In a hot pot restaurant in the food street, Su Mu and his people were sitting around a hot pot table, listening to Gu Xiaobei explain the skills of dipping hot pot endlessly.

Gu Xiaobei picked up a piece of raw meat, and directly instructed him by word and deed: "There are three major skills in shabu-shabu, which are shabu-shabu, throwing, and dipping. Shabu-shabu is to put the meat slices in the hot pot and cook them with boiling water, and eat them to ensure that the water is empty, so that the meat is fresh and tender. ”

"When the meat is done, take it out of the pot, you must not forget to shake it gently, and throw the bright water hanging on the meat back into the pot, otherwise it will fall into it when dipping the condiment, and the condiment will become weaker and weaker, and the taste will be greatly reduced, and it will be diluted by the water hanging on the meat."

"In the end, it's a dip. Hot meat and cold condiments are the highest level of shabu-shabu. Do not soak the meat in the cooking bowl and then mix the chopsticks. In that case, the meat and condiments are not flavorful. ”

Gu Xiaobei said, put the sliced meat into his mouth and chewed it, his face showed a look of intoxication and satisfaction, and everyone admired it from the bottom of their hearts.

After Gu Xiaobei finished eating the meat slices, he continued to explain to them: "There are three most suitable drinks for shabu shabu. The first is sour plum soup: sour plum soup is rich in organic acids, which help to absorb calcium and phosphorus in the meat, and can relieve oiliness and reduce the burden on the stomach. The second is yogurt: yogurt has a relatively low sugar content, and it can hang a protective film on the stomach to reduce the irritation of the gastric mucosa by hot pot food. The third is alcohol: when eating hot pot, it is best to drink some liquor or wine, which can play a role in sterilization and defatigation, and is most suitable for eating mutton shabu. ”

As soon as Gu Xiaobei finished speaking, everyone clapped their hands collectively and gave him a warm applause. Xu Mubai praised sincerely: "Brother Gu is really tall! Even after eating hot pot, you can learn so much. ”

Gu Xiaobei hurriedly said modestly: "Where, where!" Brother Xu has won the award, but I have always been more greedy, so I just read some more books. ”

"Haha!" As soon as the words fell, everyone collectively laughed.

After laughing, Su Mu took a sip of his drink and quipped: "Xiaobei! Since you think that shabu-shabu should be served with sour plum soup, yogurt, and beer, why do you still drink Wang Laoji and Jia Duobao like us? ”

Gu Xiaobei added a little side dish to the hot pot, and said with a smile while shabu-shabu: "You don't understand, I call it following the local customs." ”

When Chen Yifan heard this, he retorted: "Senior! You don't call this to follow the local customs. It's rhetoric and rhetoric. ”

Liu Xiaoqian said: "No! He was like a river of mouths, and he sat and talked about it. ”

Su Mu immediately shook his head and said, "You guys don't describe it properly. Xiaobei, this is called opening the river and not doing what he says. ”

"Haha!" Before the words fell, everyone laughed and laughed. The atmosphere in front of the hot pot table suddenly became hot. Everyone is staggered, talking about everything, and there is no sense of rustiness when they entered the store before.

After eating for a while, Gu Xiaobei suddenly took the cup, stood up and said, "Come on, come on!" I wish us a successful end to this trip to the provincial capital, cheers! ”

Everyone collectively stood up and clinked glasses and said, "Cheers!" ”

For a while, the sound of "ping pong" on the hot pot table was endless.

Gu Xiaobei is indeed a friend worth dating. He is not only righteous and good-hearted, but also kind and humorous, and every time he says something, it makes people feel like a spring breeze.

This hot pot meal took nearly an hour to end. And at this moment, there is less than half an hour before the afternoon round. After everyone hurriedly paid the bill, they rushed to the game site collectively.

When he walked to the door of the competition hall, Gu Xiaobei stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Xu! Come on! I wish you all the best of luck! ”

Xu Mubai shook his hand and said happily: "Thank you!" Everyone and each other! Each other! With that, everyone smiled and walked into the competition hall together.

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After that game in the morning, Su Mu and they played exceptionally consistently this time. With the stable input of Chen Yifan's humanoid computer, coupled with Su Mu's strength that is not inferior to anyone else, their team finally successfully entered tomorrow's rematch.

