This thing about me becoming a girl

Sure enough, not long after, there was the sound of bottles and cans colliding outside the store again.

It was the hunchbacked figure of the homeless old man, slowly returning.

The life of the homeless old man seems to be very regular. From the moment he came to this ramen restaurant until now, every day in a row, he will come back at a fixed time at about this time, and then he will leave in the morning, which is also very early, and go to the nearby To collect cans.

Soda cans don't bring him much income, so he doesn't know how long it will take to get enough money to repair the bicycle.

When the homeless old man saw the people in the store, he bent slightly and greeted them one by one.

Immediately he returned to his bicycle, took out the small tent from above, and prepared to roll it out.

The boss didn't say anything, and still wouldn't ask Bei Daoya if he wanted to invite the homeless old man to eat ramen tonight. After all, even if she didn't invite her, the boss didn't think it was a problem. After all, it's normal for students to have limited financial resources.

And in fact, the boss never took the face money from the homeless old man in the past two nights, and it was automatically discounted by [-]%. It's just that Sawamura Mari Aoi never found out, and he still thinks it's so cheap!Come back later!

As for Sawamura Mari Aoi at this time, she just lowered her head and pretended not to see it, so that she didn't have to do any more psychological struggles.

But after waiting for a while, after not waiting for the words she wanted to hear, Sawamura Mari Aoi raised her head and stared straight at Kitajima Crow, her clear blue eyes seemed to be speaking.

"Why didn't you say to invite him to eat ramen tonight... It's okay, just treat him, I'll pay for it."

North Island Crow:......

Regarding Sawamura Mari Aoi's practice of entrusting good people to herself, Kitajima Crow just remained silent, as if a little helpless.

After a while, she said.

"Boss, it's still the same as yesterday, you can prepare another copy for Mr. Homeless."

Hearing this, the boss immediately regained his energy, and said, "That's great!"

Because the homeless old man had to temporarily settle down next to the ramen restaurant these days, the boss naturally knew him better than Bei Dao Ya and the others.

To put it simply, the homeless old man is just living a desolate life, but he is not living a desolate life, nor is he numb and doing nothing all day long, but has something he wants to do and a clear goal.

At least in the early morning, before the homeless old man was about to collect cans, the boss had a few more exchanges with him, and he knew that the reason why he was riding a bicycle was to go to a place.

And the most important thing is that he has his own bottom line and the rules he has always adhered to in his heart. Even though he has been wandering in the boss for an unknown how long, he has not changed.

So the boss respects him very much.

He is not like a vagabond, but more like a free man away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Just like the old rules, the boss is going to make a big bowl full of ramen for the old homeless.

But at this moment, the boss seemed to suddenly remember something, looked up at Kitajima Crow and Sawamura Mari Aoi, and asked.

"Guests, do you mind if I invite Mr. Furuya?"

Hearing this, both Kitajima Crow and Sawamura Mari Aoi shook their heads.

Seeing this, the boss smiled and said, "That's really great!"

Immediately after he walked out of the shop, there was a sound of rejection and a blind invitation in a moment.

"No, really no sir, I feel very ashamed just for ramen, so don't let me trouble you any more."

"Hard! Furuya-san! I want to sit face to face with customers, see their expressions when they eat ramen, and listen to their feelings after eating. This is what my hot ramen soul is pursuing! You don't want to shirk!"

"But..."

"Oh, don't worry, your face is going to be cold."

Then there was a slight sound of pushing and shoving, and after a while, a slightly funny scene appeared.

The boss stood behind the homeless old man, almost hugging him, pushing and shoving him to move.

As for the homeless old man, his old face was a little ashamed. After all, it really made him a little ashamed to cause trouble like this.

But in fact, he also knew in his heart that the boss was purely kind, so he didn't fight too much, and reluctantly agreed.

After pushing it into the store and sitting beside Bei Daoya, the boss returned to the cooking table and started cooking.

But the homeless old man just bent over to Kitajima Crow and Sawamura Mari Aoi seriously, and said.

"Thank you very much for giving you trouble."

The voice is a little slow and weak, which is very common among the elderly, but it is a voice that everyone will have deep in their memories.

And he didn't show the restraint and bewilderment that most people who live in poverty face others. He just showed a somewhat old smile and thanked him sincerely.

No wonder the boss said that he didn't look like a homeless person. Even though he was extremely depressed, he looked very peaceful, with a kind smile like an ordinary old man.

Under the light, people can also see his face more clearly.

The old man is very thin, the kind of long-term malnutrition and emaciation. In the yellow skin, there are dense wrinkles all over the face, including the neck, and the corners of the white turban wrapped around the head , the exposed patches of white hair also made him look extraordinarily old, and no one would doubt that he was dying.

