“Are you still eating?” Han Lele came over with a handful of freshly grilled meat skewers, and waved them around in front of Qi Jingyao.
“Mm,” Qi Jingyao’s attention was diverted all of a sudden, and he didn’t continue to pay attention to the juice.
He took a bunch from Han Lele’s hand, but after taking a bite, he spat it out while wailing, “Ah, bah!”
Qi Jingyao shouted at Bao Ji, “Bao Ji, how did you grill it? It’s still raw! Don’t you call yourself the Little Prince of Barbecue?”
Bao Ji was only busy grilling, so he didn’t taste it himself. “I’m grilling it properly! I’ve been doing this for so long, I can tell it from the aroma alone.”
Qi Jingyao put the ones that Han Lele brought back on the grill again, daring Bao Ji. “Try it yourself if you don’t believe me.”
Bao Ji took a bite and said awkwardly, “It’s really raw, my fault. I haven’t grilled for a long time, and my skills are rusty.”
Bao Ji immediately fixed his mistake, and for the second batch, he grilled it for longer. After a few minutes, he tasted it himself, and after confirming that it was grilled, he called out to others, “It’s done! Absolutely delicious! My title isn’t bogus, you know!”
“Not bad!” Wei Zhejun praised the skewers while eating them.
Last batch was still raw, and this batch was overcooked. The overall taste wasn’t bad, but it’s leagues worse than Yu Antong’s.
Qi Jingyao took some sausages and vegetable skewers and handed them to Bao Ji. He upped his mean tone as he ordered, “Little Prince, continue. Father is optimistic about you.”
Bao Ji kicked him and shouted, “Save some for me.”
They laughed and chatted as they ate a lot. Fortunately, Yu Antong had prepared enough, otherwise these big men really wouldn’t have enough to eat.
“Is there anyone still eating?” Bao Ji saw that everyone had almost finished the current batch and asked, “I won’t cook more if no one is eating.”
Qi Jingyao burped unrefinedly, beckoned him, and said, “I’ll have another grilled sausage.”
Wei Zhejun: “I’ll order a bunch of baked potatoes, with extra chili sauce.”
Bao Ji scolded them with a smile, “You are really not polite at all.”
“I’m a bit full,” Han Lele struggled for a while, but ultimately decided, “But I’ll have another portion of grilled sausage, please.”
Han Lele might yell that he’s full, but he wouldn’t turn down such delicious food.
The grilled sausage was homemade by Yu Antong. The meat used was selected from high-quality pork belly that had an amazing fat layer. It was chopped, minced, and marinated, then poured into the casing and pressed tightly. He also poked a few holes into the sausage so it would release the trapped moisture, so the sausage would cook evenly.
After it was perfectly grilled, one bite was enough to release its full fragrance and taste. The plump meat was juicy, and enough to entice anyone. It’s a foregone conclusion that they were addicted to eating it.
After eating too much meat, grilled vegetables were the perfect palate cleanser. The combination was so mouth-wateringly tasty they wanted to have two stomachs.
At the end of the meal, Bao Ji had long forgotten the conventional banquet that he was asking for in the beginning. This barbeque alone could put many banquets to shame!
He has long forgotten his initial impression of Yu Antong’s pungent personality, and now he has a particularly good impression of Yu Antong. He was brainwashed into agreeing with Wei Zhejun that Yu Antong has a good personality.
Yu Antong himself was a reactive and passive person – so long as others didn’t offend him, he wouldn’t offend them first. But he would not swallow his anger for those who bully him. To his friends, he was naturally gentle and friendly.
“Antong, you’ll be our brother1兄弟 xiongdi; while it can mean blood-related brothers, in this context, it just really close male friends, commonly of similar age. from now on. I’m two years older than you, so I will brazenly call myself with ‘ge’.” Bao Ji grabbed Yu Antong’s hand and said very kindly, “If you need any help in the future, just tell me. If Lao Xing bullies you, I will beat him up for you.”
For some reason, after Bao Ji ate the barbecue, he felt a sense of responsibility in protecting Yu Antong.
Yu Antong smiled in return and said, “Thank you, Bao-ge.”
Xing Lixuan stared at Bao Ji holding Yu Antong’s hand, trying to burn a hole by his glare alone. However, Bao Ji didn’t realize it. Finally, Xing Lixuan couldn’t bear it anymore and said: “He needs your help? Get your hands off him!”
Bao Ji subconsciously obeyed and let go, and only after letting go did he react. “What, why? I’m just having a few words with my new brother.”
Xing Lixuan hissed, “Speak with your mouth, there is no need to hold his hand.”
“I’ve been your brother2Specifically, Bao Ji calls himself “Xing Lixuan’s di” aka younger brother. It’s just an indication that either he’s younger, or is on a “lower position” compared to Xing Lixuan. for so many years, yet I don’t know that you are so narrow-minded,” Bao Ji muttered and complained about Xing Lixuan, “Fine, fine. I know you have a good relationship. I wish you a happy relationship for a hundred years.”