When leaving, Chen Yifan leaned over and asked, "Senior!" Where are we going to play tonight? ”

As soon as Xu Mubai saw his eager expression, he had a headache. He hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "Su Mu!" Liu Xiaoqian! Where do you want to go tonight? ”

Su Mu immediately shook his head and said, "I'm sorry!" I promised Xiao Zuo to help him send a thing to Tong Zhenzhen, so I may not be able to go tonight. ”

When Chen Yifan next to him heard this, he immediately spoke: "Senior Su Mu is planning to go to that provincial key high school that is famous all over the country?" I would also like to visit it. ”

When Su Mu heard this, he stumbled and almost fainted. He coughed lightly and said with a straight face: "Yifan! What does your brain think! If you don't go to so many fun places in the provincial capital, why do you want to go with me to the provincial key high school where birds don't? ”

Chen Yifan was suddenly extremely aggrieved, and he begged bitterly: "Senior! Take me with you! Provincial key high school has always been my dream when I was in junior high school, and if I don't look at it, I will never be blind in my life. ”

Su Mu was so shocked that he glared at him and said, "No! So serious? ”

At this time, Mr. Li also came over and interjected: "Su Mu! Take him with you! It just so happened that one of my classmates was also teaching there, so I stopped by to talk to him. ”

No way! Why did you come over and make trouble for me, Mr. Li! Can't you just let me be quiet? In this way, Su Mu reluctantly accepted this reality and went to the provincial key high school with Chen Yifan and Teacher Li.

Xu Mubai and Liu Xiaoqian discussed for a while and decided to go to the Boya International Library, because the books there are very comprehensive. It's rare to come to the provincial capital, and if you don't go shopping, wouldn't it be a trip in vain.

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When Xu Mubai and Liu Xiaoqian arrived at the Boya International Library, it was already half past five in the afternoon. The sky was dyed a blood-red color by the setting sun. The peach-colored clouds were reflected on the surface of the river next to the library building, and the entire river seemed to be on fire, and it was red.

When Xu Mubai and Liu Xiaoqian walked into the library, they liked the atmosphere and environment at a glance. Bright light, spacious halls, oily mahogany bookshelves, moderately tall desks, and a large expanse of readers quietly flipping through the pages...... Every corner is like a well-designed design, which can make people calm down instantly.

Xu Mubai pushed Liu Xiaoqian and walked slowly in the library of Nuo University. The rare sense of tranquility is like walking through a winding path of time. The changes of wind and clouds along the way, the alternation of the four seasons, are all scenery left on this trail and disappear in an instant.

When passing by a row of bookshelves full of world-famous books, Xu Mubai and Liu Xiaoqian stretched out their hands almost at the same time and placed them on a book called "Orphans of the Fog". The touch between the hands is like an electric current that reaches the atrium, and then rushes directly to the brain, blasting into thunder.

The time in the air seemed to have stopped, so quiet that it could be heard. The two of them have their big hands covered in their small hands, maintaining the posture of taking the book, and the picture looks so harmonious, as if time has been frozen.

After a long time, Xu Mubai withdrew his hand and said embarrassedly: "Liu Xiaoqian! Turns out you also like Charles. Dickens's "Orphan of the Fog"! What a coincidence! I've been reading this book lately. ”

When Liu Xiaoqian heard this, she instantly sobered up. She withdrew her hand, and her cheeks instantly flushed. The shy and astringent appearance is more beautiful and moving than the sunset outside the window.

Liu Xiaoqian was stunned for a while before she reacted and said, "It turns out that you are also reading this book!" What a coincidence. That's right! I've only seen a third of it, how much have you watched? ”

Xu Mubai smiled and said, "I'm a little better than you, I've seen half of it." Actually, I also returned his "A Tale of Two Cities", "David. Copperfieldo. ”

"Really!" When Liu Xiaoqian heard this, her eyes lit up. As if she had found a soulmate, she said happily, "I also like his two books." In addition to his works, I also like Victor Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris, Les Misérables, Balzac's Disillusionment, Eugenie. Grand Terrace ......"

Xu Mubai was surprised when he heard this: "No! These books you mentioned are my favorites! I also liked Gorky's "Childhood" and "Mother", Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea", Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye", ......"

Liu Xiaoqian listened to him talk endlessly, and her eyes became brighter and brighter the more she listened. She occasionally expressed her opinions and opinions, and Xu Mubai applauded again and again.

As the topic unfolds, from literature to history, from history to music...... The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became, and the more they chatted, the more tacit they became. At the end of the conversation, both of them invariably had the illusion of hating each other.

Perhaps it was the sound of their conversation that seriously affected other people's reading. The readers of the entire hall turned their heads and stared at them with unkind expressions. It's just that they talked so engrossively that it wasn't until the old man in charge of the library came over and coughed a few times to signal them to be quiet, and the two stopped talking with an embarrassed expression.

Xu Mubai scratched his head and proposed, "Liu Xiaoqian! This place is not suitable for chatting, why don't we change places and have a long talk? ”

Liu Xiaoqian blinked her big eyes and looked at him seriously for a few seconds before responding: "Okay!" Then let's go to the café! It's definitely a great place to chat. However, all the refreshments have to be paid for by you. ”

“OK！ No problem! Xu Mubai nodded and agreed very happily. As a result, these two unpopular characters, under the disgusted gaze of countless readers, finally walked out of the library slowly.

"Alas! It's finally quiet! The moment their figures disappeared at the door, all the people in the library collectively let out a long breath......