I shouldn't be beaten by a hatchet

Chapter 71 A Simple Dinner

The restaurant of Los Angeles High School is located next to the girls' dormitory. It occupies a very large area. It is divided into a basement floor and two floors above the ground. The top floor is the staff restaurant. Students can also eat there, but the price is much higher.

According to gossip, the entire restaurant was outsourced to the principal's brother-in-law. With this relationship, the meals in the restaurant often cut corners, and the clear soup tasted mediocre.

This point has been criticized by previous students, but there is no sign of rectification until today.

So in the two years since he entered school, Yeran has hardly eaten a few meals in the cafeteria. Even if he occasionally feels hungry, he often settles at the mobile stall near the school gate.

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"Let's go to the second floor to eat!" Standing at the door of the restaurant, Ye Ran proposed with raised eyebrows.

"The things on the second floor are very expensive!" Su Cherry hesitated.

"Let's go, my treat!"

Ye Ran didn't allow her to refute, and walked ahead in a big bag. The reason why he can speak so forcefully is because the eldest sister transferred him [-] over quota today.

Although we should not develop the habit of being extravagant in the days when we have ample money, who doesn’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?
The two walked up to the second floor one after the other, opened the door curtain, and neat rows of dining tables for four came into view, densely covering the entire hall, enough to accommodate hundreds of people dining at the same time.

It was time for meal time, and the air was filled with the smell of mixed food. Most of the tables were full of people, and the aisles were crowded with people, shouting and shouting, making people dizzy.

Ye Ran sat down at a relatively remote dining table, looked at Su Cherry who was a little embarrassed standing aside, chuckled, and threw her her meal card: "I haven't eaten at the restaurant a few times, you Go get some food, and bring me some too!"

"Oh, what do you want to eat then?"

"Just order whatever you like. You can order whatever you think is delicious. I'm not picky!"

"Okay, I'll be right back!" Su Cherry put the meal card in her pocket, her lips moved, emphatically: "I will invite you again when I get my salary next week!"

Ye Ran smiled noncommittally, and looked at Su Cherry's leaving back. He leaned on the seat with his hands folded on his chest, thinking about how to make some money to improve the family's financial situation.

Relying on the extracurricular tutoring income alone is really a drop in the bucket. He was under 18 years old before, and many things were inconvenient to operate. Now that he is an adult, it is time to help the eldest sister share some pressure.

After waiting for a long time, Ye Ran felt a little hungry, and Su Cherry showed no sign of coming back.

He grabbed the backrest and began to look around. He looked around carefully, and there was no trace of the red school uniform in front of the dazzling array of dining tables in the distance.

Where did this girl go?
Ye Ran murmured inwardly, looked back inadvertently, with a slightly startled expression, and found a little red figure among the white bushes.

Su Cherry was holding a dinner plate in both hands, and was walking up from downstairs cautiously. She had a dignified expression, avoiding the passing students from time to time, taking every step cautiously, for fear of spilling the contents of the dinner plate.

Finally successfully transported the plate to the dining table, she wiped the fine beads of sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, let out a long breath, and said happily with her small face: "It smells so good, let's start!"

After finishing speaking, she took the initiative to divide the chopsticks, and then brought out two steaming noodles from the dinner plate. The noodles placed in front of Yeran were covered with beef and vegetables, while she herself was just a simple clear soup noodle.

In addition, there is a plate of pepper and potato shreds, four large steamed buns and two bowls of noodle soup on the dinner plate.

Ye Ran looked at the plain dinner between the two of them, and raised her head strangely: "Little Cherry, didn't you take the taxi from the second floor?"

"The food on the second floor is so expensive, and I haven't eaten here before. I don't know what is delicious, so I went to the basement floor to get food." Su Cherry vomited pink With a small tongue, he defended in a low voice.

"But your dishes are too bland, and this noodle soup doesn't even have any oil on it. Is it delicious?"

"Ah, then Xiaoran, I'll make another copy for you!" Su Cherry stood up immediately with a flustered expression.

"Forget it, let's eat like this, I eat very little at night!"

Hearing this, Su Cherry showed a relieved smile on her face, sat down opposite him again, pushed the meal card over, and said, "This time, I spent a total of 17 yuan, 9 yuan for a small bowl of beef noodles, and 2 yuan for a small bowl of clear soup noodles." 4 piece, [-] pieces of pepper and potato shreds, [-] pieces of four steamed buns, and the noodle soup is free!"

"Well, it's pretty cheap!"

"It's not only cheap but also delicious. The steamed buns here are big, soft, and very chewy. I can't get tired of eating them every day." Su Cherry grabbed a big steamed bun and bit her face hard, with a happy expression on her face With a smile: "I just don't know why many students don't like to eat it, but the good steamed buns are thrown into the slop bucket!"

Seeing the sweet taste of Su Cherry, Ye Ran also grabbed one, pulled a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing slowly, the taste was not bad, but the taste was not really delicious, it was better than steaming it himself. Much worse.

"This one needs to be chewed all the time. After chewing for a long time, the steamed buns will emit a sweet smell, just like adding sugar." Su Cherry actively showed off her little discovery, with a warm smile on her face.

"This is because the oral cavity of the human body is connected to the salivary glands, which can secrete saliva and enter the oral cavity through the duct. There is amylase in saliva, and starch has no sweet taste, but it can be hydrolyzed into maltose under the catalysis of salivary amylase, and maltose has Sweetness." Ye Ran explained seriously.

"Wow, Xiao Ran, you are so amazing. Is there any scientific truth in this?" Su Cherry's eyes were full of admiration, and her eating movements slowed down.

"Junior high school biology knowledge, I really don't know how you learned it back then!" Ye Ran rolled her eyes.

"Oh, really, maybe I forgot." Su Cherry scratched her hair suspiciously, seeing that Yeran didn't move her chopsticks much, she took the initiative to push the pepper and potato shreds in front of him: "Xiaoran, eat This one, sour, sweet and super delicious, I used to buy it to improve my food every time I received my salary."

Ye Ran didn't refuse, took a bite with his chopsticks, and tasted it carefully in his mouth. Judging from his peak culinary skills at the top of the history of human civilization, this dish is okay, but the potatoes are a bit old, which affects overall taste.

In the end, he picked up the beef noodles and put down his chopsticks after taking two bites of the noodles. His appetite was small, and he didn't have the habit of eating dinner on weekdays, which made him feel full after just a few bites.

He simply rested his chin on his hands and propped his elbows on the dining table, quietly admiring the girl's delicate appearance while eating.

(End of this chapter)