Liu Ruonan nodded with a wicked smile, and responded, "Okay, then let's make a loft!"
Liu Ruonan couldn't bear to continue teasing Zhuang Sheng, but seeing that Gao Shanshan and Chen Lei were already busy, she hurried forward to help.
Looking at Liu Ruonan's back as she left, she seemed very happy at the moment, her petite figure just skipping away. Still in adolescence, she looked like a lively child.
Zhuang Sheng sorted himself out, suppressed his shyness, straightened his clothes, and then walked towards the store. While he was there, he did whatever he could to help Liu Ruonan. Seeing them busy, Zhuang Sheng felt very relieved.
The mayor had been diligently applying the plaster Liu Ruonan had given him over the past few days, and he'd also come to her during the day for acupuncture. He'd felt his headaches had eased considerably.
Today, the mayor had just finished acupuncture and was about to leave when he found an old man standing at the door.
He stood at the door, looking at the bustling business, a faint smile on his lips. Beside the old man was a middle-aged man supporting him, his expression looking a little serious.
Liu Ruonan recognized him at a glance. This person was the head of Zhen Medical Hall and his son.
Liu Ruonan stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "Boss, why are you here?"
The old man is still going strong! Maybe it's because he's a Chinese medicine practitioner, but even though he's in his sixties, he looks very strong.
The old boss smiled and said to Liu Ruonan, "I heard you opened a shop here, so I came to take a look."
The mayor and Li Zhao walked forward and nodded to the old boss.
Some time ago, Liu Ruonan's newspapers were selling like crazy throughout the provincial capital, and the mayor appeared in the photo. The old boss naturally recognized him as the mayor. He smiled politely and nodded, but didn't address him. This seemed like he was trying to curry favor with others, and the old boss hated trying to curry favor with others.
"Girl, since you have guests, I'll leave first."
"Okay, take care." Liu Ruonan also had the same concern. After all, the mayor's status is very high. If he called him mayor in front of everyone, it would seem like he was showing off.
Li Zhao followed the mayor and turned away.
Liu Ruonan invited the boss into the house, sat him down at the desk in the warehouse, and poured him a cup of tea.
"Don't worry, I just came to take a look." The old man took the water and smiled slightly. Then Liu Ruonan poured another glass for the shopkeeper and sat down beside him.
Liu Ruonan smiled at the old boss and asked, "Old boss, what brings you here this time?"
The old man paused holding the teacup, looking at Liu Ruonan with a hint of melancholy in his eyes. He stared at Liu Ruonan for a long time before he spoke slowly.
"To be honest, I really have something to talk to you about."
Liu Ruonan was also a little confused. She had only met the old boss once, and for a moment she really didn't know what he wanted to talk to her about. Liu Ruonan just nodded.
"Young comrade, I have something to ask you," the old boss said. The shopkeeper sat quietly by the side, watching without saying a word.
"You say." Liu Ruonan nodded and responded.
"Do you have any relatives at home?"
Liu Ruonan was stunned. She didn't expect that the old boss would ask about her family. She originally thought that they would just discuss some things about traditional Chinese medicine.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. Actually..." The old man looked a little embarrassed, his eyes filled with a hint of guilt. He knew that asking so suddenly might be a bit abrupt. However, if he didn't get to the bottom of this matter, he would be unable to sleep or eat.
"No." Liu Ruonan smiled a little embarrassedly. In fact, she didn't want to make an old man look so embarrassed.
"Just you?"
"yes."
"What about your parents?"
"My father died when I was still in my mother's womb. When I was three, my mother remarried my stepfather. When I was nine, my mother also passed away..."
This was actually something Liu Ruonan didn't want to recall; it was the darkest time in her life. Thinking of this, she thought of Xiangdong again. In her previous life, Xiangdong was at least alive and well. In this life, regardless of whether or not he died because of her, Liu Ruonan always felt that she had an indirect relationship with him.
After her rebirth, the world had changed so much for her that she was caught off guard and didn't know how to cope.
Perhaps, developing in the provincial capital was the best choice for her. This way, she could forget the pain of her past life and some of the memories she didn't want to recall in this life.
"I'm sorry, I..." The old man looked a little embarrassed. He hadn't expected Liu Ruonan to have such a difficult life. Such a sudden question was indeed a bit too presumptuous. Now that the topic had already started, the old man simply stopped hiding and went straight to the point.
"Little comrade, actually, seeing you reminded me of an old friend!"
"I look a lot like your old friend, don't I?" Liu Ruonan didn't mind. Since it was in the past, why dwell on it and let herself live in melancholy? She suppressed the heavy feeling that had been suppressed and put on a sunny smile again.
"Yes, they are very similar! Very similar!" The old boss nodded heavily. He was not very old when he separated from his senior brother, so the impression of his sister-in-law in his mind has always remained in her youth.
Later, he and his senior brother would meet at a certain place regularly, but he never saw his sister-in-law again.
If Liu Ruonan's face is compared to her sister-in-law's back then, they are practically identical. Perhaps this is due to the relationship between the two generations? She inherited all the good qualities of the elders in the family.
"What a coincidence?" Liu Ruonan was a little confused. What kind of old friend could make the old boss look so disappointed?
"Young comrade, let me tell you something! I have a senior brother who is also a master of medical skills. However, his fate was somewhat difficult. During the Vietnam War, he was separated from his child. His son was already fifteen years old at that time, so it stands to reason that he should have been able to find him in the future.
However, my brother and his wife kept waiting and waiting... but their son never returned. They never had any more children, and even now, they both long for their son to return."
This does sound like a very tragic story.
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