Daniel Marshall felt like time was moving too quickly, wishing fervently that it could stand still at this moment.
He had bought fifty boxes of leek dumplings in one go, just to spend a little more time with his mother, to get more chances to look at her. In reality, he felt like he'd only blinked, and the time spent with his mother was far from enough to satisfy his yearning.
Ella Charles placed the wrapped dumplings in front of the customer, then went to make five cups of soy milk.
"I'm giving these five cups of hot soy milk to you. I'm grateful that you bought so many dumplings at once. Be careful on your way out. It's been snowing, the roads are slippery, remember to pay attention."
"Thank you!" Daniel's eyes were brimming with reluctance and his deep voice slightly quivered.
"I've got some pickles here, would you want some? Like spicy cabbage, sour string beans, fermented radishes... all homemade. They go well with the leek dumplings."
