When she heard the name of the restaurant they were at, Qian Momo rushed over to the group.
Shuishui, who sat quietly, had a premonition. "I always feel that Qian Momo will cause some trouble."
Qian Anzhi didn't think that Qian Momo would do such a thing. "No way. Even if she knows where we are, she wouldn't come here. Why would she come?"
Shuishui shrugged. She felt that Momo shouldn't be so thick-skinned. There were no other vacant seats at their table. The restaurant was crowded, and they even had to wait for a while before they were properly seated. They were patient as they waited in queue because they felt that the dishes in that restaurant were good.
The aroma of barbecued meat and the smell of smoke filled the air. There was a long tube-shaped exhaust above each table.
They ordered a barbecue meal set good for five, including some snacks and some staple food.
Shuishui looked at the oven. "I can open a barbecue shop in the future."
The restaurant served mainly barbecue dishes. In her previous world, barbecuing was done in a more advanced manner. She thought that it would indeed be pretty good if she could bring the technology from that world to the current world she lived in. She used to eat out a lot, and she had seen and encountered many new technological advances but didn't really engage with them. If she could research more about them, and if she could use her memories from her previous life, she could build something new in this current world. She knew it would take a long time.
It was good to think about it. She was still underage, so it was just a dream that she could work towards. Besides, she didn't have enough money yet.
The meats were served first, and Mu Ziyu began to roast the pieces of meat. Qian Anzhi assisted Mu Ziyu with a pair of tongs. He liked to play with tools and utensils.
Shuishui looked at the barbecued meat and said, "These look quite fresh. I wonder how these were marinated."
They distributed the barbecued meet among their bowls, and Shuishui began to eat. "En, en, it's okay. It tastes good," she said.
Soon, more of the main dishes were also served. Shuishui ate happily. "This is a self-service restaurant. If we don't help ourselves, we won't really enjoy it."
"Yes, but there are so many people now. If we had chosen to just help ourselves, we might have waited for a long time," Mu Ziyu explained.
Shuishui nodded in agreement.
While they were eating enthusiastically, Qian Momo also arrived at the restaurant. When she walked in, a waiter came forward and asked, "Excuse me, Miss, do you have a reservation?"
"I have friends who are already here. I'll go look for them," Qian Momo said as she walked in and looked around. She frowned because she felt that it was a bit too crowded. 'What kind of place is this? Why would they choose this place? Could it be that Qian Anzhi just lied?'
As she was about to give up, she heard Qian Anzhi's voice.
"This piece of meat is so fat," Qian Anzhi said as he looked at the fat pork with disdain.
Shuishui picked up a piece and dipped it into the sauce before she put it into her mouth. "It's fat but not greasy. It's pretty good," she said to Anzhi.
"There's no meat here. It's all fat. Sister, you can't eat like that. You'll get fat easily. If you get fat, it'll be hard for you to lose weight." Qian Anzhi watched Shuishui eat the meat. She didn't even eat the lettuce. She especially liked to eat fatty meat.
"Qian Anzhi!" Momo's sharp voice interrupted their lively conversation.
Qian Anzhi looked over in disbelief. "No way. She's really thick-skinned," he exclaimed.
Shuishui also looked over at Momo. 'She really came, and she looks unpleasant,' she thought.
When she saw Mu Ziyu, she quickly approached him. "Ziyu, what a coincidence," Momo muttered.
Qian Momo looked at Shuishui with dissatisfaction. "En? Qian Shuishui, why are you here?"
Mu Zilin remembered that he had seen Qian Momo before, even though they had only met a few times. "What are you talking about? I asked Shuishui to come with us for dinner. What does it have to do with you? Who are you?" Zilin said to Momo.
"I'm their elder sister," Qian Momo said as she looked at Mu Zilin. She noticed that he looked like Mu Ziyu.
Shuishui looked at Qian Momo and said, "What does that have to do with me?"
"Waiter, please bring me a seat," Qian Momo said as she ignored Shuishui. She wanted to sit beside Mu Ziyu.
Mu Ziyu frowned. "Miss, we're already full."
"Ah, I haven't had dinner yet," Qian Momo said as she looked at Mu Ziyu with a wronged expression. He wouldn't be so cruel, right?
Although Mu Ziyu's lips curled into a smile, he gave off a cold vibe. He said, "You can ask the waiter if there are other seats available. After all, we're having dinner for four. There's no extra person."
"Yes, Big Sister, we're having dinner. Why are you here to join in the fun?" Qian Anzhi responded in a proud tone. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have said anything. It was his fault that she found out where they were. He didn't know why she even went there. 'Does she know Big Brother Mu? Big Brother Mu doesn't even know her,' he thought. He was confused.
Shuishui silently ate the meat, not wanting to say anything to Qian Momo.
Qian Momo's expression drastically changed when she heard Qian Anzhi. "I'm your sister," she refuted.
"Oh, so what if you're my sister? We're eating. Why do you insist on joining us? Brother Mu and Brother Zilin don't know you either. It's so awkward that you're here." Qian Anzhi was in a good mood before Momo arrived. He knew that Momo's presence caused *******. He felt that she was unwelcome.
