The old noodle restaurant has been open for decades. The shop is crowded in an old house, which is a bit low. The overall decoration is basically no decoration. Durable, but still clean.
Every meal time, customers have to line up.
If you can't wait, you have to leave, and come back early next time.
Ordinarily, such a state of business should open a branch, but no, Xu Tingsheng knew that it hadn't existed until 2011, and even the decoration hadn't changed.
It was only in 2011 that the trend began to reverse again. People began to pay attention to their feelings, watch movies that miss their youth, like old things and old stores, and feel that they are sitting in the traces of the vicissitudes of time playing with mobile phones, taking selfies, and taking another bowl. Old noodle soup, more fanciful than going to Starbucks or something.
Therefore, the old noodle restaurant has remained unchanged to respond to all changes, and it has been on fire all the time.
In 2011, the day when Xiang Ning brought Xu Tingsheng was lucky to not have to wait in line, because the heavy rain that day was really heavy and there were very few visitors.
Xu Tingsheng carried Xiang Ning, who was wearing canvas shoes, out of the taxi, and after eating the noodles, he hugged her and waited for the taxi on the side of the road, standing in the rain with his trouser legs arm in arm, for about half an hour.
Later, during those three years, Xu Tingsheng actually came here again by himself. In her city, at her favorite old noodle restaurant, she ate her favorite noodles alone, but... was afraid of her showing up.
It was sunny and then rainy that day.
During a rainstorm, Xu Tingsheng finished his noodles and realized that he "can't go back".
…
When there were fewer customers, Xu Tingsheng crossed the road and entered the old noodle restaurant, stood by the counter, and told the boss "aggressively": "The boss will bring me a bowl of noodles. If you add shrimp, take it away."
The boss looked at him and smiled knowingly.
Last time he asked the person in front of him to choose a glass of wine or a bowl of noodles. This person left with the noodles. The boss went to check and found that the glass was also empty.
That night Xu Tingsheng walked around Xinyan Middle School twice, and sat on the side of the road by himself at the end, finishing the bowl of cold noodles. That night, Fang Yuqing rushed thousands of miles to propose marriage, but Xu Tingsheng dared not come near him.
Maybe the boss put Xu Tingsheng on the line, and the interview came quickly.
"Thank you." Xu Tingsheng said.
"Next time, bring it over to eat together. Let me see." The boss said with a smile.
Xu Tingsheng said nervously, "Let's talk about this later."
The boss must have seen Xiao Xiang Ning, if he brought it with him...
…
Carry noodles.
Xu Tingsheng put a pack of soft Chinese on the guard's table.
While waiting for Xiao Xiangning to come out.
The uncle was trembling slightly.
It's like the love between a boy and a girl. After knowing her heart, I went to find her for the first time. I had a jerky and uneasy date for the first time. I worried a lot, expected a lot, and nervousness is inevitable.
At this time Xu Tingsheng was in such a state, like a little boy who finally won his sweetheart.
Xiao Xiang Ning, who was wearing a school uniform, came out from the stairs far away.
She was also nervous, Xu Tingsheng could tell, because she walked... with a smooth turn.
"Thank you, Uncle Doorman."
Xiao Xiang Ning came out through the small door of the guard's room, and the two walked to a corner where the guard could not see in a tacit understanding. Little Xiang Ning leaned against the wall, squinted her eyes and smiled, looked at Xu Tingsheng, puffed her cheeks, and kept laughing.
Xu Tingsheng also laughed, nervously.
Just like their first date, Mr. Xu Tingsheng, who was so nervous, said in a panic, "Why do you have acne?"
Miss Xiang has held a grudge for a long time.
Ms. Xiang was seriously injured by acne for a period of time. Uncle hardly had acne from childhood to adulthood, even in adolescence, which made the injury worse.
Once on a date that was originally very romantic, the uncle was clumsy, and suddenly put on Miss Xiang the necklace he carefully selected from behind.
Miss Xiang turned around happily and said, "Does it look good?"
The uncle looked at it calmly and said, "Why do you have acne again?"
