Xiao Liyu sat in the back seat, kicking her little legs.
A gentle breeze blew in from the window, lifting her hair, playfully curling it, and then letting it fly away.
Liu Nanfeng drove very slowly, making even Xiao Liyu a little impatient.
"Big Brother, can you go a little faster? I'll eat less at noon, so don't worry too much."
Good heavens, she thought Liu Nanfeng was worried about her eating too much at noon.
"Alright, just wait a moment, and haven't you noticed how beautiful the scenery outside the car is?" Liu Nanfeng said with a hint of amusement.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Liyu was quickly captivated by the scenery outside. Just then, several flies flew in through the window.
"Wow, smelly flies, go away."
Xiao Liyu waved her little hands; she detested flies the most.
However, the flies did not linger on Xiao Liyu but instead landed on Liu Nanfeng's shoulder. Xiao Liyu reached out to swat them away for him but was stopped by Liu Nanfeng.
"You sit still and don't move, they'll fly away soon."
Indeed, they flew away quickly. While they were speaking, the flies had already exited the car window.
Then, Liu Nanfeng stepped on the accelerator, increasing the car's speed.
The wind howled in from the car windows, and Xiao Liyu's hair whipped around wildly in the air.
"Ah..." she opened her mouth, facing the wind.
Liu Nanfeng glanced at her in the rearview mirror and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm drinking the wind," Xiao Liyu replied.
Liu Nanfeng really wanted to tell her to be careful of a stomachache, but then he thought, she wasn't an ordinary child. If she got a stomachache from this, it would be truly unreasonable.
However, Liu Nanfeng quietly rolled up the car window.
"Alas... so stingy, you won't even let me drink more wind," Xiao Liyu pouted, her little nose wrinkled in helplessness.
Liu Nanfeng: ...
"Who's stingy? I'm afraid you'll be too full to eat later," Liu Nanfeng said.
"Oh my, what you said makes sense!" Xiao Liyu's eyes lit up. Not only did she not think Liu Nanfeng was spouting nonsense, but she also very much agreed with him.
Alright, faced with such a child, what else could Liu Nanfeng do?
Liu Nanfeng knew of a good buffet restaurant nearby. It was a bit pricey, costing nearly three hundred yuan per person, with half price for children. It advertised itself as a seafood buffet.
Liu Nanfeng decided to give the owner a lesson today, along with Xiao Liyu.
Upon arriving at the seafood buffet restaurant, they found that despite the high price, there were quite a few people.
Liu Nanfeng led Xiao Liyu, and they had to wait for two tables before it was their turn.
Xiao Liyu, on the other hand, couldn't wait any longer and was already looking around with curiosity as soon as they entered.
She saw an array of food and was already swallowing her saliva.
"Is all this for Little Fish to eat?" Xiao Liyu asked.
"Of course, you can eat as much as you want."
"I want to have a big meal," Xiao Liyu said, patting her little belly.
"Alright, but you have to control your strength. Don't break the plates or forks or anything, or the owner will make us pay," Liu Nanfeng advised.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Liyu immediately became cautious.
Led by a waiter, they first found a seat.
Then, Liu Nanfeng began to take Xiao Liyu to get food.
Steak, kebabs, chicken wings, salmon, and more – Liu Nanfeng piled the plates high before returning with Xiao Liyu.
So much so that a waiter came over to remind them that they would be fined if they didn't finish their food.
"They really underestimate me," Xiao Liyu said indignantly, hands on her hips, after the waiter left.
"Alright, let's eat quickly."
Liu Nanfeng took two servings of everything. Xiao Liyu's appetite was now no less than Liu Nanfeng's.
So, the two of them buried their heads in eating.
And then—
"Sir, we're truly sorry, it's not that we're stopping you from eating more, but rather we're concerned about your health. Such gluttony is not good. If anything happens, we can't bear the responsibility, and the child is still so young..."
The restaurant manager was on the verge of tears. At first, they hadn't paid much attention. After all, the tables were large, and the plates were quickly cleared by the waiters.
But gradually, they began to notice something was amiss. The one adult and one child took huge piles of food every time, which was too eye-catching. Once or twice was fine, but after seven or eight times...
The restaurant manager and a waiter stood by, staring at them, making Liu Nanfeng uncomfortable while eating. Xiao Liyu, however, didn't seem to mind at all; in fact, she ate even more than Liu Nanfeng.
"You're saying all that, but aren't you just complaining that we're eating too much?" Liu Nanfeng said with some helplessness.
"No, absolutely not. We're running a buffet; how could we be afraid of guests eating too much?"
The manager would never admit to this. Moreover, these two had already drawn the attention of those around them. If word got out, it would be bad for their restaurant's reputation.
"Alright, then we'll come back tonight," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
Manager: ...
"Brother, show some mercy, I'm just an employee," the manager immediately surrendered.
"How about I refund your money, what do you say..." the manager said with a苦脸.
"Enough, we are here to consume. Paying you and eating your food is only natural."
Liu Nanfeng waved his hand, stood up, and then said to Xiao Liyu, "Let's go."
Xiao Liyu's eyes widened. Looking up with her little face smeared with oil, she asked in surprise, "Not eating anymore?"
"Mm, not eating anymore."
"Why? I'm not full yet," Xiao Liyu said, patting her little belly.
The manager nearby looked at her in astonishment, completely unable to comprehend where all that food had gone.
"Because we ate too much," Liu Nanfeng replied.
As he spoke, he took out a nearby tissue and wiped Xiao Liyu's oily little mouth.
"Xiao Wu, get a pack of wet wipes," the manager said to a nearby waiter with keen observation.
The waiter immediately handed over a pack of wet wipes.
Liu Nanfeng didn't stand on ceremony either. He took them and wiped Xiao Liyu's entire little face before picking her up to leave.
"Xiao Wu, go to the kitchen and get some fruit, and bring a watermelon too," the manager hurriedly said to Xiao Wu again.
Then, he turned to Liu Nanfeng and said with a smile, "The child ate so much meat at noon, having some fruit will help cleanse the palate."
This manager was truly a clever person. With this gesture, Liu Nanfeng found it rather awkward to return again.
"Then thank you very much," Liu Nanfeng said, not being polite.
The manager led a large watermelon and a big bag of fruit, very solicitously seeing them to the car.
When he saw Liu Nanfeng's Lincoln Navigator, he knew this was a person who wasn't short on money and wasn't specifically here to cause trouble.
"Alright, thank you," after the manager put down the fruit, Liu Nanfeng didn't say any more to him and drove away with Xiao Liyu.
Along the way, Xiao Liyu was still upset.
"How could they do this?"
"So stingy, really stingy..."
Seeing her little face puffed up like a small bun, Liu Nanfeng said with some amusement, "Alright, don't be angry. I'll take you to eat something else."
"Wow, Big Brother, you're so good, you're so great."
Xiao Liyu, who had been pouting moments ago, became happy again, chirping with delight.