Under the neon lights, Lin Jie looked at the row upon row of street-side shops and the bustling crowd, and couldn't help but say, "Miaomiao, is your plan for tonight just this street full of snacks?"
Tonight was the second ti Lin Jie and his sister Lin Miao had their solo outing.
Lin Miao patted her small chest and said, the last gathering was arranged by Lin Jie, so this ti, it was her turn to organize it.
Seeing the enthusiastic Lin Miao, Lin Jie naturally wouldn't argue with her about it.
He just didn't expect that Lin Miao would take him to the famous snack street at the Cyan Cloud Temple in Binhai.
"I've been here with Xiaoxiao, ngjiao, Momo, Keng, and others, both in groups and alone, but I've never been here with you, brother."
Lin Miao giggled and said, "Before, when I didn't have the ans, I always thought that when I had money, I would eat to my heart's content and try everything delicious once."
"Now that I have the ans, I'm not that greedy anymore."
"But still, I thought it would be nice to co and eat here once with you, brother."
Lin Jie reached out and patted Lin Miao's head, laughing, "Alright, today we'll follow your plan and eat from start to finish, having a big feast."
"Yes, from the start of the street to the end of the street!"
Lin Miao grabbed Lin Jie's hand and with the flow of people, they arrived at the first shop at the start of the street.
Guan Muhua closely followed behind the two, ensuring their safety.
This was a barbecue shop with large skewers of roasted lamb, beef, chicken wings, and so on, ten yuan per skewer.
Considering the grand ambition of "eating from the start of the street to the end" and the size of their stomachs, Lin Miao only ordered two skewers of lamb, sharing one with Lin Jie while Guan Muhua had one to himself.
"Brother, take a bite!"
A slightly scorching piece of lamb entered his mouth, its cumin flavor, slight spiciness, and the juicy charred aroma diffused in Lin Jie's mouth, instantly making him feel as if the air temperature around him had risen by a few degrees.
"Mmm, it's delicious, gives the feeling of eating at in hearty bites."
Lin Miao smiled with her eyes narrowed and took a big bite for herself, then handed the skewer to Lin Jie's mouth.
The two took turns having bites, and quickly finished the skewer, then moved on to the second shop for Teppanyaki squid.
Lin Miao ordered two again...
Osmanthus rice cake, crab roe soup dumplings, stead pork balls, pan-fried buns, crispy beef patties, pancakes, delicious wontons...
Though in most cases, the Lin siblings shared a portion, after visiting over a dozen shops, both of their bellies were slightly bulging.
Lin Jie found that they had only covered less than half of this street and hadn't even crossed to the other side yet.
"Miaomiao, with our stomach capacities, it seems difficult to achieve this goal of eating from start to end."
Lin Miao thought for a mont and decisively said, "Brother, how about we just pick the special ones and those we love, instead of trying a bit at every shop?"
Lin Jie nodded in agreent, and seeing that the next shop was a hot drink shop, he said, "Miaomiao, are you thirsty?"
"Let's go to the hot drink shop, get a drink, and sit down to rest for a while."
The three entered the hot drink shop, each getting a cup of hot milkshake of different flavors, sat inside the bright and warm little shop, and drank while watching the crowd outside, taking a break.
"Brother, how is Nannan's bone injury recovering?"
Lin Jie pulled out a tissue to wipe off the little bit of milk foam on Lin Miao's lip corner and softly said, "According to today's X-ray, the fractured bones haven't shown any signs of deformation, indicating that the effect of the water tank device ets my expectations."
"If it continues like this, Nannan's postoperative results should be good."
"Then... after recovery, will Nannan be exactly like a normal person?" Lin Miao asked with anticipation.
Lin Jie shook his head and said, "It's difficult!"
"Her bone injuries involve the ankle, knee, and hip joints. Among them, the hip joint injury is the most severe and has been almost completely reconstructed by ."
"Although the injuries to the ankle and knee joints were minor and not much addressed during this surgery, the healing and proliferation of previous joint fractures will undoubtedly affect the flexibility of joint movent."
"To what extent it will affect, only ti will tell during Nannan's rehabilitative walking therapy."
Lin Jie showed a subtle smile on his face and said, "Nevertheless, according to this recovery trend, after Nannan recovers, at least basic sitting, standing, and walking should be assured."
Lin Miao took a big sip of her milkshake and smiled, "You're right, brother. Even if it's not the best, compared to being in a wheelchair, it's definitely a monuntal improvent and enhancent."
"Brother, is there any chance Nannan's father won't be sentenced to death?"
Lin Jie sighed and said, "Basically impossible."
