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The next day, I woke up in a daze.
My neighbor Annie came knocking on the door.
When she saw me, she handed me the dim sum she made herself.
They were wrapped in bamboo leaves, faintly emitting a natural fragrance.
She smiled and said, “These are local specialty in my hometown and I made. them myself. If you don’t mind, please try some.”
I haven’t met such an enthusiastic person for a long time.
I took it with surprise.
“Thank you so much, Annie.”
Annie shook her head and said with a worried expression, “This is nothing. Anyway, this place is going to be
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developed. The bamboo forest in the back mountain will also be turned into a park. It’s a waste to leave the bamboo there.”
The house I lived in belonged to my grandfather.
I hadn’t come back since they left.
I didn’t know that this place was going to be developed.
“Really? When did this happen?”
“t the beginning of the year, people came to investigate on site. I heard that there would be people coming to talk to those who didn’t want to move. You are alone at home, so you must be careful about your safety.”
I felt a wave of disappointment in my heart.
I thought this would be my last way out.
I didn’t expect it to be cut off so quickly.
Maybe even God thought I should die in
that earthquake.
