love cafeteria

Chapter 6 Miss Dong

Ms. Dong is the only one in Shenai Canteen who likes to eat stinky tofu. For this kind of food that can't be avoided, Danzai and Mr. Qiao always pinch their noses to avoid it.And for me, I'm already used to this taste.

Bright yellow cooking oil is poured slowly along the side of the pot. Stir fry minced garlic, spicy watercress, wine, sugar, soy sauce and other seasonings in the oil pan. After the oil pan boils, add the washed stinky tofu and Cut green garlic obliquely, turn the heat to low, simmer until the soup is slightly dry, then put out the stinky tofu that has turned golden yellow, and sprinkle with coriander and other ingredients.Stinky tofu is easy to make, but it takes a lot of courage to try it for the first time to appreciate its deliciousness. Therefore, those who dare to eat stinky tofu and take pleasure in it should not be underestimated.Miss Dong is such a woman.

"The stinky tofu is ready." I walked out of the kitchen with the stinky tofu.Danzai, Mr. Qiao, and the old dean looked at the golden tofu in my hand with disgust. Danzai opened his mouth and made a nauseous expression.Fortunately, the time when Ms. Dong ate stinky tofu was when the cafeteria had the least number of guests. If such a stinky dish was brought out during peak hours, the other customers would probably leave. "Please use it slowly." I put the stinky tofu on the table.

Ms. Dong stared at the food in front of her eyes, and couldn't wait to start eating it. "Boss, the stinky tofu you make is simply my favorite, it should only exist in the sky."

"Stinky tofu in the sky? Have you considered God's feelings when you say that?" Egg Boy stuck out his tongue.

"I really don't understand why Ms. Dong likes to eat this food. She looks noble and glamorous on the outside, but when it comes to food, she suddenly becomes a dick!" Regarding this self-destructive behavior, she has always Mr. Qiao, who regards dignity as his own responsibility, has a helpless expression on his face. "Dead wood cannot be carved" is probably Mr. Qiao's inner monologue now.

"It's Chanel's lipstick, and it contains stinky tofu from 'Deep Love Canteen', tsk tsk." The old dean also expressed his opinion.

I don't comment on everyone's opinions, and I guess the man sitting opposite her at this time will not fully agree with Ms. Dong's statement that "this thing should only exist in the sky".I can't remember how many boyfriends Ms. Dong has brought. In terms of love, Ms. Dong is not a playful person. This Xiang girl who was a small white-collar worker in Hangzhou made a plan for herself when she graduated from university. A life plan, one of the most critical ones is to marry herself to this city before the age of 30, and now she is 29 years old.Maybe it's because haste makes waste, Ms. Dong's mentality of hating marriage scares away all the boyfriends around her. In short, she has been on blind dates, falling in love, and at the same time falling out of love. Fortunately, Ms. Dong has a better mentality. There has always been a courageous attitude and belief in front of me.At this moment, let's call the person in front of Ms. Dong Mr. A for now. Mr. A has been looking like he is about to vomit since he brought the stinky tofu out of the kitchen, but he still has a bright smile on his face.Aiwujiwu, in the face of this statement, the man is definitely not qualified.

"Oh, I even took a selfie, it's really self-defeating!" Eggboy whispered.

Hearing Tanzai's comments, Mr. Qiao and the old dean looked back, "This is not self-deprecating, maybe it looks... pretty elegant to her!" The old dean couldn't think of a suitable one for a while. Words to express my thoughts, "Is there something wrong with my aesthetics?"

"It's really courageous. I don't dare to post a selfie without grinding my skin a hundred times." As a man who understands women better than women, Mr. Qiao's focus is obviously different from everyone else's.

"Come on, try it quickly." Ms. Dong warmly greeted Mr. A.I suspect that the reason why Ms. Dong's repeated failures in love may also be related to her inability to see through the true thoughts of the people around her.

"Okay, I'll try it." Seeing Miss Dong looking at him, Mr. A reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, twisted his nose, curled his mouth, and stuffed a piece of stinky tofu into his mouth, pretending to like it Chewing quickly, the eyebrows have already been twisted into a character splayed.Seeing that her boyfriend has the same hobbies as herself, Ms. Dong's stinky tofu is even happier. "Ding", Mr. A's mobile phone rang a WeChat notification tone, and Mr. A hurriedly put down his chopsticks and took out his mobile phone.

