sent her son to a holiday remedial class. For several days, Liu Mei and her mother crossed the whole town and arrived at the place that they didn't usually go to. Liu Mei used to work there ten years ago, but it was only after a little break that it became a strange place she was familiar with.
The remedial class lasts from morning till evening, and the school closes for two hours at noon. It stands to reason that Liu Mei should take her son back for dinner, but it's too far away from home, so half of her time will be wasted on the road, so Liu Mei simply chooses to go to her son's place at noon and take him for a walk around for dinner, and then she will go to do her own thing when her son is in class.
"Mom, shall we have a big meal at noon?" My son's face is full of excitement. Anyway, as long as he doesn't eat at home, he will be happy if he changes his environment.
"What should I eat?" Liu Mei know perfectly well past ask.
"KFC, of course." Son without thinking.
"No, your father doesn't agree. He won't allow junk food."
"What are you afraid of once in a while?"
that's right. Look, Liu Mei is such a unprincipled person.
KFC restaurant is located on the first floor of the nearby commercial building, separated into an area, with a gate leading to the street and another door connecting with the interior of the commercial building. The restaurant is always warm as spring and crowded. There are long queues at the ordering place, some are married with children, and some couples are whispering to each other.
At this time, ordering food by mobile phone is always the wisest choice, which not only saves time, but also reduces the pain of standing in line.
"One crispy chicken leg burger, one spicy chicken leg burger, two red bean pies, two pairs of roasted wings in Orleans, coke …" The son paused and looked up at Liu Mei. "Mom, would you like a large coke or a small one?"
"no coke! Moreover, when we order food on our mobile phones, we can't tell them that there is no ice in the cola. Now we can't drink drinks with ice in this weather. "
"It's too dry to swallow. What should I do?" A son always has his reasons.
"Why don't you ... eat first when the meal is ready, and I'll go to the underground supermarket to buy you a bottle of juice or mineral water." The first floor of this commercial building is a supermarket. Liu Mei used to go there ten years ago. Remember to walk down the stairs at the corner, and the beverage area is not far from the entrance.
"Well, forget it, let's make do with it." The son seems to be afraid of his mother's trouble.
"Nothing, I'm familiar with the terrain. I'll be back soon." Seeing his son so sensible, Liu Mei suddenly became heroic. She took back the meal and crossed the hall, heading straight for the corner of the shopping mall in her memory.
I haven't been here for a long time, and the furnishings in the shopping mall have changed, including the corner where the stairs used to connect. The toilet in my impression is gone, replaced by a shoe repair bar. The door to the stairs was closed, and Liu Mei pushed it hard and looked down. It was dark, and a chill came up, which was eerie.
Liu Mei was afraid and hesitated. She quickly closed the door and came back, and found that the salespeople at several stalls around her were staring at her, puzzled. Arch eyebrows only smiled and diverted to the elevator leading to the supermarket.
fortunately, the elevator is still there. Only one side at the end of the elevator has now become a food court, with bright lights and noisy voices. In the past, it was a warehouse, and the sign "No admittance for idle people" was hung on the yellow wooden door all the year round. Also, it's good that this commercial building is still operating normally for ten years. How can it remain unchanged?
It seems that the supermarket has been expanded, and the beverage area has already changed its position. Before Liu Mei found the target, the mobile phone rang: "Mom, why haven't you come back yet?"
"right away!" After running a few steps, Liu Mei finally grabbed two bottles of drinks and prepared to pay, only to find that even the cashier had changed her position. She looked around for a long time and could not find them.
Liu Mei's heart panicked. The bustling crowd around her had nothing to do with her. She tried to catch a straw like a drowning man, but she felt breathless. I kept running under my feet, and my eyes kept searching: fresh food, vegetables, dried fruits, washing, skin care and snacks. These areas were shaken twice under my nose, but the cashier still disappeared.
"Hello, where is the exit, please?" Liu Mei, facing a salesman, hid her obvious small-town accent, revealing a mandarin that even she felt unreal. At that moment, what she thought was to let the salesperson think that she was a foreign tourist. Although this shopping mall is the largest in the city, the locals got lost in it, so people can't laugh their heads off.
"Hello, you don't want to buy anything, do you?" The fat sister with a white mask on her mouth and wearing overalls took a closer look at the drink in Liu Mei's hand. After getting a positive answer, she raised her right hand and waved it forward without hesitation: "Turn there and go straight to the left."
Liu Mei, like a deer that broke a hunting net, spread her wings and went straight ahead, only to see a security guard standing with a baton around his waist and his hand behind his back. The sign of "supermarket entrance" shook Liu Mei's eyes behind him.
what's going on? what is this? Arch eyebrows at this moment it suddenly occurred to me that there was something wrong with what I said just now. She wishful thinking that the cashier should be at the exit, but I didn't expect that the man just wanted to tell her a place where she could go out.
Liu Mei is in distress situation. For a moment, she really wants to put down her drink and not buy it, but wouldn't that be a waste of time?
The skinny security guard stared at the two bottles of drinks in Liu Mei's hand and looked at her warily.
"hello! Excuse me, where is the cashier? " As a last resort, Liu Mei had to put on a tourist accent again and show off her half-baked Mandarin.
"This is the entrance, you have to turn around there, and turn around at the innermost part is the exit." What else can I say? Run! Brother, this is what Liu Mei should do now.
By the time my son called for the second time, Liu Mei was panting to open the door of KFC.
"What, you almost got lost?" The son looked at her with disbelief. "How big can this supermarket be? Didn't you say you were familiar with this place? "
"didn't I know it was changed?" Liu Mei buried her head in the hamburger room and rolled her eyes in the hamburger box: Smelly boy, are you laughing at me?
"I'll accompany you for a walk after dinner, so I don't believe I can get lost." My son has a confident face, thinking that Liu Mei doesn't know his little mind, so he just wants to take the opportunity to go to the supermarket.
It's really strange to say that when she returned to the supermarket, Liu Mei was clear-headed and familiar with the road as if she had visited hundreds of times. What's going on? What is this?
"I was so anxious to get back to you just now that I didn't care about my surroundings. Now that we have nothing to do, we can certainly see the road carefully. " Facing her son with a playful smile, Liu Mei can only save herself a little face in this way.