Chapter 4: Waffles
She was still dressed the same as last night, but her whole face had returned to normal, not as horrible as last night, rosy and rosy, and her eyes were still shining.
At the moment, she was staring at the waffles on my plate, swallowing.
I said to her, "Eat as much as you want, I bought it for you." ”
The girl seemed a little unconvinced, and looked up at me for a moment, and I tried to be as gentle as I could: "This is a waffle, freshly baked, dipped in ice cream, it tastes good, you can taste it." ”
I don't know if it's the temptation of food, or if I'm sincere in what I said, the pigtail girl finally let down her guard.
The waffles were dipped in ice cream, one crispy and the other cold and slippery, and she ate it with a small mouth and a smile on her face.
Seeing that she was eating happily, I tentatively asked again: "This is an office building, are you waiting for your mother to get off work?" ”
"Hmm." She nodded.
I was about to say something more when the phone rang suddenly, and it was a man's voice that answered the phone.
Glancing at the pigtailed girl, I got up and stood aside, and after a few words to the man on the phone, I hung up.
Soon, she ate all the biscuits, I bought her another chocolate cake, she smiled at me, said thank you, and ate it again.
She was eating cake with a lovely look, the tip of her nose and the corners of her mouth were covered in chocolate sauce, and I took out a tissue and gently wiped it for her, and the waiter who walked by me looked at me curiously.
Of course I know what she's thinking, after all, I'm a big man, and anyone who looks at the air will feel abnormal.
I didn't care, I just told the waiter to ask for another tissue.
After putting down the tissue, the waiter left with an earthy white face.
"Your name is Lili?" I asked her.
She was a little surprised: "How do you know?" ”
"I guess."
She sighed, not quite convinced, but at the moment of the food, she ate it again.
Sweets can make people feel happy, children like to eat, especially chocolate, people are naturally irresistible, although they will eat sloppy, but this temptation, no one can resist.
"You, hate your brother?" I asked again.
Her hand scooping the cake stopped, and she looked up at me, "How do you know I have a brother?" ”
"I still guess."
Lili's expression was a little more serious than just now, and she frowned: "I like my brother." ”
"Really?" I paused: "However, your father said that you hated him, he saw that you pushed down your brother and injured him, and you tried to stab him with a knife, but fortunately he found out in time......"
"That's because he's wrong." After saying this coldly, Lili said no more.
The coffee tasted too bitter, and I put another packet of sugar in it, but it still didn't feel sweet enough.
For the rest of the day, Lili sat across from me and didn't leave when she finished her pastries. There was a small TV hanging in the café, and she leaned on her chair and watched the variety show above very seriously, laughing from time to time.
For two hours, she held this position.
During this period, the café was doing good business, and the stool opposite me looked empty, and several people came to me and asked if I had anyone and wanted to move the stool.
I smiled at them and said that there were people.
I'm not lying, but the fact is that the seat they saw was always empty.
After the variety show ended, Lili stretched her waist, and at this time, many people came out of the elevator of the office building. She turned her head to look over there, and after a while she saw a familiar figure.
"Thank you for your hospitality, my mom is out, I have to go."
With that, she jumped out of her chair, and I stood up to see her running to the other end of the elevator. A woman in a white shirt walked out, with a calm temperament, carrying a black bag.
The woman didn't see the child running towards her, but walked straight ahead, Lili jumping after her.
I walked up and stopped standing beside the woman.
"Excuse me, are you Shen Lin?" I asked her.
The woman didn't know me, and after a moment of hesitation, she nodded and asked me what was the matter.
There were a lot of people around, and I said that it was better to sit down and talk about some things, and Shen Lin was very defensive when she heard it, I think she might think I was a liar. Seeing that she wanted to leave, I gave her husband's name and smiled and asked her to call to confirm.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Lin believed me.
Returning to the café just now, also sitting in the previous seat, I ordered a cup of coffee for Shen Lin, and after thinking about it, I asked the waiter to serve another waffle for Lili.
During the whole exchange, Shen Lin didn't talk much, and listened to me all the time.
From time to time, she would look at the seat next to her, and she was surprised by the fact that the waffles on the table were decreasing little by little.
After explaining everything, Shen Lin cried so much that I sighed and handed her the tissue, and she thanked me gratefully.
After making an appointment with Shen Lin, she left.
I watched Lili follow her to the bus, and when the girl turned to look at you and me, her eyes turned blood-red again, and her face was dark blue, just like what she saw last night.
Calmly waving at their mother and daughter, I smiled.
When I returned to the rental house in the evening, I saw a dark shadow flickering in front of me as soon as I opened the door, accompanied by a chill.
After half a minute, I turned on the light.
The room is as quiet as ever, and the European-style decoration is gorgeous. So much so that I can't believe it now, such a good house can really be rented for 2,000 yuan.
After putting the packed salt dishes in the refrigerator, Zhang will be back tomorrow.
As soon as he saw me, he continued to try to tell me about the snack bar, and I returned to my room after a few perfunctory words.
I called Luo Chuan and said that I had already talked to Shen Lin, and basically she had accepted this fact. He listened there, thanked me very much, and asked me when I could come over and settle the matter.
I said that I had made an appointment with Shen Lin, and then hung up the phone.
At this moment, Zhang Ming knocked on the door outside, and I asked him what was the matter through the door, and he said that he had already heated up the leftovers in the refrigerator and asked me to come out and eat with him.
When I opened the door, I smelled a strong fresh and spicy smell again.
This kid is really fast, and the two dishes are put into the bowl by him, and the color is still very good.
Zhang Ming opened a bottle of beer and beckoned me to eat with him, but I just glanced at the dishes and said you can eat it yourself.
Seeing that I didn't eat it, Zhang Ming was not polite, so he took a beer, picked up a crucian carp covered with millet spicy and started eating. This dish is really exciting enough, and I have to eat Zhang Mingming's snot and tears.
He looked up at me and said with teary eyes, "These dishes taste good...... It's just too spicy......"