(The storyline is completely fictional, the official must not sit in the right seat, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence)

Li Ruoshi was gritting his teeth and holding on in the McDonald's restaurant where he worked, sweating profusely. When the other people who worked with him saw it, they thought he had a fever and advised him to go back and rest. However, he called an acquaintance he met at the Chinese restaurant next door, and he sent them a painkiller plaster, which he put on his ankle and insisted on continuing to work.

Li Ruoshi kept staring at the wall clock until she had worked for three hours before she looked for a place to sit. The supervisor handed him two free Big Mac beef burgers that day, and helped him make the largest cup of hot chocolate, and recorded three working hours in the timebook, Li Ruoshi took the two Big Macs and put them aside, drank the hot chocolate, and signed his name in the timebook to confirm, at this time his ankle suddenly hurt very badly, and he grinned his teeth.

Jing Hao and Harry had eaten at the Italian restaurant in the old house, drank tea and chatted, and the rain had not stopped. The two had no choice but to ask for dessert - the Italian master's handmade tiramisu, because they couldn't finish two servings, only one serving, Harry asked Jing Hao to cut it through the middle with a spoon, and the two ate it separately, until the rain completely stopped, and then got up and walked back.

When she cut the dessert and ate it, although it was natural, Jing Hao still felt that it was a more intimate move, and she had only done similar things with her parents and Chen Dongliang before. Jing Hao sneaked a few glances at Harry, and Harry's expression was calm and calm, as if the two were not sharing a sweet tiramisu, but cutting a piece of soap.

Jing Hao couldn't help but think: he has been a university teacher for so many years, and pretending to be serious has long been his most basic technique.

Jing Hao also pretended to be serious, and the two finished the dessert as if nothing happened.

Coming out of the house, the air was unusually fresh after the rain, and Harry suggested walking and taking the quiet path, so the two of them walked across the high street, past the Baldlin Library and the back entrance of St. Mary's Church, and strolled along Rose Lane.

chatting all the way, I gradually came to Mastin...... Jing Hao looked at the exercise watch on his wrist, ah, the two of them walked for forty minutes unconsciously!

Just as they were walking back in the city, Li Ruoshi pinched a paper bag containing his two McDonald's free dinner burgers, struggled to limp to take the bus home, walked all the way back from the station almost against the wall, entered the yard, and stood in front of the door of the house and rang the doorbell when he couldn't stand.

At this time, Jing Hao and Harry strolled and chatted and walked to the intersection, Jing Hao said goodbye to Harry, and walked towards the courtyard alone, and from a distance she saw that there seemed to be a person leaning in front of the door of the house, and when she approached, she found that it was Ruoshi.

Li Ruoshi likes the works translated by Lin Shaohua and doesn't like other translators, so Ruoshi's foot hurts so much that she even laughs with Jinghao, handing her the two free hamburgers and saying, "Look, we earned back two 'MacDonald's Beef Pies' today!" I'm in pain, and you don't hurry up and help me get it. ”

(Mr. Lin Shaohua likes to translate "McDonald's Big Mac Burger" into "McDonald's Beef Pie", which has caused some readers to question the controversy.) ）

Jing Hao said: "Oh, you are still joking when you hurt like this!" What the hell is wrong with you? Isn't it good when you go out? What about your bike? ”

Li Ruoshi said: "It's because I was riding a bicycle on a rainy day, I fell and broke my foot." ”

Jing Hao said: "Then why don't you hurry in, is there no one at home?" Or did you not bring the keys? ”

Ruoshi said: "I didn't bring the key, I was just about to ring the doorbell, my foot hurt and I didn't stand, I died of pain, I almost fell down, and you came over." ”

Jing Hao took the hamburger in his hand, took out the key to open the door and went in to find someone, only Mr. Chen had a car, but unfortunately he hadn't come back yet, so he had to call Mr. Bai out, and the two of them helped Ruoshi onto Mr. Bai's bicycle and pushed it hard to the nearest JR hospital. Ruoshi was lucky, and before she could wait a few minutes in the waiting area, a doctor just came out of the operating room and took him to the emergency room for a check-up, judging that there should be no fractures and bone cracks.

He was busy here, and Professor Harry came home with a spring breeze and a relaxed face, humming the melody of the classic pop song "You are beautiful" and brewing a cup of hot black tea, he opened his white Apple MacBook Air laptop and wrote a short email to Jing Hao - thank you very much for going to the event with him to watch a movie, and, because it happened to be raining, the two of them shared a few more hours together. As he wrote, he pondered and revised, deleted, subtracted, and added a few more words, as carefully and carefully as he did in an academic article.

