Fang Xiaoning groaned as she listened to the continuous blaring sound of the alarm clock by her bedside, she stretched her hand towards it to shut it down before sluggishly pulling off the bed cover and heading straight to the bathroom to start her morning business.
"He's up to this again," Xiaoning sighed as she step out of the bathroom, she could hear the deep groans and grunts of Li Rang echoing outside her walls, quickly dressing and running the brush through her hair, she headed straight towards Dachuan's room.
On getting to Dachuan's room, she had expected him to be lying on his bed in a starfish position like he normally does, so she rush towards his bed and yank off the cover only to discover he was not in his room,
"Where did he go?" she questioned rhetorically before heading towards Li Rang's room.
"Good morning," she greeted Li Rang who answered with a nod of his head as he continues his exercise.
"Have you seen Dachuan? he's not in his room," Xiaoning asked,
"He's probably asleep somewhere, you can check the rooftop," Li Rang answered between breaths while gesturing to her to hand him the water bottle lying on the table behind her.
On getting to the rooftop, she spotted Dachuan curled up in a ball on the table,
"Come on, get up, it's time to open the restaurant," Xiaoning said while attempting to wake him up,
"Leave me alone, let me sleep," Dachuan groaned out, quickly pretending to be asleep,
Xiaoning continue to stare at him for a while before speaking,
" Dachuan, why don't you guess what Li Rang is doing right now," While still pretending to be asleep, Dachuan lightly strain his ears as he try to pick up any sound coming from Li Rang's room,
"Ok, ok, I'm up," he said, instantly sitting up as he heard Li Rang's grunts, immediately Xiaoning's face morphed into a smile causing her to lightly pat him on his forehead,
"Wait, isn't Li Rang planning to become a priest, then why is he still working out? is he planning to use his muscles at the church," Dachuan grumbled as he and Xiaoning headed down the stairs,
"And you, do you have to wake me up, it's not like I'm the only one in the house,"
"Oh, I guess you are forgetting something bro, Li Rang is officially the owner of this restaurant while you are just a waiter, so who am I supposed to call if not you, now stop complaining and go sweep the courtyard," Xiaoning replied before heading towards the restaurant door to turn on the sign.
"Why is Xiao Ai not here? has she dropped by already?" Xiao asked as they continue to prepare the restaurant for the day's opening,
"Li Rang has Xiao Ai dropped by..." Xiaoning asked as she watch Li Rang head towards the kitchen, she was about to ask again when she did not get a reply from him when she suddenly heard Xiao Ai shout out her name,
"Xiaoning, Xiaoning..." Xiao Ai called out as she hurried into the restaurant,
"W-what's wrong?" Xiaoning asked, immediately gazing behind her to see if she was been chased,
"Xiao Ai, slow down, you are going to fall" Jin Wei and Yoyo said between breaths as they try to catch their breaths,
"What's going on?" Xiaoning asked confused,
"Good morning," Jin Wei greeted, gently nodding towards Li Rang while tapping Dachuan on the shoulder before he and Yoyo crash down on one of the chairs,
"Xiaoning, how do I look today?" Xiao Ai asked, showing off her dressing before turning to face Dachuan who she now noticed was unusually quiet,
"Xiaoning, what's crawled up his ass?"
"He's sulking because I woke him up," Xiaoning answered before sticking out her tongue in a childish manner toward him,
"Anyways, Xiaoning, you know you are my best friend right, and you love me don't you?"
"Yes..."
"PleaseIneedyourhelp, seniorWenjuniscoming toourcollegeiwanttoconfesstohimtodaysoineedhelpiwanttoprepareabeautifuldishforhimso..." Xiao Ai rambled out before taking a deep breath,
"Did anyone hear what she said?" Xiaoning asked,
"She wants you to help you prepare a love dish for her crush," Yoyo said,
"Gather around guys for the biggest news of the century" Jin Wei announced, instantly grabbing the girls' attention,
"What do we have here, it says that feast of the gods is still accepting contestants," Yoyo said,
"Wow! isn't it the cooking competition by what did they call them... RT incorporated, the number one show in the country," Xiao Ai said,
"Thinking about it, Xiaoning is also a good chef, why don't you apply? you will get a chance to appear on tv, become a star chef and it will even help the restaurant," Jin Wei suggested,
"Not interested," Xiaoning replied casually as she moved towards the kitchen,
"What! how can you not be interested, please don't tell me you've never heard of this competition,"
it's a top-rated competition hosted by one of the biggest companies, it's a huge step for everyone who wants to be a well-known chef," Jin Wei said,
"Babe, do you even know who RT Incorporated is?" Xiao Ai asked,
"Never heard of them," Xiaoning said causing Yoyo and the others to stare at her as though she had grown two heads
"Are you for real! you eat their food, you use their ingredients and organic products, their perfumes, and soaps and hair wash and you don't know who they are, you even pass by their hotels and restaurants everyday a-and what's his name again? the CEO, his face is practically on every billboard," Yoyo exclaimed,
"Fang Xiaoning, you really don't belong to this world, do you?"
