American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 541 Doing good deeds

"Excuse me, what happened?"

Just as Gardner and his son were crying in each other's arms, the door of the coffee shop was pushed open and a beautiful female clerk came out.

"Sorry, we'll be leaving right away..." Gardner was poor and had low aspirations. He thought the female clerk was out to chase him away, and he unconsciously showed a humble attitude.

Little Chris in his arms was very sensible and stretched out his little hand to wipe away the tears on his father's face.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Max quickly explained, "I saw that you were wearing thin clothes, and it's snowing now... Maybe you can sit in the store for a while and leave after the snow stops."

In fact, Max had already noticed the poor father and son in front of her. Just now, she was squatting behind the window and had overheard their conversation.

As a girl living in a working-class area, Max can fully understand Gardner's difficulties.

I just came out to chat with them, and my original intention was to provide some help to this poor father and son.

As for Gardner, he didn't want to cause trouble to others.

It's just that the snow outside is getting heavier, and in areas like Fifth Avenue, it's hard to find a mobile relief station.

Looking at his little son's red face from the cold, Gardner thanked him, "Thank you. We'll leave when the snow stops."

Before entering the store, Gardner even helped his youngest son and himself clean the snow off their feet.

Perhaps because of the snow, there were no other customers in the coffee shop.

There was only a girl wearing the same clothes as the previous female clerk, with her head buried in the table, calculating something.

"Max, are there any guests coming?" Caroline, who was doing the year-end summary, looked up when she heard the noise at the door.

Although Caroline is the owner of this coffee shop, she is also an employee. She usually provides coffee to customers, while Max is responsible for desserts.

"No need, just go ahead and do your own thing. I'll take care of these two guests." Max smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he could handle it.

"OK~" Caroline continued to count the accounts with her head down.

Although this small coffee shop has only been open for three months, it is not easy to calculate all the detailed bills for purchases and sales in a short period of time.

Although Caroline graduated from Columbia University with a degree in economics, her math skills are actually very poor.

Looking at the pile of densely packed numbers in front of her, Caroline lowered her head and "fought" again, but soon she started scratching her head again.

"You guys sit down first, I'll get you something to drink to warm you up..." Max looked at Caroline's distressed expression when she was settling the bill and smiled and shook his head, then turned around and arranged for the Gardner father and son to sit next to them, and then walked behind the counter.

Soon, Max brought out a cup of black tea and a glass of warm milk and placed them in front of the Gardner father and son, and also gave them a plate of donuts.

"We're not hungry..." Looking at the exquisite donuts in front of him, the cash-strapped Gardner swallowed quietly and refused.

"This is the afternoon tea that Caroline and I prepared for ourselves. It's free~" Max explained with a smile.

Gardner, who obviously felt the kindness of others, did not say anything, but silently kept this warmth in his heart.

After handing his youngest son a donut, Gardner picked up one for himself.

As the sweet donut took a bite, the frustrated middle-aged man felt like crying again.

"Little boy, I heard you say just now that today is your birthday. Is that true?" After delivering the gifts, Max did not leave, but sat next to little Chris.

"Yes, my name is Christopher. Today is my fifth birthday." Little Chris felt that the big sister next to him was a good person, so he spoke out his information without any precautions.

"Congratulations, little Chris~" Max said happily: "Do you know that every child who comes to our store to celebrate his birthday can get an extra birthday cake~"

Because it was his first time doing this, Max's performance was somewhat exaggerated.

"Really?" Chris showed a surprised expression on his face, but quickly said, "But my dad and I didn't buy anything in the store."

"But you are 'guests' aren't you?" Max continued to fool the child.

It didn't take long for little Chris to believe that he was a lucky guy.

On the side, Gardner, who watched the whole process, wanted to speak several times, but when he saw his youngest son's happy expression, he finally did not open his mouth.

Then, with little Chris looking expectant, Max went to the window, picked out a medium-sized cake, and considerately put five small candles on it.

At the same time, a paper birthday hat was also put on the little birthday boy's head.

In the warm atmosphere, Max accompanied Gardner to sing Happy Birthday to little Chris.

Then, the girl left the rest of her time alone with the Gardner father and son.

"What's going on over there?" Caroline, who was dizzy from counting the accounts, naturally noticed the movement over there with little Chris.

Seeing Max coming over, he asked curiously.

Max shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to talk about this, and then whispered: "I'll make up the money for the cake later."

