Food saved the world.
Issou: "..."
[Don't change the topic.] Issou cleared his throat,
[Just tell me if you despise me for being a burden.]
[Stop fooling around.] Her mother chuckled,
[Can you find a second burden who is cuter than my good girl in the world?]
Hearing this,
Issou replied happily, [That's true.]
Hearing Issou's reply,
Her mother, who knew that she would only listen to "cute" and ignore the "burden": "..."
My big baby might be a fool, right?
For a moment, her mother didn't know if it was a good thing for her to let Issou go to New York alone,
Because her silly appearance really made it hard for him to feel at ease.
Issou, who didn't know that in her mother's heart, she had already equated herself with a fool. When she found out that she didn't ask her to come to New York to kick her out of the house,
She heaved a sigh of relief.
Her mother, who noticed this, teased her with a smile: [Good girl,
Are you afraid that I'll leave you behind?]
[What a joke.] Issou blinked,
[I just don't want to take advantage of you,
You raised me for a few years,
When you reach the legal retirement age, I'll pay you double.]
[Then I might not live that long.]
[I don't care.] Issou said,
[You raised me for 21 years. After you retire, I'll pay you back for 42 years,
If I haven't paid you back, don't think about going back on your word.]
Hearing Issou's words,
A trace of gentleness flashed in her mother's eyes. However, Issou, who was on the other end of the phone, did not see it. She only heard her say, [It's not cheap to raise me. In the 42 years that you're sure you're going to give me a pension,
Will there be 41 years where I have nothing to eat?]
Issou: "..."
This was really her mother!
After ending the phone call,
Issou was a little mentally and physically exhausted,
But when she saw the various licenses that had been prepared,
She couldn't help but smile.
After she put everything away,
He planned to go to the nearby Walmart before taking a taxi home.
But to Issou's surprise, when he was paying the bill, he ran into her landlord. "Old Stan?"
Old Stan was equally surprised. "Issou? Why are you here? "
"I wanted to ask you the same thing." Issou pushed the trolley behind him. "I'm here on business. Since the fridge at home is empty, I thought I'd buy something before heading back."
"Oh." Old Stan knew that Issou was going to open a Chinese restaurant, so without asking, he knew what she was here for. "How is it? Is it going well? "
"Yes, it went very smoothly." At this point, Issou could not help but curl his lips. "Now we just have to wait for the opening."
When Old Stan heard that, he first congratulated him and then said, "I will definitely visit often."
"Thank you." Issou said, "But I still have to say, if you come, I won't let you order as you please."
The old man's height was as high as his age, so Issou did not dare to let him do as he pleased.
"What happened to the saying that the customer is God?"
"But my restaurant is called 'My Chinese Restaurant'." Issou emphasized the word 'my'. In fact, she originally wanted to call it 'Chinese Restaurant', but unfortunately, it was registered by someone else, so she just called it 'My Chinese Restaurant'.
Issou continued, "Yes, the customer is God, but this is my territory, so I call the shots."
Old Stan: "..."
She had a point, and he was speechless.
"By the way, you still haven't told me why you're here." Issou did not dwell on this topic and changed the topic. "Is the Walmart in our area not open today?"
"Nope." Old Stan did not expect Issou to come back to this topic. He cleared his throat and said, "I'm here to meet an online friend."
"Online friend!?" Issou, who did not expect this answer, widened her eyes. She knew that her landlord was a very cute and trendy old man, but she did not expect him to be this trendy.
"Old man, you are so trendy. I haven't even met an online friend before."
Hearing that, Old Stan glanced at Issou. At his age, he treated a young and cute child like Issou with generosity and kindness, so when he heard her say that, he could not help but remind her, "You're still young. Don't meet online friends, it's very dangerous."
"Furthermore, our situation is different."
As soon as he said that, he saw Issou's grape-like eyes sparkling with curiosity.
Therefore, Old Stan could not help but share his joy with Issou. He said, "At first, I thought I was just meeting a like-minded online friend, but as we chatted, I realized that she was very similar to an old friend of mine.
"I knew she lived in London, so I planned to fly to London to meet her, but who knew that she would come to New York for a vacation, so I asked her to meet me here today.
"At first, I was not sure. After all, we haven't seen each other for decades, but when I saw her today, I knew —"
"That's right!"
"It's her!"
"Her?" One must know that in English, he, she, it was different. Moreover, seeing Old Stan's face beaming with joy, Yzo suddenly felt like he smelled the scent of gossip.
"Judging from your appearance, could she be your first love?"
"And you're still single?"
Issou's questions popped out one after another, but Old Stan did not need to answer at all because his smile said it all.
The black-haired girl immediately responded with an "Oh ~", but then she thought it was a bit strange that he was here. "Then why didn't you guys go for dinner or something?"
