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Back at the Mountain Water International Hotel, Bai Yujing took out her belongings and headed straight to Nanning. Today, Lin Ruoqiao had generously offered to treat Bai Yujing to a meal for the first time. How could she not go? After all, considering that Lin had saved the last box of treasures for her, it was a must to check it out.
Bai Yujing drove to the fourth floor of a restaurant, carried Totoro Dudu in her bag, and entered a private room where she saw Lin Ruoqiao indulging in a feast. "Hey, weren't you the one who invited me to dinner? And here you are, already digging in!"
Lin Ruoqiao replied confidently, "I'm treating, so of course I have special privileges!"
Bai Yujing sat down with an annoyed expression and placed Totoro on an inner chair. Lin Ruoqiao glanced at the drowsy Totoro, eyes closed and completely still. "What kind of toy is this? Totoro?"
"You know it too?"
"Are you silly?"
Lin Ruoqiao immediately picked up Totoro. "Is this a gift for me? Wow, it's so heavy!"
At that moment, Totoro opened its eyes and shifted slightly in Lin Ruoqiao's arms, startling her. "Ah! Ah! It's alive, it's alive!"
Totoro opened its eyes and saw the table full of food, immediately grinning and calling out, "Dudu!"
With a clap of its big teeth, its tongue licked around its lips. Bai Yujing took out a small bowl for it, and Totoro held it in its arms before Bai Yujing placed a piece of tofu into the bowl.
Totoro licked its tongue and swallowed it right away. Bai Yujing said to Lin Ruoqiao, "You shouldn't hold it; you're disturbing its meal."
At this moment, Lin Ruoqiao was starstruck, her hands constantly moving up and down on Totoro while devouring tofu. Totoro seemed somewhat oblivious and showed no sign of feeling threatened by this woman.
"Wow! It's really Totoro! Just like in the animation! Can it fly too?" Lin Ruoqiao was no longer listening to anything else; all she could see was Totoro Dudu.
This infatuated girl, Bai Yujing, had never seen Lin Ruoqiao make such an expression before. It seemed that cuteness and charm were indeed a girl's weaknesses.
"It can't fly; it's very smart. It understands what you're saying, just a bit slow!"
"You don't need to tell me; I already know it's smart. This is Totoro!"
Lin Ruoqiao kept picking food for Totoro from the small bowl. Totoro would lick it up and swallow it, chewing as it went down. Once the waiter finished serving all the dishes, Bai Yujing noticed that Lin Ruoqiao had ordered a table full of food, which matched her personality perfectly. The staff were all dressed in the traditional attire of the Zhuang Ethnic Group, and the room's decor was filled with bamboo and wood, with calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, giving it a unique character.
Lin Ruoqiao said, "Give it a try; I ordered all specialty dishes. The chef at this hotel is quite good, though the prices are a bit high. You can hardly find these dishes anywhere else, so consider this my farewell gift to you!"
"Oh, then I must savor it! I can't waste the kind intentions of Miss Lin!" Bai Yujing felt tempted by the aroma and could hardly resist picking up her chopsticks.
The first dish Bai Yujing tried was the Old Friend Fish that Lin Ruoqiao mentioned, served in an iron box. It was fried to perfection, tender on the inside, topped with plenty of seasonings and chopped scallions and cilantro, with a thick layer of broth underneath.
After taking a bite, Bai Yujing found it both sour and spicy—extremely refreshing. One bite opened her appetite; the flavor was quite different from the sour and spicy fish she had eaten before, showcasing distinct techniques and tastes.
Another dish that caught Bai Yujing's attention was meat served in a bamboo tube called Jingkong Qieyu Kourou. The meat was pinkish and contained taro, infused with a subtle bamboo fragrance. After tasting it a couple of times, Bai Yujing opened her phone to start a live stream, preparing to pass some time.
"Hello everyone! It's time for some food envy again. Today's lunch is hard-earned; it's a farewell meal treated by our young lady. All the dishes have been carefully selected by her and are local specialties. Now let our young lady introduce them to you!"
Lin Ruoqiao held Totoro and ignored Bai Yujing, who had no choice but to introduce the dishes based on what the waiter had said earlier. To Bai Yujing's surprise, as soon as she opened her mouth to say the first sentence, a barrage of rockets suddenly appeared in the chat. Old Bai's little wife sent two hundred rockets directly to Bai Yujing, leaving her stunned; this was the most rockets she had received since Li Hao.
Following that, many others sent various gifts and rockets, making the entire live stream lively at once.
Old Bai's little wife: [Old Bai must take me along for treasure hunting next time!]
"Hey, thanks to Old Bai's little wife for sending the rocket. That name is a bit awkward! I don't have any plans for now; this is just something that happens by chance. Currently, I'm just preparing to wander around, travel a bit, and relax."
"Thanks to Feng Timo and the honest Laughing for sending the rocket, and also..." Bai Yujing rarely watches live streams, so he wasn't very familiar with these streamers. After seeing a flood of comments on the screen, he realized that two hosts had come to check in.
Bai Yujing chatted a bit with the comments. He was somewhat familiar with Laughing, as Bai Yujing also played League of Legends and had seen his Anti-Korean Middle-Aged Man, which was very funny and quite useful for someone like Bai Yujing, who was a silver-ranked player. Suddenly, he noticed a large number of comments appearing below.
