Chapter 851
Not being poor with him, I laughed, “How was your day? Did it rain in the capital?”
It was raining at Qingming time and it was drizzling in Jiangcheng; it was good to have plenty of rain during the planting season.
He hmmed and said in a deep tone, “How was the auction?”
Thinking about it, I said, “I saw the box, it’s exactly the same as the one at home.”
“Why didn’t you auction it off?” He spoke, his voice shallow.
I froze for a moment, wanting to ask him how he knew I hadn’t photographed it, when it suddenly occurred to me that Chen Yi should have told him all about it.
After a pause, I said, “The price is too high, I don’t think it’s worth it.”
He spoke, “It’s worth it if you like it, and besides, it makes sense.”
Knowing his bravado, I didn’t dwell on it, I just spoke, “It was taken away by a man called Bai Yue, Chen Yi left a message, and when the Qingming is over, I want to find him to open that box.”
He responded and spoke, “Well, what time do you want to go out tomorrow.”
“Probably a bit early, the cemetery is a bit far.”
“Okay, when you get back.”
I smiled lightly, always thinking he was acting like a child like that, and hung up the phone, so I went to bed early too.
The next day.
I got up early because I was going to the cemetery, and the four seasons were still half asleep, so when I got into the car, she simply lay on top of me and went straight to sleep.
Chen Yi drove, probably came earlier, did not sleep well last night, his eyes were a bit blue.
Sister-in-law Zhang had cooked breakfast in the morning, so I looked at him and said, “I’ll switch driving with you later, so you can eat your breakfast first.”
He looked at me sideways, shook his head slightly and said with a light smile, “No, I’ve already eaten this morning.”
It was Qingming today and I couldn’t help but say, “Actually, I can go by myself, your family is going to sweep the graves too, you can go home and get busy.”
He smiled and shook his head, “It doesn’t matter, my parents are there, they’ll be there, everyone who matters and cares is there, they’re going to the cemetery to see their ancestors, us juniors, we just need to know the ground.”
This is probably what everyone would like to say at Qingming Festival. In our lifetime, those we care about and like are alive, and we don’t need to experience death, we don’t need to shed tears of remembrance in the rainy season, and we don’t need to suffer pain.
This is probably the great fortune of life.
The car drove for a while, he spoke, “By the way, that Mr. Bai I checked last night, is a capital city, information is very secretive, but I read some information, found that he and the old man of the Mu family met a few times.”
I couldn’t help but frown, “Then he should be acquainted with the Mu family.”
After a moment’s hesitation, I couldn’t help but venture a guess, “Could this Bai Yue be someone from the Mu family, and they were auctioning the sandalwood jade box just to find the other box?”
Chen Yi looked at the car and was silent for a moment, speaking faintly, “It’s not easy to say.”
It was already noon when they reached the cemetery, the gentle rain had stopped, the sun had come out, a rainbow hung in the cemetery, and the air was extraordinarily sober.
Four Seasons has an excellent memory, having been here just once, she was able to find the gravestones on her own, even though new ones had been added to the cemetery.
The elders are the first to pay respects to their ancestors, and five years on, Grandpa Fu’s posthumous photo is already a little blurred, almost impossible to make out.
Four Seasons asks me, “Mum, are we all going to die?”
I nodded my head, not understanding what death was when I was a child, but when I grew up I realised that one by one the people around me were gone, some people were seen one less than the other, some words were said one less than the other.
Some people leave before we can say a proper goodbye, and then we’re already apart.
I say, “All will die, and none will die.”
Chapter 852
The four seasons did not understand, and neither did I. I just looked at Grandpa Fu in a daze, thinking that he should be a little disappointed that Fu Shenyan had not come.
When he left, Fu Shen Yan had resentment in his heart and did not come to see him off. Now that the resentment has faded, it seems that he is missed less.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but there are people crying in front of the new tombstone, I think it’s someone who has just left, and the family’s grief has not yet dissipated and it’s still hard.
I didn’t like crying in front of the grave and pulled Four Seasons to say goodbye to Grandpa Fu and go to Grandma’s grave.
Four Seasons pulled me along and tugged me, “Mum, why is that uncle in front of Grandma’s tombstone?”
I looked over and saw a tall, slender man, dressed in black, standing solemnly and coldly in front of Grandma’s tombstone, and because my back was turned, I could not see his expression.
I couldn’t remember who this man was, but I couldn’t remember if he knew my grandmother.
Looking strange, I couldn’t help but step forward and speak, “Hello!”
The man stiffened slightly, and after a moment, looked back at me in a cold manner.
He didn’t say anything, he just gave me a faint look and turned around to leave.
Glancing at the white chrysanthemums and offerings in front of the tombstone, I couldn’t help but look at the man and speak, “Sir, you are ……”
The man looked back at me and spoke with clear, cold eyebrows, “A passerby!”
It was just two shallow words, and nothing more.
Watching the man walk away, I couldn’t help but wonder when Grandma had known such a person.
The tombstone of Muzi is the newest, five years old, but no weeds and no damage, it always looks brand new.
I have never been able to understand Cheng Junyu. Perhaps he never loved Fu Nanying, let alone Muzi, but for him they were all just passers-by and full of guilt.
Because they were no longer there, all that remained was a heart full of guilt and regret.
If they were both still alive, he would still be indifferent to them or even a passer-by.
On the way back, I met the cold-faced man again, his car parked in front of the cemetery, a black off-road face, cool and dominant.
When he saw me and the four seasons, he only gave a faint glance, then put on his sunglasses and drove away.
In the car, Chen Yi spoke, “Madam, Mr. Fu told me to book a flight for the evening, do you think it’s okay?”
I smiled lightly, “Yes!” It was already booked, so I couldn’t return it.
The car had just started when there was a sharp braking sound that made my eardrums rise.
The car came to a sudden stop and the four seasons were lying in my arms. Chen Yi steadied his emotions and looked at the black car in front of him, narrowing his eyes slightly.
I also looked back and saw two men getting out of the black car, spanners in their hands, obviously coming for us.
“Pop!” The window of the car was smashed.
“Madam, call the police!” Chen Yi spoke up, the window glass on the driver’s seat had been smashed down.
The car door was opened and he was ripped off by two burly men, then tied up and shoved into the car.
My brain was confused for a moment and I fumbled for my mobile phone to make a call, but the phone had already been grabbed.
Without waiting for my reaction, the door of the back seat was opened and two strong men, one standing on the left and right side, looked at me with expressionless faces and said, “Miss Shen, come with us!”
I hugged the Four Seasons, worried about scaring her, and said calmly, “What are you going to do?”
“It will only take you half an hour, please!” The two men spoke, their faces grim.
Worried that I might hurt Four Seasons, I didn’t react too much and got out of the car with Four Seasons in my arms, looked at the two men and said as calmly as I could, “Lead the way!”