BANG!
「Three seconds later.」
"Brother Nan's has been delivered."
「Half an hour later.」
"Little Zheng's too," said Huai Xu, wiping oil from the corner of his mouth.
"Did you snag a meal there before coming back?" Zhou Li glanced at him while looking at his phone screen.
"I couldn't refuse their hospitality," Huai Xu said, waving his hands. "When I got there, they were just having dinner. They had stewed a whole duck, and I drank two full bowls of the sour soup; it was delicious. Miss Zheng told me to come over for meals more often when I'm free."
"Then you should go," Zhou Li said. "She's happy when you visit."
"How could I? All their grains and vegetables are homegrown, and the meat they eat is mostly from animals they raise themselves. It's all hard work!" Huai Xu was well aware of his appetite. "I can't go often, I really can't."
"Oh."
"Oh, she also said 'Happy Birthday' to you."
"I received that."
"She sent you a text, you know!"
"Right."
