Simple Love [About My Encounter with Bai Yueguang in College]

"Senior, do you know what special snacks there are in Ciqikou?"

Su Xiaomian thought for a while and then shook her head.

"That's right, you don't know. I'll take you to eat." Gu Jingchen smiled and took Su Xiaomian's hand.

Su Xiaomian did not refuse and let Gu Jingchen hold her hand. After all, holding hands on a date was not excessive.

There's no rush to confess, today's date has just begun.

Soon they came to a fried dough twist shop called Ciqikou Xia Fried Dough Twist, commonly known as Xia Fried Dough Twist.

This store is quite famous in Ciqikou and is said to have been open for a long time.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ciqikouxia Mahua became popular in the land of Bayu for its unique taste. Because of its high-quality ingredients and full handmade production, it is fragrant, crispy, crunchy, refreshing and does not become mushy even after being stored for a long time.

Gu Jingchen made a serious travel guide and also recorded this store on his "Date A Live".

I was originally wondering whether Chen Mahua or Xia Mahua was better, but I finally decided on this store after searching for information online.

Gu Jingchen walked to the store entrance, turned around and looked at Su Xiaomian, and asked, "What flavor do you want to eat, senior sister?"

"I don't know, they all look delicious." Su Xiaomian looked at the wide variety of fried dough twists and couldn't make a choice for a moment.

There are 10 varieties of Ciqikou Mahua: original, black sesame, pepper and salt, black rice, corn, rock sugar glutinous rice, spicy, seaweed, chocolate, and honey.

This was also Gu Jingchen’s first time here, so naturally he had no idea whether this so-called summer mahua tasted good or not.

"How about buying some different ones?" Gu Jingchen made a suggestion.

Hearing this, Su Xiaomian shook her head and said, "It's too much. I can't finish it."

Local signboards are generally not found in splendid shops. Usually, some inconspicuous small storefronts are the real signboards.

This store is indeed not big, and its decoration is full of the atmosphere of incense.

Gu Jingchen thought for a while and decided to buy a little of everything, but not much.

Soon Gu Jingchen paid the money and took Su Xiaomian to an empty seat and sat down.

He took out one of each type of fried dough twist to taste, then picked out a few that he thought were more delicious and handed them to Su Xiaomian.

"Senior, these are more delicious."

Of course, I ate the ones that I thought were not tasty or not that delicious.

Su Xiaomian reached out, picked up a honey-flavored fried dough twist, took a small bite, and then showed a somewhat surprised expression.

It looks like it is really delicious.

However, Su Xiaomian quickly turned her gaze back to Gu Jingchen and asked, "You don't want to eat?"

Gu Jingchen shook his head and said, "I like to eat these."

Of course he was lying to Su Xiaomian. Although he didn't have high requirements when it came to food, he would still be a little resistant to food he didn't like.

"is it?"

As Su Xiaomian spoke, she reached out and took a salt and pepper one from Gu Jingchen, then took a small bite.

But what was different from before was that this time Su Xiaomian's face showed a slightly frown instead of a surprised expression.

Su Xiaomian quickly came to her senses and looked at Gu Jingchen carefully, then a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

She picked up a honey-flavored twist and said, "Ah~"

She understood that Gu Jingchen wanted her to eat more delicious fried dough twists. No wonder Gu Jingchen had been asking her what flavor she liked in recent days.

But what I said is that there is nothing I particularly dislike or like.

I didn’t expect that my junior brother would be so thoughtful and gentle.”

Su Xiaomian chuckled as she thought about it, and the smile on her lips seemed sweeter than the honey-flavored fried dough twist.

Her laughter was clear and sweet, echoing in the air like a silver bell. The sunlight shone on her face, reflecting her smile, as if the whole world became brighter because of her happiness.

A smile is unforgettable.

Gu Jingchen's cheeks turned slightly red, but he still pretended to be calm, leaned his head out and gently bit the twist.

