Middle-aged Love Patch

The breakfast stall lasted for half a year, and this area was bought by a developer to build a large shopping mall, so their breakfast stall naturally had nowhere to settle.

But the stall itself was rented, and in just half a year, they had already earned back their capital, and even saved a small amount of money.

Shi Yue discussed with Xu Youyuan, and wanted to open a small restaurant selling rice bowls for lunch in a better location.

"You are addicted to cooking and cooking."

"Really, catering is really addictive." Shi Yue said enthusiastically, "My goal now is to open a restaurant and become the top three in the city! And if there is a chance to open a chain, open a chain, if there is no chance It’s not too much. It’s enough to make ends meet.”

"This mentality is fine."

"That's, like uncle said, smile and think about the universe!"

Say Xu Yishu, and Xu Yishu appears.

But what appeared was not the real Xu Yishu, but the Xu Yishu that was grabbed from Xu Youyuan's mind in the game and used to make trouble.

"I heard that you have made a lot of money and are ready to open a shop."

One night when Shiyue chose the address of the new store, Xu Yishu appeared drunk at their door with an unpleasant smell of alcohol.

Seeing him like this, Xu Youyuan got angry.

Whether in reality or in the game, Xu Yishu's drunk appearance is what she hates the most.But the secret room is quite cheap, the virtual Xu Yishu is basically exactly the same as the most annoying image in her memory.

Wanting to drive him away violently, Shi Yue came up to smooth things over, and temporarily persuaded Xu Youyuan to come back to comfort her and said:

"It seems that you really hate Uncle Drunkard, but you have to calm down even if it bothers you, and don't really get angry with him. Have you watched the profile video of the character? Uncle Drunkard has fought with you countless times, really Difficult to deal with. Besides, Uncle Alcoholic has nothing now, but we can live a better life, he is not afraid of wearing shoes when he is barefoot, what if he becomes a mess and squats in front of our house all day long? We are unlucky."

Xu Youyuan knew that what Shi Yue said was reasonable: "But you can't condone his misbehavior, he came here to ask for money. You gave it to him this time, and he will come back when he finishes spending. How will we deal with it then. "

Xiao Ming poked his head out of his bedroom with some fear and asked, "Mom, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, you go in and do your homework." Xu Youyuan coaxed her in, and when she came out again, she found that Shi Yue had already given the money to the alcoholic old Xu.

Old Xu chuckled, glanced at Xu Youyuan, and walked away proudly.

"How can you really give him money? He will definitely come back after getting the sweetness!"

"It's okay." Shi Yue comforted her, "Relax, if he comes back again, I can help."

Xu Youyuan was puzzled: "Really? What can you do?"

"Did you watch the profile video for my character?"

"See." Speaking of this, Xu Youyuan was delighted, "I didn't expect your parents and your sister to be this image in your heart. Let's see what the system has programmed them into."

"It's really not my fault."

"Who is to blame then?"

"It's because the system is too real to lie. By the way, it's my mother's birthday today. Let's bring some things to see my parents."

Thinking of meeting Shi Ye in this world, Xu Youyuan said that it would take some time to prepare: "Don't laugh out loud when you meet, and be kicked out by your family."

Even though Xu Youyuan had prepared powerful psychological equipment, when she saw Shiye who was drooling and her eyes were sluggish, she still couldn't hold on for a second. Halfway through the greeting, her voice went up to the sky, and she immediately turned her head away. , Holding back his voice, he laughed wildly for a long time.

"Xiaoyue, Xiaoyuan, come, eat, eat." Shi Yue's parents also appeared, with the same expression and the same way of speaking as Shi Ye, Xu Youyuan finally calmed down, and almost laughed when she saw the two elders .

"Cough... um!" Shi Yue reminded Xu Youyuan with her voice and eyes, "Calm down, why don't you even say hello to your parents-in-law and sister, just smile."

While talking, Shi Ye saw that his collar was covered with saliva, so he took a bowl over and continued to drink it steadily.

Shi Yue looked at her sister, her sister also looked at her, in the end Shi Yue was also killed, and she collapsed on the sofa with Xu Youyuan, laughing so hard that her face was flushed red.

Xu Youyuan really doesn't understand where Shi Yue is such a peerless little bastard.Even if she listened to her in the family affairs at that time, she couldn't think of her parents and sister as fools, could she?

And it's hidden quite deep, if it wasn't for this game, Xu Youyuan probably wouldn't have known that Shi Yue thought so in her entire life.

