"Auntie, I met him at this market before. He was selling fish."
The family didn't even eat; they went straight with Fang Yihan to the place where Wen Xingyue had met Zhao Jingping.
Are you selling fish?
Fang Yihan felt a pang of heartache when she heard that Zhao Jingping was selling fish.
His dream was to join the army.
What happened? How did he end up selling fish?
"Mm," Wen Xingyue replied as she led the way.
"Auntie, this is where I met him before, but it seems he's not setting up his stall today."
The group quickly arrived at the stall.
They arrived at an inopportune time; no one was home.
There were no stalls set up.
"Isn't he/she here?"
Fang Yihan felt disappointed when she saw the empty stall.
"Excuse me, why isn't the vendor at the next stall here?"
Suppressing the pain rising in her heart, Fang Yihan walked to a nearby stall to inquire.
She was afraid that if it got too late, she wouldn't see him again.
The stalls in the market are designated and not randomly placed, so it's quite easy to find someone.
Wen Xingyue and the others looked at Fang Yihan, who seemed distracted.
I didn't expect Fang Yihan to react so strongly.
"Little Liu from the stall next door, his fish sells well. He sold out early and must be packing up his stall to buy more fish."
The stall owner next to me was a kind person. He looked at the empty stall next to him and said something.
"Xiao Liu? Is the stall owner next to me surnamed Liu?"
Fang Yihan frowned.
"Yes, his surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Dong."
The stall owner nodded.
"Isn't your surname Zhao?"
"No, I've always called him Liu," the stall owner shook his head.
"Okay...okay...thank you." Fang Yihan's voice was slightly hoarse.
His surname isn't Zhao, it's Liu... Did he change his surname?
Fang Yihan believed what Wen Xingyue said, and she didn't give up even though the surnames didn't match.
And even if it was the wrong person, since he had appeared at this stall before, she must have had a chance to meet him again.
She won't give up.
"Where does he buy fish?"
Fang Yihan wanted to find Zhao Jingping as soon as possible so she could ask him why he had left without saying goodbye back then!
For six years, she has been wanting an answer.
Now that she finally has a lead, she absolutely cannot let it slip away.
She's waited six years already, so a little more time won't make a difference.
"He usually buys fish from Mr. Zhao's fish farm, which is a bit far from here. Miss, what do you need Xiao Liu for? He should be back soon. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait for him."
The stall owner said.
"OK, thanks."
Fang Yihan kept what the stall owner said in mind.
"Yueyue, why don't you go back first? I'll wait here for a while."
Fang Yihan walked to Wen Xingyue's side.
They came out with her without even having eaten. Fang Yihan was too anxious to find him, so she didn't even notice that they hadn't eaten yet.
"It's alright, Auntie, we'll wait with you." Wen Xingyue shook her head.
[If someone shows up, I can help my aunt take a look.]
"Thank you, Yueyue."
Fang Yihan felt a warmth in her heart. "Are you hungry? Auntie will buy you some food. Thank you for coming with me."
As Fang Yihan spoke, she pulled Wen Xingyue and turned to walk towards a food shop not far away. Being in a market, there was naturally food for sale.
The Huo brothers, Huo Tingxiao and Huo Tingjun, followed behind them.
"See what you'd like to eat. Auntie's treating today."
Fang Yihan led them to a noodle shop and found a place to sit down.
In the end, each of the four people ordered a bowl of noodles.
"Auntie, eat first. If we can't wait until we get back, I'll ask someone to keep an eye on things. I'll let you know as soon as I find them."
Huo Tingxiao handed the peeled tea egg to Wen Xingyue, and then tried to persuade Fang Yihan, who was distracted while eating and whose eyes were constantly searching the market.
He probably knows a little about the person his aunt found.
I never expected that after all these years, my aunt would still remember him.
That person's surname was Zhao.
I met her when my aunt was living in the countryside.
Back then, my maternal grandfather's family was sent to the countryside. I was still young, only fifteen years old. A year before I joined the army, I went to the countryside to deliver things to my aunt.
I remember seeing my aunt being assigned to work in the fields with a boy back then.
That boy was the son of the DZ family. He and his maternal grandfather's family, who had been sent to the countryside, were assigned to do the most tiring and hard work in the fields.
My aunt was too young to do the work, so in the end, the boy did almost all the work in the fields by himself.
Previously, my mother and aunt wrote letters, and in the letters, my aunt would occasionally mention how much that boy had helped them and how wonderful he was.
At that time, my mother still thought that my aunt was going to marry that man in that rural area.
My maternal grandparents both agreed.
But later, my maternal grandfather's family was exonerated.
They went to pick up their grandparents, but the man was nowhere to be seen. When they asked their aunt, she said he was missing.
My aunt was depressed for a long time after returning to Beijing, but she later cheered herself up and tried to live a better life.
But I told my family not to mention that man again.
The family knew that their aunt must have been heartbroken, so no one dared to mention it in front of her.
All these years have passed, and my aunt has never mentioned that man again. They all thought she had let go of him.
Unexpectedly, my aunt never did.
And now that man has appeared.
"Um."
Fang Yihan responded absentmindedly.
But his eyes never left the passersby outside.
"Brother Zhao, it's all thanks to you for helping me transport the fish. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to manage on my own. Brother Zhao, there's not much good food at this market. This shop has pretty good noodles. Let me treat you to a bowl."
People came into the noodle shop again. Liu Dong patted the water splashed on his clothes by the fish and chatted with Zhao Jingping next to him.
That Brother Zhao is really something. He's a big boss, but he still does all the shipping himself and won't hire anyone.
Just to save a little more money.
"Um."
Zhao Jingping lit a cigarette, exhaled smoke rings, the smoke blurring his cold and handsome features, and responded indifferently.
"You go in first, I'll finish my cigarette."
He lowered his head, his long, slightly rough fingers holding a cigarette, the smoke drifting out, adding a touch of decadence to his otherwise strong features.
[They've appeared; the person connected to my aunt has appeared.]
Wen Xingyue had just taken a bite of her egg when she heard a familiar voice. She looked around, searching for someone she recognized.
Her inner thoughts rang out, and Fang Yihan and the person outside the store were both stunned.
Fang Yihan suddenly stood up.
Zhao Jingping paused, the cigarette between his fingers dangling from his lips. He frowned and looked around.
Why did I hear that again?
Their eyes met in mid-air.
Suddenly, Zhao Jingping dropped the cigarette in his hand to the ground.
"Zhao Jingping!"
[It's him!] Wen Xingyue also saw Zhao Jingping, and her eyes lit up.
He really is my aunt's destined partner.
Fang Yihan left her seat and walked step by step toward Zhao Jingping, who was standing at the store entrance.
Zhao Jingping watched the person walking towards him step by step, not daring to blink, for fear that the person would disappear in the blink of an eye.
It really is her...
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