Selena let out a dejected sigh. "Should we just eat something else?"

"We'll eat noodles!" He held onto her hand and led her into a small alley.

"Where are you taking me? It's five miles away, isn't it? Are we going to walk all the way there?" she cried. He led her through an intricate network of passages and somehow managed to find a noodle store hidden in one of the alleyways. It was a tiny stall set up in a residential area, and it didn't look like a legitimate restaurant. The store was dim and quiet as they looked into it from outside-it didn't look like a nice place at all.

"Is this the place?" Selena asked.

"Yeah. Do you have a problem with it?" Pierre asked in return.

the corner of the shop while doing her homework. The lady owner was carrying another young child on her back as she walked over to serve them. Selena and Pierre could immediately tell that their family of four was struggling to make ends meet-the restaurant was probably their

like to eat? We serve homemade noodles here. Would you like to take a look at the menu?" The lady gestured toward a menu hanging

noodles," Selena said after glancing

lady turned toward him. "Alright. Do you guys want anything else? We have shrimp, fried chicken, and cabbage as side dishes. Would you like to try some of those?" "We'll have one of each,

was sensible enough-she served them smaller servings of each dish as she thought that they wouldn't be able to finish their food otherwise. Even their beef noodles were smaller than the usual serving size. "Enjoy

still had an hour to waste before the Civil Affairs Bureau was open. The two of them slowly munched on their food while they watched the restaurant owners going about with their lives. The lady owner checked on her elder daughter's homework once she finished cooking, and she then got some snacks to feed her younger child. The male owner didn't have much to do either-he stepped out of the kitchen and sat around as he watched his daughter doing her homework. The way their family came together was a heartwarming sight to Selena. She could tell that they weren't locals, and she knew how hard it was for foreigners to settle in a town like this. But I love how their whole family

noodle restaurant yourself?" Selena had been zoning out as she watched the family,

She gave him a side-eye. Finally, she accepted the fact that she would never get the chance to experience the joy and happiness of being a regular person-she knew that she would have to live in fear for

finished their meal, the lady owner came over to give them the bill. "It's a total of 33, but you can just give

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