"Who is it?" Miss Dong asked tentatively.

"My mother." Mr. A said while replying to the text message, "She can't find the underwear I want to wash."

Mr. Qiao and the others were all stunned. "

"Your mother washed your underwear!" Miss Dong did not hide her surprise.

"Well, yes, my mother always washes it by hand, and my mother said that the machine washes it not clean." Mr. A said frankly, maybe in his conception, he didn't understand why Miss Dong was so surprised, "Why? Already? Is there a problem?"

"Oh, no." Miss Dong immediately pretended to be nonchalant.

"Have you finished eating?" Jun A put away his phone and asked Ms. Dong, "Let's go."

"Wait, I have something to ask you." Miss Dong wiped her mouth and asked seriously, "What do you think of me?"

"Ah?" Mr. A was dumbfounded by this sudden question.

"Ah, what, I'm asking, what do you think of me? How about we go to get the certificate next month?" Miss Dong said bluntly.

"This..." Mr. A lowered his head in surprise.In fact, not only Mr. A was surprised, but everyone else was a little shocked by Miss Dong's womanly and direct confession.

"Why are you in a daze, you should say something!" Ms. Dong slapped the table down with a "slap".

"Ahem." Eggboy coughed violently, his face flushed from holding back.Ms. Dong's move of "Shooting Mountains and Shocking Tigers" not only scared Mr. A, but also the egg boy who was a few steps away was so frightened that he swallowed all the food in his mouth.Mr. Qiao patted Eggboy hard on the back, and Eggboy spit out the food in his mouth. "Why are you so hard? You can't be gentle!" Maybe it was really painful, Dan Boy yelled at Mr. Qiao.

"Be gentle? You choke to death, you really deserve a beating!" Mr. Qiao gave Panzi a white look.

"My mother said, no." Mr. A's stammering words attracted everyone's attention, and Tanzai and Young Master Qiao put aside their bickering for the time being.

Miss Dong took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly, "Then what do you think?"

"My mother said that a younger woman is more suitable for me."

Ms. Dong continued to take a deep breath. It could be seen that she was trying to restrain her emotions. I was really afraid that if she got angry, she would slap the kid opposite.

"I mean, what do you think?"

"My mother said..."

"Your mother, your mother, are you still fucking weaned!" Ms. Dong really lost her temper, and swear words also came out.

"Who made you older than me?" Mr. A jumped up from the chair as if his ass was being pricked by a needle, "My mother asked you and you are still foolishly telling the truth, so why don't you keep it a secret? Yes, my mother said she disagreed, you are older than me, men are ruled by women, my mother said, no good for you!" Mr. A straightened his back and said confidently, "My mother also said that you are a foreigner , if you get married and you want to take your parents to Hangzhou, our family can’t live there. Also, my mother said that if your younger brother wants to study in Hangzhou, our family can’t afford the tuition and so on. My mother also said ..." Mr. A stopped, perhaps because he saw Miss Dong's discolored face, perhaps because he felt that the following sentence might really be inappropriate.

"What else did your mother say?" Miss Dong asked relentlessly.

Mr. A hesitated.

"talk!"

"My mother said that you want to marry me because you want to get a Hangzhou hukou!"

"Crack", Ms. Dong shot up at the table, and when they were sitting, there was no difference. When Ms. Dong stood up, she was half a head taller than Mr. A, and the difference in height was particularly obvious.

"You, you, what are you doing?" Jun A raised his head to look up at Miss Dong, and kept stepping back.I walked out from the bar, ready to grab Miss Dong and prevent her from making some impulsive moves.

But I was still one step too late, Miss Dong gave Mr. A a loud slap in the face. "Fuck you!" After cursing this pun, Miss Dong picked up her bag, shook her head and walked away, her high heels clanging.

The wind whistled in through the open door. Mr. A covered his face that had just been beaten and looked at Mr. Qiao and the others aggrievedly, "My mother also said that girls from Hunan can't have it, they choke."

two.
After the breakup, Ms. Dong did not feel depressed because of this. She still often comes to eat stinky tofu. Her happy expression makes us sometimes wonder, is she numb to love?Has the loss in love no longer affected her in any way?To this, Ms. Dong's answer is: Without love, you can't throw away delicious food, not to mention, after eating, you will have the strength to find a better relationship.Facts have proved that Ms. Dong's approach is correct.

