The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 148 I Want To Propose To You In Front Of Auntie
Do we still remember Fang Jianjun's apprentice Xiaolong?
A nice young man who fell in love with Wang Hong's apprentice Meng Meng when he was in Gan Qika.But the love between the two didn't last for too long. Xiaolong was calm and Meng Meng was romantic. The two had different personalities, and they didn't get along for a while.

Then the Chishan Road store opened, and Xiaolong and Meng Meng transferred there together to serve cold dishes and dumplings respectively, and they both became masters.

During this period, Wang Hong intended to make Meng Meng his daughter-in-law, but failed.The main reason is that Meng Meng is in the provincial capital and Wang Hong's son is in Jilin, so it is inconvenient for the two to communicate.Besides, Wang Hong's son didn't plan to find a girlfriend yet, so the matter was dropped.

Back to Xiaolong.

Xiaolong got to know her after Xiaohui and Wang Hong learned to tune in.The two didn't work in the same store, so they were not familiar with each other at first, but they just smiled and nodded to each other when they met.

The two became acquainted during the Spring Festival party.

Xiaohui is well-behaved and sensible, smart, studious, and filial.Although he is not particularly beautiful, not as good-looking as Meng Meng, and a little thin, but the inherent gentleness and strength in his body attracted Xiaolong, and he gradually fell in love with him.

No one knows when the two began to fall in love.

After Xiaohui's mother was hospitalized, we found that there was a shy young man beside Xiaohui, who took good care of her mother with her.

After Xiaohui's mother was discharged from the hospital, Xiaohui took care of her at home. Xiaolong prepared the meals every day during the lunch break, packed them and sent them to Xiaohui's home, and ate with the mother and daughter.

After dinner, go to the market to buy vegetables, chop firewood, and clean up the yard.Then chat with Xiaohui's mother, or clean up the house with Xiaohui, like a member of the family.

Xiaohui's mother was happy from the bottom of her heart. This poor woman knew that her time was numbered, and she was always worried about what Xiaohui would do if she left alone.Now feel relieved, Xiaolong is good, he doesn't dislike his poor family, and he is sincere to Xiaohui, so he can leave with peace of mind.

How can a mother not miss her daughter?
They all hope that their daughter can find a good partner and have a good home.

What is the cruelest?

Knowing that I am going to die, I still have to live with a smile every day, walking towards death step by step.

When people are alive and healthy, they feel that death is far away and have nothing to do with them. They always say nonchalantly or even braggingly, "Why are you afraid of death? When the time comes, you will close your eyes and do whatever you want."

It's not the time, when the time comes, I don't want to die, I want to live for a minute.

It is cruel and painful to know that one's life will come to an end, and to bid farewell to relatives in this world.

But all this is more cruel and painful to the relatives around.

Who would like to watch their loved ones die step by step under the torment of illness?
I believe that there is no child in the world who wants his mother to leave. Even though he knows that there is no cure, he still hopes for a miracle in his heart. When he wakes up tomorrow morning, his mother will be cured——
Our Xiaohui is strong enough.

She is nineteen years old, a big girl.In front of my mother is a smiling face on weekdays, as if nothing happened, doing what should be done.

She didn't want her mother to leave, she wanted her mother to live a few more years and live a good life with peace of mind.

Mother's life is too bitter.

As long as she can remember, her mother took her to live alone. There is a shadow of her father in her vague memory, but it is not clear. All she knows is that her father passed away and was buried in a soil bag called a "grave".

The life between her and her mother was terribly frightening. When she was a child, she never wore a new dress, and her mother's feet were always covered with yellow rubber shoes that were pale from washing and had broken laces.

There are no toys, no good food, and when the little friends in the village are eating snacks bought by the adults at home, she can only watch from afar.

Always remember that the most delicious meal I ate was a bowl of instant noodles cooked by my mother on my birthday. The tempting aroma still lingers in my mouth——
We should know that when she was a child, instant noodles were no longer a good thing, and many people bought them in boxes at home.

The deeper memory is that my mother dragged her tired body under the scorching sun, in order to survive, holding her with one hand and stretching out the other, begging for food and money from passers-by—
She remembered that her mother had almost no expression on her face, she was begging people blankly, and said repetitive words.When someone gave me a coin, my mother bowed deeply and said thank you.

At that time, she was young, and she didn't know what begging was, she only knew that she was hungry, and she was so hungry that she had no strength.Holding my mother's hand, with a dirty and dull face, I looked greedily at the food stalls on the street.Sometimes a child with a snack in his hand walks by, his stomach growls, his little tongue licks his lips, and his eyes follow him for a long way——
But what about mom?

