Whenever Xu Sheng would engage in conversation, Xiaoqi would sit quietly by his side, listening to this lonely old man slowly unfold his past.
The three of them sat in the courtyard for a while before old lady Xu, leaning on her crutch, slowly emerged from her room.
"This, this is the recipe for Thousand Gold Wine. You can take it and tell him that I no longer owe him anything in this life."
Upon receiving the wine recipe, Chi Sheng prepared to bid farewell with Xiaoqi, but old lady Xu spoke again.
"Taotao, you should go back."
Su Tao looked at old lady Xu with anxiety, reluctant to leave her alone, but she ultimately gave in. She promised to come back and check on her in a couple of days.
Once old lady Xu guaranteed that she would be fine, Su Tao, alongside Chi Sheng and his party, left the village.
On the way, Chi Sheng couldn't curb his curiosity any longer, asking Su Tao, "Miss Su, how did you come to know old lady Xu?"