Chapter 530: No News

In the blink of an eye, October arrived.

Under Gu Lingling’s careful care, Yang Yunhai’s wounds were healing at a visibly noticeable pace.

Walking on the street, everyone’s face was brimming with joyful expressions.

Leading the way was Old Man Qian from Beishui Village.

Who would have thought that this unremarkable old man had such a significant background?

When the car came to pick him up, Old Man Qian took a deep look at the broken temple he had lived in for years and extended his hand to Old Man Zhou, "Old buddy, I’ll be waiting for you in Capital City."

"Alright, once I get back we’ll continue playing chess." The two friends shook hands.

"Little girl, take care of yourself." Old Man Qian patted Zhao Si’en’s head, "Grandpa believes your family will definitely be alright. I’ve been war comrades with your grandpa, if I’m fine, he will definitely be fine too."

Only now did he dare to restore his identity and acknowledge Zhao Si’en.

"I will, Grandpa Qian." Zhao Si’en said with a smile.

She had finally waited for this moment.

She also believed that her family, just like her, was somewhere waiting for this day to come.

For many people, this was a day where they could finally laugh freely.

Old Man Qian left, and soon it was Mr. Zhou’s turn.

When Mr. Zhou left, he didn’t bring anything except the life-saving cotton-padded jacket that Gu Lingling had made for him.

This life-saving jacket held too much sentimental value.

Outside it was all patches, but inside it was filled with the newest and warmest cotton.

If it hadn’t been for this jacket, he probably would have died on that snowy day long ago.

"Girl, Grandpa will be waiting for you in Capital City." Mr. Zhou, extremely reluctant, wished he could stay here to live a simple life if it weren’t for the many matters needing his attention in Capital City and the country still needing an old bone like him.

"Grandpa Zhou, you must take good care of yourself." Gu Lingling repeatedly urged, "I will do my best."

There was no excessive sentimentality, yet the simple advice carried a strong sense of reluctance.

Today’s farewell is for a better reunion tomorrow.

"These are some items Grandpa left for you, keep them well. This is Grandpa’s engagement gift for you." Mr. Zhou left a shabby and inconspicuous wooden box for Gu Lingling, "Lingling, study hard."

When Gu Lingling opened it alone, she discovered it was full of treasures, including unremarkable copper coins and a snuff bottle. From the looks of it, Mr. Zhou seemed to often take out this snuff bottle to play with.

This was probably what Mr. Zhou had accumulates quietly over the years here.

And who knows how he managed to do this?

He was able to evade those prying eyes and gather so many treasures.

Gu Lingling hugged the wooden box, her emotions unable to settle for a long time.

The movement was over. With the departure of Mr. Qian and Mr. Zhou, the youth who had gone to the countryside began to come alive.

Tao Zhiran was the first to return to the city.

Before returning to the city, he specially went to find Gu Lingling, but she didn’t see him.

Later, it was heard that he bragged in front of the villagers that he would come back and try his best to help them.

However, everyone just took it as a joke.

Following them were Ge Dong and Tian Dazhuang.

But Zhao Si’en, on the other hand, hadn’t been heard from at all.