"Who are you?" the woman asked, wiping her hands on her apron.
“I’m Nini’s mother. I don’t know either, do you know me?” Zhou Chunhua originally wanted to return a polite smile, but the smile turned out to be uglier than a grimace.
The parents in this group always use their children's names.
So if you check the group nicknames, you'll only see "this mom" and "that dad." No one uses their own name.
"We know, we know! We've heard Old Chen mention you! Come on, sit down." Huang Yingying turned around and called inside, "Old Meng, quickly cook a bowl of noodles, Nini's mother is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the kitchen curtain was half lifted, and a thin, old man walked out.
Zhou Chunhua stared at the old man in front of her in disbelief.
This person... is Meng Tianhang? She remembered that Old Chen had said that he and his wife were only four or five years older than her.
But Meng Tianhang's face was full of wrinkles, which was not what one should look like at his age.
After a polite handshake, Meng Tianhang returned to the kitchen.
"No need to cook noodles anymore, really! Don't go through all that trouble, I..."
"Since we're already here, we have to try Old Meng's cooking." Before Zhou Chunhua could finish speaking, Huang Yingying pulled her down to sit.
“Nini’s mom, all these years, thanks to you and Lao Chen, children like my son have had the opportunity to go home. We wanted to take him to thank you before, but Lao Chen kept stopping us from going.”
Huang Yingying poured her a glass of water and sat facing her.
Zhou Chunhua politely took the water and forced a smile, saying, "It's all thanks to Lao Chen."
“Look at you, you’re being modest, aren’t you? Old Chen told us that all these years, you’ve been supporting him financially, allowing him to dedicate all his time to finding his child.”
Besides, if it weren't for you paying for the clue back then, Old Chen wouldn't have had the chance to meet Zizai. You, like Old Chen, are both Zizai's saviors!
Zhou Chunhua didn't know how to respond to this, so she remained silent.
Because over the years, she hasn't specifically spent money on these things like she does charity.
The money spent on buying clues was all for Nini and Lao Chen's son.
They simply missed out, but by sheer coincidence, they found their child.
After Huang Yingying finished speaking, Zhou Chunhua asked about Lao Chen again.
Huang Yingying slapped her thigh awkwardly: "Hey! Look at my memory! I was so happy to see you that I forgot everything. The last time Old Chen contacted us was probably four or five months ago."
Four or five months ago, judging by the time, that should have been when I left her place.
"Did he say where he plans to go next?" Zhou Chunhua asked quickly.
"I did," Huang Yingying nodded. "I remember...it seems...oh, right, a place like Shatin!"
"Shatin Tsui?" Zhou Chunhua's eyes lit up.
“Sha Tin Tsui? Yes, yes, yes! It's Sha Tin Tsui! He came to our place that day, ate a bowl of noodles, looked at Vic Chou, and then left. After that, we tried calling him, but we couldn't get through. He hasn't called us either.”
Sha Tin Tsui! It's Sha Tin Tsui again!
Zhou Chunhua was completely devastated.
Where exactly is this place that is not only not on the map, but also cannot be found online?
Why is it like a gaping maw of abyss, swallowing up all information related to it?
Even a grown man like Old Chen disappeared in Sha Tin Tsui.
"Um... do you know the place Old Chen mentioned?" she asked tentatively.
Although she didn't have high hopes, she didn't want to miss even a one percent chance.
Huang Yingying shook her head: "To be honest, we've never heard of this place name either."
Zhou Chunhua nodded.
"Sister Huang, how is Zizai?"
She had heard about this family from Old Chen before, and Old Chen had received it.
They say this child is really pitiful.
They've gone blind, and their hands and feet are useless. They even said that if the couple were to pass away, the child would have little chance of surviving on his own.
After all, besides parents, who else would take such good care of someone?
This reminded Zhou Chunhua of another child in the group.
Although that child didn't have his hands and feet chopped off or his eyes gouged out like Vic Chou, he had completely gone insane when he was found.
Her parents spent all their money visiting various hospitals, but their child's condition did not improve.
In the end, the couple, like Meng Tianhang and Huang Yingying, started a small business to make a living.
The man contracted a terminal illness, had no money for treatment, and died young.
The woman suddenly took the mentally unstable young woman and they drank pesticide and committed suicide.
In the end, what was once a happy family ended up like this.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chunhua couldn't help but glance at Huang Yingying again.
"You sit down, I'll go check if the noodles are ready." Huang Yingying got up and went into the kitchen.
Zhou Chunhua didn't wait. Instead, she got up, went to the door, scanned the QR code on the wall, and left.
Once she was out of the back street, she transferred all the money in her WeChat account to the new location.
Comment: Life is a journey of self-cultivation; no matter how tough it gets, you must persevere.
At this moment, Zhou Chunhua is walking on a bustling street.
That message wasn't just for Huang Yingying; it was also for himself.
She needs to find Nini as soon as possible.
Seeing that the time she had agreed upon with Lu Ming was almost up, she took a deep breath and walked towards the restaurant.
Arriving at the restaurant entrance, Zhou Chunhua walked in with her head held high and chest out.
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