sleepless tonight

Chapter 61 Revenge
I was silent. In the three years of high school, I ate the most meals at Li Mingzhou's steamed vegetable restaurant. The husband and wife looked very healthy. The key point was that they were only in their fifties, and they were only in their 40s. Why did they get sick all of a sudden?

I remember that Li Mingzhou was not the only one in his family, but also had a younger sister who was two or three years younger than him. I hadn't seen him, but he probably went to college.

Seeing an acquaintance, a feeling of intimacy spread in his chest. There was a lot to say, but this time is not suitable for continuing the chat, and Li Mingzhou seems not to be very interested.

Everything changed after all.

"How did you find this place?" I asked Tang Wan, "Wu Dong and I have been here before, but we just didn't find that there is a steamed vegetable restaurant hidden here."

"I come back every Chinese New Year. I walked around the school, and I was surprised to find this steamed vegetable restaurant, but I didn't expect the boss to be sick at such a young age." Tang Wan shook her head, "It's not easy to say how long this restaurant can last. .”

During the meal time, there were not many tables of guests, and something happened at home, Li Mingzhou was full of worries, and the prospect of the steamed restaurant was really worrying.

"Green pepper beef, eat more, you may not be able to eat it in the future." Tang Wan pushed the green pepper beef in front of me.

"You can eat." I said.

"In the three years of high school, you ordered this dish every time you ate, but you didn't eat much, and kept it for me. This time, you just leave me alone." Tang Wan said.

I looked up at her, a little surprised: "You know?"

"In your eyes, I am so stupid. You have done so many things for me, and I can't see it?" Logan showed a gentle smile, with the sweetness that is common in high school, fleeting, " You don’t eat beef with green peppers because if you eat less, I can eat more.”

There was some turmoil in my heart. I always thought that no one would know what I did. Even Logan, she must not know the reason why I order green pepper beef every time I have dinner. I didn't expect that she always knew.

"You are so stupid, you think I can eat more if you eat less? Wudong and the others also eat a lot." Tang Wan glanced at me.

"At least I can eat a few more slices." I smiled, and my thoughts went back to high school. Although we often ate steamed vegetables, the price of green pepper beef was not something we could often eat as students.

"It's just the two of us now, you don't have to do that, eat quickly." Tang Wan said.

I nodded and didn't refuse, nor did I push the dish back in front of Logan.

If it was in high school, I think I would definitely push the food to Logan, forcing her to finish the beef, and pick the leftover minced meat into her bowl for bibimbap.

But this time I didn't do that. Although some things were said, the emotions are no longer there, and some are just memories.

Logan lowered her head, I couldn't see her expression.

I ate quickly, put down my chopsticks when my stomach was full, and waited for Logan.

"I'm done eating too." Logan put down the chopsticks, took a tissue, tore off half and handed it to me.

I stood up: "Boss, how much?"

"Forget it, I don't want money." Li Mingzhou waved his hand, not accepting money.

"How can that work? How can you open the door for business without collecting money?" I refused, took out the money, and calculated the account myself, "Is it 26 yuan?"

I stuffed the money into Li Mingzhou's hand.

"No need. I plan to change hands on this steamed vegetable restaurant. I won't open it in a few days. It's rare to meet acquaintances. Let me invite you for this meal." Li Mingzhou pushed my hand away.

I froze for a moment: "Why didn't you do it?"

I feel a little regretful. I finally came across a familiar restaurant in high school, and suddenly said that it was going to close, which made people feel very disappointed.

"I can't do it anymore, I've been paying for it, and I have to put more than 1000 yuan into it every month. If my parents insisted that the store can't be closed, I would have closed this steamed vegetable restaurant a long time ago." Li Mingzhou said.

"More than 1000 yuan per month? Has it been like this since the demolition of this place?" I asked.

