This camphor tree has always been the agreed meeting place for the two to play together.
The time set for yesterday was right after lunch.
But as the sun slowly edged towards the west, no matter how he waited, An Ran did not appear.
Chi Cheng was starting to worry.
Did something happen to An Ran? Or maybe that little scatterbrain got lost?
But An Ran's home is clearly nearby, in that row of houses up ahead.
Chi Cheng decided he couldn't wait any longer, he had to go find An Ran at her house.
He jogged forward and met An Ran's mom, who was leading little An Ran back home, at the corner of the alley.
"An Ran." He called out crisply.
Walking forward, he politely bowed to An Ran's mom like a little gentleman and greeted her before turning to An Ran, "Why didn't you come to the camphor tree? I was waiting for you to play together, to go to the beach to build sandcastles. Let's go."
