It could only be said that the scene was very awkward.
Huai Shi stood dumbfounded at the side, unable to react. He didn't understand why Shen Jinqing, a dignified cooking demon, would come to an izakaya in the inner circle of Danbo.
And before this, it seemed that he had spared no effort to inquire about it for a long time …
Shen Jinqing couldn't care so much anymore. He moved to the front of the bar step by step, not noticing the existence of other people at all. There was only the stunned woman left in his eyes.
"Miss Ah Tao, it's really you, it's really you …" He grabbed the lady boss's hand and was so excited that he was about to cry. "I finally, I finally found you."
Ah Tao's hand stiffened and she subconsciously withdrew it. She said dryly, "Mr. Shen Jinqing, please calm down. It's still business hours. “
"Sorry, sorry."
Shen Jinqing finally realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly took a step back and raised his sleeve to wipe his red eyes, showing a solemn and sincere expression.
He took another step back, bent down, knelt on the ground, and lowered his head deeply.
"I know that suddenly coming to you will disturb you, but please accept my apology." He lowered his head and sincerely begged, "Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye last time, and please … please give me another chance."
"This is my lifetime request, Miss Ah Tao!"
He raised his head and stared into her eyes. He said loudly, "Please let us start again, Ah Tao. This time, I will never let you leave me!"
He mustered up his courage and said what he should have said long ago. "I have been in love with you for a long, long, long time. Please, please marry me!"
Huai Shi felt that his hand was almost unable to hold the cup.
The melon stuffed into his mouth was so big that he couldn't react. What was this guy thinking? Suddenly, he came to her door without any foreshadowing. Just like that, he proposed to her out of the blue.
Big brother, it's not unreasonable for you to be single for so many years!
Even the plot of childhood sweethearts isn't like this! How can you ask her to marry you as soon as you come to her door after not seeing her for so many years?
If you ate one less puffer fish, you wouldn't be so rash, right?
The first to react was not the Lady Boss, but the furious Fisherman Gao Qiao.
"Bastard, what the hell are you talking about?!"
The burly man couldn't restrain his anger. He reached out and violently pulled Shen Jinqing up from the ground. He stared at his face and was so angry that his beard and hair stood on end. He growled, "I've heard about it for a long time. You're the stalker who asked about Ms. Jiang Jiang everywhere! How dare you come here! "
Without waiting for Shenjin to answer, Takahashi raised his fist and wanted to kill the scum who came to harass them here.
Huai Shi, who reacted, quickly reached out and tried to grab Gao Qiao's arm.
The lady boss was even faster than him.
She didn't know whether she should be called Ms. Jiang Jiang or Miss Ah Tao, but at this moment, she stood in front of Shen Jin, blocking this battle that was about to break out.
"Please don't be like this. This is my personal matter. Let me deal with it."
"I, I … I'm not …"
Gao Qiao was stunned, and his livid face gradually solidified. Perceiving the sincerity in her expression, he seemed to understand something, and his expression suddenly became gray.
He let go of her hand.
Wearily, he returned to his seat and lowered his head to drink wine. The dejected look on his face made him look like a defeated fighting dog.
"Miss Ah Tao, I knew it … I knew it!" Shenjin looked at her in surprise. "You have me in your heart, don't you?"
"I'm sorry, Shenjin-kun."
In front of Shen Jin, the Lady Boss opened her mouth several times, wanting to say something, but in the end, she lowered her eyes and politely refused. "Thank you for going through so much trouble to find me. It's great to be able to reunite with an old friend.
But unfortunately, I don't agree to your request. Please go back. "
"Why, why? Don't you know my feelings for you? It's because of the child, right? I don't mind. It doesn't matter! I will treat her as my own daughter! We can raise her together … "
"You don't deserve to raise his child!"
This sentence was imagined by Huai Shi next to him. He couldn't stand it anymore. These two operations were not at the level of eating rice. They were directly planting rice in his mouth …
He slapped his forehead and couldn't watch it anymore.
He was so anxious.
Ah Tao didn't speak. She just looked at him silently and shook her head slightly.
Shenjin's face turned pale little by little.
"It doesn't matter if the child doesn't change her surname. Really, I, I …" He begged humbly, almost crying. "Don't you understand my sincerity?"
He couldn't hold back his tears and sobs anymore.
"I just want to spend my life with Miss Ah Tao!"
"Sorry, Shenjin-kun, I can't promise you."
Ah Tao bent down and refused without any euphemism. "But I'm married, have a new family, and have a new family … So, please don't come to me in the future."
With that, she looked back at Takahashi, who was drinking behind her.
Takahashi was holding a wine glass in his hand and hadn't reacted yet. He looked at her blankly and didn't understand what she meant.
In a short silence, Ah Tao's eyes gradually begged.
Huai Shi sighed and gave the dog a fierce kick under the table, causing him to finally come to his senses. He suddenly realized what was going on and stared at Shen Jin with wide eyes.
"Bastard, didn't you listen to her!"
