Chapter 505: Joshua, the Rabbit Lost in the Wolf Pack
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West City.
Su Wang, Shen Ran, and Li Zilan brought Qiao Xi to a wonton shop.
As soon as the four of them sat down, the middle-aged male owner approached them warmly.
Seeing Qiao Xi's unfamiliar face, the owner smiled and said, "A new face?"
Sitting next to Qiao Xi, Su Wang patted his shoulder and said to the owner, "He's a newcomer, and he's just a kid."
"You're the kid here. I'm almost the same age as you!"
Qiao Xi was unhappy.
He shrugged off Su Wang's hand on his shoulder, with a disgusted look on his face.
He didn't like being treated like a child.
It made him feel inferior.
The owner understood the situation and looked affectionately at Qiao Xi's dazzling blond hair, finding it more and more extraordinary.
Children of mixed heritage like him were extremely rare in West City.
At the same time, he sighed in his heart. Nowadays, even half-grown kids try to act mature.
Just like his past self, always thinking that being in their teens made them adults who feared nothing.
The owner smiled and asked Su Wang and the others, "The usual?"
Li Zilan took out a pair of disposable chopsticks from the chopstick tube and effortlessly split them apart.
Nonchalantly, she said, "The usual, but no cilantro for me."
"Alright!"
Before leaving, the owner wiped the dirty, oil-stained wooden table with the cloth in his hand.
Qiao Xi looked coldly at the dirty cloth in the owner's hand, then lowered his head to see the shiny wooden table, unable to bear looking at it.
The environment was too poor. Eating here was practically risking your life!
Seeing Qiao Xi's disgusted expression, Su Wang took a few rough paper napkins from the table and wiped the table in front of Joshua.
"Alright, young master, make do with it. In another two days, you'll be able to enjoy a comfortable life again."
There were two days left until Qin Ruan came to pick up Qiao Xi.
For Qiao Xi, it was like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
His expression relaxed, and the uneasiness about his surroundings in his eyes subsided slightly.
Just two more days, just two more days, and he could leave this godforsaken place.
"The meat dumplings are here!"
The owner brought two bowls of wonton soup and placed them in front of Su Wang and Li Zilan, one bowl with cilantro and one without.
Qiao Xi saw with his own eyes the owner's oily thumb dipping into the wonton soup.
This further killed his appetite, which was already picky about the surrounding environment.
Su Wang pushed her wonton in front of Joshua.
"You go ahead and eat. This wonton shop has been around in West City for quite a while, and the taste is still good."
Qiao Xi quickly refused, "I'm not hungry. You go ahead, you eat!"
He couldn't eat it. The owner had just stuck his finger in the wonton soup.
How could he eat that?
He had no appetite at all, and he was afraid of getting diarrhea if he ate it.
Su Wang raised an eyebrow, her expression smiling as she scrutinized Qiao Xi.
Thinking about this young master, who had survived the past five days on bread, biscuits, and mineral water, it was visible how much weight he had lost.
"You really won't eat?"
Qiao Xi shook his head vigorously, saying, "I'm not hungry."
"Gurgle—"
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach started singing the song of an empty city.
Li Zilan, who was engrossed in eating, lifted her head to look at Qiao Xi upon hearing the sound.
Seeing his flushed face, there was no trace of the arrogance he had when they first met.
"Hahaha..."
Li Zilan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
As she laughed, the messy braid on her head swayed along.
Shen Ran didn't laugh as heartily as Zilan, but a faint smile appeared on his face.
Qiao Xi lowered his head, furrowing his brows, exuding an aura of gloominess.
As the young master of the Doyle family and the young master of the Hou family, he had never experienced such hardship before.
Thinking about it, Qiao Xi started feeling aggrieved, and his eyes slightly reddened.
Su Wang pushed the wonton towards Qiao Xi again, placing it in front of him.
"Give it a try. This wonton is really good. Your sister-in-law, Qin Xiaowu, loves to eat it too. She used to feel uncomfortable if she didn't eat a bowl of wonton from here every day."
"Really?"
Qiao Xi didn't look up, staring at the wonton in front of him, his voice tinged with moisture.
Li Zilan couldn't help but feel a bit sympathetic towards the young master.
Especially considering what this kid was going to face next.
Softening her tone, she persuaded, "Really, really, Xiaowu loves to eat the wonton from here the most, along with the black beef tongue cakes made by Auntie Guilan from Guilanfang."
Shen Ran didn't say anything. He rubbed the disposable chopsticks, removing the wooden splinters, and handed them to Qiao Xi.
"Eat it while it's hot. If it cools down, the meat inside won't taste as good."
His words carried a profound meaning.
Qiao Xi didn't catch on to anything, he simply took the chopsticks and picked up a wonton to eat.
Surprisingly, this bowl of wonton was no worse than what the Huo family's chef made.
The broth was delicious, the wonton skin was smooth, and the meat was tender and flavorful.
Qiao Xi even forgot about the greasy hands of the boss and the dirty and messy environment around him. He ate several wontons in a row.
Shen Ran and Su Wang's wontons were also served.
Both of them didn't eat, not even touching the chopsticks.
They sat at the table, watching Li Zilan and Qiao Xi eat.
It had probably been a few days since Qiao Xi had tasted meat, and he quickly finished the bowl of wontons.
There was still delicious broth left in the bowl. He wanted to taste it, but suddenly remembered the boss sticking his hand in the bowl, so he lost his desire to drink it.
"Does it taste good?" Su Wang asked beside him.
Qiao Xi nodded without thinking.
The taste was beyond question; he had to give a thumbs up and say it was delicious.
However, before he could speak, Li Zilan complained.
"It seems like the meat this time isn't very fresh."
She frowned, staring at the remaining wontons in her bowl, with a critical and disgusted expression.
Shen Ran crossed his hands and rested them on the back of his neck, adopting a relaxed and casual posture.
He asked in a calm tone, "Not fresh? Didn't you see how much the young master enjoyed eating them?"
"He's eating it for the first time, so he definitely wouldn't notice. The wontons from this place are only delicious when the meat is fresh,
like right after it's slaughtered. The meat is firm, and the wonton filling is truly tasty."
Li Zilan put down her chopsticks, showing no appetite.
Su Wan stirred the wontons in the bowl in front of him with chopsticks, fully agreeing with Li Zilan's words.
"Indeed, the color doesn't seem as fresh as before. Has the restaurant not received any new stock recently?" he said.
Shen Ran reminisced and nodded lightly, his face showing recollection. "Seems like it. I just checked the kitchen, and there's all fresh pork."
Upon hearing this, Li Zilan became angry. "Is the owner trying to deceive us with pork instead?"
Qiao Xi listened, completely confused. "What do you mean? Aren't these the Three Delicacies dumplings?"
The three pairs of eyes stared at Qiao Xi, like they had spotted a rabbit lost in a wolf pack.
Li Zilan chuckled mischievously, "No, it definitely isn't. The dumplings with Three Delicacies filling don't taste as delicious as the meat in this restaurant."
There was undisguised malice on her face, seemingly eager for Qiao Xi's reaction.
Qiao Xi pondered for a moment, recalling the taste of the wontons he had eaten earlier.
Indeed, the meat filling was very fragrant, with a hint of another type of freshness.
Under the gaze of the three, Joshua foolishly asked Li Zilan, "Then what kind of meat are we eating?"
The three of them laughed without saying a word, their intense scrutiny making Qiao Xi's heart tremble.
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