Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 484 - 449 Old Bai: Are we not having dinner together tonight? (1 update)

Chapter 484: 449 Old Bai: Are we not having dinner together tonight? (1 update)

They chatted enthusiastically all afternoon, and even though they had just met, there wasn’t a hint of awkwardness.

Before leaving the café, Ge Qing also invited Sun Qing to join her for dinner.

Sun Qing had no reason to refuse.

Since Ge Qing was unfamiliar with Hua City, she let Sun Qing choose the place to eat.

Sun Qing thought about it. Bai Dingxian had never mentioned his family to her, and Grandfather Bai had approached her on his own, so that didn’t count.

According to social rules, when you’re not sure about the other person’s tastes and preferences, it’s best to choose something like hotpot or buffet when dining together.

These places have a wide variety of dishes and choices, ensuring everyone can find something they like.

"Are you afraid of spicy food, Auntie?"

Ge Qing shook her head. "No, I’m not."

"Then Hua City’s hotpot is known nationwide. How about I treat Auntie to hotpot?" Sun Qing didn’t dare make the decision on her own.

"Sure, I’ve heard that Hua City’s hotpot is the most authentic, but I never had anyone to go with me. Let’s go together," Ge Qing was very agreeable.

It wasn’t that she was just going along with it. For a long time, she had wanted to try the most authentic and traditional hotpot in Hua City, but she never found the right time.

She wasn’t one of those mothers who cling to their sons. Throughout the years Bai Zhe had spent in Hua City, gaining experience and understanding the hardships of the people, she and Bai Zhe had never visited their son.

It was always Bai Dingxian who found time to visit them in Beijing when he could.

"Should we invite Doctor Bai?" Sun Qing felt that she had been chatting with Ge Qing all afternoon and was now going to have hotpot with her, it wouldn’t seem right not to invite Bai Dingxian.

"Don’t call him, let’s just go by ourselves. Come on, let’s hail a cab at the street corner."

"Oh, okay."

However, as soon as they reached the street corner, they got a call from Bai Dingxian.

"Uh, Auntie Ge, it’s a call from Doctor Bai." In front of Ge Qing, Sun Qing really didn’t feel comfortable calling Bai Dingxian "Old Bai."

If she had a son under thirty in the future, she wouldn’t be happy if a girl called him "Old Bai" either.

As for what Sun Qing called Bai Dingxian, Ge Qing didn’t mind at all. How young people chose to have fun was their business, and she didn’t need to intervene or inquire.

Especially over something as trivial as a nickname.

"Wow, he actually took the initiative to call you, how rare. Answer it, and if he asks you to have dinner, just say you’re eating with a friend. Anyway, let’s ignore him tonight."

"...Okay."

Sun Qing agreed and then answered Bai Dingxian’s call, "Hello, Doctor Bai."

"You sure have a variety of names for me, one moment it’s ’Old Bai,’ the next it’s ’Doctor Bai.’ What are you up to? Are we not having dinner together tonight?" Bai Dingxian asked while getting ready to leave work.

Sun Qing was actually quite attached to him, but she hadn’t contacted him at all that afternoon, not even sending a quick "Are you busy?"

Bai Dingxian found this quite uncharacteristic.

Even though his mother Ge Qing was in Hua City, Bai Dingxian wasn’t worried because she knew how to keep herself entertained, so he didn’t bother concerning himself with whether she might be bored.

"Let’s not tonight. I have plans already. If Doctor Bai isn’t working late, you should head back and rest early. We can touch base after my plans wrap up."

Having promised Ge Qing not to call him and not to tell him she was with Ge Qing, Sun Qing naturally kept her word.

"Alright then. Don’t bother calling me when you’re done; I’ll probably be asleep by then."

Sun Qing: "..."

After saying that, Bai Dingxian hung up the phone, leaving Sun Qing looking bewildered.

Ge Qing, who was beside her, caught some of the conversation and knew this rascal all too well.

Bai Dingxian had always been blunt. Even in kindergarten, he wasn’t the type to curry favor with little girls. Whenever a girl insisted on playing with him, he would flatly reject her with a cold expression.

The reason was, he didn’t play with girls.

At the time, just this remark made who knows how many little girls cry, and after a while, indeed no girls played with him anymore.

Even now, he’s still got that nasty temper, being so rude to his own girlfriend.

What does he mean by telling her not to call him after they break up?

Doesn’t he even wonder who his girlfriend might have plans with late at night?

Isn’t he afraid that Sun Qing, this pretty girl, might be whisked away by some other guy with better taste?

This brat is indeed beyond teaching.

"This kid is just like that, Sun Qing, you’ll have to train him well in the future. Auntie didn’t raise my son right, when you get married, I’ll definitely give a bigger dowry."

"..."

Sun Qing couldn’t help but laugh.

Ge Qing was truly sincere. Honestly, she wasn’t even sure if Bai Dingxian would be willing to marry her.

The marriage wasn’t even in the works yet, and Ge Qing was already willing to offer a substantial dowry.

"Thank you, Auntie, but extravagant dowries aren’t the trend these days."

"That’s not dowry, it’s just a token of your uncle and my sincerity."

The two quickly got into the car, Ge Qing had long thought that she would drink a little alcohol with Sun Qing during dinner in the evening, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law together.

If Sun Qing likes to drink, then she won’t be afraid of lacking company when she wants to go to a bar in the future.

With her daughter-in-law accompanying her, that stinky old Bai won’t have anything to say.

The place Sun Qing took Ge Qing to was a hot pot street, and upon entering the street, it was full of hot pot restaurants, only the names were different.

Sun Qing picked the one named Jianghu Hot Pot.

It was just dinner time, and when the two got there, the hall was quite empty. Sun Qing chose a spot by the window, sitting here, they could slowly enjoy their meal and drink into the night while seeing the street’s night view.

The colored lights on this street were quite beautiful.

In this street is where one could really see the warmth of human life.

Wherever Sun Qing went to eat, she liked to sit by the window.

Only when she went to a small tavern was she not picky, any seat would do.

Once seated, Sun Qing was still worried that Ge Qing might not be able to handle spicy food. She and Tang Su would always without hesitation order the spicy broth base, but tonight, Sun Qing ordered a yin-yang pot.

"Don’t order the yin-yang pot, young lady. We’ll just have the spicy broth base."

"Alright."

Then, Ge Qing took the menu, "Sun Qing, you’re too skinny. Let’s eat more meat tonight."

"Auntie, I actually like to boil vegetables when eating hot pot."

"Hmm, okay, I do too. So I’ll order some, and you order whatever you like. It’s your choice of place, and Auntie is treating. Don’t you be polite with me."

Ge Qing ordered the hot pot restaurant’s signature dishes: duck intestines, tripe, yellow throat, spicy beef, and Sichuan pepper beef—one of each, as well as beef tripe, duck blood, kidney slices, pork intestine, pork brain, and liver and so on.

As for the remaining vegetables, Ge Qing let Sun Qing order, she ordered so much meat precisely because she was worried Sun Qing might hesitate to order the expensive items since Ge Qing was treating.

She ordered the costly ones first.

Seeing that there was already so much, Sun Qing just ordered a vegetable platter with potatoes, lotus root, bamboo slices, and the tips of asparagus.

After the two had ordered, the restaurant served the dishes extremely quickly.

Ge Qing then asked the waitress to open two bottles of beer to start with.