When spring came, Ms. Dong made new progress in her relationship. The other party was an uncle from a well-to-do family. He looked honest, honest and very assertive. For this woman-like girl, this should be the best home.The first time we saw Ms. Dong enter the door with the uncle on her arm, we were all startled. She, who usually showed her image as a woman, turned into a cuddly bird in front of the uncle, charming, gentle, and even, When the uncle took off his suit jacket, he kindly helped him put it on the back of the chair.

"Did you see that ARMANI cufflink?" Mr. Qiao whispered in my ear, "The cufflinks were given by Ms. Dong, and I helped you choose them for a long time!"

"What would you like to eat?" I went over to say hello to Ms. Dong and the others, and glanced at the cufflinks Mr. Qiao mentioned.I have to admit that Mr. Qiao has a good aesthetic vision, but I always feel that there is a little disharmony between this cufflink and the uncle in front of him.

"Of course I am the same." Ms. Dong said to me, "What about you?" She looked at the uncle, her eyes were full of irrepressible sweetness.

"As good as you."

"I bet uncle doesn't know what the old look is, one dollar, do you bet?" Egg boy said to Mr. Qiao.

Mr. Qiao said: "I think it's because I don't know. The bet is so small and there is no chance of winning, so I don't gamble."

"You two bet like this, does Miss Dong know?" the old dean said quietly.

"The stinky tofu is here!" Eggboy covered his nose, as if facing a formidable enemy.

As soon as the stinky tofu was brought to the table, the uncle immediately took out a BURBERRY handkerchief to cover his nose, and said with a disgusted expression, "Do you eat this every day?"

"Yes, it's delicious." Ms. Dong said while eating stinky tofu with big mouthfuls.She raised her head, saw the uncle's disgusted look, and said coquettishly, "If you don't like it, you can order something else."

The uncle looked around, looked at the steamed eggs in the egg waffle bowl and the egg noodles with tomato from the old director, and said, "Forget it, even such a small shop won't have good food."

I stopped what I was doing, turned around to look at the uncle, and said with a smile: "Sir, sometimes you can't judge things by appearance and first impressions, such as stinky tofu, although it smells stinky, but it tastes delicious. Delicious." Hearing what I said, the uncle smiled copiously.

"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. This time it might last a week. Don't miss me too much." Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Ms. Dong hurriedly changed the topic.

"No, you can't go on a business trip tomorrow." The uncle said forcefully, "You are going to my house for dinner tomorrow, and my mother will be waiting for you."

"What!" Miss Dong seemed taken aback by this sentence, "Tomorrow, why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Didn't I inform you just now? If you want to be with me, you will have to meet and eat with my mother and other people around me often in the future. I think so. You must pay attention to your appearance tomorrow. Put on light makeup."

Miss Dong was a little unhappy.

"Besides, you didn't tell me in advance of your business trip tomorrow." The uncle began to play the tenderness card, "Baby, we are planning to get married. The husband and wife are a whole. Your itinerary will affect my arrangement. All your changes must be made in advance. Tell me, you need to know that you are no longer alone in your future life, but me and my family.” For a married woman who hates marriage, it should be a very happy thing to hear the other party talk about life after marriage But Miss Dong couldn't be happier.

"But I really want to go on a business trip. The company has already booked the air ticket and the hotel. So, with your mother, oh no, can the meeting with your mother be rescheduled? Please explain it to me!"

"No, no, no." The uncle stood up and adjusted his slightly wrinkled shirt. "You have to seize the opportunity. Having dinner with my mother is the key to determining your future life, not a business trip. Also, you are too busy at work, You should quit your job and be with my mother."

"Quit your job!" Miss Dong was really shocked this time.Even Mr. Qiao, Tanzai and the old dean were surprised.

The uncle nodded: "Our family never needs a woman to go out to work. Marrying me and having a child for me is your top priority. I need you to take care of my family and children. This is very important and an honor. one thing."

