The next day.

Su Yinwan went to the dessert shop as usual.

At lunchtime, there weren't many customers in the shop.

She sat at the cashier, tallying the accounts.

"Xiao Wan".

Suddenly, Su Yinwan heard a familiar voice.

Looking up, I saw Jiang Yubai, whom I hadn't seen for several months.

"Yu Bai, what brings you here?"

At this moment, Su Yinwan no longer exuded the same level of warmth as before.

This scene left Jiang Yubai feeling somewhat heartbroken.

"Why haven't you been able to meet me lately? Are you really too busy? If so, I'll have to come to your place in person."

Jiang Yubai reached out to grasp Su Yinwan's hand, which was resting on the table.

Su Yinwan quickly dodged and withdrew her hand.

"As you can see, I have to go to work during the week, and after get off work I have to go home to be with my family."

"My grandfather is staying in Chengdu these days, and I need to spend more time with him, so I haven't had much time."

"Really? When did Grandpa Su arrive? I'll visit him another day."

"No need, Yu Bai. Grandpa lives in the Rong family's old house. He prefers quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed."

Su Yinwan didn't give him a chance.

Thinking that her husband would be angry, she declined Jiang Yubai's offer.

"Xiao Wan, did I do something to upset you? Tell me, and I'll change."

Jiang Yubai noticed that Su Yinwan had changed her attitude from before, and it was obvious that she was now frequently rejecting him.

Even his tone of voice lacked its former cheerfulness.

"No, you're fine. It's just that my husband doesn't like me getting too close to other men."

"I'm sorry, Yu Bai, you deserve a better girl. Don't focus your attention on me anymore."

Jiang Yubai never expected Su Yinwan to be so direct.

She already knew that he had a different kind of love for her.

That's why they were so resolute.

"No, Xiao Wan, you can't do this to me."

"Have you forgotten how happy and joyful we were together? How can you just throw away this friendship like that?"

Jiang Yubai pleaded in a trembling voice.

"If you don't like me contacting you so often, I'll talk less and contact you less, okay? Can you please not remove me from your world?"

I feel heartbroken and humiliated at the same time.

Thinking that the customers coming and going and the store staff would hear too much, Su Yinwan finally took Jiang Yubai upstairs.

During this time of day, there are usually very few customers on the second floor.

There was also a screen in one corner to facilitate their conversation.

"Xiao Wan, do you know that I fell in love with you from the very first moment I saw you? You had your hair in a high ponytail, wore a floral dress, and your smile was so healing and radiant."

Jiang Yubai recalled the scene of their first meeting.

That year, Su Yinwan was seven years old, and Jiang Yubai was eight years old.

Although the two lived in the same town, they had never met.

That day after school, Jiang Yubai, as usual, carried his schoolbag and walked out of the school gate towards home.

There are many food stalls near the school gate.

Crispy grilled sausages, plum juice, bowl-shaped rice cakes, crispy potato chips, cold noodles, etc.

Very cheap, as low as 50 cents and as high as 3 yuan.

Each food stall was surrounded by many hungry students.

Jiang Yubai had never tried these snacks before.

Every time he passed by this place, he would lower his head and flee quickly.

Does he not like to eat it?

No, it's because he has no money.

Children of this age are usually greedy eaters.

The family was already destitute, and Grandma struggled to earn even a few dollars a day.

He didn't dare ask his grandmother for pocket money, let alone hope to eat these things.

Suddenly.

"Selling candied hawthorns! Big and sweet candied hawthorns!"

Several cries of vendors selling candied hawthorns stopped Jiang Yubai in his tracks.

He looked up at the distance.

There was an old man holding a stick covered with candied hawthorns.

The translucent, bright red candied hawthorn skewers are very tempting.

Jiang Yubai stood there, his eyes fixed on the candied hawthorn tree next to the old man.

Grandma fell while working a couple of days ago and has been resting at home ever since.

Recently, she has had little appetite and doesn't eat much.

His mental state wasn't very good either.

He just kept chewing on a candied hawthorn.

On this day, Jiang Yubai finally had the chance to see the old man selling candied hawthorns, but he had no money.

At that moment, he stood there quietly, pondering an idea.

He even considered just robbing it.

He was certain he could outrun the old man.

After a long internal struggle, Jiang Yubai walked towards the old man.

"Grandpa, how much is a skewer of candied hawthorns?"

"One yuan a skewer, how many do you want?"

Seeing that business had returned, the old man smiled and spoke up.

Jiang Yubai paused for a moment, then mustered his courage and spoke.

"I don't have any money right now. Could you give me a string of coins first? I'll pay on credit."

"I will pay you back. I will give it to you as soon as I make some money selling scrap in the next couple of days."

Fearing the old man would refuse him, Jiang Yubai said confidently.

As a result, the old man didn't appreciate it and immediately changed his attitude.

"Get out of here if you don't have money. You're thinking of buying on credit. What a kid."

"Grandpa, please, just lend me one candy skewer. My grandma is sick, and she just wants to eat a candied hawthorn."

Jiang Yubai pleaded with the old man.

She even knelt down before him.

Upon seeing this, the old man selling candied hawthorns immediately shook off Jiang Yubai's hand.

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