"Xiao Ye is here?"
The noodle stall owner was a middle-aged man with gray hair on his temples. When he saw Xiao Ye, he greeted him with a smile.
"Hello, uncle boss, two bowls of beef noodles please."
Xiao Ye bowed slightly to the boss politely with a gentle smile on his face.
"Okay!" The noodle stall owner saw Fangfang next to Xiao Ye and asked with a smile:
"girlfriend?"
"No, this is Liu Fenfang. We just met not long ago." Xiao Ye waved his hand quickly and introduced Fangfang to the owner of the stall opposite.
"Oh, Miss Liu, do you want coriander? Xiaoye usually doesn't want it." The boss asked Fangfang with a smile.
"Then I don't want it either." Fangfang replied with a smile.
The boss agreed and went to cook noodles.
Fangfang was about to sit down when Xiao Ye suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
Then he took the tissue paper on the table and wiped the stool in front of Fangfang vigorously for a long time, then asked her to sit down, and then sat on another stool, and said to Fangfang with an apologetic look:
"I'm sorry, Sister Fenfang, although the environment here is not good, the food tastes really good. I'll wait until I make some money..."
Xiao Ye's fair face turned red, perhaps because he felt a little embarrassed to invite a girl to a roadside stall to eat noodles. He continued sincerely:
"I will definitely treat you to a feast!"
"In the future?" Fangfang actually didn't mind at all. She had rented a house in this area before and was used to it. However, when she heard what Xiao Ye said, her eyes lit up.
"Yes, I will treat you to a good meal when I have money in the future!" Xiao Ye promised.
"Xiao Ye, Miss Liu, please have some soup first."
The boss brought up two bowls of hot soup with green and white chopped green onions sprinkled on top.
"Thank you, uncle."
Fangfang found that there were still several pieces of meat in her bowl of soup, and she smiled and thanked him.
"You're welcome. Haha, this is the first time I see Xiaoye bringing a girl here."
The boss winked at Fangfang and went back to cook noodles.
Fangfang couldn't help but turn her head to look at Xiao Ye. The little puppy lowered his head unnaturally, avoiding her sight.
Fangfang giggled, propped her elbows on the table, and once again drew circles along the edge of the soup bowl with her index finger. She asked Xiao Ye:
"When you have money, what kind of dinner are you going to treat me to?"
Xiao Ye puffed out his chest and said seriously, "I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat!"
"Well, don't regret it then. The food I like to eat is very expensive!"
Fangfang drew circles on the edge of the soup bowl with her fingers, and pointed at Xiao Ye with her other hand and said.
"Um......"
Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment, probably wondering how expensive Fangfang's favorite food could be, but in the end he gritted his teeth and nodded:
"It's okay, you can eat whatever you want!"
"Tsk, look at you being so stingy."
Fangfang saw Xiao Ye's painful expression and said dissatisfiedly:
"You're so stingy that you can't bear to part with it before you've even invited me. Just how stingy are you?"
Xiao Ye's cheeks turned red and he lowered his head and stopped talking.
Fangfang took a look and quickly whispered, "I was just joking. Are you angry?"
"No." Xiao Ye raised his head, hesitated and said slowly:
"Sister Fenfang, my hometown is in a small place far away from Kyoto. The village is quite poor. It was hard for them to produce a college student like me.
My living expenses are all contributed by my uncles and aunts every month. I dare not spend money recklessly. I am sorry."
The more Xiao Ye spoke, the lower his voice became. In fact, when he was in college, his roommates treated him very well after they knew his family situation.
When a few brothers go out to buy breakfast in the morning, they always bring him a portion and say that they bought too much and can't finish it. They refuse to take his money and won't charge him for dinner when they go out.
The department also helped him apply for a subsidy for poor students. Otherwise, given his family's financial situation, it would be impossible for him to complete his university studies in Kyoto.
However, the more others treated him like this, the more awkward and guilty he felt.
I always feel like I am an outlier among my classmates.
Therefore, after entering society, Xiao Ye has been trying hard to conceal his background, just so that others can see him normally.
This is also the reason why, despite his appearance, he has never been in a relationship since college.
There are many girls who take the initiative, but he always says that he has a girlfriend, thus rejecting those girls who pursue him.
Because Xiao Ye knew that once he had a close relationship with someone, he would no longer be able to hide his background.
By then, will my girlfriend accept it?
What will his girlfriend's family think of him?
Therefore, Xiao Ye never mentioned his hometown in front of anyone. At the same time, in order to make money and repay his parents and uncles in the village, he did not dare to quit this well-paid job even though he was always treated harshly and harassed by Yang Jiaxin.
However, for some reason, he inexplicably told Sister Fenfang, whom he had only met twice, about his background.
Maybe I've been holding it in for too long.
Anyway, after today, the two of us may not be able to meet often, so this is the only way to confide in her without worry, right?
Xiao Ye felt relieved when he thought about it.
But I don't know how she will react.
Maybe they would feel sympathy for me like my classmates and teachers in college, and then treat me as...an alien?
Xiao Ye lowered his head and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"Are you from the countryside?"
Sure enough, Fangfang showed an expression of surprise on her face. Like those who heard about his background for the first time, Xiao Ye forced a smile.
Maybe there is one more kind-hearted person in this world who sympathizes with me, but one less friend to talk to.
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