Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 404 - 255: Could You Be Hiding a Man at Home? (Part 3)
It was only when Liu Xining brought the package home and carefully opened it, that she discovered it contained a total of four boxes of pastries.
"This, isn’t this a bit too much?"
Liu Xining looked at the four boxes of peach blossom pastries, tempted to eat but also conflicted.
As a girl, she naturally also loved sweets, but unlike Xie Siqi, Liu Xining had an easy-to-gain-weight body type. Once she ate too many sweets, she could easily gain weight.
Just like some time ago, when she stayed near Jiang University with Pan Jingchen for a while, eating at Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall every day, in just half a month, she had gained seven or eight pounds, even her face had become rounder.
After returning to Shanghai this time, Liu Xining had worked hard at the gym for so long to finally bring her weight back down, so naturally, she didn’t dare to eat and drink carelessly anymore.
Especially sweets, which are a big "culprit" of gaining weight, even more so can’t be eaten too much!
So, when Liu Xining saw that Jiang Yu had sent her four boxes of peach blossom pastries, she was both happy and troubled.
She was happy, of course, because Junior Brother Xiaojiang still remembered her and would send her delicious things he made.
The trouble was that these pastries were made by Junior Brother Xiaojiang, and she worried that once she took a bite, she wouldn’t be able to stop, and would end up overeating.
Overeating wasn’t actually scary; what’s scary is that after overeating, she might inadvertently discover that she’d gotten fatter, and that would be truly troublesome.
While Liu Xining was struggling, a few friends from the circle happened to visit. She wasn’t the kind of girl who kept things to herself, and she was happy to share good things.
Therefore, before the friends came over, not only did she prepare fruits, nuts, pastries, and other treats as she used to, but she also took out the peach blossom pastries sent by Jiang Yu.
After she and her assistant got everything ready to entertain the friends, the doorbell of the house went "ding-dong ding-dong."
When Liu Xining heard the doorbell, she didn’t let the assistant open it; she ran over herself to open the door and welcomed her good friends in.
After leading everyone to sit down in the spacious living room, Liu Xining busied herself with brewing tea and coffee for everyone.
At this moment, a long-haired woman slightly older than Liu Xining watched her for a moment and said with a radiant smile:
"Ah Ning, we haven’t seen each other for half a year, you’re becoming more and more beautiful, how do you maintain it? Share some of your secrets with your sister!"
"Maintenance? I’d love to maintain, but I need to have the time for it!"
Liu Xining handed a freshly brewed cup of coffee to her, shaking her head with a wry smile and said,
"I’ve been busy with appearances lately, running around all the time. Today just happened to be a bit free, staying at home to rest."
A young girl with ear-length short hair, sitting on the other side, couldn’t help but jokingly said:
"Xining is naturally beautiful beyond saving, who needs to maintain?"
Upon hearing this, the others couldn’t help but smile knowingly and chimed in one after another:
"That’s so true, the good skin of southern girls is for a reason. The southern climate is humid and has enough moisture, so the skin stays supple!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"Yeah, yeah, unlike us in the North, where the air is dry with big winds and sand, the moisture in the skin gets lost easily. Without moisture, how could the skin stay good?"
"Since coming to the South, I feel my skin has gotten better than before, though, it’s no match for Xining of course."
"I think, while the region plays an important role, the condition of the skin largely depends on proper maintenance. Without taking care of it, the best base can get ruined."
"Exactly, exactly, that’s so true..."
"..."
A group of women, especially female entertainers who value their appearance so much, couldn’t possibly not be interested in the topic of skincare.
So, when this topic came up, everyone started chatting enthusiastically.
After chatting for a while, seeing that everyone was a bit tired, Liu Xining as the host began to cheerfully invite:
"Everyone, don’t just chat, these treats on the table were prepared specially for everyone, don’t be shy, take whatever you want to eat."
"Ah Ning, your afternoon tea snacks are quite abundant, aren’t they?"
The long-haired woman casually picked up a piece of milk pastry roll, took a bite, and said with a cheerful smile,
"Look at this crowded table of various snacks and fruits, I don’t even know which one to start with."
"I really envy you guys, being able to eat sweets."
The short-haired girl glanced around at everyone, sighed, and said with a face of grievance,
"My damn easy-to-gain-weight body, eating sweets makes me gain weight, yet I love sweets, it really vexes me!
I’ll just have an apple then."
"Why don’t you try this?"
Liu Xining picked up a peach blossom pastry and handed it over, smiling and said,
"This is a stuffed peach blossom pastry, filled with peach blossom sauce made from fresh peach blossoms, it’s fragrant and crispy, unbelievably delicious."
"Unbelievably delicious? It’s just a peach blossom pastry, no matter how good it is, how good can it get?"
Another girl with hair highlighted in gold couldn’t help but cover her mouth and snicker,
"Sister Anning, are you worried the sweets at home won’t get finished, so you’re saying this on purpose?"
