Chapter 142 - 142: I'll Drop You Off

Jasmine explained, "Mitch hasn't accepted Pearson yet. He was bathed by a maid here. He doesn't want Albert to bathe him."

After all this time, Mitch still hated Albert so much. Sophia wondered why.

When she left, she tentatively pulled Mitch, tried to take him back.

She used to do that every time she was leaving but failed. When she came, Mitch always ran over her very enthusiastically. But when she was leaving, he always lay on the ground pretending to die but refused to go back with her.

Sophia was used to that, but every time she was leaving, she still tried to "persuade" him to go back with her. After all, he couldn't stay at Jasmine's all the time. Although Jasmine was beautiful and kind, Sophia still felt embarrassed.

To her surprise, Mitch did not pretend to be dead this time and left with her.

Sophia was stunned and took a moment to realize what was going on. She jumped over and hugged Mitch by the neck, "Good boy! Let's go back for our meat jerky."

"I'm going back, too," Albert said. "I'm driving. I'll drop you off!"

Sophia nodded, "Thanks."

She got in Albert's car with Mitch. Albert sat in the cab and said, "It's getting dark now. How about eating together? Anyway, you have to eat."

Sophia looked at the sky and nodded. "OK, but I'll treat you this time. You can't treat me all the time, and I'll be embarrassed."

Albert smiled and said, "OK. You make the decision. What would you like to eat?"

"You can order what you like. I'm not picky." Sophia said.

Albert looked up from the rearview mirror at Sophia, who was gently stroking Mitch. He was a little jealous of Mitch. He wanted to change the treatment with him.

Since it was Sophia's treat, Albert would not go to a fancy restaurant. He thought about it and said, "Let's have a barbecue, in the open air."

Actually, he knew these things from TV and never tried that. He knew it was cheap.

This was the only cheap thing he could think of.

Sophia knew that he didn't want to cost her too much. She wasn't rich, but her money was more than enough for her eating. Since Albert said that, she just agreed.

"All right, barbecue. It's almost time for the night market. Let's go."

When they got to the place, it was already dark, and the vendors began to open for business. The air was full of the aroma of various foods, and people couldn't help but stop.

Albert parked his car. Sophia got off with Mitch. Not far ahead was a barbecue shop. The boss was baking meat on the fire. The shelf next to him was filled with food.

There were several tables, and some uniformed workers who had just left the shift were sitting around the tables, eating, drinking, and chatting.

Mitch looked at these workers and began to drool. But as a cultured dog, he held back.

Sophia and Albert sat down at a table. A girl came up with the menu, smiled at them, and said in a crisp voice, "Good evening. May I take your order?"

Sophia looked over at the girl. She looked like a sweet teenager and had a sweet smile.

Instead of ordering, she asked the girl, "Are you working here, Miss?"

The girl smiled, "I'm done with my homework. I'm here to help my dad."

Sophia handed the menu to Albert and asked him to order first.

Albert took the menu and ordered some food, and then he handed it to Sophia.

Sophia ordered some and gave the menu back to the girl.

The girl said with a smile, "Do you drive? Want some beer?"

"Yeah. We have to drive. So…" Sophia said, "I want a glass of lemonade. What about you, Mr. Pearson?"

"The same."

Soon, easily cooked vegetables were served first. The girl put the plate on the table and said with a sweet smile, "Enjoy it, please. Our barbecue is clean and delicious. I'm sure you'll come again."

Sophia picked up a string of baked Eggplant and took a bite. The boss was really good at cooking. The Eggplant was very delicious.

Albert slowly picked up a string of Eggplant and took a very careful bite.

It was the first time he had eaten in such a place. His family had taught him from an early age that open-air food was not clean and could not be eaten. There were people, especially in charge of his diet. No matter what he wanted to eat, they would cook it elaborately with the best ingredients.

If he ate outside, Ryan would make a block booking in advance and supervise the cooking. He would never eat anything unclean.

Had it not been for saving Sophia's money, he would never have come here to eat in his life.

"Yummy!" After Albert took a bite, he couldn't stop eating.

He thought it was delicious. How could it be so delicious? It was a pity that he had lived twenty-four years but never thought about tasting it.

The girl brought over a plate of lamb kebabs with a smile, "Try this, it's better!"

Albert's hands were not idle. He took several lamb kebabs in his hands. He didn't mind the hot and started eating without caring about his image.

Sophia couldn't help laughing. When she ate with Albert, they used to go to fancy restaurants, where the food was much better than these simple barbecues, but she never saw him eat like this.

She picked up a string of lamb kebabs and was about to eat when she felt something rubbing against her knees.

With her head down, she saw Mitch drooling at her. His eyes fixed on the lamb kebabs in her hands as if he was about to pounce on her.

Sophia picked up a string of lamb kebabs and handed it to Mitch. Grandpa finally agreed to go home with her, and she had to treat him well.

Mitch opened his mouth and bit it. Sophia pulled out the stick and left the lamb in his mouth.

It was Mitch's first barbecue. Like Albert, he couldn't stop eating after the first bite. No sooner had Sophia eaten half a string of lamb kebabs than Mitch swallowed a string.. Then he rubbed against Sophia's legs for more lamb kebabs.