A Chinese man paid for 5,000 bowls of spicy noodles in the southwestern city of Chongqing after a vendor recovered his lost engagement ring, it’s reported.
据报道，一名中国男子在西南部重庆市买了5000碗酸辣粉，以感谢一名店员帮他找到丢失的求婚戒指。
According to the Chongqing Morning Post, the man surnamed Wang wanted to surprise his girlfriend with the proposal on their one-year anniversary. He had spent the morning of 13 August making preparations ahead of the engagement, but while having his lunch he moved away from his seat to take a call from his girlfriend, in case she spotted him.
据《重庆晨报》报道，这位王先生想在恋爱一周年之际向女友求婚，给她一个惊喜。13号早上求婚前，他作好了筹备工作，可是在吃中饭时，女友来电，他离开座位去接女友的电话，以防行踪被女友发现。
When he returned, he found his bag had gone, containing the three-carat diamond ring worth 300,000 yuan (US $44,900). But fortunately a local resident had handed the bag in to the restaurant manager Yue Xiaohua, who later returned it to Mr Wang.
当他返回时，发现手包不见了，其中装着价值30万元（4.49万美元）的一枚3克拉钻戒。可幸运的是，一位当地人捡到了手包并将其交给了餐厅经理岳小华，最终物归原主。
Mr Yue told the Chongqing Morning Post that Mr Wang "unexpectedly" returned to the restaurant the following day. "He asked us how many bowls of spicy noodles we sell in a day, and then gave me 35,000 yuan, which is 5,000 bowls, saying ’please invite everyone to eat for free for the day’. "
岳小华在接受《重庆晨报》采访时说，第二天，王先生“出人意料”的返回了这家餐厅。他问我们每天大约要卖出多少碗酸辣粉，然后给了我3.5万元买下了5000碗酸辣粉，表示“让大家今天都来免费吃酸辣粉”。
South China Morning Post adds that Mr Wang also gave a "thank you" letter to the shop, confirming that his girlfriend had accepted his engagement."Chongqing has the woman I love, and so many nice people," the letter read. "I feel very honoured and happy."
《重庆晨报》补充说，王先生还给这家店写了一封“感谢信”，确认女友接受了他的求婚。信中写着，“重庆有我爱的女子，还有这么多好心的市民，我感到很荣幸、幸福！”
