Chapter 121 Ordinary Fireworks
Everything happened too fast and too suddenly.
After leaving the Huo Gang, Yun Chen stood blankly on the street, his heart filled with unprecedented panic, not knowing where to go.
Sometimes she felt that she shouldn't have confessed her feelings and disgusted Huo Gannian. Then she thought of the past and felt that Huo Gannian must like her as well.
Is it really because she was careless that she lost the important letter?
She went to knock on Yan Shijiu's door, wanting to confirm it again, but Yan Shijiu was not there.
She began to search carefully for the letter on the road with a lantern.
From dawn to dusk.
The rain gets heavier and the autumn wind gets colder.
She walked back and forth along that long alley over and over again.
She had touched every inch of the cold stone road.
Every stone was turned over and examined, every corner searched.
But there was nothing.
Except for a few pedestrians who were hurriedly taking shelter from the rain, the streets were empty.
She searched and searched until the heavy rain soaked her clothes and she was shivering with cold, but she still wanted to walk the same route again and search again.
She thought stubbornly that if she found the letter, Huo Gannian would have no reason to drive her away.
As long as she restrains all her thoughts in the future, performs every task honestly and properly, and no longer reveals any emotion, she will be able to continue to stay with him.
After all, it was not until the moment she was expelled, when the words of pleading came out of her mouth, that she realized that to her, he was more important than anything else.
It is heavier than her grievances and injustices, and it also tramples on her self-esteem.
A belated feeling of shame slowly welled up in my heart.
She squatted down, hugging her knees weakly, wanting to cry a few times with the sound of heavy rain, but her tears had already been swallowed deep into her lungs, and she couldn't cry at all.
This feeling was extremely uncomfortable. She buried her head deeply, and would rather be drenched in the rain for three days and three nights. Being drowned would be the best.
At this moment, a slow footstep slowly approached, a strong hand touched the top of her head, and the raincoat fell on her shoulders.
She subconsciously thought, "Did the young master change his mind? Did he come to find me?" Then she remembered that he couldn't walk, so it couldn't be him.
She felt both hopeful and disappointed. She longed for comfort, but was afraid of being seen in such a miserable state.
She didn't dare to look up, but just buried her head lower and hugged her body tighter.
But the person who came seemed to not tolerate her humiliating herself like this, and directly held her face with both hands and slowly lifted it up——
A wrinkled face appeared before my eyes.
The old lady looked at her kindly, tucked her crutches under her arms, and slowly helped her up with her old but strong hands, smiling and saying:
"I thought you looked like me from a distance, and sure enough! Yun boy, let's go home with grandma and have some hot soup."
Yun Chen looked up blankly, and his nose suddenly felt sore for no reason.
For some reason, the tears that had been suppressed for so long suddenly burst out at this moment and could no longer be controlled and burst out.
She burst into tears and soon was out of breath, but she did not forget to return the raincoat to the old lady and asked with sobs:
"Grandma...it's...it's raining so hard...why are you...going out? Be careful not to catch a cold..."
The old lady tapped Yun Chen's head lightly with her cane and said angrily:
"Has it been so long, you've completely forgotten about me? Eggs are cheaper on rainy days!"
Only then did Yun Chen notice the two large piles of eggs on the ground beside him. They were almost higher than his walking stick. He really didn't know how the old lady could carry them by herself.
When he was a martial artist, Yun Chen helped old ladies queue up to buy eggs on at least sixty rainy days.
Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Yun Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He had no choice but to carry the eggs while the old lady held his hand and slowly walked along the street.
Behind the old man and the young boy, at the other end of the long street, two figures were also standing in the rain.
That deep gaze stared at her, without moving an inch from beginning to end.
Wan Chen was soaked through. He weighed the unopened umbrella in his hand again and asked from the side:
"Sir, how about an umbrella?"
The rain flowed down Yan Shijiu's gloomy face, and he shook his head slowly.
"Huo Gannian knew very well that I was the only one who could cooperate with him in this play. Otherwise, if Yun Chen knew the truth, given her habit of making things difficult for herself and fulfilling others' wishes, she would definitely risk her life to go to the Yu family, which would be exactly what Yu Yangji wanted...
Right now, neither I nor Huo Gannian can keep Yun Chen. Any attempt to keep her or protect her will only put her in greater danger... We've made it this far, and we can't let all our efforts go to waste. Without us, she'll be Nan Lijun, the Yu family—a free being that no one in this world can touch..."
"Sir, you are right." Wan Chen wiped the rain from his face, "Let's open the umbrella first..."
Half an hour later, in a small courtyard of a private house.
The heavy rain gradually died down, leaving only a last drop beating on the roof tiles.
The layers of old tiles that have been weathered by wind and sun for years are almost older than the owner of the house.
Light rain is fine, but heavy rain will not be able to withstand it, and water will leak down sparsely.
Yun Chen lay on the roof like a big crab, moving carefully to avoid damaging the old tiles, while also gently taking off the broken tiles, replacing them with new ones, and carefully filling the gaps with putty.
