Chapter 341 elderly couple (1/2)
Down the street from Beauty, the road had turned empty with no cars but a few people still walking. Stationed at the corner of the sidewalk, the lights from a tiny food cart shines for those who want to eat a late night snack.
There were deep friend cough sticks, steam burns, barbecue meat and other dishes pierced with skewers to boil in the hot boiling water. On both sides of the cart, tanghulu are stuck in a straw head attachment.
”Mister, wrap us two tanghulu and four steam buns.”
A young couple approaches the cart and place an order. From their appearances, they dressed like they were on their way to a nightclub but wanted something light to eat first.
”Hohoh. Coming right up.”
A skinny elderly man with gray hair and a long beard joyfully laughs. He prepares to wrap two steam buns for the young couple that approached his lonely cart.
As he finish wrapping one steam bin, the space between his brows crease into three lines. He turn to look behind him and smiles with his eyes closed.
”Honey, can you help wrap the tanghulu?”
Hearing the elderly man's words, the young couple were in awe. It was nice to see an elderly couple work so hard together even at old age. Both man and woman glance behind the old man and sees the back figure of a woman with a gray bun sitting down.
However, the moment the elderly woman stood up, both individuals were dumbfounded and loss for words.
”…..”
The elderly woman they had pictured was a small and weak woman, but instead of what they had thought, this elderly woman was tall.
Very, very tall and… bulky…
She wore a yellow knitted sweater with a pink scarf wrapped around her neck. Her long white floral skirt sway with the light breeze that suddenly passes.
Her expression was extremely gloomy with a mole on her chin.
The young couple stare at the elderly woman who is now wrapping the tanghulu. Only God knows what they were thinking as they turn to look at the elderly man next.
If the old man had not mentioned the word 'honey,' they would have mistook her as a man.. a very tall and masculine man.
”Wait!”
The young man calls out as his hand stretch out to stop the old man.
”I don't want four steam buns anymore. Give me twenty.”
”Hohoh! Young man you are my most generous customer today.”
The old man laughs and happily wraps twenty steam buns for the young couple. He takes the two tanghulu from his wife and place them in a bad before handing the food to his customer.
Seeing the elderly man's wrinkled face wrinkle more out of happiness, the young man also smiles and hands over the money.
However, when he glance at the tall elderly woman, he could only let out a sigh.
He takes the bag and turns to leave with his girlfriend.
As they walked three steps away from the food cart, the young woman pout her lips and whispers to him.
”Why did you buy so many? It's going to be a waste.”
The young man puts his arm over his girlfriend's shoulder and whispers back to her.
”Babe, didn't you see that old woman? The old man must have been a king in his past life and offended so many people. With an ugly wife like that, life must be very hard for him every day.”
Although they had used their most quiet voice, they were unaware that each word they whispered was heard by the old couple.