She always said that she was a tomboy. It turned out that she had such a lady moment, but Jingyan Ye
had never seen it before.
At the end of the performance, Yiyao Duan got up to thank the audience. The auditorium burst into
warm applauses. The little girl winked at him as she looked around. Jingyan couldn't help smiling.
Jingyan had no idea about what the next performance was at all. He was only thinking about one thing:
after this show, Yiyao would leave the kindergarten and he would never see her again.
Thinking of this, Jingyan got up and left his seat. He came to the back stage of the kindergarten's
senior class. He recognized his girl at a glance.
Yiyao was sharing the joy with other kids excitingly. Seeing him coming, she immediately stopped
talking with her friends and asked him, "What are you doing here?"
Jingyan was a little depressed. "Which elementary school are you going to after graduation? I'll go to
there too next year."
Yiyao was stunned, taking his hand and saying, "Come with me."
The two came out together. The usually-spacious playground was empty now. They found a a cool
place. Yiyao was also in a low mood. "I won’t stay in Sky City for elementary school."
"Why?" Jingyan was very surprised.
"I never told you that my father was a soldier, and I grew up in a military community. This year he was
assigned to work elsewhere, so my mother and I will follow him.”
Jingyan was stunned. After a long silence, he said, "Where are you going?"
"I don't know. It's a very far-away place, anyway."
"Then I won't see you again?" Jingyan's little heart hurt and his eyes soured.
Yiyao laughed broadly. She opened her arms to hug him. "When we grow up, I will come to Sky City to
find you."
"So many people in Sky City, can you find me?"
"Of course I can," Yiyao released him and looked straight into his eyes. "You are so special. I can find
you just by asking around. But you have to be good too, so that more people would know you. In this
way, I can find you easier."
Jingyan nodded vigorously, "Yes, I will grow up to be very great. You must come back to me and don't
forget me."
"I won’t." Yiyao’s smile was brilliant, "But when I go to you, what if you don't know me anymore?"
Jingyan frowned and thought for two seconds. Then he quickly took the red rope off his neck. On it
hung a piece of fine white tallow jade. It had been worn for a long time, and it was a bit transparent.
"This is what my father went to a temple and acquired for me. My name is engraved on the back. You
can find me with this in the future, and I will know you as soon as I see it," Saying that, Jingyan put the
jade pendant around her neck. Over the past year, Jingyan had grown a lot, as tall as Yiyao.
Yiyao touched the jade pendant, put it inside the collar and pressed it, "I will write to you, as long as
your home address remains the same."
"It won’t change, ever."
"That's a deal. Pinkie promise." Yiyao held out her little finger, and Jingyan caught her finger. "Pinkie
finger, pinkie promise, no change for a hundred years. Seal."
This summer, two innocent children made a promise under the peach blossom tree, but they did not
know that in order to recognize each other in the future, they paid a hundred times the efforts.
After school, a military jeep carried Yiyao away. Jingyan chased after the car running for a long time,
until the car disappeared from view. Then, he burst into wild tears.
For the next two days, Jingyan did not take a bite of food.
Watching her son like this, Venus was worried. Kerry said “it doesn't matter” though, "He will eat when
he is hungry. He will be fine in two days."
This afternoon unexpectedly, Jingyan freshen up with high spirits. That was because Yiyao sent him a
letter.
Jingyan, my parents and I left Sky City today, as long as I have time, I’ll write to you. This little golden
lock was given to me by my grandmother when I was one month old. I’ve been wearing it for a long
time. Now you keep it for me. Good bye, see you next time. Your good friend, Yiyao Duan.
The handwriting was somewhat zigzagging. Many words that she couldn't write were replaced with
Pinyin. Nevertheless, Jingyan was happily enjoying reading it. She really wrote to him!
"Well, my son has belonged to another woman so soon, I’m really not used to it." Venus was leaning in
Kerry's arms and said with boundless sentiments.
"It won't be that soon, at least 20 years later."
"Twenty years, that’s very soon..."
In the days following, Yiyao sent several letters more, sometimes from far away by the sea, sometimes
from the deep in mountains. Once there was a picture of herself in the letter, standing in the sunset, a
braid, a red rope around the neck, and a hat in the hand. Her smile was exceptionally sweet. That day,
Jingyan looked at the photos and giggled for a long time.
One year, two years, three years……
One day, when Jingyan passed by his old kindergarten by car, it suddenly occurred to him that he had
not received a letter from Yiyao for a long time. When he got home, he flipped through the small box.
Among the few letters, the last one was from a year and a half ago, and it was sent from the frontier. So
far, he never heard from his best friend.
Sitting on the carpet dispirited, Jingyan was depressed. Where was she now? Did she forget him?
This night, Jingyan did not come down to dinner.
Venus went to knock on the door and heard her son inside saying, "I'm not hungry." She had no choice
but to return to the dining room.
"Pingan is not eating?" asked Kerry.
"He probably thought of his good friend again. He went into his room as soon as back from school.”
Kerry grinned, "I didn't expect this boy to be so affectionate that he could be thinking about the girl for
such a long time."
Venus signed, "It's a pity that the little girl's father is a military officer and they can't reveal their location,
otherwise we can take Pingan to meet her."
Kerry smiled faintly, the father was not just a military officer.
He took an empty bowl, filled with rice and dishes, and gave to her daughter, saying coaxingly, "Ruyi,
send the meal to your brother, he will be hungry if he doesn't eat."
The five-year-old Ruyi already grew into a little beauty. Her skin was like snow and her eyes were like
stars.
She held the bowl and nodded, and instantly disappeared.
Kerry was speechless. When could she walk normally at home?
At the age of seven, Jingyan Ye was already seemingly a handsome young man. Leaning against the
head of bed, he began to read those old yellow letters one by one again.
"Dinner time." Ruyi suddenly appeared in front of him. The latter was not in the least surprised. He had
long been used to the silent way of appearing of his sister.
"Put it over there dear. I will have it later.”
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