Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 46

The audience was leaving the cinema.

Cheng Jinyang stood up and saw Xing Yuanzhi rise with a speechless expression while Cui Jinqi remained sitting in her seat, stunned and silent for a long time.

“How could it end like this!” She suddenly cried out, holding her head, once the surrounding people had left.

At the end of the movie, the female lead, Little Pepper, died in Little White Dragon’s arms while shielding him from a gunshot; the second female lead, White Lotus, had her eyes gouged out and went insane, and the male lead, Little White Dragon, lost an arm and spent the rest of his life caring for his mad wife until they both grew old.

Other viewers seemed satisfied, discussing the “shocking ending” as the credits rolled. However, the two girls were completely dumbfounded.

“I should never have trusted the reviews!” Cui Xiaoniang sobbed, continuously pulling tissues from her bag. “Waaah, I should have checked the ending first…”

“Checking the ending would be a spoiler, wouldn’t it?” Cheng Jinyang asked her.

Cui Xiaoniang didn’t respond, just kept wiping her tears with reddened eyes, still caught up in the ending.

“I should have expected it,” Xing Yuanzhi sighed beside her. “Jingkou never has any comedies.”

Cheng Jinyang thought for a moment.

True.

Generally, the masses prefer light-hearted comedies for entertainment, while intellectuals and art lovers tend to appreciate deep, meaningful films with profound endings.

Since ticket prices are the same, light comedies usually sell more tickets. However, Jingkou is different. The population here mainly consists of refugees from the north, who have spent nearly all their resources to flee here. They can’t afford to watch movies.

Therefore, the audience comprises mostly “art enthusiasts” who, despite having little money, still insist on appreciating films. Their tastes are well-known.

Walking out of the cinema, Cui Jinqi was still crying incessantly, almost burying her head in Cheng Jinyang’s chest, rubbing and sticking close to him.

Xing Yuanzhi watched coldly from the side, knowing that this little girl was taking advantage again, so she deliberately said, “I was thinking of us going for a meal, but Jinqi seems to have lost her appetite. Never mind, Jinyang, I’ll have the Ground Network people take her home first.”

“Who said that!” Cui Jinqi immediately looked up with red eyes and gritted her teeth. “I have an appetite! A huge appetite! I’m so sad and angry I could eat a whole roast cow!”

“Sure,” Xing Yuanzhi said casually, “There’s a new barbecue place nearby. I’ll order a whole roast cow for you.”

Cui Xiaoniang: ?!

“Ah, barbecue sounds good.” Seeing that Cui Xiaoniang was no match for Ah Zhi, Cheng Jinyang stepped in to balance things out, “I also want barbecue. Jinqi, can you share a bit of your roast cow with me later?”

“No problem,” Xing Yuanzhi said with a cold smile. “You two can eat slowly later, and don’t leave anything. You must finish it all.”

…

At the nearby barbecue restaurant, the three of them stared at the whole roast cow over the charcoal fire in a daze.

“Seriously!” Cheng Jinyang exclaimed in disbelief, “Ah Zhi, you really meant it?”

“This can’t be right!” Xing Yuanzhi was also stunned, seeing the large roast cow being carried out by several burly northerners. “A whole roast cow should be a calf, right? Who roasts an entire adult cow?”

“Customer, our menu clearly states,” one of the northerners said with a shy smile, “this roast cow dish is roughly enough for three to four people.”

Cui Jinqi widened her eyes, walked to the roast cow, spread her hands, and made a “look at this” gesture:

“Are you sure? Just this hind leg alone is enough for the three of us for an entire meal! Cancel it.”

“Are you joking, miss? My wife can eat a hind leg by herself,” the northerner said, a bit puzzled, and called out to the kitchen, “Guifang!”

A stout cook emerged from the kitchen, holding a cleaver, and asked, “What’s up?”

“The customer says the roast cow is too much. Can we cancel it?”

