In the evening, Lin Chenyu brought the old cow home from the fields and found two strangers standing near his house. They were staring at his old house in a daze. At first, he thought that someone was plotting against his family, but when he got closer, he realized that one of them was an old man in his fifties and the other was a middle-aged man in his thirties.
The two of them looked dignified and well-dressed. They were definitely not bad people, especially the old man. Lin Chenyu could clearly feel the elegant aura on him, so he guessed that these two might be foreign merchants who had accidentally taken the wrong path.
Because the Lin Family Village was near the mountain, there were three sects that produced considerable products: The first was tea leaves, the second was wood, and the third was wild game in the mountains. Among these three things, there was no need to mention tea leaves. Wood and wild game were both in high demand in the city. Therefore, in recent years, many rich people had come to the mountains to sell these things.
In Lin Chenyu's opinion, these two people were very likely speculators, which was why they were dressed so well. Hence, he went up and asked,""Where do the two of you want to go? Did I go astray?"
This was the honest nature of the villagers. As long as they felt that you were not a bad person, they would enthusiastically help you. Although Lin Chenyu studied in the city, she did not forget this tradition of the villagers.
When the middle-aged man saw Lin Chenyu approaching, he instinctively wanted to stop him. However, the old man turned to look at him and he stood there obediently. The old man then looked at Lin Chenyu and smiled kindly."Young man, we're from out of town. We want to ask you something, okay?”
" No problem." Lin Chenyu nodded and said," If there's anything, just say it."”
"I remember that there is a person called Lin Jianan in your village. He used to live here.”The old man asked expectantly.
"Lin Jianan?" Lin Chenyu was stunned for a while." You know my father?”
"Is he your father?" The old man looked at him from head to toe and then nodded repeatedly." Yes, yes. No wonder you look so familiar. You look very similar to your father."”
" Then you are..." Lin Chenyu asked in confusion.
" Oh, I used to live in your house, and I was very familiar with your father." The old man looked at the old house in front of him and couldn't help but sigh slightly." But your father was still young at that time. It's been more than twenty years now."”
Twenty years? Doesn't that mean that I wasn't born when he met my father? Lin Chenyu thought gloomily. However, he still asked with a smile,""Then are you here as a guest today?”
" Yes, yes, I came to see your father today," the old man said with slight excitement." Is your father okay?"”
" My dad has always been strong." Lin Chenyu smiled and gestured at him." Please, I'll take you to my house."”
When Lin Chenyu brought the two of them home, Lin Jianan was taking out a bamboo chair to enjoy the shade. Lin Chenyu shouted to her father from afar,""Dad, there's a guest. This old man said that he knew you before.”
" You are..." Lin Jianan looked at the dignified old man in front of him and couldn't help but hesitate. He felt that this person looked familiar, but also so unfamiliar that he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
"Jian An, do you really not recognize me?”The old man stared at Lin Jianan for a long time, then said excitedly," I'm Baoqiang, Sun Baoqiang.”
"Sun Baoqiang?" When Lin Jianan heard this name, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He stared at the old man for a long time and then nodded involuntarily. Yes, it was indeed him. After more than 20 years of hardship, although his face and temperament had changed greatly, Lin Jianan still saw the shadow of him when he went to the countryside to cut the queue.
"You, what are you doing here?" Although Lin Jianan tried his best to control his emotions, his lips still trembled slightly when he spoke.
"I…sigh." The old man called Sun Baoqiang sighed deeply, as if he didn't know where to start.
Lin Chenyu looked at their expressions and knew that something was wrong. Hence, he mumbled,""Dad…"
"Get lost. This has nothing to do with you.”Lin Jianan shouted at him.
Lin Chenyu was shocked and did not dare to say anything else. She immediately turned around and left. At this moment, Sun Baoqiang called out to him,""Young man, please bring my friend out for a cup of tea.”
After saying that, he turned to the middle-aged man behind him and said,"You go ahead. I want to catch up with an old friend.”
" This..." The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment. He could tell that Lin Jianan's attitude towards the old man was not very friendly. Therefore, he was worried that if something happened, he would not be able to bear the responsibility.
" You don't have to worry." Sun Baoqiang certainly knew what he was thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder and said," This is where I went to the countryside to cut the queue. These friends are like my family. There won't be any accidents."”
When the middle-aged man heard what he said, he could only follow Lin Chenyu. When there were only two people left in the pagoda, Sun Baoqiang looked at Lin Jianan and said sincerely,"" Big Brother, I know that I was wrong back then, but I also had my difficulties…"
" Sigh, these are all things of the past. You don't have to mention them anymore." Lin Jianan let out a long sigh and said," It's just that you really shouldn't have come today, so I advise you to leave before Zhilan finds out."”
"You mean Big Sister?" When Sun Baoqiang heard Ling Zhilan's name, he couldn't help but smile bitterly." Indeed, she should hate me.”
" It's not just you." Lin Jianan shook his head." If she knew, she would probably cut you with a knife."”
" That's true." Sun Baoqiang sighed for a long time and then said dejectedly," I hurt Pearl so deeply. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't let me off."”
" No, there are some things that you don't know." Lin Jianan shook his head, and a trace of pain appeared on his face." If Zhu 'er was only injured, Zhilan wouldn't have held a grudge for so long. After all, it has been more than 20 years. No one would hold a grudge for a relationship for a lifetime.”
" But we were different back then." Sun Baoqiang hesitated and said," Because when I left, Zhu 'er was already..."
When he said this, his face revealed a trace of deep pain and shame. When Lin Jianan heard him say this, his heart could not help but tremble slightly." Could it be that you know that Zhu 'er, she…"
" Of course I know." Sun Baoqiang lowered his head and said," As a man, how can I not know what I did?"”
" You knew," Lin Jianan could not help but feel angry when he heard what he said." Since you knew, why did you have the heart to leave without a trace?”
" This is indeed my fault," Sun Baoqiang said dejectedly." But big brother, I do have my own difficulties..."
" Difficulties, difficulties," Lin Jianan said angrily," You only know how to talk about your difficulties, but do you know how miserable Zhu 'er was in the end?”
When Sun Baoqiang heard him say this, his heart could not help but sink, so he said in a trembling voice,"Pearl, she…where is she now? Is she living well?"
" She..." Lin Jianan was about to continue when he suddenly saw Ling Zhilan covering her forehead with her hand. She hurriedly walked out of the house and said," Jianan, quickly help me take a look. I think something fell into my eyes."”
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