Zhang Chen rode Lin Xiaoxia's bicycle and carried Lin Xiaoxia for four or five kilometers to the International Building.

"Hanakuma?" Lin Xiaoxia curiously read the signboard at the door of the store.

Zhang Chen pulled Lin Xiaoxia to push open the bamboo side sliding door, "Erasya Marseille~" The waiter in a kimono at the door greeted loudly.

Lin Xiaoxia timidly pulled Zhang Chen's cuffs, "Chen, what kind of restaurant is this?"

Zhang Chen turned sideways and whispered to Lin Xiaoxia, "This is Dongying cuisine, and it is the place to eat Dongying cuisine." ”

Lin Xiaoxia said timidly: "Dongying vegetables, it's too expensive, right?

Zhang Chen smiled, "It's okay, you listen to me." ”

In the late 90s and early 2000s, this Japanese restaurant was one of the few very authentic restaurants in Bencheng, and the owner was a native of Toying, Tanaka, a retired Panasonic executive in China.

Zhang Chen asked the waiter for a small private room, tatami style, and he needed to take off his shoes when he went in.

Lin Xiaoxia embarrassedly took off the sneakers on her feet, revealing a pair of small white socks that were cleanly washed but obviously worn.

Zhang Chen pulled Lin Xiaoxia to sit opposite him, fortunately, there was still a place to put his legs under the low table, so he didn't have to sit upright like Dongying people, which was somewhat comfortable.

After calling the waiter, Zhang Chen ordered a few sashimi according to his preferences, afraid that Lin Xiaoxia would not be used to eating raw food now, so he helped Lin Xiaoxia order cooked things such as roast birds.

After Zhang Chen finished ordering, the waiter who ordered the food looked at Zhang Chen with suspicious eyes, didn't say anything but didn't place an order.

After all, in the eyes of others, a teenager with a little girl in a school uniform, at first glance, the two of them are underage, and they come to Hanakuma to consume in a place like Hanakuma that is currently considered a top consumption place, and it is not suspicious.

Zhang Chen smiled, took out a Citibank card from his arms and put it on the table. The waiter hurriedly nodded in apology, and Zhang Chen waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter.

After a while, the waiter brought a few complimentary side dishes and a pot of tea.

The light in the private room was not bright, but it was warm. Lin Xiaoxia looked at Zhang Chen softly, and didn't ask why he suddenly pulled himself here to eat.

Zhang Chen lifted the iron kettle and poured Lin Xiaoxia a cup of tea.

Lin Xiaoxia was a little shy by Zhang Chen, picked up the teacup and blew the hot air gently.

The reason why Zhang Chen brought Lin Xiaoxia here was because after graduating from his previous life, the only time Zhang Chen saw Lin Xiaoxia was in this Japanese restaurant.

At that time, Zhang Chen was just a sophomore, but he had already followed a few senior brothers to do some projects outside of school. Once Party A invited a few of them to dinner and came to Hanakuma, Zhang Chen found that Lin Xiaoxia was actually working as a waiter here.

At that time, Lin Xiaoxia looked very flustered when he saw him, Zhang Chen vaguely knew that Lin Xiaoxia's family background was not very good, so from the perspective of maintaining the girl's self-esteem, he pretended not to recognize her.

Later, Zhang Chen returned to the dormitory, and after thinking about it for many days, he made up his mind to find Lin Xiaoxia. After going, he was told that Lin Xiaoxia had resigned.

The two have not crossed paths since.

Zhang Chen sandwiched a slice of sea bream for Lin Xiaoxia, and helped her coat the mustard and dip it in some soy sauce. Lin Xiaoxia originally didn't dare to eat raw, but when he saw that Zhang Chen ate it so deliciously, he tasted a slice.

"How is it? are you still used to it?" asked Zhang Chen.

