Two Birds with One Stone (3)
The owner was an old grandpa. He was very old and had opened a breakfast shop here for a very long time. He was familiar with all the customers and regulars.
He knew about this little girl who just moved here.
âWhat do you want to buy, little girl?â the old grandpa asked her, still friendly.
âI...I donât have money.â Jiang Xiaoman didnât have a lot of money from the New Years. The red envelopes she got in the village only contained a few cents. She got so many red envelopes, but she still couldnât afford a few buns.
âThen what do you want to do?â Now that there were not many customers, the owner had time to chat with her.
âGrandpa, can you help me make this celery into juice?â Jiang Xiaoman said in a low voice. âI want to take it to school... to drink.â
There was a juicer in the breakfast shop, which was usually used to make soy milk. Just a few spins and the soybeans would be squeezed into pulp. Jiang Xiaoman remembered it from the last time she came here with Uncle to buy breakfast.
If the celery was turned into juice, she could hide them.
âOh, youâre pretty health-conscious.â The grandpa looked at her for a bit, then said embarrassedly, âBut my juicer is used to make soymilk...Your celery smells too strong. Iâm afraid...â
Before he finished speaking, drip drip drip, Xiaomanâs tears already started falling.
Out of courtesy, Yu Qingshi had to say, âI...I already had breakfast today.â
Please rescind your kindness.
âThe system said that this is good for digestion. It is suitable for just after eating breakfast to promote bowel movement. Itâs very, very healthy and nutritious.â
Yu Qingshiâs face was full of resistance.
Yu Wencheng looked at Jiang Xiaoman then at his son. He patted Yu Qingshi on the back and said, âAccept it. This is Xiaomanâs goodwill. Imagine how sad she would be if you refused.â
There was no way around it. Yu Qingshi could only accept Jiang Xiaomanâs gift.
After the adults left, Yu Qingshi asked, âWhat is it today? Is this green onion juice?â
Jiang Xiaoman was too embarrassed to tell him the truth, so she could only say, âItâs a secret.â
âA secret.â Yu Qingshi became even more afraid to drink the liquid.
He put it inside his school bag and said, âIâll drink it later.â
Jiang Xiaoman was, naturally, fine with that.
It was not like she especially prepared breakfast for Yu Qingshi. She just thought it would be a waste if no one drank it.
If she could drink it herself, she would, but she hated celery too much, so she didnât want to drink it either.
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