"The lawyer defending him solemnly told , that night, Yao Jishun's actions were rational and organized, and he handled everything quite neatly."
"In this situation, even the defense of impulsive murder can't be used, especially since it involved more than one life, all of whom were underage girls."
"So..."
Lin Miao sighed disappointedly and asked again, "Then can he see Nannan stand up?"
"Let's aim for it! For Nannan to stand up and walk, besides recovering from bone injuries and so damaged nerves, the atrophied muscles in her legs also need retraining, and all this takes ti."
Lin Jie said with so worry, "It's just that this case, the facts are clear and there's undeniable confession from Yao Jishun."
"I'm sowhat concerned that the relevant departnts will settle this case swiftly and decisively."
He added sympathetically, "Nannan is much stronger than I imagined."
"She probably understands the situation, which is why she ticulously follows my advice to recover as quickly as possible."
Lin Miao empathized, "Kids who've gone through tough tis grow up fast, don't they?"
"Back in the day, even when I couldn't see, I was struggling to hold the fort by myself... "
"Okay, okay, stop trying to sound pitiful!"
Lin Jie interrupted, smiling as he said, "I know it wasn't easy for you back then."
"But I didn't just eat for nothing, right? Back then, I had the will but not the ans."
At this point, Lin Jie couldn't help teasing again, "Miaomiao, I suddenly realize you seem to be living younger as ti goes by. You were so great before, never needed to worry and you even took care of earning money and looking after ."
"But look at you now, you're becoming more and more like an innocent young girl!"
Lin Miao wrinkled her little nose, tilting her chin up, and huffed, "Brother, back then I had no support, no choice, I had to be strong."
"But now, don't I have you to back up in everything? So I can naturally do whatever I please, whatever I want to do."
She suddenly blushed, her voice lowering a bit, "Brother, there's sothing I need to confess to you."
"What is it?" Lin Jie casually inquired.
Lin Miao chuckled mischievously, "Last night that Shao Deyao wasn't he saying I looked familiar, asking if we'd t before? I told him we hadn't t before."
"Actually, I had t him before."
Lin Jie asked with interest, "Is there a story there?"
Lin Miao said a bit embarrassed, "It was in the hospital, I heard soone talking, the voice was quite jarring, so I couldn't help but comnt on how unpleasant it was, like a duck's voice or sothing."
"He must have heard it, and mocked in return. Thinking he was petty, I quarreled with him a bit."
Lin Jie said, "So that's what happened, it's no big deal."
"Back then he was probably self-conscious and sensitive about his voice, so naturally his reaction was a bit intense. But now, he won't mind such trivial things anymore."
Lin Jie added boldly, "Even if he does care, so what? You're my dearest sister. No matter what complaints he has, he has to endure it and show you a smile."
Lin Miao said happily, "Brother, you're really spoiling your sister, I love it..."
After finishing their milkshakes, the three rested a bit, regained so energy, and continued their food street tour.
After passing a few shops, Lin Jie noticed a line of twenty or thirty people in front.
"Miaomiao, what shop is ahead? What kind of delicious food are they selling to have such a long queue?"
Lin Miao swallowed the takoyaki and enthusiastically said, "Brother, up ahead is a popular tofu soup shop. Their tofu and minced at soup, and tofu seafood soup are delicious."
"I have to have a bowl every ti I co. Brother, let's hurry and get in line!"
Lin Miao dragged Lin Jie to the end of the queue, using a toothpick to hand him a takoyaki.
"Brother, the owner of this shop has a special skill. He can slice soft tofu as thin as paper, and the tofu strands are as fine as hair."
Lin Jie swallowed the takoyaki and mumbled, "A truly skilled person is valued no matter where they are."
He looked up to see a small store with an LCD screen above the entrance, playing a video of a man in a chef's coat slicing tofu.
The man, holding a trembling piece of soft tofu in his left hand and a kitchen knife in his right, subrged both hands in a basin of clear water and began slicing the tofu underwater.
Lin Jie soon saw in the video, a thin layer of tofu being sliced off.
With a gentle twist of the knife, the paper-thin tofu peeled off the blade, floating and swaying down to the bottom of the basin.
Watching this undisturbed, unbroken sheet of tofu dancing in the water stirred sothing in Lin Jie's mind.
The brain's gray matter is as delicate as this soft tofu.
Lin Jie's biggest concern when separating the brains of the two infants was the possibility of the gray matter being damaged or irreparably hard if exposed to external force without the protective layer of the more resilient cerebral cortex.
Perhaps the separation process could be done in so solution, similar to slicing tofu this way!
Lin Jie pondered this possibility, following in step with the slowly advancing line…
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