One day in 2024, I bought a book from the Republican era at a secondhand bookstore.
Tucked inside the old book was a yellowed photograph.
It showed a handsome young man.
On the back of the photo was written, "Sheng Xianpei, Year 35 of the Republic, in Shanghai."
In 2024, in Shanghai, I met the man in the photograph again.
I asked him, "Young Master, what would you like to eat tonight?"
He smiled at me and said, "I'll leave it to you, Mrs. Sheng."
Theme: May one brief encounter bring you a lifetime of peace.
