Spicy Noodles, Warm Smiles

放学后，美和李伟去一家小饭馆吃饭。

Fàngxué hòu, Měi hé Lǐ Wěi qù yì jiā xiǎo fànguǎn chī fàn.

After school, Mei and Li Wei go to a small restaurant to eat.

他们很饿，服务员给他们菜单。

Tāmen hěn è, fúwùyuán gěi tāmen càidān.

They are very hungry, and the waiter gives them menus.

美点了一碗牛肉面和一杯热茶。

Měi diǎn le yì wǎn niúròu miàn hé yì bēi rè chá.

Mei orders a bowl of beef noodles and a cup of hot tea.

李伟点了十个饺子和一碗酸辣汤。

Lǐ Wěi diǎn le shí gè jiǎozi hé yì wǎn suān là tāng.

Li Wei orders ten dumplings and a bowl of hot-and-sour soup.

饭馆里有红灯笼，屋里很香。

Fànguǎn lǐ yǒu hóng dēnglóng, wū lǐ hěn xiāng.

There are red lanterns in the restaurant, and it smells good inside.

菜很快来了，他们先喝茶。

Cài hěn kuài lái le, tāmen xiān hē chá.

The food comes quickly, and they drink tea first.

李伟觉得面太辣了，他请服务员要一碗清汤。

Lǐ Wěi juéde miàn tài là le, tā qǐng fúwùyuán yào yì wǎn qīng tāng.

Li Wei feels the noodles are too spicy, and he asks the waiter for a bowl of clear soup.

服务员微笑着送来清汤和纸巾。

Fúwùyuán wēixiào zhe sòng lái qīng tāng hé zhǐjīn.

The waiter smiles and brings clear soup and napkins.

他们分着吃饺子，边吃边聊天。

Tāmen fēn zhe chī jiǎozi, biān chī biān liáotiān.

They share the dumplings and chat while eating.

老板最后送了几块橙子，他们觉得很温暖。

Lǎobǎn zuìhòu sòng le jǐ kuài chéngzi, tāmen juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.

The boss gives them some orange slices at the end, and they feel very warm.

结账时，他们用手机付款，说“谢谢”。

Jiézhàng shí, tāmen yòng shǒujī fùkuǎn, shuō "xièxie".

When paying, they use their phones and say “thank you.”

走出饭馆，夜色很美，他们打算下周再来。

Zǒu chū fànguǎn, yèsè hěn měi, tāmen dǎsuàn xià zhōu zài lái.

They walk out of the restaurant; the night is beautiful, and they plan to come again next week.