Chapter 389 Destined
Looking at this situation, Shen Qingran knew that the old lady must be sick.
Watching the old lady leave, Shen Qingran walked around.
There was no special news for the whole day.
As the sky gradually darkened, Shen Qingran packed her things and walked to the entrance of the alley.
There are gradually more and more snack stalls with constant hawking sounds.
There was a constant stream of people coming and going.
Shen Qingran looked at an old man at the innermost corner who was making wontons.
Walked over.
"Comrade, a bowl of wontons."
The old man smiled kindly, "Okay, I'll be there right away. Little comrade, please sit down first."
Shen Qingran sat aside and watched the old man quietly rolling out the dough and making wontons. His movements were neat and quick, and he didn't look old at all.
"How many years have you been doing this, old man?"
"We have been here for decades. In the past, we couldn't sell it to people, so we had to sit and eat it by ourselves. Now we can sell it, but not many people like our food."
Shen Qingran watched the old man walk over with wontons in his hand. They looked a bit like the thin-skinned wontons in Ning City.
I scooped one out with a spoon and found the meat filling inside was a little different.
It's delicious though.
The old man looked at her and said casually, "Young comrade, your accent doesn't sound local, right?"
Shen Qingran nodded, "I came here to look for someone, but I didn't find him."
The old man put the rag in his hand aside and said, "Young comrade, who are you looking for? I'm quite familiar with the people around here."
When Shen Qingran heard this, her eyes lit up and she quickly put down the spoon in her hand.
"Grandpa, the one I'm looking for is the one in the Huaihua Alley in front. It's the third one inward."
"Oh, isn't that Mrs. Lin's house?"
"Do you know him?"
"Let's get to know each other. There are many old residents in this alley. I know them."
"But, I heard that something happened to her son. Didn't Mrs. Lin go to look for him? You really can't find him if you come now."
When Shen Qingran heard this, he was sure that the old man in front of him knew someone.
"Grandpa, do you know that this old lady Lin had a younger sister?"
The old man paused in rolling the dough, tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Oh, don't tell me, I remember now, there is one."
"But the little girl seemed to have been sold. I remember that Old Lady Lin looked for her for several years before she gave up."
Shen Qingran nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I heard from an old lady that she was sold to a rice merchant."
The old man shook his head. "That's true. But the little girl was lucky. She met a kind-hearted man whose last name seemed to be Huo. She was bought by him at that time."
"Old Lady Lin also knew about this. I don't know what happened afterwards, but I heard that there was a general named Huo in our neighborhood before. Maybe the girl followed that general."
Shen Qingran was stunned for a long time.
She suddenly felt a little hesitant.
Huh?
Last name Huo?
Is it really such a coincidence?
Shen Qingran suppressed the doubts in his heart and said, "Thank you, old man."
"Oh, you're welcome. Mrs. Lin is a good person with a kind heart. It's just that her son is a little disappointing. It's hard to describe her daughter-in-law. But fortunately, they are not bad people."
Shen Qingran didn't continue to listen to what the old man said next.
She paid the money and hurried back to the guesthouse to make a phone call.
The Huo family’s old house also has a telephone.
Father Shen answered the phone.
"Hello, Dad."
Father Shen excitedly chatted with Shen Qingran about family matters.
Mother Shen walked by, “Who are you talking to on the phone?”
Father Shen: "Ranran. The little girl called me."
"What? My daughter called and you didn't call me?"
Mother Shen rushed over and took the phone, "Ranran?"
"Mom, how are you?"
"Okay, okay, how are you doing out there? Is it hard?"
Shen Qingran said in a gentle voice, "It's not hard. I'll be back in a few days. Mom, I want to eat the braised pork ribs you made."
"Okay, okay, I'll make it for you when you come back. Don't get a heat stroke when the weather is hot."
Shen Qingran felt warm in her heart as she listened to Mother Shen's caring words.
"Okay, Mom, I'm fine. Mom, I have something I want to ask grandma, is she there?"
"Yes, yes, the old lady is practicing the Five Animal Exercises you taught her in the yard. She has to do it several times every day."
"I'll help you shout."
After a while, the old lady came back.
"Ranran, it's grandma."
When Shen Qingran heard the old lady's strong voice, she knew that she was in good health.
"grandmother."
"Hey, little darling, what do you want to talk to grandma about?"
Shen Qingran's laughter came from the phone.
"Grandma, I called you because I have something to ask you."
Grandma Huo sat on a mahogany stool and smiled, "Okay, ask."
"Grandma, do you know someone named Lin Shufen?"
Lin Shufen?
Old Mrs. Huo was suddenly stunned.
"Ranran, how do you know Lin Shufen?"
Shen Qingran was stunned for a moment and made up an excuse.
"Grandma, I met a great old Chinese doctor when I was in school. This time I happened to be out and passed by his old acquaintance's hometown."
"He asked me to come and offer condolences. The old lady's name is Lin Shulan. After I came here, I learned that when she was young, she had a sister named Lin Shufen who had been separated from her for many years."
"I couldn't bear to see the old lady suffer, so I asked around. I heard that Comrade Lin Shufen was bought by a man named Huo."
"I'm just asking you, grandma, is there such a person in our Huo family?"
Old Mrs. Huo was in a daze for a moment, and then a sigh was heard over the phone.
"Ranran, this Lin Shufen is indeed from our Huo family."
Shen Qingran's heart suddenly began to tighten.
"Grandma, what's going on?"
Mrs. Huo immediately explained, "Ranran, you should call this person grandma."
Shen Qingran:?
"I thought you knew about the matter between Ting Xiao's father and Ji Huiying."
"Then you must also know that Tingxiao's father used to have a younger brother named Huo Jianchen."
"This Huo Jianchen is the one who used to be with Ji Huifan."
Shen Qingran nodded. She knew about this matter.
"Grandma, do you mean Huo Jianchen is this Lin Shufen's son?"
Mrs. Huo's deep voice came from the phone.
"It's like this. Shufen is a good person. When she left, she handed Jianchen to me."
"I am sorry for her."
Shen Qingran listened to the old lady's sobbing voice and said, "Grandma, don't be sad."
"Ranran, where is this Lin Shulan you mentioned now?"
Shen Qingran was still thinking and replied after a long while, "I haven't found her yet."
Mrs. Huo: "If I can, I would also like to meet Shufen's family."
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