At 60, he still charged into battle for love!
The girl of his youthful dreams stood at the turning point in his life, and despite traversing a thousand mountains, his heart still fluttered for her.
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"Hongyan, though Elder Li might be a bit off in the head, he really has nothing but good intentions towards you," the elderly ladies gossiped amongst themselves.
"Elder Li was quite the looker when he was young, a big talent with a diploma from a technical school, just a bit too introverted. Hey, now that your old man's gone, and his wife has run off..."
"Ah, look at that, Hongyan, you're on the brink of a second spring in life, hahaha."
"Pah! Talking about a second spring when we're practically one step in the grave, what's the point?"
Jiang Hongyan awkwardly managed the banter from everyone, yet as she gazed in the direction where Elder Li had left, her eyes betrayed an inexplicable sentiment.