Every day after class, An Yi would change his clothes in the rental house and go to work in a restaurant. It was an important time to review the college entrance examination, but he had to find time to work part-time for his living expenses and future tuition fees.

It’s not too hot in the north in May, and there are always some grandparents hugging their grandchildren in the shade of the trees in the community, chatting and chatting about some homely things.

Seeing An Yi coming out, Aunt Wang opened a small supermarket at the gate of the community and hurriedly called An Yi to come over, "Xiao Yi is waiting, I have something for you." The fat and big meat buns were stuffed for the slightly thin boy in front of him.

Seeing that the warm-hearted Aunt Wang wanted to give her something again, An Yi hurriedly declined with a smile, "Thank you, Aunt Wang, the restaurant serves dinner, so don't prepare it for me." An Yi's eyes are big, and when she smiles, her eyes are crooked, and her voice is nice, After deliberately softening the voice, it makes people feel very comfortable, and it feels like being coquettish.

It's rare to see An Yi acting like a baby, but when she came suddenly, Aunt Wang's heart trembled and her heart ached. I can't help you grow up, I'll make you something to eat, don't be polite to Auntie." Seeing An Yi's refusal, Aunt Wang looked serious and pretended to be angry.

"Hold it, Xiao Yi, go to work quickly, or you'll be late later." Grandma Li, who was hugging her granddaughter, also chimed in, walking and chatting with the neighbors in the neighborhood who often saw such scenes, and they were used to it, and they all began to persuade An Yi to take it.

Hearing what everyone said, An Yi didn't refuse anymore, took the plastic bag containing meat buns, "Okay, I'll take it, sorry for the trouble, Aunt Wang, then I'll go first" nodded to the nagging neighbors, and left in a hurry with a smile go.

Seeing the back of An Yi leaving in a hurry, Aunt Wang sat back on the small bench and chatted with the neighbors in the neighborhood, the topic naturally turned to An Yi, "Look at this child who is skinny, his face is about to grow like a palm, people can't be perfect, what about this child An Yi?" It’s all good, why don’t I have parents, I’m about to take the college entrance examination, let alone delicious food, I can’t even eat hot food.”

"Hey~ Who's to say no, if this is my child, living such a life, I feel so distressed. It is said that the children from the orphanage are withdrawn. I think Xiaoyi has a better temper than most children, and his personality is also different. Cheerful." Grandma Li, coaxing her granddaughter, sighed.

An Yi grew up in an orphanage, and heard from the director that he was picked up by the guard at the gate of the orphanage. Apart from the quilt wrapped around him, there was only a pendant that looked like jade but was not jade.

The orphanage stipulates that if it is full, it is an adult and has the ability to live independently. Even if the grades are excellent, the orphanage will no longer provide funding and must move out of the orphanage.

However, An Yi has long planned for all this. Since junior high school, he has used his spare time to do some part-time jobs to save money and prepare for the life after leaving the orphanage, so that he will not sleep on the street after he grows up.

The place where he lives now is an old community, the environment is not bad, but the place is a bit remote, so the rent price is also cheap, 40 square meters only need 500 yuan per month, the house is small, comfortable to live alone It is also enough.

An Yi's restaurant is not big, but the location is good, surrounded by office buildings, the environment is clean and tidy, the taste is good, and it is very popular among office workers around.

Every day from 6:8 to [-]:[-] is the off-duty time for office workers, and the restaurant’s peak hours are also during this time period. When An Yi arrived at the restaurant, the customers were coming up one after another. The buns given by Aunt Wang were put into the locker before they could be eaten.

In order to attract customers, the restaurant uniformly dressed the service staff, and An Yi changed into the restaurant's overalls, a black apron and a white shirt.Such an apron was tied around An Yi's waist, which made An Yi's waist look slimmer and looked a bit malnourished.

The chef in the kitchen is also the owner of this restaurant. He is a slightly chubby middle-aged uncle. He is about to order pork knuckles for customers. When he sees him coming in, he seems to see a savior. He quickly passes the kitchen knife to An Yi. , I’m going to pick up something, the seafood is late today.” Wiping her hands on her apron, she hurried out.