That day, Miss Xiang ignored Uncle all day, picked out all the peppers in the dish, threw them into Uncle's bowl, and stared at him to eat them. The uncle burst into tears and sweat profusely, not daring not to eat.
But he still doesn't get acne.
In order to make the uncle develop acne, Ms. Xiang worked hard for a certain period of time, consulted a lot of information, and did many experiments, but she still failed.
Until later, the uncle started dating the "big aunt" for N times in a row, and every time he managed to find time to go back to Jiannan or Yanzhou, he and Miss Xiang would suddenly wait in advance or postpone the ambush to wait for his "big aunt" to meet on a narrow road .
Uncle finally got acne.
Miss Xiang is so proud.
Xu Tingsheng named that period of time: Aunt Jie.
Unconsciously, Xu Tingsheng looked at Xiao Xiang Ning's face.
"You, what are you doing, keep watching." Xiao Xiang said nervously.
Xu Tingsheng behaved himself this time, and said, "It's pretty good."
Xiao Xiang Ning said: "Smelly rascal."
After a while, he saw the face in Xu Tingsheng's hand.
Xiao Xiang Ning raised her head and said, "It's like before."
In the past, Xu Tingsheng at that time was still the liar uncle who made Xiao Xiang Ning curious and afraid. At that time, he also gave her face-to-face. Later, he became her tutor. Later, he came here and gave her an exclusive performance. Later, they gradually drifted apart, due to Xu Tingsheng's reasons, and Xiang's parents and mother's reasons...
Only the little girl in front of her has never done anything wrong.
In her previous life, she didn't do anything wrong, but... was let down by others.
"Take it home and eat it, or?" Xu Tingsheng said.
"I'm doing self-study last night." Little Xiang Ning said in a low voice.
Little Xiang Ning led Xu Tingsheng to find a bluestone slab and sat down. The night was a little dim in the dim light, and it was quiet. She was eating noodles, and from time to time she raised her hand to brush her loose hair behind her ears, and he looked at her.
"Why do you know what I like to eat? You also know to add pure rice vinegar?" Xiao Xiang Ning asked suddenly.
Xu Tingsheng couldn't answer this question, he said, "I guess."
Xiao Xiang Ning didn't care, and continued: "Then why don't you bring a portion to eat with me?"
Xu Tingsheng couldn't tell her that I don't like seafood at all.
In his previous life, he didn't dare to say.
"Next time." Xu Tingsheng said.
"Well", Xiao Xiang Ning said, "That day..."
"Did you actually say you liked me that day?" Xu Tingsheng asked directly. This answer was so important to him, and he looked forward to it so much.
"Ah You… "
"no?"
"..."
"Give it back to me."
"... rogue, rascal."
Xiao Xiang Ning picked up a shrimp, hesitated for a moment, put the chopsticks to Xu Tingsheng's mouth, and said, "Do you want to eat it?"
Xu Tingsheng nodded and ate the shrimp.
Then Xiao Xiang Ning blushed.
Xu Tingsheng thought for a while, "Indirectly..."
"Oh, don't say it, I didn't think of it just now."
"Then think about it now."
"you… "
Maybe the time was wrong, Xiao Xiang Ning, who had not had dinner for too long, didn't finish the noodles in the end. Xu Tingsheng finished covering her head a few times, so she blushed even more, and fanned the wind with her hands.
When Xiao Xiang stood up and said "I'm going back".
The uncle was as reluctant as a little boy on a first date, so he said shamelessly: "Well, can you, like that day... give me a hug?"
Xiao Xiang Ning walked over without saying a word, and hugged him silently and gently.
"Are you coming back in a few days? Then I won't have dinner." After a long time, she said.
"It may be a long time since I can come this time." Xu Tingsheng said.
"Why? Because you're too busy?"
"I have to deal with something, you wait for me."
Yes, Xu Tingsheng has to deal with some matters. She was already approaching, Xu Tingsheng wanted to return to the most simple and primitive state, without any entanglements, so when she came close, she would not be hurt.