My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 232 - 209: The Meaning of a Date

The idea of getting Zhao Qingge drunk was great, but Li Peifeng couldn’t achieve it.

Old Zhao not only stopped him from having the waiter fill up the wine glass but also remained vigilant. No matter how Li Peifeng tried to persuade her to drink, she kept her own rhythm, sipping slowly, and Li could not force her. He simply chatted with Old Zhao while focusing on enjoying the food.

The name of the restaurant, "refer," comes from the word "Reference," implying that anything can become a dish, with ingredients naturally ranging widely.

For instance, the appetizers, like peony shrimp with caviar, yam truffle chestnut are acceptable, and taste pretty good, but when lamb brain, fermented blueberries, roasted rose petals, cherries, peppercorns, hibiscus... are made into one dish, isn’t that a bit odd?!

It looks quite strange too!

The whole dish plate looks like a block of ice made from pure water. The lamb brain is made using molecular gastronomy techniques, shaped into resembling black square blocks like lamb liver pudding. Other petals, blueberries, and ingredients are sprinkled evenly on the plate, with different colors: black, blue, red, and yellow, with a shallow layer of black liquid at the bottom...

Li Peifeng ate without hesitation, but Zhao Qingge was evidently somewhat unable to accept the black lamb brain in front of her. Perhaps if she didn’t know what the dish was made of, she wouldn’t think so much, but after hearing the server’s introduction, Zhao Qingge hesitated to start eating as she did with the previous two dishes, instead holding her fork and stirring: "What was this dish called just now?"

Li Peifeng casually said: "Spring Heart Ripples."

Just the name sounds improper!

Zhao Qingge felt more disgusted, thinking to herself to avoid spring heart ripples, she just wouldn’t eat it, putting down her fork and waiting for the next dish.

Seeing this, Li Peifeng deliberately took another piece of black lamb brain, put it in his mouth, and displayed a look of tasting delicious delicacies.

"The texture is soft and tender, and the taste is sweet and sour, very delicious. Try it, and you’ll know."

Zhao Qingge slightly shook her head: "No."

"It’s really delicious, try it, everything depends on trying."

Li Peifeng used his fork to stab a piece of lamb brain, handing it to the other’s mouth in a feeding attempt.

This move was as natural as an antelope hanging by its horns without leaving a trace, as if Li Peifeng should indeed be feeding Zhao Qingge this way!

Li’s face was hardened through thousands of trials. This move also contained deeper meaning.

Some guys and their favorite girl on a date meal, were merely eating, spent money, filled the belly, beyond that, no further progress, that’s truly a big mistake, a huge leak.

All dates between the opposite sex are to meet, and the purpose of meeting is to interact, conduct physical contact, or create a close atmosphere, boost mutual emotions, leaving a deep impression, and the relationship between men and women will warm up accordingly...

In short, one word, dating is not the purpose, acting rogue with girls is the purpose!

If the date involves eating, you must sit beside the girl, not opposite, thus distance is closer, more convenient for touch, initially place your hand on the girl’s chair, testing her attitude.

Never be afraid of girls’ disgust, the fact she’s willing to come out alone for dining already indicates her intent. If facing disgust, either the boy’s actions were too excessive, or the girl merely viewed the boy as a meal ticket, not liking him at all.

As for whether Zhao Qingge likes Li Peifeng? Likes, but...

"No need!"

Respected Professor Zhao subconsciously glanced around, discovering no one nearby was paying attention, still shook her head, not accepting the feed, but then took the fork to taste a bit, slightly nodding: "It does taste pretty good."

It indeed tastes pretty good? You’re truly not compliant!

Li Peifeng hummed, didn’t speak, about twenty minutes passed, the seven appetizers were all served, he didn’t take the initiative to speak, Zhao Qingge occasionally asked a question, wanting to communicate with him, Li Peifeng mmh mmh aah aah fooled through, using two words whenever possible instead of three.

"Why aren’t you speaking?"

"Eat without speaking."

"Nice clothes, looks good, new purchase?"

"Picked on the road."

"Picked... have you started writing a new book?"

"Mm."

"Where did you write to?"

"The beginning."

"What kind of story roughly is it?"

"Don’t know." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Zhao Qingge took a deep breath, gazed at Li Peifeng, her eyes were very calm, Li in turn gazed back, his expression was equally calm!

But his attitude was clear; your earlier refusal made baby me slightly emotional!

Li Peifeng felt he had never tolerated such great grievance! Dared to refuse my feeding? He couldn’t stand it anymore!

"This appetizer is called Winter Swimming Scallops, using pumpkin, scallops, cheese, and some seasonal vegetables as ingredients..."

After the server removed the empty plates, he served the third appetizer, introduced, and then retreated, incidentally interrupting the gaze exchange between the two.

"Come."

Li Peifeng picked up his fork to start, Zhao Qingge rarely took the initiative to raise her glass for a toast with him.

"..."

Li Peifeng reluctantly lifted his glass for a toast with her, drank a small sip, and then held the fork as usual to eat.

It was late autumn, wonder which country these scallops swam winter, the plate had one thick piece of scallop meat about the size of a pulse bottle cap, besides more seasonal vegetables.

Including pumpkin, and some nameless vegetable slices, Li Peifeng first forked two pieces of vegetables as a base for teeth, clearing the palate, before eating scallops.

While chewing on pumpkin slices, Zhao Qingge silently spooned the only piece of scallop meat from her plate and handed it to Li Peifeng’s mouth.

Li was slightly shocked: "What’s up?"

Zhao Qingge concisely: "Eat."

Hehe, hehe hehe!

Li Peifeng’s smile widened, finally opened his mouth, swallowed the scallop meat and the spoon all in one bite, not savoring the taste, swallowed right into his stomach: "Really fragrant, simply sweet to die, as if a breeze from Hokkaido is gently blowing across my face, accompanied by lavender fragrance."

Zhao Qingge slightly lowered her eyelids, withdrew her hand, looked at the spoon used by Li Peifeng, hesitated briefly, placed it aside, and used the fork to eat some vegetable slices.

"Dear... wife, you eat too."

Li Peifeng reciprocated, forked out the scallop meat in his plate, handed to Zhao Qingge’s mouth.

But Zhao Qingge’s gaze towards him had a bit of helplessness, like the two were in a dreamlike old married couple relationship, and Li Peifeng was rebelling without sleep in the middle of the night, she was about to sleep, complaining ’What are you up to again in the middle of the night?’ in a mix of blame and tenderness.

This look contained too much, Li Peifeng’s heart was intoxicated, and he gladly saw Zhao Qingge eating the piece of scallop meat, slowly after chewing, Zhao Qingge seemed overwhelmed by his deep and fiery gaze, lowered her head and softly said: "Stop staring, eat."

"Mm."

Li Peifeng couldn’t resist, holding her hand, without being blocked, he took another step, kissed Zhao Qingge’s cheek.

One kiss down, red was strikingly beautiful, just like the sunset at six or seven o’clock, burning the whole sky, wind stopped, clouds dispersed.