"Please, please don't tell my parents and my sister..." Shi Yue laughed until her stomach ached, and between laughs she raised her breath to explain to Xu Youyuan.

Just as Xu Youyuan came to her senses, she couldn't stop laughing at her words, her face was flushed with laughter, and her tears kept streaming out.

Shi's parents and Shi Ye looked at the young couple on the sofa in puzzlement, not understanding what they were laughing at.

The neighbors who passed by their house couldn't help but sighed and shook their heads when they heard the laughter inside: "Hey, the Shi family is a poor person. Originally, only the youngest daughter was a normal person, but now the youngest one and the wife are also crazy. , What a pity, what a pity."

Sure enough, the drunkard Lao Xu soon found them back after getting some sweets.

This time it was even more extreme, not only asking for money, but also wanting to live directly.

"I also want to get close to my granddaughter, right, Xiao Ming."

Old Xu sat on the sofa in the living room boldly, smiling at Xiao Ming who was standing scared in the corner.In the middle of laughing, he burped heavily, so smoked that Xiao Ming couldn't open his eyes, and immediately ran back to his room.

It was obvious that Lao Xu did it on purpose. He knew what his daughter was most afraid of, and all he wanted was money.

He raised the wine bottle and took a few big gulps. Old Xu wanted to see how much his daughter would give out, only to find that Xu Youyuan didn't move.

"You can't live here if you don't want money." Xu Youyuan said calmly.

Old Xu: "What do you mean? You have money to open a store, but no money to take care of your father?"

Xu Youyuan sighed: "It's really not that I don't want to raise you, I'm just concerned about your safety."

Old Xu: "Huh?" She didn't understand what she meant at all.

Just as he was wondering, he heard a "clang" from the kitchen, which was the sound of a kitchen knife being unsheathed.

Hearing this movement, Xu Youyuan's expression immediately changed drastically, and Old Xu was also a little apprehensive: "What, what's going on?"

The kitchen door was kicked open vigorously, and with a loud bang, Lao Xu slid directly to the ground.

A few rays of light were cast from the kitchen into the dimly lit living room without a window. There was a man standing in the place of the light source, with disheveled hair and two kitchen knives in his hand. Old Xu glanced in shock. Isn't this the unlucky son-in-law?

"It's Chinese New Year! Eat meat!" Shi Yue raised the knife and slashed at Old Xu without any hesitation, and the two kitchen knives directly slashed at Old Xu's side.

Old Xu yelled and ran away, kicking his legs backwards on the ground, pointing at Shi Yue: "What year is it? It's only a few months! And I'm not a pig! What's wrong with her? Ah? She's crazy Already?!"

Xu Youyuan reluctantly hugged her from behind Shiyue, wondering: "Dad, it's not like you don't know that Xiaoyue's whole family is not very good at thinking, how can Xiaoyue be better? But it doesn't matter, the doctor said She has intermittent attacks, which are related to the season and climate, not every day! If you really live here, lock the door, and be careful not to look at her when you go in and out. Hey, forget it Xiaoyue! Forget it! Forget it! Don’t cut the old man! The old man is so thin, it’s dirty and smelly, it doesn’t taste good.”

Old Xu: "..."

Just as he was talking, Shi Yue, who was out of breath, suddenly raised his head, meeting Lao Xu's eyes.

Sensing that Shi Yue was about to go mad, Old Xu ran away.

"Dad, Dad! Slow down, the road outside is slippery!"

Old Xu ran one stop away, Xu Youyuan still instructed him at the window.

"Let's go?" Shi Yue put the kitchen knife back in the kitchen.

"Let's go! Shi Yue, this trick is too cool!"

"Of course, people who don't want to die are always at the top of the food chain. Hey, help me get the alcohol from the cabinet."

Hearing "alcohol", Xu Youyuan's heart twitched, and she immediately ran to the kitchen to see that Shi Yue was indeed injured, her hands were covered with blood.

"It's okay." Shi Yue said, "Look at your expression, it's really okay, just now you acted too realistically and made a small cut, just put a band-aid on it and it'll be fine."

Xu Youyuan came up to check the wound, it was indeed a skin trauma, but the blood was scary enough.

Shi Yue saw Xu Youyuan's distressed and genuine expression, felt no pain at all, and even laughed.

"You're still laughing. Next time, no matter what, you won't do this kind of scene. This time, you hurt your hand. What if you accidentally hurt another place later, what if the injury is worse? It's too dangerous." Xu Youyuan Pulling Shiyue to sit on the sofa, he carefully disinfected and bandaged her.