Mr. Qiao couldn't listen anymore, and slapped the uncle's back from the air; Danzi made a vomiting expression at the uncle; Understand, that is just a temporary confusion, not a sign of compromise.

"Don't worry, baby, you'll be busy in the future." The uncle leaned across the table towards Miss Dong, put her hand in his own, and stared at Miss Dong affectionately.Suddenly, the uncle looked like he was going to vomit, "Forget it, eat slowly, I can't stand the taste, see you tomorrow." After speaking, the uncle grabbed the coat on the back of the chair and fled.The whole room was left looking at each other.

"Huh!" Ms. Dong kicked off her high heels angrily, and stepped on the floor with her bare feet, "Armani's suit, Dunhill's wallet, Ferragamo's shoes... Oh, do you think I am stupid, how many girls are crying I want to marry such an uncle!"

"Maybe it's a fake." Egg Boy said nonchalantly.

"How?" Miss Dong asked suspiciously.

"He bought all his outfits online, Madeintaobao. You see, he didn't even take off the tags, and he might return them tomorrow! Anyway, online returns are now available within a few days without reason."

"That's right, maybe it's still paid in installments, and it's estimated to be 250 yuan." The young master said immediately.

Miss Dong was dumbfounded.

three.
After that night, the uncle never showed up again, and Ms. Dong also decided to shift her focus to work first.Because she suddenly understood that the tentacles of love should be stretched out at work.Ms. Dong still comes to eat a portion of stinky tofu every day, but the time to get off work is getting later and later, and the days of overtime are getting more and more.

"I think you should change your job. If this continues, you really won't be able to get married." The old dean drank a small wine and looked at Miss Dong who was happily eating stinky tofu.

"Bah, bah, crow's mouth!" Ms. Dong never concealed her inner thoughts, she was straightforward, and she was the same for the respected old dean.

"Look at you working overtime all day, how can you have time to fall in love. I'm kind." The old director said.

"That's right, the old dean cares about you. Could it be that you have something new now?" Egg Boy defended the old dean.

"Hmph, it's better to be prepared and wait for a lover than to be lonely and look for a slut!" I don't know where Miss Dong learned the new words.

"Boss, boss, you miss me so much." Wang Yi rushed in with a big bag of luggage on his back, yelling.

"Hehe, my beloved is here." Eggboy muttered softly.

Wang Yi is a freelance writer and a frequent visitor to Ai Ai Canteen, but he doesn't come at a fixed time.Not long ago, due to the delay in submitting the manuscript, I was dragged by the editor to the suburbs to retreat to write the manuscript. More than a month has passed, and it seems that this equipment should have been "released" back to the city.This guy, like Miss Dong, loves to eat some smelly things.

"I think you miss your delicious food?" the old dean joked.

"Well, for those who know me, the old dean also. Boss, hurry up and have a spicy rice noodle!" Wang Yi shouted.

"Oh my god, is it still alive? The stinky tofu has not left, but the large intestine has come again." Egg Boy said desperately.

"Be patient, at least you are quite free. I stayed in the suburbs for a month. At that time, I drool when I think of rice noodles with large intestines." Wang Yi recalled the miserable days with emotion, "Just Take it as a reward for me."

Ms. Dong has not participated in everyone's discussions, and her feminine posture has also restrained a lot.I watched her changes silently, always feeling that something was about to happen.

"Hi, my name is Dong Sisi, what's your name?" As soon as Wang finished eating the last bite of rice noodles, Miss Dong began to declare her family name.

"My name is Wang Yi." Wang Yi was at a loss when he saw Miss Dong's bright girlish smile.

"It seems that you are quite familiar with everyone. Do you come here often? How come I haven't seen you?" Miss Dong asked.

"I don't know." Wang Yi looked at me stupidly, and then at the old dean, probably not understanding why this girl was so enthusiastic.

"What time do you usually come?"

"It's usually after twelve o'clock, but not every day, and from time to time."

"Then come every day from now on."

"what?"

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No, what's the matter?" Wang Yi was completely dumbfounded by Miss Dong's question.He just came out of retreat to finish the draft, as if a hermit hiding in the mountains came to the city suddenly, he was dizzy and couldn't find a way out.