He swallowed it. Although the fried dough twist was indeed sweet and delicious, it became bland under Su Xiaomian's smile.

"It's delicious." said Gu Jingchen.

In fact, he didn't even taste it carefully. His mind was full of Su Xiaomian, so he probably had no idea what it tasted like.

Because they didn't buy much, they both finished the fried dough twist very quickly.

They sat in front of a herbal tea shop. Gu Jingchen bought a bowl of herbal tea and a bowl of ice jelly. Of course, he drank the herbal tea and Su Xiaomian drank the ice jelly.

Chongqing's herbal tea has a unique flavor, that is, it tastes very bitter.

This bitter taste comes from the Chinese herbal ingredients used in herbal tea, such as honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, isatis root, etc. These ingredients are believed to have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and reducing internal heat in traditional Chinese medicine theory.

It was precisely because this tasted bitter that Su Xiaomian had to drink ice jelly.

Su Xiaomian saw that Gu Jingchen drank something different from her and asked in confusion, "Why do we drink different things?"

Hearing this, Gu Jingchen smiled and said, "Senior sister, you are still young, this is for adults to drink."

On the contrary, Tiangang, who called Su Xiaomian "senior sister", actually said that Su Xiaomian was younger.

How could Su Xiaomian bear such "injustice", so she grabbed the herbal tea and took a sip.

As soon as Su Xiaomian took a sip of the herbal tea, her brows furrowed and her face looked extremely painful.

Gu Jingchen almost laughed when he saw Su Xiaomian like this. He quickly handed over the ice jelly and said, "Senior, have some ice jelly."

Su Xiaomian no longer cared about all this. She couldn't wait to take the ice jelly and drank it in big gulps.

The cool taste instantly made her feel refreshed, and the sweetness slowly suppressed the bitterness in her mouth.

"It's so bitter..." Su Xiaomian said, and returned the herbal tea to Gu Jingchen.

Gu Jingchen laughed inwardly, then asked, "Do you still want to drink?"

Su Xiaomian shook her head and continued to drink her jelly.

After drinking, Gu Jingchen took Su Xiaomian to the next place.

The next destination is Baoshan Palace, where most of the people are couples and parents with children.

This ancient building complex is not only well-preserved, but also has a unique architectural style, with roofs with flying eaves and exquisite wooden carved doors and windows. Every detail exudes an atmosphere of simplicity and elegance.

It is said that this place used to be a Taoist temple, but now it is just a courtyard house from the Qing Dynasty.

There is a huge Huangguo tree inside, which almost covers the entire courtyard.

And now it has been changed into a wishing tree, and most people who come here come to make a wish.

Of course, Gu Jingchen also came here to make a wish.

They walked to the Huangguoshu tree, paid the money, and each of them took a wishing card and started making a wish in front of the table.

Su Xiaomian seemed to have finished writing. She put down the pen in her hand, looked at Gu Jingchen and asked, "What are you going to write?"

"This is a secret that cannot be told." Gu Jingchen smiled mysteriously and soon put down the pen in his hand.

At this time, a staff member came over and said with a smile: "Young people nowadays like to bring their girlfriends here to make a wish, but you can't say it out loud, otherwise it won't work."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchen and Su Xiaomian's faces turned visibly red. They nodded and then walked to the Huangguoshu tree to make a wish.

They all lowered their heads, closed their eyes and began to make wishes devoutly.

I hope my confession today will be successful, and I also hope that you will be successful in your studies and stay healthy.

Gu Jingchen was a little greedy and made several wishes in a row, but only one wish was for himself, the others were for Su Xiaomian.

Gu Jingchen thought to himself and looked at Su Xiaomian with narrowed eyes.

Unexpectedly, when he looked at Su Xiaomian, he found that Su Xiaomian was also secretly squinting at him.

The scene was very awkward for a moment, but soon they closed their eyes again and started making wishes.

