The train stopped at the platform outside the railway bureau's staff quarters.
He Tingjun did not go into the garden with Yun Qiao. Instead, he found a small square nearby where many children gathered, and brought Yanyan across the garden to play with other children of her age.
Yun Qiao did not come empty-handed. He bought some cakes and candies from the convenience store outside the staff quarters.
She followed the route she remembered and walked towards the courtyard where the Su family lived.
It is still the Chinese New Year period, and the entire family compound is filled with the atmosphere of the New Year. The doors of most families are wide open, and neighbors are sitting at the door chatting, including some familiar faces.
Yun Qiao lived in the railway bureau’s staff housing compound for a few years in his previous life. Now that he saw these people, the memories came back to him.
However, she has never recognized her relatives in this life. Her former neighbors are completely unfamiliar with her and look at her with curiosity and vigilance.
Yun Qiao walked straight to the gate of Su Jiaxian's courtyard without looking around.
The door to the courtyard was open, and inside the yard were two little boys about sixteen years old, lying on the ground playing with glass beads. They looked very unfamiliar, and Yun Qiao was sure that he had never seen these two children in his memory.
She stood at the gate of the yard hesitantly, suspecting that she had walked into the wrong house.
I glanced at the house number on the wall again. It was correct, so… was the house rented out? Or was it taken over by the company and reassigned to someone else?
Yun Qiao was hesitating whether to go in and ask, but a neighbor next to her saw her standing at the door for a long time without moving, so he took the initiative to approach and said, "Comrade? Are you a relative of the old Ma family? Why don't you come in when you come to the door?"
"The Ma family?" Yun Qiao frowned slightly and asked, "Are you saying that the person living in this courtyard is surnamed Ma?"
"Yes." The neighbor asked, "Aren't you a relative of the old Ma family?"
Yun Qiao shook his head: "No."
"Then why are you standing in front of Mr. Ma's house?" the neighbor asked curiously.
"I'm looking for Su Hua." Yun Qiao said, "The one who used to live in this courtyard, Su Hua, the little girl of the Su family."
"Oh, you're looking for Xiaohua." The neighbor suddenly realized, "I was wondering why you were here. This is indeed Su Hua's house. But after that incident three years ago, the Su family's house was taken over by their work unit and reallocated. Now the people living there are the Ma family from the Ministry of Transportation."
"Is that so..." Yun Qiao nodded and asked, "Where does she live now? Do you know?"
"Yes." The neighbor raised his hand and pointed forward: "It's in the residential building in front, the attic on the top floor."
Yun Qiao said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you."
"Are you home now?" the neighbor said. "She might not be home now. She has to go to the market every morning to help sell vegetables, and she doesn't come back until two or three o'clock."
Yun Qiao raised his wrist to check the time. It was still a few minutes to two o'clock.
Yun Qiao said, "Thank you for reminding me. I'll go over and take a look first."
After thanking the neighbor for showing him the way, Yun Qiao carried his things and walked towards the family building.
The family building was several stories high, and it was a bit tiring to walk up. Yun Qiao couldn't help but feel out of breath when he climbed to the top.
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