Ms. Dong looked at Wang Yi with a smile like a flower, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she fell in love with Wang Yi at first sight.In Ms. Dong's concept, if you like something, you have to express it, straight to the point, regardless of whether the other party agrees or not. "It's my right to like whoever I like, and I don't need other people's approval." This is what Ms. Dong often said, but I don't know whether Wang Yi is really stupid or pretending to be stupid. This "relationship" doesn't hold much hope.

Four.

Since seeing Wang Yi, Ms. Dong has returned to her original state, and Wang Yi has also increased the frequency of coming to the cafeteria. Whether it is because of Ms. Dong, we don't know.

I put the prepared stinky tofu and large intestine rice noodles in front of them respectively. Mr. Qiao and Danzi held their noses and hid away, looking at Miss Dong and Wang Yi exaggeratedly. Zai let go of his nose in disappointment, and said viciously, "Mr. Shi Shi."

"Hahaha!" Master Qiao laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe after he realized it.

"Are you okay?" Wang Yi looked at Mr. Qiao curiously.

"Oh, don't pay attention to them, it's not good to laugh like this." Miss Dong guessed, "Wang Yi, your rented house is about to expire, right?"

"Yeah." Wang ate the large intestine rice noodles without looking up. "

"Still living there?"

"I can't stop, the rent has risen again."

"Move to live with me." Ms. Dong said in surprise, Wang paused for a moment without looking up, and then continued to eat rice noodles, as if he didn't hear Ms. Dong's words, "I mean, this way the rent can be saved in half. " Ms. Dong said pretending to be relaxed, "I don't mind renting a house to get married in the future, I think as long as we work hard together, any difficulty will not be considered difficult."

"I don't have a formal job, should you think about it again?" Wang Yi buried himself in the rice noodles.

"I know, and I have already thought about it. I have a regular job, so I can support you first." Wang Yi did not respond, and Ms. Dong continued to talk about her plan, "I have saved some money now, enough for us to spend Honeymoon. I have planned a route, listen to it..."

"I only consider you a friend." Wang Yi finally raised his head, but he gave the answer Miss Dong didn't want to hear the most.Miss Dong didn't react for a while, she stood there in a daze, looking at Wang Yi foolishly. "I only treat you as a friend." Wang Yi repeated, "I'm sorry, I can't bear your kindness to me. You are an excellent girl, so you should find someone who is equal to you. I am not suitable!" Then, Wang Yi stood up and said seriously to Miss Dong, "We will still be friends in the future." After that, Wang put the money on the table, nodded at me, put on his coat and left.

There was no voice in the cafeteria, only the wall clock on the wall was ringing.I silently counted to twelve, and a new day began. Cinderella in the fairy tale must leave her beloved prince at this time, otherwise she will show her prototype in front of the prince. Therefore, no matter how much Cinderella treats the prince Reluctantly, she must leave.The fairy tale is staged in reality, but the protagonist of the story has switched positions, and the one who escapes is the prince charming in the girl's heart.

"Who wants to be your friend." Miss Dong smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Since it's inappropriate to separate, it's good to separate, and no one will delay anyone." The old dean always looks at problems relatively rationally.

"Hey, he's not as handsome as I am, and he's still so ugly. I think he's going to be a bachelor for the rest of his life." I don't know if Danzi is belittling Wang Yi or flattering himself.

"For a man who feels that he is not worthy of a woman, you must believe that he is not worthy of you. You don't even have the confidence to do so, so you don't mind." Mr. Qiao said.

The door opened, and Wang Yi walked in. Everyone was a little embarrassed, "I forgot to take my phone." Wang Yi picked up the phone and left as quickly as possible, as if staying there for a second longer would risk dying here.Everyone looked at Wang Yi's embarrassment, and then thought about their viciousness just now, and they all laughed heartily.

"Breakdown welfare, don't leave if you can't finish it!" I took out two bottles of red wine from my collection, and the New Year is coming soon, and everyone left this city one after another to go home to celebrate the New Year. After the New Year, I don't know if these people can still Get together like this, right as a farewell for everyone.

"Boss, where did you get the red wine? Tell me honestly." Mr. Qiao said.

"Secret! I'll tell you after drinking!"

