Yu Jiuqing had promised Shen Qing so many things.
So, Shen Qing's words stunned Yu Jiuqing for a moment. He wasn't sure which promise she was referring to.
Shen Qing didn't keep him in suspense. "On our wedding night," she said, "you told me that when we're old and gray, we'd find a place with serene scenery and simple, honest people. You would be an ordinary schoolteacher, and I could spend my days tinkering with all the strange little gadgets I love. In our free time, we could go fishing together, have picnics in the countryside, or, when our children eventually marry and have kids of their own, we could dote on our grandchildren and peacefully enjoy our golden years."
Yu Jiuqing paused.
Those were indeed the words he had spoken on their wedding night.
His parents had died young, and he had grown up living under someone else's roof, where he had seen the very worst of humanity's darkness and filth.