"Well, after the demolition, the steamed vegetable restaurant moved here, and the business has declined a lot. At first, it could make a little money every month, but later on, the number of people coming here gradually decreased." Li Mingzhou brought Feeling a little helpless.

"I think your food is not bad. After so many years, it has only increased by one or two yuan. Why are there not many people? Is it because of the location?" The only reason I can think of is geography The location is right, otherwise the business of the steamed vegetable restaurant would not be so bad.

"Well, that should be the reason." Li Mingzhou nodded, "What we do is student business. It stands to reason that the students are full of vigor, and it's not too far from the school, only about 200 meters away. It’s not going to come slowly.”

"Not to their liking?" I asked.

"I don't know. I also asked, and they all said it tastes good and not expensive. I think I do it with care, but the business is still slowing down day by day. In addition, the elderly in the family have to take care of it. Although this shop is reluctant, But I still have to transfer it out." Li Mingzhou said, and glanced at me, "If someone you know wants, I can transfer it to him cheaply."

In the end, I didn't argue with Li Mingzhou anymore, and asked him to treat me to this meal. Tang Wan and I left the restaurant with a heavy heart, and Li Mingzhou sent him out the door.

"What a pity." On the way back, I was still regretting about the steamed vegetable restaurant.

"It's a pity. His family has been in business for several years. Why didn't they rent a store in the newly built building in front of the school, instead they want to go there?" Tang Wan nodded, her mood was not very high.

Originally, I brought me to see this old store that we frequented in high school, but I didn't expect that the store would soon face the fate of closing down and transferring.

"I don't know." I shook my head, "I remember that there is a younger sister in his family, but I haven't seen it today."

"Perhaps he went to school." Tang Wan said, turning her head to glance at the high school next to her, "Do you want to take a walk inside the school?"

I stopped and looked at the buildings in the school: "No, there's nothing to see inside."

Logan's mood dropped immediately, a little regret appeared on her face, she didn't speak anymore, and we walked to her parking place.

"Are you still blaming me?" Logan finally spoke, holding her hand on the car door, her fingers were slender and pale, "I'm sorry."

Logan said these three words again after she sent a text message.

I didn't feel much throbbing, I just felt a little helpless and regretful.

"Some things can't be finished with an apology, and you don't need to say sorry to me." I looked at her, "Live a good life in the future, I wish you happiness."

Logan's body trembled slightly, and she pulled the car door a few times, but failed to open it.

"The door is locked." I said, my heart ached, but I didn't say anything else.

"You are taking revenge on me." Logan stared at me with tears falling from the corners of her eyes.

she cried.

"Why am I taking revenge on you? I'm blessing you." I corrected her, not understanding what revenge meant, "I really hope you can be happy."

"You are taking revenge on me." At this moment, Logan was very stubborn, thinking that I was taking revenge on her.

I was a little sad when she cried, which made me feel as if I had really done something sorry for her. My heart melted with her tears, and my bad feelings seemed to be smoothed out a little.

I don't want to be like this: "Okay, you can do whatever you say, I'm taking revenge on you, okay, can you go?"

Logan took a deep look at me, unlocked it, bent down and took out a package from the car, and threw it on me: "This is yours."

I looked down at the package in my hand. Logan had already boarded the car. When I was hesitating whether to go up with me, Logan gave me a cold look: "Get out of the way."

I walked away a bit.

The car brushed past my feet, turned around, and left.

After staring at the leaving car for a long time, I walked to the lakeside park, found a secluded place and sat down, calming down my emotions.

Logan's last tears made my heart ache so much that I almost couldn't help but wanted to stop her.

The purpose of her bringing me here today should be to let me share the joy of discovering the old high school store together, or to make up for the damage caused to me by the previous hotel.

But I obviously let her down.

The taste of green pepper beef has not changed, and the people are still the same two people, but the way of eating in high school is no longer there.

I stopped putting minced meat in her bowl.

The person who brought her vegetables will not be me anymore.

(End of this chapter)