After clocking off, starving, a young man ducks into a Chinese noodle shop hoping for nothing more than a hot bowl of beef noodles. But the food takes forever to arrive, and the owner does something he'll never forget.
Starving After Work
天黑了，小王刚下班，肚子很。
Night had fallen. Xiao Wang had just gotten off work, and he was famished.
路边有一家中国饭馆，里面很。
By the roadside stood a little Chinese restaurant, warm and cozy inside.
他想：今天就吃一碗热面吧。
He thought to himself: tonight I'll just have a hot bowl of noodles.
Waiting and Waiting for the Noodles
Waiter
您想吃什么？
What would you like to eat, sir?
Xiao Wang
来一碗，麻烦快一点儿啊，我太了。
One bowl of beef noodles, please. Could you make it quick? I'm absolutely starving.
他等啊等，看了三次手机，过了四十分钟。
He waited and waited, checked his phone three times, and forty minutes went by.
The Owner's Bowl of Noodles
Owner
真对不起，今天太忙了。这碗面我你，不要钱。
I'm truly sorry. The kitchen was swamped today. This bowl's on me, no charge.
Xiao Wang
哎呀，这怎么好意思！面这么，我都坏了。
Oh no, I couldn't possibly! It smells so good, and I'm starving to death here.
他喝了一口汤，笑着说下次还来。
He took a sip of the broth and said with a smile that he'd be back next time.