Xing Lixuan: “Thank you for your blessing.”
“You’re such a jealous idiot,” Bao Ji said with disgust, “My didi3refering to Yu Antong is really wronged to be with you.”
They continued to happily chat for a while before going home.
Xing Lixuan took out several tote bags and gave those to them. “This is what Tongtong prepared for you, take it back together.”
“My didi is really sensible,” Bao Ji was the first to take it, commenting, “It’s quite heavy, what’s inside?”
The tote bag was not big, and there was an A4-sized, palm-width sealed gift box inside.
“It’s two cans of sauce that I made myself. This time the meat we grilled is marinated with this sauce. There is also a can of chili sauce and a can of honey sauce,” Yu Antong explained, “So you can make today’s barbeque at home.”
Bao Ji was delighted when he heard it. “This gift is definitely my favorite gift I received this year.”
Wei Zhejun also added, “I must try it when I go back, and give it to my parents.”
Han Lele finally said to Yu Antong, “In two days, I’ll bring over the variety show contract for you to sign.”
Yu Antong nodded at Han Lele. “Okay, I will also prepare during this time.”
After seeing them off, Xing Lixuan and Yu Antong entered their house together. Yu Antong said casually as he walked, “Your friend named Bao Ji is quite interesting.”
Xing Lixuan didn’t reply to that comment, and instead asked him back, “Are you tired?”
Since there were four guests, it was very lively. It uplifted Yu Antong’s mood. “I’m not tired. I told you, I’m in good health, don’t be so nervous about me.”
“Really? If you’re not tired, then…” Xing Lixuan paused intentionally, and looked at Yu Antong with that kind of meaningful eyes.
Yu Antong suddenly lost his mind.
When did this guy suddenly become enlightened? It seems that he has been extra eager recently. He actually offered to do some indescribable adult things in broad daylight.
It was rare for Xing Lixuan to be so proactive, so of course Yu Antong had to be very active in promoting the atmosphere. He threw himself into Xing Lixuan’s arms, and softly asked, “Husband~ What do you want to say?”
Xing Lixuan: “If you’re not tired, go and write your thesis. Isn’t your thesis still a little unfinished?”
Yu Antong: “…”
Yu Antong grabbed Xing Lixuan by the neck and shook him back and forth. “Ahh! Xing Lixuan, are you a devil!”
‘Why did you suddenly bring up the thesis? Can’t you let me relax for a while?! On purpose, this must be done absolutely on purpose!’
“Cough, cough!” Xing Lixuan coughed a few times with a smile, and explained solemnly, “You will be participating in a food variety show, so you must not have enough time to focus on your thesis. So you need to hurry up and finish it before the show’s recording.”
Yu Antong examined his expression with a harsh glare. “Of course I know that the thesis must be done quickly, but it shouldn’t be so urgent all of a sudden. I think you did it on purpose, cheapskate!”
Yu Antong continued in a smug tone, “Didn’t I just mention your friend casually? You must be jealous, heh.”
“You think too much,” Xing Lixuan sullenly refused to admit that he was jealous, “I’m just supervising you to study hard.”
“That’s what you said, so I’m off to study!” Yu Antong let go of Xing Lixuan, and went upstairs to the study room with big strides.
After Yu Antong said that, he really spent half an afternoon studying and writing a thesis. Xing Lixuan only came to him to call him for dinner, and he went back to the study immediately after eating.
At nine o’clock, Xing Lixuan went to call him to sleep, “Baby, come to the bedroom to rest. Aren’t you tired after sitting for so long?”
Yu Antong didn’t like to stare at digital documents all day long because it quickly tired his eyes out. Naturally, Yu Antong printed them out. He went back to the bedroom with those in hand, and continued reading them while leaning against the bed’s headboard.
Xing Lixuan took it away for him. “It’s time to sleep, you can continue studying tomorrow.”
“Let me read for another ten minutes,” Yu Antong wanted to take it back, “That’s the only thing I haven’t finished reading.”
Xing Lixuan was much taller than him, so it’s easy to put the papers out of Yu Antong’s reach. “It’s too late already. It’s time to rest, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
Yu Antong originally just wanted to study for a while, but he almost finished writing the thesis without knowing it. This last, unwritten part made him feel itchy to finish.
Yu Antong held Xing Lixuan’s face and kissed it a few times, took advantage of Xing Lixuan’s relaxation, suddenly took away the materials, and said proudly, “Studying makes me happy. It also has surpassed your position in my heart. You can regret it now.”
Xing Lixuan said helplessly, “Okay, you can continue reading, but only for ten more minutes, okay?”
While looking at the last page of information, Yu Antong shook his head and hummed, “At the beginning you were the one who wanted me to study, so I did what you said… Heh, now you want to cajole me to sleep…”
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