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Zhang Heng shook hands with Mukaiji Nanako, after which Chen Huadong explained why he had called Zhang Heng in to save the day.

While the two of them had been out shopping, Mukaiji Nanako suddenly said she wanted to visit a bookstore. She wanted to find a few Chinese books to practice reading, but she could not remember their titles and could only roughly describe their contents. Unfortunately, Chen Huadong's Japanese was utterly mediocre. Even with guessing and gesturing, he had a hard time figuring out what books Mukaiji Nanako wanted, so he could only call in Zhang Heng, whose Japanese was better, for emergency support.

"Help a brother out. I'll treat you to a meal afterward."

"What are we having?"

"How about... wontons?" Chen Huadong looked at Zhang Heng's expression. Seeing that Zhang Heng seemed noncommittal, Chen Huadong could only change his offer and grit his teeth. "The seafood barbecue place on Food Street—the most popular one."

"Deal." Zhang Heng nodded.

"I'm really bleeding for this," Chen Huadong said. "Your service had better be thorough. Hmm, but not too thorough either, or won't you outshine me? Damn, I'm starting to think calling you over wasn't such a wise move. You already have Shen Xixi and Hayase Asuka, plus that rich woman Han Lu. You're not going to steal Nanako from me too, are you?" As he spoke, he shot someone a suspicious look.

"Remember, I want six oysters," Zhang Heng merely said.

"No way." Chen Huadong's expression changed drastically. "One oyster costs eighteen yuan. Six of them will be over a hundred! And those things don't even fill you up. Are you going to eat grilled fish, grilled shrimp, and octopus afterward too? Can't you eat something like grilled flatbread slices or grilled eggplant? They're cheap and filling. Even