Will You Be My Food Buddy?

[This work is free to read in its entirety and will not be going premium. I wrote it too clumsily when I was starting out.]

Stubborn little weed and mule × gentle, clingy human-shaped robot

Jiang Yichun, who had been single her whole life, had recently found herself stuck with a human-shaped robot.

It was supposed to be a simple contract: she would accompany him for meals, and he would tutor her. But whenever she saw that stiff-spoken robot of a man, her heart raced.

He might be a silly human-shaped robot, but he always seemed to remember what she liked to eat, and quietly affirmed her stubborn mule-headed ideas.

At a loss, Jiang Yichun asked “Xixi,” the thoughtful older sister she'd just met, for advice about her feelings. But every time Xixi helped her, it gave her another chance to get closer to him.

Xixi... Why did she understand him so well, even better than he understood himself?

Until that day

“It's just... a sociology experiment.” Outside the library, he lowered his eyes.

Jiang Yichun's mind went blank. “He Yinxin, so you don't have any feelings for me at all?”

“Yeah. I'm sorry.” His eyes reddened.

Smack!

She slapped him right across the face!

The moment he froze, she grabbed his collar and kissed him.

“I hate you!”

The literary title of this work: First Light of Spring

It takes Chun from Jiang Yichun's name and Xin from He Yinxin's.

Reading Guide (or maybe that should be north, south, east, and west):

1. The leads are each other's first love, with no love triangle. When I write male leads, I only write virgins. Virgins are delicious!

2. The story is a slow-burn slice of life. There's a little angst in the middle, but it has a happy ending, so don't worry. The leads don't fall for each other at first sight or start out deeply in love. Their feelings develop gradually!

3. Almost every chapter features delicious food.

Theme: Eat well and live well