Lin Xiaoxia was a little out of breath from the mustard, and relieved for a while, "It's not as unpalatable as I imagined." ”

Zhang Chen sandwiched another slice, "It's good to get used to it, in fact, the sashimi is still handed down by our ancestors." There is an idiom that is popular, and the word "sashimi" refers to thinly sliced sashimi. Later, the ancients found that eating raw food was unhygienic, so they gradually stopped eating it. ”

Lin Xiaoxia tilted his head and said, "It's unhygienic, so you still eat it?"

Zhang Chen shook his head and said: "It's different, in ancient times, when we were in ancient times, all we ate sashimi were river fish, and river fish had parasites when eaten raw, so this way of eating was gradually eliminated." However, after it was transmitted to Dongying, Dongying is an island country, mainly eating marine fish, and marine fish rarely have parasites, so there is no unhygienic problem, and this way of eating has been spread and preserved in Dongying. ”

Lin Xiaoxia nodded ignorantly, sandwiched another piece, and after gradually breaking the psychological barrier, he found that the taste was not bad.

Zhang Chen looked at Lin Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, do you have any dreams?"

Lin Xiaoxia raised her head, and there was a trace of doubt in her eyes, "Dreams?"

Zhang Chen nodded, "Yes, I want to know what your dream is." ”

Lin Xiaoxia thought for a while, "My biggest wish is to make my mother less hard and let her live a good life." ”

Zhang Chen asked, "What about yourself? Don't you have something you want to do?"

Lin Xiaoxia blinked and thought for a moment, "I want to be a dancer." ”

"Dancer?" Zhang Chen was stunned, he really didn't know that Lin Xiaoxia liked to dance.

"When I was a child, I liked dancing the most, and my mother sent me to study for a while, but then my family's financial conditions were really bad, so I didn't study anymore. Sometimes, I'm just jumping in front of the mirror at home. But the home is too small, and if you are not careful, you will bump into the table and chair or something, and the body that you often touch is blue and purple. But I still like it, and during the summer I went to the conservatory to watch other people practice. Speaking of this, Lin Xiaoxia sneered, "Maybe my dream is too unrealistic." ”

Zhang Chen quietly listened to Lin Xiaoxia talk about the joy and longing that her dream brought her, and there was also a trace of regret hidden in it.

"What about you, what is your dream?" Lin Xiaoxia asked Zhang Chen with flashing eyes.

Zhang Chen's eyes were deep, "My dream should be not to leave regrets in life." I hope that when I leave this world, I will be able to look back and say to myself that I did not come to this life in vain. Shaking his head, he also smiled, "This dream is even more unrealistic." ”

Lin Xiaoxia said suddenly: "I believe in you." ”

Zhang Chen: "Huh?"

Lin Xiaoxia looked at Zhang Chen and said firmly: "I believe you can achieve it." ”

Zhang Chen smiled dumbly, "Don't talk about this, Xiao Xia, you go to the art school, maybe you can get in?"

Lin Xiaoxia said gloomily, "It's useless to be admitted, the tuition fee of the art school is too expensive." ”

Zhang Chen insisted: "You can transfer to the middle school attached to the Academy of Arts first, and your cultural classes will definitely be fine, but you may need to make up for the professional courses." I'm here to find someone to help you with your transfer. ”

Lin Xiaoxia was about to refuse, because then he couldn't go to school with Zhang Chen. But then my mind moved, although my academic performance was not too bad, no matter how hard I tried, I could only rank in the middle of the class. It is almost impossible to get into a high school with Zhang Chen with such grades. In the future, the gap between himself and Zhang Chen will get bigger and bigger, and when the two are not at the same level in all aspects, will they still be together?

Maybe what Zhang Chen said was right, this may be the only way for yourself to be able to follow in Zhang Chen's footsteps. What's more, I already like to dance.

Lin Xiaoxia nodded, "Okay, I'll try." ”

After dinner, Zhang Chen rode a bicycle and sent Lin Xiaoxia home. Lin Xiaoxia put her arms around Zhang Chen's waist and whispered, "Actually, I still have a dream. ”

"Huh?"

"It's about being with you forever. ”