No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 44 An Guoguo

"Why do the two old gods seem so mysterious..."

After he walked out of Uncle Lin's sight, Guan Ren shuddered belatedly and developed some inexplicable sixth sense.

"A Deer Staff Guest... and a Crane Pen Master?... Uh, that doesn't fit. The Xuanming Elders are villains..."

Sometimes some things are just like this, you always think about them more and more after they are over.

……

For example, the two old men, Uncle Lin and Doctor Fang.

For example, the bun shop that Guan Ren is about to go to.

……

The bun shop is located on Liuxing Road. It has been around for quite some time and is considered an old shop.

There is a very nice small vegetable market nearby. In addition to fresh produce, there are also many interesting agricultural and sideline products, so Guan Ren sometimes likes to come here for a stroll.

But there is one thing that is not so good.

Sometimes, Guan Ren would go out for a walk for the purpose of digesting his food.

As a result, when walking around this small vegetable market, I would accidentally buy some spicy dried tofu, try some pickles, and take away some yam cakes or something.

Guan Ren was still able to control himself at the moment. He walked through various small shops and outdoor stalls and went straight to the [Song Baozi]. He sat down and ordered the usual two dishes:
"One steamed bun and one soup with shredded pork."

The guy who was making dumplings on the kitchen chopping board heard this and immediately shouted towards the steamer stove:
"One basket! One bowl!"

A response came from the stove:

“Two minutes—!”

Tsk, I'm still a little early...

Two minutes is actually still an imaginary number.

Guan Ren has personally experienced that as long as you come early, no matter how early, the boss will always make you wait "just" for two minutes.

The timing was not right, so Guan Ren could only pray silently that the buns would be steamed enough and the skin would not be too hard when they were served.

when--!
"?"

Suddenly, the stool Guan Ren was sitting on shook.

……

The legs of this stool are made of electroplated tubes, and the seat is a blue disc, the same as the ones found in many cafeterias.

Compared to a sturdy wooden stool, this type of leg is more likely to resonate when subjected to external forces.

……

Although it was quite cold in the afternoon during the season change, Guan Ren still chose to sit at the entrance of [Song Baozi] because he was going to drink hot soup later.

People and stools are facing outwards, so they can get some fresh air and won't get hot from drinking soup.

However, there are many children near the small vegetable market on Liuxing Road.

Many self-employed people watch over their shops while letting their children roam around on this small street after school.

Guan Ren's stool was knocked by a child playing on the street.

Of course, it was accidental.

Guan Ren turned his head and saw a little girl of five or six years old slowly turning a plastic golden hoop toy in her hand.

……

The little girl is very pretty and her short bob hair is very cute.

Although every time Guan Ren sees this hairstyle, he thinks of the chestnut dog in "Super Mario".

But it really looks good on this little guy.

Maybe it has something to do with the natural curls in her hair.

Moreover, many children who grow up playing on the streets often have dark skin, either from being sunburned or dirty.

But the little girl's skin was very fair and clean.

From this we can see that most of the family members are the kind who live a serious life.

The most important thing is that Guan Ren actually knows her.

It’s not called knowing each other.

They are the kind of people you meet often, and after meeting them many times, you will say hello and talk to them, but you still don’t even know their names.

Guan Ren often meets this little girl when he comes to Liuxing Road to eat buns or go shopping.

Because of her curly bob hair and good skin, it was impossible for Guan Ren not to be impressed, so he recognized her at the first moment.

……

"Drink! Ha!"

She babbled and waved the golden hoop in her hand, and even tied a "golden hoop" on her head with a towel or something.

While waving, he also sang the theme song of the CCTV animated version of "Journey to the West".

"Monkey Brother~Monkey Brother~Bend your neck and sing to the sky~"

"???"

The song is still the same song.

It just tastes a bit wrong.

Although he obviously sang the wrong words, Guan Ren was still able to sing them together in his mind without any sense of incongruity.

"Hey you."

Guan Ren couldn't help but remind her:

"I sang it wrong."

The little girl stopped, turned around, and stared at Guan Ren with her big eyes.

After looking at it for a long time, he sniffed and turned back:
"Monkey Brother~Monkey Brother~Red beans grow in the south~"

"..."

Guan Ren shook his head, unable to bear it any longer:

"I sang it wrong, but the arrangement is not random, understand?"

The little girl obviously didn't understand. She moved closer shyly, her eyes full of suspicion towards Guan Ren:
"Then you sing."

"Okay, listen carefully."

Guan Ren clapped his hands and said:

"Monkey Brother, Monkey Brother~Bang Neck...Pah!"

"..."

It's broken, there's no going back.