"It's just a little thing, don't take it to heart. I know you love me." Shi Yue's uninjured right hand went through Xu Youyuan's long hair hanging down her face, and pinched her ear.

Xu Youyuan's ears are particularly sensitive, and when she touches her, she can feel her body start to heat up and change.

But she didn't run away.

The husband and wife who have been busy with their livelihoods do not live in bed too often. After all, they have to maintain their physical strength, but they are definitely not indifferent.

No matter how busy they are, they will have a whole-hearted intimacy once a week, isolating everything outside, even keeping their lives out of the room, and immersing themselves in the two-person world that belongs only to them.

In this world, Xu Youyuan feels that she completely belongs to Shi Yue, and only Shi Yue can lead her to the happiest and happiest place... This is a feeling that she has never experienced before.

The long game gave Shiyue plenty of time to hone his skills. People who are in happiness, even though they are getting older, their enthusiasm for life will never go out.

Love moistens all the dryness brought about by the years.

Shiyue's young and healthy body helps her maintain a good state in the game. Even if Xu Youyuan doesn't say anything, she can know from all of Xu Youyuan's body feedback that this is another game that Xu Youyuan likes. And deeply indulge in the intimate communication.

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The business of small restaurants is a bit different from that of breakfast stalls, and it is even more difficult to do well.

Before, the early morning stalls could form a monopoly and make money easily, because Shiyue found a good location, and they were the only ones who sold early breakfasts.Now that small restaurants are open for real catering, the competition is naturally stronger.

There is nothing to say about the taste of Shiyue's cooking. Customers who have eaten there are full of praise, but repeat customers are not directly proportional to word-of-mouth.

Xu Youyuan analyzed with her that ordinary office workers don't care about whether the food is good or not. It would be better if the food is delicious, but in general, they only need to fill their stomachs.

Given the choice between really tasty and cheap, most of them will lean toward cheap.

"Because all the ingredients in our store are pursuing quality and freshness, we will never mix spoiled and inferior food. The cost is high, and the price will rise accordingly. We can only sell it for 25 yuan at the lowest, but other low-cost ingredients Merchants can push it down to 15 yuan, compared to ours, it seems ridiculously expensive."

Shi Yue was upset: "I bought a big bag of spoiled pork for 10 yuan, and I'm not afraid of eating something wrong."

"It's really not scary for those who earn less than 1 yuan a month. Because everyone knows that even profit-seeking businesses dare not sell things that really eat people. At most, they are synthetic products that are not very nutritious. There is not much difference in taste, and some are even more addictive because of unhealthy oils and additives." Xu Youyuan said, "When I have no money, I also order cheap and popular takeaways. You know this Is it a kind of psychology?"

Shi Yue thought for a while: "Understood, isn't it just us in the game a few years ago. This level is quite magical." She looked around and looked at this home that was remodeled by them and became more and more comfortable, " Sometimes I feel like it’s not just a game. We’ve lived here for so many years, this is our home.”

Xu Youyuan sat cross-legged across from her, and said with a smile, "Yes, this is also our home. We have experienced many things together in this small house, and we have shared responsibilities and advanced and retreated together. Who can say that this place does not belong to us."

Of course Shi Yue understands that it is because she wants to make this home better and better that she works hard and tries every means to keep the store open for a longer period of time.

If it is really not possible, it is better to rent a small stall as a transition period.

"Anyway, no matter what, I will never lower the quality!" Shi Yue said, "This is my last pursuit in this game."

"Okay, of course!" Xu Youyuan said, "I support you 100%!"

Xiao Ming showed a small head from behind the door, imitating Xu Youyuan's tone and said: "Mom, I also support you 100%!"

Shi Yue looked at the two of them and couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth.

This feeling is very similar to the mood when NCOUNT was first established, but a little different.

When I established NCOUNT, I was full of high spirits, but now I have a lot of excitement and energy in my heart, but with a lot of softness and confidence.

This is from Xu Youyuan, from the confidence given to her by her family.

She likes this home and every day she spends with Xu Youyuan.

Shiyue has determined the direction. Even if the restaurant's business is not good, she will never give up. She is slowly transforming from fast food. She believes that the market will see her one day.

It is also open for breakfast before success, selling early.

Steamed buns, pancakes, soy milk and tea eggs, they sell whatever you like.In addition to pursuing one's own ideals, filling one's stomach is also the top priority.

