Table Tennis: Super Grand Slam

Chapter 42 New Year's Eve, Shabu-Shabu

After hanging up the phone, Li Ying thought for a while.

"It's winter, and I'm alone, so hotpot is the best choice for me. But I haven't had the authentic old hotpot in the capital, the kind that's shabu-shabu. Forget it, don't worry about it, let's just eat shabu-shabu mutton!"

Li Ying had made up his mind and began to search for the ranking of mutton hotpot restaurants in the capital.

Shabu-shabu is a specialty of the imperial capital, and there are many famous restaurants.

Looking at the store reviews, Li Ying chose Fumanyuan Shabu-shabu, which has the highest reviews and is most popular among gourmets in the capital.

As for the price, Li Ying doesn't care much.

Take a taxi directly to Fumanyuan.

……

When I came to Fumanyuan, there was a queue here.

“Business is really good!”

Li Ying looked at the people queuing and hurried to the cashier counter.

"How many?"

The cashier asked in a soft voice.

"One!" Li Ying said confidently.

"Li Ying???" At this moment, the waiter at the cashier counter suddenly recognized Li Ying.

Because of surprise, her voice involuntarily became louder.

then.

People who were eating or waiting in line heard this.

“It’s Li Ying indeed!”

"Unbeatable Kirin!"

"The unicorn, dragon, phoenix and turtle are the leaders of the four sacred beasts!"

"Wow, I finally saw the real person!"

Suddenly, there was some commotion in the store.

Li Ying was a little confused!
He never expected that he is so popular now?

He was wearing a scarf, but he was still recognized.

"Hello everyone, I would like to wish you all a happy new year in advance!" Since he was recognized, Li Ying said his blessings openly.

"Li Ying, come to our table by yourself!" At this moment, an enthusiastic man from the imperial capital invited Li Ying to dine together.

"Li Ying, come here! We have just served the dishes. Come over here and I will treat you!" The guests at other tables immediately invited Li Ying more enthusiastically.

"No need for that. I won't bother you. Just enjoy your food. It's the new year soon. Everyone eat and drink well." Li Ying politely declined.

How could he come out and eat and drink for free?

If that gets out, it might damage the image of the Xiaguo national table tennis team.

Wang Xianlan, who was dining in the private room of Fumanyuan, suddenly heard someone outside calling Li Ying.

She quickly stood up and pushed open the door of the private room.

He immediately spotted Li Ying's figure in the crowd.

"Li Ying!"

Wang Xianlan came out.

Li Ying also heard Wang Xianlan at the first sight.

"Come, join us!" Wang Xianlan directly grabbed Li Ying's hand and dragged him into the private room without giving Li Ying a chance to refuse.

There were only Wang Xianlan and her family of three in the private room.

At this moment, Wang Xiqing and Wang Xianlan’s mother were a little confused.

"Hello, uncle and aunt, nice to see you again!" Li Ying greeted them awkwardly.

"Aying, sit down quickly. Hey, you said we asked you to have dinner with us earlier, and you said you had an appointment, but now, you're making an appointment with yourself?" Wang Xiqing said jokingly with a smile.

"Uncle Wang, I really do have an appointment. I originally wanted to invite Yu Xuejian, who trained with me on the national team, to have dinner with me, but he went to Mengli's place." Li Ying explained.

"Never mind all that. It's fate that we meet again now!" Wang Xiqing said with a smile.

"Okay!" Li Ying knew that if he left again, it would be simply a disrespect to Wang Xianlan.

Li Ying sat down, and at this moment, the waiter came in. "More mutton!" Wang Xiqing said calmly.

The waiter hurried out to bring the freshly cut lamb.

Seeing this, Li Ying guessed, "Uncle Wang, is this store your business?"

Wang Xiqing smiled and said, "I personally like to eat mutton hotpot. I just started to invest some money and am one of the shareholders here."

Li Ying nodded.

Soon, the freshly cut lamb was served.

Li Ying didn't hesitate. He picked up a plate of mutton with his chopsticks, dipped it in sesame sauce, and put it into his mouth in big mouthfuls. It was truly the most delicious food in the world.

"Eat slowly, there's enough for you, and no one will snatch it from you!" Wang Xianlan said subconsciously when she saw Li Ying's eating posture.

But as soon as she said this, she suddenly saw her parents looking at her with surprise. She hurriedly lowered her head, but put the mutton in the copper pot into Li Ying's bowl.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiqing suddenly felt a little jealous.

His little cotton-padded jacket didn't even give him any mutton.

But now, his beloved baby is actually serving Li Ying.

Li Ying took a big bite of the mutton and said, "Ah, this is the taste. So good!"

Fresh shabu-shabu mutton with well-prepared sesame sauce, just one bite is so satisfying and comfortable.

"Eat quickly, the mutton in the bowl is getting cold!" Wang Xianlan reminded hurriedly.

Li Ying took another big bite.

Then, I picked up the warm milk beside me and drank it down with gulps. I felt so satisfied.

"Uncle, aunt, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!" Li Ying looked at Wang Xiqing and Wang Xianlan's mother staring at him eating meat without blinking, and smiled shyly.

"It's okay, just eat more. Your training must be very hard." Wang Xiqing said with a smile.

"That's right. Our winter training was really hard this time. The coaching staff checked for our shortcomings and helped us to correct and strengthen many of them. But Li Ying, the coaching staff of the national table tennis team didn't find any problems with us!" Wang Xianlan said subconsciously with a very proud tone.

Hearing this, Li Ying could only smile bitterly.

"Why, has this spread to your women's table tennis team?"

"Aren't we training together for men's and women's table tennis this winter? You don't know that you are the idol in the hearts of many of our women's table tennis players!"

Li Ying: “???”

Li Ying pointed at himself and said, "Me? A 16-year-old idol?"

“Well, I wouldn’t say he’s a idol, but rather my most beloved brother!” Wang Xianlan said with a smile.

"Isn't this the same as you? You are the sister of our men's team!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"What is Meibao?" Wang Xianlan didn't understand.

"I regard you as my most beloved sister, the baby that all the boys in the team love! So, I call you sister treasure!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"I'm older than you, little brother Li Ying!" Wang Xianlan pouted.

So, Li Ying bickered with Wang Xianlan while Wang Xianlan served him skillfully and ate and drank his fill.

Li Ying wanted to go to the cashier to pay, but unexpectedly, he was rejected directly.

After being discovered by Wang Xiqing, he was given a lecture.

After leaving Fumanyuan, Li Ying got into the car while Wang Xiqing was preaching to him.

then.

Finally, the business car drove to Wang Xianlan’s home in the imperial capital.

It is a very luxurious and noble community, and the market price of each villa inside is at least over nine figures.

"Uncle Wang, Auntie, Xianlan, now that you are home, I will go back to the training base!" Li Ying said with a smile.

"It's already late at night, and the training base is closed. The guards must have gone home long ago. What are you going back for now? Just stay at my house!"

Wang Xianlan refused to let Li Ying leave and forcibly dragged Li Ying into the villa.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiqing and Wang Xianlan’s mother didn’t want to say anything.

I just feel tired, everything is destroyed.

Li Ying knew in his heart that the training base would definitely be closed, so didn't he want to go out and find a hotel room to sleep in for the night?

However, Wang Xianlan still saw through his thoughts.

Since this is the case, now that we are here, let’s make the best of it!
(End of this chapter)