At the same time, you have to endure the noisy sounds around you that are like a boiling pot.
Aunt Li, who sells tofu pudding, put her hands on her hips and said, "Yun boy, put more mud on the left side! Yes, make it thicker!"
Brother Zhang, who was eating hot soup noodles, slapped his thigh anxiously: "No! It's too thick! It will crack when exposed to the sun and it will leak!"
The young widow, Mrs. Sun, screamed, "Don't listen to them! Just do it the way you fixed my house! It hasn't leaked in years, it's working fine!"
"Brother Yun is so awesome! Come on, Brother Yun!" Miaomiao excitedly danced around while holding the black cat, swinging its tongue so hard that it almost flew out.
The owner of this house, the old lady, raised her cane in both hands, and from time to time she jumped up and hit Yun Chen's buttocks, cursing:
"Watch out, little brat! You've been in Kyoto for years and only just returned. I won't let you go until I fix the roof for you!"
“Hahahahahaha…”
Men, women, young and old in the yard all laughed.
Yun Chen rubbed his butt that had been hit several times, his face flushed, and he muttered unhappily, "That's too much. I just broke up and lost my job, and I'm still sad." But his hands didn't stop at all, and he quickly repaired the roof.
When she finished her work and jumped down, two small square tables had been put together in the yard, and several stools of different sizes and heights were placed there.
A table of steaming home-cooked dishes was placed on the table, including stir-fried pork with chili peppers, tofu with green onions, cold shredded potatoes, chicken stewed with mushrooms... and a big pot of thick ginger soup.
The old lady poured the ginger soup into several bowls and stuffed the largest bowl at Yun Chen. She almost pinched her nose and forced her to drink it. The spicy taste made her jump up and down:
"Spicy, spicy, spicy...hiss...how much ginger is in this?"
Aunt Li also took a small bowl of ginger soup and sipped it, saying with a smile:
"Grandma is afraid you'll catch a cold, so she's been saving up a lot of money and put in half a sack of ginger! Hahahaha——"
The others laughed again.
Under everyone's concerned gaze, Yun Chen drank a large bowl of soup like drinking wine, which immediately caused everyone to cheer. Miaomiao even raised her cat paw and applauded.
Yun Chen felt a little embarrassed, thinking that drinking ginger soup was just a waste of time, so why should she be so happy? She had never been praised like this before when she drank alcohol.
Although she grumbled to herself, she felt inexplicably warm in her heart.
The ginger water seemed to warm up the stomach, gradually driving away all the coldness in the internal organs.
"Yun boy, eat your food. Brother Zhang specially stewed a chicken for you!"
"Eat more! You look so thin! It seems Kyoto is not that good. They haven't even fattened you up!"
"Brother Yun, leave me a chicken wing!"
"Eat slowly, your sister Sun is making dumplings, they will be ready soon."
Amidst the chatter of the crowd, Yun Chen began to eat voraciously.
As her stomach became fuller, her mood gradually relaxed.
For a moment, she felt that Huo Gannian was not that important, and was not as good as the chicken stewed with mushrooms in front of her...
After dinner, everyone still gathered around Yun Chen to chat, from the girl from the East Family marrying a silly boy to the old man from the West Family going up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and earning a lot of copper coins;
Miao Miao was running around and "torturing" the black cat;
Yun Chen sat on a small stool, holding his chin, listening to everything quietly.
They were all mundane and boring trivia, and had nothing to do with the Huo Gang, the Yu Family, or life, death, or wealth. However, she listened to them with great fascination, feeling more at peace than ever before.
It is impossible for the old lady who has lived for most of her life not to see Yun Chen's emotions.
How could Aunt Li, the tofu seller, and Brother Zhang, the hot noodle soup seller, who were used to seeing all kinds of customers, not see the gloom on Yun Chen's little face?
Even Miaomiao approached cautiously at first, until Yun Chen forced a smile, then she happily threw herself into Yun Chen's arms.
Everyone knew that Yun Chen must have encountered some difficult problem, which was why he was so depressed.
But no one asked a single question; they all chatted and laughed heartlessly.
It seems that being alive and having enough to eat are the most important things in life, and nothing else matters.
There is no wealth or power here, only the taste of home.
But it is precisely this ordinary atmosphere of fireworks that soothes the hearts of travelers the most.
Everyone ate, drank, laughed and made noises for a long time.
Yun Chen was tired, so he sat down next to the old lady and asked softly:
"Grandma, is all love in the world so painful?"
"Tsk... I don't know. Are you drunk? Just a word, don't throw up on me."
"Loving each other is considered love, right? One person can only be called 'unrequited love,' right?"
"It's called 'having nothing to do after eating'. If the other person doesn't miss you, why bother thinking about you?"
"What if I still want to continue thinking?"
"Go ahead. In the end, you'll either become a perfect couple or get hurt. It's better than being tormented by your own thoughts for the rest of your life, right?"
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