"Would you like something to eat?" Xie Yuhua thought the child's dazed state meant he was thinking about what he wanted to eat.

"The instant noodles are only Master Kong flavored, and you need to go to the hot water room to make them yourself. Besides that, there are sunflower seeds, peanuts, and drinks. We haven't had breakfast yet. Do you want bread or instant noodles?" Xie Yuhua introduced everything to Ling Xiao one by one.

Ling Xiao looked up and saw that the salesperson had an insulated foam box with the word "ice cream" written on it in whiteboard marker.

"I want that." Ling Xiao pointed to the box of ice cream, and the salesperson quickly took out a 'Wonder Bean' and asked Ling Xiao if he wanted it. The price was 50 cents a piece.

"Let's have instant noodles instead, eight bottles of mineral water, and eight sausages, please." Since Ling Xiao didn't make a proper choice, Xie Yuhua made the selection for him, ordering a sausage for everyone, and letting the others order whatever they wanted.

As a result, all eight people chose to eat instant noodles. The aroma of instant noodles immediately filled the entire carriage. Perhaps the smell whetted the appetites of others, because the instant noodles were sold exceptionally well that morning. Ling Xiao even felt like he was being marinated.

"Young Master, what flavor is yours?" Hei Xiazi asked as soon as he finished filling the water container.

"Aren't they all the same flavor? This car only has braised beef noodles. What flavor does Mr. Black want?" Xie Yuhua poked the instant noodles in her hand twice, warning Hei Xiazi. The steam from the instant noodles drifted onto her sunglasses, making it impossible to see her expression.

"Why is Master Hua so fierce even when eating instant noodles? I can't take it anymore, Master Hua is threatening me, my chest hurts, young master, quickly rub it for the blind man." Hei Xiazi complained, and Xie Yuhua kicked him again, this time Hei Xiazi said that he wouldn't be able to get better without ten thousand or eight thousand.

Ling Xiao just watched them and smiled. Hei Xiazi made a fuss for a while, then the instant noodles were cooked and he sat down obediently to eat them.

Ling Xiao twirled the instant noodles with his fork, round and round, and slowly took a bite. When Xie Yuhua was making the instant noodles for him, she also put sausage in the pot, saying that eating them hotter would make his stomach feel better.

Zhuangzhuang also ate his instant noodles in small bites, smiling and saying how delicious it was.

"Brother Lingxiao...is he really deaf?" Pan Zi slurped a mouthful of noodles and asked Wu Xie in a low voice.

"I hit my ears in Yunnan and both ears are pierced. The doctor said it's irreversible. Luckily, Lingzi can still read lips." Wu Xie took a sip of hot soup. Now, when people talk about this, the atmosphere is no longer negative. Ling Xiao said he would find a way to get better, and no one doubted him.

Pan Zi, however, looked regretful and sighed, "What a good child..."

Then the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off: "Brother Ling Xiao can read lips? No, what did he do before? How does he know so much?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After finishing their meal, Fatty, Wu Xie, Hei Xiazi, and Pan Zi went to the smoking area to smoke.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, their blood sugar levels rose, and they began to feel sleepy. Even Jieyuhua started nodding frequently. When Lingxiao saw that he was sleepy, he leaned his head on his shoulder. He looked out the car window and happened to see large fields of rapeseed flowers blooming on the hills.

Ling Xiao looked down at Xie Yuhua and saw that she was sleeping soundly. He raised his hand and touched Xie Yuhua's face, his lips never leaving his mouth.

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