The brothers continued to put in Shuishui's bowl while Shuishui simply continued to eat.
Zilin picked up the kimchi in front of him and placed a serving in Shuishui's bowl. "Eat some appetizers. The sour ones help with digestion. You should eat more," he told Shuishui.
"Stop bull****ting," Shuishui responded sourly. She felt that Zilin was doing it on purpose.
"Our dishes have all been served. We're almost done eating. If you're not yet full, let's go to the Little Bald Dessert House. I heard that girls love to go there. My former girlfriend always likes to go there. I personally don't like to go there though," Mu Zilin said. He didn't have much interest in desserts, and he rarely had them. He felt that he could not endure eating desserts every day.
"I feel guilty eating desserts at night. I already ate a lot of barbecue," Shuishui said as she felt the numbness of her tongue. She felt that she had eaten too much.
Mu Ziyu poured Shuishui a cup of sour plum soup. "Drink more."
"En, en," Shuishui said as she picked up the cup and drank down the juice.
Qian Momo stood there for a long time. Everyone ignored her. The waiter brought her a chair. She simply took it and sat down. The others thought that she was really shameless.
Mu Zilin looked at Qian Momo and said, "Big Sister, aren't you embarrassed or ashamed at all? You aren't welcome here, yet you still managed to sit down with us. Can't you read or interpret body language?"
Because Shuishui and Qian Momo were not on good terms, Mu Zilin spoke to Momo very coldly. He knew that in the past, Momo bullied Shuishui. Zilin was disgusted that she had the nerve to intrude and impose on them.
Qian Momo had a goal in mind, and it was to pursue the man she adored. She became thick-skinned because she felt a strong sense of purpose. She went there for Mu Ziyu. She would think of Mu Ziyu every night. She would think of his voice and appearance every day. She was deeply infatuated with him.
It was the first time that she had liked a man that much. She had never been obsessed with anyone until she met Ziyu, which is why she tried her best to get his contact details.
"Ziyu, do you remember that Yang Yu invited us to a bar before? We met at that time." Qian Momo suddenly sounded different. She spoke gently and in a coquettish manner.
Qian Anzhi looked at Qian Momo with a strange look. 'No way! Is she infatuated with Brother Mu?' he pondered. It was obvious that Ziyu was not interested.
Mu Ziyu smiled and looked at Qian Momo and said, "I'm sorry. I don't really remember. There were quite a lot of people at that time."
Shuishui ate with a ravenous appetite. She didn't want to participate in their conversation anyway.
Qian Momo also deliberately ignored Shuishui. She just latched onto Mu Ziyu. She grabbed his hand while she asked all sorts of questions.
Although Mu Ziyu was generally good-tempered, he tended to be a little cold towards people he didn't like. "Miss Qian, I don't really like strangers grabbing onto my hand," he said in a cold and serious tone.
Mu Ziyu shook off Qian Momo's hand and moved away a little. He leaned towards Shuishui.
Shuishui watched them silently. She felt that Momo's behavior was very pathetic.
Qian Momo looked at Qian Shuishui and said, "There's your attitude. No wonder Mom doesn't like you. Plus, it's embarrassing for me to take you out."
Qian Momo didn't let Shuishui off the hook and continued to mock her. She wanted to embarrass Shuishui in front of the others. "You used to stay out all night. Have you ever thought about staying at home? Qian Anzhi, don't go astray like Qian Shuishui did. Mom was so angry that she cried. Don't tell me you've forgotten."
"Uh, I remember. But that was in the past. What does it have to do with now?" Qian Anzhi didn't understand why Momo brought it up.
He suddenly felt that Qian Momo wasn't as intelligent as they thought. She wanted to create a good impression in front of the person she admired, but she destroyed it by trying to destroy Shuishui's reputation. It was simply ridiculous.
"Big Sister, stop talking," Anzhi said to Momo. He was helping Qian Momo because if she continued to talk, she would be embarrassing herself more. Why did she have to make everyone unhappy? Qian Anzhi suddenly became sensible.
After all, they were family. Although there were usually bickering and quarrels, they would eventually reconcile.
In this public place, it was not appropriate for her to be so brainless.
Qian Momo saw Qian Anzhi's expression and then looked at the others. She realized that she was embarrassing herself, not Shuishui. Everyone looked at her indifferently.
Mu Ziyu sneered, "No matter what, Shuishui wouldn't go around saying bad things about others. Unlike you, she won't do such indecent things. So before you talk about others, look at yourself first."
"Yeah. Just like that, you're no different from our classmate, Xu Die. You only know how to cause trouble for Shuishui. There's only one reason—jealousy," Mu Zilin said to Momo sarcastically. He wanted to scold her severely.
Mu Ziyu was no longer as gentle as before. He didn't like others talking about Shuishui in front of him. Shuishui was his girlfriend and Qian Momo was nothing to him.
Qian Momo's mouth twitched. "I just told Anzhi to be good. Now that Shuishui has improved, people think she's different," said Momo in a spiteful tone.
A little stiff and a little hypocritical, she changed the topic.
Momo wasn't stupid. She knew that it wouldn't do her any good if she continued to speak ill of Shuishui.