The classic breakfast will never go out of style, and there is no big difference in the material.If it tastes better, it will definitely attract more guests.

Xu Youyuan got up very early every morning, and it was still dark when she went to the store to help out. When she finished making the buns, she woke up and went to cook soy milk and tea eggs.When it smells a bit better, it's time for Xu Youyuan to send the child to school.When she came back from school, it was the busiest time in the store, and they ran it together.

Tired, but that's their life.

The breakfast was cooked in a hurry, which attracted some traffic to the lunch.The small restaurant opened tepidly and did not make much money, but life was maintained.

Day by day, Xu Youyuan woke up one morning and found herself getting old when she looked in the mirror.

With wrinkles and white hair, she no longer looks "middle-aged" in self-deprecating, but really old.

At the beginning of the game, she was 38 years old, and Xiaoming was 3 years old. According to Xiaoming's age, she was 14 years old in the second grade of junior high school, and Xu Youyuan was also 11 years old.

49 years old, this is the age she has heard of, but she has never really come into contact with.

In the game, she is running around for a living all day long, and she runs a business that runs from dawn to dusk, and pays little attention to maintenance. Now she looks older than her actual age.

She went through menopause last year, and the aunt who has bothered her for most of her life finally stopped bothering her, but her aging speed has also become unprecedentedly fast.

Going to see Shi Yue, who is 9 years younger than her, although the years are merciless and have carved marks on her body, but she is still in good condition at the age of 40.

"Did you notice any difference in me?"

Xu Youyuan asked Shi Yue.

Shi Yue looked at her and said, "I'm getting old."

Xu Youyuan already knew her routine very well: "I knew you would say that, and you will not tell lies at all."

"I will. I only tell meaningful lies. It's useless to say that the hypocrisy will be exposed at once, right? And I don't think there is anything wrong with you. We are all getting old. You can just be you." " Shi Yue looked at Xu Youyuan's face seriously, "This simulated aging is quite a reference, let me take a good look, will you look like this when you are really old? It's not bad Yes, very flavorful."

"You just changed your routine to coax me."

"As long as it makes you happy, the routine changes every day."

Xu Youyuan was delighted: "Hey, tell me, why did we go so smoothly this time? Is it really because we have relaxed our minds?"

"It's possible. If you have a good attitude, you will naturally have good luck."

"You're quite optimistic." Xu Youyuan said, "The last four years are still short of the last 15 years. Do you think there will be any difficulties?"

"Birth, old age, sickness and death, isn't that the biggest hurdle in life?"

"When you say that, I feel a little cold."

"Don't be afraid." Shi Yue smiled with a young soul, "Everything depends on me."

No one can foresee that life will encounter difficult difficulties in the first few years.

Xu Youyuan once felt that she had been like this all her life, creating and reshaping the universe with one hand, and then constantly polishing it, guarding it, watching it slowly grow and become perfect, and only doing one thing well in this life Xu Youyuan Iris is very content.

But only 34 years old, her life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

In the game, the 49-year-old also suffered an accident.

After all, Xiao Ming passed away. The special medicine prolonged her life, but it failed to really keep her.

Before she died, Xu Youyuan was very reluctant, even Shi Yue secretly wiped her tears, but Xiao Ming was stronger than both of them:

"Don't cry. Didn't the doctor say that I wouldn't live to be 10 years old? Didn't I steal four years to come back? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid at all." Xiao Ming smiled weakly from the bottom of his heart, "You Treat me so well, try your best to give me the best life, some people may not be as happy as me when they live to be 4 or 7 years old, really... I don't have any regrets, and you don't have any. Happy to continue If it is possible to live on, we will still be a family in the next life, okay?"

Xiao Ming's passing did not cause any estrangement between Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue, but instead brought their hearts closer.

Thinking of Xiao Ming, when the heart is empty, the two of them will cook a delicious meal together. Xu Youyuan feels that her cooking skills have improved a lot, and even Shi Yue sincerely praised her.

"Why do I feel that every time I cook together, I feel better?" Xu Youyuan held the chopsticks, "Is this the power of food?"

Shi Yue didn't know what to think of, and secretly laughed.

"I've heard you laughing at me." Xu Youyuan leaned towards her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't say anything."

"Isn't that laughing loud enough?"

Shi Yue: "Huh? That's right."

Xu Youyuan kicked her directly, kicking out her waist with a "click", causing her entire face to contort in pain.

