On the first day of school, the school beauty in black stockings took me to a hotel.

Liu Yu strode over: "Have you been waiting long?"

Su Wanqing smiled and opened the car door: "Just arrived. Your Majesty, please get in."

She started the car and asked, "What do you want to eat? It's my treat today."

"No way. It's a deal, I'll treat you. I earned a 30,000 yuan bonus, I have to show it off."

Su Wanqing was amused: "So, what does Mr. Liu want to treat me to?"

Liu Yu thought for a moment: "What do you want to eat?"

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up: "I want to eat at a buffet."

"Buffet? Are you sure? Shouldn't you have chosen one of those French restaurants where the average cost per person is three thousand?"

"Oh, French restaurants are all about the atmosphere, while buffets are all about the enjoyment. And lately I've been watching mukbang videos and I'm really craving seafood buffets—I want those mountains of crabs, unlimited lobsters, the feeling of eating until I'm stuffed!"

Liu Yu smiled: "Okay, then let's do it ourselves."

"I know one, near the China World Trade Center, called 'Sea King's Feast,' it costs 1499 yuan per person." Su Wanqing blinked. "Is Your Majesty willing to spend that much?"

"1499? No big deal. Let's go, today we'll let Princess Su experience what the power of a monarch's money is all about."

"Yay!" Su Wanqing happily stepped on the gas.

The Cullinan merged into the traffic and headed towards the China World Trade Center.

On the way, Su Wanqing turned on the car stereo and played Jay Chou's songs.

"Hey Liu Yu, have you noticed that every time we go out for a drive, it seems like we're listening to Jay Chou?"

"Because we all like it," Liu Yu said.

Su Wanqing hummed the tune of "Seven Mile Fragrance," "And Jay Chou's songs are especially suitable for romance, look at 'Simple Love,' 'Sweet,' 'Confession Balloon'..."

"And there's also 'The Carnival'," Liu Yu added.

"Yes! I'm braving the blazing sun just to hold an umbrella for you!" Su Wanqing sang a line, then laughed, "But now we don't need an umbrella anymore, it's almost winter."

Liu Yu looked out the window. It was late autumn in northern Beijing. The leaves had turned yellow, and the sky was a clean blue.

"Time flies. It feels like just yesterday we were in military training, and today we've already finished a basketball game."

"Yes. But I like it now. I like it now that you're my boyfriend."

Liu Yu turned to look at her.

She was focused on driving, her profile was beautiful, and a smile played on her lips.

"I like it too."

Su Wanqing glanced at him quickly and smiled.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in the underground parking lot of the China World Trade Center.

"Sea King's Feast" is located on the fifth floor of the mall. It has a large storefront and is decorated in a magnificent and opulent style.

The receptionist's eyes lit up when she saw the two of them; a handsome man and a beautiful woman are always pleasing to the eye.

"Two people?"

"Yes." Liu Yu took out his phone to pay. "Two people."

"Okay, that's 2998 yuan in total. Would you like a drinks package? We have unlimited champagne and red wine."

Su Wanqing quickly answered, "Yes! I'm happy today, I'll have a drink."

Liu Yu hesitated, thinking about his alcohol tolerance: "I..."

"Just drink less. We'll call a designated driver."

After paying, the two were led to a seat by the window.

Outside the window is the night view of northern Beijing, with neon lights flashing and cars flowing like a river.

"Let's get some food first!" Su Wanqing put down her bag, grabbed Liu Yu, and rushed towards the seafood section.

Then Liu Yu witnessed what a "seafood mountain" really meant.

On the 20-meter-long seafood counter, king crabs, bread crabs, and swimming crabs were piled up like small mountains.

There are Boston lobsters, Australian lobsters, and even giant blue lobsters.

Oysters, scallops, abalone, whelks... a dazzling array of products, with chefs on hand to shuck sea urchins and slice salmon.

"My God..." Liu Yu was stunned.

Su Wanqing picked up the plate and started filling it: "This! This! And this too! And that one too!"

Her eyes lit up, and her hands moved incredibly fast.

Liu Yu quickly followed and helped her with the plate.

The two made three trips back and forth, and the table was already full of king crab legs, half a lobster, a dozen oysters, a pile of scallops, and various sashimi platters.

"Isn't that enough?" Liu Yu looked at the "seafood feast" on the table and felt it was a bit excessive.

"This is nothing! I'll go get the grilled food! There's grilled eel, grilled prawns, grilled squid..."

"I'll go get the drinks." Liu Yu resignedly got up.

When he returned with two glasses of champagne, there were two more plates of grilled food on the table.

"Let's eat!" Su Wanqing put on gloves, grabbed a king crab leg, and snapped it open with a "crack".

She dipped it in soy sauce and wasabi, popped it into her mouth, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "Mmm!!! Delicious!"

Seeing how much she was enjoying herself, Liu Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

"You don't understand, the essence of a buffet is to grab it," Su Wanqing said eloquently, then pried open a leg and offered it to Liu Yu, "Your Majesty, please try it."

Liu Yu took it, and the crab meat was indeed fresh and sweet.

The two began to eat intently.

Halfway through the meal, Su Wanqing suddenly said, "Hey, Liu Yu, look over there."

Liu Yu looked in the direction she pointed and saw several online celebrities posing for photos, arranging the food in attractive shapes, adjusting the lighting and filters, and taking more than ten minutes to start eating.

Su Wanqing said, "They came to take photos, we came to eat. It's a different level of experience."

"So what level of cultivation are you at?"

Su Wanqing said seriously, "The realm of a 'dry rice person'. A dry rice person, a dry rice soul, dry rice people are all superior beings! Come, Your Majesty, finish this lobster!"

Liu Yu was so amused by her that he almost spat out his drink.

The two chatted over their meal, discussing everything from basketball games to esports clubs, from courses to future plans.

"By the way, did your C programming teacher give you any trouble later?"

"No. I explained the problem quite well, and he even praised me."

"That's good. It's all my fault for distracting you in class."

"It's not your fault. It's because you're too beautiful."

Su Wanqing: "How come you're so good at talking now?"

"To tell the truth."

"Glib-tongued."

"Only for you."

Su Wanqing glared at him, but her eyes were full of laughter.

By the second round, Liu Yu was already quite full, but Su Wanqing was still going strong.

She went to get another round, this time steak and lamb chops from the deli section, and a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

"You can still eat?" Liu Yu was shocked.

"Girls have two stomachs, one for main meals and one for desserts. After I finish eating all this, I still need to get ice cream, cake, mango pomelo sago..."

Liu Yu sighed, "Okay, good luck. I'll take a break."

He picked up the champagne and took a sip.

Su Wanqing watched him drink and reminded him, "Drink less, don't forget your alcohol tolerance."

"I know. I'll drink this one."

"Not even one cup. Have you forgotten that last time in Chang'an, two bottles of beer were enough to make the emperor neglect his morning court?"

Liu Yu blushed slightly: "How can they be the same? That's beer, this is champagne."

"It's all alcohol. Sweetie, drink your juice."

Liu Yu was both amused and exasperated: "Are you treating me like a child?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I must protect you well; there will be 'compensation' tonight."

Her words were extremely ambiguous.

"You..." Liu Yu looked at her.