Here, Jinghao and Teacher Bai borrowed a wheelchair from the hospital, one pushed a bicycle, the other pushed a wheelchair, and pushed Li Ruoshi, who had a thick bandage wrapped around her ankle, back. On a small road very close to home, Teacher Bai asked Li Ruoshi: "Ruoshi, why are you so careless?" Going out on a bike on a rainy day? Again, even if you ride out and catch the rain, don't you slow down? Look at the fall, it's like a person is on his back, he suffers a lot, and he suffers a lot of losses! ”

Li Ruoshi replied to Teacher Bai: "In England, especially Oxford, everyone has to look at the weather forecast every day, I actually knew that it was going to rain, but I just wanted to save five pounds on the round-trip bus, so I rode to McDonald's in a raincoat." ”

Teacher Bai said, "You kid, you really shouldn't have saved these few pounds this time. The gains outweigh the losses. ”

Li Ruoshi said: "Yes, the road was too slippery at that time, on a street in the city center, I was about to arrive at the door of the store, and suddenly an old lady flashed out of the alley over there, in order to avoid her, I hesitated, and even fell down with a bicycle, and pinned my foot, if it wasn't for avoiding her, I wouldn't have slipped ......"

After Jing Hao, Teacher Bai and Li Ruoshi went home, Teacher Bai and Jing Hao helped Ruoshi back to the room, Teacher Bai went downstairs to Li Ruoshi to take the Chinese patent medicine he brought from China, and took it to the house for him to eat, Jing Hao helped Li Ruoshi wash the wet towel, wash the feet, and send the mouthwash into the house, and when he finished washing his feet and rinsing his mouth, he helped him take out the towels, foot washing water and cups, Li Ruoshi was so grateful to Teacher Bai and Jing Hao, the three of them were so tired that they turned over on their backs and quickly rested.

Before going to bed, Jing Hao was so busy that her hair was unkempt, she combed her hair, she changed into a flannel cotton pajamas with a light blue polka dot pattern and a white background, and lay down, but she got up again, and took out the notepad with the beautiful green polka dot pattern cover, opened it, wrote the date, and wrote a few words:

I went to the movies with Harry today. He told jokes that were not funny at all, but he laughed incessantly, embarrassing the dead, and the humor of the British really did not dare to compliment.

Ruoshi went out to work, in order to save fare, riding a bicycle on a rainy day, but fell and twisted his foot, Ruoshi is not easy.

When I woke up the next morning, I read Harry's email, saying that he was very happy to watch a movie and eat together yesterday, and that he wanted to thank the rainy day for such a rare opportunity.

Jing Hao's heart fluttered, and she thought of what Li Ruoshi said to Teacher Bai yesterday - in England, especially in the ghost place of Oxford, everyone has to look at the weather forecast every day and bring an umbrella every day......

Jing Hao guessed that a person as strict as Harry must have read the weather forecast before going out, right? Maybe he deliberately didn't bring an umbrella? Did you ask her out if you knew it was going to rain that day? So that the two of them have the opportunity to chat, drink tea, and eat in an Italian restaurant, which is also elegant, and avoids abruptness?

Jing Hao couldn't fully confirm his guess, but he felt that he did guess the truth.

She originally planned to go to the school library in the morning to check the materials, but because Ruoshi twisted her foot, Mr. Chen, Teacher He and Teacher Bai all went out early in the morning, Ruoshi had a problem eating, and he had a foot injury and needed someone to take care of him more or less. She had to change her plans and stay home to study. Approaching noon, she planned to go out to buy vegetables and make lunch for Li Ruoshi and herself at noon.

Jing Hao knocked on the door of Li Ruoshi's room: "Are you going to the bathroom?" I'll help you, otherwise I won't have anyone else at home when I go out to buy groceries. Do you still want hot water? I'll go downstairs and make a pot for you. ”

Li Ruoshi was very moved, jumped to the door of her room on one leg, opened the door and thanked her, saying that it was okay for the time being, let her rest assured to buy vegetables, and promised that after her feet were healed, she would cook for the girl for a week, and the girl could pull a menu for whatever she wanted to eat.