"Hey guys, don't you all have to go to college or something, stop bugging her, she already said she's not interested, your noises are giving me a headache," Dachuan who had been quietly listening to their conversation grumbled out before roughly pulling himself up and walked out of the restaurant.
"Hey, it's none of your business," Xiao Ai bites back as she watch him leave,
"Dachuan where are you going? people will soon be here," Xiaoning sighed,
"Guys, I don't stand a chance there, you just said it's a very big competition, that means a lot of big shots and professional chefs are going to be there, I know it's cool to broaden my horizon once in a while but... I'm just an amateur, I'm probably going to make a fool of myself there," Xiaoning said,
"Enough of that, Xiaoning you have to help me? you know you are my lucky charm, I always get the guys you help me make the love dish for, well except for one," Xiao Ai muttered under her breath: quickly turning to sneak a peek at Li Rang,
"Say yes please..." Xiao Ai pleaded with a pout,
"Ok, ok, enough of the puppy eyes, I swear you are going to get me in trouble one day, who is this senior? do I know him, how does he look?" Xiaoning asked curiously,
"You don't know him, his name is Yuan Shui, he's the swimming team captain, he's cool and handsome and..."
"Oh my God! look at that expression, you are such a fangirl, I can already see him in your eyes," Yoyo taunted,
"Oh come on! we are going to be late again," Jin Wei cried out, causing Yoyo and Xiao Ai to gasp as they stare at the time, causing Xiaoning to burst into laughter as she watch them grab their belongings in a rush before making their way out of the restaurant, immediately waving them goodbye, she quickly headed back into the restaurant as she notice some customers heading towards the restaurant,
"It's time to start the day," she muttered lowly to herself as she grabs her apron.
Xiaoning groaned loudly as she stare at the bustling crowd in the restaurant; she could sense the feeling that her legs were about to give out due to the fact that it was past noon, workers at construction sites were on their lunch break, they needed more hands and she couldn't find it in her self to ask Li Rang to hire more workers. After an hour full of intensive running around, Xiaoning and Li Rang collapsed on the couch as they watch the workers leave,
"I'm so tired, I have never delivered noodles for three hours straight without resting, my body can't handle it, I shouldn't have come back in the morning," Dachuan groan out, lazily dropping the delivery box in his hand on the table before collapsing next to them,
"I think you should thank your stars that you did because I would have beaten you to death if you didn't," Li Rang breathed out before pulling himself up and heading towards the fridge leaving the shocked Dachuan on the couch. Eventually gathering the strength to pull herself up, Xiaoning headed to the kitchen,
"Why are you also going?" Dachuan asked,
"I have to prepare Xiao Ai's love noodles," Xiaoning replied, Dachuan was suddenly cut off by the sound of the restaurant's telephone as he was about to speak again,
"Please no more delivery," he cried out before grabbing a pen while stretching forth his hand towards the telephone.
"Xiaoning, here, we have a delivery order, from boss Zhang" Dachuan handed her the order before walking off,
"Wow! is there a party going on? t-this is much," Xiaoning said as she stare at the list in hand, immediately sticking the order on the wall, she sighed before heading to grab the ingredients. Moments later, after she was done, Xiaoning sighed in frustration when she discovered that Dachuan was no longer anywhere to be found, deciding to do the delivery by herself, she hurried out of the restaurant, quickly stopping by at the university to drop the love noodles and wishing Xiao Ai good luck before rushing off to Boss Zhang's bar.
On getting to Boss Zhang's bar, she immediately drop the delivery before proceeding to crash on one of his couches,
"Xiaoning, you look horrible," boss Zhang said,
"Shut up, why did you need that much food? did you finally decide you are tired of living or what," Xiaoning said,
"Stop being silly, It's not for me, it's for them," Boss Zhang said, only then did she notice the men dressed in corporate wear who were stuffing themselves with noodles by the corner of the room,
"Wondering why they are eating noodles in a bar?"
"Why? they are homeless," Xiaoning asked,
"What are you talking about? let me tell you, they are all from RT incorporated," Boss Zhang said,
"Isn't it a very big company, why are they not eating there,"
"You know nothing, if there is one thing that is not allowed in RT, it's noodles, once you are caught you are fired, one time, an executive was once fired because he ordered noodles in front of their boss," Boss Zhang whispered,
"No way!" Xiaoning exclaimed sarcastically, her facing showing she didn't believe his words one bit as she move to pick up her cell phone which was now ringing,
"Xiaoning!!!"