Lin Jiaojiao stood on the boat, looking at the people on the dock who were crying and waving at them. Her eyes unconsciously turned red, and she waved desperately as well: "Go back, don't send me off!"
But no matter what was said, everyone still refused to leave.
"Sister, please take care of yourself! Please come home often when you have time!"
"Sister Jiaojiao, don't forget us!"
"Okay, okay, I remember everything!"
Ji Huaian looked at Lin Jiaojiao, whose eyes were red, and reached out to hug her in his arms distressedly: "We will see each other again."
"I know, but I don't know when..."
Although everyone says they will see each other again when they leave, everyone knows in their hearts that such a day is nowhere in sight.
The figures were getting smaller and smaller, but no one showed any intention of leaving.
Lin Jiaojiao tilted her head and leaned into Ji Huaian's arms, feeling a way she had never felt before.
It's the reluctance, the nostalgia, and the sudden emptiness in my heart.
It was a feeling she had never experienced in her previous life.
Because she had never received parental love since childhood, even though the people in the welfare home treated her very well, it was not her home after all.
People come and go around me. Some have found their families, some have been adopted, new people are constantly being sent in, and some are returned after being adopted away because people are not satisfied with their children.
In short, she knew since childhood that no one can stay with anyone forever.
Growing up in such an environment, she always tried to escape and avoid interpersonal relationships whenever possible.
I have long been numb to the idea of separation.
But today, something is different!
Because these people are different.
It was only after these few years on the island that she felt the true taste of home.
There are lovers, children, enthusiastic neighbors, lovely friends and colleagues.
It turns out that everything has temperature.
"Okay, don't think too much, we are here with you!"
Lin Jiaojiao looked up at Ji Huaian who was fighting against the wind, and when she saw him offering her some comfort, the emptiness in her heart was filled up little by little.
Yes! Fortunately, they are here with me.
This time, there were two young guards escorting their family.
It was a special approval from the leaders above, so Ji Huaian couldn't refuse. Seeing that Lin Jiaojiao's emotions had stabilized a little, he prepared to go over and see them.
When Lin Jiaojiao saw him leave, she had the chance to talk to Xin Lan who was standing not far away.
"You're quite cool!"
"Of course not, I like to be able to come and go freely like this!"
Lin Jiaojiao was amused by her words.
It has been a long time since the two of them started working together to open a store.
After spending some time together, Lin Jiaojiao discovered that Xin Lan did have a kind of free and easy nature that no one else had, and this feeling was very familiar!
It is precisely because of this that they gradually developed a tacit understanding and became good friends.
But friends are friends and business is business.
When she learned that Ji Huaian was going to be transferred, she immediately found Xin Lan and told her about it.
I originally wanted to tell him that the cooperation was terminated.
After all, she was the one who made the mistake first, so Lin Jiaojiao didn't intend to take a single cent from the store.
It can also be regarded as a memory for Xin Lan!
Unexpectedly, after hearing about this, Xin Lan offered to go with her without hesitation.
"You really don't regret leaving with me?"
"What's there to regret?"
"Why?"
"Isn't the purpose of opening a clothing store to make money? I'm a businessman. Ever since you invested in this small shop, business has been booming. I know your talent. Now that I've embraced this big tree, I can't let go. I believe that as long as I follow you, I will definitely make a lot of money in the future!"
"Do you trust me so much?"
"No, I believe in my own judgment!"
Lin Jiaojiao looked at Xin Lan, who was pretending to be carefree and joking, but her eyes were full of seriousness and determination. She held out her hand and said, "Okay, then please continue to believe in your own judgment. I will prove that you are right!"
Xin Lan looked at the hand that Lin Jiaojiao extended and grabbed it.
She said these were genuine feelings.
But there is one thing she didn't say, which is that she cherishes this friend and this friendship very much.
In fact, she was quite envious of the group of people who came to see Lin Jiaojiao off from afar.
That was an emotion she had never had and could never have!
After all, she lives in such a family.
Her biological parents passed away for some reasons when she was very young, and she has been living with her uncles and aunts for many years.
But they didn't treat her as a human being at all. Every day she ate the least food, did the most work, and was beaten by several aunts.
Until she was ten years old, she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night because she was hungry. She got up and wanted to secretly go to the kitchen to get something to eat. Suddenly she heard the conversation between her uncle and aunt in the next room. Only then did she realize that they had raised her for so long not because they were concerned about the brotherhood.
It’s just that my parents left behind a bunch of old things before they died, but they don’t know where these things are?
And the only one who could possibly know is her.
Several aunts were unwilling to wait any longer and forced the uncles to find a way to get clues from her, even if it involved some coercive means.
But she knew nothing about those things. Her parents didn't leave any clues when they died.
I was so scared at that time!
Because once the uncles and aunts knew that I was worthless, they might get angry and beat me to death.
So she fled at night.
Just keep walking along the road...
Even though they were extremely hungry, they did not dare to stop, for fear that they would be caught by the villagers if they stopped.
Until he fainted on the side of the road, and when he woke up again, he found himself in a strange home.
She was very scared at the time and wanted to run away, but she bumped into an old man who came in with a bowl of medicine.
It was the old man who saved her out of kindness.
The old man is Zhang Tong, a very famous local tailor.
His wife had passed away long ago, and his two sons had died in the battlefield, leaving only him.
Later, Zhang Tong saw that she had a talent for tailoring and took her in as his apprentice.
As they get along with each other more day by day, their feelings for each other grow deeper.
In addition to teaching her the skills of housekeeping, Zhang Tong quickly sent her to school.
However, the policy changed within a few years.
It was a mess everywhere, shops couldn't be opened and schools couldn't go to school.
She just wanted to go out and take a look.
Zhang Tong was also worried that the family would take advantage of the chaos to come and visit, so he asked her to leave the island.
After wandering outside for a few years, she came back after the situation stabilized.
The master's health is not as good as before, and what he cares about most is his craftsmanship and his original shop.
So she opened a clothing store, both for herself and for her master.
But the master responded to national policy and was unwilling to let her take this risk.
The shop didn't even dare to tell him about it.
I originally thought that I could let him know after some time, when the wind direction changed and everything became stable.
But unexpectedly, he didn't wait until last year...
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