Walking downstairs in a trance, Gu Xiaoman realized that this was a strange noodle restaurant.

The people downstairs seemed to be preparing the ingredients, and the aroma was bursting, arousing her little gluttonous worm who was already hungry.

Watching her go downstairs, a middle-aged man brought her a bowl of noodles with a simple sentence, "Eat." ”

Although the attitude was cold, it did not make people feel slighted.

She was really hungry, and when she was unconscious, the middle-aged man didn't do anything to her, so Gu Xiaoman's vigilance eased a little, and he ate without saying anything.

A meal of gobbling up, a bowl of noodles is eaten in a short time.

Looking at the empty bowl, Gu Xiaoman twisted for a while before saying to the middle-aged man who was busy in the kitchen, "Uncle, can you give me another bowl?"

The middle-aged man didn't seem to expect that this little girl looked thin and could eat so much.

Turning to look at the girl, "Okay, wait a minute." ”

It's still a brief introduction, and there is no extra language.

One of the two eats noodles quietly, and the other quietly prepares the ingredients.

After Gu Xiaoman finally couldn't help but burp, the middle-aged man had already walked out with a glass of water.

"Drink saliva. ”

After taking the water glass, the tears in Gu Xiaoman's eyes were already in the air and needed to break out of the frame.

Raised her head suddenly, forcibly held back her tears, and when she regained her smile again, Gu Xiaoman's trembling voice had already betrayed her heart.

"Thank you, uncle, but ......"

The middle-aged man looked at her in silence, waiting for her next words.

The two hands placed under the table were tightly clasped together, and Gu Xiaoman continued to speak embarrassedly, "Uncle, I'm ...... I don't have any money. ”

Afraid that the middle-aged man would be afraid, Gu Xiaoman immediately followed and said, "Can I work here and pay you back?"

waited for Gu Xiaoman to finish speaking, and the middle-aged man put away the bowl and said silently, "No." ”

"No...... Not really?"

Is there an idiot's lunch under the sky?

Just when Gu Xiaoman was wondering what he wanted to do, the middle-aged man had already walked into the kitchen, and when he turned around and came out to get the cup, he found that Gu Xiaoman was still sitting here.

"You're not leaving?"

Gu Xiaoman pointed at himself and asked timidly, "Uncle, you really don't want money?"

The middle-aged man nodded, "It's time not to leave, let's go home quickly." ”

After speaking, the middle-aged man walked into the kitchen with a cup of flowers.

Looking at the middle-aged man who was busy, it seemed that he was not joking, Gu Xiaoman dispelled the doubts in his heart, and then picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the door.

'Jingle bell', Gu Xiaoman went out.

Standing at the door, the sun is setting, and the sea not far away is still turbulent, surrounded by white snowflakes.

The combination of pure white and orange and red is so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.

Turned his head and looked at the name of the noodle restaurant - Southern Yunyan.

What a literary name.

Gu Xiaoman shrank his shoulders and was about to leave, when suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, and Gu Xiaoman stopped suddenly.

'Jingle bell', the doorbell rang, and the middle-aged man turned slightly sideways from the kitchen, "Welcome light......

After a pause, the middle-aged man still looked at Gu Xiaoman, who appeared at the door again, without the slightest change in his expression, and his puzzled eyes seemed to be asking what she wanted to do.

With his hands in front of him, Gu Xiaoman asked in a low voice, "Uncle, do you recruit part-time workers in your store?"

The middle-aged man, who had been unfazed, finally showed a strange look and looked the girl in front of him up and down.

"Students?"

Nodding, Gu Xiaoman pointed to the school sign on his chest, "I'm a student of Jiangcheng Middle School." ”

"Not going to school?"

"School, but I have time on the weekends. ”

"Your parents don't care about you?"

Speaking of his parents, Gu Xiaoman's face sank, and he bowed slightly, with a little bitterness, "I...... My mom and dad are so busy that they don't have time to mind me. ”

The middle-aged man's expression showed a touch of unnaturalness, and then his tone softened a little, "Why do you work?"

His head was getting lower and lower, his voice was almost inaudible, and his hands were clasped together, "The school needs to pay for materials next month, but my parents have no money, so I want to come up and make money on my own." ”

What is the cost of the material?

The middle-aged man seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded, his expression still indifferent, "Okay." ”

didn't react for a while, Gu Xiaoman didn't expect to be hired so smoothly, and was stunned for a moment before he suddenly reacted.

With his hands folded, Gu Xiaoman bent down with the middle-aged man again and again and thanked him: "Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle! I will definitely work hard." ”

The middle-aged man hooked the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, "Let's go, it's not too early." ”

Turning his head to look at the sky outside the door, the sun had already set, and night had fallen.

Gu Xiaoman glanced at the time, it was just half past five, and he could catch the last bus.

After bending down and saying thank you a few times, Gu Xiaoman ran out of the noodle shop alive.

Since that day, Gu Xiaoman has been going to [Southern Yunyan] to help every weekend.

In fact, it was said that Gu Xiaoman went to help, but in fact, Gu Xiaoman was doing his homework in the store.

The middle-aged man is Uncle Luo, he is a man who looks cold, but he is very gentle in his heart, but he doesn't know how to express his emotions.

Although he doesn't talk much, he has always cared about Gu Xiaoman, and the people who often come to eat noodles have a good relationship with him, and now he is willing to share with Uncle Luo even if there are some troubles at home.

Uncle Luo is really a good listener, he doesn't ask much questions, sometimes just one sentence can make the speaker eliminate the bitterness in his heart.

When Gu Xiaoman first came to the store, many people couldn't help but be surprised when they saw Gu Xiaoman for the first time.

Even some joking people will joke Uncle Luo, "Ah, Lao Luo, you old boy can do it, it turns out that there is such a big girl, I thought you were a lonely old man." ”

Some people will also say, "Lao Luo, your daughter is fortunate not to follow you, otherwise she won't be able to marry in the future." ”

For these words, Uncle Luo just smiled and never explained.

After all, Uncle Luo usually doesn't let her do rough work, so if Gu Xiaoman says that she comes to work, she doesn't know how many eyes she will attract to explore good things.

So, since it's a misunderstanding, let's misunderstand, anyway, Uncle Luo's age is almost old enough to be her father.

In the years of high school, it was precisely because of [Southern Yunyan] that Gu Xiaoman had a place where he could pretend to be quiet to write and review quietly, and it was precisely because of [Southern Yunyan] that Gu Xiaoman's painful time could have a buffer.

Although Uncle Luo doesn't talk much, once there is no one in the store, Uncle Luo will also chat with her for a while.

More often than not, Uncle Luo is asking her all the interesting things about school, never mentioning each other's families.

Until one year, Uncle Luo, who had never closed the store, sent her a message and had a day off the next day.