Chapter 13: The Aroma Mixes with the Taste of Fear
Alvin sent Professor Wilson away, and saw that it was already ten o'clock, and he had to rush back, and the business of the restaurant still had to be done. The school does not pay its own salary, and its living expenses still have to be earned from the cafeteria.
Say hello to Olivia, walk out of the office, and walk around the school, shocking the bear children. Looking at the trembling appearance of the bear children, Alvin nodded in satisfaction. I got into a pickup truck and went back to my restaurant.
It was almost 11 o'clock when I got back to the restaurant, and Alvin parked his car on the side of the road. Dom opened the door and jumped down, slamming it with his front paws, shaking his body so that his shiny black fur rippled in the sunlight. With a comfortable yawn, Dom ran to the door and said hello to Thor, and the two wolves touched their heads. Then he walked to the other side of the door and lay down.
There is a pile of demolished construction waste at the door, and it seems that Uncle Cheng's construction progress is not bad.
Pushing the door open and entering the restaurant, I saw Jessica boringly wiping her glasses inside the bar. At this time, the mood seems to improve as the house is being restored. When he saw Alvin come in, he gave her a big smile.
It wasn't even time for dinner, and there weren't many customers in the restaurant, and a young Hispanic woman and a black woman saw Alvin and quickly stood up.
The black woman had tears in her eyes, "Oh~" opened her arms and gave Alvin a heavy hug, her head rested on Alvin's shoulder, and said, "Thank you!" Thank you! Alvin, you're my savior, you're a good guy! Thank you! ”
Alvin was stunned by her words, and his hands were embarrassed and he didn't know where to put them, and looked at Jessica with an inquiring gaze. Jessica, amused, looked at Alvin with a bewildered expression. Tell Alvin with a lip shape, "Food truck, Archie." ”
Oh, that's it. Alvin gently pushed the black woman away and asked, "Are you Archie?" Then he looked at another Latina woman, "You're Lilith?" ”
The Latina woman followed the tradition of South American girl warmth, giving Alvin a warm hug and leaving a thick lip print on his cheeks. "Yes, I'm Lilith, thank you! Alvin, God will bless you! "This Lilith is quite beautiful, estimated to be no more than thirty years old, with a hot body, but the pressure of life makes her look a little haggard. Alvin's food truck rekindles her hope in life. "If I may, tonight, I would like to invite you to my home for a meal, as a token of appreciation for your generosity." After speaking, he looked at Alvin with shining eyes, as if he had a lot to say.
This obviously had an extra bonus invitation, which made Jessica in the bar snort heavily. The glass in his hand made an overwhelming "rattling" sound, and he was in danger of dying at any time.
Alvin shuddered, patted Lilith on the shoulder, and gently pushed Lilith away, who was leaning her head up and looking at him, against his chest. He smiled and said, "I received your thanks!" My only hope is that you can seriously run the food truck and work hard to make a living. The world is too cruel for us, but we can't give up hope! ”
Alvin was very moved by the two women, and kept wiping their tears, and kept saying "Thank you!" Something like that. The two black boys at the same table with them also stood up, and the very black man hammered his chest with his fist, and pointed his finger at Alvin, which probably means, brother, I remember the kindness, you can find me if you have something! It's a good idea to go to the soup! Something like that.
Alvin, as the principal of a community school, was still very sensitive, and beckoned to the two boys, "Come here, boy." ”
The two black boys ran over excitedly, and just about to say hello, they were stopped by Alvin raising his hand and said, "Boy, skipping class is a felony in my school!" It was only then that the two excited boys reacted, Alvin, the de facto ruler of the three neighborhoods, the great good-natured, and the terrible headmaster of the community school.
The two boys, with black faces as if they had been brushed with a layer of white ash, lowered their heads tremblingly, waiting for the judgment of the principal, these two obviously suffered losses, knowing that justification would only make the punishment heavier.
Seeing that their confessions were good, Alvin smiled tolerantly and said, "Since you have the energy to skip class, then clean the sidewalk at the door for me!" Looking at the two boys who wanted to run out, he continued, "It's not today, it's the time of the week ahead, I usually get up at five o'clock in the morning, and when I get up, I want to see that the sidewalk in front of me can lie down and sleep cleanly." It's eleven o'clock, and you can get to school in time for lunch. ”
The two black boys looked at each other in despair, hung their heads in frustration, said hello to their mothers, and went out to school.
Archie, a black woman, not only did not get angry when she saw her two sons being punished, but also hugged Alvin, "Thank you so much, Alwin, only you can control these bad boys now, I am sometimes really afraid that they will go to prison like their father." As she spoke, the sentimental woman began to wipe away her tears again.
Alvin smiled and said to the two women: "It's not early, I'm going to start business, you go and sit down first, and I'll treat you to a steak at noon." After saying that, he ignored the refusal of the two and waved them to their seats. Go into the bar and tie an apron, light all ten fires on the stove, put ten small iron plates, and brush them with a layer of olive oil. The steak is marinated in advance, and as soon as the oil is hot, it can be fried on an iron plate.
After a while, Alvin turned around and tapped on Jessica, who was still looking at Lilith muttering something not good, and knocked on his head, "Go and call Uncle Cheng down, let him eat and rest for a while." ”
Jessica held her head, glared at Alvin hatefully, and ran upstairs to call Uncle Cheng.
While the aroma of steak fills the restaurant, customers come in one after another, every day, as if they can count the time.
A steak the size of a half-inch thick slap on an iron plate, a portion of pasta, and an omelette. The first one was given to Uncle Cheng, who was huddled in the corner of the bar. "Try my craft, don't be so restrained, Uncle Cheng is casual, now you are a guest."
There is no à la carte service here as there is only one dish, sizzling steak for $20 a piece. Drinks are only sold in the evenings. Jessica busily served a glass of lemonade to all the guests, and then served the steaks to the guests' tables in order on a pine tray.
Many of the guests who come here are admirers, and the residents of the neighborhood are busy with their lives at this time, so they will not come here at noon. Only in the evening would they stop by Alvin for a beer and relax together when his business was not busy.
Alvin, standing in front of the stove, laughingly listened to a few young men in suits and leather shoes, who looked like an elite appearance, and listened to a blonde young man boast about how he himself had the audacity to break into Hell's Kitchen and how he found this restaurant. The taste of the steak here is very special, and the aroma of the steak is mixed with the smell of Hell's Kitchen fear, which will have a special taste.
Alvin knew this guy, his adventures in Hell's Kitchen, could have written a book of jokes. For the sake of his efforts to advertise his restaurant, I won't expose him.