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As Xua Ying Yue turned to leave Jia Lu Li heaved a sigh of relief and then turned to look at Qi Qiao and asked in a low whisper, " Qiao'er can we cancel some dishes? What is the point of ordering three pork dishes anyway? The bill is going to reach around two hundred fifty yuan…I .. it's a lot of money. I have even bought you this jacket, I am afraid that I cannot take so much money out."
When Jia Lu Li agreed to bring her two friends to the restaurant and treat them to a meal, she thought that the two of them would be a bit restrained after all she was the one who was paying for the bill. But who would have expected that Qi Qiao will actually order more than eleven dishes? They could not even eat this much!
Zou Zeming who was sitting next to Qi Qiao and Jia Lu Li had keen senses, when he heard Jia Lu Li speak, he raised his head and looked at the three girls. His eyes flickered slightly as he shot a deep look at Qi Qiao whose face burned in embarrassment, she was sure that the latter had not heard everything clearly since they were sitting far from each other but she had a guilty conscience in her heart and couldn't help but feel a bit humiliated when the man, she had eyes on looked at her like that, she turned to look at Jia Lu Li and fiercely snapped,
" Fine, okay, you bought me this jacket, is there a need for you to be so proud of such a small thing? I am not even asking you to gift this to me, I will pay you back once my mom gets her salary, all right ?"
And before Jia Lu Li could get another word in, Qi Qiao added hurriedly, " Whats more, I did not ask you to bring me and Jiayi here…you were the one who asked us and you said that it was your treat, what are you trying to do by saying such words? Are you trying to embarrass me and Jiayi?"
With a roll of her eyes, Qi Qiao huffed and then added with a mocking smile on her face, " And why are you acting all troubled, I am only looking out for you, with your size, you can eat five dishes on your own with ease."
"That's right, Lu Li," seeing that Qi Qiao was speaking and throwing side glances at her, Fan Jiayi could only chime in as well, as she looked at Jia Lu Li with a slightly disgruntled gaze. What was wrong with this girl, she never said anything in the past, why was she trying to fight back now? Fan Jiayi questioned in her head but she did not say anything about what was going on in her head and continued to speak,
" Every time we go to a restaurant, you are the one who eats the most in the group… I and Ah Qiao can only get a few bites… so what is wrong with ordering a few more dishes? Don't you treat us like best of friends, can we not spend even a hundred yuan?"
Jia Lu Li did not know what to say, she wanted to say that every time they went to eat out, it was Qi Qiao and Fan Jiayi who ate like hungry ghosts and she only got a few bites but seeing that the two girls looked angry she could only swallow her grievances as she lowered her head but as she lowered her head, she could not help but look at Xua Ying Yue who was working in the kitchen.
Just now she saw Xua Ying Yue looking at her with an annoyed look it was very much similar to her elder sister who always told her that she was too much of a pushover and often scolded her but compared to her elder sister, Xua Ying Yue was much more disgusted by her silence this was the reason why Jia Lu Li spoke up just now but she still could not fight Qi Qiao and Fan Jiayi, they were the only friends that she had in the town.
Seeing that Jia Lu Li was not saying anything anymore, Qi Qiao sighed in relief and then started to chat with Fan Jiayi, throughout the entire time as the dishes were served and eaten by the two of them, they never looked at Jia Lu Li who tried her best to get close to them and add a word or two of her own but every time she opened her mouth and said anything, Qi Qiao and Fan Jiayi would laugh at her.
At first, Jia Lu Li laughed along with them but then her laughter got dimmer and dimmer until she went completely silent.
" Lu Li, are you not going to eat this?" Jia Lu Li who was playing with the bowl of rice and a thick and fatty piece of pork on top of the rice with seasoning looked up and stared at Qi Qiao and Fan Jiayi, a shocked gasp left her mouth when she saw that the two have eaten almost everything on the table leaving nothing but the bowl of rice.
Though she was shocked she still asked in a nervous voice, " What?"
" The pork with rice bowl silly," Qi Qiao rolled her eyes as she looked at the thick piece of pork on the shiny rice and licked her lips, even though she ate a lot just now … there was still space in her stomach. If she went home, she will only get black beans and some stir-fried vegetables, it was better if she ate a bit more meat that way she will be able to stomach those disgusting dishes easily.
" I …" Jia Lu Li wanted to say that she wanted to eat the bowl of rice and pork belly piece when Qi Qiao raised her hands and stretched it towards the bowl before picking up and snatching it away from Jia Lu Li, she looked at Jia Lu Li and smiled before saying in a concerned voice, " Lu Li, ah, I am doing this for you …look at how fat you are, if you eat this fatty meat then you will only harm yourself. You still want to have a boyfriend at least in the university right? Then eat only a little bit."