The two of them made their wishes quickly, opened their eyes at the same time and walked towards the place where the wishing boards were hung at Huangguoshu.

The two of them hung the wishing boards next to each other and then left.

"Junior, what wish did you just make?" Su Xiaomian asked impatiently as soon as she came out.

Gu Jingchen still pretended to be mysterious and said, "I won't tell you, otherwise it won't work."

"Tch, if you don't say it, don't say it."

They walked slowly in the ancient town, with people and cars lined up like a sea.

Su Xiaomian turned her head and looked at Gu Jingchen and said softly: "Junior brother, why did you give me the delicious food when we went to eat fried dough twist just now?"

Gu Jingchen also knew that Su Xiaomian had noticed this, but he was still caught off guard by Su Xiaomian's sudden question.

Gu Jingchen frantically thought about how to respond, and then he seemed to have thought of something and said, "I like that flavor."

"Don't give me that. You swallowed it without even chewing it." Su Xiaomian said this with such certainty that Gu Jingchen didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"I feel like since you finally come to this ancient town, I should at least let you eat what you like."

Gu Jingchen turned his head away, not wanting Su Xiaomian to see his guilty look.

As Gu Jingchen spoke, he noticed Su Xiaomian's gaze out of the corner of his eye.

Su Xiaomian crossed her arms and stared at him with her beautiful peach blossom eyes, with a hint of interrogation in her eyes.

This made Gu Jingchen feel even more guilty, and he looked at Su Xiaomian intentionally or unintentionally.

Ugh.

Gu Jingchen sighed in his heart, then scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I want my senior sister to eat the delicious food, and I will finish the unpalatable ones."

Hearing this, Su Xiaomian's expression paused slightly, and then her interrogative eyes began to soften. She lowered her hands and gently pinched the hem of her skirt, like a shy little girl.

Su Xiaomian could feel her face getting hotter and hotter, as if it was burning. She knew that it was blushing due to shyness.

So she turned her face away so that Gu Jingchen wouldn't see her ripe face.

I originally wanted to tease my junior to see how he looked when he was shy, but I didn't expect that what he said would make me lose first.

It turns out that being sincere to the right person can be a sure win.

Then Gu Jingchen turned his head and looked at Su Xiaomian seriously, but the blush on his face had not yet faded.

"Senior, do you know why I brought you here?"

Su Xiaomian could guess roughly, but still shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

After all, it only makes sense if the other party says it.

Gu Jingchen smiled gently, the boy's blushing face and sincere smile formed a very beautiful picture.

"Because I came here to accompany you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xiaomian's face, which originally had only two blushes, now turned completely red, like a ripe apple. She felt her face was so hot that she could even fry an egg on it.

It can be seen that they like each other very much and care about each other's thoughts.

The blush on the boy and girl’s faces is the best evidence.

Idiot, Idiot, Idiot...

Su Xiaomian kept yelling in her heart, but for some reason she felt warm in her heart, as if she was very happy.

"Let's go." Gu Jingchen ended the topic with a smile.

"Yeah." Su Xiaomian said and nodded slightly.

It was almost noon and neither of them had eaten yet, so Gu Jingchen took Su Xiaomian to the restaurant he had booked in advance.

There was a waiter standing at the door, seemingly waiting for someone.

As soon as he saw Gu Jingchen, he immediately put on a professional smile and said respectfully, "Welcome Young Master Gu and Su Xiaomian."

This was arranged by Gu Jingchen. After all, it was a restaurant in the scenic area and Gu Jingchen couldn't do anything by himself.

Gu Jingchen simply mobilized the power of his family. He called Gu Fancheng to explain the reason and asked her to do him a favor.

Obviously Gu Fancheng did a good job.

After all, he is my younger brother, and if he goes on a date with a girl, it would be unreasonable for me, as her sister, not to make clear arrangements for him.

Gu Jingchen nodded and took Su Xiaomian in.