The person who gave him the information said that if Lu Zhixia could understand the matter, the person would be released soon.
That's why he came here without stopping. He had never met Lu Zhixia before, only seen her name on that record.
The address was a dumpling restaurant, and he had never bowed his head to many people in his life.
He repeatedly bowed his head for his daughter's sake, only to sigh that it was a debt from a past life, which he could repay in this one.
Stepping into the store, I saw them all packing up their things.
Because he didn't know which one was Lu Zhixia, he could only call out her name.
"I'm looking for Lu Zhixia, Comrade Lu. May I ask who you are?"
Lu Zhixia turned to look at the door and saw a well-dressed middle-aged man. This man probably hadn't eaten at the restaurant before.
So she slowly walked over.
Lin Hongzhi remains in the same spot like a statue, and this girl looks just like Tong Shuyao!
This must be the person he saw in the store that day.
"Is there something you need?" Lu Zhixia asked again, and when the other person didn't answer, she waved her hand in front of him.
"Comrade, I'm asking you a question! Are you looking to order food? We only have dumplings left at this time!"
"I'd like a serving of dumplings!" Lin Hongzhi pulled out a chair and sat down. He needed to calm down; he didn't dare to look up at anyone at that moment.
Lu Zhixia: "What kind of filling do you want? Vegetarian or meat?"
She thought the man was a bit strange, but didn't think much of it. She just wanted to serve the food quickly and then get back to work.
Lin Hongzhi: "Just use whatever you have."
Lu Zhixia: "How many do you want?"
Lin Hongzhi: "I can eat it all by myself."
Lu Zhixia felt that this person must have something on their mind, so she didn't ask any more questions and instead turned around and went to the kitchen to cook dumplings.
The ground beef was seasoned very well today, so I cooked him half a pound of beef.
After serving, I placed the dumplings on the table and asked, "Would you like beef dumplings?"
Seeing that the person was about to turn away, Lin Hongzhi called out, "Could you sit down and talk to me for a bit?"
Lu Zhixia looked at him questioningly, "What do you mean, 'What's wrong'?"
Lin Hongzhi: "To be honest, you look a bit like one of my good friends."
Lu Zhixia then realized what was going on. Seeing that they had almost finished their work, she pulled out a chair and sat down.
"I see, you miss your friend so much!"
Lin Hongzhi adjusted his glasses. "She passed away many years ago."
Lu Zhixia wasn't surprised. If the person were still alive, they wouldn't have lost their composure like this.
"Do they look alike?"
Lin Hongzhi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, very similar. If you were a little younger, you might look almost exactly alike."
Lu Zhixia thought to herself, what a coincidence! Seeing how nostalgic the other person was, she handed them the chopsticks.
"Have some dumplings first, and take a break."
"Okay, thank you." Lin Hongzhi picked up his chopsticks and ate the dumplings; they tasted even better than he had imagined.
But he could only eat a few bites before putting down his chopsticks and continuing to speak.
"Where are you from?"
Lu Zhixia: "I am from Huaining, Shuyang."
Lin Hongzhi stood up abruptly and looked the man up and down.
"Are you from over there too?"
Lu Zhixia, "What's the problem?"
Lin Hongzhi: "My old friend was also from that side."
Lu Zhixia thought it was a bit of a coincidence. "Really? Maybe it's just that people from different places look a bit alike."
Lin Hongzhi suddenly thought of a possibility, "May I ask how old you are this year?"
Lu Zhixia frowned slightly, then looked at the man in front of her.
"I'll be 30 next birthday."
"Your birthday is in February!" Lin Hongzhi asked eagerly.
This time it was Lu Zhixia's turn to stand up. If there are too many coincidences, it means that this is not a coincidence.
She never met her father and mother. Her grandfather only said that they went to a very far place. Later, when she grew up and became more sensible, she knew that her parents were gone.
As for why he didn't go to pay respects every year, she thought it might be because her grandfather didn't want to be sad, so she never asked.
"How do you know so much?" she said coldly.
Lin Hongzhi was extremely agitated. He sent people to investigate, but they said that due to the passage of time, they couldn't find anything, so he thought there was no hope left.
He should have just found someone and asked directly. He took a few steps forward.
"My child, I am your father!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Zhixia refused the hand that was being offered to her. "I have no influence over you. If you're trying to fool me, listen up: they're all dead!"
Lin Hongzhi: "I really am your father. Your mother passed away early."
Lu Zhixia felt a chill run down her spine. "Don't keep saying these things. If you were my father, why haven't you taken care of me all these years?"
Lin Hongzhi walked around in circles, knowing he couldn't explain, but he also couldn't not explain, so he turned back.
"Your mother and I met there, and you were born there. Later, your mother died because of complications during childbirth."
"And then?" Lu Zhixia looked at the man's evasive eyes.
"Later—she said you were dead." Lin Hongzhi was too ashamed to tell the child that he had married her mother's sister.
"Which 'her'? Who is she?!" Lu Zhixia demanded loudly.
“She’s your mother’s sister.” Lin Hongzhi closed his eyes. “At the time, I found it hard to accept that I hadn’t seen you—”
Lu Zhixia instantly guessed the answer, but she refused to accept it, so she waved her hand.
I don't want to talk to you right now!
"Listen to me!" Lin Hongzhi wanted to defend himself again.
"I don't want to hear it!" Lu Zhixia shouted.
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