Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 19: The Second Canteen of the Central Academy of Drama

Life is tiring, so Zhou Le always rewards himself at various moments in life.

After getting 239 points in both exams for the first time in elementary school, Zhou Le asked his grandfather for ten yuan and bought a lot of spicy strips, instant noodles, , shredded fruit, bubble gum and so on.

I had a great meal that night.

After primary school, Zhou Le was admitted to a key junior high school class with excellent grades. He picked a weekend and rewarded himself by going to an illegal Internet cafe where he played from Friday until Saturday afternoon when he was kicked out by the police during a surprise inspection.

After that, Zhou Le always rewarded himself in various ways.

For example, getting a good grade in an exam, giving up your seat on the bus, getting admitted to the university of your choice, getting a job in a good company, witnessing the completion of the first project in your life, etc.

When the project was completed, Zhou Le rewarded himself by resigning.

After all, for Zhou Le at that time, resigning was the happiest thing.

Afterwards, Zhou Le visited all the attractions in BJ that he had not been to during his four years of college and half a year of work.

And after that, Zhou Le got the system.

He thought perhaps this was God's reward for his optimistic attitude.

We arrived at the Xiuli restaurant where we had agreed to meet.

Zhou Le quickly entered the private room under the guidance of the waiter.

There were many photos of celebrities having dinner hanging outside. Zhou Le took a look and found that they were all people he used to see on TV.

"They're all celebrities, so they shouldn't be that bad."

This is what Zhou Le thought in his heart.

After entering the private room, Zhao Lusi wore casual clothes today, but Zhou Le didn't feel much. After all, he had met Nazha and today he met Liu Yifei. Now looking at Zhao Lusi again, she looked a lot different.

At first glance, I always feel that my face is a bit big.

But after close contact, Zhou Le also knew that the other person's face was not big in size.

"Brother Zhou Le, I finally found this restaurant online. They say it's the Second Canteen of the Central Academy of Drama. There are even photos of many seniors eating here hanging outside."

Zhou Le nodded: "I saw it, it's written outside."

"Yeah, but it's my first time here too, how about you order?"

Zhou Le waved his hand: "It's okay, you can order whatever you want. After all, you're the host today. I'm not picky about food, so I can order anything I want."

Zhao Lusi nodded.

Then I started looking at the menu.

Zhou Le continued to observe the other party.

He soon discovered that although the other person's eyes were big, the influence of the surrounding soft tissues made the eyes look small and visually appeared a little bloated.

Moreover, although the face is round and the facial features are very three-dimensional, there is a lot of white space on the face due to the volume, so it also makes the face appear big.

After figuring it out, Zhou Le stopped worrying about it.

After all, even in the past, when Zhou Le was still a student and a civil engineer, he would not fall in love with such a female star.

The same is true now.

It’s fine for everyone to chat as friends, or to exchange resources or attend a dinner together.

The dishes were served soon.

The first dish served was sea bass, which is the recommended dish here.

"Brother Le, give it a try."

Zhou Le nodded.

Then he took a bite, but the moment the fish entered his mouth, Zhou Le was stunned.

“Is the restaurant so generous?”

"How could you be so willing to use salt?"

Zhou Le now has only one thought, that is, the food is not tasty.

The ingredients are fresh, look good, and even smell good, but it's just too salty.

At this moment, he even felt a little sorry for the students of the Central Academy of Drama.

How bad must the food in there be for people to treat it as a second canteen?

Zhou Le thought to himself that he was not a picky eater. He could eat the fat meat sometimes served in the construction site canteen, and at worst he could just add some vinegar to the food if it didn't taste good. But for this restaurant, Zhou Le felt that adding vinegar to it was a waste of the vinegar.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Zhao Lusi asked.

After Zhou Le swallowed it, a satisfied look appeared on his face: "It's delicious! The fish is very fresh and tender!"

Then Zhao Lusi also tasted it.

She felt her head buzzing. But seeing Zhou Le's satisfied expression, she could only say it was delicious. Her acting wasn't particularly good, but no one cared about that at this point.

Zhou Le thinks that when eating other people’s food, one should give them some face.

Zhao Lusi simply didn't want to spoil the fun.

But the more she ate, the more guilty she felt, because she couldn't tell whether Zhou Le really thought it was delicious or was just pretending.

Zhou Le usually eats a lot.

But now in Zhao Lusi's eyes, although Zhou Le also ate a lot, this was at most half of Zhou Le's appetite.

The only reason I could eat so much was because this meal was someone else's treat.

"That's about it. Let's leave it at that. If I had known I wouldn't have eaten that egg-filled pancake when I came here."

Zhou Le touched his belly and sighed.

"Alas, what a pity."

Finally, Zhao Lusi went to pay the bill, and the boss asked if they wanted to take away the remaining food. In the end, the two of them said in unison: "No."

But then Zhou Le said, "I have to go play with my friends later, it's not convenient to bring him along."

Zhao Lusi said directly: "I'm losing weight."

After walking out of the restaurant, Zhou Le felt like his throat was smoking.

People who choke feel uncomfortable.

"I'm going to buy a drink. What do you want?"

"I don't drink."

"Then I'll buy you a bottle of mineral water."

Zhou Le went into a convenience store and bought himself an iced lemon-flavored water-soluble C100, and then bought a Yilibao for Zhao Lusi.

Zhao Lusi was surprised when she saw Yibao.

She had never drunk this because in her impression this mineral water was very cheap.

What if you buy a Baishuishan or an Evergrande Ice Spring?
Even if it's a few dollars more expensive.

But Zhou Le smiled and said, "Come to think of it, every time we finished work and returned to the office, the happiest thing was to drink a bottle of iced mineral water and then hold my head to relieve the pain for a long time."

Zhao Lusi nodded.

She seemed to have heard that Zhou Le came from a grassroots background.

Although the temperament is completely different.

"Where is Brother Le's house? I'll take you there. My agent will come pick me up later."

"Home? I'm gone. I just gave up my lease today. Although there are many houses in Tiantongyuan, what they lack the most is tenants. I guess there are new tenants already."

"Tiantongyuan."

Zhao Lusi became even more certain that Zhou Le came from a grassroots background.

But she didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, everyone's starting point is different.

The reason Zhou Le can stand in his current position is that no matter where his strength comes from, it is strength.

Zhou Le bids farewell to Zhao Lusi.

I sighed, ate a meal, and the experience points on the system panel reached more than 3,600.

You have to know that before this, it was only a little over 3,100.

Now, you can upgrade directly and gain new skills with more than 300.

Even though I drank the drink, my mouth still felt a little uncomfortable.

After that, he started calling to make dinner arrangements.

That dinner was really unbearable.

Now I have to try something else for a change of pace.

There were four people in the university dormitory. Two of them are in BJ, and the remaining one went to Shenzhen with the construction unit.

The one who stayed joined a design institute, and the other took the postgraduate entrance examination and is still a student now.

"Eat? You have to have time! Brother Zhou... No, Father Le, I'm treating you today. Give me a chance, but I have only one request. Can you invite Nazha? You can choose whatever you want to eat. I've worked for a few years and have quite a bit of money. I can still afford a meal."

Zhou Le smiled after hearing this and said, "Get lost, Nazha, she's on the set, it's impossible for her to come out with me."

"Okay, Le'er, there's a good little restaurant near our company. When you and Xiao Ming get there, I'll get three bottles of Niu Er. No one is allowed to escape until they finish the drinks!"

(End of this chapter)