Chapter 056
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Chapter 056 Come and Get a Pot of Insanely Spicy
When an iceberg meets summer, what kind of sparks will fly?
The capital meets Seattle, Antarctica meets Equatorial Guinea.
“Well then, since your silence means you agree, I’ll take care of lunch today. Don’t complain later.” Su Rui was already plotting how to teach this ice queen a lesson.
Fifteen minutes later, Lin Aoxue looked at the characters on the sign with surprise.
Sichuan Hot Pot.
Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue’s snow-white skin and said provocatively, “Eating spicy food can cause pimples. How about it, do you dare to go in with me and challenge the insanely spicy level?”
Lin Aoxue pursed her lips, gave Su Rui a cold glance, and without a word, walked straight in.
Su Rui watched Lin Aoxue’s hips swaying gently from side to side and chuckled, “She’s got character, I like that. If I don’t make you cry from the spiciness today, my name isn’t Su Rui!”
The Sichuan hot pot restaurant was doing good business. Su Rui and Lin Aoxue chose to sit by the window in a two-person booth, the kind usually chosen by couples. Of course, Lin Aoxue wouldn’t think of it that way. To her, this was just an ordinary meal in an ordinary day, with no special meaning whatsoever.
However, as soon as Lin Aoxue entered, her radiance instantly lit up the entire dining hall.
This woman was simply too beautiful. The restaurant hadn’t seen such a beautiful woman in years, even more stunning than celebrities on television.
And her beautiful face paired with that cold expression made her breathtakingly gorgeous, with an aura of “look but don’t touch.”
Seeing many people looking in Lin Aoxue’s direction, Su Rui felt quite proud. This was the advantage of going out with a beautiful woman – borrowing prestige. A man who could be by her side also gained some glory.
“What kind of soup base would you like? We have mild spicy, medium spicy, and extra spicy.” The male server approached with the menu. When he saw Lin Aoxue’s face, he almost forgot where he was walking and nearly tripped over his own left foot. Beautiful women always had this ability to make men tangle their own legs together and fall to the ground the moment they saw them.
Su Rui looked up and asked with a smile, “How spicy is the extra spicy?”
“Extra spicy is extremely, extremely hot. If you’re not from Sichuan Province, I suggest you don’t choose this soup base,” the male server answered after stealing another glance at Lin Aoxue, his cheeks turning red as he lowered his head.
“Little Ice Queen, if you’re scared, it’s not too late to back out,” Su Rui said provocatively to Lin Aoxue.
She merely snorted coldly, not taking the bait. Her snort was full of contempt and mockery.
The male server looked at Su Rui, then at Lin Aoxue, thinking this man was really lacking in manners. How could he not know how to cherish such a beautiful woman? With such a beauty, he should be asking gently what she would like to eat, not behaving like this.
Su Rui looked at the server, seeing through all his little thoughts, and grinned, “Brother, besides mild, medium, and extra spicy, do you have insanely spicy?”
“Insanely spicy?” The server had heard of insanely spicy chicken wings and insanely spicy pig’s feet, but this was the first time he’d heard someone ask for an insanely spicy hot pot base.
Su Rui explained with a smile, “It’s like this – my girlfriend and I both love extremely spicy food. The spiciness at regular hot pot restaurants doesn’t meet our standards, so I’m asking if you have insanely spicy, like three times hotter than your extra spicy.”
When she heard the words “my girlfriend,” Lin Aoxue looked up at Su Rui, seemingly wanting to correct him, but she swallowed her words. She had already experienced how shameless this guy could be, so she didn’t bother explaining.
“Three times spicier than extra spicy?”
The server looked at Lin Aoxue, then at Su Rui, thinking that such a beautiful girl dating this man was like a flower stuck in cow dung! Even he would be better than this guy!
If Su Rui had heard these thoughts, he would have been indignant. Of course, bringing a beautiful woman out had both advantages and disadvantages. If the woman was too beautiful, people would assume the man was either very rich or a pampered second-generation rich kid.
The server wondered, if she was his girlfriend, shouldn’t he be taking good care of her? How could he make her eat something insanely spicy? How heartless!
Therefore, out of concern for the beautiful woman, the server kindly reminded, “Sir, can this lady handle such spicy food? Her skin looks so good. If she eats something too spicy, won’t it cause pimples?”
Su Rui gave the server a cold look and said, “My girlfriend’s face is none of your concern. I take care of her skin myself. I keep her so well-moisturized and glowing, can’t you tell?”