“Of course not!” the cook said, glaring. “It’s almost done. Who are we going to sell it to if we cancel?”

The three were speechless.

Of course, as the local ruler of Jingkou, Cheng Jinyang could easily resolve the issue if he asserted his identity.

Refusing a refund?

The Northern Army would requisition their store.

However, that would be too overbearing.

Cheng Jinyang sighed and said, “Alright, let’s eat first. Can you help us by cooking the meat? We’ll take whatever we don’t finish and have it packed up.”

“Got it,” the men said, surrounding the roast cow, and started slicing the meat. They seasoned each plate with cumin, pepper, and fennel powder, serving it in an assembly-line fashion.

“Who will we take the leftovers to?” Xing Yuanzhi asked quietly. “There’s so much; we can’t finish it all. It’s too little to distribute at the military camp.”

“Don’t worry, Qingqing should be able to handle it,” Cheng Jinyang whispered back. “She’s a true carnivore; I believe she can manage.”

About 40 minutes later, at the Cheng family estate in Jingkou, the other girls looked at the table filled with dozens of boxes of beef, their expressions dazed.

“Why so much? Did you really order a whole roast cow?” Chu Qingqing asked with a wry smile.

“The restaurant’s menu said it’s suitable for 3-4 people…” Xing Yuanzhi said helplessly.

“Do you trust what a northerner says about portions?” Miss Qingqing smirked. “They eat buns by the basket, you know? Never mind, I’ll heat it up for you.”

She set up a charcoal grill, and everyone sat around the round table, silently eating and grilling the meat.

The three already full members of the group stood by, cheering on the others.

Soon, Xiao Wangshu was the first to give up, choking on her food because she ate too quickly. Zheng Qiupei handed her a glass of water. After swallowing, she refused to eat more, typing that “the meat is almost stuck in my throat.”

Next was Miss Wang, who, after leisurely finishing a box, elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin and calmly got up to leave.

That left three girls at the table: Cheng Jinyang, Xing Yuanzhi, and Cui Xiaoniang, silently standing by and looking at the half-empty table, exchanging glances with nothing but speechless frustration.

“It’s okay,” Cui Xiaoniang encouraged herself. “With half the people gone, there’s half the meat left. We can manage.”

“There are still a few bags by the door,” Cheng Jinyang reminded. “There’s no more room on the table.”

Cui Jinqi: ……

“Then it has to be thrown away,” Xing Yuanzhi sighed. “It’s wasteful, but oh well.”

“Don’t rush. I believe Qingqing can do it,” Cheng Jinyang cast an encouraging look at Chu Qingqing.

Chu Qingqing: ?

The beef tasted good, and she was enjoying her meal when she suddenly felt self-conscious under Cheng Jinyang’s gaze. She instinctively wiped the corner of her mouth.

No grease left, right?

Wait, could it be because of what I said to Lu Qingyun…

As she grew increasingly uneasy, she smiled charmingly and stood up, “I’m full.”

Time to sneak away.

“Is this what you call a carnivore?” Cui Xiaoniang asked, her voice low.

Cheng Jinyang remained silent for a while before responding, “I underestimated it… But wait, there’s still Sister Xiao Pei and Teacher Li!”

Zheng Qiupei had eaten about three boxes of beef and was already very full. However, noticing the hopeful looks directed at her, she bit her lip and prepared to open a fourth box, only to be stopped by Li Qingwan.

“It’s okay if you can’t eat any more. Leave it to me,” Teacher Li said with a smile.

“Qingwan, are you sure?” Zheng Qiupei asked worriedly. “You don’t have to push yourself…”

“Body revitalization,” Li Qingwan said calmly.

The three bystanders’ eyes lit up as if resurrected: That’s right, Teacher Li has body revitalization! She can repair any stomach damage from overeating!

In the end, Li Qingwan finished off all the remaining beef on the table, as well as the seven or eight boxes by the door.

Since then, the girls hadn’t eaten beef for almost a month.