In this era when material life was not very rich, McDonald's and KFC, which often appeared in TV commercials, could be said to be the most sacred food temples in the hearts of many children.
Their hamburgers, fried chicken, French fries, sundaes and even small toys all look very high-end. Children are eager to go to the big city, often just to try KFC and McDonald's.
But Xia Yuan never had such an opportunity. This kind of food, which her mother considered as junk food, was listed as a prohibited item at home, just like candy and games.
Xia Yuan only has the opportunity to experience these pleasures with Mei Fang.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Xia Yuan’s childhood life was not very happy when he was not with me.
In order to prevent the child from having any regrets in his childhood, Mei Fang was naturally willing to help Xia Yuan fulfill his wish.
It was not very convenient to find the way in the days without navigation. Fortunately, Mei Fang had attended university in Jiangcheng before, and they could buy guide maps at the convenience store at the station. They quickly locked onto a nearby KFC restaurant that was within walking distance.
Mei Fang walked in front pulling a small suitcase, and Xia Yuan followed closely on the side. She deliberately lowered her hat and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she whispered to Mei Fang.
"My mother always told me that there are a lot of bad guys near the station and told me not to run around. I don't think anyone is paying attention to us."
"It was just luck this time. Your mother was right."
Mei Fang said seriously, "Don't take it lightly and don't run around everywhere."
"Um!"
Xia Yuan nodded vigorously, then took Mei Fang's arm, "Is this okay? This way I won't get lost with you."
"OK."
This girl...
Mei Fang brought Xia Yuan to the KFC restaurant. It was lunch time and there were many people queuing up to order food. Xia Yuan looked at the dazzling array of food on the KFC display board and felt dazzled.
"What do you want to eat?"
"First, a burger! I want to eat... um... a crispy chicken burger! But the meal seems to be a good deal... The toys in the children's meal seem good, but there are no burgers..."
Seeing that Xia Yuan was still undecided, Mei Fang decided for her, "Let me help you. You go find a seat and sit down first."
"good… "
Xia Yuan pushed the box and looked around, then found a seat at a small table next to the KFC Children's Playground.
Seeing Xia Yuan sitting down safely, Mei Fang stopped staring at her. While looking at the menu, he thought about the gradual changes in Xia Yuan.
The quarrel between her parents seemed to have some impact on Xia Yuan. She went from trusting her mother unconditionally to starting to question some of her mother's teachings.
These doubts may have been formed silently in my mind a long time ago, but due to various factors they have never been revealed.
Mei Fang began to worry that the promise he had made to her out of pampering her had become the culprit in awakening her rebellious consciousness.
Following your parents' arrangements in everything will not help you grow.
But going from one extreme to another, opposing parents just for the sake of opposing them, is not the way to solve the problem.
Fortunately, she still trusts me. In order to live up to this trust, I have the obligation not to lead her to extremes...
While Mei Fang was thinking, Xia Yuan was holding her chin and swinging her legs, waiting for her meal boredly. At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing glasses sitting next to her suddenly spoke to her.
"Little sister, you are not alone, are you? Are you coming to eat with your mother?"
Xia Yuan shook his head, "With my brother."
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were set up as brother and sister when they went out, and Xia Yuan remembered this firmly.
"Who is your brother?"
"Um... the one in front..."
Xia Yuan just pointed out where Mei Fang was standing in the queue, only to realize belatedly that something was wrong.
Uncle, why are you asking this
"Oh, I see."
The middle-aged man with glasses smiled and said, "Uncle ordered an extra sundae and couldn't finish it. Since you are waiting for your brother to order, how about giving this one to you?"
Xia Yuan shook his head and waved his hands, "No need, uncle, my brother also bought me a sundae."
"That's just right. Your brother hasn't come yet. I'll go and ask him not to order. This way you can save money, right?"
"Um… "
"You're welcome. I just bought this. I really can't eat any more."
As he said this, the man with glasses was about to stand up to greet Mei Fang, but unexpectedly, Mei Fang, who was still in the queue, had already walked over at this time.
"Uncle, what do you want to do with my sister?"
"Haha, seeing your sister is bored waiting alone, I'll chat with her."
The middle-aged man with glasses smiled and said, "You two little guys came here alone to buy burgers, and you are carrying suitcases, so you have to be careful of bad guys."
"My mom and grandma are in the mall buying clothes now, and they will come to see us soon. We are just helping to look after the luggage, so don't worry about uncle."
"You should go get in line now. You don't have to buy the sundae. I can't finish it, so I'll give it to your sister."
"Thank you, uncle. I appreciate your kindness, but you should eat it yourself. My sister is allergic to strawberries and she won't eat strawberry sundae."
"Are you afraid that uncle is a bad guy? Haha! It's normal to worry about this... It's okay, uncle is leaving now, just eat in peace."
As the man spoke, he picked up his bag and left the restaurant, leaving the strawberry sundae on Xia Yuan's table.
Mei Fang took the sundae and threw it into the trash can without thinking.
After turning around, he said to Xia Yuan seriously, "What did I tell you when we went out? Don't talk to strangers."
"That uncle doesn't seem like a bad person. I think he was just worried about me being alone, carrying a suitcase..."
Mei Fang shook his head: "No matter whether he is good or bad, we must abide by the agreement we made before we left. I have to protect you."
"I... I understand."
Xia Yuan nodded vigorously and promised not to speak a word to the stranger again.
Mei Fang bought a set meal from KFC, including the children's set meal that Xia Yuan liked, which came with toys. It included popcorn chicken, potato chips and cola, a serving of Colonel Chicken Nuggets, and two servings of the out-of-print Garden Crispy Chicken Burgers. The unpleasantness that occurred before the meal was quickly swept away by the delicious food.
"Should I eat this fried chicken nuggets with this sauce... Mmmmm... So delicious!"
"Mei Fang, eat these fries! They're so delicious!"
"The burger is so huge! If I had known it was so big, I would have ordered only one."
Mei Fang had often suspected that KFC's burgers were getting smaller and smaller. The burger in 22 years was not even the size of a palm.
But after buying another one today, I vaguely felt that the portion seemed to be not much different from that in my previous life.
Could it be that my hands and appetite have simply gotten bigger
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang had a great time at the KFC restaurant.
After eating and drinking, the two looked at the map together and began to confirm the route plan to grandma's house.
"Let me see... I remember we should take bus No. 901 and then transfer to bus No. 304 to get there directly."
"As for the 901, it's marked on the map. We can get on it at the bus stop in front."
Mei pointed to Xia Yuan in the direction of the bus stop. His eyes paused in a certain direction and his expression immediately became serious.
"What's wrong? Mei Fang..."
"Don't look around! Just glance to your right, towards the cake shop."
Xia Yuan followed Mei Fang's gaze and her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
At this time, Mei Fang also grabbed her hand.
The middle-aged man with glasses who had just chatted with her was now standing at the door of a cake shop reading a newspaper.
He didn't leave.
I posted a new book list yesterday, and I’ll have to ask everyone to help me read the new books this week!
(End of this chapter)