The spicy hot pot that Su Yudie wanted to eat was delicious and cheap.
It is very popular among students.
Each person had a small pot, about 20 cm in diameter, cooked in an induction cooker.
The bright red soup base was boiling in the pot, looking very appetizing.
Su Yudie took the menu and kept ticking, muttering: "Beef yellow throat and thousand-layer tripe, lotus root slices, potatoes, enoki mushrooms, duck blood shrimp dumplings, luncheon meat, glutinous rice balls, pineapple cakes..."
"You ordered so much, can you finish it?" Zhuang Ziang reminded.
"I have a big appetite, and don't I have you?" Su Yudie said with her head down.
Zhuang Ziang drank lemon tea silently and didn't dare to speak again.
As a boy, it is very embarrassing if the appetite is not as good as that of girls.
Not long after, the waiter brought the dishes.
Su Yudie divided each dish evenly into two portions and put them in two pots.
Then she asked, "Coca-Cola or Pepsi?"
Zhuang Ziang replied, "Coca-Cola."
Su Yudie waved and asked the waiter for two cans of iced Coca-Cola.
The dark brown cola was poured into the glass, producing dense bubbles.
Su Yudie picked up the glass and clinked glasses with Zhuang Ziang: "Zhuang Ziang, I wish you forget all your troubles and be happy every day."
Zhuang Ziang said with emotion, "Thank you, little butterfly."
The carbon dioxide-rich cola went into the throat, and there was a slight stinging feeling.
Su Yudie put the first piece of beef that had been blanched into Zhuang Ziang's bowl, and then she began to eat it.
While eating, she made various comments like a gourmet.
"Duck intestines require seven ups and downs, and they are a bit overcooked."
"The sea cabbage is too salty, and it has not been rinsed a few times."
"The beef balls are not beaten enough times, and they are not chewy enough."
...
Her little mouth seemed to be restless, and she always had something to say.
Zhuang Ziang pulled out a tissue and handed it over: "There is oil on the corner of your mouth."
Su Yudie took it and wiped it on her mouth: "Thank you."
Generally speaking, beautiful girls care about their image.
Su Yudie, however, has a beautiful face and has experienced the world.
Such a girl is much more likable than the school beauty Lin Mushi who is arrogant.
"Little butterfly, why are you always so happy?" Zhuang Ziang asked.
"Being happy is also a day, being unhappy is also a day, why not be happy every day?" Su Yudie asked back with a smile.
Zhuang Ziang nodded silently.
It makes sense, but he can't refute it.
If he is still sad about what happened yesterday, he will be at a disadvantage.
"By the way, why do you call me little butterfly?" Su Yudie reacted.
"Well, I heard the aunt selling potatoes call me yesterday, and I thought it sounded good, so I followed her." Zhuang Ziang explained.
"Okay, we are friends, you are allowed to call me that, do you have a nickname?" Su Yudie asked with a smile.
Zhuang Ziang shook his head blankly.
The classmates in the class either called him the monitor or called him by his name, only Li Huangxuan called him "son".
"Son" should not be a nickname, right?
"Then I will call you a big fool." Su Yudie said while rinsing her tripe.
"Why do you call me a big fool? It's so ugly." Zhuang Ziang retorted dissatisfiedly.
"Because you lied to me this morning, and you lied with a lot of loopholes." Su Yudie was upset.
Zhuang Ziang thought to himself that he had been the first in the whole grade for two consecutive years.
If this is considered a big fool, what are other classmates?
A small hot pot meal took about forty minutes.
Su Yudie fished out the last piece of potato from the bottom of the pot and put it into her mouth, looking satisfied.
Zhuang Ziang waved to the waiter to pay the bill.
Su Yudie hurriedly said, "I said I wanted to eat hot pot, let me pay."
Zhuang Ziang smiled and said, "I'll pay this time, you pay next time."
"Okay then!" Su Yudie nodded.
Unconsciously, they made an appointment for the next time.
It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when they came out of the hot pot restaurant.
Zhuang Ziang planned to go to the nearby community to see if there were any suitable houses for rent.
He couldn't stay at Li Huangxuan's house all the time.
Su Yudie listened and naturally pestered him to go with her.
It was easy to rent a house around the school, and the prices in some old communities were relatively cheap.
At the entrance of the community, there were many rental information posted.
Zhuang Ziang took a fancy to a one-bedroom and one-living room apartment and called.
Not long after, an old lady in her sixties came to take him to see the house.
The old lady said her surname was Liu, her children and grandchildren were all in other places, and she and her husband guarded half of the residential building.
Many parents who accompanied their children to study rented her house.
"Are you two living here?" asked Grandma Liu.
"No, I'm alone." Zhuang Ziang hurriedly explained, a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. I'm an old lady with an open mind. It's normal for you young people to have a relationship." Grandma Liu said with a smile.
Su Yudie blushed when she heard this.
Although she is usually chattering and eloquent, she seems to be a mute person at this time.
She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how to start.
Zhuang Ziang looked at the house, which was clean and tidy, and the lighting was good, so he decided to live there immediately.
According to the general rules for renting a house, he paid a deposit of one and a third of the rent, and a total of 1,200 yuan.
Grandma Liu gave him the key, reminded him of the safety of electricity, and then turned and left.
Zhuang Ziang said to Su Yudie: "Little Butterfly, after three months, you can help me return the house, and you can use the remaining deposit to eat hot pot."
Su Yudie blinked her big watery eyes: "Why don't you return it yourself?"
"Maybe I can't do it myself." Zhuang Ziang's eyes were dim.
I guess I should be in the hospital by then.
In this world, few people will be sad because of their departure.
After leaving the rental house, the two went to the nearby supermarket to buy some daily necessities.
Zhuang Ziang bought a desk calendar on purpose.
It's the kind that you tear off a page every day.
He weighed it with his hand, and there was only a thin stack of ninety days.
These light papers are the countdown of his life.
When checking out, Su Yudie didn't want to queue up, so she went outside to wait for Zhuang Ziang.
When Zhuang Ziang came out, he found that she was holding a round glass fish tank with some stones and water plants in it.
Two red goldfish are swimming happily.
"Zhuang Ziang, this is my gift to you, congratulations on your new home."
"Why did you give me two fish? I can hardly feed myself." Zhuang Ziang muttered.
"This is to add a little vitality to your new home. Promise me that you will never die." Su Yudie said seriously.
"Don't die?" Zhuang Ziang was stunned.
"I said these two fish, if you kill them, I will never let you go." Su Yudie shook her fist.
Zhuang Ziang stared deeply into Su Yudie's eyes, as if he wanted to see through her heart.
It's a happy thing to be friends with such a girl.
But why do I have to meet you when my life is about to end?
Little butterfly, if I could have known you earlier, it would be great!