“...... Knock, knock......"

Outside the restaurant, the sky is getting dark, the wind is getting stronger,

The wind swept through the open door of the restaurant, swaying the door against the wall, slamming against the wall,

Some of the decayed wooden windows are also trembling lightly with the wind blowing from time to time, driving the paper pasted on them.

A few wild cats were holding bones with flesh in their mouths, or on the table, or at the legs of the table, or on the legs of the stools, or by the walls, with their fangs open, tearing, and gnawing, and from time to time they blew their fur and let out a few terrible cries at the rest of the wild cats that came around.

The sound of the door slamming against the wall, the sound of paper hunting on the window, the barking of cats, mixed in the restaurant, but it was even quieter.

Under the lamp, the restaurateur had a smile on his face, and his smiling face seemed to have some oily shine stained in the back kitchen, which was reflected in the incandescent light.

Glancing at the restaurateur, Lian Ge didn't say much, just listened.

Gu Xiaoying leaned on Lian Ge's side, just looking at the restaurant owner.

The incandescent lamp hanging from the roof of the restaurant lobby flickered, gently shaking the shadows of several people under the lamp.

......

“...... Caught me back, the old brute beat me. ”

The smile on the restaurant owner's face gradually faded again, and he said in a tone that did not fluctuate,

“...... The old brute seemed to have eaten too much that day, and it didn't seem to hurt so much to hit me, so I curled up on the ground and looked at him.

The old brute seemed to be even more angry when he saw that I didn't shed tears...... It's good to be angry, it's good to be angry......"

As the restaurateur spoke, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he looked at the pile of bones on the table that the old lady had gnawed before, and continued,

“...... He took his foot, kicked me with one foot, and stepped on my face, and he stepped on my mouth, and said to me, don't you want to sue, don't you want to run, you sue, look who wants you to be a wild dog......"

As he spoke, the restaurateur had a smile on his face,

“...... By the way, he wore a pair of leather shoes that day, and they were such leather shoes. ”

Smiling, the restaurateur shifted his feet and said,

On the feet of the restaurateur, he was wearing a pair of old black leather shoes, the upper of which had been slightly peeled, with some creases, and the tips of the shoes seemed to be stained with some black dirt.

“...... Otherwise, it's my dad, who's the same shoe size as my dog. ”

Laughing, as he spoke, the smile on the restaurant owner's face gradually faded again,

“...... Then I fainted. When I wake up again, I don't know when. Even in the room where the miscellaneous things were kept, there were no windows, only the crack in the door, and some light came in through it.

I went to get the door, and I couldn't open it, so I lay on my stomach behind the door, with my face against the ground, and leaned against the light that came through the crack in the door...... The light was so bright, I couldn't even open my eyes......"

Laughing again, the restaurateur said,

“...... I don't know how long I stayed in that room, maybe half a month, maybe a month...... Also, my father feels so sorry for me, my dog is covered in injuries, how can I come to work in the restaurant again, in this restaurant, this Aunt Zhu, this Aunt Chen is so enthusiastic. My dad is so kind to me that dog, and he can't let me take care of my injuries at home......"

“...... I really have to thank that old brute, half a bowl of leftover rice every day, poured into that bowl, and didn't starve my dog to death...... Also, that bitch can still run away with wild men, my wild dog thing, just like the mud in the ditch, who wants it......"

Smiling, the restaurateur said, the shadow reflected on the ground swaying slightly.

......

“...... When I was a freshman in high school, I dropped out of school...... How good my dad is to my dog, how can I not be allowed to study when I was in junior high school, you said that my dad is greedy for the night, tired and tired all day long, for me to smash the pot and sell iron when I was in high school, and sell the store, if it weren't for my really poor grades, how could I let this dog not study, do you say it's ......?"

The restaurateur said, with a smile on his face,

“...... After dropping out of school, the old beast didn't want me to eat food at home, so he sent me to a place as an apprentice, a cook, and paid him all his monthly wages. ”

Laughing, the smile on his face faded, and the restaurateur fell silent, slowly raising his head, not looking at the wild cats, but looking out the door.

In the restaurant, be quiet again.

......

“...... It was the back kitchen of a restaurant, and there were more than a dozen people, apprentices, assistants, dunzi, and cooks......"

The restaurateur slowly turned his head from outside the door, fell silent, and said in a loud voice,

“...... My master is the chef, and he is very strict with the apprentices under him, and every once in a while, there will always be a cook, and the apprentices can't stand it and run away...... He hated me for being stupid, always scolded me, and sometimes when he was chopping vegetables, he got angry and hit me with the back of a knife. ”

After a moment of silence, the restaurateur continued,

“...... Although it is difficult to listen to scolding and teaching people, none of the things that should be taught to me have been left behind...... Sometimes I didn't learn, I didn't understand, although he scolded, although angry, angry and told me to get out, but after a while, when the anger subsided, he pulled me over and taught me again......

The old brute, unwilling to let me stay in the restaurant for so long, felt that he didn't make enough money for him, and wanted me to go back. It was my master who called the old brute and finally asked me to find a way to stay.

There, I went from apprenticeship, to chopping board, to lotus, to taking charge, and I also met personal ...... A girl. ”

The restaurant owner said, raised his head again, and showed a smile on his face that was different from before, and there was a smile in his eyes.

Looking out the door, I seemed to see something beautiful,

......

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the restaurant owner again, and didn't say much, just listened quietly.

The restaurateur looked out the door, smiled on his face, fell silent, and continued,

“...... At that time, I had just started working as a chopping board, and she was an apprentice in a restaurant......

When I saw her for the first time, I just thought she was very clean, her clothes, eyes, and whole body were very clean, unlike me, her whole body seemed to be so dirty......

...... On the first day she came to the kitchen, she was scolded by my master because she was not dressed properly, and her hair was just tied up, not completely pulled up...... My master scolded her very badly and told her that if she couldn't do it, she would go back. I saw that her eyes were red, and I couldn't help it, so I persuaded my master, and then, my master scolded me in a row......

When my master left, she whispered to me, she said that my master's temper is really stinky, and I smiled and told her, after waiting for a long time, I knew that my master was actually not bad......"

“...... Working in the back kitchen, there are always times when I make mistakes in my busyness, and at this time, I can't help but protect her, even if it is my master, I would rather I be scolded...... Once, after my master finished scolding people, after leaving, she came up to me, smiled and asked me, asking me if I liked her...... She smiled so beautifully, and she was exceptionally clean...... When you laugh, your eyes seem to be laughing...... I looked at her, smiled, and didn't answer...... She was clean and I was covered in dirt. ”

Looking out the door, the restaurateur was silent and continued,

“...... She didn't stay in the back kitchen of the restaurant for long, and although I always protected her, she couldn't stand the grievances and left the restaurant......"

“...... However, after she left the place, we didn't lose contact...... At that time, my master would give me some money privately every month, in addition to calling the old brute, and I saved it up and bought a second-hand mobile phone, except for answering my master's phone from time to time, I only contacted her by phone......"