Lin Juan was deeply moved; Liu Zhizhong remembered all the details with astonishing mental acuity.
In the end, Liu Zhizhong spoke with some regret, "It's just that when I was twelve, my father passed away due to our lack of money. The hospital wouldn't treat him... heh..."
"Then I moved and ended up in the welfare home in the city. Life was still tough. Luckily, there's always a way out. Studying hard, I've managed to get to where I am now."
"Attending high school, college, entering society, joining the officialdom, getting married... ah, now, I'm temporarily out of work, waiting for a new job assignment and transfer."
"When I was in college, I returned to Yingxi County, hoping to find you. Unfortunately... the houses were demolished, the apartment buildings for the families of those working at the salt factory were all torn down, and you were nowhere to be found."
