1, because they were so poor that they were afraid the customers would laugh at them, so they went to the Beihai Ting Noodle House to eat noodles only after the customers had all dispersed.
2, because the owner of this one store was the only one who would not laugh at them and gave them discounts, so they went to the Beihai Ting Noodle House at the same time for three years in a row to eat noodles.
3, asked timidly because she was apprehensive and a little embarrassed.
"A Bowl of Yangchun Noodles" focuses on the story of a mother and her son who are tenacious and determined to make progress after a sudden stroke of bad luck, and at the same time, it embodies the glory of human nature and true love on earth with the fact that the couple of Beihai Pavilion Noodle House quietly adds extra servings of noodles for the three of them every time.
Expanded:
"A Bowl of Soba in Clear Soup"? Both stories:
The father of two children died in a traffic accident and owed money to eight people during his lifetime. The mother used the entire pension to pay off the debt. The portion that was not enough was repaid in installments of 50,000 yuan per month. The eldest child delivers newspapers every day to earn money to support his mother, and the second child buys food and cooks every day to help his mother so that she can work without fear.
The mother and son, who have suffered a heavy blow, came to the Beihai Ting Noodle House on New Year's Eve to have a bowl of soba noodles in clear soup. They have been there twice since. The mother received a special allowance from the company for her hard work, and the loan was paid off early.
After more than a decade of unyielding struggle, mother and son from adversity to the light, when they came to Beihai Ting noodle shop for the fourth time to eat a bowl of buckwheat noodles each, two sons have grown up.
The first son passed the national examination for doctors and became a trainee doctor at a major hospital in Kyoto and is going to work at a general hospital in Sapporo, and the second son has joined a bank in Kyoto. The family is happy and has a bright future.