Chapter 4: 004: Cake
Out of the streets of Cayenne, it was an hour's walk to the bus stop, and since the establishment of Cayenne, no bus stop has been allowed for several miles.
The sun set, passing by a cake shop, Chu Yao stood outside the door and watched for a while before walking in, today is the child's birthday, and the family has never been rich, so every year on his birthday, he just boiled two eggs.
Entering the cake shop, all kinds of cakes came into view, very delicate and beautiful, her eyes fell on the marked price, her eyes were a little dark, so expensive, the cheapest one was two hundred yuan after turning around.
"Miss wants to make a cake?" The waiter stepped forward and asked politely.
Chu Yao thought about it, and finally shook her head, turned around and walked out of the cake shop, she stopped again after taking a few steps, every time she had a birthday in the past few years, the child had never eaten cake, pursed her lips and turned around She walked into the cake shop again.
"Miss, do you want to buy a cake?" The waiter greeted him again.
Chu Yao nodded and signed, "Can these cakes be cheaper?" ’
"Miss, I can't read sign language." The waiter was apologetic.
Chu Yao thought for a moment, stretched out one hand, wrote on it with the other, and then looked at the waiter with an inquiring face.
"Paper and pen." After the waiter understood, he turned around and walked to the counter, took out the paper and pen and handed it to her.
Chu Yao took it and wrote on the paper, 'Can the cake be cheaper?' ’
The waiter glanced at it and shook his head: "Our cakes are all at a flat price, and we don't negotiate the price." ”
Chu Yao pursed her lips, lowered her head and wrote again, 'Can you sell me a cake for fifty yuan, today is my child's birthday.' ’
"We don't have that rule here."
Chu Yao pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, handed the paper and pen in her hand to the waiter, bent down and apologized, turned around and walked away, she must buy a cake for the child next year.
"Wait a minute."
Chu Yao pushed open the door and didn't walk out, when someone called her back.
She turned her head, and a woman in her twenties walked towards her with a cake in her hand.
"This cake is for you." The woman said as she handed the cake to Chu Yao.
Chu Yao had surprise in her eyes, and she shook her head again and again.
"This cake is from yesterday, and it can't be sold anymore, so take it." The woman said with a smile.
Chu Yao looked at the cake and took out the money from her pocket.
"No, they all said they couldn't sell it, how could I take your money, isn't it your child's birthday today, take it back." The woman saw her intentions and reached out to stop her.
Chu Yao's eyes were grateful, she took the cake and stuffed fifty yuan to the woman, bent down and bowed to express her gratitude before leaving.
The woman watched Chu Yao leave, sighed, and turned around and walked to the counter.
"Store manager, didn't you just make that cake, why did you give it to her?" The clerk asked.
"It's not easy for a mute person with two children." The woman said.
She had seen the woman many times, mute, with two children, who got up early every day to deliver milk and newspapers to some people around her, and who would come out every night to pick up waste, which was very pitiful.
Chu Yao arrived home with the cake, it was almost eight o'clock, Xiao Chen sat on a chair watching the news, and Xiao Han was teasing the puppy.
"Mom." Seeing Chu Yao enter the house, the two children shouted happily.
Chu Yao smiled and nodded, and raised the cake in his hand.
"Cake?" Chu Qihan's eyes lit up, and he put down the puppy and came to the table.