. ntioning her brother didn’t make her act coy or embarrassed, and moreover, she discussed her brother so openly with Mai Qiqi.
Mai Qiqi had pursued her brother before!
It really makes one wonder; she decided to just watch and see how things unfold, and take the opportunity to put in a few good words for her brother, and help him ward off any suspicious characters. The rest she would leave up to her brother.
Mai Qiqi huffed and said, "Male god, male god, just as the term suggests, is a god to be admired from afar, not soone mortals like us can get close to. An Zihao, on the other hand, is more down-to-earth.
I told An Zihao to buy more at when he cos over. Look at your table, you can’t even see a piece of at."
Hearing about the at, Wan Chu’er imdiately stopped objecting since she needed to replenish her at intake. So she waved her hand,
"Then hurry up and call him, tell him to co soon, don’t wait until we’ve finished eating. It would be bad if he misses out.
By the way, I didn’t make this hot pot, I just washed so vegetables. The most important part, the broth and the dipping sauce, were made by An Gang. If you want to thank soone, thank An Gang."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao and Mai Qiqi quickly thanked An Gang for treating them to such a delicious hot pot and gave him a couple of complints.
An Gang modestly said a few words, then heartily said, "If you want to eat again in the future, just have Wan Chu’er give a call, I’ll definitely co over and cook for you, it’s no trouble at all."
If a bit of food could make Wan Chu’er and her classmates get along better, An Gang felt it was totally worth it.
Hearing An Gang address Wan Chu’er in such a way, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt relieved again, it sounded less intimate. It seed An Gang had no romantic intentions towards Wan Chu’er, but he was truly nice to her.
After a while, An Zihao arrived.
Wow, he brought a bunch of at, Wan Chu’er suspected he might have moved the entire at shop over.
An Gang quickly took the at, and following Wan Chu’er’s suggestion earlier, he sliced it into thin slices and served it.
After tasting a dish, An Zihao also found it delicious, but instead of thanking An Gang and Wan Chu’er, he affectionately said to Mai Qiqi:
"Qiqi, well done, rembering to share tasty food with , keep it up."
Hearing this, Wan Chu’er and Jiang Xiaoxiao shuddered; it was so cheesy!
"Mai Qiqi, keep your man in check, don’t just casually throw dog food at us; we still have to eat hot pot," Wan Chu’er said coldly.
"Dog food? What is dog food?" asked Jiang Xiaoxiao.
Uh...
The term ’single dog’ wasn’t popular on the internet at that ti, so Wan Chu’er casually explained it.
Jiang Xiaoxiao found it amusing and imdiately agreed, "Reject the dog food!"
An Zihao then glanced over the three of them, "Who made you single dogs anyway? Single dogs deserve to be tornted!" Then he obsequiously said to Mai Qiqi, "Right, Qiqi?"
Aw, that’s bullying.
Wan Chu’er angrily said, "Then we three wish that whenever you go out to watch a movie, you’ll never find double seats!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao started laughing.
Mai Qiqi: "Wan Chu’er, you’re too harsh!"
Wan Chu’er: "What cos around goes around!"
...
Watching Wan Chu’er happily bickering with her friends, An Gang couldn’t help but chuckle, feeling happy for her.
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