With a slap on the table, Takahashi raised his voice. "Don't let me see you here again!"
In the dead silence, Shenjin Kei's figure bent down little by little.
The light and expectation in his eyes gradually extinguished.
His face was ashen.
"I, I'm sorry. It's me, I disturbed you …"
He turned around in a sorry state and staggered away. Without looking back, he rushed into the darkness of the night and disappeared.
Only the sound of lamentation came from afar.
Ah Tao quietly stared in the direction of his departure and didn't say anything. For a long time, she lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes. She turned back and forced a smile to her guests.
"Sorry, I made a fool of myself … I also caused trouble for Mr. Takahashi."
"No, no, I have nothing to do with it! I, I … "
Takahashi patted his chest and widened his eyes. His face was red and he wanted to say something. He was so anxious that he even spoke in dialect. But looking at her calm appearance, he couldn't speak.
He slowly lowered his head wearily.
"Please give me another glass of beer."
Huai Shi sighed and handed over the beer glass in his hand. He looked back in the direction of the door and sighed helplessly. "If you ask me, that guy should be a good person."
Ah Tao shook her head and didn't speak.
Takahashi stared over and motioned him to say less. If Huai Shi hadn't reminded him just now, he might have scolded him now.
"It's not good to drink alone. There's a little octopus and tofu. Take it as an apology for the trouble."
Behind the kitchen counter, the Lady Boss was preparing the dishes neatly. Soon, two dishes were served to go with the wine.
While she was busy, Huai Shi looked up at the wall behind the counter and the photo next to the business license — Kyoto Middle School Painting Competition Silver Award, Near Jiang Lina.
The little girl in the photo was holding the trophy and smiling brightly.
But her face was slightly pale. The sleeve that was deliberately pulled down still couldn't hide the bruise color on the back of her hand. It was a trace left by the swelling of the blood vessels due to too many injections.
"Did something happen to that child?"
Huai Shi asked curiously. Immediately, Gao Qiao glared at her from the side, indicating that she shouldn't mention it.
The landlady paused, shook her head and sighed. "Nothing. That child, like you, is a guest."
Huai Shi touched the horn on his forehead subconsciously. He forgot to cover it when he was drinking in the private room. Now he realized it.
"In fact, you don't have to care. It's just a thing of the past."
The landlady had calmed down. She took out a cigarette box from her pocket and asked the two. After seeing that the two had no objection, she nodded and said that she was rude. Then she tilted her head and lit it.
"When I was under a lot of pressure, I got a bad habit. When I got older, I wanted to change it, but I couldn't." She smiled helplessly. "Anyway, it's all over, isn't it?"
Huai Shi hesitated for a long time and asked curiously, "Single mothers are not uncommon. Isn't it good to start over?"
In the silence, he noticed that the two people looked at him strangely, as if they were looking at a child who didn't understand anything.
It was as if they were asking, "Are you really from Yingzhou?"
Huai Shi had nothing to say. He raised his hand and patted his forehead.
He had forgotten the feelings of the people in this damn place …
It wasn't easy for a single mother to live anywhere, let alone with a mixed-race child.
Ms. Jin Jiang, or Miss Ah Tao, didn't avoid the past.
After the age of a little girl, she had seen through everything.
In her words, it was just a stupid thing she had done when she was young.
When she was young and ignorant, she was deceived by sweet words. After discovering that she was pregnant, the other party continued to disappear overnight with all her belongings.
"When the hospital found out that the child was a mixed-race child, my father was very angry. After all, it was a disgrace to the family. He strictly ordered me to abort it. But I was stupid. What crime did the child commit?"
She smoked and sighed softly. "In fact, everyone knows that Fukasaku likes me. He won't care. My father is his master. As long as there is an order, he will not refuse. But that would be too unfair to Fukasaku. As a result, because I didn't know what was good for me, I was kicked out of the family.
After I broke contact with my family, I worked everywhere. I was in a difficult situation, but Fukasaku often came to help me. He never disliked me … It really made me ashamed. "
After she said this, she was silent for a long time. Then she shrugged self-deprecatingly. "At some age, some things are missed. He is already the head chef of Santu. His future is limitless. People like me will only drag him down. "
Fukasaku, who was already successful and famous, would only become a laughing stock in the eyes of others if he married a woman with a mixed-race child.
Huai Shi shook his head and comforted her. "As long as you are willing, he won't care."
"I care."
Through the candlelight, her eyes were calm and silent, like a stone.
The last bit of dignity left whispered softly.
I care.
Then Huai Shi did not speak again. He put away his self-righteous kindness and fulfilled the role of a guest. After drinking, he turned and went upstairs.
Takahashi was already drunk. He cried and shouted nonsense. He staggered away. When Huai Shi and others came down again, they could not see him.
Only the calm landlady politely sent them out of the door.
After walking far away, Huai Shi looked back and saw the landlady standing behind the door. She picked up the bamboo pole, took down the lantern at the door, lowered her head and blew it out. She turned back to the shop and closed the door.
The lights inside gradually went out.
It was closed.
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