Chapter 15 Stewed Beef
The seven of them immediately decided to go out for dinner together. At this time, a blonde girl came over and waved at Tang Wulin.

"Tang Wulin, let's go. Senior Sister will take you to eat something delicious."

The girl looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, tall and very pretty, with a pair of big, bright eyes, and long golden hair tied into a ponytail. She looked very beautiful in the Donghai College uniform.

Tang Wulin said, "Senior Sister, I have already made an appointment with my classmates to go out for dinner together. How about we do it next time?"

"What do you mean by next time? Just this time." Xie Xie patted Tang Wulin's shoulder and said, "Isn't your senior sister our senior sister? Let's go out and eat together."

"Is it okay?" Mu Xi blinked and looked at Huan Ling.

Because Tang Wulin became Mu Chen's disciple directly, he and Mu Xi never had any conflicts. Later, when Tang Wulin forged a large amount of Shenyin during that period, Mu Xi asked him about it curiously.

Upon learning that Tang Wulin and his classmates were going to make mechas, and even that a classmate who had traveled with Tang Wulin from Aolai City to Donghai College was a level five mecha designer, she asked Tang Wulin to take her to meet Huan Ling.

After meeting Huan Ling, Mu Xi made an appointment with him, and then Huan Ling helped Mu Xi make a mecha. Mu Xi promised to provide money or rare metals, or owe Huan Ling a favor.

Huan Ling agreed at that time. He happened to need someone's help with something, and now Mu Xi came to him on his own initiative, which was really a coincidence.

Mu Xi also knew that Huan Ling had the final say in this small group of Class 1, Grade 1, so she started asking Huan Ling.

"We are not strangers, let's go together." Huanling said, "The one who invited us is willing to do so anyway."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie raised his eyebrows at Wei Xiaofeng and smiled smugly.

The seven people who were going to eat together became eight people, laughing and talking all the way. The snack street was not close to Donghai College, and it took the eight people half an hour to get there.

There were shops lining both sides of a not-too-wide street. As soon as people arrived at the street entrance, they could smell various aromas wafting from the snack street, which made them salivate.

“Let’s eat that first. The braised beef is especially tender and crispy, and it’s delicious when paired with some rice.” As the host, Xie Xie took the initiative to say this.

"Okay, let's go then."

Everyone walked over together. They all trusted Xie Xie. Although he was not a "gourmet" like Tang Wulin, Xie Xie was also very picky about food. If the food was really not delicious, he would never praise it like this.

Stewed Pot Beef is a delicacy cooked in a brown clay pot. The beef is washed and stewed with green onion and ginger slices. The clay pot locks in the moisture and delicious taste of the beef. After the beef changes color, add it in More than a dozen spices are simmered for a long time until the beef is completely crispy. The flavor of the spices has been perfectly blended with the beef. It is a famous snack in Donghai City.

The shop is not big. The stove is outside with nearly a hundred small fire holes on it. A clay pot of stewed beef is placed on it. The aroma of the steaming beef makes the lid of the clay pot buzz, and the aroma also takes the opportunity to slip out to tempt passers-by.

There were only five small rectangular tables in the store, which could seat at most twenty people, and half of them were already occupied.

It is late autumn now and the temperature outside is not high. As soon as you enter the store, you are greeted by the warmth and aroma of beef, which instantly makes you feel relaxed all over.

Xie Xie had already walked in and sat down at the innermost table. He also pulled up another table and put it together. There were quite a lot of people, so one table definitely wouldn't be enough for them.

Gu Yue's relationship with Xie Xie wasn't very good at the moment, so she didn't tease him out loud at this time.

"Hey, Xie Xie is here, and he brought his friends with him. Is it still the same as before?" The boss was a middle-aged man with a greasy apron tied around his waist and a smile on his face.

"Well, thank you, Uncle Li." Xie Xie said with a smile.

Soon, eight servings of braised beef, eight bowls of rice, and four side dishes made of vegetables were served. "This is your first time bringing friends here, so I'll give you the side dishes." Uncle Li said with a smile, and then he touched Xie Xie's head, as if he was treating his own son or nephew.

Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie in surprise. Xie Xie was a mysophobe, and his bed was always the cleanest in the dormitory. But at this moment, facing the touch of the street shop owner, he not only did not dodge, but smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li."

Not only Tang Wulin, but the other five people except Mu Xi and Huan Ling all felt that Xie Xie was in this state and their image was somewhat subverted.

Mu Xi didn't understand Xie Xie, but Huan Ling knew what this place meant to Xie Xie.

Xie Xie said: "What are you waiting for? Eat quickly."

As he spoke, he had already opened the lid of the earthenware jar in front of him, and the rich aroma of beef immediately wafted out of the jar. The soup was dark golden in color, and one could see the beef cut into small pieces. Xie Xie touched it with chopsticks, and the beef was instantly tender.

He carefully picked out a piece and placed it on the rice, then ate it along with the rice, his face full of enjoyment.

Tang Wulin couldn't hold back any longer and started eating just like Xie Xie did.

"Delicious." He exclaimed. It was indeed delicious. The rich aroma of the beef, with the broth and the fresh and salty flavor neutralized by the white rice, was perfect.

Huan Ling took a bite and couldn't help but be moved. The others also ate with smiles on their faces.

It is just such a small shop with dim lights and shabby tables and chairs, but it has amazing food, beef, thick soup, side dishes, and rice, which make you feel warm when you eat them.

"Xie Xie, let your Uncle Li go up a little further." Huan Ling said, glancing in the direction of Tang Wulin.

"Uncle Li, please have another ten portions." Xie Xie greeted Uncle Li because he knew someone's appetite very well.

Although Uncle Li was surprised that these kids were so good at eating, he knew that those with Xie Xie were all soul masters, so he smiled and said that they would be ready soon.

Tang Wulin scratched his head awkwardly, "Thank you."

"What?" Xie Xie looked up at him.

Tang Wulin said helplessly: "Your name is really bad, I meant thank you."

Xie Xie suddenly smiled bitterly, his eyes slightly red, "My name was given by my mother. My mother told me that the reason she gave me this name was because she was grateful for that encounter. She said that the happiest thing in her life was meeting my father at that time. But..."

When he said this, his face suddenly turned pale, and the hand holding the chopsticks obviously exerted force.

"Your mother?" Tang Wulin asked hesitantly.

Although he could see that Xie Xie's family was wealthy, this was the first time he heard Xie Xie mention his family.

Xie Xie pursed his lips. "Dad is always busy. Even when Mom was seriously ill, he was away. Before Mom passed away, her last wish was to see him, but he came back too late. I will never forget that night when Mom let go of my hand with tears in her eyes and full of regret. I hate him, I hate him! I also hate my name. If it weren't for that encounter, Mom might not have..."

Having said that, he suddenly fell on the table.

Coming here, he seemed to have taken off all his disguises of coldness and arrogance. This was also the first time he revealed his true feelings to others.

(End of this chapter)