“...... Eat slowly, don't choke, drink saliva...... When grandpa is still there, he will also tell Xiao Yao to let Xiao Yao not eat so quickly, right?"

In the restaurant, next to the corner,

Listening to his mother's words, the little boy who was eating raised his head, took a sip of the water in the cup, and when he buried his head again, the eating movement slowed down a little.

Looking at the little boy, the child's mother had a smile in her eyes,

"Xiaoyao, when you're done eating, your mother will take you to the park in the city to play, okay?"

“...... I want to go home. ”

The little boy still lowered his head, and after saying a word, he continued to eat, silent,

“...... If Xiao Yao wants to go home, let's go home. The child's mother pursed her lips and smiled.

The little boy was silent and silent.

......

“...... Xiao Yao, have you eaten enough, do you want to eat more?"

The little boy put down his chopsticks, sat back in his chair, and fell silent.

The child's mother, as she asked, pulled a napkin from the side and wiped the oil from the little boy's mouth.

"If you don't eat, we'll go home?"

The little boy was silent and did not answer, but he got up from his seat, looked up, and looked across the table at the bowl of white rice that was almost cold.

"Waiter, please settle the bill. ”

After looking at her child, and then at the bowl of rice in her child's gaze, the child's mother paused, stood up, and shouted to the back kitchen.

"Here ......

Hearing the voice, the waiter who was busy in the back kitchen hurriedly walked out,

"Have you eaten?" the waiter smiled, supported his legs with his hands, and bent down to look at the little boy, "Has Xiao Yao eaten enough?"

When the little boy heard this, he was still silent, just staring at the other side of the table in a daze, looking at the bowl of rice,

"Please settle the bill, how much?" the child's mother looked apologetically at the waiter, and then asked,

"48 bucks. The waiter straightened up again and replied with a smile,

"Give. Pulling out the money, the child's mother handed it to the waiter, then turned back and took her child's hand.

"Xiao Yao, then let's go. ”

The little boy let his mother take his hand, but did not answer, but remained stunned to look at the bowl of rice that had not been touched.

The child's mother followed the little boy's gaze again, looked at the bowl of rice, and led the little boy to the outside of the restaurant.

The little boy followed his mother's footsteps, but he still turned his head and turned his gaze at the bowl of rice until he had completely stepped out of the restaurant.

......

Seeing the little boy and his mother disappear from sight, Lian Ge turned his gaze back and looked at the dining table next to him.

The waiter who collected the money was busy at the dining table, and began to clean up the dishes and rice bowls with leftovers.

"Can you please get me another bowl?"

Lian Ge looked at the bowl of rice on the table, turned his gaze, looked at the waiter, and asked out loud.

Hearing this, the waiter turned around and was about to respond, when he noticed the mouse squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder, hesitated on his face, and still responded,

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and get you another bowl. ”

"Don't bother, just that bowl. Lian Ge looked at the bowl of rice that was about to cool down, and said out loud,

"Then I'll throw out the rice here......" As he spoke, the waiter picked up the rice bowl.

"No, that's it. Lian Ge smiled slightly and said.

When the waiter heard this, he hesitated, then looked at the mouse squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder, and then nodded,

"Okay. I'll put it here for you. ”

As he spoke, the waiter put the bowl of rice next to Lian Ge, turned around, and continued to be busy.

......

Watching the waiter clean up the remaining dishes and rice bowls on the table, wiped the table again, and walked into the kitchen again, Lian Ge looked at the table next to him, opposite the place where the little boy was sitting before, on the vacant seat.

Looking at the figure on the vacant seat, Lian Ge smiled slightly,

"Old man, come and sit here. ”

Hearing Lian Ge's voice, some old men who were distracted turned their heads, looked at Lian Ge, and after being stunned, they still stood up and walked over.

"Young man, you ......"

Walking to Lian Ge's side, looking at Lian Ge, the old man opened his mouth, and stopped talking,

"Sit down. ”

Lian Ge turned his head, picked up the chopsticks, and continued to eat.

The old man looked at Lian Ge, hesitated for a moment, and sat down on the seat next to Lian Ge, and in front of him, there was a bowl of cold rice.

"Try the food your grandson has given you. ”

Lian Ge ate the food, said in a calm tone, and at the same time waved his left hand,

The bowl of rice, which had been cold, seemed to suddenly reheat again, and a trace of heat lingered on it.

looked at Lian Ge, and then at the rice in front of him, the old man opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything,

He just lowered his head and looked at the steaming rice in the bowl.

The bowl of rice, then, quickly cooled down again,

"How does that slice of tamales taste?" Eating the dish, Lian Ge didn't turn his head and asked calmly,

“...... Taste, as ...... as before"

The old man looked at the rice that had cooled down again, was silent, and said aloud.

"Old man,"

Lian Ge stopped his movements, turned his gaze back, and looked at the old man,

"The coexistence of yin spirits and yang people is harmful and useless after all. ”

“...... I, I just can't let it go, seeing Xiao Yao like this, I really can't let it go. ”

The old man opened his mouth and said in a loud voice,

"The yin qi around his body is lingering, and the reason why he is like this is not without you. ”

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, then turned his gaze back, looked through the door of the restaurant, and looked into the distance,

"Old man, it's time to put it down. ”

Hearing this, the old man fell silent again, and the restaurant suddenly fell silent.

......

“...... yes, it's time to let go, if you don't let go, you're going to hurt him......"

After a long silence, the old man nodded and responded.

Turning his gaze and looking at the old man again, Lian Ge stood up and didn't say anything more,

Turning his gaze to the back kitchen of the restaurant,

"Waiter,"

"Here we are...... Here it ......."

The waiter hurriedly walked out when he heard the sound, and the detergent foam on his hands had not been completely rinsed.

"What does the little brother need?" Looking at Lian Ge, the waiter asked with a smile,

"Can you add another dish?"

"Little brother, what do you want, I'll let the kitchen cook it for you. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the dining table in front of him and looked at the waiter,

"Let's have a tamale. ”

"This ...... Little brother, the tamales made at noon have been sold out, if you need them, you have to make them freshly steamed, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while. The waiter hesitated and said aloud,

"I still have some time. Lian Ge smiled slightly,

"I'll come over and try that tamales later, how much does it cost?"

"If you add the tamales, it's fifty-five. The waiter glanced at the dishes on the table and responded,

Hearing this, Lian Ge took out a banknote from his pocket at random and handed it to the waiter.

"Here, get your change. ”

handed the change to Lian Ge, and the waiter lowered his head and looked at the dining table,

"That little brother, do you need to clean up these things on this table?"

"No need. ”

Putting the change in his pocket at will, Lian Ge shook his head.

"Alright, you'll be able to come over in a moment. The waiter answered and walked away again.

Watching the waiter re-enter the back kitchen, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, and after glancing at the old man beside him, he moved his steps and walked towards the outside of the restaurant.

The old man looked at the bowl of rice on the table again, and after a pause, he also followed Lian Ge and walked out of the restaurant.