Chapter Twenty-Seven A Cheap First Kiss

Qian Mengqi had only wanted to see Yu Ziqing suffer from being ripped off, but he seemed completely unconcerned and even generously told her to just order whatever she wanted. Feeling frustrated and unsatisfied, she stared at Yu Ziqing for a long time before suddenly bursting into laughter. Then, she gave him a very womanly glare and said, “Since you’re acting like a man today, I won’t bother with you.”

After saying that, she waved to the handsome waiter and said, “Excuse me, I’ll order again.”

This time, Qian Mengqi ordered a very standard meal: a nine-inch seafood platter, a plate of chicken wings, a plate of shrimp tails, a self-service salad, and two glasses of chilled bayberry juice.

After ordering, Qian Mengqi gave Yu Ziqing a very womanly glare and said, “You got a good deal this time!”

Yu Ziqing smiled and asked, “Are you feeling better now?”

“What’s so good about it? You’ve made me so angry!” Qian Mengqi said irritably, but a hint of gratitude flashed in the depths of her eyes once again.

“If I had known this would happen, I should have teased you back in Datang New Village. That would have saved me a lot of money!” Yu Ziqing laughed.

“I always thought you were honest, but I didn’t expect you to be so slippery. You men are all the same!” Qian Mengqi rolled her eyes at Yu Ziqing and said.

“So you chose a woman!” Yu Ziqing laughed.

“You still dare to talk? Believe me or not, I’ll kill you.” Qian Mengqi picked up the knife and made a threatening gesture, but her eyes darted around nervously, and a blush crept across her youthful and beautiful face.

Yu Ziqing chuckled slyly, but dared not continue joking. He figured that if he continued, Qian Mengqi might actually stab him with a knife. Just then, the handsome waiter brought over the salad bowl and said, “This is the salad bowl. You can only take one serving.”

“Go get the salad!” Yu Ziqing pointed to the bowl and urged.

“I want some leafy greens, rabbit!” Qian Mengqi immediately counterattacked.

Before Yu Ziqing could retaliate, she had already picked up the bowl and stood up cheerfully. Halfway there, she turned back and gave Yu Ziqing a smug smile, saying, “Today, I’ll show you my unique skill.”

Watching Qian Mengqi stride briskly towards the salad bar with her long, beautiful legs, Yu Ziqing couldn’t help but smile. He then casually picked up an advertisement for the newly launched dishes from the table and began to read it.

Soon the bayberry juice arrived, followed by the pizza, but Qian Mengqi hadn’t returned yet, so Yu Ziqing looked curiously towards the salad bar.

Seeing this, I couldn’t help but laugh and cry. It turned out that Qian Mengqi’s so-called unique skill was how to take as much salad as possible from one bowl. The salad was already piled up like a small mountain, but the little girl showed no sign of stopping. But thinking about it, this was indeed in line with her personality. Considering that a salad costing over thirty yuan only came with such a small bowl, and she was only allowed to take one serving, it would be a real loss if she didn’t find a way to take as much as possible.

With that thought in mind, Yu Ziqing began to watch from afar with great interest.

There were quite a few girls getting salad with Qian Mengqi, but only three, including Qian Mengqi, were truly skilled. Yu Ziqing could tell they were competing with each other by glancing at each other after adding a single leaf of vegetable or piece of fruit.

When the grilled chicken wings arrived, the competition among the three girls reached a fever pitch. Many people in the restaurant were drawn to this interesting contest, occasionally making sounds of admiration. This made the three girls even more reluctant to back down.

The competition continued, and soon the boyfriends of the other two girls came up, and interestingly, they were also experts in the same sport.

Their arrival filled the two girls with pride.

“Girl, your skills aren’t up to par. If you go any further, it’ll collapse and make you look bad. I advise you to go back quickly!” A girl with a small tuft of red hair, who looked a bit like a delinquent, glanced at Qian Mengqi and said disdainfully.

Another girl went even further, kissing her boyfriend and pointing at Qian Mengqi, saying, “Darling, you’re amazing! Keep it up, take care of that girl first!”

As the saying goes, when masters clash, there is no room for error. Nowadays, they have an overwhelming advantage in terms of both the number of masters and their momentum.

Qian Mengqi immediately became somewhat hesitant and lost her earlier confidence. As she hesitated to add a slice of watermelon on top, the small mountain of salad finally began to wobble.

Qian Mengqi’s face turned pale instantly. Experience told her that Xiaoshan was about to collapse and she was about to make a huge fool of herself!

“Hmph, this girl won’t listen to advice. She’s going to embarrass herself this time!” the girl, dressed somewhat like a delinquent, mocked gloatingly.

Xiaoshan shook even more violently, and Qian Mengqi’s face turned even paler. In her panic, just as she was about to reach out and protect Xiaoshan at all costs, a familiar, confident voice came from behind her.

“I am coming!”

Before Qian Mengqi could figure out what was going on, she saw a hand reach out from behind her. The hand held a pair of clips, which firmly reached towards the hillside and clamped a slice of cucumber.

“No!” Qian Mengqi cried out, her face pale.

The onlookers all wore expressions of utter dismay, while the two young couples stared at Yu Ziqing as if he were an idiot.

With a pull of the clips, the cucumber slices were removed, but miraculously, the hill did not collapse.

Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.

After taking out a slice of cucumber, Yu Ziqing’s tongs didn’t stop. She then took some vegetable leaves, watermelon slices, and other things from different parts of the hill. The hill, which was shaking, miraculously stabilized.

“Holy crap! This is possible?!” The two couples’ eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, their mouths agape for a long time.

“Wow! Yu Ziqing, you’re amazing!” Qian Mengqi, who had narrowly escaped death, kissed Yu Ziqing on the cheek and exclaimed joyfully.

When she realized what had happened, her face turned deathly pale.

“Oh my god, my first time…”

Qian Mengqi quickly covered her mouth with her hand, but Yu Ziqing’s exceptional hearing still caught the word “kiss” that had been choked in Qianqianyu’s hands.

“This has nothing to do with me, you took the initiative!” Yu Ziqing touched his cheek where he had been kissed, leaned close to Qian Mengqi’s ear, and whispered.

Qian Mengqi was filled with hatred and gritted her teeth. How could she have been so infatuated that she gave her precious first kiss to this pretty boy for a bowl of salad?

While Qian Mengqi was still brooding over the cheap sale of her first kiss, Yu Ziqing happily and leisurely continued stacking small mountains with his clips, his movements fluid and effortless. It was a stark contrast to their earlier, trembling, and tense demeanor during their competition—a world apart.

Without needing any further verbal provocation, the two girls had already slunk away with their boyfriends, pinching their arms as they went and complaining, “You’re always bragging about how great you are, but look at those guys, they’re the real experts!”