The two of them were a perfect match, a rare sight in these chaotic times, with a man so refined and handsome, as ethereal as an immortal, making the patrons feel that tonight's mutton soup was even more flavorful than usual.
Gu Qingcheng, oblivious, had already been mentally cast by others as a divine couple from a romance novel.
Gu Qingcheng ordered two bowls of mutton offal soup and four roujiamo.
Du Lanyue worried they wouldn't finish it all but was too embarrassed to say.
To their surprise, when the waiter brought the mutton offal soup, Gu Qingcheng exclaimed, "Wow, this bowl is bigger than my face."
Gu Qingcheng blurted out.
"Hehe, indeed it is," the waiter chuckled. "It's our custom here. If you don't eat heartily, how can you work heartily?"
Gu Qingcheng found sense in his words and praised him.
Good health, good appetite, eat everything with gusto, be strong and robust!
Wasn't that the most popular advertising slogan from before?
Or perhaps his words were just wonderfully similar to that slogan.
Gu Qingcheng first washed her hands and then began to serve Du Lanyue: tearing the bread and soaking the pieces in the mutton offal soup.
Du Lanyue, enjoying Gu Qingcheng's service, felt delightful, finding the lamb offal paomo exceptionally delicious.
After eating only half, Du Lanyue said with some difficulty, "Young Master Gu, I can't finish this."
"Oh, don't waste it."
Seeing this, Gu Qingcheng took Du Lanyue's bowl and began to eat the remaining half.
Du Lanyue stared, dumbfounded, and quickly tried to snatch it back, saying, "It's my leftovers, you wouldn't want to eat it, would you?"
Gu Qingcheng grinned, "No waste. You all eat so little, no wonder you're so thin."
Although Gu Qingcheng had plenty of provisions, having suffered the hardship of hunger, she could not stand to see such waste of food.
Ever since the refugee crisis had subsided, Gu Qingcheng had, without a teacher, developed a habit of not wasting food.
Du Lanyue's heart suddenly fluttered. Huh, who did Young Master Gu mean by "you all"?
But she was too shy to ask.
She didn't know that Gu Qingcheng's "you all" referred to girls all over the world.
Gu Qingcheng had been an athlete before, with high energy expenditure, so of course, she ate a lot.
Later, when she was preparing for the college entrance exam and left the intensive training sports team to return to school, she found that her female classmates all ate like little sparrows, barely finishing a cup of rice per meal.
Eating with them, she always worried they would go hungry.
Du Lanyue lowered her head and quietly ate her side dishes.
Gu Qingcheng suddenly felt the atmosphere a bit oppressive. Huh? Wasn't Sister Lanyue happy just now, why was she expressionless again?
She didn't realize that this was a sign of anger.
Gu Qingcheng touched her nose and put on an innocent look, saying, "Do you think the mutton paomo here is delicious?"
"Delicious, the lamb soup is fresh, the offal is chewy, and the bread is very fresh."
Du Lanyue hadn't eaten much, but she had tasted everything and could explain it thoroughly.
Gu Qingcheng smiled upon hearing this, "Later, I'll have Mi Guo learn this dish. Our village raises a lot of sheep. If the communal canteen in the village made this dish, the young ladies there could probably eat two big bowls each.
Not like my friends from school, who only ate a small bowl each time."
Gu Qingcheng mixed the Phoenix Village and her former classmates together when she spoke, making it sound quite natural.
Du Lanyue didn't suspect for a moment that Gu Qingcheng wasn't referring to people from the same time period.
However, she understood that Gu Qingcheng's "they" referred to a large group of people, not women she had a special relationship with.
Seeing Du Lanyue's expression shift from gloomy to pleased, with a gentle smile appearing, Gu Qingcheng realized that Sister Lanyue's moods could change incredibly quickly.
Hmm, perhaps she needed to chat with her more?
She was a young lady, out on her first trip, and had been flirted with while accompanying her. The thought of her own lapse made Gu Qingcheng feel soft-hearted.
So, while eating, she chatted with her, starting from the history of mutton paomo, and then discussing why Peach Blossom Island had become a hub for fabric wholesale.
Du Lanyue, however, was far more insightful than Gu Qingcheng had imagined. She could even chime in on these commercial topics and respond fluently.
Du Lanyue offered her own views, stating that with the floods having submerged most towns, only the mountain islands that emerged from the water could be inhabited, limiting the available land. She estimated that food prices would continue to skyrocket.
Currently, each small island was developing its own trading specialty, essentially relying on the industries of its original region. For example, the towns and villages beneath Peach Blossom Island originally dealt in fabrics. Therefore, most of the surviving residents were engaged in this trade and naturally focused on resuming their former professions.
Some islands, whose villages were specialized in animal husbandry, also relied on raising livestock for their livelihood.
The trend of each island focusing on a single industry was gradually forming. In the future, one might buy fabrics on Peach Blossom Island, livestock products on Zhu Xi Island, and grain on Mi Hua Island.
Therefore, establishing freight terminals like the one on Tea Hut Island was very necessary. Commercial trade in the future would primarily rely on merchant ships, and the merchant shipping industry would be very developed.
Gu Qingcheng was moved by this, recalling her previous conversation with Mi Guo about finding a small island to build a large warehousing and logistics center. It turned out to be in line with this trend.
It seemed this matter needed to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the small islands were occupied by others and a certain commercial trend was established, it would be difficult to reverse.
It wasn't that her logistics and warehousing base wouldn't have a place to exist, but once the main business models on the islands were formed, a large amount of usable land would be occupied, leaving her with fewer choices.
This logistics and warehousing base was crucial for Gu Qingcheng. In the future, it would be the transit point for her system's Tmall farm products, the place for whitewashing them. Without this base, the Tmall farm products would remain hidden.
"A word from you is better than ten years of study," Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but praise Du Lanyue.
Du Lanyue smiled shyly.
Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Qingcheng said, "We're full, let's go stroll on the street."
"Okay!"
This was exactly what Du Lanyue wanted. Hearing Gu Qingcheng's主动 invitation, she readily agreed.
She had been wondering how to find an excuse to get Gu Qingcheng to accompany her shopping.
To be honest, she worried Gu Qingcheng was too busy with business and wouldn't have time to accompany her, feeling anxious and unsure when to bring it up.
Now that Gu Qingcheng had invited her, she was naturally delighted to accept.
The two of them left the mutton paomo shop and began strolling on Peach Blossom Street.
This street was quite long, stretching for about a kilometer. Walking back and forth on both sides would be two kilometers. If they went into every shop that interested them, it could easily consume a lot of time.
Girls naturally loved visiting jewelry stores.
Gu Qingcheng saw that the jewelry in the store was too expensive. Even if she wanted to buy something for Du Lanyue, given their current relationship, she certainly wouldn't accept it.