Kidney flower is a very difficult dish. The reason why the boss dares to let him cook it is because he has worked in this restaurant for a long time and has already learned the basic dishes.

This job was introduced to An Yi by the head of the orphanage. Ordinary stores would not accept high school students. The boss made an exception and let him work in the store because he knew his background. After working for a long time, the boss found that An Yi was serious and eager to learn. , would often teach him some cooking skills, and he already had the feeling of treating An Yi as his successor.

An Yi took the kitchen knife and continued to process the unfinished pork loin on the chopping board, removing the fascia and cutting the kidney into thin slices.The slender hands skillfully cut the waist with a cross knife, and the eyes are lowered and serious, as if treating a work of art.

Add dried peppercorns and cooking wine to the treated kidney, stir evenly and marinate for 10 minutes to remove the fishy smell.Put the blanched kidneys into the pot that has been sautéed with green onion, ginger, and bell peppers, add pickled peppers, Pixian bean paste, stir-fry until fragrant, add sugar and seasoning, and take out the pot.

Because the boss didn't have enough staff in the delivery shop, An Yi had to hand deliver the dishes to the guests' tables after cooking.An Yi orders and delivers meals every day. For Xiao Zhang, who is a heavy voice-activator, this is the happiest moment of the working day. Seeing An Yi wearing a little curly hair wearing white-washed jeans, a white shirt and a small black apron, looks It's not too delicate, but it's kind and endearing. It looks like the brother next door is bringing the food for her to taste.

Although the younger brother is good, but hungry, she was quickly attracted by the dishes in his hand. The strong sauce aroma and bright colors, before I had time to say more, I quickly tasted the younger brother's craftsmanship. She could see the boss picking up the goods. According to experience, this dish must be made by An Yi.

Xiao Zhang picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of kidney flower into his mouth. The heat of the thin waist flower was well controlled. The moisture was locked and it would not be hard but very tender. Chewing gently, it seemed that there was still delicious soup flowing into the mouth. The fragrant and slightly spicy bean paste with freshly cooked white rice is an appetizer, and people can't stop after taking a bite.

An Yi dragged his exhausted body on the way home, it was almost ten o'clock in the middle of the night, almost every night An Yi got off work at this time, the May breeze blowing through the thin clothes on the tree-lined path.Still holding the meat buns given by Aunt Wang during the day, and some beans left in the store, after a busy day, I only had time to eat some meals prepared by the store manager, and squeezed the cold ones in the plastic bag. Meat buns, it's a pity that "it can only be used as breakfast".

There is no elevator in the old residential area, and Anyi lives in the attic on the top floor. Every time I go home, I have to climb seven flights of stairs to get back to my den. The [-]-square-meter room has a small bathroom, and the kitchen and bedroom are integrated. , the bedroom only has a simple cloth wardrobe, which contains a few sets of clothes that are only enough to change and wash, a single bed, and an old-fashioned desk and bookcase next to the bed, which are full of comfortable books. There are also some review materials for the third year on the desk, clean It is tidy, and it can be seen that the owner is usually a clean person. On the window sill, there are small succulent plants given by the grandparents of the community. The watery plants are well taken care of by An Yi. Although the room is small, An Yi moved out of the orphanage The first shelter.

It was already late at night after washing, and the boy was lying on the bed covered with blue striped sheets, enjoying the rare rest time from a busy day.

The big eyes are downcast, and his right hand is gently stroking the light green pendant on his neck. An Yi doesn't know if he can find his relatives in this life, and he doesn't know where to find them. He only knows that this pendant is the only one left by his relatives. s things.

Although the pendant didn't help him in any way, An Yi still relied on the pendant, probably because he transferred his dependence on his relatives to the pendant.Whenever An Yi is tired and tired, and encounters difficulties, he will touch this pendant, as if touching the pendant gives him the power to face life.

What he didn't know was that after he fell asleep, the pendant emitted a green light that enveloped him throughout the night.

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