I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 268 Be honest with each other
Is he genuinely straightforward or just clueless?

Hu You certainly wouldn't think that a young genius, renowned in the cultivation world, was stupid.

That means they are very confident in their appearance.

That's true, they certainly have the right to be confident.

"narcissism."

Dongfang Shuo gave her a dismissive look.

After collecting their books and bedding and settling back into their dormitories, the group went out for a meal.

Throughout the time, Hu You stayed with her, even helping her make the bed and arrange the books, showing great enthusiasm.

"By the way, hasn't Liu Liu come back yet?"

Liu Liu returned to Northeast China. The fairy maiden still hasn't woken up. There's a temple dedicated to her in Northeast China, so Liu Liu went to visit it.

"almost."

"Xiao Qi, you don't know, right? The school beauty right now is Liu Liu."

She winked at her as she spoke, "You two are evenly matched, maybe this year we'll have two school beauties."

This topic only needs to be heard once; hearing it again becomes a bit annoying.

Xiao Qi gave a perfunctory "hmm" and didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she turned to Dongfang Shuo and asked him to introduce the restaurants in the area.

"See that coffee shop? It's owned by Ashu."

Hu You spoke with a sense of pride, "The students working part-time there are all from poor families. Ashuo pays them high wages, which not only allows them to earn living expenses but also to pay their tuition."

Dongfang Shuo turned to look at Xiao Qi, pointed to the shop's name, and asked her, "Do you remember?"

Seven Joys?

Xiao Qi opened her mouth and exclaimed, "You actually started it?"

The two chatted casually after the college entrance examination. Xiao Qi, who loved drinking milk tea and fruit tea at the time, lamented that it would be great if she owned a milk tea shop so she could drink as much as she wanted whenever she wanted.

Dongfang Shuo said that there's nothing good about opening a milk tea shop. If you're going to open one, open a coffee shop. It's not just about coffee; it also makes milk tea and fruit tea, and it's healthier than milk tea shops.

The two of them made up a bunch of random things and even gave the nonexistent coffee shop a name: Seven Joys Coffee Shop.

It's taken from part of both of their names, which is quite fitting.

Xiao Qi forgot about it as soon as she finished talking about it. Even if she hadn't gone to the cultivation world by accident, given her laziness, she wouldn't have been able to enroll normally.

She has neither money nor the skills, so how can she drive?

But to everyone's surprise, Dongfang Shuo actually opened the shop and even used the name he had made up back then.

"It's a promise, of course we'll open it. We've even saved the boss's seat for you, why don't we go check it out after we finish eating?"

Upon hearing that she was to be the boss, Xiao Qi immediately waved her hand, "No way, you worked so hard to open this business, why should I be the boss? As long as you provide me with enough food, you've already been very generous."

Dongfang Shuo glanced at her and said, "It's not hard work. From the time the shop was bought to the renovation, someone has been watching over it. I don't usually manage it; Liu Liu handles the accounts."

"So you just provide the money and then wash your hands of the business?"

"almost."

The two walked and talked, not noticing that Hu You had slowed down and was walking behind them.

She stared at the two figures walking side by side with a strange and gloomy expression, and pursed her lips.

When she heard with her own ears that the store was opened because of Xiao Qi, her wishful thinking was finally shattered.

That "seven" was indeed Meng Qi's name. No wonder when she said she wanted to partner with Ashuo, he said he already had a partner and it wasn't appropriate to add another person.

At first, I thought it was Liu Liu, but it turns out it wasn't; he just asked her to help him manage things.

Even when he needs help, he doesn't ask her for it.

Hu You suddenly felt incredibly bored. They were childhood sweethearts, growing up together. After coming to Qingzhou, she always considered his needs, buying him clothes, tidying his room, and even learning to cook for him.

But what did we gain in the end?
Meng Qi did nothing, yet she received his unique treatment.

That's so unfair!
As she was thinking this, Hu You slowly stopped, and only when she stood still did the three people who were talking in front of her notice her and stop and turn around to look at her.

"what happened?"

Dongfang Shuo waved to Hu You, "Hurry up, Xiao Qi wants to eat spicy hot pot, let's go to the one on East Street."

It's Xiaoqi again. She wants to eat spicy hot pot, but I can't handle spicy food.
“I suddenly remembered that I made an appointment with my roommate. She might still be waiting for me in the dorm. You guys go ahead, I'll go back and find her.”

Dongfang Shuo was puzzled, "You've already come all this way before going back to the dorm? Couldn't you have just called her to let her know?"

Hu You shook her head. "No, it's not good to go back on my word. You guys go ahead, Xiao Qi, I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Without waiting for the others to speak, he turned and walked quickly toward the school.

Dongfang Shuo understood; Hu You was angry.

But at the same time, he didn't quite understand why she was angry.

They were fine just a moment ago, why did they suddenly get angry?
Did you upset her?

Xiao Qi could also tell that Hu You was angry, but since she wasn't familiar with her, she naturally wouldn't blame herself. She would only think that Dongfang Shuo had done something to anger her.

"No, I didn't do anything."

Dongfang Shuo scratched his head in frustration. He thought girls were really strange sometimes. He didn't know what would upset her, and if she upset him, she would just say so, leaving him to guess.

Did I know I would still make you angry?
This is the fundamental reason why, during his university years, apart from Liu Liu and Hu You, no other girl appeared in his life.

If only everyone were like Xiao Qi.

He turned and glanced at the girl next to him, who was complaining to Lu Xiaowu about her mother. "Once, she got angry with my dad, ignored him, and didn't say why. She just gave him the silent treatment and sulked. What was she trying to achieve? She got so angry that she ate one less bowl of rice."

Lu Xiaowu chuckled and nodded in agreement, "That's certainly not advisable. Couples should be honest with each other."

"Exactly! Like Master and Uncle Changhe, no matter what happens, they are always calm and collected. They never have a cold war or argue. How wonderful!"

Lu Xiaowu choked, looking at Xiao Qi with a complicated expression. He wondered if the reason they got along so well was because Uncle Changhe couldn't beat his master, so he always put her first.

But he only dared to complain in his heart and didn't dare to say it out loud.

Upon returning to Sanqing Mountain and seeing Uncle Changhe for the first time, he blurted out without thinking, "Uncle Changhe, you're still alive?"

Well, he chased me halfway up the mountain with a bamboo pole.

Sometimes, after being suppressed for too long, it's necessary to release that pressure.

He privately believed that the process of Uncle Changhe putting all his effort into beating him was a form of catharsis.

So, in the end, we come back to the beginning: it's best for couples to be honest with each other.

"What are you two talking about? Something feels off to me."

It's just that Hu You got angry and ran back to her dorm, how did it turn into a discussion about how couples should get along?
Having observed the girl for quite some time, Lu Xiaowu cut to the chase, "Dongfang Shuo, your childhood friend likes you, didn't you really notice?"

(End of this chapter)