Chapter 593 The Rising Sun [Thanks to Chu Xin Wu Chen for his 100,000 reading coins reward]
Thinking of those juicy peaches, Bai Songzhe's stomach couldn't help but growl again.
“I’m so hungry…”
Sitting on the side of the road, he was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. Bai Songzhe touched the egg in his pocket, but after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't take it out. He just wrapped his arms around his lower abdomen and stood on tiptoe again and again, hoping that this would help him satisfy his hunger.
In fact, he wouldn't be hungry if he fell asleep, but Bai Songzhe didn't dare to sleep. He wanted to find Xiao Chong as soon as possible, preferably before dark tomorrow.
While thinking, Bai Songzhe suddenly smelled a strong fragrance.
He seemed to have lost his soul in an instant. He blinked his eyes, quickly stood up, holding his stomach, and walked in one direction following the smell.
After searching for about five or six minutes, Bai Songzhe discovered that the tempting fragrance came from a small alley. The alley was full of garbage, but there was a simple shed made of rags in the garbage dump. At this moment, hot steam was rising from the bottom of the shed.
Bai Songzhe walked around the garbage and came to the shed, where he saw a young man cooking noodles with tree branches.
The young man was wearing a slightly dirty coat, had a sturdy build, wheat-colored skin, a strong facial features, and was not very handsome, but he looked very comfortable, with a sunny and confident temperament. When he saw a ten-year-old child in front of him who was attracted by the fragrance, the young man just smiled friendly.
"Where are your parents?" the young man asked.
Bai Songzhe shook his head blankly.
He saw that the stove in front of the young man was made of bricks, with a black broken pot with a crack on it. In addition to noodles, there was a pile of messy things in the pot. There were various bags beside the young man.
Looking at the young man's attire, Bai Songzhe asked, "Uncle, are you a beggar?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then smacked his lips and said, "Not really, I just came out to relax, I'll be back after a few more days."
"Wow!" He turned his head to avoid the hot air and said to himself, "I just add whatever ingredients I have and stew them together. It's really delicious. It's much more delicious than the noodles my wife makes. Is this considered a natural talent?"
After saying that, he looked at Bai Songzhe and asked, "What about you, little friend? Are you a beggar?"
"I ran away from home too." Bai Songzhe lied.
"What's your name?"
"Bai Songzhe."
"Are you hungry?"
"Hungry."
"Then come and sit down. You can eat right away."
"Thank you, uncle."
"My last name is Lu."
"Thank you, Uncle Lu."
Bai Songzhe obediently walked to the young man's side and sat down, looking like a little bird. He looked at the food in the pot, swallowing his saliva constantly, thinking that there were foods in the world that were more delicious than eggs.
"Uncle Lu, why did you run away from home after getting married?"
"Did I say I was married...Oh, I did. I haven't asked you yet, but you asked me first." The young man surnamed Lu laughed.
He bent down and pulled out a few pieces of firewood, and the fire became smaller. The young man began to serve noodles and gave Bai Songzhe a whole bowl. Bai Songzhe hurriedly took it. There was a chip on the bowl, as if it was picked up.
Seeing that there were no chopsticks, the young man handed the branch in his hand to him. Seeing the little guy eating with relish, a smile appeared on the young man's face.
He sighed and began to mutter, "I accidentally saw my brother draw a lot of portraits of women, from his student days to his marriage, and every painting is beautiful."
Bai Songzhe responded incoherently: "Why do you run away from home just because he paints?"
Young man: "He painted my wife, his sister-in-law."
"Cough cough cough!" Bai Songzhe was choked.
He silently turned his head to look at the young man with a dazed expression, while the young man continued calmly, "I just found out that he has liked my wife since they were students. They were in the same school, but my brother never dared to tell her, and my wife didn't know either, so I got the upper hand in the end."
"Is your brother going to steal your wife?"
"No, he didn't do anything. He even sincerely blessed me. He just let me know that this is the reason why he has never married. I can't accept this and I feel very uncomfortable."
Bai Songzhe had his mouth full and raised his head to ask, "Do you feel sorry for your brother?"
The young man raised his head and exhaled heavily: "No, fate is all arranged. I just feel a little disappointed."
"What does 'sorrow' mean?"
"That's what adults understand. Eat your noodles."
The young man turned his head and smiled. He also served himself a bowl and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "It's delicious!"
Bai Songzhe nodded quickly: "It's delicious, Uncle Lu, you are amazing!"
Young man: "Actually, I don't know how to cook at all. I just put whatever I had in it. I didn't expect it to taste so good."
"What did you put in it?" Bai Songzhe asked curiously.
The young man pursed his lips, pointed to the pile of bags next to him, and said, "They are all there, look for yourself."
Bai Songzhe put down the bowl and looked at the things in the bags one by one. Seeing this, the young man smiled and said, "You really look at it. Can you remember it? I don't think I can make the taste of this noodles a second time."
Bai Songzhe retracted his gaze and gave the young man a silly smile. He glanced at the pot and asked the young man, "Can I..."
"Eat, eat." The young man was very generous.
After eating two and a half bowls, Bai Songzhe said goodbye to the young man with his round belly. He continued to head towards the reservoir and set out on the journey to find Xiaochong.
When the sky began to brighten, Bai Songzhe finally saw the peach orchard. He walked through the orchard and came to the reservoir, where he saw a figure sitting on the dam.
"Xiao Chong!" Bai Songzhe shouted.
Xiao Chong turned around, his narrow eyes showing a surprised smile: "Xiao Qing? You ran out too?"
"I came to find you!"
Bai Songzhe ran over and sat next to Xiao Chong. He was about to persuade him to go back, but Xiao Chong put his index finger to his mouth and made a "hush" sound.
"Don't talk, Xiaoqing, watch the sunrise."
Upon hearing this, Bai Songzhe followed his gaze and looked above the lake. He indeed saw a red sun hanging in the distant sky.
The two of them watched quietly, just like they had sat by the reservoir to watch the sunrise three years ago.
Xiao Chong suddenly said, "Xiao Qing, you are too kind. In the future, when dealing with people like Chen Yonggui, just be ruthless."
"But……"
Xiao Chong: "No buts. Once you have determined that the other party is an enemy, you must strike first and catch them off guard. Don't fantasize about the possibility of reconciliation in the future."
Bai Songzhe looked at Xiao Chong's profile and said to him, "Come back with me, Xiao Chong. The teachers won't punish you again."
Xiao Chong shook his feet and responded: "Xiao Qing, I ran away this time not because of Chen Yonggui, but because someone wants to adopt me."
Bai Songzhe looked at Xiao Chong in surprise.
After a moment, he came back to his senses and asked, "Are you...going to leave?"
Xiao Chong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if I'm adopted, I will still come back to find you in the future."
Bai Songzhe also laughed when he heard this. He seemed to have remembered something, and quickly turned around, took out an egg from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Chong: "Eat this!"
"Eggs!" Xiao Chong took it happily.
Seeing him eating happily, Bai Songzhe asked, "How is that family?"
Xiao Chong nodded: "That's good, but they just want me to change my name to theirs. I can't be named Liu anymore, I have to be named Zhang. From now on, I'm called Zhang Zhisheng."
"It actually sounds better than Liu Zhisheng."
“I think it’s just so-so.”
The two chatted and laughed, looking at the rising sun in front of them.
Thanks to HeiQi for the 30,000 reading coins reward, as well as the numerous rewards in the past two days. Thank you all very much.
(End of this chapter)
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