Chapter 738 Your Taste

Bai Zhi listened to Long Jiuyan's roundabout confession and pretended not to understand what he said: "Although Jiuye is very wealthy, you should know that there are many things in this world that you can't buy with money, such as this Ginkgo Lake Park."

As far as Bai Zhi knows, Ginkgo Lake Park and the surrounding area were taken over by Lu Jueyun half a year ago. It's okay for others, but it's impossible for Long Jiuyan to take Ginkgo Lake Park from Lu's hands.

Lu Juefeng doesn't like Long Jiuyan, Bai Zhi can see it.

"If you can't buy it with money, use love." Long Jiuyan stopped and looked at Bai Zhi seriously.

"There are many kinds of feelings in the world, family love and friendship are also feelings." Bai Zhi continued to walk forward, "But no matter what kind of feeling it is, it should be natural, and forcing it will not bring happiness."

"I never force it." Seeing that Bai Zhi didn't even look at his affectionate eyes, Long Jiuyan felt that his expression was a bit wasteful, and hurriedly followed her in three or two steps.

"That's right. After all, Jiu Ye is a man who keeps his promises." Bai Zhi quickened her pace. The restaurant was just in front of her. She wanted to end the topic quickly. "You would force anyone, but you wouldn't force me, the boss, right?"

"..."

Long Jiuyan stared at the back of Bai Zhi's head for a long time, and finally nodded and raised his voice and said, "Yes, I will never force you."

"I know." Bai Zhi stopped and pointed to the restaurant in front and said, "This is the Ginkgo Lake private restaurant. Not many people come here usually, but the chef here is comparable to a Michelin chef."

Long Jiuyan followed Bai Zhi into the restaurant, and the waiter warmly invited them to the third floor.

Lin Yi had already booked the third floor of the restaurant before them. There were only Bai Zhi and Long Jiuyan on the huge third floor.

"Sit down for a while, I'm going to the bathroom." Bai Zhi arranged Long Jiuyan to sit down at the big round table in the middle of the third floor, and then found an excuse to leave.

The waiter brought the dishes one by one, including Kung Pao Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork, Braised Pork Knuckle, Beer Cod, Vinegar Baba, Crispy Crucian Carp, and Garlic Pork.

Eight Chinese dishes, all of which were from the northern cuisine, and all of which were Long Jiuyan's favorite dishes.

Then, there were six Western dishes.

Papaya Seed and Rosemary Pan-Fried Steak, Black Truffle and Fresh Shrimp Salad, Garlic Cheese Roasted Eggplant, Tuna and Avocado Salad, Cordyceps Cheese Flower Oysters, and Mustard Cold Salmon.

Western dishes were also Long Jiuyan's favorite dishes, and even the wine on the table was the 1982 Lafite he usually drank.

Long Jiuyan shook the red wine in the goblet, looked at the table full of delicacies, and his lips curled slightly.

Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't eat the dishes made by Bai Zhi himself, the whole table was full of his favorite flavors, which showed that Bai Zhi had also put a lot of thought into his birthday.

Although her feelings for him are limited to friendship, she can spend time on him and study his preferences and tastes, which proves that Bai Zhi cares about him.

Although the weight of this care is not as heavy as Lu Juefeng for the time being, Long Jiuyan believes that sincerity can move the stone. Even if Bai Zhi is a heart of stone, he can move her and make her fall in love with him completely.

Time passed by, and Bai Zhi never showed up.

Long Jiuyan put down the Ministry of Higher Education and tapped the table with his fingers impatiently.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and Long Jiuyan became irritable.

Did Bai Zhi sneak away and let him eat here alone? This woman is not incapable of doing such a thing.

Thinking of what he said on the road, Long Jiuyan felt a little regretful. Did he scare her with what he said just now?

"Pop."

The lights suddenly went out halfway, and Long Jiuyan subconsciously looked towards the door.

"Happy birthday to you!..."

A familiar voice sounded, Long Jiuyan narrowed his eyes slightly, watching Bai Zhi smilingly carrying a bowl of longevity noodles towards him.

Under the dim light, Long Jiuyan stared at Bai Zhi's dreamy and misty eyes.

His thoughts were pulled far away, and he remembered the scene when his mother sang a birthday song to him while holding longevity noodles.

How many years has it been since he had a birthday, and how many years has it been since he ate the longevity noodles made by his mother.

After singing a birthday song, Bai Zhi walked to Long Jiuyan with longevity noodles. She put the longevity noodles in front of him and whispered, "Happy birthday!"

The golden handmade egg noodles were very chewy at first glance. There was also a sweet-heart poached egg on top, lying quietly in the bowl like a little sun. The surrounding of the little sun was covered with oil and chili, and Long Jiuyan could even smell the fragrance of mushrooms and peppercorns.

It was exactly the same as the longevity noodles his mother made that year.

Long Jiuyan picked up one with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. The familiar taste entered his taste buds, and his eyes were red instantly.

It was the fragrance in his memory. He hadn't tasted it since his mother passed away.

"You..." Long Jiuyan didn't care that Bai Zhi saw his vulnerable side. He looked up and looked at Bai Zhi, "How do you make this kind of noodles?"

"When we first had dinner, you said that your mother was from the north and often made noodles for you, so I searched a lot of information about northern longevity noodles." Bai Zhi smiled with curved eyebrows, "How is it, do you like it?"

Long Jiuyan picked up another chopstick of noodles and ate it in big mouthfuls.

"I like it!" He nodded, "This is the best noodles I have ever eaten in my life."

"It's great that you like it. I didn't expect that I would hit the jackpot." Bai Zhi was afraid that Long Jiuyan would see the clues, so she deliberately said, "I searched a lot of special noodles in the north at that time, and I was worried for a long time about which one to choose for you. I wanted to ask you about your taste, but I was afraid that it would not be a surprise. In the end, I bit the bullet and chose this bowl of sunny-side egg noodles. I didn't expect it to suit your taste."

Long Jiuyan looked up at Bai Zhi. He didn't expect that she actually remembered what he said casually when they had their first meal.

He didn't expect that she would choose her mother's specialty noodles at random.

Perhaps this is God's will. God's will decided that she is his.

Looking at Bai Zhi's expectant eyes, he thought of how his mother looked at him every time she brought the noodles to him.

Long Jiuyan put down his gangster boss's airs and ate all the noodles in big mouthfuls like he did when he was a child, and even drank all the soup.

"It's delicious!" He raised his hand to wipe his mouth regardless of his image.

"Eh?" Bai Zhi reached out and held down his hand that was about to wipe his mouth, and pulled out a tissue to wipe Long Jiuyan's mouth clean, "Why are you like a little kid?"

Long Jiuyan stared at Bai Zhi blankly. Exactly the same action, every time he was about to wipe his mouth with his hand after eating a bowl of noodles, his mother would hold down his hand and help him wipe the chili off his mouth.

Mother, did you arrange this woman to take care of me?

Long Jiuyan's eyes were red, and he grabbed Bai Zhi's hand.

"Master Jiu?" Looking at Long Jiuyan's eyes, Bai Zhi felt a little panicked.