"Chyou, have you eaten the world famous udon noodles here? What about sushi?"
"What about pizza?"
"You definitely tried the paella right?"
"We can find delicious croissants there!"
Liu Hai was in a world of his own as he listed out different food items to try in the fairyland of the food court they were at.
Yating tried to explain. "Grandpa. We already had dinner-"
"These udon noodles are yummmm!" Chyou burst out in pure joy.
"Isn't your stomach already full?"
Liu Hai smacked him. "Don't you know the golden rule that there is always some room for udon noodles in the stomach?"
"For how many dishes is that golden rule applicable, Grandpa?"
"Pretty much all dishes!" He harrumphed.
"You will make her sick!"
"Food never makes anybody sick!"
"Don't compare everybody's stomachs to yours!" He breathlessly uttered with annoyance.
"Aish, don't fight," Chyou said with her mouth full and her cheeks ballooning with food inside. "Don't worry, Yating. I will be fine. My stomach is strong!"
Liu Hai nodded with appreciation and so they started yet another journey towards other restros. "Yes, let's charter into the uncharted territories, my brave soldier!"
"Aye, aye!"
Yating could hardly maintain his patience anymore seeing how Liu Hai was hogging all of Chyou's attention and time.
This was supposed to be a date, not a food picnic!
My date...my date...
With a blackened expression, he stepped aside and with a heavy heart, he dialed a number of a person he didn't want to.
An equally annoyed voice picked the call from the other end. "Gu Yating, why are you calling me? I don't think we have common topics to talk about. Why doesn't anybody let me be at peace!"
Jun bitterly lashed out at Yating for being disturbed in his makeout time with Ai. It bothered him even more precisely because it was Yating.
Yating angrily laughed. "Take. Your. Grandpa. Away!"
"Huh? What Grandpa?"
"Your Grandpa! Mr. Liu Hai! Take him away from here!"
"From where?"
"Ai..."
Yating cried tears of relief. "Finally somebody understands me."
"We are not going anywhere-" Jun exclaimed with his frustrated voice but was cut off.
"Yes, we are. It's your fault you didn't talk to Grandpa so it shouldn't be Yating suffering on his date."
You are the best Ai! He sobbed.
"We are coming, Yating. Text us the address."
They hung up and Yating breathed a sigh of relief.
I think my date could still be salvaged!
—
By the time thirty minutes went by, Yating looked like a deflated balloon who could only feel jealous and envious of Liu Hai laughing and enjoying with Chyou when it should have been him in the first place.
Ah curse the Liu family!
"Hohoho! My favorite red bean soup!"
And they are still eating!
Liu Hai chirped. "This is so tasty!"
Chyou nodded hard. "Yes!"
"What is so tasty, Hai?"
A cold and stern shadow dangerously loomed behind his chair and the culprit immediately stiffened. He swallowed a gulp and looked back robotically.
"...Chunhua?"
Chyou beamed. "Grandma! Oh and Jun and Ai too! Seems like a whole party, hoho!"
Yating's gaze darkened.
A party in which nobody invited them to!
Chyou and Ai twirled as usual while Jun and Yating shared lightning sparks of frustration.
"It's only Ai who can knock some sense into you, doesn't it?" Yating sneered.
"Don't imply my uselessness when you are unable to even save your own date," Jun jeered back.
Liu Chunhua folded her arms and as she looked at the bowl of red bean soup in his hands, her brow twitched hard.
"I so want to divorce you, Liu Hai!"
Liu Hai gasped with the bowl trembling in his hand. He stared at Yating and Chyou and cried. "See? Didn't I tell you about that old doctor's evil plot to snatch my wife? It's happening just like that! Now do you believe me!?"
Yating and Jun - "..."