Old Stan said, "I originally booked a restaurant, but she said that she hasn't tasted my cooking in years, so I decided to show off my skills tonight."
Hearing that, Issou glanced at Old Stan's cart. Other than some ingredients, there was a bottle of red wine and scented candles.
Noticing Issou's gaze, Old Stan coughed lightly. Seeing that it was his turn, he did not give her a chance to tease him and quickly went to pay the bill.
Seeing this, Issou almost laughed to death. After all, the old man's reaction was too cute.
When it was Issou's turn, she took out the things in the cart and asked Old Stan, who had just finished paying the bill, in a teasing tone, "I bought a lot of things. If you're in a hurry, why don't you leave first?"
Old Stan said, "Who said I'm in a hurry?"
Issou was speechless.
That's very different from what you mean, okay?
Issou glanced at Old Stan. Although the old man said he was not in a hurry, it was obvious that he wanted to personally empty out the things in her cart.
Just as Issou was thinking about it, something happened. A man rushed in from outside with a handgun in his hand. He pointed the gun at the cashier and said, "Robbery!"
Issou was speechless.
Be reasonable.
Was she a bit unlucky recently?
However, before Issou could react, the cashier, who was scanning the items with a scanner, calmly raised her hand and pushed away the gun that was almost in front of her. "Wait, I'm paying the bill for a customer."
Issou was speechless.
The man with the gun was also a little confused. He probably didn't expect the cashier to have such a reaction, but he didn't forget his purpose in coming here. The gun that was pushed away quickly pointed at her again.
However, before the man could speak, he was hit in the back. He turned his head and saw the old man, who was waiting by the side, waving the cane in his hand and yelling at him, "You brat, didn't you hear that she's paying the bill? We're in a hurry. Would it kill you to wait until we're done with the bill? "
Issou was speechless.
Logically speaking, if the cashier auntie's calm expression just now made her a little confused, then Old Stan's current action simply made her flabbergasted, okay?!
Everyone said that the West Side aunties were the scariest, but Issou felt that the New Yorkers were not to be trifled with either, because under their powerful aura, the robbers would be crushed into pieces.
Issou was speechless.
Oh.
His heart ached for some reason.
However, Issou's heartache lasted for less than three seconds. He saw the men who were crushed one after another raise their guns and shoot at the ceiling. Then, the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the closest person to him other than the cashier and Old Stan...
Issou.
Yi Su: "…!!???"
She had never seen someone who picked on the weak like Issou!
Before Lorna could say anything, she clearly saw Izu's wet eyes and the tear stains on her face that she hadn't had time to wipe away.
Seeing this, Lorna's face suddenly turned cold.
Seeing that Lorna came over, Issou's face suddenly showed a look of surprise. Yes, Reese saved her, but at this time, Lorna, who was more familiar with her, gave her more sense of security.
However, after noticing that Lorna's gaze moved away from her, she looked at Reese in front of her with hostility. Issou, who knew that she must have misunderstood, quickly said, "No, no, no, Lorna, you misunderstood, this gentleman just saved me, the bastard who bullied me is him!"
Hearing Issou's words, Lorna walked into the storeroom and her eyes followed the direction of her finger. Then, she saw Willis lying in the corner like a pile of mud.
Just like how Issou still remembered Willis, Lorna did not forget this guy.
"Are you okay? Issou. " Lorna turned to look at Issou and looked at her several times. When she found that her clothes were still intact, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Issou said, "I'm fine now."
"That's good." Lorna retracted her gaze and looked at Willis. Her green eyes were full of coldness, "She's fine, it's your turn to be in trouble."
As soon as she finished speaking, she reached out her hand without warning and a ball of green energy floated in her palm.
Seeing the scene before him, Willis widened his eyes in horror. "Mu-Mutant?"
Whether it was in the supermarket or today, Willis did not know that Lorna was a mutant. Otherwise, he would not have found trouble with Issou today, and he would not have had the guts to molest Lorna that day.
However, there was no such thing as knowing in this world.
Even if Willis regretted his actions, he could not stop himself from being lifted from the ground by an invisible force and slammed into the solid wall behind him.
At that moment, Willis felt the pain in his entire back that made him lose all feeling.
"I let you go last time, but who knew that you didn't learn your lesson." Lorna's actions were very casual, but her pushing gesture caused Willis to be slammed into the wall again.
If it was not for Issou's intervention, Willis would have suffered more than just a punch from Marcus. However, Lorna did not expect that after he was saved by Issou last time, he would dare to cause trouble for her today.
And Issou said that he was fine now, but that did not mean that he was fine just now. With this thought in mind, Lorna's eyes were filled with hostility.
Issou and Reese, who also did not know that Lorna was a mutant, were stunned by this scene. When Reese realized that Lorna was not going to let Willis go, he quickly stopped her, "Wait."
