Hao Zhengguang had seen many people who bullied the weak and feared the strong, so he was not afraid at all when facing the chef's shouting. He decisively taught the chef a lesson. The subsequent begging for mercy was also expected, but the second half of the chef's words made him frown.
He narrowed his eyes, examined her carefully, and said, "Have you become crazy from cooking? What's wrong with you? You're begging me to kill you because of a bowl of noodles. Are you the idiot or am I?!"
The chef, however, began to persist. He held Hao Zhengguang's thigh with one hand and took the kitchen knife from the chopping board with the other hand. He turned the knife handle and thrust it forward: "Please kill me, just give me a quick death, and I'll give you free noodles..."
When these words were spoken, even An Jing outside burst out laughing and said softly, "I told you not to make it difficult for him. Now he's giving you a chance to 'get away with it'. It's up to you if you want it or not."
Hao Zhengguang was so angry that he laughed. He took the kitchen knife in his hand, raised his leg and threw it to the side of the chef. Then he turned around and took an apron and tied it on himself: "Damn it, I am afraid of meeting a weirdo like you when I go out to eat. I don't need you to give me a free meal. I will cook for myself and the restaurant will give me the meal. Is that okay?
Let me tell you, I fucking despise people like you who are looking for death. You are a grown man, what hurdle can't you overcome? "
As he spoke, he began to work, selecting a potato and half a head of sauerkraut and tossing them on the chopping board. He then took another batch of noodles and threw them into the pot. While the noodles were cooking, he danced with his heavy kitchen knife, peeling the potatoes and shredding the sauerkraut with great skill. Once everything was ready, he heated the oil in the pot. The ingredients simmered with the rising and falling flames, and a burst of fragrance filled the air.
The chef was watching from the side with a confused look on his face. He knew that Hao Zhengguang was also an expert, and the skills contained in this move were even deeper than his own!
A few minutes later, three bowls of noodles were freshly cooked. Hao Zhengguang brought them to the table on a tray. He stared at An Jing with wide eyes as she took a bite. He didn't feel relieved until she said "delicious" and then turned to look at the chef: "Don't be so bored. If you want to drink, come out and have some. You're lucky today. Thanks to my wife, you can eat noodles cooked by me!"
The chef staggered over and sat down beside him, looking at the noodles before him. Perhaps it was because Hao Zhengguang's cooking was too good, or perhaps he was just too hungry, but after taking a small bite, he wolfed them down. In just a few minutes, not even the noodle soup was left...
After eating and drinking, the chef sobered up a little. Seeing the two people's embarrassed faces, he burped and apologized: "I'm really sorry...something happened at home...I'm not open today as usual...You can leave after you finish eating...It's free..."
The more he acted like this, the more curious the two of them became. Even An Jing couldn't help but ask, "We're just sitting here anyway, so why not talk it out instead of keeping it bottled up? Tell us what happened. It'll make you feel better, and it'll satisfy our curiosity, too."
The chef didn't care. After all, neither of them knew each other, so there was no harm in talking about many things. So he thought for a moment and started to tell his own experience.
The man's name is Ding Zhen. After three years of marriage, he and his wife started a business and opened a noodle shop. Although they didn't make much money, they lived a happy life. They had planned to expand the scale after saving enough money, turning the noodle shop into a restaurant, and making it stronger and bigger step by step.
But unexpectedly, just a few months ago, Ding Zhen went out to buy some goods. Because everything went smoothly, he returned two days earlier than planned. Without telling his wife, he planned to give her a surprise. He quietly returned to the noodle shop, but found that the door was locked and no one was there.
So he called his wife. She was calm at first, but when she heard that he had returned and was standing at the door of the noodle shop, she suddenly became a little flustered. She stammered a few words and said that she was not feeling well, so she closed the shop and rested at home.
Ding Zhen became worried when he heard this and rushed back home immediately. When he entered the house, he found that his wife was indeed lying in the bedroom, but she was wearing several layers of clothes inside and out. It didn't look like she had been at home all the time, but more like she had just returned.
There is always an inexplicable sixth sense between husband and wife. If one party is not in a good state, the other party can easily sense it.
After this incident, Ding Zhen had a bad feeling, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he continued to pretend that nothing was wrong. However, he paid more attention to his wife's condition.
The result he got made him even more suspicious. Although the days were still the same, life was still the same, and the daily rhythm of food, clothing, daily life and work was no different from before, he could vaguely feel that his wife's condition was not right most of the time, and it seemed that an invisible gap had grown between them.
This went on for a month. Considering all the recent developments, Ding Zhen believed that his wife was most likely cheating on him. It was because she had another man outside that she behaved so abnormally.
But suspicion is suspicion after all. If there is no evidence in front of you, you can't just count it out directly. If the story is true, his wife will not admit it. If the story is false, it will also affect the relationship and trust between the two.
After much thought, he decided to test it out to see if the actual situation was the same as he felt.
So he lied that his mother had suddenly fallen ill and he had to go back to his hometown to see her. He also emphasized the time it would take to go back and forth, saying that the journey was long and the illness was serious, so it would take at least a week to come back, and asked his wife to work harder to look after the store.
His wife nodded in agreement, and even seemed reluctant to let him go. The next day, she personally sent him on the train back to his hometown.
Ding Zhen walked around the carriage, changed into the clothes he had prepared in advance, put on sunglasses and a hat, and transformed himself into a completely different look. He walked through a carriage and got off the train from another door, following his wife not far away.
After leaving the station, his wife didn't do anything. She went back to the noodle shop and continued to work as usual. She worked until dark and then closed the shop and went home. After entering the house, she called Ding Zhen, told him that she had just returned, and asked about his situation.
Ding Zhen said that he was still on the train and would not be home until tomorrow afternoon. The two chatted for a while, and his wife said that she was scared to be alone at home, so she asked him to come back early after he finished his work. After she acted coquettishly for a while, she gave up.
After hanging up the phone, looking at the light on in his window and recalling his wife's sweet voice just now, Ding Zhen suddenly felt a little regretful. He felt that he should not have doubted his wife. The two of them had been together for several years, through thick and thin, so how could she betray him so easily? She had been in a bad state recently, perhaps because she was tired.
After a moment of self-condemnation, Ding Zhen was about to go upstairs and confess everything to his wife. Before he could even get up from his hiding place, he saw the lights in his house suddenly go out. A few minutes later, his wife, heavily made-up, walked out of the door...
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