But hot pot was the sort of thing you really started craving if you went a while without eating it.
It was practically irresistible to Arashi.
"Then after we get off work at noon, shall we go?"
Xinyu shook her head after hearing that. "Let's wait until evening. Hot pot has to be eaten at night for the atmosphere. Eating it at noon always feels like something's missing."
Arashi did not find Xinyu's request troublesome at all. Instead, he readily agreed.
He was treating Xinyu to a meal, so naturally he would go along with what she wanted.
If it were just Arashi himself, he would eat whenever he felt like it. As a man, he did not care about things like atmosphere.
Besides, this was Arashi's first time spending time with a girl his own age. To be honest, he always felt a little nervous.
He was afraid that if he said one wrong thing, he would make Xinyu unhappy.
This situation had gone on for about half a month now, leaving Arashi rather troubled.
However, so far, Xinyu had never gotten angry with Arashi, which clearly meant his performance had been pretty good.
At the very least, that was what he thought.
"Okay, you decide. I'm going to the Trial Tower to train this afternoon, so call me tonight, and then we'll go to the Hot Pot Restaurant together."
Xinyu happily broke into a smile. "All right. Don't worry and go train. I'll call you."
After the two of them finished handling the matters at hand, it was already noon.
After saying goodbye to Arashi, Xinyu went home, while Arashi also left the Hokage Building and returned to the Yunzhong Clan Grounds.
When he got back, the food had just been set on the table.
"Whoa! Who's cooking