Reese could clearly see that Lorna did not only want to teach Willis a lesson, she really wanted to take his life.
Unfortunately, Lorna turned a deaf ear to Reese's words. In her eyes, Willis was not a person, but a toy in her hands. That was why she could casually throw him like a sandbag.
Lorna raised her hand and made Willis float up and stick to the ceiling. Then, she pulled him down, and he screamed as he fell to the ground.
Ever since Lorna made her move, Willis's screams hadn't stopped. However, because this storeroom was close to the evacuation staircase, and the evacuation staircase was clearly not crowded, no matter how loud he screamed, he couldn't attract the attention of the people outside for the time being.
Willis had to admit that he had shot himself in the foot.
Reese said, "Ma'am, please stop immediately."
Hearing this, Lorna used her energy to pull Willis up from the ground and trapped him against the wall. Lorna turned to look at Reese and raised an eyebrow, "Stop?"
Her pair of green eyes swept across Lithur's body, and with a wave of her hand, the gun on his waist flew into her hand.
Lorna smiled. She pushed the gun in her left hand with her right hand and loaded the gun with a click. She then pressed the muzzle against Willis's forehead, but her gaze was on Lithur.
She said nonchalantly, "One bullet and it will stop."
Lorna had a nonchalant smile on her cold face. The rebellious and unruly aura she exuded, coupled with her fluid movements, almost made Issou want to scream.
Little Missy was about to explode her maiden's heart!?
However, not everyone appreciated Lorna's handsomeness. At least in Willis' eyes, she was no different from a demon.
Feeling the cold muzzle pressed against his forehead, Willis felt his pants suddenly become wet and hot, and the air was suddenly filled with a strange smell.
"This is bad."
Issou, who had been coaxed by Lorna a moment ago, immediately reacted to the smell. She hurriedly ran out as if there was something scary chasing after her. "Wait for me, I'll go to the bathroom and say hi to the toilet."
Lorna: "…"
Lithur: "…"
#
After Issou said hi to the toilet and had a short but pleasant conversation, she felt a lot more relaxed.
Thank God.
She really wanted to give herself a thumbs up for not peeing her pants on the spot after experiencing such a terrifying thing.
Lorna, who was waiting at the door of the bathroom, heard Issou boasting about himself when he came out. She couldn't help but smile, "Well, it seems like you're really fine now."
"Fortunately, that man came in time," Issou said, then asked, "By the way, Lorna, where's that man? Is he still in the utility room? "
"He left," Lorna said, "and sent that bastard to the police station."
Hearing Lorna's first answer, Issou was a little disappointed. She hadn't asked for the name of her savior, but when she heard the latter part, she was stunned.
"Police station?!"
"Send that bastard to the police station?!"
Seeing Issou's reaction, Lorna glanced at her, "What? Do you want to feed him a bullet? "
Seeing how Lorna looked like she would immediately chase after Willis if she nodded, Issou quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, no, I mean, will that bastard expose your identity as a mutated human?"
Although Issou didn't know Lorna for long, she had a general understanding of her personality. If the identity of a mutated human was slightly legal in this society, then Lorna wouldn't hide her identity from her friends.
It was precisely because of this that Issou asked this question.
What?
If that was the case, then why did Lorna boldly expose her identity in front of strangers just now?
…
…
…
This was love.
Issou puffed out her chest proudly. That's right, that must be it.
Hearing Issou's question, Lorna looked at her deeply and then smiled, "Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts to offend a mutated human."
Based on Willis's cowardly behavior in front of her, Lorna was sure that he didn't have the guts to say anything.
"That's good." Issou didn't know why Lorna said this, but he trusted her.
#
Because of this incident, Issou and Lorna naturally didn't go to the restaurant that was said to be very good. Instead, they took a taxi back to Issou's home.
Issou pulled Lorna to the kitchen, opened the fridge door, and smiled at her, "Okay, as compensation for not being able to go to that restaurant, I'll make you a feast tonight."
Looking at Issou's heart-melting smile, Lorna raised an eyebrow, "I'm looking forward to it."
Seeing this, not only was Issou not impressed by Thompson's handsome appearance, he was even amused by him, "Stop fooling around, eat, then go do whatever you need to do."
Hearing this, Thompson, who couldn't understand why Issou was biased towards Peter, couldn't help but say, "Be careful, if your boss finds out, your salary will be deducted."
"I forgot to mention …" Issou smiled at Thompson, "I'm the boss."
Thompson: "…"
What the f * ck.
Thompson, who didn't know what to do with Issou, could only glare at Peter fiercely. When Peter found out that the reason why their braised prawns were extra large was not because Issou recognized him, but because Issou thought that his face was very likable, he was relieved and a little embarrassed.
After Issou left, Peter turned his head and was about to say something to Ned when he saw that half of the braised prawns on the table was already in his stomach.
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