Chapter 1102: The Exotic Fragrance Recipe

The little guy shuttled between the few people, and before long, he had figured out the relationships clearly, seeing things more transparently than the adults.

He leaned into Qi Heng's ear and asked quietly, "Brother A Heng, is Brother Qi Tian trying to compete with you for my sister?"

Qi Heng:...

"A child with an old soul." He gently flicked Zichen on the nose.

"That must be it, then, so you need a helper now. How about me?" Sheng Zichen volunteered himself.

"What are the conditions?"

He was not naive enough to think that Sheng Zichen would help him unconditionally.

"Brother A Heng, if you get me the Exotic Fragrance recipe from your country, I guarantee I'll help you get everything settled perfectly. How about that?"

"That's not easy to handle."

He pondered.

It wasn't an excuse; it was truly not easy to handle.

Exotic Fragrance is a spice from L Country, and it is very magical.

This spice is made from fruits and herbs native to L Country; when hung in a wardrobe, clothes will have a faint, lingering scent that never fades.

But that is not the most magical part; the most magical thing is that it can also be used as a seasoning for cooking.

The meat prepared with it is fragrant but not greasy, with a faint fruity aroma.

Seafood cooked with Exotic Fragrance is exceptionally delicious, without a hint of fishiness, and even people with allergies can eat it without reacting.

Moreover, it can greatly stimulate one's appetite; even people with anorexia will enjoy eating.

This spice is too magical, but it is a pity that although it is a specialty of L Country, only one family knows how to make it!

No matter how much money others offer, the head of the family will not sell the recipe. Now that Sheng Zichen has proposed such a condition, it is not difficult to say it is hard, but it is not very easy to say it is simple either.

"What are you two whispering about?" Shi Youxuan came over.

Sheng Zichen hurriedly covered up: "Nothing much, I was telling Brother A Heng to recover well, and he said okay."

He quickly whispered in Qi Heng's ear: "I'll help you first, you think about it slowly, no rush."

Sheng Zichen keeps his word.

For three consecutive days, only Shi Ran came to see him during the day; Yun Qitian did not come.

He was entangled by Sheng Zichen, who begged Brother Qi Tian to help him with his studies, saying he explained things well, and insisted on playing with him, following him almost every step of the way.

Yun Qitian is very warm and would not refuse a younger brother's request.

So he was very busy, too busy to have time to discuss the past and present or national affairs with Shi Ran.

Three days later, Qi Heng was discharged from the hospital.

Yun Qitian could see Shi Ran again when he came, but the two could no longer talk as smoothly as before.

Because with the "little tail" Sheng Zichen around, it was destined that he couldn't do whatever he wanted!

Three days later, Yun Qitian returned to school. Qi Heng was overjoyed, but Sheng Zichen told him not to let his guard down and to take the initiative.

He pointed out that other boys chasing girls would go on dates, go out to watch movies, drink milk tea, and so on.

Qi Heng: "Your sister doesn't like drinking milk tea."

Sheng Zichen: "But have you two ever watched a movie?"

He thought for a moment, then shook his head; they really hadn't.

"But we are still very happy when we play ball together."

Sheng Zichen:...

He gave a thumbs up and mocked: "Really impressive, Brother A Heng, you really could think of that? Asking a girl to play ball? If you want to play ball, just find Litian; he can accompany you from daybreak to dark."

Qi Heng:...

Actually, this matter cannot be blamed on Qi Heng; he has the personality of a "steel-straight" man, and Shi Ran also has the attributes of a "steel-straight" woman. Shi Ran was very happy when she played ball with him.

However, he thought again, it seemed she was also very happy when she talked about literature with Yun Qitian.

"I'll go buy movie tickets."

"I've already prepared them for you, for this afternoon."

Sheng Zichen pulled out two movie tickets as if performing magic and waved them in front of him: "Opportunity knocks but once, no need to thank me."

"Rest assured, I've already had people go get the secret recipe."

He took the movie tickets and happily went to invite Shi Ran to watch a movie.

She agreed very happily. The two arrived at the cinema, hugged their popcorn, entered the screening hall, and found their seats—Qi Heng was dumbfounded!

The tickets were consecutive, but the seats were not next to each other.

Both were next to the aisle, with people walking in between.

Fortunately, those around them were not couples, but families.

Basically, it was adults taking children to watch a movie, and the children were lively, chattering non-stop.

"Mom, when is Xiaozhu coming out?"

"I want to watch Peppa!"

"I like George!"

"Oink oink!"

Only then did Qi Heng realize that the movie tickets Sheng Zichen bought them were for an animated film!

He realized he was wrong, wrong to a ridiculous degree. Why would he trust a child's words?

Sheng Zichen is only ten years old; a ten-year-old child would naturally buy an animated movie.

The movie started, and let alone romance, even silence was impossible.

The movie theater was as bustling as a vegetable market, with children constantly making all sorts of demands.

"Mommy, I want to drink water."

"Daddy, I want to go to the bathroom."

"Hahahaha, so much fun."

"Peppa, Peppa, oink oink!"

Qi Heng had no heart for the movie; he kept glancing toward Shi Ran's seat.

They were already past the age for watching cartoons... no, that wasn't right, Shi Ran hadn't been interested in cartoons when she was little either.

She was looking at her phone, not sure what she was looking at, but it must have been quite interesting.

A smile remained on her face, as if no one else were around.

Her fingers were typing rapidly on the phone, as if she were chatting with someone.

Qi Heng began to let his imagination run wild: could she be chatting with Yun Qitian?

She was on a date with him watching a movie, yet she was chatting heatedly with another boy, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, he also knew he couldn't blame Shi Ran; if the movie couldn't be watched, couldn't she do something else?

The so-called date was a complete failure.

After finally enduring until the movie ended, the two of them came out of the theater, and Qi Heng received a call from Sheng Zichen: "Brother A Heng, I've arranged a candlelight lunch for you two; the address has been sent to your WeChat."

Everyone else had romantic candlelight dinners, yet he had arranged a candlelight lunch?

It sounded strange.

He had wanted to ask for more details, but the call had already been hung up.

"Did Zichen call you? What did he say?" Shi Ran asked.

"He said he arranged a restaurant for us at noon and wants us to go eat."

"Oh ho, when did this guy become so thoughtful? Let's go; he's usually very stingy and saves all his pocket money without spending it, so this time we'll eat his food."

Qi Heng was secretly delighted.

He had originally been worried that Shi Ran wouldn't go, but now he was relieved.

The two of them found the place according to the address on the business card; it was a Western restaurant, and it looked quite high-end from the outside.

Thankfully, it wasn't something like KFC or Pizza Hut.

Qi Heng felt relieved.

In fact, his worry was completely unnecessary; Sheng Zichen specialized in studying food, and fast food was severely looked down upon and couldn't catch his eye at all.

"Sir, Miss, please."

The waiter led the two of them to a window seat, brought over a candlestick, and lit the candles.

After setting the tableware, the waiter apologized to them: "Please wait a moment, the musician is on the way and will be here soon."

There was even a musician?

A romantic scene automatically appeared in their minds: a violinist standing by their side, playing the violin, with melodious music echoing in the air.