Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Xu Chu Ning opened his mouth and said, "Didn't your family prepare anything for you?"

"No," Shen Yubai said casually, "I only informed the driver when I came back, grandpa and the others didn't know."

Xu Chu Ning: "...then what do you want to eat?"

Hearing this, Shen Yubai looked at her with amusement, "You are more familiar with this area, right?"

The implication is that Xu Chuning made the recommendation.

Xu Chu Ning was silent for a moment, then asked, "You may not like what I recommend."

Shen Yubai: "You haven't even recommended it yet, how do you know I don't like it?"

Xu Chu Ning muttered, "I like the scallion pancakes from a nearby store. Do you want some?"

She knew Shen Yubai didn't eat onions.

Shen Yubai: "..."

He was speechless for a few seconds, raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose, "Nothing else?"

Xu Chu Ning glanced at him a little arrogantly, raised his chin slightly and said, "Let's go over there. There is a shop over there that sells really good fried noodles."

Shen Yubai: "Let's go."

The two walked over.

The fried noodle shop is not far away, and is separated from Xu Chuning’s family shop by about five or six shops, at the end of the road.

It is called a fried noodle shop, but actually, it mainly sells barbecue. However, Xu Chuning thinks their fried noodles are better than barbecue.

Seeing the two of them appear, the boss who knew Xu Chu Ning called her in surprise, "Ning Ning, are you bringing your friends here for a midnight snack?"

It’s a little after eight, so it can probably be considered a midnight snack.

Xu Chuning responded: "Yes."

She did not deny that Shen Yubai was her friend.

The boss smiled and said, "Okay, just order whatever you want."

Xu Chu Ning turned to look at Shen Yu Bai, "What do you want to eat?"

Shen Yubai seemed to be in a good mood. He raised his handsome eyebrows slightly and asked, "Didn't you say that the fried noodles were delicious?"

Xu Chuning: "Besides fried noodles, do you want anything else?"

Shen Yubai: "Whatever is fine."

Xu Chuning: “…”

There is no such thing as ordering food casually.

She secretly criticized him and turned to the boss and said, "Boss, I want one serving of fried noodles without green onions, ginger, or too much chili. And one serving of stir-fried vegetables."

After ordering, she asked Shen Yubai: "Is that enough?"

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes: "You don't eat anything?"

"I didn't have dinner until seven o'clock." Xu Chu Ning muttered.

That being said, she added a few skewers of barbecue.

Shen Yubai was eating, and she was just sitting opposite him drinking water, which seemed a little strange.

After ordering the food, the two sat in the corner and fell into silence.

There were other customers in the store, chatting animatedly. The two of them looked like strangers when compared to each other.

Xu Chu Ning lowered his head and took a sip of tea. When he looked up inadvertently, he happened to meet Shen Yubai's gaze.

"..."

After a few seconds, Xu Chu Ning's lips moved, breaking the silence between the two of them. "What are you doing in Beicheng? Traveling?"

Shen Yubai: “No.”

Xu Chu Ning said "oh", knowing that he didn't want to say it, so she tactfully didn't ask any more questions.

Noticing her silence, Shen Yubai said in a deep voice: "Have you been in the store these days?"

Xu Chuning nodded. Apart from the shop, she had nowhere else to go.

Shen Yubai: "When do you plan to return to Pingning?"

Xu Chu Ning was surprised: "What's wrong?"

Shen Yubai glanced at her and said calmly, "Didn't Shen Sinian want to go back with you?"

"He probably isn't free," Xu Chuning said.

Shen Sinian's training has intensified these days, and he doesn't even have time to chat with her, let alone take a few days off to go to Pingning.

Shen Yubai: "That's not necessarily true."

Hearing this, Xu Chu Ning was suspicious: "Why are you so sure?"

Shen Yubai: "He will join the crew later, but he may not shoot his scenes every day after joining the crew."

He paused and told Xu Chuning, "Also, the film that Shen Sinian is going to join will be filmed in Ningcheng. I don't know the specific location for now, but it shouldn't be too far from Pingning."

"Really?" Xu Chuning was surprised, "Does Shen Sinian know?"

Shen Yubai: "He doesn't know yet."

If Shen Sinian knew, he would have happily told Xu Chuning.

Xu Chuning: “…”

She frowned and looked straight at him, "Then how do you know?"

Shen Yubai said "oh" and took a sip of tea slowly. "I have a friend named Pei Shao. Do you still remember him?"

Xu Chu Ning: “…Yes.”

She said, "You were the three musketeers of the school in your first year of high school, weren't you?"

Shen Yubai: "...What kind of middle school title?"

Xu Chu Ning also felt that it was very childish. She pressed down the corners of her lips and said, "You may not be familiar with the nicknames that other classmates gave you."

Shen Yubai really wasn't sure.

Xu Chuning didn't explain much to him. She was more curious about Shen Sinian's filming and what it had to do with Pei Shao.

Soon, Shen Yubai answered her questions and resolved her confusion.

Pei Shao's brother-in-law's family was engaged in film and television investment, and the film that Shen Sinian wanted to shoot happened to be invested by Pei Shao's brother-in-law's family. As a result, it was naturally very convenient for Shen Yubai to find out some information.

After listening to this, Xu Chu Ning had only one thought.

Rich people only hang out with rich people, and the same goes for marriage.

"What are you thinking about?" Noticing Xu Chu Ning's distraction, Shen Yubai raised his hand and knocked on the table to attract her attention.

Xu Chu Ning pulled back his wandering thoughts and said, "Nothing."

She thought for a moment, "Don't you know exactly when we'll go to Ningcheng to film?"

Shen Yubai hummed: "I'll tell you when I have news."

Xu Chuning nodded: "Okay."

While the two were talking, the boss brought what they ordered to the table.

The aroma of the food penetrated into her nose, making Xu Chu Ning, who had just finished her dinner, feel a little greedy. She took the chopsticks on the side and accompanied Shen Yubai to eat some barbecue.

After eating, Shen Yubai paid the bill and the two got up and left.

"Then I'll go back?" Xu Chu Ning said as he walked to the car.

Shen Yubai: "I'll take you there."

Xu Chu Ning said without thinking: "No, it only takes a few minutes to walk there."

Shen Yubai glanced at the time: "It's nine o'clock."

Xu Chu Ning: "What happened at nine o'clock?"

There were still many small shops open on the roadside, and the street lights on both sides of the road were still on, so it was no problem for her to go back alone.

Hearing her question, Shen Yubai tilted his head and sighed lightly. Sometimes, he really didn't know what to say to Xu Chuning. Sometimes she was very sensitive, and sometimes she was extremely dull.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yubai found a reason that she couldn't refuse, "If Shen Sinian knew that I let you go back alone so late, he would definitely be angry with me."

Xu Chu Ning wanted to say that it wasn’t necessary, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was necessary.

Shen Sinian pays great attention to these details.

"...Then let's go." Xu Chu Ning agreed reluctantly.

Shen Yubai nodded and walked forward with her side by side.

There were many people playing outside on summer evenings, and as the two walked forward, they met some teenagers skateboarding on the side of the road.

Seeing them rushing around, Shen Yubai couldn't help but frown. He calmly switched positions with Xu Chuning and walked closer to the group of people skateboarding.