Eating a Bowl of Noodles
"Of course." The waiter nodded. He could see that the living conditions of the mother and daughter were not very good. It could be seen from their clothes. They were all old clothes that were out of season. Nowadays, few people in the city wore such simple clothes.
"Xiao Xi, can we just have one bowl? I can't eat that much. This bowl of noodles looks like a lot. "The mother said to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl beside her.
Chen Xi knew that her mother was reluctant to part with the money, but … the doctor said that her mother was about to die. Coming here to eat beef noodles was her wish. Although Chen Xi was frugal, she still gritted her teeth and said, "Just two bowls?"
"Child, isn't it a waste?" The mother interrupted Chen Xi and said to the waiter, "Just one bowl, how much is it?"
"Hello, a bowl of beef noodles, you spent a total of fifteen kuai." The waiter sympathized with the mother and daughter, but he was also a part-time worker. His living conditions weren't much better than theirs, and he couldn't just give them a bowl of noodles. That would only make the boss deduct it from his salary.
When the mother heard that a bowl of noodles cost fifteen kuai, she looked distressed. Chen Xi, on the other hand, took out a stack of bills from her pocket, counted out fifteen kuai, and gave it to the waiter.
The waiter knew that it was not easy for the mother and daughter to earn this money, but he had no other way. He could only look at them sympathetically. He was going to secretly instruct the kitchen to make more noodles for them. This was the only thing he could do.
"Xiao Xi, it's not easy for you to make money, and you still have to treat my illness. In the future, let's not waste it …" Chen Xi's mother said softly, "fifteen kuai, how many noodles can we buy? It's enough for us to eat for many days … "
"Mom, today is my birthday, I said I'll make the decision!" Chen Xi interrupted her mother and said with a smile, "After today, I'll be sixteen, an adult. I'll definitely make a lot of money in the future and take you out to eat every day!"
"Haha, okay, mom will wait for you …" The mother sighed in her heart. She didn't know if she could hold on until that day. Seeing that her daughter had grown up, she felt more at ease when she left.
This noodle shop was an old one in the neighborhood. It had been open for a few years. When Chen Xi was young, she and her mother would pass by here and they would look at the customers with envy. At that time, her mother would always tell Chen Xi that when she made money in the future, she would bring Chen Xi here to eat noodles.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Xi had grown up, but her mother was found to have cancer! All of a sudden, Chen Xi's family, which wasn't well-off to begin with, became strapped for cash. Her mother couldn't do her job anymore, so she could only rely on Chen Xi to pick up waste paper and drink bottles after school.
Today was Chen Xi's sixteenth birthday, but Chen Xi wasn't happy at all, because just a few days ago, when her mother went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor told her that her mother only had one or two months left, and told her to prepare for her funeral …
Chen Xi was stunned. Although she had expected this day to come, she didn't think it would come so soon! Mom, are you leaving already? Chen Xi was very sad, very sad, but she was afraid that her mother would suspect, so she had to pretend to be happy!
Using birthday as an excuse, Chen Xi brought her mother to the noodle shop. In her mother's eyes, Chen Xi was still a child's willfulness, but Chen Xi knew that if she didn't bring her mother to eat noodles now, her mother might not be able to eat noodles here for the rest of her life!
So Chen Xi spent a few nights, came home two hours late every day, took a bus to the beach to pick up drink bottles, and finally saved up thirty yuan. The goal was to eat beef noodles with her mother! She had already asked for the price in advance, fifteen yuan a bowl. Although it was expensive for her, she felt it was worth it!
Lin Yi's gaze swept across Chen Xi and her mother, and finally stopped on Chen Xi's mother.
She was a haggard and slightly sick woman, although she had been tortured by the disease, but it could be seen that she must have been very beautiful when she was young! But, in Lin Yi's eyes, she probably didn't have long to live. As for the specific reason, Lin Yi didn't know. Without further examination, Lin Yi didn't know what illness she had.
The girl called Chen Xi was very pretty, probably like her mother when she was young. Although she was only sixteen, she was already very beautiful. Although her clothes were simple, they were very clean and tidy.
This made Lin Yi think of Tang Yun, and it made his heart skip a beat …
Lin Yi frowned. He didn't know when, but it seemed like he wasn't so cold anymore? Like he liked to meddle in other people's business?
Was it the environment here that changed him?
Lin Yi realized that he had indeed left those bloody days far behind. He was starting to blend into this environment, and he even liked it here!
The waiter walked over, and Lin Yi retracted his gaze and looked at Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao's eyes had been on the mother and daughter the whole time, evidently feeling a little emotional as well.
"Hello, would you two like to order now?" The waiter asked.
"We want a bowl of beef noodles too!" Xiaoxiao didn't wait for Lin Yi to speak. She got the idea from the mother and daughter. Eating a bowl of noodles with Lin Yi would help improve their relationship!
"Oh … Okay." The waiter paused and nodded. It wasn't unusual for a couple to share a bowl of noodles, but it was just a coincidence that the mother and daughter had ordered a bowl of noodles, and Xiaoxiao had ordered a bowl of noodles as well.
"Just one bowl? You're not eating? "Lin Yi frowned as he looked at Xiaoxiao.
"Of course I'm eating!" Xiaoxiao almost exploded after hearing Lin Yi's words. You're treating me to noodles, alright? You're asking me if I'm eating? Why would I ask you to treat me if I'm not eating?
"Oh, two bowls then." Lin Yi said faintly to the waiter.
"Yes, sir." The waiter smiled. It seemed that either Lin Yi didn't know how to flirt, or Xiaoxiao was overthinking things. These two might not be a couple! They might be a girl chasing a guy.
Xiaoxiao was a little unhappy. "I can't eat, the noodles here are too big …"
"Then tell him to put less," Lin Yi said.
"… Am I stupid?" Xiaoxiao was so angry that she didn't say anything. She waved at the waiter angrily, telling him to leave.
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