Chapter 11 Little Yezi, little fox? (1/2)
After working at the noodle restaurant for a while, Xiao Bing invited Zhang Yizhi for dinner. And it was exactly at the Su family's noodle restaurant.
The noodle restaurant wasn't spacious. There were seven or eight tables in the hall and two small private rooms for five or six people at the back. Xiao Bing reserved one of the private rooms for the dinner. He got Wang Guifang, who was in charge of the kitchen, to make two side dishes to go with drinks, a dish of peanuts and a pot of hot soup noodles. Right after the food was ready, Zhang Yizhi walked into the restaurant clutching his cane.
Zhang Yizhi took a look at the hall, which was already full of students in groups of two or three. Seeing Zhang Yizhi coming in, Xiao Bing immediately walked to greet him, ”Mr. Zhang, I hope you don't mind, here is not as good as those lavish restaurants in the capital.”
”Not bad.” From Zhang Yizhi's attitude, he meant it. ”This is a good place to dine. But it seems like there's no tables available.”
Xiao Bing laughed and said, ”I wouldn't dare to let you eat while standing. I reserved a private room at the back.”
Zhang Yizhi nodded slightly and walked to the room with his cane, with Xiao Bing holding his arm.
It was almost impossible for even influential officials in the capital to invite Zhang Yizhi for dinner or a formal banquet. If they knew he had dinner with someone like Xiao Bing at a small noodle restaurant, their jaws would drop.
They entered the private room, and the dinner was already set. Xiao Bing closed the door, looked to Feuillet, and said with a smile, ”Brother Feuillet, please have a seat. It is only us here.”
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, ”Leave him be. He's not used to it.”
Xiao Bing took a look at Feuillet, and said helplessly, ”You came out alive from the African Death Angel and should be considered a top-tier master there. Why are you so stiff?”
Feuillet didn't say a word nor even took a look at Xiao Bing. It was as if he didn't hear or see him. It was like Xiao Bing was transparent to him, like air.
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, ”Never mind him, even in Hua Xia... Especially for veterans, men unruly and uncontrollable like you are few.”
Xiao Bing corrected him with a serious look, ”No, there are no others like me.”
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, ”That's right, you are the only one... I know nothing of Kung Fu, but I have heard that people who practice Kung Fu seldom spend time with women. However, you were a famous casanova in Jing Du City, and had many affairs. The princess of Eagle Country, an American Hollywood actress, and the most beautiful woman in the whole of Jing Du...”
Xiao Bing interrupted him, ”No... I'm not a playboy as you said. Though they chase me, I don't reciprocate. It's just that some men are so outstanding that women don't forget them easily. Especially for a man handsome as me.”
Zhang Yizhi laughed and said, ”You are still the same guy I knew before. Nothing about you has changed. I was worried that Peiya's death would have hit you hard, but now I am relieved.”
Speaking of Peiya, Xiao Bing sighed and raised his glass. Zhang Yizhi took a sip, but Xiao Bing downed a whole glass of liquor. After he put his glass down, he suddenly had a coughing fit, turning his whole face red.
Zhang Yizhi looked at Xiao Bing and gave a slight frown. He looked worried and sighed, ”You are still recovering...”
”I won't die.” Xiao Bing put down his glass and laughed indifferently.
”You shouldn't drink like that. You are supposed to drink with me, not drink to drown your sorrows.”
Xiao Bing's face brightened, saying while laughing, ”Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I am already getting over it.”
”Really?” Zhang Yizhi said, ”Your relationship with her was always good.”
”Yes! I met someone the other day, a girl... After talking with her, I let go completely. It's just that I need to do one last thing.”
”Take revenge?”
”Yes, take revenge.”
Zhang Yizhi said emotionally, ”The girl who brought you to your senses must be really impressive.”
Thinking of Yezi, the playful smile on her face, the sly expression in her eyes, and the wisdom in her gaze, Xiao Bing's heart warmed. Then he said in a softer voice, ”She's an intelligent, lovely, and pretty girl.”
Zhang Yizhi was surprised and said, ”We have been friends for so long, and I have never seen you compliment a girl like this. I would like to meet her in person.”
While they spoke, someone knocked on the door. Xiao Bing looked to the door and said, ”Please come in.”
Li Hong, the restaurant's waiter, came in. Xiao Bing joked, ”Surely you didn't come in to eat with us, Sister Hong?”
Li Hong stuck her tongue out before saying, ”Someone outside wants to order your noodles.”
Xiao Bing didn't seem annoyed, but rather confused, ”Didn't I say that I won't be making the special noodles tonight? Tell these people to come tomorrow.”