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The 'secret code meal' hides the tenderness of a city

2025-08-29   

Recently, a surveillance video has flooded the internet: in the picture, a young man is holding a suitcase and wandering around the restaurant entrance for a long time. When the number of customers in the restaurant gradually decreases, he finally mustered the courage to order a "No.2 meal", and the landlady tacitly served the steaming hot food. After finishing the meal, the young man deeply bowed and moved everyone. The "No.2 meal" in the young man's mouth refers to the free love meal provided by the shop owner to those who are temporarily in difficulty. In many streets of Guangzhou, various ordering "secret codes" convey the same simple intention - "If you have difficulties, I can help" - such as "No.2 meal", "Eight Welcome Soup Powder", "A set meal", "Single set meal". Walking into these shops, the decoration may not be exquisite enough, and the food may just be home cooked, but the "I understand you" is precious - "If you are looking for a job in Guangzhou, facing temporary difficulties in life, and need help, tell our staff to 'order a No.2 meal'. Don't be naughty, just leave after finishing. Everyone has their own difficulties." Some people say, "The highest principle of charity is to protect the dignity of the recipient." Fine tasting, whether it is the rarely heard "No.2 meal", "Eight Welcome Soup Powder", or the more familiar "A set meal", "Single set meal", these "secret codes" look exactly the same as ordinary meals, so don't worry about saying them. Not exporting. When asked why it was named "No.2 meal", the shop owner's words also made people's noses sour: "2" is also a homophone of "love". The small meal contains great love and dignity, this unique and ingenious idea warms the stomach and heart even more. I believe many people have this question: why did the "secret meal" appear? Why do we keep staging relay races? Quoting a popular saying that goes, "Because I've been in the rain, I want to hold an umbrella for others." For example, the shop owner who launched the "No.2 meal" also experienced days of financial difficulties: when he first arrived in a big city with only a few tens of yuan in his pocket, he was invited to a meal by a fellow townsman and helped him get through the toughest days. At this moment, the person who has been drenched in the rain has an umbrella and is doing their best to help their former self. I still remember the sign at the entrance of a "secret code meal" that read "I hope you will have the ability in the future and also help some people in need". By giving back kindness with kindness and conveying true feelings with sincerity, we have reason to believe that this cycle of love will continue and warm more people in temporary difficulties. Of course, while liking the "secret meal", many people are also worried about whether someone will eat the "king meal". After all, most of the shops participating in the love relay are small businesses and cannot afford to be taken advantage of by the "wool party". The words of a "secret meal" shop owner are touching: "No matter if the other person seems to be really struggling with life, as long as you say 'single meal set', I will give it. We don't care about a few extra bowls of noodles." Fortunately, we saw a good result: according to the owner of the Love Meal, there are rarely "repeat customers" for the "No.2 meal". The 'fireworks' of the human world can also be a public welfare. Here, I would like to express my gratitude to the kind-hearted shop owners who have warmed up the city, and I also hope that more people will join in the public welfare action to help those who are temporarily stuck in the quagmire overcome their difficulties and regain the courage to start again. (New Society)

Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Zhou shu

Source:Southern Daily

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