When Lin Aoxue heard the word “moisturized,” her face immediately darkened. She didn’t fully understand the implication of this word, only feeling it was somewhat suggestive.
Lin Aoxue usually buried herself in corporate management and research, not very familiar with such vulgar innuendos. If she truly understood what Su Rui meant by “moisturized,” she would probably have torn his mouth apart.
His mouth was truly despicable and deserved a slap.
Some nearby diners who heard Su Rui’s comment almost spat out their food, all thinking this man was wasting such a treasure! Such a beautiful woman, “moisturized” by this man – it was unbearable!
The surrounding diners were all bleeding internally, silently killing Su Rui millions of times in their minds. Such a beautiful woman – if only she could be their girlfriend for just one day!
The server was left speechless by Su Rui’s question: “Alright then, I’ll go talk to the chef and see if we can make this insanely spicy flavor.”
“Don’t just try, make sure it happens.”
Su Rui beckoned the server closer, then took out two hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and slipped them into his hand: “This is your tip. If you can do it, there will be more rewards.”
In mainland China, tipping was rare. The server was delighted – these two bills equaled more than two days of his salary! And there would be more rewards if he succeeded!
Excited by this prospect, the server was no longer upset by Su Rui’s earlier scolding. Instead, he happily said, “Sir, don’t worry, I’ll definitely complete this task. It’s just insanely spicy, right? Even if you want super ultra insanely spicy, I can get it for you. Just say the word!”
With that, the server ran off excitedly. Anyone would be thrilled to earn an extra two hundred yuan out of nowhere.
Looking at the silent Lin Aoxue sitting across from him, at her cold face, Su Rui thought maliciously, “Hmph, you little miss, when I asked what you wanted to eat, you said anything was fine. I’ll give you the spiciest soup base and see if you still think it’s fine. Don’t cry for your parents or get diarrhea later.”
After a while, the insanely spicy soup base was finally served. Even from three meters away, one could smell the pungent aroma rising!
Taking a deep breath, one would feel the fiery sensation filling the nose and throat!
This wasn’t enjoying hot pot; it was pure self-torture!
As the server brought over the insanely spicy soup base, every diner glanced in their direction. The smell was too intense and pungent. Who ordered this? Could they handle it?
Looking at the bubbling red soup, Lin Aoxue’s expression finally showed a hint of surprise. Su Rui grinned at her and said, “How about it, Ice Queen? Are you scared now? You said anything was fine, so I just ordered whatever. Don’t waste food – you must finish it!”
Lin Aoxue gave Su Rui a cold look and said, “I’ll eat it.”
With that, this strong-willed young lady directly dumped all the vegetables, tofu skin, and meatballs the server had brought into the spicy soup base.
Watching the bubbling broth, Su Rui’s face flashed with a mischievous smile. When the food was cooked, he first picked some into Lin Aoxue’s bowl and said, “Try it. This insanely spicy hot pot base – I guarantee you won’t forget it after tasting it.”
Lin Aoxue forced herself to take the first bite, which seemed okay. By the second and third bites, she felt her entire mouth filled with spiciness, and after swallowing, her stomach felt on fire!
She could actually handle spicy food quite well. Normal extra spicy wasn’t a problem for her. But perhaps the server, after taking Su Rui’s money, had tripled the insanely spicy level, making it too much for Lin Aoxue. By the fifth bite, she could feel her ears buzzing. It was too spicy, like accidentally eating a red chili pepper as a child.
“How about it? Let’s see if this iceberg will melt from the chili,” Su Rui thought with wicked amusement.
Lin Aoxue couldn’t stand the spiciness anymore. She put down her chopsticks, took out a tissue, quickly wiped her tears, then poured herself a glass of juice and drank it all in one go!
But the insanely spicy soup base was too powerful. The glass of juice had little effect, so Lin Aoxue glared fiercely at Su Rui, then poured another full glass of juice and drank it all down again.
Su Rui also served himself a bowl of food and ate leisurely, as if the spiciness had no effect on him at all. Looking at Lin Aoxue’s reddened face and the beads of sweat on her forehead, he felt a bit regretful and said, “Ah, if I had known, I would have made a bet with you. What a missed opportunity!”
Lin Aoxue glared at Su Rui and said coldly, “Devious.”
Su Rui thought, “You little miss, see if brother doesn’t teach you a lesson! Next time you say ‘anything is fine’ to me, there will be even more intense things waiting for you! And that bet from last time – we still haven’t settled it!”
