Chapter 14: Murphy's Truth
Yu Xiaoyu was about to go home, when suddenly two people came to the door of the store, and she was stunned. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
She knew these two people, she used to come once or twice a month, she hadn't been here recently, she didn't expect them to come today.
"Hello Little Fish Girl, is the restaurant closing?"
The tall one was a woman, thirty-four or five years old, dressed in old clothes but very clean, her face was a little haggard, and she didn't seem to be in a very good mental state.
"Call my sister. The woman said to the little boy beside her.
"Hello sister!" the little boy had a very sweet mouth, and he looked no more than seven or eight years old, and he looked thin and small.
Yu Xiaoyu didn't know how to answer for a while, "Well, this...... Coming soon to ......"
"It's not closed, please come in!" Murphy's voice sounded behind her, causing her to relax suddenly.
"Xiaoyu, let the eldest sister and the child come in and sit. As he spoke, Mo Fei grabbed Yu Xiaoyu and asked in a low voice, "Who are they?" ”
Yu Xiaoyu put his mouth to Mo Fei's ear, "This is a mother and son, the mother's surname is Wang, the child's father is gone, and he lives on subsistence allowance." In the past, sometimes when I came to improve my children's lives, you would use the leftover leftover vegetables and meat to stir-fry for them, and charge ten yuan each time......"
Murphy quickly walked over to the wall and flipped over the small blackboard on the wall.
"Sister Wang, I'm really sorry, now there are only Yangchun noodles in the shop, I'll go and give you two bowls. Murphy said.
"Thanks, just a bowl, I'...... I've eaten it. "Sister Wang is a little shy.
"Mom, when did you eat, why don't I know?" the child looked up and asked Mom.
Sister Wang's face turned red, and she said softly: "Xiaotian, my mother eats quietly at home, just when you are doing your homework." ”
She turned around and whispered to Yu Xiaoyu: "The child is hungry and wants to eat outside, but he hasn't been here for a long time, and I'm afraid of bothering Brother Mo." ”
Murphy glanced at the emaciated child and the mother, who looked reserved, turned to the kitchen, washed his hands, wiped them clean, took out the dough from the blue crystal cupboard, and began to press the noodles.
A total of 11 servings of noodles were bought today, and he did each one with the same seriousness, but this time he did it very seriously.
When he saw the little boy's mother, he remembered his mother, who raised him alone after his father's death, but because of his willfulness, his mother left him early.
Murphy's eyes were red, but their eyes were dry, for he had not been able to shed tears since his mother's death.
"Xiaoyu, the Yangchun noodles are ready, let's serve them!"
"Hey, why two bowls?" Yu Xiaoyu immediately understood and smiled at Mo Fei.
"Two bowls of Yangchun noodles, Sister Wang and Xiaotian, please use them slowly. Yu Xiaoyu brought the noodles up.
"Mom, it's getting prettier here, you see, there's a lot of big fish in the table. Xiao Tian was very happy.
"Little brother, do you like to watch fish?" asked Murphy.
Xiaotian nodded, "I like fish!" Mom said, when I grow up, I can sit on the big fish and fly to the sky to find my father." ”
"This kid is talking nonsense, how can there be a flying fish!"
"Yes, there are some that you adults can't see, only us children can see. Xiao Tian argued. "Big brother, did you say there are any flying fish?"
Murphy nodded, "Of course there is, I used to see it when I was a child." ”
Xiaotian smiled and said proudly: "Mom, the eldest brother said that he had seen it, and he never lied to people." ”
"Eat noodles quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold. Murphy said beside him.
Xiao Tian took a bite of noodles and immediately looked excited, "Mom, this noodles are so delicious, you can taste it!"
Sister Wang looked at the Yangchun noodles in front of her, she didn't know what she was thinking, as if she had made a lot of determination, picked up a few noodles and put them in her mouth.
As soon as the noodles are eaten, the tension, restraint and confusion just now gradually disappear, and a smell of happiness and satisfaction spreads throughout the body. Her haggard face showed a radiant glow, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes gradually smoothed out, and her whole person exuded a kind of vitality.
Two people, one big and one small, quickly ate all the noodles, and there was not even a little soup left.
"The noodles you made are so delicious, the best noodles I have ever eaten in my life, thank you for your hospitality. Sister Wang said, and took out a crumpled hundred-yuan bill, "I only brought so much, and I can only pay ......you back slowly in the future."
Mo Fei understood, it turned out that as soon as Sister Wang entered the store, she saw the small blackboard and saw the numbers on it.
Mo Fei happily took the money and put it in his pocket, Yu Xiaoyu squeezed his eyes beside him, but he turned a blind eye.
"Sister Wang, I'll write down the accounts for you, and when you have money in the future, you can pay it back. Little fish, go and bring the notepad and pen. ”
Yu Xiaoyu's eyes widened, and his eyebrows were almost raised, but Mo Fei still chose to turn a blind eye.
After the notebook and pen were taken, Mo Fei wrote on it that Sister Wang owed Yangchun 188 yuan. Then he showed it to Sister Wang and asked her to sign it.
Sister Wang was stunned for a moment and said, "Why is it a bowl, we ate two bowls, we should owe 476 yuan!"
Mo Fei smiled, "That's right, the bowl that the child ate was personally paid for by me." ”
"Then I thank you for Xiaotian!"
"Sister Wang, you're welcome, I hope you can come to eat often in the future, Xiaotian will always be free!"
"Thank you!"
Sister Wang's eyes were moist, she nodded deeply, her eyes and expression became extremely determined, and she walked out of the store with the child and disappeared into the night.
"Boss, there is one thing I don't understand, you know that they have no money, why do you still charge those 100 yuan? That's their living expenses for a week!"
Yu Xiaoyu saw Sister Wang walking away, and shouted angrily at Mo Fei.
"Yu Xiaoyu, I know why you're angry. To tell you the truth, if Sister Wang didn't know the price of noodles, I would only charge her ten yuan like before, but she saw this little blackboard!"
"What does it matter if you see it?" Although Yu Xiaoyu was still angry, he became curious.
"Of course it does! I don't want her to think I'm giving her charity! Don't you notice that although Sister Wang is a kind-hearted person and has the dignity of being a human being, she has lost hope in life. If we keep pitying her and giving her alms, we are not helping her, but hurting her, making her think that she needs help and not dare to try to help herself......"
Murphy said with some excitement.
"I accepted her money to make her understand that I am willing to wait for her equally, not to pity her! She has her own hands, and she does not lack strength and brains, what she lacks is dreams, hopes, and self-confidence!"
"I've never eaten my own noodles, but I know it's a rare treat. I hope this bowl of noodles can warm her heart, give her strength, and help her get out of the predicament!"
"Xiao Yu'er, you haven't experienced this kind of life, so you don't understand Sister Wang's feelings. My biggest hope is that the next time she comes, she can order food openly and pay off the bill generously, instead of choosing to come when the store closes soon, as she did just now......"
Yu Xiaoyu was on the way home, and Mo Fei's words repeatedly sounded in his mind.
"The boss has really changed, he is no longer the simple kindness he used to be, he easily believes in people, and he can actually tell the truth of life,...... What the hell has he been through?"
The little girl thought about it, and her heart became sweet a little.