Shi Yue hurried up to help her: "What's the matter with you? How old are you still doing such difficult movements! Hurry up! I'll take you to the hospital!"

"Which hospital are you going to, just give me a massage..."

"Don't worry too much, we are still in danger even if there are only four years left. After all, the condition for customs clearance is to maintain a heartbeat index above 50 points and survive smoothly! If we die in four years, it is also It's a failure."

Shi Yue's words made Xu Youyuan instantly alert: "There is still such a thing! That won't work, we have to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination! Early detection and early treatment, don't worry about money, we must survive these 4 years!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went for the physical examination, a shocking problem was found.

The problem is not with Xu Youyuan, but with Shi Yue.

"Lymphoma?"

Xu Youyuan was like a bolt from the blue: "How is it possible? You...you never said that you were uncomfortable, why did you check for lymphoma?"

Shi Yue was also a little dazed, thinking about it, let out an "ang" and pointed to her neck: "I did feel a little uncomfortable before, here. I didn't pay much attention to it when I was busy with work, thinking it was just a little something wrong with getting older. "

"You...how can you not care about your body?" Xu Youyuan was so anxious that tears fell, and seeing her heart rate also drop, Shi Yue pitifully pulled the corner of her clothes and said:

"Don't scold me, I'm sick."

Xu Youyuan felt unhappy, and wiped away her tears: "How could I scold you, I'm just... just very sad."

Xu Youyuan still didn't give up, and went to ask the doctor about Shi Yue's specific situation and how much time was left.

The result obtained is 8 months.

Only 8 months...

The doctor left, Xu Youyuan stood in the corridor where people came and went without saying a word.

Shi Yue came up to pat her, and sighed: "I thought I could pass the test smoothly this time, but I didn't expect...it's really strange. How can I pass the test? Even if IQ is high, there is no need to make it difficult to hell. This It’s not the difficulty of hell, it’s basically hell…”

Before Shi Yue finished speaking, Xu Youyuan suddenly turned around and hugged her tightly, the movement was so big that she almost hit Shi Yue and sat on the ground.

Xu Youyuan's back heaved violently, and she cried silently in Shi Yue's arms.

Shi Yue stroked her back, knowing that Xu Youyuan liked this soothing gesture the most.

They are really like partners who have lived together for 11 years and reached the end of their lives hand in hand.

In fact, Yue was already very strong at that time, at least the doctor announced that she only had 8 months to live, but she lived for more than 3 years.

With only two months left until the end of the game, Shi Yue finally couldn't hold on and collapsed.

Her physical condition had deteriorated to such an extent that she had spent all her money after several surgeries.The store is sold and the house is mortgaged.Xu Youyuan took care of her day and night and never complained that she was tired. She was doing all the things a wife should do.

"You don't have to do this..." Shi Yue lay on the hospital bed drowsily, "If you even mortgage the house and still can't pay, where will you live in the future?"

Xu Youyuan knew that she was a little confused, this is a game, if the character Shi Yue dies, the game will fail, Xu Youyuan will leave the game, of course she will not continue to live in the game.

But if it's really just a game, why is Xu Youyuan so sad?Do everything you can to save Shi Yue?

"Don't cry." Shi Yue said, "Even if you haven't entered the dark box competition stage, there are other ways to buy an account from Caps... With your current strength, it's only a matter of time before you want to cultivate a super account that can reshape the universe. question. If you want, I can...send it to you directly...as long as you are willing to accept it..."

"Stop talking." Xu Youyuan said, "Take a break."

In fact, it has nothing to do with the game for a long time. What makes Xu Youyuan sad is not the possible failure of the final customs clearance, but that the person who has accompanied her and lived with her for many years in this game is leaving.

Shi Yue said: "Actually, I think this scene is very interesting. Even if one day, I really lose everything in reality and become an ordinary person, as long as I have you by my side, every ordinary day is so happy... Thinking of I feel fearless. Whether poor or rich, healthy or sick, we will never leave. Xu Youyuan, we actually did it...

"Xu Youyuan, I don't have much time. I only have one last wish left. Even in the game, after so many years...you never said that."

Shi Yue held Xu Youyuan's hand and asked her,

"Do you love me?"

Seeing the longing in her deeply sunken eyes, Xu Youyuan felt intense reluctance and love in her heart.

She held Shi Yue's hand tightly, put the back of her hand on her forehead, nodded vigorously, and as tears rolled down, Xu Youyuan said:

"I love you, love you very much."