Guan Ren's face flushed when he noticed the little girl's obvious disdain. He resorted to his best trick of changing the subject:
"I often see you running around on this street. What's your name?"

The little girl held the golden hoop with both hands, her eyes rolling around:
"I see you often, too. What's your name?"

So alert? Pretty clever.

"My name is Guan Ren."

"Oh…"

She scratched her neck and raised her head:

"Why are you locking people up? Are you a police officer?"

“…” “Do you want to lock up a woman? I am a woman, but I am still young. You can lock up my mother.”

"You are filial."

Guan Ren gave a thumbs up and at the same time retracted his previous comment on how “clever” this guy was.

At most, he is just a little clever.

But not entirely clever.

"It's time to say your name."

"My name is An Guoguo, Guo as in An Guoguo, and An as in An Guoguo."

An Guoguo spoke each word with a baby voice, as if introducing herself in kindergarten:
"You can call me An An."

An An...

"Why not Guoguo?"

"My original name was Guoguo, but Guoguo has the same name as me. I don't want to have the same name as someone else, so I asked my mom to call me An'an."

When the little thing said this, he looked around warily, as if someone would steal it if he said the nickname.

"I see. Do you have a sister named Guoguo?"

"No."

Guan Ren made a bold guess, but An Guoguo shook her head like a rattle.

"Who do you share the same name with?"

"People on TV."

"The people on TV?"

"Ah."

An Guoguo nodded and cleared her throat like a gentleman.

"..."

Guan Ren understood.

This is going to be sung again.

"Red fruit red fruit red red ~ Green bubbles green bubbles green green green ~"

There was still some climbing and other things at the end, but An Guoguo stopped singing and frowned slightly.

Because she sang too hard and pronounced the word "green" too much, her jaw felt a little sore.

"Brother Police, have you ever seen this TV show?"

"I'm not a police officer, I'm Guan Ren!"

This little thing made Guan Ren droop his eyelids and feel a little headache.

But he was certainly familiar with the song.

Even Guan Ren, who is in junior high school now, would still take a look at the show "Wisdom Tree" when he has nothing to do. He quite likes the two hosts Hong Guoguo and Lu Paopao, and has even shipped them.

"Then you will... um... you will..."

Children's thoughts are always jumping and endless. An Guoguo hummed and hawed for a while and then asked:
"I can sing the songs in it, can you recite the poems in it?"

"Yes, the Bodhi fruit under the Bodhi tree, you and I under the Bodhi tree... uh..."

It seems to be wrong again.

Is this written by Gongsun Wulong in "Wulin Waijiao"?

"Come on, handsome."

Before Guan Renshi finished reciting, steamed buns and shredded pork soup were served.

Fortunately, the buns were steamed thoroughly and some oil could be seen.

Generally speaking, in some coastal areas, xiaolongbao refers to "small soup dumplings".

But in Guan Ren's area, xiaolongbao are just ordinary small dumplings without soup.

In Jiangzhou County, xiaolongbao is often served with a red oil dipping sauce.

The bun skin is fluffy, and the fresh, fragrant and oily meat filling has soaked into the skin with just the right amount of juice. When eating, dip it in a little spicy red oil.

If you take a bite of it when you are hungry, the fragrance will make you dizzy.

But don’t worry if you are confused, there is kelp soup cooked with large bones, which can add a touch of deliciousness and relieve the greasiness.

"Enjoy eating! Love eating! Delicious!"

"..."

An Guoguo just stood there, watching Guan Ren eat heartily for a long time, and couldn't help but blurt out:
"Brother Shuang, you eat so much. What if you can't finish it? You won't throw it away, will you? It would be a shame to throw it away... I'm hoeing in the fields at noon, sweat dripping down my face..."

"Stop it."

It can be seen that this girl reads "Three Hundred Tang Poems" frequently, but Guan Ren doesn't want to listen, and she also has an opinion about her always giving herself nicknames.

So as a return gift, he also gave An Guoguo one:
"An An, can I give you an English name?"

An Guoguo's eyes lit up.

But still looking at the buns:

"Okay~ What's your English name?"

"Graves, do you like it?"

An Guoguo shook her head. It sounded like a boy's name, but she didn't like it. She preferred Baozi.

"Here, I'll give you one."

Guan Ren was merciful and finally gave An Guoguo a reward. He also asked:
"Which neighborhood are you from?"

"My mother sells braised dishes over there."

An Guoguo took the bun and pointed casually.

Guan Ren looked over and saw that it was indeed a braised food stall, with an outdoor stall and a back kitchen.

But there is no one outside at the moment, they must be busy inside.