"I didn't expect you to be here." In the water pavilion where Tang Wanju used to reside, Tang Wanju gracefully brewed tea, sitting across from Zhao Changhe, her voice calm. Bao Qin stood beside with the qin, as if a cassette tape were playing back, flashing back to those years.
The stream remained unchanged, cicadas chirped as before; what had changed was the little maid previously holding the qin now had her hair tied in a woman's bun, and the moss growing under the bamboo tower's foot had confirmed the mottled traces of time.
"So you've come here for Star River?"
"Yes, it's coincidentally Wuqinger's birthday, and I also wanted to see my family... I just didn't expect to see you." Tang Wanju's beautiful eyes glanced over at Bao Qin, smiling yet not: "You've gotten better; without sending a message, was it just to sneak some treats?"
Bao Qin smiled apologetically: "Bao Qin knew Miss was coming this time, no need to send a message, so she sneaked a day off."
