At one in the morning, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finished their watch duty.
"This is my first time seeing the city at one in the morning. I usually go to bed at eleven."
The Girl gazed at the sparsely populated, utterly desolate street and sighed softly.
Su Yuan's heart jolted as he suddenly realized that taking Chen Nuoyi out wandering in the middle of the night might cause unnecessary misunderstandings with her Household.
Even in a world of Universal Cultivation, most families still required their daughters to be home by eight.
Not to mention that Chen Nuoyi had a Dragon King for a father.
"Class Monitor, um... if you don't go home this late, won't your dad get angry?"
Su Yuan asked cautiously.
Chen Nuoyi answered without hesitation:
"Him? He probably drank so much that he can't even tell what time it is anymore. How could he care whether I've gone home?"
Heh. Going by the traditional plot, your seemingly down-and-out Dragon King of a father is actually watching over and protecting you from the shadows.
Art is born from reality, so the real situation should be the same... right?
Chen Nuoyi said, "Forget about him. Su Yuan, where are we going to eat? Is there really a restaurant cheaper than the school cafeteria?"
"Of course." Su Yuan held out his hand. "Give me your phone."
Chen Nuoyi: "???"
After her Household went bankrupt and the only thing left to play with was her phone, she had become a hopelessly addicted Girl, so she was naturally well-versed in all the latest internet memes.
Thus, the instant Su Yuan said those words, Chen Nuoyi immediately suffered a touch of PTSD.
So when Su Yuan said we could eat our fill while spending little, he meant taking out a small loan and then going to eat?
Although that would indeed let her eat to her heart's content, the money still had to be repaid!
For a while, Chen Nuoyi was caught in a long struggle. Only after quite some time did she say cautiously:
"Su Yuan, I've never done that kind of thing before. We're still high school students—wouldn't it be a little inappropriate to do that kind of thing?"
Su Yuan was slightly taken aback. Then, as if he understood something, he said:
"It's precisely because you've never done it before that your first time is so precious!"
Chen Nuoyi was aghast. "Could it be that you've already done it many times?"
Su Yuan smiled. "Of course. Because I've done it so many times, I have to use your phone and account to operate it."
"Class Monitor, I know what you're worried about, but don't be afraid. This sort of thing is perfectly safe. No one will come after you."
Chen Nuoyi: "..."
She understood, but was utterly thunderstruck!
Who would have thought that at such a young age, Su Yuan already had such extensive experience with taking out small loans?
But... but wasn't he afraid that if he failed to repay one loan, the debt would snowball until he was buried beneath a mountain of debt?
In the end, Chen Nuoyi still chose to remain true to her principles and firmly shook her head.
"Su Yuan, I think it's better not to borrow small loans unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if things accidentally spiral out of control, your whole life could be ruined."
Su Yuan: "???"
"How did we suddenly end up talking about loans? I wanted to use your Kangaroo account to buy restaurant discount coupons!"
"Ah? Ah! You mean buying coupons? I... I thought you meant buying coupons too. I only mentioned small loans in passing—I didn't mean anything by it. Here's my phone. Hurry up and use it."
Chen Nuoyi's pretty face had already turned bright red. She hurriedly changed the subject and shoved her phone into Su Yuan's hands.
Chen Nuoyi, Chen Nuoyi, I told you not to swipe through those trashy videos. Look at you, causing another misunderstanding!
Thank goodness he didn't notice.
Su Yuan didn't think much of it. He opened the Kangaroo app on Chen Nuoyi's phone, and sure enough, this former heiress had ordered takeout pitifully few times.
As for snatching restaurant discount coupons through Kangaroo, she had never done that even once.
For users like her, the Kangaroo platform usually offered promotions far more generous than those given to old users.
Well then, Miss Chen, I'll gladly accept your first time... buying discount coupons!
Sure enough, Su Yuan quickly found a nearby buffet offering a massive discount. He opened his own Kangaroo app and found the same buffet restaurant. Even its cheapest coupon was thirty yuan more expensive than the one on Chen Nuoyi's account.
After all the discounts were applied, each person only needed to spend fifty yuan to feast at the buffet, which normally cost 168 yuan per person.
After asking Chen Nuoyi what she thought, Su Yuan bought two coupons.
Granted, eating in the cafeteria definitely wouldn't cost fifty yuan, but the quality of the cafeteria food certainly couldn't compare to a buffet restaurant.
Once they got there, he could gorge himself on spirit fruits and spirit meat and definitely eat enough to get his money's worth.
The only thing that left Su Yuan slightly regretful was that he was out of Blue Pills.
If he ate a Blue Pill before entering the buffet, he could definitely teach the restaurant owner a thing or two.
After buying the coupons, Su Yuan took the opportunity to add himself to Chen Nuoyi's friends list on her messaging app. He transferred the money for his own coupon and tapped to accept it.
He discovered that this former heiress had pitifully few friends—only three. One was labeled "Bastard Dad," another was the manager of a toy store, and the last was a young female police officer from the Taihua City police bureau.
She didn't have a single real friend.
So the first friend slot of the Righteous Path Saintess was occupied by this Demon Lord?
I'm a little flattered.
Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the entrance of the twenty-four-hour all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant.
"Su Yuan, why are you holding up your phone and recording?"
Chen Nuoyi looked at Su Yuan, who appeared every inch the professional cameraman, and asked in confusion.
Su Yuan calmly explained:
"You don't understand. This is a divine ability that can drastically improve the service attitude of any establishment. It's called the camera effect. Pay attention and learn—this will come in handy when you eat out in the future."
"I see."
After scanning the code to enter the restaurant, Su Yuan reminded her again:
"Don't eat prepared fried rice, instant noodles, or other staples. They'll make you feel full. When choosing barbecue, try to pick meat that hasn't been marinated, the kind whose quality you can recognize at a glance."
"As for drinks, don't drink anything carbonated, either."
Chen Nuoyi nodded repeatedly. "This is my first time at a buffet restaurant. I never knew there were so many tricks to eating at one."
Su Yuan said, "With me here, just follow my lead when choosing ingredients. Come this way."
"Su Yuan, that machine suddenly produced a drink! Did you see that? What kind of magical treasure is it?"
Su Yuan: "..."
She doesn't even recognize an automatic drink dispenser? There has to be a limit to being sheltered from the ways of the world.
After carrying a huge pile of barbecue back to the table, Chen Nuoyi pointed at the grill in the center, where waves of heat roiled, and asked curiously:
"Su Yuan, will someone come and grill the meat for us later?"
Su Yuan: "...Sorry, but our spending isn't high enough to qualify for that kind of service."
But then Su Yuan smiled confidently.
"Don't worry. I worked at a high-end barbecue restaurant for two months during summer vacation. You just wait and eat."
As he spoke, he tossed a large chunk of meat onto the grill and turned the heat all the way up.
"Coach, you're so reliable!"
Chen Nuoyi picked up her chopsticks, her bright eyes fixed intently on the meat as it changed from raw to cooked.
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