It's common for homeless people to pick up recyclable (可回收利用的) things to sell and make a living. However, it's not so common to see them sit in a restaurant where the average meal costs $ 150. But that's 1what happened when a man walked into Benvindo, a 2restaurant in Belo Horizonte.
According to the staff, a homeless man3the waiters at the front door and wanted a meal. He also insisted on paying for it with the money he made by4 the cans: a single $ 50 bill.
"I thought this was something5," said Fontes, a 21-year-old waiter. But he continued providing6for the man as he served other guests. The man7an executive (行政) lunch, including a main dish and dessert, which 8$ 121. 80. However, when the man asked for the bill, the restaurant's owner told Fontes to waive (放弃) the charge. Instead of accepting the free meal, the man politely turned it 9 and insisted on paying.
When it became 10 that the man wasn't ready to change his 11, the waiter decided to charge him $ 10. Fontes said, "I then had to lie, saying customers could get a(n) 12 on the lunch for there was an ongoing13, because the man had $ 50 and refused to get the $ 40. "
A customer there took a picture of them and shared it online? saying? "I just 14 a great example of consideration...." The photo gained hundreds of 15, praising Fontes and the man. Fontes said he simply wanted to perform an act of kindness for an honest hardworking man.