"I don't mean to blame you. What I mean is, why didn't you take me with you when you did good things?" Caroline, who was absent from the work while settling accounts, had actually been secretly paying attention to the situation on little Chris's side.

She probably guessed what Max had done, but she didn't know the Gardners, so she didn't dare to join in the fun.

"Shh, I know you're a young lady and you don't care about a cake. Can we not talk about this?" Max motioned for Caroline to speak in a low voice so that the person concerned wouldn't hear her.

Only the poor can truly understand the self-esteem of the poor.

Although Caroline has a good heart, she has never suffered much and cannot understand the bitterness of ordinary people's lives.

"Okay~" Caroline didn't bother with the topic anymore. She pushed the account book in her hand to Max and said, "I need your help now, too."

Max was born in a slum and had few opportunities to go to school, so her math level is only about the same as Caroline's.

However, seeing her friend's distressed look, she still took over the other person's job.

Yes, although Max became an employee of this small shop by accident, her personality seemed to complement Caroline's naturally, so the two became very good friends in a very short time.

As for Gardner, after celebrating a happy birthday for his youngest son, he couldn't help but look at Max and Caroline who were settling accounts.

Children may not be sensible, but adults must be sensible.

After receiving such care, Gardner felt that he should go and thank the kind person in person.

"When I grow up, I will definitely come back to repay that big sister if I have the chance..." Little Chris followed his father's gaze and looked at Max.

Facts have proved that it makes sense that children from poor families have to grow up early.

Although little Chris is young, he is not ignorant. Moreover, the birthday cake he just ate has a price tag in the window.

"Dad is very happy that you have the idea of ​​repaying a favor. We can't take other people's help for granted just because we are poor now..." Gardner rubbed his youngest son's head with satisfaction, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

In the end, Gardner decided to take his youngest son with him to thank Max before leaving.

"Little Chris and I are getting ready to leave. Thank you for letting us in to hide from the snow. Also, the cake and donuts are delicious..." Gardner took his youngest son's hand and came to Caroline and Max to express his gratitude.

Of course, these words of thanks are mainly addressed to Max.

Although the snow outside has not stopped yet, Gardner, who still needs to find a place to stay for tonight, has already planned to leave.

"It's nothing. It's what we should do..." Caroline, who was thanked together, was in a good mood.

At this time, she also noticed that the man in front of her was indeed in a very shabby state. Due to long-term malnutrition, his cheeks were very thin and his complexion was not very good.

The little guy next to him was well taken care of.

"By the way, Max. We have some donuts and cakes that are about to expire that need to be disposed of. Since this gentleman likes them, we can give them to him..." Caroline also has a heart to help others, but her actions are very stiff.

Compared to her, Max is considered to be more smooth.

There is a saying: It’s all thanks to the trust of “peers”.

"Thank you~" Gardner obviously also felt the kindness of the "young lady".

As for feeling embarrassed and humiliated?

Gardner is no longer so concerned about ensuring that little Chris has more full meals.

"Max, I remember we still have some bread that needs to be processed, you can also pack it together..." Caroline, who was enjoying the feeling of doing good deeds, winked at Max secretly while speaking.

Probably to remind the other party to decorate more.

"Got it~" Max looked at his friend's childish appearance and had the urge to cover his face.

Moreover, the other person's blinking was so obvious that even a blind person could see it.

Anyway, the Gardner father and son standing by are definitely not blind.

"Are you practicing mental arithmetic?" In order to avoid embarrassment, Gardner glanced at the messy account book on the table after Max left and picked up a random topic.

Although Gardner was also born in a slum and did not receive much education, he was a "genius" with a natural sensitivity to numbers.

He could figure out the answers to the numbers on the table by mental arithmetic.

"This is not a math problem, but the income and expenditure record of the shop for three months. There are too many accounts and they are too complicated. It gives the person who calculates the accounts a headache..." Caroline couldn't help complaining when talking about the accounts.

"Is this an account book?" Gardner was surprised and reminded: "You should use the table method to keep accounts. It is simple, convenient and clear at a glance."

Gardner obviously knew where his talent lay and had taught himself this knowledge for some time.

"Tabular method? What is that?" Caroline asked, not understanding.

Looking at the girl's clear eyes, Gardner said, "This thing is very simple. I'll show you..."

So, when Max came out with a big bag of food, he saw Gardner leaning over the table drawing a chart, while Caroline was watching.

(End of this chapter)