Food saved the world.
Her mother, who thought that Issou would be able to say something, was speechless.
[Have you been watching some messy TV series recently?]
[Where?] Through the phone,
Issou could hear the disdain in her mother's tone. She said self-righteously,
[I've been so busy recently that I'm almost as tired as a dog, okay?]
[Oh.] Her mother said with certainty,
[Then you watched it in the past.]
Issou: "..."
[Don't change the topic.] Issou cleared her 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?]
Hearing this,
Issou replied happily, [That's true.]
Hearing Issou's reply, her mother, who knew that she only listened to the word "cute" and ignored the word "burden", was speechless.
My big baby might be a fool, right?
For a moment, her mother did not 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 did not know that in her mother's heart, she had already equated herself with a fool. When she found out that she did not 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 back 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 even think about going back on your word.]
Hearing Issou's words,
A trace of gentleness flashed across 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.
During the forty-two years that you decided to give me a pension,
Will there be forty-one years where I have nothing to eat?]
Issou: "…"
She was really his mother!
After ending the call, Issou was a little exhausted, but when he saw the various licenses that had been completed, he could not help but smile.
After she put everything away, she 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 he knew what she was here for without asking. "How is it? Is it going well? "
"Yes, it's going very well." Issou could not help but curl her lips. "Now we just have to wait for the opening."
Old Stan heard this and first congratulated him. Then he said, "I'll be sure to 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 the same as his age, so Issou did not dare to let him mess around.
"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 was speechless.
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?"
"No." Old Stan did not expect Issou to change the 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're so trendy. I haven't even met an online friend before."
Hearing this, Old Stan glanced at Issou. At his age, he always treated a young and cute child like her with the kindness and kindness of a grandchild, 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 dangerous."
"Besides, our situation is different."
As soon as he said that, he saw Issou's grape-like eyes shining with curiosity.
So Old Stan couldn't help but share his joy with Yi Su. He said, "At first, I thought I just got to know a like-minded online friend, but I didn't expect that after chatting for a while, 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 to play, 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?" In English, he, she, and it were all different. Moreover, when she saw Old Stan's face beaming with joy, she suddenly felt like she smelled the scent of gossip.
"Looking at you, she's not your first love, is she?"
"And you're still single?"
Issou's questions popped out one after another, but Old Stan did not need to answer because his happy face said it all.
The black-haired girl suddenly said, "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 she hasn't tasted my cooking for many years, so I decided to show off my skills tonight."
Hearing that, Issou glanced at Old Stan's cart and found that 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 died of laughter. 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 was waiting for her after 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 gun in his hand. He pointed the gun at the cashier and said, "Robbery!"
Issou was speechless.
Be reasonable.
Was she a bit unlucky recently?
But before Yi Su could react, she saw the cashier auntie who was scanning the goods with the scanner gun. She calmly raised her hand and pushed away the gun that was almost in front of her. "Wait, I'm paying the bill for the customer."
Yi Su: "…???"
The man with the gun was also a little confused. He probably didn't expect the cashier auntie to have such a reaction, but he didn't forget his purpose for coming here. The gun that was pushed away quickly pointed at her again.
However, before the man could say anything, he was hit in the back. He turned around and saw the old man, who was waiting by the side, waving the cane in his hand and yelling at him, "Brat, didn't you hear that she was paying the bill? We're in a hurry. Would it kill you to wait for us to pay the bill before you rob us? "
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. Under their powerful presence, the man who tried to rob them would be crushed into pieces.
Issou was speechless.
Hmm.
He felt an inexplicable heartache.
However, Issou's heartache did not last more than three seconds. He saw the men who were crushed one after another raise their guns and fire 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 such a person pick on the soft persimmons like this before!
Issou was speechless.
Someone tell her!
When did this Skinhead with a gun follow her!?
Skinhead did not seem to expect Issou to suddenly turn around, but this was not enough to stop him. Since Issou noticed him, he decided to make a move.
Seeing this, Issou suddenly remembered Old Stan's heroic act at the supermarket that day.
Therefore, before Skinhead could make a move, the black-haired girl subconsciously raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
Skinhead: "…???"
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