I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 864 - 371: Stir-Fried and Roasted Lamb! Never Say to a Man, "Mutty, Can You Do It or Not?
"Not really, when I’m by myself, it’s usually just a bowl of noodles and a small dish. But if I’m with a few good friends, each person picks a dish, and we grab a beer, and for the main course, it’s either rice or fried noodles, no hand-pulled noodles."
He briefly introduced the dishes at the restaurant, then asked:
"Are you free the day after tomorrow?"
Qi Panpan asked:
"What’s up, anything happening?"
"A friend is hosting a birthday party at Lin Ji the day after tomorrow. It’s the boss behind the big streamer Wu Kexin, and also Lin’s boss’s sister-in-law, she’s also a friend of ours. I... I want to take you with me."
By then, anyone in a relationship would definitely bring their partner along.
Li Qiang also wanted to take his sweetheart to meet everyone.
"You’re all friends? How did you meet?"
"We met over food, of course. Not just this President Chen, but also Yue Liyue from the gaming section, who’s quite popular, and Panda, Wu Kexin’s boyfriend. We’re all good friends we met at Lin Ji."
After saying this, Li Qiang grabbed his phone, opened the [Lin Ji’s Food VIP Customer Group] on WeChat, and showed it to Qi Panpan:
"Look, these online celebrities and stuff, they’re all members of our group... Should I add you to it? You can get to know everyone."
"This... isn’t it inappropriate?"
As Qi Panpan hesitated, the quirky Lanlan said:
"Sister Panpan, quickly let Brother-in-law add you to the group. Our company is planning to cooperate with Wu Kexin. But we need to wait in line, it’s been forever, and we couldn’t get a meeting. Sister Panpan, help us out."
"Why are you so proactive about the company’s affairs? What’s in it for you if you secure the deal?"
"A ten thousand yuan bonus."
"Quick, add me to the group. If it helps, remember to treat me to a meal with the ten thousand. How about that, Lanlan?"
"Sure, sure, absolutely."
Qi Panpan has a typical worker mentality. If it’s helping the company for free, then sorry, that’s a favor I can’t do.
But if there’s a ten thousand yuan bonus, what are you waiting for? Act quickly!
The VIP group’s admin is Shen Baobao. When Brother Qiang invited a user named [Qi Family’s Female General Xiao Panpan] into the group, she immediately tagged everyone:
"Looks like Sister Qiang is about to join the group, get ready to celebrate."
With that, she clicked agree.
And then Qi Panpan joined the group.
"Welcome, Sister Qiang!"
"Welcome, Sister Qiang!"
"Welcome, Sister Qiang!"
"..."
The people in the group were very enthusiastic, and Qi Panpan responded to everyone’s greetings.
"Newcomer rule number one, upload a kissing photo with your boyfriend, or you’ll be muted for 24 hours!"
Zeng Xiaoqi saw that Li Qiang actually pulled Manager Qi into the group and immediately started making trouble.
Qi Panpan glared at Li Qiang:
"Was this your idea?"
"No... no, I... they’re just joking."
Li Qiang didn’t expect Director Zeng to come up with something like this; there are several couples in the group, and no one’s uploaded kissing photos.
However, just then, the boss lady Shen Jiayue uploaded a kissing photo with Lin Xu.
President Chen uploaded a selfie kissing Ren Jie’s cheek.
Panda followed suit, uploading a photo kissing Wu Kexin’s cheek.
Although Zeng Xiaoqi didn’t have a partner, she uploaded two photos in one go, one kissing Shu Yun, and the other kissing Dou Wenjing, blatantly two-timing.
In the shop, everyone holding their phones looked expectant:
"The atmosphere’s been built up to this point, Sister Qiang not kissing wouldn’t be right."
"People with such strong presence love face; they’ll definitely follow up."
"With this much help, will Brother Qiang be moved to tears?"
"He might be getting scolded by his Manager Qi right now."
"Brother Qiang wouldn’t mind."
In the rental room, Qi Panpan squinted at Li Qiang:
"They’re quite obliging, aren’t they?"
"Cough... they’re just messing around, I..."
Just as Brother Qiang was about to explain himself, Qi Panpan suddenly leaned over and gave him a peck on the cheek, not forgetting to snap a selfie while doing so.
Li Qiang: "..."
Does happiness come this quickly?
Matters of the heart truly need reliable assists.
Once the photo was uploaded, the entire group went into an uproar.
Li Qiang looked at the photo and mumbled in a low voice:
"This photo seems a bit blurry... oof, stop pinching, stop pinching."
He dared not mention the photo again but asked:
"Where’s your computer case? I’ll clean the dust for you."
Originally planning to leave, but with such a helpful assist from the group, naturally, he had to make good use of it.
Qi Panpan pointed to her room:
"The computer’s in my room, the case is quite dusty, but it’s hard to clean inside the house. It needs to be taken to the rooftop and blasted with a wireless hairdryer."
"No problem!"
Li Qiang followed her inside, the room smelled of pleasant perfume.
The room’s layout was simple, with a 1.5-meter single bed, a large wardrobe, a bedside table, and a desk that also served as a vanity.
The computer case sat under the desk, and after unplugging the various cables at the back, Li Qiang easily dragged it out.
Qi Panpan, holding a wireless hairdryer, followed closely behind, and the two took the elevator upstairs.
The rooftop had a massive public terrace for drying clothes and bedding and such.
After removing the case cover, Li Qiang stood upwind, holding a hairdryer and blowing into the case, instantly, dust puffed out of the case.
The graphics card fan, the case fan, the CPU fan, and the power supply fan, these four spots were dust accumulation hotspots. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Li Qiang blew diligently, and watching the scene, Qi Panpan suddenly felt at ease, unexpectedly feeling a sense that there’s finally a pillar to lean on at home.
