Ding Dong.

In front of the store, a girl with thin clothes and red eyes walked in.

She seemed a little hesitant and stood at the door for several seconds without saying a word.

"What to eat?" Lao Zhou asked casually.

The girl looked around and said hesitantly, "Um, can you sell your soy milk separately?"

Li Hongyu stopped wiping the table and looked out in surprise.

"No! It's free. If you eat noodles, you can drink as much as you want. If you don't eat noodles, I won't sell it to you even if you pay." Old Zhou waved his hand, looking a little impatient. In fact, he was afraid that the girl would see the extraordinary soy milk. He pretended to be vulgar to dispel her suspicion.

"Uncle, you are wrong. Why do you push away a business that is delivered to your door?" Li Tianzhong tried to smooth things over and said, "Maybe your family just wants soy milk, and we'll give you the same amount of money!"

Old Zhou smiled calmly and said, "Don't dream about that! Noodles are only a few dollars, and soy milk is cheaper than noodles! Anyway, it can't be given away for free."

Li Hongyu said nothing, staring coldly at the door. She was obviously trying to imitate the daughter of a small business owner. But her temperament was too strong. She stared coldly at the door, as if looking down from a high position.

The girl looked even more uneasy under Li Hongyu's gaze. She avoided his gaze and said, "Yes, I came here because I heard that your soy milk can cure stomach problems. Brother Li from our factory drank your soy milk and now his stomach problems are completely cured."

Li Hongyu was startled, while Li Tianzheng was greatly surprised. He touched his stomach and it seemed as if he had just gotten a clue. He suddenly understood why he loved to come to the noodle shop. As long as he drank soy milk, his stomachache would be much relieved within a day.

Lao Zhou curled his lips and said, "Don't talk nonsense! Many people in and outside the store order soy milk from the market!" Lao Zhou took the soy milk machine and said, "Look, this soy milk machine is new. My soy milk is not as magical as you say. I don't need your promotion! Hurry up and leave!"

"Uncle, how can you understand me like this? I bought it for my mother. She has advanced stomach cancer. I want to try my luck."

The girl's eyes were red, and she looked a little out of control. She leaned against the door, looking extremely disappointed, and her body was a little shaky.

Old Zhou frowned and subconsciously looked at Li Tianzhong.

Li Tianzhong showed deep sympathy, he also had stomach cancer, but he seemed to be alone.

"Girl, please sit down first." Old Zhou sighed, as if lamenting this fatal disease.

He pointed to the table to the girl, and Li Tianzhong helped her over. As soon as she sat down, Li Tianzhong hesitated and rubbed his fingers before looking up and speaking.

"Girl, how about this? I'll come here to eat every day! Then, I'll take a cup of soy milk for you every day! Don't worry, the soy milk here is free. I won't charge you."

The girl was stunned, but Li Hongyu's eyes lit up.

With this girl's sudden request, Li Tianzhong will be tied to the noodle shop. All this is not forced, it is his own will! It undoubtedly solves a lot of problems.

"Really?" the girl asked excitedly.

"Yes, I see. You are from outside, right? I am from outside too. Let's get to know each other."

The girl was somewhat touched and stammered, "It's not that I don't have money, my mother saved all my money! I wanted to use it to treat her illness... but she said she wanted to save the money to find a good family for me. I don't know what to do now."

Old Zhou muttered, "This is normal. It's already in the late stage. If it can't be cured, you will have to suffer. Leaving this money is your mother's hope for your future. Alas..."

Li Tianzhong was silent: "I think that as long as there is hope, everything will turn around. Regardless of whether the soy milk is effective or not, this is also a show of support and kindness."

He stood up, scanned the code to pay, and picked up two cups of soy milk.

Lao Zhou didn't say anything.

"Thank you, boss." The girl said hurriedly, turned around and followed Li Tianzhong out.

Li Hongyu came to the counter and looked at the brisk steps of a man and a woman. She said with some doubt.

"Old Zhou, what are they so happy about? Let's talk about whether soy milk can cure diseases! Can they be so happy just because of a rumor? Li Tianzhong is dying. He knows it very well! But he... can still be so gentle and smile so brightly! Why is that?"

Lao Zhou poured the remaining stew into the trash can, making a clanging sound. He picked up a dirty rag and threw it on the counter.

Li Hongyu frowned, looking at the dirty rag in confusion.

"You're so sloppy!"

Lao Zhou: "I am not a young lady who has never touched women's clothing! If you want to find the answer, go... go out and take a look at how many things have happened that you don't know about! People are afraid of living too clearly! Even the date of death has been calculated! When that day comes, you are no longer a human being!"

"What do you mean? Why aren't you a human being?"

"He has no emotions anymore, he has become a machine. Is he still a human being?"

Lao Zhou dropped his things and went to the back kitchen alone.

He seemed a little depressed, as if what he and Li Hongyu saw were completely different.

"I don't understand irony, right?" Li Hongyu said with a little lack of confidence: "If you don't want to, you will go to the next floor! I don't believe that I can't do it myself."

Old Zhou didn't say anything and went into the kitchen silently.

Li Hongyu threw the rag into the trash can and left the shop in a somewhat hurried step.

Old Zhou leaned against the wall of the back kitchen, facing a small mirror, and took off his headband. A golden scale was engraved on his forehead like an inlay.

"People are always greedy! After having one life, they want another life. Even if it sounds impossible, as long as there is hope, they will not care about anything else."

Dewdrops slid down the leaves, and after the heavy rain at night, the grass was washed clean and beautiful.

A young man with a thick beard struggled to get out of the pit. His face and body were covered with gray-black liquid, and there was a pungent smell of blood from afar.

"Oh God! Save me..." He looked up at the rising sun.

Suddenly, a small black dot appeared on the horizon and glided down quickly.

Boom!

A creature similar to the traditional dark creature gargoyle in Western mythology landed in front of the pit.

"Anda, do you think you can escape by hiding in the sewer? Darkness is everywhere."

The horror on Anda's face only lasted for a few seconds, and then he burst into a mocking laugh.

He slowly took out a crystal clear glass bottle from his arms. In the bottle, a tear as beautiful as a broken diamond was emitting a burning and bright aura.