Gu Yu eventually bought a bag of peanuts and some other food at dawn. On the surface, he treated the uncle with the food he bought, but was actually returning a favor. [1] Making smalltalk with the uncle, he learned that the old couple lived in Shengtian while their son had settled down in Jiang Zhou. Their daughter-in-law had just given birth to a baby and they were going there for a visit.
Gu Yu did not talk much other than saying they were tourists, but it did not erase the knowing smile on old couple’s faces. For to them, the younger ones appeared a perfect match.
The train pulled into the station shortly after six o’clock and they bid farewell to the old couple. Walking out of the station, Gu Yu and Xiaozhai were immediately enveloped by the clammy air typical to the South, which felt cold and sticky on their faces.
"Your younger sister’s indeed not here to pick us up, how ‘thoughtful’."
Looking around, he failed to hold back a sarcastic comment.
