Chapter 247: 247 A Little Date in Their Free Time

After getting in the car, Tushan Jiu asked him: "How long have you been here?"

"Not long. Have you eaten dinner yet?" Xie Shiyu pulled her hand over and rubbed it; it was a bit cold, so he turned up the air conditioner a notch.

Tushan Jiu narrowed her eyes, "I've eaten, with Maomao and a few others. Let me tell you, today I went to the neighboring city..."

She began to tell him about her daily life.

Xie Shiyu fastened her seatbelt, turned around, picked up a small blanket from behind, and covered her legs with it.

There are still a few days until October, and the night weather has turned a bit chilly.

Since Tushan Jiu started work, this has also become their routine; she's grown used to it, after all Xie Shiyu has always been this thoughtful.

Xie Shiyu pressed the accelerator and drove away from the alley entrance.

Although Tushan Jiu had already eaten, Xie Shiyu still worried she might not eat well outside, so he took her to the port restaurant again.

Tushan Jiu had never been there before.

Xie Shiyu said it was opened by a friend of Lu Ze Yuan, a private restaurant.

"This friend of Lu Ze Yuan was originally a national-level chef, whose greatest hobby is researching all kinds of cuisine."

"She originally had several restaurants in the city center, but for some reason she suddenly came here and built a panoramic private restaurant out of shipping containers."

He introduced her to the restaurant's features; moreover, the place doesn't offer a menu—if guests arrive, they only need to tell the chef their preferred taste, and the chef will improvise the dishes that day.

Tushan Jiu: "It's quite unique; right at the port you can actually see the sea view."

Xie Shiyu thought the same; a little date in their free time: "It's the end of September now, and if luck is on our side tonight here we might see the 'Blue Eye Tear'."

Hearing this, Tushan Jiu tilted her head to look at him, "You've said all that, so I'm definitely going to see it today!"

Xie Shiyu paused, then laughed and pinched her cheek.

The two went up to the second level of the shipping container; the main restaurant is on the second level.

Unexpectedly, the boss is a young woman.

Tushan Jiu judged her appearance to be about twenty-four or twenty-five.

Since she's a friend of Lu Ze Yuan, she naturally knows Xie Shiyu; they exchanged greetings, and Xie Shiyu gave them a brief mutual introduction.

"This is the boss here; her name is Qi Mianyi. Miss Qi, this is my fiancée, Tushan Jiu."

Qi Mianyi has that relatively cool-looking type, both in appearance and demeanor; she extended her hand to Tushan Jiu with a slight smile, "Hello, Miss Tushan; I've long heard of your name, it's an honor to finally meet you."

Tushan Jiu shook hands politely, "Hello, nice to meet you."

Qi Mianyi nodded, pointed to the seats by the window, "You two make yourselves comfortable; I'll go prepare your courses."

She doesn't speak much; Tushan Jiu could tell from her face that her personality is naturally even more reserved than her own.

Xie Shiyu said a word of thanks, then put his arm around Tushan Jiu and walked toward the window.

Outside, the port lights aren't very bright, but everything is still clearly visible.

Many decorative shipping containers, assembled into various different buildings, also formed a beautiful night scene.

With the floating little boats on the sea, they also bear different fluorescent graffiti, proudly displaying their unique selves in this dark night.

The seaside wind blew in, ringing the wind chimes on the window; Tushan Jiu sat on the soft sofa, enjoying this moment.

The waiter brought over two cocktails.

That waiter gestured at them twice.

Xie Shiyu knows Qi Mianyi, but not very well; just like Tushan Jiu, it's also his first time here, so when the waiter made those two gestures he was slightly taken aback.

He then reached out, half-clenched his fist with thumb up, and moved it twice to express his thanks.

The waiter was mildly surprised, then smiled, made a 'please' gesture, and then turned to do the same for Tushan Jiu.

Tushan Jiu 'said' to her, "Thank you."

The waiter's eyes showed a clear brightness, the smile at the corners of her mouth widened, she nodded at her, then turned and left.

A wordless exchange like that could make the night even more enjoyable.

Before Tushan Jiu was a light purple drink; Xie Shiyu said, "Try it—I heard from Lu Ze Yuan that Miss Qi is also skilled at mixing drinks; this one should have been made to your taste."

That waiter had just said it was a gift from the boss; if they liked it, they could tell her and she'd make them another.

Watching the purplish liquid gradually change in the gourd-shaped cup, dense bubbles kept popping open, like beautiful dreamlike foam.

Tushan Jiu reached out, lifted it, and took a slight sip at her lips.

On entry came the sweet-sour of grapes, mixed with an extremely faint jasmine fragrance; the aftertaste was a gentle warmth of alcohol.

It's a gentle liquor well suited for girls.

Tushan Jiu couldn't help but take another sip, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Xie Shiyu knew she liked it, and he pondered whether to ask Qi Mianyi to buy the recipe for this drink so he could learn it, enabling him to make it for her whenever she wanted.

The two chatted off and on about their wedding and recent amusements; just as the wine in their glasses was about to finish, the waiter came over again.

She pushed a small food cart and served the dishes to the two of them.

Xie Shiyu passed her a dish; as Tushan Jiu was about to take her first bite, specks of blue light appeared in her peripheral vision.

She turned her head to look out the floor-to-ceiling window, a flash of surprise in her eyes: "Look, I told you—it would definitely show up!"

Xie Shiyu also turned his head to look, the corner of his mouth lifting: "Indeed quite pretty; let's eat first—it's just appeared now, it'll get even nicer later; after we finish eating we'll go for a walk."

Tushan Jiu replied with a smiling tone: "Okay!"

Qi Mianyi's skill truly lives up to being national-level.

Upon taking the first bite into her mouth, she fell in love with a nameless dish.

However, Xie Shiyu had told her that the dishes here have no names; they are all improvised creations by Qi Mianyi and will appear only once.

Tushan Jiu expressed understanding, after all everyone has their own way of doing things.

This is precisely the restaurant's unique characteristic.

Tushan Jiu recalled seeing the dark bluish tint under Qi Mianyi's eyes earlier and the faint fatigue on her face.

Her recent rest probably isn't very good.

However, out of respect, she didn't pry into others' privacy; if they are destined to meet, they will eventually find each other.

After eating a few dishes, Tushan Jiu was full.

Seeing her put down her chopsticks, Xie Shiyu gently asked, "Are you full?"

"Mm, I'm full; I ate six bowls of rice this afternoon." She stretched out her hand, making the gesture for six.

Xie Shiyu chuckled lightly, "Okay, let's go."

Tushan Jiu stood up and said, "Let's go say hello to Miss Qi."

"Mm."

Xie Shiyu asked the waiter where Qi Mianyi was.

The waiter pointed to a small balcony at the back.

Tushan Jiu looked over; Qi Mianyi was holding a glass of wine, standing there staring blankly at the sea.

She and Xie Shiyu exchanged a glance, then walked over.