Wu Yili took Ge Dongxu to the Erald Residence, which she had just visited with Tang Yahui a couple of days ago.
This was a restaurant Wu Yili frequented and felt comfortable and familiar with, and it was conveniently located on the lakeside road beside Mingyue Lake.
The Erald Residence was delicately decorated, with soft lighting and candles lit on the tables, creating a sowhat petty-bourgeois romantic atmosphere. The clientele was mostly urban white-collar workers or young couples.
Initially, Wu Yili didn't realize this, but as she led Ge Dongxu into the restaurant and saw that many of the private booths were occupied by couples, her pretty face unconsciously reddened, and she glanced at Ge Dongxu with a guilty look in her eyes.
Fortunately, Ge Dongxu didn't seem to notice, which secretly relieved Wu Yili.
"Please take a seat, here's the nu," said the waiter in a white shirt and black vest, leading them to a candlelit table and speaking softly. When handing the nu to Ge Dongxu, he gave him a look of envy.
"Do you have any particular dishes you'd like to try? Don't be polite with ," Wu Yili said, picking up the nu.
"Ladies first. I'm not picky about food, just order what you like," Ge Dongxu replied.
"I didn't see that coming, quite gentlemanly of you. Then I won't be polite with you," Wu Yili was briefly stunned, but she quickly smiled, her eyes showing a trace of fondness and admiration.
"We shouldn't be polite with each other in the first place," Ge Dongxu said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yili's face turned slightly red without reason, and then she flipped through the nu and said, "The pine nut mandarin fish here is quite good. Shall we order one?"
"Sure," Ge Dongxu nodded.
"The spicy pepper beef tenderloin is also nice. Shall we get one of those too?" Wu Yili asked again.
"Yeah, sure," Ge Dongxu nodded again.
"The braised prawns here are also pretty good. Should we also…" Wu Yili continued.
"Teacher, don't just order for . Let's also pick a few dishes you like," Ge Dongxu didn't nod this ti but interrupted with a smile.
Having ordered three at dishes – fish, shrimp, and beef – Ge Dongxu knew Wu Yili was specifically choosing for him.
"No, I like these dishes too," Wu Yili replied.
"You might like them, but you're a lady. I think two at dishes are enough. Let's order so of your favorite vegetarian dishes, sothing lighter. I like light foods too," Ge Dongxu said with a smile.
Wu Yili was stunned at his words, her beautiful eyes looking at Ge Dongxu in amazent.
Three years ago, when Ge Dongxu had appeared, she had asked him to call for an adult to help, but to her surprise, the sixteen-year-old saved her life and even ensured her buttocks didn't sustain any scars.
Three years later, upon their reunion, she had expected that, as a country boy and a freshman in college, he would be quite reserved in such a setting. Yet, he was able to suggest "ladies first" with gentlemanly grace, and now he had spoken those considerate words. With his observation and ticulous care, if Wu Yili hadn't known him from three years prior and seen his impoverished state, she might have mistaken him for soone born into a wealthy family with an excellent education, accustod to frequenting such places.
"I honestly didn't expect you to be so adept at taking care of a girl," Wu Yili finally exclaid in amazent.
"Teacher, you misspoke, it's 'teacher.'" Ge Dongxu saw Wu Yili's astonished look and couldn't help but feel amused, teasingly said.
"You're such a smooth talker!" Wu Yili slightly startled upon hearing this, then gave Ge Dongxu a white-eyed look and chided him, her pretty face unconsciously blushing a bit, looking exceptionally attractive under the candlelight.
In the past three years, Ge Dongxu was not short of beautiful won around him, and could even be considered well-experienced, but at this mont, he still found himself montarily dazed.
Noticing Ge Dongxu's obviously dazed gaze, Wu Yili realized that her own action wasn't very teacher-like, she quickly straightened herself up, then cleared her throat and said, "Let's not order the oily braised shrimp, get a mushroom with greens and stir-fried broccoli instead."
"Sure, that's plenty for the two of us," Ge Dongxu nodded.
"What would you like to drink?" Wu Yili asked.
"With such nice dishes, can we drink a little alcohol?" Ge Dongxu tentatively asked.
The unexpected encounter with Wu Yili, although initially made him feel slightly uncomfortable, was mostly a happy surprise. Above all, the natural care Wu Yili showed touched him deeply. At this mont, Ge Dongxu really felt like having a drink with her as a celebration of their reunion.
"You want to drink alcohol?" Wu Yili looked at Ge Dongxu in surprise.
"If it's not okay, then forget it," Ge Dongxu said sowhat sheepishly, as his current status was that of a student.
"You're already of age, of course, it's not a problem. Actually, I too feel like having a drink with you now that we have t again. But do you really drink well? You imdiately brought up drinking alcohol," Wu Yili said.
"Of course I do, I even make my own dicinal wine. Next ti I go ho, I'll bring you a jar. It's good for beauty and skincare," Ge Dongxu replied.
Wu Yili's eyes widened at his words, sowhat incredulous as if listening to a fantasy, but then she quickly rembered how Ge Dongxu, even as a young boy, had picked herbs in the mountains and had even saved her. It then seed nothing for him to be curious about.
"I had forgotten that you know about herbs. But is ho-brewed dicinal wine really good for beauty and skincare? Doesn't it have any side effects? You should be careful, after all, dicinal wine is different from ordinary alcohol," said Wu Yili, who was a university professor specializing in environntal chemistry and tended to be more rigorous than ordinary people when it ca to specifics.
"Don't worry, Teacher. All my recipes are tried and true; I learned them from my master. As long as it's not consud excessively, there won't be side effects," Ge Dongxu reassured with a smile.
"You have a master?" Wu Yili exclaid in surprise.
"Of course. My master was very skilled. Unfortunately, he has passed away. The way I treated your snakebite was learned from my master," Ge Dongxu replied.
There were so things he couldn't reveal to Wu Yili just yet, but regarding the field of Traditional Chinese dicine, he felt it was okay to share a bit, especially since Wu Yili already knew he understood herbs, and he was going to work at the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital. It was likely they'd cross paths in the future, so revealing a bit now would make explanations easier if needed later.
"No wonder you were so good at treating snakebites," Wu Yili said, understandingly, her face inadvertently flushed with a touch of crimson.
"So, in the future, if you catch a cold or feel sick, just co to ," Ge Dongxu said.
"You, Ge Dongxu," Wu Yili rolled her eyes. "Why are you talking about getting sick out of the blue? Do you want to fall ill?" Though from the tone of her voice, it was clear that she didn't take Ge Dongxu's words to heart. More accurately, although she knew he was skilled at treating snakebites, she really didn't have any expectations regarding his dical skills.
Indeed, a young man in his late teens knowing a little about treating snake venom and so herbs was impressive enough, but as for treating diseases, in Wu Yili's opinion, it was naturally not comparable to a real doctor.
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