Chapter 145 — My Awesome Bestie
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Fortunately, Shen Yushu's ability to improvise was first-rate. Ordinarily, running around with Gu Mengyao, she had honed her skill at spinning tall tales to the peak of perfection. "I said finger—my finger got banged, it hurts, understand?"
As she spoke, Shen Yushu solemnly raised her little finger and waggled it in the air.
"Oh..." The pack of wolves was deeply disappointed. So they had misunderstood; she had been calling for "finger," not "toilet paper."
The boys who had been hoping to brush Shen Yushu's little hand while handing over the tissue reluctantly put their tissues away.
Shen Yushu returned to the classroom and patted her chest. That was close—she had nearly lost face completely. Thank goodness her reactions were quick; otherwise her image would have been ruined.
"Xiaoshu, what's wrong? Why are you so pale? You're out of breath." Gu Mengyao looked at Shen Yushu with some puzzlement. "Don't tell me you got caught following him?"
"Oh, it's nothing," Shen Yushu said, thinking to herself that she absolutely could not tell Gu Mengyao about the embarrassing incident earlier—it was simply too humiliating. If she said anything, she would lose face entirely. She had never been so mortified in her life.
"So did you succeed in following him?" Gu Mengyao was a little curious.
"Mm-hmm, I did." Shen Yushu nodded. "It seems like he was going to give Tang Zhi something. Tang Zhi asked him for it, and he said he'd bring it to her next class."
"What was it?" Gu Mengyao asked.
"He hadn't given it to her yet—how would I know?" Shen Yushu shook her head.
"Then follow him again next class," Gu Mengyao said.
"What? Go again?" Shen Yushu was curious, but Wei Zhao had already spotted her earlier, and she had suffered a terrible humiliation. She really did not want to go again in a little while.
"Of course. Didn't you want to follow him?" Gu Mengyao looked at Shen Yushu's rather hesitant expression with some confusion.
"Uh... I nearly got caught earlier. Next time, you should go..." Shen Yushu stammered.
"Don't tell me you've already been caught?" How well did Gu Mengyao know Shen Yushu? Just from her expression, she could guess roughly what had happened.
"Uh... yeah..." Shen Yushu could only nod and admit it.
"You..." Gu Mengyao shook her head. "I told you—with his skills, how could he possibly not notice? Now look what happened. He's definitely going to think I sent you again."
"He won't..." Shen Yushu shook her head. "After I was caught, I made a point of stating right away that it wasn't Sister Yaoyao who sent me this time."
Gu Mengyao wanted to beat this silly girl to death... But then she thought it over: Wei Zhao might not believe Shen Yushu's words anyway, so she let it go.
"Sister Yaoyao, are you relieved now? Happy now? I didn't sell you out," Shen Yushu said smugly.
Gu Mengyao was speechless. Having a live-wire best friend like this was a blessing—and also a tragedy...
When you're sad, she can make you happy. When you're happy, she can make you sad. When you're glad, she can make you angry. When you're angry, she can make you even angrier—until in the end you're so angry you laugh.
Back in the classroom, Wei Zhao found a sheet of scratch paper and began writing out recipes. Actually, these kinds of "Orleans barbecue seasoning," "honey barbecue seasoning," and "black pepper barbecue seasoning" had no real technical complexity. When Wei Zhao was at home, he often made them himself.
Express delivery was inconvenient in the little village—you had to go into town even to pick up a package—so if Wei Zhao could do it himself, he tried as much as possible not to shop online. Using local ingredients was convenient too.
In one go, he wrote out several recipes, then folded up the scratch paper, preparing to bring it to Tang Zhi after class.