Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 321 - 320: The Person Deep in Memory (3rd Update)

Chapter 321: Chapter 320: The Person Deep in Memory (3rd Update)

"Master, please wait inside the carriage. When the young miss returns and sees you’ve been standing out here waiting, she’ll definitely feel troubled again,"

Xu Wentian shook his head. It had been two years since he last saw his goddaughter. Qingqing had grown up by his side; how could the old man not miss her?

It was just that his daughter had her own aspirations, and he couldn’t hinder her development.

As soon as Zuo Qing stepped out of the car, she saw Xu Wentian waiting outside the station.

Thinking that the old master might have been waiting here for a long time, Zuo Qing felt both distressed and helpless, and hurriedly ran over.

Zuo Qing bore the countenance of a Jiangnan woman—a small face, gentle, delicate.

Bright eyes, white teeth, utterly charming.

Xu Wentian had spotted her the instant she stepped off the car.

Seeing her delicate and vivacious smile, Xu Wentian was momentarily dazed, as if the woman from his memories was running towards him.

However, he was well aware that he could no longer find that person.

Xu Wentian’s thoughts drifted far away. In his memories, that woman was of a proud character, yet despite having the appearance of a lady of a respectable family, she made many men back away in fear.

Not because she wasn’t good enough, but because she was too fierce.

That fierce woman, upon laying eyes on him, would immediately bloom into a smile as radiant as a lotus, dazzlingly beautiful.

The most profound memory for him was when a few thugs had stopped him, wanting to rob him.

She had suddenly burst in from a side path, shielding him with her body.

In her hand was a wooden stick. Though her frame was slender and delicate, her voice was louder than those men who intended to rob him.

Xu Wentian remembered how she stood before him, brandishing the stick at those men and said,

"This is the man Miss has taken a liking to. If you dare to touch him, this lady will beat you into paralysis from the waist down."

As she spoke, she had already swung the stick towards the first man blocking her path without a second word.

At first, when she said she wanted to beat someone into paralysis from the waist down, he hadn’t understood the latter part of the sentence.

Only when her raised stick aimed straight for the groins of the men, did he realize what paralysis from the waist down meant.

Caught up in shock, the next thing he knew, those men were all howling while clutching their groins.

His first reaction wasn’t that she was truly capable, but to frown and scold her, "How could you be so shameless?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Wentian knew he regretted them, realizing that she had only been trying to save him.

And yet he had spoken such words to his savior.

But instead of getting angry, she simply turned towards him, and with a coquettish smile, she said,

"What does shamelessness matter? I was protecting my own man. Besides, what’s so shameless about this? You’re clearly an ignorant person. I can continue to be shameless if I need to."

Her crisp laughter rang in his ears and pounded against his heart.

Before he could react, she had pounced on him, planting a kiss with a giggle, and crisply said, "Xu Wentian, I want to be your woman. Do you agree, or do you not? Let me make it clear, if you disagree, you’ll meet the same fate as them."

While saying this, she glanced merrily at the group still howling on the ground behind her.

Looking at her cunning and spirited smile, Xu Wentian unwittingly nodded his head.

No sooner had he agreed than she excitedly lifted him up in a spin, exclaiming joyfully, "Fantastic, you finally agreed to be my man."

It was the first time Xu Wentian had ever been held up by a woman.

His face flushed with embarrassment.

After all, being a grown man and lifted up by this woman of extraordinary strength, Xu Wentian became angry at the moment, pushing her away abruptly.

"I’ve changed my mind; I take back what I said just now."

The girl, toppled by his shove, wasn’t angry but dusted off the dirt from her head and got up to chase him.

She firmly grasped his hand, saying, "I don’t agree. Water that has been spilled cannot be taken back, and words said aloud cannot be retracted. Regardless, I don’t care, if you don’t agree, I will..."

Compelled by some unknowable force, he stopped in his tracks, curious about what shocking words the girl might spout next.

True enough, when she spoke, she was domineering.

She said, "If you don’t agree, I’ll strip your clothes off and drag you into the little woods to cook the uncooked rice, give you a child."