His face was full of traces of time, and amidst the vicissitudes of life, there was a thick layer of oldness, just like the riverbed in the desert that had dried up and turned into a cracked ground, as old.

But in those cloudy eyes, there was always a peaceful light shining.

Sawamura Mariko couldn't bear to turn her head away, trying to escape the uneasy conscience of standing idly by the old man.

Because what the homeless old man said, he was a weak, extremely sympathetic weak.

The North Island Crow also nodded slightly to the homeless old man in response.

At this time, the boss who was busy preparing ramen asked.

"Furuya-san, where are you going after you fix your bicycle? Why don't you just stay and help out in my shop. In fact, I'm still very busy at the restaurant every day, and I can't do what I want by myself."

The boss still wanted to do what he could to help, while the homeless old man just smiled slowly.

But just when the boss thought that the homeless old man was going to use silence to deal with this problem again, he spoke slowly.

"Ishioka, I'm going to Ishioka."

322. Lost

Hearing this, the boss was stunned for a moment, and also stopped preparing the ramen, as if he didn't react.

After all, in the past few days, he has asked the homeless old man where he is going many times, but after getting no answer, he thinks that the homeless old man just knows that he wants to keep him, but he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, so Just find an excuse.

So he has been persuading him to let the homeless old man stay and help him in the store.

But I didn't expect that the homeless old man really had a place he wanted to go.

He froze for a moment, then looked up at the homeless old man, and asked suspiciously.

"Ishioka? Is it Ishioka in Ibaraki Prefecture?"

Hearing this, the homeless old man nodded and said kindly with a smile.

"Ah."

Seeing this, the boss also nodded, suddenly said.

"Oh, is Furuya-san going there? I always thought you didn't want to cause trouble for me, so you just found an excuse to leave and go to a place."

The homeless old man just smiled and shook his head in silence.

The boss thought about it, and said again.

"If you go to Shigang, it takes about an hour and a half to get there by taking the JR Joban Line from Nagano Station. Considering Furuya-san's physical condition, it might be possible for a longer period of time!"

So he said: "Why don't I pay Guya-san's ticket! After all, if you rely on bicycles, it's still very worrying, but of course! This is borrowed, and Furuya-san will pay me back in the future!"

The boss said so with a smile.

But despite what he said, the old homeless man just smiled and shook his head.

"Not urgent."

Seeing this, the boss was also helpless and sighed.

"Furuya-san is really stubborn."

At this time, Kitajima Crow was just waiting for the ramen, while Mari Aoi Sawamura had been listening carefully to the conversation between the boss and the homeless old man.

When she heard that the homeless old man was going to Shigang by bicycle, she subconsciously felt a little worried. It had nothing to do with any special emotion, even if it was any old man, it would be the same, but her kindness was at work.

But cowardly, she doesn't want to be her former self.

So, she didn't say anything.

At this time, the boss said again while preparing ramen.

"Ishioka, I have never been there, and I don't know what it is like, but I heard that the harvest there is very good every year, so the autumn harvest festival there is also the most lively, and it is very popular in the whole of Japan. Famous."

Just after finishing speaking, the boss seemed to think of something again, and added.

"By the way, speaking of it, is Shioka's Autumn Harvest Festival about to start, or has it already been held?"

The homeless old man shook his head: "It hasn't started yet."

Immediately, some memory seemed to emerge in his cloudy eyes, and he smiled.

"It is said that this year's harvest is also very good. I am looking forward to this Fire Festival, so I have to go back before then."

The boss was busy with the dishes in his hands, and said: "Then what is Furuya-san going to Shigang for? Is it to participate in the autumn harvest festival?"

The homeless old man didn't answer immediately when he heard the words, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he spoke kindly.

"I'm going to see my son."

Hearing that the boss's hands trembled, he was almost frightened by the cooking he was busy with. He quickly looked up at the homeless old man, and said in surprise and anger.

"Hit!!! Furuya-san!! You actually have children, I thought, I thought...!!"

The boss couldn't say a series of words, because looking at the desolation of the homeless old man, it was definitely caused by a long time of homelessness.

But at this time, the homeless old man said that he had children!Then why did his children ignore their father!

This is nasty!

Not only the boss was angry, but even Sawamura Mari Aoi, who was watching, was angry.

They naturally began to think of a man who disliked his father as a burden, so they abandoned him, regardless of his father's life and death, and let him go wandering, but every year during the autumn harvest festival, this father would still ride a bicycle Go all the way back to see him.

this! ! !this! ! !This is really hateful!

The boss almost tore off the bowl on his head and slapped it on the table. He planned to accompany the homeless old man to Shigang, and it made sense!

But the next sentence of the homeless old man stopped him from doing so.

The old homeless man just said lightly.