Chapter 621 - Im Tired Of Waiting (1/2)

“Yeah, you surely wouldn’t know. You weren’t even born at that time.” The old man took a look at Yuan Zhou and continued saying, not being affected at all.

“Um. Please continue.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and didn’t contradict him.

“This tailor shop was the best store that made clothes at that time around here. People were hurrying to and fro every day and none of them were poor people.” The old man revealed a manner of reminiscence.

“I’m waiting for someone over here. We haven’t met for many years and I’m not sure if she still recognizes me.” The old man was a little perturbed when he said that.

Yuan Zhou just stayed silent and waited quietly for the old man to continue.

“At that time, she and I both worked as apprentices. We were very little then.” The old man sighed with emotion.

“Childhood sweethearts.” Yuan Zhou summarized concisely and comprehensively.

“Yeah, that’s the word. At that time, she was very afraid of worms and thus hid in a pigsty once. I was the first that found her.” The old man appeared quite proud when he spoke of this matter.

“As time went by, Tong Tong and I understood each other better and finally got together. At that time, we were only 15 years old. However, that wasn’t a young age in my time.” The expression on the old man’s face revealed sweetness and warmth.

“Now, it’s called puppy love.” Yuan Zhou said that in an unromantic way.

“Later on, I promised to give her the best wedding dress. Just in front of the tailor shop, I made that promise.” The old man raised his head and looked at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.

His gaze was meaningful as if he could see the bustling tailor shop that people hurried to and fro formerly through Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.

“Then you went away and never returned. And now, you have come back to look for her.” Yuan Zhou got straight to the point.

“No, it’s not like that. I just don’t know if she can come back again.” The old man gave a contemptuous look at Yuan Zhou.

“Is the person you are waiting for called Tong Lan?” As far as Yuan Zhou knew, there was nobody surnamed Tong except for Boss Tong from the dry cleaning shop.

Judging from the age of this old man, he was almost the same age as Boss Tong. Therefore, Yuan Zhou made that guess.

“You know Tong Lan? Do you know Tong Lan? Are you her son?” The old man got dumbfounded first, then he looked at Yuan Zhou in disbelief and asked a series of questions.

“No. Boss Tong is the boss of the dry cleaning shop over there.” Yuan Zhou revealed a look of seriousness, however, no one could see the helplessness contained in his heart.

“The neighboring store?” The old man looked toward the neighboring store directly.

“Ta Ta Ta”. The old man walked to the neighboring store with big strides and started to walk up and down in front of the closed door.

“Boss Tong is gone.” Yuan Zhou didn’t turn his head, but just said lightly.

“She’s gone?” The old man stayed put in a daze. There was only a blank look on his face rather than a specific expression.

“She went travelling.” Yuan Zhou turned his head and added quickly when he found the old man didn’t appear normal.

“You nasty guy, you almost scared me to death. Tell me, where is Tong Lan now?” The old man let out a sigh of relief and then said to Yuan Zhou bitterly.

“Touring.” Yuan Zhou said straightforwardly.

“There’s always a place to go as a tourist. Tell me, do you know where she is now?” The old man walked to Yuan Zhou with big strides, stared at him, and asked loudly.

“Aunt Tong told me that she wanted to go around the world, so I’m not sure about her exact location.” Yuan Zhou didn’t retreat and then, he said lightly.

“Since you know so much, you are still in contact with her, aren’t you?” The old man looked at Yuan Zhou and said affirmatively.

This time, Yuan Zhou didn’t contradict him, but just looked at the old man in silence.

“Tell me about her contact info. Well… forget it. When Tong Tong contacts you next time, please tell me.” While he was saying that, he lowered his head and said with a sorrowful voice.

“You don’t want it?” Yuan Zhou became a little puzzled.

“No, I don’t. But if Tong Tong contacts you next time, please do tell me.” The old man turned around and walked back to the original place.

It was still the same place. The old man just stood there as if he had prepared to stand forever until Boss Tong came back.

“Um.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then went back to his restaurant.

When it went to the fixed time, the old man left straightforwardly.

After a sound of “Hua La”, Yuan Zhou closed the door and walked back into the kitchen.

“I should make a phone call.” Yuan Zhou muttered while stroking his forehead with his hand. After that, he turned around and went upstairs.

The second floor of the pub was very boisterous. While Chen Wei and some others were drinking the Bamboo Liquor seriously, Yuan Zhou that had returned upstairs sat at the desk and picked up the phone.

“It’s just 21:30 now. It should be a good time.” Yuan Zhou muttered that before he started to dial the number.

The three characters of “Aunt Tong” were clearly marked beside the number.