"I didn't expect Old Bai was also a video person; I Laughing am mighty."
With the influx of rockets came a surge of viewers into the live stream. Perhaps due to the time passing, even those watching Bai Yujing's stream began to increase, slowly rising from twenty thousand to one hundred thousand viewers. It was unclear whether the website had arranged for traffic support or if they were attracted by the rockets, but this number was indeed a bit shocking. Bai Yujing hadn't expected so many people to be watching his stream; he hadn't considered this as his main focus before.
"Oh my, I knew it would turn out like this as soon as I opened it!"
"Are you dumb? I'm also eating and not tempted at all. Mine is sour and spicy flavor, uniformly produced!"
After introducing the dishes and his eating experience, Bai Yujing talked about Tea City Yao Family Oil Tea and Sweet Rice Wine. The sweet wine made from glutinous rice appeared red. While eating and drinking, Bai Yujing exaggerated his expressions and actions while interacting and chatting with everyone.
"Old Bai, I heard you received a banner; show it off!"
"What banner? What bicycle?" Bai Yujing cleverly replied.
"Miss sister has appeared again; we want to see her and hear her speak."
"Miss sister is currently eating, so let me, the most handsome guy here, chat with everyone!" Bai Yujing shamelessly declared, causing a flurry of question marks and exclamation points to fly across the screen.
【Old Bai, can I ask how it feels after handing over the items?】
"I have to say, um, cough, being able to contribute a little to the country and protect its cultural heritage is something every Chinese should do. So I feel proud and honored about this. Since I was a child, my mother told me to be a... teachers taught us to..." Bai Yujing spoke passionately, and the screen was flooded with comments of 66666.
【Old Bai, I watched the video you shot of the underwater palace yesterday; it was absolutely stunning! By the way, can I ask what those glowing things on top are?】 This should be Xu Keke who edited the video that Bai Yujing sent him.
Bai Yujing thought for a moment and replied, "I went to observe it; it's not pearls or natural light. It's a type of unknown glowing gemstone, which should have significant research value. The largest one is about the size of a basketball and very beautiful."
【Wow, Old Bai, that's worth ten billion!】
【That ten billion is clearly one hundred billion! Old Bai is really open-minded; if it were me, I would have cried in the bathroom long ago.】
【Unfortunately, Shuiyuan Village is not allowing entry now; it has been completely sealed off. I heard it will be transformed into a tourist attraction later and will open to the public then.】
【I'll be the first to go when it opens; the video was just too beautiful. I can't believe there's such a large Underground Palace beneath this small village, along with the sea—it's simply unimaginable!】
The discussions in the video were lively, and Bai Yujing felt it was about time to wrap things up.
【Alright, that's about it for today. Tomorrow I'll be heading to Guilin. Everyone says Guilin has the best scenery in the world. I'll be live-streaming my travel journey throughout, so if you're interested, you can check out my live stream tomorrow. That's all for now; bye-bye!】
After shutting down the live stream, Bai Yujing realized he had successfully filled one or two hours of time while Lin Ruoqiao had already put down her chopsticks, and Totoro was still eating. His round belly showed no signs of change at all.
"Wow, Dudu, you have quite an appetite! Not everyone can afford to feed you."
“Dudu!” Totoro Dudu still smiled.
Lin Ruoqiao hugged Dudu: “If you can't take care of it, I will. I'll take it back with me later.”
“Don't, Dudu is my friend. You know you shouldn't take advantage of a friend's wife, right?” Bai Yujing had no idea that Lin Ruoqiao had her eyes on Dudu and wanted to claim ownership.
Lin Ruoqiao didn't argue further with Bai Yujing: “Forget it, I have to go back to school tomorrow. I won't have time to take care of it then, so you must take good care of it. If it loses weight, I won't let you off the hook. I'll check in on it regularly via video.”
“Have you reconciled with your dad? It's true; at your age, running around and dropping out of school is not right. Going back to school is what you should do. In school…”
“Stop nagging, you're more annoying than my dad. Yesterday, I talked with my dad and that lady about things. I realized that I haven't been doing things right this past year. They've sacrificed too much for me, and I shouldn't have caused them so much trouble.” Lin Ruoqiao awkwardly explained her reasons, and Bai Yujing felt happy for her and her father, Lin Hai.
Lin Ruoqiao continued: “I want to ask you something about my mother. Li Hao mentioned this over the phone before, and I want to understand it better from you.”
Bai Yujing shared everything she knew with her. Like Li Hao, Lin Ruoqiao's expression became complicated as she sat for a while before standing up: “Okay, I have something else to attend to. I'm leaving now!”
Bai Yujing then sat down and finished the dishes on the table along with Totoro Dudu. After finishing the greasy food like Yongcheng Lemon Duck and Bama Bamboo Shoots Braised with Fragrant Pork, she moved on to desserts like Yangshuo Ai Ye Ba and Guilin Boat Cake. When she got thirsty, she drank sweet wine and enjoyed her meal thoroughly.
“Hello, here’s the bill!” After finishing her meal, Bai Yujing looked at the bill handed to her by the waiter and realized she might have been tricked.
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