Chapter 1161 — Not a Single Bite Left

"Ga?!" An Liwen's eyes went wide, and he nearly choked with rage on the spot!

Was a man not even allowed to live anymore? Having his seafood snatched away was one thing, but now they meant to wipe him out entirely? Even the mutton skewers were to be taken?

"Oh, right, I forgot all about that! Well then, Jianwen-gege, let us hurry over and fetch them!" Shen Yushu smacked her forehead as if a sudden revelation had struck her.

"Well, of course that would be fine..." An Liwen gave Shen Yushu a smile that was uglier than a sob...

And so a peculiar scene unfolded along the shore.

Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, Tang Zhi, and Feng Xiaoxiao sat feasting together on a splendid barbecue, while An Liwen, Su Taizao, and Yang Ganglou stood off in the distance, watching them with envy, longing to weep yet unable to summon a single tear.

"Taizao, what have we got left to eat?" An Liwen asked with a bitter face.

"Everything I had is already gone. I wonder what Ganglou still has over there?" Su Taizao turned his gaze to Yang Ganglou.

"I did buy a few tins of canned beer at the supermarket, but there is no seafood left, and a man cannot drink beer all by itself, can he?" Yang Ganglou spread his hands and smiled wryly.

"Apart from the beer, is there nothing else at all?" Su Taizao asked.

"There are a few cups of instant noodles left..." Yang Ganglou said.

"Instant noodles will do. We shall make do and eat them! Is there not an electric kettle in the car? Boil some water and bring it over!" An Liwen thought to himself that having something was better than having nothing; the misery of an empty stomach was no small thing!

"But... there is no water, An-ge?" Yang Ganglou said weakly. "Instant noodles need plain water, and all we have here is beer. Surely we cannot soak the noodles in beer?"

"Is there not seawater? You fool, go fetch some seawater and boil it, and that will do fine! It will make a proper seafood noodle soup!" An Liwen jabbed a finger at the vast sea before them and raged, thinking to himself that Yang Ganglou truly was a fool. This great ocean lay right before his eyes, teeming with water, and still the man claimed there was none? What kind of eyes did he have?

"But seawater is salty..." Su Taizao asked, somewhat puzzled as well.

"Then put in less seasoning when you soak the noodles, and it will not be salty anymore!" An Liwen shot him a glare.

And so the three of them ate their "seafood noodles" and drank their beer, and found in it a rather distinctive flavor.

"An-ge, these noodles are really quite tasty. So fresh!" Su Taizao finished one cup and, not yet satisfied, soaked another.

"But of course. Have you not seen what sort of man I, An Liwen, am?" An Liwen said smugly.

Over on the other side, Wei Zhao and the others were eating with boundless delight, Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao in particular. The two of them ate with their mouths slick with grease, smacking their lips loudly, as if they were starving ghosts reborn into the world.

"Wei Zhao-langggong, try Xiaoxiao's abalone. It is absolutely top-notch!" Feng Xiaoxiao picked up an enormous abalone, dipped it in the sauce, and held it to Wei Zhao's lips.

"Uh... all right..." Wei Zhao opened his mouth, his thoughts drifting somewhat... Xiaoxiao's abalone? Mm... delicious...

Meanwhile, Shen Yushu was naturally not about to be outdone. In her heart she looked upon Feng Xiaoxiao with contempt. What the word "abalone" implied by extension, Shen Yushu understood perfectly well. It was often said on internet forums, after all... in the old days they called it abalone; nowadays they called it wood ear fungus...

So, whether Feng Xiaoxiao had meant it or not, Shen Yushu, as her number-one rival, began her counterattack. She picked up a cup of milk tea and handed it to Wei Zhao: "Arrow-brand-gege, you must be thirsty. Have a little of Xiaoshu's milk..."

"Hah?" Wei Zhao nearly lost his composure. Were these two doing it on purpose? Yes, it seemed they really were doing it on purpose...

Wei Zhao took the milk tea that Shen Yushu handed him and took a sip...

Watching Wei Zhao eat so heartily over there, An Liwen was even more green-eyed with envy.

"That's all our stuff, and Wei Zhao went and swiped it. That's going too far!" Su Taizao flung the instant-noodle cup in his hand aside and spoke indignantly.

"An-ge, are we going to get revenge?" Yang Ganglou asked cautiously.

"Revenge? Revenge for what? Wei Zhao is an expert of the Mystic Rank, and I'm not a fool. The three of us together wouldn't even be enough to warm him up!" An Liwen knew his situation well. This Wei Zhao was the sort who played the pig to eat the tiger, and he had been duped by him several times already, even losing a kidney to him.

"A head-on clash is naturally out of the question. How about we try some dirty tricks?" As Su Taizao's number-one strategist, Yang Ganglou was quite skilled at playing mind games.

"Dirty tricks? Are you any match for Shen Yushu and Feng Xiaoxiao?" An Liwen rolled his eyes. "I'm still aching in the balls right now!"

Yang Ganglou fell silent. Forcing their way wouldn't work, playing dirty wouldn't work either. If this wouldn't do and that wouldn't do, did they have no moves left at all?

Yang Ganglou had guessed right: An Liwen really had no moves left at the moment! Until new experts arrived, An Liwen truly had nothing to rely on. He did not want any conflict with Wei Zhao, only to win Gu Mengyao's favor through gentle, conciliatory means.

Around noon, more tourists began to appear by the seaside. Although this was not the safe swimming area of the seaside bathing beach, it was prized for its fine environment, and many people who came to the beach for barbecues would choose this spot for a self-drive barbecue.

Of course, most people would leave after barbecuing here, and very few would swim or spend the night. They would all go camp over at the seaside bathing beach, since few were as bold as Wei Zhao and unafraid of sharks.

"Coming to the seaside in a Q7 and a Land Cruiser just to eat instant noodles? Whose rich young masters are these? They must be here to put on airs, right?"

"I'd bet the cars are rented, eight to one odds."

"Not necessarily. Look how they're cooking noodles in seawater. Maybe they've got some special hobby? Maybe that's just their thing?"

"Or maybe they got robbed? All the good food they brought was taken, so they can only eat instant noodles?" The truth-teller had appeared, but at this moment no one believed him.

"Where around here would anyone rob you? How come we didn't get robbed?" someone immediately retorted.

Hearing the tourists discussing him, An Liwen's face turned ugly at once. He stood up with a scowl and looked at the crowd of onlookers: "What are you looking at? I just like eating instant noodles, so what? Noodles cooked in seawater, that's called seafood noodles. Ordinary people don't even get to eat it!"

At once, waves of snickering came from the crowd of onlookers, and An Liwen grew even angrier. But the law does not punish the many, and he could hardly go pick a fight with each one of them, could he? If the crowd turned on him all at once, he would be no match for them either!

At this thought, An Liwen could only swallow his anger and say, "Let's go! We're heading back!"

There was no point in staying here any longer. Gu Mengyao and the others would probably head back after eating too, since no one would camp here two nights in a row.

An Liwen had guessed correctly. Wei Zhao did indeed plan to head home after lunch. Today was already the second of May, and tomorrow was the last day of the holiday. After going back to rest and regroup, they would have to go to school the day after tomorrow.