It is expensive to eat out. So Mr. and Mrs. white hardly ever go out to eat. They only eat out on special days. Today is Mrs. White's 40th birthday. So it is a very special day. Mr. and Mrs. White go to their favorite Chinese restaurant-China House. It is a small restaurant. However, it is quite clean and beautiful. There are about 10 tables in the restaurant. On each table there is a red flower. The whites came here for the first time three years ago. They came to celebrate their friend Robert's birthday. They fell in love with this small restaurant at that time.
Ben is a waiter here. He works very hard and he enjoys his job. He likes talking with many customers(顾客)like him. The Whites order vegetable soup for their first course, For their main course, they order Beijing Duck. After the main course, they order a fruit salad. Ben brings them their food. They eat slowly and happily, listening to the beautiful music. She is very happy. She thinks that it is not so bad to be 40 years old.