Chapter 258 - 257 Old Neighbor
The next morning, as Su Yang and his companions were having breakfast, a middle-aged man suddenly dashed into the hotel.
When the middle-aged man saw Qi’er’s mother at Su Yang’s table, he was overjoyed and hurriedly ran over.
"Auntie Wu, it really is you!" the middle-aged man exclaimed excitedly.
"You’re Dongzi!" Auntie Wu also recognized the middle-aged man, and tears streamed down her face, "Ah, Dongzi, I thought I’d never see you again in my life!"
With red eyes, Dongzi grasped Auntie Wu’s hands and said tremblingly, "Auntie Wu, where have you all been these years? While she was alive, my mother always talked about you, we searched for you for so many years but never found you. Ah, my mother couldn’t even close her eyes peacefully when she passed away!"
Qi’er beside them also had a face full of tears, and Fatty couldn’t help but ask, "Hey, stingy beauty, who’s this guy?"
"You’re the stingy one!" Qi’er retorted indignantly and whispered, "He’s our former neighbor."
"You were close, huh?" Fatty asked curiously.
"Of course, he almost became my mom’s godson," Qi’er whispered, "My parents didn’t have children of their own, so because they were close to the neighbors, they treated the neighbors’ kids as their own. Dongzi was good at school, but with several kids at home, they couldn’t afford the schooling. Back then, it was my parents who sold their grain to support his education!"
"Oh, no wonder," Fatty realized, "Then why didn’t they help when you were sick?"
"When my parents took me out to seek medical treatment, Dongzi was still in school, and even having enough food was an issue for his family, how could they help?" Qi’er paused for a moment, then added, "Still, despite that, Dongzi’s mom took out the last of their grain and baked ten pancakes for us to take with us."