When I was in Reply 1988

Chapter 758 The meaning of life

"Damn it, I will never rent a kitchen to them again."

As a chef, the thing I hate most is wasting food.

……

Li Renyong lay on the bed, holding his stomach, looking at the ceiling.

Almost two hours have passed, why hasn't Paula come yet?

Did he fall into a ditch?

If he doesn't come back, he will starve to death.

You said you were taking care of me. Is this how you take care of me?

"Click~"

The door was pushed open.

The excitement on Paula's face turned calm again.

I was cooking in the kitchen just now, it was quite passionate.

"Why did you come back?"

Paula casually said, "Fell into the ditch."

Li Renyong looked at her carefully and found that she was indeed quite dirty.

"Did you really fall into the ditch? You're not hurt, are you?"

Paula put the bedside table on the bed and took out the braised pork.

"Just kidding. I'm hungry too. Let's eat together."

On the way back to the hospital, she also asked Zheng Nanzhu if she wanted to join them.

How could Zheng Nanzhu agree to that?

He only ordered two servings of rice, which was a clear sign of rejection.

I went there to see you guys having dinner?
As the night deepened, the incandescent lights in the house emitted a dazzling light.

The sea outside the window has turned completely black.

Occasionally there are twinkling stars passing by quickly.

Those are the lights on yachts or boats.

The curtains were blown up by the wind.

Paula closed the window and said, "Why are you so lazy? Don't you know to close the window when I'm not here?"

Li Renyong opened the lunch box and said, "It's braised pork again. Not bad. Let me try it."

Paula sat on the edge of the bed, feeling very nervous.

She really hopes that Ayong will praise her work, but she is well aware of her own cooking skills.

Li Renyong picked up a piece of meat and the sauce dripped onto the rice along with his chopsticks.

He noticed that Paula's eyes were fixed on him without blinking, like a primary school student waiting for her teacher's grade.

This look is familiar.

Before, when Paula was making scones, she looked at him in the same way.

Feeling relieved.

It must have been made by Paula herself.

It seems that whether it tastes good or not, you have to give it a high score.

Li Renyong closed his eyes and prepared to swallow the meat directly.

Unexpectedly, the taste was quite good.

"How about it?"

Paula spoke very softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.

Li Renyong put down his chopsticks and reached out to wipe the meaty smell off her hair: "It's delicious."

"really?"

Paula's eyes narrowed into crescents, and she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

"Of course, my girlfriend's cooking skills are the best in the world in my heart."

"Don't talk nonsense, Aunt Huili is number one, I can only be number two."

"What about Aunt Ichika?"

"My mother is the third."

Li Renyong smiled and said, "Ms. Luo is fourth, and Aunt Shanying is fifth."

Hearing this, Paula laughed out loud.

Kim Sun-young puts so much salt in her dishes every time she cooks that they taste terrible. How could she be ranked fifth?

I guess the kimchi fried rice made by Teacher Liu is better than hers.

However, Paula had eaten a lot of meals cooked by Kim Sun-young since she was a child. In the ward, there were bursts of laughter, warm and harmonious.

"Ayong, now that we're back home, let's go to the temple to pray. You're in the hospital, and so is Aunt Huili. Let's get rid of the evil spirits."

Faced with this small request from his girlfriend, Li Renyong of course agreed.

"Okay."

Paula asked in confusion, "Don't you not believe in Buddhism?"

Li Renyong said as a matter of course: "I am not Brother Zhengfeng, why should I believe in Buddhism?"

Paula said, "Then why did you agree to go to worship Buddha so readily?"

Li Renyong waved his hands and said, "Pray to Buddha is to worship Buddha, believe in Buddha is to believe in Buddha, they are not the same thing. Besides, there are so many believers in the world, and everyone makes a wish, how can Buddha hear everything? If I were Buddha, I would be so annoyed."

He doesn't believe in Buddhism, but when he sees a temple or Taoist temple, he will definitely worship there.

When facing unknown things like gods and Buddhas, we should have awe in our hearts.

As for whether to believe it or not, everyone has a different answer.

"Okay, let's go to Yeouido. It's close, and I heard there's a Myeonghwa Temple there. We can go check it out."

"Yeouido? Where is it?"

"How come you don't even know this? You've been living in Seoul for several years."

"Hasn't this been there before?"

"When we return to China, it should be almost June, and we can see the cherry blossoms on Yeouido Island."

The two of them chatted non-stop while eating.

After meal.

Paula went to get a hot towel and came back to wipe Li Renyong's hands and face, very attentively.

It was as if he was treated as a vegetable.

In this respect, she is much better than Zheng Nanzhu.

Li Renyong's heart suddenly softened. He didn't feel it at other times, but in difficult times, it was great to have Paula there.

"Why don't you go back and rest for a while? I'm fine on my own for the time being."

It takes 13 hours to fly from the Peninsula to Paris, and another four hours to Cannes, plus the waiting time.

Scattered over and over, a day is gone.

Friends who fly frequently should know this.

Even sleeping on the plane is very tiring.

"You don't have to worry about me. It's still early."

Paula turned on the TV and prepared to watch a TV program.

There aren't a lot of channels, only three.

One is for movies and the other two are for news.

The movie was shown by the local TF1 TV station, which also hosted the Cannes red carpet ceremony.

Paula originally wanted to watch the news, but she couldn't understand it, so she could only watch a movie.

The movies on TV are the ones shortlisted for this film festival.

Sex, Lies, and Videotape

A very exciting drama, of high quality and thought-provoking.

Paula watched with great interest, but Li Renyong did not like it very much.

As the movie was about to end, Paula suddenly said, "What did you think about when you fell into the sea?"

Li Renyong thought for a while and said, "When I fell into the water, I thought of you, my mother, and my neighbors. But when I was pulled to the bottom of the sea by the current, my mind was empty, only fear."

The voice was a little deep.

Life is full of surprises. I'm lucky, otherwise I would have died.

Paula turned her head and looked at him and said, "Life is unpredictable."

Li Renyong smiled helplessly and said, "I suddenly feel a little scared. If I die at such a young age, what will happen to my relatives?"

"Oh? Has our Ayong learned to think about the meaning of life now?"

Paula smiled meaningfully.

In fact, when she first came, she wanted to comfort Li Renyong in this way.

But at that time, there were so many people, and I only found the opportunity now.

Between life and death, there is great terror.

Some people may never get out of it in their entire life.

Paula was a little worried that Li Renyong might have some knot in his heart, so she said these things to guide his thoughts out.

Li Renyong crossed his hands behind his head: "I haven't really thought about this, but I feel that human life is only once, and it is a consumable that cannot be obtained again. We should make the best use of our life. When we look back on our life in the future, we will not regret wasting our time, nor feel ashamed for doing nothing."

(End of this chapter)