Jing Hao said: "I don't ask for much, the Chinese dish 'fried sea cucumber with green onions' and the kind of Italian restaurant 'roasted purple potato, spinach with salmon' alternately, eat once a day!" You can mix and match other side dishes as you like, hehe. ”

Ruoshi immediately wilted: "You're too ruthless, I'm a poor man, let's still 'Macdonald's Beef Pie'!" After my feet are healed, I go to work at McDonald's restaurants every day, and bring you and Mr. Bai back burgers every day! I'll fry you another sour and hot shredded potato, how good, it's not a waste of money, we can do something else with the money! ”

Jing Hao pouted and said, "You are really good at fooling people, then I will also go out today to buy you a guest baba or hamburger to fill your stomach!" ”

Kebaba is a kind of Turkish fast food, similar to our meat buns, dry and whirring, occasionally eat once or twice and make do, often eat this kind of thing, can't stand it.

Ruo Shiyang begged her: "Good sister, good sister, let's fry some vegetables for the two of us to eat - such as garlic and broccoli or vinegar and shredded potatoes!" Don't forget I'm recuperating from my injuries! ”

Jing Hao said: "Then do you remember that you owe me a favor!" For the sake of our roommates for a long time, I sacrificed the time to go to the library to check the materials today, and stayed at home to cook for you! ”

Ruo Shizuo thanked her: "I know, I know, but we are roommates, not roommates!" Roommates are different. ”

Jing Hao said: "You, why are you so clever in this kind of talk!" When you were riding in the heavy rain yesterday, if you were smart, wouldn't you be able to fall yourself? ”

Jing Hao tried his best to fry three side dishes for Ruoshi and himself: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, garlic broccoli and braised chicken wings, the amount of dishes was not large, but it was enough for two people to eat, and steamed Thai fragrant rice, and Ruoshi shouted: "Fortunately, I twisted my foot, otherwise how could I have the opportunity to enjoy these blessings for several days." ”

Ruoshi and Jinghao are different, Ruoshi's family is not in a good financial situation, a single-parent family, his father died early, and his mother sold the only house for him to study, but unfortunately the housing prices have not risen at that time, so it is only enough for his tuition in the past few years. He is alone, in addition to studying, he has to work, not only to earn back his own food money, but also hope that the remaining little money can be given to his mother, it is indeed not easy, fortunately, the roommates here are warm.

Only a few days later, Li Ruoshi's foot injury was just a little better, and he was able to stand up and walk on crutches on his own, and in the morning he struggled to go to McDonald's to work again. Mr. Chen couldn't bear to see Ruoshi limping in the restaurant, and lied that he was going out, so he drove him there.

Li Ruoshi arrived at the restaurant, but his feet were not good, and he gritted his teeth and insisted on finishing it for three hours. After work, he limped to the city centre, where he handed £300 into the window at a Chinese travel agency outlet next to Blackwell's art bookstore, converted it into renminbi at the exchange rate, and remitted it to his mother.

The female boss of this part-time intermediary who is engaged in remittance business is surnamed Cha, and every time she gives Ruoshi a little less handling fee, she knows that Ruoshi is a child who is filial to her mother, and she charges him at least two or three pounds less every time. Ruoshi called the head of the person shaking in the small window "Sister Cha".

In China, Li Ruoshi's mother was in her humble apartment, a utility room connected to a public restroom in a corner of the community park, and she ate a simple meal — half a steamed bun, a simple bowl of garlic cloves, fried kohlrabi with sea rice, and a bowl of millet porridge.

A day later, Li Ruoshi's mother was cleaning on the road, and suddenly received a text message reminder from her mobile phone that Li Ruoshi's remittance of 3,180 yuan had arrived, and she immediately returned to the hut to put down her tools, change her clothes, go to a nearby bank, and transfer the money into a bank account opened in Li Ruoshi's name.

In addition to the 3180, she also transferred 1820 yuan from her other bank card and deposited it into Li Ruoshi's account.

The counter staff verified with her: "Auntie, this total of 5,000 yuan, the account you want to deposit into is Li Ruoshi, right?" ”

She hurriedly nodded: "Yes, that's right, it's Li Ruoshi, my son's name." ”

On the way back, she met an old acquaintance in the community, who asked her if she wanted to find a wife and introduce Ruoshi's mother to a relative: an old widower who sold fish in a nearby market.

Ruoshi's mother immediately refused, she said that she didn't want anything anymore, she hoped that her son could study and work smoothly, if her son needed her in the future, she would help her son's family with some housework, if her son didn't need it, she would go to live in a cheaper suburban nursing home.