"When you get married and have children later, I’ll take our kid to your neighbourhood to beg. If someone asks us why we’re begging, I’ll tell them, ’I have a man at home, but my man is a heartless wretch who abandoned his wife and child, unwilling to support us, forcing us out to beg just to get by.’ I’ll make sure everyone knows you’re a heartless villain, completely ruining your good name."

As he recalled those bygone days, Xu Wentian’s eyes gradually blurred.

Up until now, he still only remembered some vague fragments; only this sentence was the most deeply etched in his memory.

But he had forgotten who the woman was in his memory, the one who threw tantrums and insisted on clinging to him.

He had forgotten her name, where she was, and even what their three children looked like—he only knew he had three children.

That memory always resurfaced in his mind, unceasingly.

Xu Wentian thought that he probably fell in love with his wife during that time.

That’s why he remembered that particular memory so deeply.

The words were still vivid in his memory to this day.

He just didn’t expect that her words would come true; he abandoned his wife and children, failing to take responsibility for them.

For decades, Xu Wentian dreamed nightly of the woman who had entwined herself around his heart.

The harder he tried to remember, the more he couldn’t recall any information related to her.

It was those memories that had sustained Xu Wentian up to this point.

For so many years, he searched for her annually, but in the vast sea of people, without knowing her name or where she lived, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack—he had nowhere to start.

"Godfather?"

The gentle voice interrupted Xu Wentian’s reverie, and seeing Zuo Qing’s graceful and spirited smiling face, Xu Wentian came back to reality.

"Qingqing, you’re back." The sorrow brought on by the memory slightly dulled Xu Wentian’s joy at seeing his daughter.

Zuo Qing noticed Xu Wentian’s unusual mood and considerately did not ask him about it.

"Godfather, I’ve brought you something nice; I’ll let you taste it in a bit."

Zuo Qing tried hard to divert Xu Wentian’s attention.

Xu Wentian’s spirits weren’t high, but he didn’t want his daughter to sense it.

"It’s always our Qingqing who’s so thoughtful, not forgetting to bring something nice for godfather wherever she goes. Godfather’s affection for you is not misplaced." Xu Wentian affectionately ruffled Zuo Qing’s head.

Zuo Qing chuckled shyly, "Godfather is so good to Qingqing, of course, I should be filial."

"Master, miss, please get in the car. There are too many people here; let’s go home to talk about everything," said the old butler with a gentle smile, reminding the father and daughter.

Zuo Qing pressed her lips together, her smile warm and captivating, "Right, godfather, let’s get in the car."

Xu Wentian smiled dotingly and followed her into the car.

The two sat in the back seat.

Xu Qing opened the box of Liuyue Su she brought from the seaside city, took out one, and carefully unwrapped the oiled paper around it for Xu Wentian.

Then, she handed it to Xu Wentian, "Godfather, try it and see, how does it taste?"

As soon as the oiled paper was unwrapped, the golden Liuyue Su was revealed, and a faint fragrance wafted out.

Xu Wentian knew from the scent alone that it would taste good.

He took a bite.

The crispy shell crumbled at the bite, and the creamy filling was fragrant, soft and smooth. With a gentle bite, it slipped into his mouth, melting instantly, tender and exceptionally delicious.

Xu Wentian was stunned by the taste; his eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Zuo Qing.

Seeing Xu Wentian’s expression, Zuo Qing knew that he must have been delighted with the treat.

"Godfather, how is it? Isn’t it delicious?"

After the initial surprise, Xu Wentian slowly came back to his senses.

Seeing Xu Qing’s cunning smile, he nodded affectionately, "The thing Qingqing picks for godfather really suits my taste, considerate as always."

"It’s not Qingqing’s merit, but the skill of the person who made it. It’s just a pity I got there when they were almost sold out; otherwise, I would have definitely brought more back for godfather."

"Just having this intention makes godfather very happy. No matter how delicious something is, it’s all about fate, isn’t it?"

Xu Wentian smiled, "Besides, that thing is in the seaside city. If godfather ever wants to eat it, I can have someone buy some and bring it back."

Zuo Qing thought about it and nodded with a smile, "That’s true, what godfather said makes sense."

The father and daughter reunited after a long separation, as if there were endless conversations to be had.

But it was always Xu Wentian asking questions, while Zuo Qing answered them obediently on the side.