Aydin was surprised to find that this small ramen shop had been divided into two adjacent shops, one for Xia Yueyue's father and the other for herself.

"Come and try my new recipe!" Xia Yueyue stood at the door of the store and greeted warmly.

Aydin tasted it and thought it tasted okay.

Looking up at Xia Yueyue, this girl was still so energetic, as lively and cute as before.

"I made a lot of new recipes, including tomatoes, tonkotsu, and spicy ...... Which one do you want to eat? ”

"Are you planning to start your own business? But why is your store so business-barren? Aydin looked next door, and the various seats were spread out onto the sidewalk.

I looked at it again, and it seemed like he was the only customer.

"Nobody likes it? I think it's okay! Aydin took a sip of the soup, which he thought was delicious.

"Well, I don't know...... Maybe it's because my dad has a lot of regular customers. Xia Yueyue dragged her chin and was very distressed.

It's strange that it's more diverse than my father, but I can't compare to my father......

Immediately after that, the following year......

Seeing that the business could not continue, the two stores naturally merged into one.

Xia Yueyue's father is already preparing to retire because of his age, and he only helps out occasionally. The common class, who have been engaged in manual labor for a long time, will not live so long.

However, with Xia Yueyue's ability, she can take good care of the store.

Obviously, after ditching those outlandish formulas, business is as hot as ever. The old customers are still quite willing to take care of Xia Yueyue's business.

"You gave them up? I think it's delicious. Aydin wondered.

"Maybe it's because you're tired of eating for a long time, or maybe it's something else...... Hey, I can't help it. Anyway, staying the same is the best way to do business. Xia Yueyue shook her head, slightly frustrated.

Then she said ambitiously, "I decided to open another store!" Otherwise, how can you be the queen of ramen! ”

"Uh...... The location must be well chosen. Aydin instructed. He smiled slightly, this was the Xia Yueyue he knew.

"Do you want to invest in me?" Her eyes twinkled.

"Absolutely."

……

Year 3.

Xia Yueyue opened a new chain store, the location is very good, and the traffic is very large.

Moreover, she uses her father's old recipe.

But looking at the storefront, it was clear that she had failed again.

The old shops in the neighborhood were all full, but her ramen shop was not frequented by many people.

"Why? Edin, I'm so sorry to waste your investment. ”

After repeated failures, Xia Yueyue no longer has the momentum of being the "Ramen Queen". At this time, she has been in society for three years, and she is no longer as young as before.

Aydin sighed, the little money invested was nothing to him at all. However, Xia Yueyue still did not find the reason for the failure.

Year 4......

The newly invested ramen shop closed down again, and Xia Yueyue obediently took over her father's shop.

"I'm sorry, Adin. It's too much of a loss. Xia Yueyue said with a wry smile.

Four years have left a frost on her face, this line of work is too hard, you have to go to people at six o'clock in the morning to start boiling soup, work until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening to close the store, at most one day off a week, basically don't think about holidays. The income is okay, but it's just okay......

But what can be done?

Year 5......

Xia Yueyue still makes ramen at her father's shop.

Year 6......

I still stay in her shop, and after so many years, it is impossible to start a business again.

Seventh year.

Or stay in her shop.

Eighth year, ninth year......

So, fifteen years passed......

Or stay in her shop.

Thirty years have passed......

At this moment, Aydin is already a real sociologist.

He has traveled to every planet in the solar system, gaining insight into the cultures that are deeply rooted in the planets. Many star fields are different, but they have something in common.

Over the years, Aydin has seen many people and encountered many things, and wrinkles have grown on his forehead. These wrinkles are not a sign of aging, but rather of growth.

On this day, he quietly returned to Earth to carry out his promise.

The business of the ramen shop was still booming, and he sighed softly, "Xia Yueyue, let's have a bowl of beef ramen!" ”

Even though the business is busy, Xia Yueyue still cooks it herself, "Your ramen." ”

She was at the table, looking at Aydin with crooked eyes.

With the passage of time, it seems that nothing has changed, and it seems that a lot has changed.

"It seems that I realized my dream first." Aydin sighed after taking the last sip of the soup.

Talking about the past, Xia Yueyue could only smile gloomily, "I'm sorry, Mr. Edin, I was too young at that time......

"It's a wonderful ...... to dream of such a thing"

"It's really ...... again"

"It's far away......"

……

"Friends of Earth Age and Golden Sun, can you understand this homeostasis rooted in the whole society?"

"This world is no longer suitable for dreams. Xia Yueyue is not alone. ”

"The gap between rich and poor in this world is not too big, but it has become extremely difficult to make money. Of the 1,000 entrepreneurs, only one was lucky enough to survive. ”

“…… The chairman's son is still the chairman, the lawyer's son is still a lawyer, the doctor's daughter is still a doctor, and the ramen shop's daughter is still making ramen...... There is little communication between the upper, middle and lower classes. ”

"Very few people are able to escape this fate. As long as they want to break free, they will face failure. ”

"Only a person like me, who is born free, can do the job he wants."

In fact, such a world is not necessarily bad.

A society with a large gap between the rich and the poor but with strong mobility, and a society with a small gap between the rich and the poor but not with strong mobility, choose one of the two, if you are an ordinary person, which one will you choose?

Many people think the former is better. But for the majority of ordinary people with ordinary intelligence, courage and knowledge, it may be better to choose the latter.

The former gives hope to ambitious people, but the latter is a good place for the majority of mediocre people, at least it means the stability of the family, so that they do not fall on the streets.

If you make enough money, you can be free once in a while...... It's a good life.

That is, the majority of society, having accepted their own mediocrity. The environment of the whole world and the culture rooted in the depths of civilization have instilled such ideas in them.

Is mediocrity bad?

Mediocrity is good, the productivity of this world is already high enough, there is no need to develop science and technology, there is no need for more innovation. Mediocre people can also have a good life, as long as they inherit the position of their parents, they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and it is not a problem to be happy.

In addition, the channel for upward promotion is too narrow, and as the main body of class leapfrogging, young people's awareness of leapfrogging is becoming sluggish day by day, and they are caught in the sequelae of "hard work".

The benefits brought by struggle are too small and too small.

As for the question of longevity, it is no longer too much of an issue. With the stagnation of technology, the average life expectancy has stopped increasing.

As for the fact that the top class can live for three or four hundred years, and the lower class can live for two or three hundred years, it doesn't seem to be a big deal...... Isn't it natural for rich people to live longer? Eventually, I'm going to die anyway. If we could accept this, there would not be so many big and small contradictions.

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