Everyone drank too much that night.When I woke up, it was already noon the next day, and I vaguely remembered that Miss Dong drank the most and announced her plan, but I can't remember the specific plan at all.The Spring Festival is here, and Ms. Dong followed the Spring Festival travel army back to her hometown.After that, she never came back.

It has been a year since I saw Miss Dong again.

That night, a few of us lonely people got together and chatted while eating.The old dean suddenly mentioned Miss Dong: "Dong Sisi, a dead girl, left without saying a word. I don't know if she is married now."

"Yeah, even though she's not here and the air quality index in the cafeteria has risen, I still miss her a lot." Eggboy exaggeratedly squeezed out a few tears.

"Didn't she keep clamoring to marry herself before the age of 30? She is 30 years old this year. She is the kind of girl who can only find cuteness after getting along for a long time. Those men before will definitely regret it." Mr. Qiao commented.

With a "squeak", the door opened, and Miss Dong, who had become dark and thin, jumped in.I watched her change in amazement, it was hard to say whether it was good or bad.

The old dean and the others glanced at the door habitually, and then turned back to continue eating habitually. After a while, they suddenly realized, turned around hurriedly, and shouted in unison: "I'm back!"

"Yeah, didn't you agree to come back today?" Ms. Dong said inexplicably, "A year ago, when we were drinking together, I said at the time that I would travel alone for a year according to the honeymoon route I made before. When we came back here to get together, you all applauded for me at that time, have you forgotten?"

"I drank a little too much at the time, and it was broken. The next day, I couldn't think of anything except a headache." Eggboy said in a low voice.

"Hahaha." Ms. Dong laughed loudly, her heroine-like personality remained unchanged, "You old men can't drink as much as I do, alas, shame on you!"

"Old dean, you usually drink too much. You should have a good capacity for alcohol. Why are you being outcompeted at a critical moment?" Mr. Qiao asked.

"I...probably because the Chinese stomach is not used to drinking in foreign bars." Later we found out that the old dean drank baijiu earlier that night. When red wine and baijiu were mixed, the alcohol became stronger, and the old dean was drunk Also within reason.

"Miss Dong, I really admire Qiao." After listening to the adventures that Miss Dong told everyone, Mr. Qiao gave a thumbs up, "I have always wanted to travel alone. I have planned for a long time, but I have never had the courage to think of you. do as promised."

"What's the matter? If I wasn't afraid of being photographed by the paparazzi, I would have gone on a trip long ago." Eggboy said disdainfully.

"Did you shoot you with a brick? Few people know you in China, and no one knows who you are abroad. I think you are blatantly jealous!" Mr. Qiao said.

"You've had such a good time outside, why do you want to come back?" I asked.

"Of course I have to come back. The money is all spent. I have to come back and continue to make money." Ms. Dong said seriously, "No matter what, life has to go on, right? Besides, I'm still thinking about it." What about the stinky tofu you made, such a delicious delicacy can’t live up to it.”

"No, the nightmare is about to begin again!" Eggboy yelled.

Ms. Dong is a very cute girl, with a real temperament, kindness and sincerity. Although she has repeatedly failed on the road of blind dates, she always keeps moving forward despite repeated defeats.Every time she goes to the battlefield again, she will face it with full enthusiasm and [-]% energy, and there is a spirit of fighting fate to the end in her bones.Fate is fair, what kind of state you treat it, it will return you what kind of ending, so, I believe that Ms. Dong will find her own other half, she will like her, take care of her, just like the song Same as in the song:
Miss Dong.

You never forget your smile.

Even if you are like me.

Longing to grow old.

Miss Dong.

You are beautiful when the corners of your mouth are down.

Like the clear water under the Anhe Bridge.

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Stinky Tofu

Main ingredients: ten pieces of tofu, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of yellow sauce, and appropriate amount of sesame sauce.

Accessories: appropriate amount of shallots, appropriate amount of coriander.

practice:

1. Use two pieces of Wangzhi and stinky tofu, add water, white wine and salt to make a bowl of juice.

2. Then soak the dried tofu in it for more than two hours.

3. Use garlic, light soy sauce, and chili seasoning sauce, ready to be eaten with fried stinky tofu.

4. Put oil in the pot, dry-fry the marinated tofu until golden on both sides, then serve with sauce.

(End of this chapter)