Let's go to the Big Bench

I have long heard that I opened a very distinctive restaurant near my home, the name of the restaurant is very special, called "big bench", big bench, also known as "bench" or "bench", is the common furniture of Chinese families after liberation, and now, with the changes of The Times, gradually replaced by rattan chairs, sofas and other seating. Why did the restaurateur give the restaurant such a corny name? I must go and see it.

On the weekend, I had nothing to do and decided to get together with a few friends, and the location was chosen in the "big bench". Less than 10 minutes, I saw the "big bench", the exterior of the restaurant is very artistic, but also very simple, a playful freehand painting, painted above a bench, the bench is generally crowded with five or six different shapes of people, talking, seemingly pour out. Although there is no "big bench" in the book, but through such a personality sign, I think that this should be the restaurant that everyone said.

Push the door into, a noise into the ear drum, the business here is really very fierce, the restaurant is almost full of people, leaving only an empty table in the corner. I raised my eyebrows to the waiter and asked if there was a box. But the waiter shook his head like a rattle and repeatedly reminded me, "I'm sorry, Sir, we never have a box here, only the lobby."

'I continued.' Don't the guests mind the noise because there are no private rooms? Your service is inhuman!"

"Sir, if you were talking to an old friend, and his voice was louder, would you find his voice harsh?" The waiter asked back with a smile.

"Of course not, that's to liven things up, but these people in the hall are strangers! How can there be something in common?" I continued to ask.

As soon as my words ended, the waiter continued to ask me: "You have not tried, how do you know there is no common language?"

I was suddenly dumbfounded by the waiter's words. Seeing my face, the waiter smiled and explained, "Sir, is this your first time to visit our store?" If you look carefully, you will find that our tables are locked together in rows, a row of tables is 9 meters, with three 3-meter stools on both sides of the table. When guests come here, whether they are friends or strangers, they sit down in turn, so that there is enough space for everyone to communicate, whether they are familiar with each other or strangers, as long as they open their mouth, The rest of the guests in succession like relay, is not also a very pleasant thing? According to customers, many people who have never met before have become close friends through the "big bench" in our store.

After listening to the waiter's explanation, I suddenly understood the good intentions of the restaurant owner, when the reinforced concrete jungle of modern cities imprison people's hearts, when the unbreakable security door breaks the "roots" of people's communication, when the communication consciousness between people is gradually indifferent, there can be such a "big bench", so that everyone can sit together calmly. This kind of atmosphere alone is enough to make people relaxed and happy!

To be honest, the food and wine that day was not too good, but such a dining environment where dozens of people spoke freely together was unforgettable for a long time. In this era of privacy and awareness of prevention are becoming more and more important, too many people are keen to build "protective walls" for themselves, and this restaurant has built a bridge of communication for the whole city with a bench. In my opinion, the "Big Bench" is not only a restaurant, but also a city's "spiritual clinic", and the doctor in the clinic is every one of us.

(Although my hometown is closed, every tree and grass there is a warm story of my father.)