Uncle didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
What was going on?
The old man he hadn't heard from in over twenty years...
Why had he been appearing before him so often lately?
Was it because...
he remembered?
Uncle's face darkened.
How could this be so uncanny?
No.
Uncle shook his head.
It was all in his mind.
He was making too much of it.
He had to stop thinking about it.
More than twenty years had passed...
He had long since let go of that old man.
So...
he shouldn't keep appearing before him.
He shouldn't let himself see him again.
Uncle unconsciously kicked the trash can.
That old man had made him waste a Jianbing Guozi.
He'd only had a few bites.
Maybe...
he should go back and buy another one?
He hadn't gone very far, anyway...
Uncle didn't hesitate for long.
He turned and walked back.
When the Jianbing Guozi vendor looked at him in surprise, Uncle calmly told him...
that he'd dropped his Jianbing Guozi.
That's right.
Uncle hadn't lied.
What he'd said was one hundred percent pure gold truth.
The Jianbing Guozi vendor froze for a moment.
Then he smiled.
So he'd dropped it...
That explained it...
Why else would a customer who'd just left come back so soon?
"Here you go, sir."
"Take care not to drop it."
This time, the Jianbing Guozi vendor gave his customer an extra reminder.
"Don't drop it again."
"Mm."
Uncle nodded.
He lowered his head and took a big bite of the Jianbing Guozi.
"Hiss, hiss~"
Hot~
Hissing through his teeth, Uncle turned and lazily walked away.
There wouldn't be a next time.
Even if he saw him again...
Uncle didn't think he'd make such a huge