noveldepot Chapter 2414 - 1528: Ah Fei Noodle House
Chapter 2414 - 1528: Ah Fei Noodle House
"What’s going on outside with all the banging?"
Fang Weiguo pushed open the door after a good night’s sleep, slightly dazed.
"Jiang Chen, what’s this..."
Jiang Chen came out from the room and said helplessly, "Last night Fang Qing broke my door."
Tsk.
Playing the victim first.
But Fang Weiguo was speechless, watching two workers busy installing a new door for the Jiang Family, "Isn’t it a waste of money since the place is about to be demolished soon?"
"Uncle, the lock’s broken. Can’t really avoid changing it, right?"
His own daughter, so violent?
Fang Weiguo refused to be led and wasn’t embarrassed, he gestured for Jiang Chen to step aside a bit, lowered his voice and took back the initiative.
"What happened last night? Did you bully Qing Qing?"
Jiang Chen opened his eyes wide, looking innocent.
"How could I!"
He pointed at the new door being installed, "Uncle, look at this, would I dare to bully her?"
Actions speak louder than words.
Fang Weiguo was silent, pondering, "I know Qing Qing’s character, if you didn’t do something very excessive, she definitely wouldn’t have..."
Alright.
The door’s been torn down.
That’s really embarrassing.
"Your door was already loose and needed changing long ago."
Jiang Chen chuckled bitterly, "Don’t defend her so much, Uncle Fang."
"Don’t change the topic. What did you do to Qing Qing?"
Fang Weiguo’s gaze was sharp and unwavering.
"If you don’t believe me, you can ask Fang Qing. I think she’s upset because last night you didn’t tell her beforehand about having us act."
"That was unexpected. Who knew Zhang Zhongquan would come by suddenly."
Seeing Uncle Fang’s attention successfully diverted, Jiang Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Last night, he didn’t do anything to Fang Qing doesn’t mean he never did anything.
Of course.
That time was definitely an accident.
Too much to drink, spending the night in Fang Qing’s rented place in Kyoto, their first time sharing a bed as adults, and then...
Well.
Didn’t make a big mistake.
Just when he woke up, his hand was in a place it shouldn’t be.
The facts show.
Whether childhood friends or inseparable playmates, growing up means maintaining distance, minding boundaries.
Moreover, after last night’s probing, a worse situation unfolded.
Fang Qing still kept that incident in mind.
"I was drunk last night, don’t take what I said to heart."
Fang Weiguo raised his hand and patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder.
"I was drunk too."
The two exchanged a knowing glance.
"Why’s the water heater being dismantled?"
Seeing a worker carrying out the water heater, Fang Weiguo took the opportunity to change the subject.
"It’s broken. Has an electrical leak. Almost got me electrocuted."
Fang Weiguo wanted to laugh but held back, "Only those unlucky people would encounter that, it shouldn’t happen to you."
Definitely a comfort.
Jiang Chen forced a smile.
"Look, such a mess, breaking someone’s door."
Fang Qing also came out of the room.
Even if just for show, as a father, he had to scold her a little.
"It’s okay, it should’ve been replaced long ago."
Jiang Chen smoothly defused the situation.
"Where are you going?"
Fang Weiguo took the chance to ask his daughter.
"Couldn’t sleep with the noise. Going out for breakfast."
"Have you eaten?"
Fang Weiguo asked Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen shook his head.
"You two go together then, I’ll watch over here for you."
Jiang Chen wasn’t polite, "I paid my share, thanks Uncle Fang."
Fang Weiguo waved his hand indifferently.
Fang Qing headed downstairs first.
Jiang Chen followed.
As the two kids disappeared around the hallway corner, Pan Hui finally stepped out.
"Found anything?"
Fang Weiguo shook his head, sighed deeply, "Jiang Chen’s become inscrutable, not easy to deal with."
"Aren’t you overthinking? Those two have been playfully bickering since they were young, what’s there to be surprised about."
"It’s not the same."
Fang Weiguo’s eyes gleamed with wisdom, looking toward the stairway, speaking with conviction, "Those two definitely have something going on."
A young man and woman walked out of the building one after the other.
"Driving even though it’s so close?"
Seeing Fang Qing open the car door, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but speak.
The breakfast shops were just at the end of the street outside the courtyard, less than a ten-minute walk.
"Are you getting in or not?"
"Getting in."
Jiang Chen wisely stopped talking and quickly got into the car.
The Maserati started up.
"Let’s go to that noodle house, over the years, only their spicy noodles have remained authentic."
Jiang Chen spoke nonchalantly, as if last night was just a dream.
Fang Qing kept silent, drove out of the courtyard, and then stepped on the gas, in about thirty seconds, the Maserati was pulled up onto the curb.
This street doesn’t allow parking now and has cameras.
Breakfast in Sha City is always exceptional.
Not affected by development.
In any case, Jiang Chen has traveled far and wide, visited places all over the world, yet hasn’t found any breakfast better than Sha City’s.
Definitely not just a hometown filter.
Especially at Ah Fei Noodle House.
Its business isn’t the best among the nearby noodle shops, but Jiang Chen always fondly remembers the taste here.
He recalls the first time he ate here was in fifth grade, it was Children’s Day, his father brought him, free seaweed soup, but a bowl of spicy noodles cost five yuan, which, at the time, wasn’t cheap, a high expense for his family.
Expensive indeed.
But.
Really delicious.
Knowing he loved it, his father would bring him here regularly, even until high school, before catching the bus for early classes, he’d try to make time to have a bowl here.
"Aunt Fei isn’t here."
Before entering the shop, at a glance, Jiang Chen couldn’t find the familiar figure from his memories. Technically, he should call her aunt since her son is his age, but he used to refer to her this way privately.