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He decided on a small little shop that was on the edge of town. Away from all the festivities of a grand celebration. The shop was still open, and the owner who greeted them was an old man with gray hair. As Xue'er looked at him, she wondered why this man did not close up shop to be with his family on such an important festival.

It wasn't until the man had sensed a person staring at him that she withdrew her gaze and followed Gan Tian Chi to sit down. Her eyes wandered around to see the fairly small shop quite empty, the place seemed very cold and lonely.

She sat down across from Gan Tian Chi, placing her lantern to the side. The vibrant looking fish lantern seemed to liven up the place a lot.

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Seeing that there were customers, the man came to their table and asked: ”Esteemed customers, what would you like to have?”

”Two bowls of longevity noodles please.” Gan Tian Chi answered immediately. One could tell that he had come specifically for these noodles.

”Please wait for a moment, esteemed guests.” The old man said as he went to the back.

Seeing that he was out of earshot, Xue'er asked: ”Must we eat at this specific shop?”

”Yes, you should try it, it is quite good.” He answered as usual.

”You know the owner?”

Gan Tian Chi did not nod, but said: ”A fated meeting many years ago.” As he said this, there was a smile that hung on his lips.

”So, fated enough for you to remember, but not wanting to tell me about it?” Xue'er asked, with a hand resting on her chin, her glassy eyes stared at his expressionless face. When she looked at his face, she could never imagine it ever laughing so freely, it gave her a feeling that most of his expressions were not as natural as they seemed.

”A lot can happen in a day. You see, like that fire. Perhaps there was a family that lived there, but after today, they are no longer here. Why should I speak of the past? What has passed is nothing short of old tales. Not worthy of remembering.” Gan Tian Chi emphasized the last sentence quite clearly.

”But you still came here did you not?” Xue'er looked to him, half expecting to prove him wrong.

”The food is good, naturally I would come back. Food is perhaps the only thing worth remembering.” He said in all seriousness.

This sentence really gave Xue'er a new perspective on how Gan Tian Chi actually felt about everything.

”Esteemed guests, please enjoy.” The old man held two bowls of noodles in his hands and went back to the corner where he was sitting.

Xue'er picked up two pairs of chopsticks, putting a pair in front of Gan Tian Chi, while the other pair was for herself. Grasping a few strands of the noodles and placing them in her mouth. She continued eating, ignoring her surroundings.