bookcurios Chapter 219 What's wrong with instant noodles? I have them too.
Chapter 219 What's wrong with instant noodles? I have them too.
"Shi Jiu, your house looks really nice."
He Lingling didn't hide her thoughts and praised him very earnestly.
"Have it?"
Yu Shijiu, who was busy tearing open the instant noodle packaging, looked up blankly and glanced around several times.
"It's just that the light is a bit warmer."
To be honest, the small house that Lu Chusheng found for him really suited his taste.
"Not only that." He Lingling got up and looked around at some details, and was particularly shocked by the treatment of some obviously smooth corners.
"It's incredible that our town still has houses that meet such a high standard of living."
As she spoke, He Lingling touched the smooth, rounded corner in front of her, where even the details were meticulously crafted, and exclaimed:
"Did Shi Jiu find this house herself?"
Yu Shijiu tore open the oil packet. "No, Lu Chusheng found it for me."
"No wonder, you must have been looking for a long time—"
He Lingling suddenly stopped talking. She turned her head in confusion to look at Yu Shijiu in the kitchen and asked again with difficulty.
"Who? Who found this for you?"
Is there something wrong with my ears?
Xu Han, who was sitting on the sofa next to her, also froze in place. He was also looking at Yu Shijiu in the kitchen, his mouth wide open but he couldn't say a word.
"Lu Chusheng."
Yu Shijiu didn't even look up. After pouring the last ingredient packet into the instant noodle cup, he turned to look at the kettle, which was making a muffled boiling sound, and said indifferently:
He said he would find me a place with affordable rent.
He Lingling and Xu Han: "..."
The two looked at each other in astonishment.
Lu Chusheng, is Lu Chusheng really this "hospitable"?
They've been in Dawn Games for so long, and they've never heard of Lu Chusheng being so kind to new players.
She even personally helped the other party find a house... If this had happened before, He Lingling would never have believed it.
Xu Han swallowed hard and whispered, "Does the inspection team also want to poach Yu Shijiu?"
After all, the guild tournament is just around the corner, so this is possible... right?
He Lingling shook her head blankly, then analyzed rationally:
"Lu Chusheng isn't that mentally unstable. I guess his feelings for Shi Jiu are... well, pretty good. He probably likes Shi Jiu's personality quite a bit?"
After saying this, He Lingling fell silent.
Just because she likes it and has good sensory experience, she's already buying cakes and looking for houses—He Lingling's eyelids twitched slightly for two seconds.
She then noticed the two unopened, already cold boxed lunches on the coffee table and subconsciously asked another question.
"What are these boxed lunches on the table—"
"Oh, that one." Yu Shijiu, who had already waited for the water to boil, picked up the kettle and started pouring the water.
"Lu Chusheng had his teammates bring me the food."
"..."
click-
It felt as if something inside a human body had split in two near their ears, and their temples throbbed with pain.
Xu Han opened his mouth wide, but his voice was very soft.
"It's over..."
How can you even try to win them over?!
"...What are you talking about?" He Lingling, who had also recovered from the shock of her shattered worldview, glanced at Xu Han and stiffly sat back down on the sofa.
"Oh no, Lu Chusheng went to such lengths, even giving Shi Jiu his pet, a house, and food... Thinking about it, we're all pretty insignificant..."
Xu Han's voice grew softer and softer until he finally slumped against the sofa cushions, chewing on potato chips and drooping his head.
"Alright, I need to go back and tell Sister An and Brother Chen that we've lost. We're just too ordinary. Sister An used to be number one, but that doesn't seem to matter anymore. After all, Lu Chusheng is currently number one on our town's leaderboard..."
He Lingling, who overheard this, was speechless.
Her lips twitched, and when she realized what was happening, her hand instinctively reached out to pinch Xu Han.
This time, Xu Han reacted quickly and moved to the side, narrowly avoiding He Lingling's habitual attack.
"Damn it! Why do you always try to pinch me?!"
"..." He Lingling turned her head slightly, a little embarrassed, and coughed:
"I'm used to twisting it, sorry."
Xu Han, outspoken and furious, retorted: "If you're used to it, why don't you pinch your own flesh?!"
It will hurt a lot if you pinch his flesh!
He Lingling ignored Xu Han's nagging and leaned back on the sofa, carefully recalling the events between Lu Chusheng and Yu Shijiu. She thought about it over and over but couldn't discern anything from Lu Chusheng's attitude.
Lu Chusheng was always quite gentle with younger players in the game, and he would explain things about Dawn Game to them whenever he had time. He Lingling had also received his kindness when she first entered Dawn Game... but it seems that only Yu Shijiu was the one who sent the cake.
What kind of mentality would make Lu Chusheng send a cake to a player he had just met or was even a stranger? He even went so far as to deliver food, find a house for Yu Shijiu (He Lingling has reason to suspect that Lu Chusheng searched for this house for a long time), and give his most beloved pet to Yu Shijiu.
Is it really just a simple matter of wanting to recruit Yu Shijiu?
He Lingling keenly sensed something was amiss, and after frowning slightly, she chose not to ask Yu Shijiu directly.
Putting everything else aside, she guessed that even Yu Shijiu himself didn't know why.
...Let's wait and see. Maybe Lu Chusheng just "prefers" Yu Shijiu?
"The instant noodles are ready."
Yu Shijiu finally finished preparing all the instant noodles in the kitchen. He excitedly carried the noodles to the living room, placed the steaming noodles in front of He Lingling, and blinked his big eyes at her.
"Sister, take a bite and see if it tastes good."
As the youngest player, Yu Shijiu calls every female player he sees "sister" without any hesitation.
He Lingling, who just turned twenty-two this year, was very satisfied with this. She put aside the countless tangled thoughts in her mind, took the instant noodles that Yu Shijiu had personally prepared, stirred them evenly, and slurped up a big mouthful.
"Mmm..." After being hungry for nearly two days and one night, He Lingling gave a thumbs up, swallowed a large piece of noodles, and praised:
“Super delicious!”
Yu Shijiu was even happier.
He turned directly to Xu Han, who seemed lost in thought, and pressed him for an answer:
"Would you like to have a bucket too?"
Xu Han instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he met Shang Yu Shi Jiu's eyes, which seemed to be overflowing with stars.
Xu Han hesitated for a moment, then said:
"...That's not impossible, how about I have a bucket of tomato-flavored instant noodles?"
"it is good!"
Yu Shijiu happily got up again, turned around and ran into the kitchen.
Once his figure disappeared into the kitchen, Xu Han turned to look at He Lingling, who was happily eating, and casually asked her a question.
"What does it taste like? Is it really that delicious?"
He Lingling gave him a look as if he were an idiot, snorted through her nose, and continued eating her noodles, ignoring him.
Xu Han: "..."
Damn! It's just a bowl of instant noodles! Shi Jiu made it for him too!!!