Chapter 47: Let's Have a Cup of Milk Tea

Liu Mingxiu said that although this photo can be restored, due to the current limited technology, he is not completely sure when he will be able to complete it.
After hearing this news, Min Qier has been in a gloomy mood for several days.
On the second day of Min Qier's return to work, for some unknown reason, her colleagues' attitudes towards her changed drastically. Even the female colleague whom she had slapped across the face wore a very reluctant smile upon encountering her.
According to Sister Li, Director Jin and Assistant Lin have been fired by the head office, and they have been completely blacklisted in the industry.
After working hard in this workplace for several decades, Director Jin's misstep completely nullified all his efforts.
But the company, because of this series of events, has gained a lot of popularity.
It's really unpredictable!
Currently, the position of director is still vacant, and Sister Li jokingly said that Min Qier is the most promising potential stock. As long as she completes a few more projects, this position will definitely be hers. Min Qier nodded absentmindedly, her mind clearly not on this.
For several days in a row, Wu Shi didn't see Min Qier coming to bother him, and he felt empty inside.
As this thought came up, he felt like he must be insane! She was the fox he tried to avoid!
But he couldn't help but call out to her when he saw Min Qier standing outside the company and lost in thought after work.
"Min Qier."
Min Qier was staring at her own toes and lost in thoughts when she heard someone calling her from ahead.
Subconsciously, I looked up and saw a black sports car parked in front of me. The window rolled down, revealing the familiar face of Wu Shi.
But at this moment, Min Qier was not interested in this rabbit, Wu Shi, at all.
"Mr. Wu." She weakly tugged at the corner of her mouth and softly responded.
"Are you going home?" Wu Shi pretended that she was still upset about the rumors, "...I'm actually going home too."
"Hmm." Min Qier nodded absentmindedly, her gaze fixed on the closest handlebar, and then there was no further explanation.
“……”
Seeing this, Wu Shi sighed inwardly at the foolishness.
As he racked his brains trying to figure out what to say next, Min Qier's reflex arc finally kicked in and she slowly shook her head, "No, I'm going to the mall."
“……”
Wu Shi opened his mouth, stunned for a few seconds, and placed his restless hands on the steering wheel. "...I suddenly remembered that I need to go to the mall to buy something, and coincidentally... it's on the way."
When Min Qi heard the words "on the way," she finally reacted and realized that she had forgotten to call a taxi. Since it was on the way, she decided to hitch a ride.
Without any hesitation, she got into Wu Shi's car.
Min Qier pinched her fingers gently, and the soft music in the car slowly let her mind drift away.
If it were usual, Min Qier would definitely not be able to help but say something, but today, she was quiet as if she didn't exist.
The scene was once very awkward.
Wu Shi hesitated for a long time and finally spoke up:
"That day, was the person at your house entrance your relative?" Wu Shi pretended to clear his throat. "Cough, I mean, he seems to be a human."
"Huh?" Min Qi'er finally raised his eyes and glanced ahead, staring straight at the tail of the car in front. After thinking for a while, he said, "You must be Mingxiu, and he is Minglie's friend."
"So that's how it is..." Wu Shi pursed his lips, concealing a casual smile. His expression brightened and he continued, "By the way, there's a project lately. I will have my secretary deliver it to you tomorrow. I think you should be able to handle it."
"Okay."
In response to Wu Shi's unprecedented "invitation-style" assignment, Min Qier simply replied with one word.
The atmosphere once again became awkward.
The car then passed through two more traffic lights before reaching the commercial district of Jiangcheng.
All the large-scale shopping malls are located in this area.
Although the recent series of events have made Min Qier feel unprecedentedly exhausted, today is a special day for her and she still wants to celebrate it.
Min Qier adjusted her mental state, stopped in front of the milk tea shop, and casually glanced at the colorful milk tea price list. "Two cups of cheese strawberry." Then she asked Wu Shi, "What would you like to drink, General Wu?"
"Me?" Wu Shi pointed to himself, but he was actually not interested in milk tea.
To be honest, in the hundreds of years he has lived, he has only had a passion for vegetables. Despite the frequent appearances of various popular foods and local specialties, he has remained true to himself and has not shown any interest.
If you really want to have a cup of milk tea – how about choosing chocolate flavor?
"How about a hot chocolate?"
Before he could say anything, he heard Minqi's voice echoing in his ears.
"You don't really like chocolate, do you?" Min Qier added.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wu Shi's face showed a smile that he hadn't noticed before.
Several minutes later...
"Here's your milk tea, handsome and beautiful people."
Min Qier took it eagerly and took a big sip. The sour and sweet strawberries intertwined with the fragrant jasmine tea, and with the addition of cheese foam, the explosion of flavors instantly improved Min Qier's mood.
Food really has healing power.
Before milk tea became popular, Minqier used to run far away to drink a bowl of authentic butter tea, which she regarded as the precursor of milk tea.
The butter tea has a silky smooth texture with a slightly gamey taste.
Not only does it taste good, but the process of making it is also quite interesting - boiling tea in one pot and milk in another, until a layer of butter forms on the surface of the milk. Then pour the butter into a cha churna filled with tea broth, and add sugar or salt according to personal preference.
Cover the tea barrel and shake it up and down with your hands continuously, urging the tea leaves. Continue until the sound inside the barrel changes from "clank, clank" to "crack, crack". The butter tea is ready.
There are all kinds of milk tea available these days, which suits Minqier's taste.
Wu Shi took a sip of hot chocolate and satisfiedly licked his lips.
"Is yours delicious?" Minqier glanced at him.
她边说着边踮起脚尖想看看，但尴尬的是，个子不高看不到。
"Delicious."
吴适还以为闵七耳是吃着碗里瞧着锅里的，看着她嘴唇边粘着一圈奶茶沫，不由得觉得有些可爱，强忍住自己的笑意。
The fingers did not listen to the command and stretched out to her mouth to wipe away the milk tea foam. Just as they touched Min Qi'er's mouth, their gaze met Min Qi'er's clear eyes.
In her eyes, reflected the somewhat bewildered look of Wu Shili.
The screen freezes at this moment, appearing unusually warm and ambiguous, as if the air is instantly filled with pink bubbles, attracting many passers-by to take a few more glances.
But in the next second, "Ah——" Wu Shi's painful voice breaks the scene.
He frowned, vigorously flicking his fingers, and saw not only milk tea foam sticking to his fingers, but also Min Qier's teeth marks.
"Hmph, don't even think about taking my milk tea, not even a bit," Min Qier rolled her eyes, licked the milk tea foam off her lips, and walked straight to the mall without looking back.
Leave Wu Shi in place, secretly roaring, "Min Qier! Are you a pig... "