Chapter Seventeen: The Master of Buying Vegetables

  Along the way, people would occasionally cast envious glances, and it would be great if I could also take such a beautiful girl out on the streets at this age!

  "Teacher Li, someone as talented as you, what do you usually do? Do you read books every day?" Xǔ Wǎnqíng asked with wide eyes.

  Just now, Xu Wanzhen missed the chance to have a close contact with Teacher Li, and she regretted it so much that from now on, she would never let go of any opportunity.

  "Haha, I guess you spend most of your time reading books! As a science major, I also have to do experiments and research from time to time!" Li Peicheng said with a smile.

  For these girls who are about to enter high school in the second half of the year, some natural science teaching experiments already feel a bit mysterious. So when Li Peicheng, a top student, talks about scientific research experiments, they naturally think it must be very magical and profound. In their eyes, Li Peicheng becomes even more unfathomable.

  "He's also good at playing basketball!" Sun Xiaoyan added.

  Li Peicheng secretly smiled wryly, knowing that this little girl was still far from being tamed, and she was still looking for opportunities to outsmart him.

  "Really? Teacher Li is great at playing basketball?" Tang Li exclaimed in surprise.

  She loves watching boys play basketball, and their dunking posture is so cool!

  "Haha, no problem beating the national team!"

  Li Peicheng would have shown off anyway, so he might as well not be modest at all.

  "Haha, I didn't expect Teacher Li to be so good at bragging, with a straight face and not even raising an eyebrow. If we didn't know you were a top student from Dongfang University, you would have definitely fooled us." Tang Lijiao said with a smile.

  Tan Jing and Xu Wanqing couldn't stop laughing either.

  It's clear that the three of them thought the same as Sun Xiaoyuan at first, thinking that even if Teacher Li could play basketball, he should be a mediocre one.

  Li Peicheng's humble words made Tang Li and the others feel that this Mr. Li was not only kind and approachable, but also clean and refreshing in his speech, with a lot of humor, not at all like a bookworm, let alone a stern-looking teacher.

  For a moment, they felt their distance from Teacher Li had narrowed significantly.

  Xiao Xuan is also laughing, blow it, the harder you blow, the more face you will lose.

  "But I'm telling the truth!" Li Peicheng said innocently.

  The girls burst into another fit of laughter, they found that Teacher Li was becoming more and more interesting, such exaggerated words coming out of his mouth sounded just like the truth.

  Li Peicheng felt he was really innocent, it's easy to speak the truth in this era!

  "Teacher Li said so, another day when we have time, we will have a competition with Li Bin and the others!" Sun Xiaoyu said.

  "Is that true, Teacher Li?" Tang Li asked excitedly, the other two girls also stomped their feet on the pedals with excitement.

  Li Bin is probably the best at playing ball in their class, Li Peicheng thought to himself, but replied casually: "Yeah!"

  Tang Li and the others were even more excited, they thought it would be very interesting to see Teacher Li being beaten up by Li Bin and the others until he was rolling on the ground in a sorry state.

  Chatting and laughing, they soon arrived at the Century Lianhua Supermarket.

  Although it's not a weekend, there are still quite a few people in the supermarket at noon today.

  A young man, accompanied by four lively girls, suddenly became a scenic line in the supermarket, which made Li Peicheng feel somewhat unnatural. But Sun Xiaoyan and the others didn't care, they were like birds released from their cage, this was still their first time going out to buy vegetables for themselves, just like tomorrow's spring outing barbecue, and excitedly preparing the barbecue materials.

  Four girls pushed four carts, chattering all the way, and Li Peicheng, who was following behind them, shook his head.

  "Teacher Li, look at this tomato! Isn't it great?" Tang Li said with a smile, holding up a large pink tomato to show off to Li Peicheng.

  "This one won't do, I want this!" Li Peicheng picked out a large red tomato and put it into Tang Li's shopping basket.

  Tang Li pouted, dissatisfied: "Why is the teacher's pick good and mine not? Look at this tomato of mine, its skin is smooth and tender, its color a lovely pale pink!"

  "Exactly, why is it bad? I think this is good!" Sun Xiaoyu immediately pressed on.

  Li Peicheng's research direction as a graduate student was plant nutrition, and he had been buying vegetables since childhood, so he wouldn't be stumped by this question.

  Li Peicheng smiled and took the tomato from Tang Li's hand: "Tomatoes can be eaten raw or cooked. This pink tomato has low sugar and acid content, mild taste, suitable for eating raw. Like the one I picked, it's bright red, high in sugar and acid content, strong flavor, best for making soup. And this tomato you picked has a bulge at the bottom, that's the result of excessive nitrogen fertilizer application, should buy ones with flat bottoms, healthier!"

  Sun Xiaoxuan saw Li Peicheng speaking reasonably, and her heart had already believed more than half of it. However, she still felt somewhat unconvinced, muttering under her breath: "Who knows what's true or false."

  It just so happened that there were still several customers at the tomato stall, and a middle-aged aunt heard Li Peicheng's explanation and sincerely praised: "Young man, you're really great. Auntie only heard others say before that tomatoes should be chosen with flat bottoms, but didn't know why. It turns out that concave bottoms are due to excessive nitrogen fertilizer."

  At this point, Sun Xiaoyu's suspicion immediately collapsed. The little girls were excited, and their eyes were all stars, except for Sun Xiaoyu. However, although Sun Xiaoyu was a bit uncomfortable because she couldn't stump Li Peicheng, she also had to admire how knowledgeable Li Peicheng was.

  At this time, a young couple next to them somewhat embarrassedly put the tomatoes in the basket back to their original place, and picked two according to Li Peicheng's words.

  Their actions made Tang Li and others even more admire Li Peicheng.

  What an awesome person, not only is he great at studying, but also knows all these life details, even better than my mom.

  "Wow, Teacher Li, you're so amazing! You know so much!" Tang Li said with admiration.

  Li Peicheng smiled and didn't answer.

  Sun Xiaoxuan was not convinced, looked at the green vegetables next to the tomato stall, pretended to be an expert and picked one for a while, took a dark green vegetable and said with satisfaction: "Hmm, this vegetable is good!" And prepared to put the vegetable into the shopping cart.

  Li Peicheng shook his head again and took the green vegetables from Sun Xiaoyan's hand, putting them back in their original place.

  Sun Xiaoxuan was about to object when Li Peicheng said: "Don't buy green vegetables that are too green, it's also because of excessive nitrogen fertilizer..."

  Sun Xiaoxuan wanted to refute, but she found that the young couple had changed another dish of vegetables and closed her mouth.

  Li Peicheng couldn't help but smile, continuing his vegetable shopping trip with the four beauties. Of course, he also explained a thing or two. For example, smaller snails are more delicious than larger ones, although they're more troublesome to eat. When buying carp, you should choose those without white spots on their bodies. Potatoes can't have sprouts...

  It's strange to say, but if this were said by their mothers, they would think it's a matter of course. But when it comes out of the mouth of Dongfang University's high-achieving student, it becomes unthinkable and extremely impressive.

  Because he took four girls to the supermarket, Li Peicheng spent twice as much time shopping for vegetables as he had expected, but his mood was very good. Anyone who goes to the supermarket with four lovely young girls will be in a good mood, and they all admire him.

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