But when she finally caught up with the girl, she discovered that the girl hadn't taken her purse at all; it was all a misunderstanding.
I don't know where the purse my mother embroidered went.
The three sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, with Xiao Yanzi clinging tightly to Chen Nian.
"I've been looking for you for so long, so very long..."
Little Swallow hugged Chen Nian tightly around the waist, her voice still hoarse from crying for so long.
She didn't intentionally steal Chen Nian's candy; at that time, Liu Hong was sick and Liu Qing had an accident, so she really had no other choice.
She could only watch as Shen Nian looked easy to bully, like a porcelain doll. The clothes she wore and the headdress she had made indicated that she was not short of money. Thinking that she probably wouldn't care about a little food, she simply snatched Shen Nian's food.
She hadn't expected Chen Nian to relentlessly pursue her, but she didn't regret taking Chen Nian's food. If she hadn't taken Chen Nian's food, she wouldn't have met him...
"Okay, we've met again, haven't we? Don't cry."
Looking at the little swallow with tears welling up in her eyes, Chen Nian took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears that were sliding down the corners of her eyes.
Qing'er, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was surprised to find that her eyes were also filled with astonishment.
I never imagined that Nian Nian and Xiao Yanzi had such a connection.
"Is this... is this what you've been looking for all along?"
Xiao Yanzi straightened up from Chen Nian's body, fumbled for the purse she always carried with her, and carefully handed it over.
How did you find this?
Chen Nian looked at the purse that Xiao Yanzi handed him and took it with trembling hands.
"Yeah?"
Little Swallow asked in a low voice.
"Yes, that's it, that's it. This is what my mother left me."
He nodded repeatedly, stroking the purse in his hand, which had faded from a bluish-green to a light blue due to the passage of time, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"Thank you, Little Swallow."
...
"I looked for you for so long. Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Do you know how worried I was when I found out you were missing?"
Xiao Yanzi hugged Chen Nian and cried. At that time, Chen Nian was a ray of light in her life. When Liu Hong was sick and Liu Qing's leg was broken, she didn't know if she could have survived if it weren't for Chen Nian.
No wonder, no wonder she liked Chen Nian the moment she saw her, wishing she could give her all the good things, and couldn't bear to see her unhappy or hurt.
She sees her as a beacon of light; how could she bear to see her hurt and sad?
"Alright, Little Swallow, don't cry."
Listening to the little swallow's cries, he gently comforted her, one word at a time.
Why did you leave in the first place?
After a moment's pause, Xiao Yanzi asked in a hoarse voice.
"I sneaked out back then, and it was time to go back. I looked for you, but I couldn't find you. Plus, I got sick, so I had to go back. But I left you a letter. Didn't you see it?"
She didn't leave without saying goodbye. She should have gone back much earlier. She was sick and waited for a day. When she received the news that the Empress Dowager was coming to Wutai Mountain to see her, she couldn't delay any longer, so she went back with Xuan'er and the others.
Unbeknownst to Chen Nian, the shopkeeper had forgotten about the letter.
“I went to get something for you then. The thing was a bit far away. On our way back, we encountered some things and got into a fight, which delayed us. By the time Liu Qing and I got back, you were already gone.”
They had earned some money performing and wanted to give something to Chen Nian, but they were short of funds. Reluctantly, they had to go to a neighboring town. They could have returned the same day, but…
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