He brought the bowl of wontons to himself, blew on it to cool it down, and waited until the wontons were no longer emitting scalding heat before he brought the bowl to the middle.
“Eat slowly.”
Yu Yan always felt that his sister was still a child, so he couldn’t help but give her a few more reminders.
“I know.”
Ah Wu’s eyes curved into two crescents when she smiled, and the sweetness penetrated into Yu Yan’s heart.
She knew that this silly brother always thought that it was a sacrifice for her to follow him and leave the capital. Ah Wu knew in her heart that this was not the case, but she could not stop her brother from thinking that way.
Therefore, she pretended to be a little stupid and silly, as if she was still the three-year-old sister who needed her brother to take care of her in every way.
She followed him away not as a sacrifice, but because she simply could not leave him. She needed him emotionally and in life.
One day, her brother would get used to her needs and realize that she would be happiest only by staying with him.
Ah Wu knew very well what she wanted and was happy to get it.
“Selling candied haws, selling candied haws, two cents a string of candied haws, big and sweet candied haws!”
Half of the wontons had been eaten when the old man carrying a bag full of candied haws walked through the streets and alleys with shouts, coming from a distance.
“It’s not sweet at all, Brother. The candied haws were so sour back then.”
Ah Wu thought of the string of candied haws from three years ago.
In fact, it was so sour that her teeth were about to fall out, but in her memory, that string of candied haws was so sweet that even after eating all kinds of other candied haws made with more precious ingredients, it could not replace it.
It was not until later that Ah Wu realized that it was not the string of candied haws that was sweet, but the memory.
Now she no longer needs to rely on that memory to support herself. The candied haws, which was more sour than sweet, naturally returned to its original taste.
“It’s sour, but you, a greedy cat, still ate the whole string of candied haws.”
Yu Yan also thought of that night.
On that day, he thought that it was a farewell forever, but he didn’t expect that after a short separation, they would meet again. They should not be separated again for the rest of their lives.
“Can you still eat?”
Yu Yan glanced at his sister’s slightly bulging belly. She ate a lot this morning.
“Hmm.”
Ah Wu looked at the remaining half bowl of wontons, thought about the sweet and sour taste of the candied haws, licked his lips, and nodded.
“Eat!”
Time has changed, but the meaning of candied haws is still different after all.
“Woo–”
Yu Yan stood up and prepared to ask the old man selling candied haws to buy a string of candied haws, but he heard a child crying not far away.
It turned out that a child of seven or eight years old bought a string of candied haws. After eating two, he accidentally dropped it on the ground, and it was covered with dust.
The family was probably quite wealthy, and the parents did not want their child to eat the dirty candied haws, so they did not allow the child to pick it up.
A ragged child next to him swallowed his saliva, picked up the string of candied haws after the mother and son left, licked the dirty sugar coating, and didn’t mind the astringent taste of sand and stone.
At this moment, the child who threw away the candied haws turned around and saw his candied haws in another child’s mouth. He couldn’t help but burst into tears.
Yu Yan looked at the child who was covered in dirt, except for his eyes, which were wide open because he knew the taste of sugar for the first time. He felt that he saw some of his sister’s shadow.
If his sister got married normally, the children she gave birth to would be so cute.
Yu Yan was a little absent-minded and felt that his behavior of accepting his sister to stay with him was a little selfish, but he was a little unwilling to let her go at this moment.
If it were another man, could he really love and care for Xiao Wu as unreservedly as he did?
These days of getting along proved that his sister was just a child who had not grown up yet and needed someone to take care of her everywhere. Yu Yan was not at ease to entrust her to another strange man.
“Brother, that child looks a bit like you.”
Ah Wu stood behind Yu Yan without knowing when, looked at the child who had hidden in the corner and licked the candied haws carefully, and whispered in Yu Yan’s ear on tiptoe.
He is thin and small, but his eyes are full of vitality, just like Yu Yan when he was five years old.
The child who curled up in the corner didn’t know that he had become someone else’s scenery. He stretched out his tongue to lick the outer layer of the candied haws. It turned out that this was the taste of sweets, which made people feel happy.
The next bite, the child bit the hawthorn. He felt so sour that tears were about to fall.
Looking at the child’s wrinkled face like a bitter melon, Ah Wu smiled unkindly.
Hello, everyone!!! It’s Monday again.
Valentine’s Love Letter Event officially ended yesterday.
First, I want to say: Thank you all for your participation in this event. I am so happy that so many of you participated.
Oh, I am blushing and smiling like crazy girl while reading all your love letters (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)
You all have a very sweet little mouth.
I am very happy that my work can have an impact on you and brighten your day.
Thank you so much for your love, care, and encouragement.
I also love all of you!
Let’s all of us move forward to be the better us. ヾ(＾-＾)ノ
Second, here is what we are waiting for: The result!
Although there are some who don’t meet the requirement of 50 words, it’s okay. I’m in the good mood, so I will count it all. Hoho~
I received 14 love letters in total, and below is the breakdown.
[QTC] MBDT: 4
ABRWF: 2
GTGV: 2
WFSR: 2
TISMML: 1
CTTT: 1
SIAS: 1
SRTT: 1
Third, the reward will be released by tomorrow at the latest. Please wait~
Lastly, I hope you can keep supporting me and don’t miss the next event. ♥️
See you next time~
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I will really appreciate it. ♥️♥️♥️
Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1