Reborn in 2000: Reuniting with the School Belle

Chapter 32.1

There was a night market street near the rolling mill workers’ quarters, the favorite place of the Rolling Mill’s people at night.

One could enjoy skewers, drink alcohol, have sweet soup, fried skewers, clay pot porridge, and a dazzling array of delicious foods, too numerous to count.

The night market street became popular because of the night market lights on West Lake Road, leading to the emergence of such streets near residential areas in various parts of the city.

The night market street was not far from the workers’ residential area, a ten-minute walk away, and even less by bike.

Yi Feng took Gu Muxi to the beginning of the night market street and parked the bike along the street.

“Ah, it doesn’t seem as lively as before.” Gu Muxi looked around the night market street in surprise.

The entrance was flanked by stalls selling clothes, underwear, and socks, followed by various snack stalls. The number of stalls was the same, but there were fewer customers on the street.

It was still Saturday night, and previously, the place would have been crowded with employees from the steel mill, but now the crowd was about half of what it used to be.

Although there were still quite a few people, it was much less crowded compared to before.

“Gu Muxi, what do you want to buy?” Yi Feng asked with a smile.

“How about… we look at underwear? I don’t know if they’ll have your size.”

Gu Muxi glared at him, “Scram!”

“I want to drink sweet soup!”

Yi Feng nodded, “Then let’s go, Miss Gu.”

The two walked side by side into the night market. Gu Muxi, who naturally loved shopping, looked around curiously.

Although she had said she didn’t want to look at underwear, she still stopped in front of an underwear stall and started picking.

“What color do you want, girl? What style? Do you want lace?” The stall owner, a middle-aged woman, greeted her warmly.

“I’ll just look around first, there’s so much to choose from, it’s making my head spin.” Gu Muxi said while picking.

The middle-aged woman chuckled and said, “Then ask your boyfriend for his opinion, pick one he likes, after all, it’s for him to see.”

Gu Muxi was taken aback, “Ah? Boyfriend?”

“Yes, ask your boyfriend’s opinion, right, young man?” the middle-aged woman joked.

Yi Feng almost laughed out loud.

Madam, you have good eyes!

Even you think we make a good match, right?

Hahaha——!

Gu Muxi’s cheeks instantly turned red, and she quickly explained, “Madam, he, he’s not my boyfriend!”

The stall owner was stunned, disbelieving, “Not your boyfriend, and he’s accompanying you to buy underwear?”

“Cough cough, really not!” Gu Muxi argued with a red face and a hint of shyness in her eyes.

“Oh, is that so… I thought you two were a couple, sorry about that.” The stall owner laughed heartily.

Gu Muxi chose two beige lace-trimmed styles and asked, “Madam, how much for these two?”

“They’re 15 yuan each.” The stall owner replied.

“Ah? That’s expensive, I’ll look around some more.” Gu Muxi seemed interested but reluctant to spend the money.

Yi Feng held her back, smiling, “If you like it, just buy it. I’ll treat you tonight.”

“Madam, please pack these two up!”

The stall owner smiled brightly, “Hehe, thanks for your patronage! Look, young lady, this young man is really nice!”

As she spoke, she quickly packed the underwear.

“Uh… hehe.” Gu Muxi forced a smile.

Yi Feng paid and handed the bag to Gu Muxi, “Here, for you.”

“Thanks!” Gu Muxi accepted happily.

“What’s the cup size? Did you buy it too big?” Yi Feng asked curiously.

Gu Muxi pinched his cheek, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!”

Laughing and playing, the two left the stall. The stall owner smiled knowingly, “These two kids still say they’re not a couple?”

“Being young is great!”

After buying the underwear, they went to a fried skewer stall and each bought a beef skewer.

The fried skewers were made of fresh meat, tender and juicy, with a hint of black pepper sauce, tasting somewhat like steak.

Yi Feng devoured his skewer with relish.

Gu Muxi ate in a more ladylike manner, taking small bites.

Yi Feng finished first, took a paper towel from the stall to wipe his mouth, and then noticed that Gu Muxi had black pepper sauce smeared around her mouth, looking like she had grown a mustache.

“Look at you, eating so slowly and making a mess.” Yi Feng took a paper towel and carefully wiped her mouth.

Gu Muxi froze, standing still.

She stared at him with wide, watery eyes, touched by his careful attention, her heart fluttering.

At that moment, she thought Yi Feng looked somewhat handsome…

She felt the warmth of Yi Feng’s fingers as they brushed her lips, the accidental touches sending sparks of electricity through her.

This… this feeling was truly wonderful.

“All done, be careful next time, don’t end up looking like a calico cat, haha!” Yi Feng joked.

“Oh——”

Gu Muxi responded, her cheeks warm, not wanting Yi Feng to see her flustered state.

They moved from the head of the street to the end, stopping at a sweet soup stall with an empty table and two plastic chairs nearby.

“What do you want to drink?” Yi Feng asked.

“Um… I’ll have ginger milk!”

“Then I’ll have coconut sago dessert. Remember, you’re not allowed to steal mine, at most you can have two sips.” Yi Feng said with a smile.

Gu Muxi stuck out her pink tongue. In the past, she would eat her own sweet soup and also steal Yi Feng’s.

“Uncle Lin, one ginger milk, one coconut sago dessert, and also a fried potato snack!” Yi Feng called to the shop owner.

“Okay, got it, just wait a moment.” The shop owner, a middle-aged man, responded with a smile.

This sweet soup shop had been here for over a decade, and Yi Feng and Gu Muxi had frequented it dozens of times.

The shop owner was nicknamed Old Lin, and the shop was called Old Lin’s Sweet Soup Shop.

After a while, Old Lin brought out the sweet soup and fried potatoes.

“Ah, it’s you guys, I rarely see you at night these days.” Old Lin greeted them cheerfully.

“We’re preparing for the college entrance exams, so we’ve had a lot of homework recently, we can only come out on weekends.” Gu Muxi replied.

“Is that so, well, you should focus on your exams, don’t spend all your time dating, study hard!” Old Lin joked as he placed the sweet soup on the table.

“Ah?” Gu Muxi was taken aback.

Old Lin stood up, laughing, “Hey, I’m just joking. Bringing your girlfriend out for sweet soup at night, young man, you’re quite romantic.”

“Hehe, just average.” Yi Feng happily accepted the boyfriend title.

“You!”

Gu Muxi blushed and glared at him.

She was about to explain to the owner, but he had already turned and left.

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