"Can't Eat Because No Money?"... Owner Hands Ramen to Teased Child

"You can only eat that because you have no money?"
Store Owner Gives Ramen to Student Who Ordered Only a Bowl of Rice
"Thank you"... Parent Responds with an Order

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A story about a store owner who provided ramen to a student who only ordered a bowl of rice due to lack of money has attracted attention.

On the 28th, an online community post titled "The owner who gave ramen to a kid eating only a bowl of rice among friends eating kimchi fried rice" was uploaded. According to the post, SNS 'Threads' user A said, "Last week, three students came to my fianc?'s store; two ordered kimchi fried rice, and one only ordered a bowl of rice."

When a student who was only eating a bowl of rice was offered ramen, the student's parents expressed their gratitude by placing a delivery order in return. Thread

He continued, "That one friend ate the rice with the free udon broth, and the other two friends mocked him, saying, 'You don't have money, so you can only eat that, right?'" He explained, "Upon hearing that, my fianc?, despite being busy, cooked a ramen and gave it to the student to eat." Then he added, "Thirty minutes later, an order came in with a request that made us feel really good. The world is still warm," attaching a photo of the delivery order slip received by the store. The orderer, presumed to be the student's parent, left a request saying, 'Thank you for giving ramen to my Taekwondo son.' Along with this, they ordered two rabokki and four soft tofu stews to repay the owner's kindness.

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "If a friend can't eat because they don't have money, wouldn't you share with them? The world seems to have changed a lot," "These days, students neither share with friends nor try to buy for them. It seems that thorough education is being done to prevent issues like school violence," and "It might be that, in their young hearts, they don't want to lose what they have." Additionally, some said, "I should frequently eat at such a warm-hearted store," promising to give the owner a 'donjjul' (a term meaning to support a business financially as a thank you).