In 1929, Shanghai Xianshi Company was established. Nineteen-year-old saleswoman Bai Lu met a man who came to buy perfume.
His name is Lu Hongsheng. He is 31 years old. He came out of the countryside of Gaoqiao and started repairing bicycles. Now he runs one of the largest bicycle shops in Shanghai on Xiafei Road. He is clumsy, silent, and has machine oil marks on his fingernails that cannot be washed away, but he has a pair of beautiful eyes and a heart that doesn't know how to be kind to women.
Bai Lu knew from the beginning that he had a wife. But she was still moved. By the time she wanted to take it back, it was already too late.
This is a story about waiting. She waited behind the counter for him to come, and he waited for her to come out in the rain. This is a story about where it came from. He came from Gaoqiao and she came from Suzhou. They met in Shanghai, but they couldn't go back. This is a story about choice. In 1949, everyone was running away. She persuaded him to leave, but he refused to leave. He said: "I'm from Gaoqiao, where can I go?"
She's gone. He left the bracelet and the child. He stayed. Leave your freedom and your heart behind.
Many years later, their son was in a hospital bed in Huzhou and remembered the day his father took him to the International Hotel. My father stood by the window and said, "Look, Shanghai is right under your feet." At that time, he probably felt that he could do anything.
The wind blows through the parasol trees on Xiafei Road, and the moon shines over the flowing water of Suzhou River. Some people wait their entire lives but never get it. There are some roads that you can never go back after walking for a lifetime.