Mom is even more hungry——

Every time she needed enough money to buy food, her mother first went to the stall to buy a cake or a bowl of noodles and watched her gobble it up.Mom would drink the remaining soup in the noodle bowl, or take a sip of cold water, and take out two bites of the already hard dry food.

"Mom, are you hungry?" she asked.

"Mom is not hungry, I don't have much work to do, just drink some water." Mom said.

Poor, great mother.

One afternoon, I walked to a small square with my mother. She was tired. My mother carried her to a long chair to rest, and she fell asleep after a while.When I woke up, my mother was gone, and she was so scared that she was about to burst her mouth and cry, when she saw a woman standing next to the trash can not far away, and she was pulling an apple out of the trash can into her mouth eat---
That woman is the mother——
She cried, crying silently.

She felt wronged and --- uncomfortable with her mother.

uncomfortable.

Yes, uncomfortable.

She felt uncomfortable in her young heart, and seemed to know why her mother said she was not hungry all at once.Mommy is hungry, just doesn't talk, rummages through the trash can for something to fill her stomach while she's asleep--
mother, mother—

She and her mother met a bald, fierce-looking uncle. The uncle gave his mother a few coins and turned to leave. I gave the money to my mother before turning around and leaving.

That was the person she saw who gave her mother the most money, and it left a deep impression on her.It was with the money from the bald uncle that my mother bought a bus ticket, took her to the provincial capital, and found her relatives.

After so many years, she always remembered that bald uncle.

After arriving in the provincial capital, my mother and aunt worked together, scraping something called "Dabai" on the wall, and she followed her mother, often messing up her little face and clothes.

Later, she and her mother moved away from a relative's house to a big family with glass flowers in their eyes.At the beginning, she was afraid of the big boy, mainly because of the gaudy eyes, so she hid in her mother's arms in fright.

However, the big eyes are good for mom and her.

Later, I went to school, learned knowledge and became sensible, and gradually understood the hardships and difficulties of my mother, as well as my deep love for myself.She loves her mother more, and said in her heart that when she grows up, she will definitely let her mother live a good life.

Mom has had a hard life.

Fate is sometimes fair and sometimes unfair.

Dazzling with her and her mother's good eyes, she died in a car accident, and the driver who caused the accident was not found.

She and her mother went back to the days when they depended on each other.

She started working part-time to earn money, although the money she earned was not much, apart from paying the rent every month, the rest was enough to live with her mother.She has no high demands on life, and only wants her mother to be healthy and safe.

We all know what happened afterwards.

She and her mother went to Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant, learned how to adjust stuffing, and became masters.

After the Spring Festival, I also reaped love.

Xiaolong walked into her life subtly.

A nineteen-year-old girl has long known about men and women, and has a dream-like longing for love.I imagine that one day the boy I like will ride a white horse, come to me gracefully, help myself to the horse, and be his bride.

Our Xiaohui also had such a dream.

God favored him, sent Xiaolong to her, and held her helpless little hand.

She is grateful to Xiaolong in her heart and loves him deeply.It was he who was by his side when he was in need, warming the lonely heart, relying on the frail body, and tasting the sweetness of love.

Yes, at this time, is there anything more warming than having a loved one by your side?

Brother Xiaolong is so considerate, always thinking of himself, many things he didn't think of, but he did it.

She can't do without Xiaolong.

Her mother's illness tortured her, and she looked like a good person, but in fact she was always in a trance.Sometimes tears flow out involuntarily, and I dare not let my mother see them, so I can only wipe them off secretly.And at this time, I will forget what I want to do, and I will be stunned for a long time.

Fortunately, there is my beloved Brother Xiao Long, who thinks of everything for her, so that there will be no mess.

"Hui, I want to call my parents." Xiaolong said to Xiaohui.

"Huh?" Xiaohui asked suspiciously, "Why?"

"We got engaged." Xiaolong said seriously.

Xiaohui opened her eyes wide, surprise and joy were written all over her face at the same time, suddenly a warm current of happiness flowed through her heart, so that two blushes rose on her cheeks.

She asked again with her eyes, beloved Xiaolong, is it true?

"I want my aunt to see that we are engaged. I want to propose to you in front of my aunt. I will treat you well for the rest of my life." Xiaolong said excitedly.

Tears flowed from Xiaohui's eyes in an instant——
(End of this chapter)