Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 107 We Have Met in the Hospital Before

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 We Have Met in the Hospital Before

After lunch, Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian left.

Shen Sinian was heading to training, and Shen Yubai didn’t have a valid reason to stay in the small shop.

After they left, the shop became particularly quiet, and Xu Chuning felt oddly uncomfortable. Previously, it had always been like this, just her and You Shuzhen.

Business during the summer vacation wasn’t great. Just as You Shuzhen was about to take a nap, the phone in the shop rang. She answered and after hearing the order from the other side, she slightly paused, "Alright, are you sure you need this much?"

She quickly picked up a pen and paper from the side and noted down the customer’s request.

After hanging up, Xu Chuning stood up from her chair, "Is it a delivery order?"

You Shuzhen nodded and said to her, "It’s a big order."

Xu Chuning was taken aback: "How big?"

"Noodles with soybean paste for over ten people," You Shuzhen said.

Xu Chuning: "Don’t we have no soybean paste today?"

You Shuzhen: "Mom is preparing it now."

Xu Chuning nodded, "I’ll help you."

The mother and daughter were quick in their movements. In less than half an hour, they had prepared and packed the noodles with soybean paste.

Not only that, You Shuzhen also packed up some cold dishes and marinated dishes made in the morning, ready to send them along. The marinated dishes and cold dishes were also new items that the shop was planning to launch, so she used this opportunity to promote them for free.

"Where should I deliver?" Xu Chuning lifted the packed noodles onto the vehicle, "I’ll go."

You Shuzhen: "To the supermarket directly across diagonally."

Xu Chuning suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned her head incredulously and looked at You Shuzhen: "Where?"

You Shuzhen was loading the items onto the bicycle, unaware of Xu Chuning’s reaction, and repeated, "The supermarket across diagonally."

Xu Chuning pursed her lips, "Xuyijia Supermarket?"

You Shuzhen nodded: "Yes."

"..."

Silent for a moment, before You Shuzhen looked up again, Xu Chuning had already controlled her emotions, she lowered her eyes and hummed softly, "Got it, I’ll go."

Xu Yiming should be very busy today, he probably won’t be at the supermarket.

This delivery order was most likely an accident.

You Shuzhen: "Should I go then?"

Seeing the amount of items, "It’s too heavy."

"No need," Xu Chuning refused, "Mom, I’m strong enough, you stay in the shop, I’ll go, it’s very close."

After saying this, without giving You Shuzhen a chance to refuse, she rode her bike shakily towards the supermarket diagonally across.

You Shuzhen stood at the shop entrance for a while, watching her safely cross the street before turning back into the shop with relief.

On Xu Chuning’s side, it took about ten minutes to cycle from the shop to Xuyijia Supermarket. She parked her bike at the entrance of the supermarket, locked it, and then carried two large bags of takeout inside. There were a few cashier counters at the entrance of the supermarket, and Xu Chuning wasn’t sure who ordered the takeout. She was about to ask when someone hurried out from a nearby office, "Are you delivering the takeout?"

The person was dressed in casual business attire and looked like an office manager.

Xu Chuning nodded lightly, "Was it you who ordered the takeout?"

The person smiled and said: "Yes, give it to me."

Xu Chuning looked and asked, "Where shall I put it? I’ll help you carry it over."

"That works," the person said, "I’ll carry one bag, we have an office upstairs, the colleagues there ordered it."

He said to Xu Chuning, "The zhajiang noodles from your family’s shop are delicious; our boss likes them too."

Xu Chuning was taken aback, paused for a moment and said, "Thank you."

The visitor smiled and led her up to the second floor.

"There are two dishes of stewed and cold dishes as a gift for you, feel free to try them if you like," Xu Chuning said as she entered the office and put down the items.

"Alright," the man smiled in agreement, "How much?"

Xu Chuning calculated the price and told him.

After collecting the money, Xu Chuning thanked him and prepared to leave.

Just as she stepped out of the office, she happened to bump into Xu Yiming again by coincidence.

"Classmate." This time, Xu Yiming seemed to remember who she was. "Why are you delivering the takeaway?"

Xu Chuning looked up and smiled slightly, "My mom needs to watch the shop."

Hearing this, Xu Yiming nodded lightly, "It must be tough; your family’s noodles are done quite well."

He complimented, "My wife really likes it."

"..." Xu Chuning was momentarily stunned, her long eyelashes trembled lightly, "Thank you."

Xu Yiming looked at her, always feeling her face was somewhat familiar, and when he saw her, he would involuntarily want to talk more with her. However, it seemed like this classmate did not wish to chat too much with him.

To avoid any misunderstanding, Xu Yiming felt it necessary to explain, "I remember now, you’re Yubai’s classmate, right? We met before in the hospital."

Xu Chuning hadn’t expected Xu Yiming to bring up the hospital; she uttered a sound, pretending she had just remembered, "Yes, I’m his classmate."

Xu Yiming paused, looked at her with eyes downturned, wanting to say something more, but Xu Chuning spoke first, "Mr. Xu, I still have things to do, if you don’t have anything else, I’ll be going now."

Hearing this, Xu Yiming felt a complex emotion inexplicably, like a sense of loss, "Okay, then you get on with your busy schedule."

Walking out of Xuyijia Supermarket, Xu Chuning pushed her bicycle back to the small shop.

She walked under the sun, exhaling gently, but she did not look back the entire way. She did not look back at that supermarket which she had known about for a long time and that it existed.

...

At the supermarket, having seen Xu Yiming talking with Xu Chuning, the manager He Kun, who had just led Xu Chuning upstairs, came next to Xu Yiming, "Mr. Xu, are you familiar with that classmate just now?"

He knew Xu Yiming had eaten noodles at Xu Chuning’s family shop before, but didn’t know they were that familiar.

Xu Yiming: "Not really."

He Kun was taken aback, smiled, and said, "I thought you knew her well."

Xu Yiming shook his head, laughing helplessly, "I also find it strange, these two times I’ve seen that classmate, I really wanted to talk more with her."

As he finished speaking, afraid He Kun might misunderstand, Xu Yiming explained further, "Of course, I’m not that despicable."

He couldn’t explain why, but his desire to talk to Xu Chuning was certainly not driven by those vile middle-aged men thoughts.

He Kun chuckled, "Mr. Xu, no one doubts that."

He genuinely complimented Xu Yiming, "Everyone knows Mr. Xu and his wife love each other deeply."

Xu Yiming’s good relationship with his wife, Ye Qionfang, was a well-known fact among the supermarket staff and even publicly.

Xu Yiming smiled, "Let’s not talk about this, the meeting today ended late, you guys have had your meal, rest a bit more, and resume work at three."

He Kun’s eyes lit up, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."

After Xu Yiming left, He Kun suddenly remembered something; could it be that classmate resembled his boss’s wife when she was young? Having worked under Xu Yiming for over ten years and knowing Xu Yiming’s couple for as long, he had a rather deep impression of what Ye Qionfang looked like when she was young.

However, this thought was merely fleeting and was quickly dismissed by He Kun. There are many people in the world who resemble each other somewhat, and it was normal for Xu Chuning to slightly resemble Ye Qionfang.

Over the years, He Kun had seen several people who looked like Ye Qionfang.

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