Jason Chen returned home early this Friday. Because this Saturday and Sunday, his parents are going back to the countryside to visit relatives. A few days ago, his mother called Jason Chen and told him that he must go back on Friday night to look after the convenience store at home that supports the whole family.
This small store was opened by his parents more than ten years ago after the factory closed down. It is the lifeline of Jason Chen's parents. It is also this convenience store that enabled him to finish college. So Jason Chen always dreams of making a fortune in the future so that his parents can live a happy life. I will definitely succeed in the future, Jason Chen secretly told himself.
At eight o'clock in the evening, after applying some medicine, Jason Chen slowly went downstairs to open the door of his family's convenience store. In today's era, with many wholesale departments and several supermarkets around, business is not so easy. It would be better to take a Jin Yong novel to read to kill time.
But Jason Chen is still lucky. After opening for almost an hour, he has already sold things worth dozens of dollars. It seems that when his father comes back the day after tomorrow, he won't scold him for only eating and not doing anything.
"Sir, do you have instant noodles for fifty cents?" A voice interrupted Jason Chen who was deeply immersed in reading a novel.
Really, who is it? I'm so deeply immersed in reading. Can't you come at a different time? In the book, Wei Xiaobao is flirting with Princess Xiaomu and Sister Fang Yi. These two beauties! But it's Fang Yi hitting Xiaobao and the little princess calling Xiaobao. As for affection, it's only Xiaobao being self-indulgent. This Xiaobao is truly amazing. Having seven wives. If it were me, it would be a great blessing. Jason Chen is lost in self-admiration.
"Sir, do you have instant noodles for fifty cents?" Seeing that Jason Chen didn't answer, the voice increased in volume.
Jason Chen had no choice but to look up. Alas, there was no way. It seemed that he had to deal with it. Wait, what? In this era, is there still someone calling "sir"? It seems that "sir" refers to something about homosexuality.
Jason Chen looked up and was a bit stunned. But this time it wasn't the kind of stunned look when looking at He Tao. This uncle should be called uncle. Maybe he is in his sixties or seventies, with a childlike face and white hair, but he looks younger and healthier. There is a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck. It's so strange. Nowadays people wear Buddhist beads on their hands. Why does he hang such a big string around his neck? It's really strange!
"Hey, this big... big uncle. I'd better call you uncle. We don't have instant noodles for fifty cents now. They are all one dollar." Jason Chen said. In fact, when purchasing instant noodles, they cost fifty cents each. But if they are not sold for one dollar, there won't be any profit. Jason Chen has to support his family. So he can only be a little greedy.
"So that's the case. Alas, I only have fifty cents on me. It seems that I'll go hungry tonight." The uncle with the Buddhist beads sighed.
Hearing what the uncle said, Jason Chen felt a bit sorry. A person away from home sometimes inevitably faces a difficult situation. Forget it. Just consider it as helping the poor. He won't earn those fifty cents. Jason Chen said, "Uncle, in this case, I'll sell it to you for fifty cents." After saying that, Jason Chen felt extremely relieved.
"You are a good person. Thank you." The uncle took the instant noodles and handed over fifty cents.
"Sir, do you have boiling water?" The uncle suddenly thought that it would be delicious only with boiling water.
Jason Chen was really in a dilemma. Forget it. Be a good person to the end. Boiling water is just boiling water. But he still teased the uncle and said, "Uncle, do you want me to lend you a lunch box?"
"Yes, yes. That would be even better!" The uncle said happily.
"You don't talk and no one will think you are mute." Jason Chen scolded himself. But there was no way. Since he had said it, he had to bear the consequences.
In a short while, the uncle with the Buddhist beads finished eating that pitifully small pack of instant noodles. The uncle wiped his mouth and said, "I didn't expect that instant noodles can taste so delicious."
"No way. Why did you say such words?" As soon as Jason Chen heard this, he almost fell down. Fortunately, he was sitting on a stool. From his words, it seemed that he had never eaten instant noodles before. Such a poor person couldn't even afford to buy instant noodles. Could it be that he usually eats things he picked up? Thinking of this, Jason Chen felt even more sorry for the uncle.
"If it's delicious, it's fine." Jason Chen said with a smile. He should have not taken the uncle's money earlier. Then he could have eaten one more pack. But now Jason Chen was embarrassed to say it himself.
"Sir, you are a good person. Good." The uncle said while looking at Jason Chen. "I am a fortune teller. Let me take a look at you." The uncle stretched out his hand.
"Fortune teller." Jason Chen exclaimed in his heart once more. "Dizzy." He had thought this person was a poor garbage picker. It turned out that he could also tell fortunes. But he had heard that such people are usually swindlers. Jason Chen didn't want to be deceived and said, "Then do I need to tell you my birth date and time, uncle?"
"No need. Just stretch out your hand for me to look at." The uncle shook his head and said.
"So that's the case. Does it cost money?" Jason Chen didn't want to be put at a disadvantage.
"No need. Consider it repaying you for those fifty cents." The uncle shook his head again.
"If it doesn't cost money, then you can take a look. Anyway, sitting here is boring." Jason Chen thought. He stretched out his hand in front of the uncle.
The uncle opened Jason Chen's palm and looked at it for a while. Then he looked left and right. Suddenly, Jason Chen smiled slightly...
The uncle's slight smile puzzled Jason Chen. He stood up and asked, "Uncle, why are you smiling?"
The uncle said happily, "I didn't expect that in most of my life, I haven't seen a person with such good bones as you. Kid, I tell you that you are not someone who will be confined to a small pond."
As soon as Jason Chen heard this, he felt that the uncle was very much like a swindler. Generally, swindlers say such things. The "sir" just now turned into "kid". Jason Chen didn't believe it and said, "Uncle, don't deceive me. What do you mean by saying I'm not someone who will be confined to a small pond? Didn't you also see that I'm selling instant noodles now!"
The uncle smiled slightly again and said, "You don't believe it?" Seeing that Jason Chen didn't believe him, the uncle touched Jason Chen's hand and shoulder and said, "Did you have a serious illness ten years ago? And since then, your health hasn't been very good?"
As soon as Jason Chen heard this, he was half-convinced and said, "Uncle, how do you know? Is it a guess?" Jason Chen did have a serious illness ten years ago. At that time, his parents thought he couldn't survive, but he still survived. However, his health has never been very good. Especially after being bitten by a bug that day, his body has been even stranger.
"Alas, why don't you always believe what I say?" The uncle was a little angry when he heard Jason Chen's words and realized that he didn't believe him.
"Do you have any other proof?" Jason Chen was now half-convinced.
The uncle thought for a while and said to Jason Chen, "Give me another pack of instant noodles and a bottle of mineral water."