“I said no, and that means no. This little bit of candy is really not worth much. If you come again next time, I will charge you.”
The candy vendor was also a stubborn man, resolutely refusing the money the two men offered.
There was nothing they could do; how could they possibly compete with a candy vendor who had been in business for decades? They had no choice but to accept the free candy.
"It's getting late, let's go back."
Ertai looked at the people around him and whispered a reminder.
"Ertai—"
Sensing the coldness in his tone, Chen Nian admitted that she panicked.
"Okay, let's go."
Ertai responded.
Chen Nian looked around at the surroundings. The noisy crowd was not a good place to talk. He walked forward slowly, step by step, glancing back at himself from time to time.
Seeing that Chen Nian had taken the lead and left, Ertai followed, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
Seeing the two leave, the candy shop owner also began to pack up and prepare to leave, but then he noticed a large amount of silver on the wooden box that was worth far more than the candy itself.
Looking up at the two people who had already walked away and disappeared into the crowd, he sighed inwardly, carefully put away the silver, and prepared to return it to them when they came back.
...
"Boss, boss, I want to buy your candy, please wait a moment, please wait a moment—"
"And I'd like to ask you something. Over the years, have you ever seen a girl who also loves sweet treats, who eats them like a lazy kitten, and who has dimples on her face? She must be exceptionally beautiful."
Seeing the people preparing to leave, Xiao Yanzi hurriedly called out, panting heavily.
It wasn't until it was completely dark that Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi found the candy vendor who was already preparing to close up shop.
They had initially followed the sound and found their way here, but then the candy vendor stopped hawking his wares for some reason, and they lost their way, so they had to keep asking people as they searched.
"A particularly pretty young girl? With dimples? Like a lazy kitten?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yanzi's description, the candy shop owner immediately pictured Shen Nian's face as he had just left, and his eyes lit up with wariness.
"Sorry, I've never seen this before. You want to buy candy? You're too late, it's sold out now."
"Boss, you really haven't seen it before? You really haven't seen it before?"
Hearing the candy vendor say they didn't have any, Little Swallow was so anxious she almost cried.
She searched for so long, and finally found her former boss, but he told her he had never seen him before.
That shouldn't be the case. She loves candied fruit so much, she shouldn't not buy it. And she's so pretty, once she's seen it, she definitely won't forget it.
She recognized the candy vendor immediately; he was the same one she knew from her childhood.
"Boss, please, please think it over. Please think it over. I'm begging you, I'll give you money, as much as you want, just please think about whether you've actually seen it before, okay?"
Little Swallow's words were full of pleading, her big eyes filled with tears, and she haphazardly pulled out her money pouch and stuffed it into the candy shop owner's hand.
However, the candy shop owner pushed him away.
Yongqi felt a pang of heartache seeing Xiaoyanzi's appearance. The candy shop owner, though still wary of Xiaoyanzi's eagerness and sincerity, softened his expression.
What do you want with her?
The candy vendor asked in a cold voice.
“I’m looking for her. I’ve been looking for her for many years. She helped me when I was a child, and I want to thank her in person.”
She loved your sweet treats when she was little, she'll definitely come to buy some. Please help me think of something, okay? I'm begging you, I've been looking for her for years, but I haven't heard a thing. Please, help me think of something, okay?
Little Swallow explained, her voice choked with emotion. She, who never asked for favors easily, had truly set aside her pride at this moment.
She had been looking for her for many years.
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