Qin Chu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and replied slowly, "Well, I really have never seen a beautiful woman without clothes and just covering her face."
"Hey..." Huo Mian felt so embarrassed after being told the right thing. She wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
"If you don't stop like this, I'm getting out of the car." Huo Mian said and opened the car door.
But Qin Chu grabbed his arm and said, "Stop making trouble."
The warm palm felt residual heat through her clothes, and Huo Mian felt her heartbeat speed up.
Then, Qin Chu took back his hand and drove seriously. The two of them were silent along the way.
thirty minutes later
The car was parked on the food street behind No. 2 Middle School...
Huo Mian looked at her former alma mater and recalled many memories.
"I heard that this land is going to be occupied."
"Really? When?" Qin Chu asked casually.
"It should be this year. Last year I saw that this place was marked for demolition. I heard that the school was also going to be moved to the suburbs."
"Why is the news I received different from yours? I heard that no one will touch this land."
"Really?" Huo Mian looked at Qin Chu in disbelief.
"Yes, I heard that it has no commercial value and no one wants it." After saying that, Qin Chu turned around and entered a restaurant.
Ashin Ramen
This is the name of this noodle shop. The owner is a Taiwanese named Ashin, who is in his forties.
My wife is a local, so she and I came here to settle down 20 years ago. They gave birth to a son and a daughter, and they were very happy.
When Qin Chu and Huo Mian were in high school, they often came here to eat noodles.
Huo Mian came to eat at this noodle shop not only because it tasted good, but also because it was very cheap.
The ramen only costs 2 yuan a bowl, which is a lot. Although the side dish is just chopped green onions, it tastes really good.
Qin Chu initially disliked the roadside stall and refused to come, but later he couldn't resist Huo Mian's temptation and started eating too.
Habits are scary things. Once you get used to something, it's hard to change it.
Huo Mian looked at this noodle shop. It was exactly the same as it was seven years ago, and she felt as if she had traveled through time.
After breaking up with Qin Chu, she basically never came back because she was afraid of touching something deep in her heart.
Now, Qin Chu took the initiative to come here, which she did not expect...
"Boss, two bowls of ramen." Qin Chu said.
"Okay." The enthusiastic boss responded while cooking noodles.
"Why are you still standing there stupidly? Come here." Qin Chu saw Huo Mian dazed at the door and shouted.
Huo Mian finally came back to her senses, walked in slowly, and sat down...
"Boss, how much does a bowl of your ramen cost now?" Huo Mian was curious.
She guessed that with current prices, a bowl should cost at least ten yuan, right
Unexpectedly, the boss just smiled and said, "It's still the same."
"2 yuan?" Huo Mian was shocked.
"right."
"But now that prices are so high, won't you lose money?" Huo Mian was confused.
The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a naive smile, "It's not like we'll lose money, but we'll make very little money."
"Then why don't we raise the price? It's not like everyone can't accept it."
"Because I don't want to ruin everyone's young memories, many children who graduated from the second middle school will come back to eat here every year to get the same feeling as before. Sometimes I really feel that what I am selling is not ramen, but the youthful campus memories."
"Boss, you shouldn't be selling ramen, you should be a writer, just like Yu Qiuyu." Huo Mian smiled.
"I'm just a rough guy, I don't know anything about literature and art, but my wife said that happiness in this world cannot be bought with money. Every time I see you kids saying, I feel happy eating here, I feel It’s meaningful to do these things by yourself, and you don’t have to think about whether it’s money or not. It’s good to have enough money, and having too much money is also a worry.”
"It's really rare for you to have this kind of insight." Qin Chu glanced at the boss and said slowly.
The boss just smiled honestly and said nothing more...
After a while, two steaming bowls of ramen were brought over.
Huo Mian picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to take a bite. As expected, it was exactly the same as before.
"It's delicious." Huo Mian said with emotion.
"If it's delicious, eat more." Qin Chu looked at Huo Mian's satisfied face and felt excited.
"Boss, pay the bill." After finishing the meal, Huo Mian took the initiative to wave.
"No need, Qin Chu still has a lot of money left here." The boss smiled.
"Saving money? You saved money here? When did it happen?" Huo Mian was slightly startled.
"Seven years ago."
"How much have you... saved?" Huo Mian looked at Qin Chu in disbelief, as if he were looking at an alien.