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"Is this the end of the little uncle's story?"

The five-year-old girl pouted unhappily.

The man sitting in the promenade fiddling with jade with a sharp knife curled his lips, pampered the child's head with calloused hands, and said softly, "Of course not."

The girl's round eyes lit up, she looked at him expectantly and asked, "What about the little uncle and the big uncle after they go to outer space? Will they see their mother?"

The man's expression moved slightly, and he touched the beautiful face that was gradually forming in his hands.There was a hint of sadness and tenderness in his eyes, and he was stunned for a few seconds before smiling: "Of course, he and your mother must have been together a long time ago."

The little girl blinked her big eyes again and asked: "Then will they live on the moon? Can I see them with a telescope?"

The man gently pinched the girl's tender cheeks, and said warmly: "Of course they can't see it. The outer space is so big, and there are so many places they are going. From us, we can only see the sun and the moon, and they can't be there all the time. Stay on the sun and moon. They have to see all the beautiful places for us before they come back. This is the task we entrusted to them."

The little girl curled her lips, lowered her head in disappointment, and hummed softly, "Okay."

"Xia Shangzheng, what are you talking about with Xiaoqing again?"

The handsome and tall young man walked in through the gate while carrying the bike with a broken chain, panting.

It was freezing cold, and the young man was sweating from the heat. He had already taken off his overcoat, and it was hanging slantly in the crook of his arm at this moment, with many bags hanging on both sides of his hands.

Xia Shangzheng was taken aback, and hurriedly stuffed the little jade figure into the child's hand, quickly put the bicycle away, took the things from the young man's hand, and finally frowned dissatisfiedly and pulled him into the heated room.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Qingjia was blown even hotter by the heater, struggling to go out and blow the cold wind to cool off.

Who knew that before he could go out, Xia Shangzheng, who had put down his things and walked towards him, grabbed his wrist.

Xia Shangzheng sighed, regardless of his struggles, wrapped him in a coat, and criticized: "No matter how hot it is in winter, you are not allowed to take off your clothes! You are so old and you don't understand such a simple truth!?"

Lu Qingjia curled her lips in disapproval, and snorted, "Isn't it Xixi and the others who came here? There are two carts full of things. Of course I have to help with some. There is no parking in Baihua Lane, and the result is Halfway through the bicycle, the chain broke again, and I was almost exhausted from carrying and pushing."

Xia Shangzheng wiped the sweat off his forehead with a hot towel, and asked with a sullen brow, "Why didn't you call me?"

"forget……"

"..."

Xia Shangzheng was helpless.

"Let's take a shower first, and I'll help them carry their things. Parents and Chang Yi are probably coming too, so I'll go and have a look." Xia Shangzheng said.

Lu Qingjia nodded, and before he left, he couldn't help but turned back and said, "If Nie Zechen comes, don't keep making faces. Also, Shuze may come too, so don't guard against him like a thief, he He and Nianqing are still children, so it's normal to like to play together..."

"Children? Xiao Shuze is 24!" Xia Shangzheng was furious.

"Oh, anyway, compared to us old uncles, you are already a child." Lu Qingjia laughed, "You are so childish at an age. Be obedient!"

Xia Shangzheng pouted childishly, and nodded reluctantly: "...Understood."

Lu Qingjia laughed, and joked: "I'm old, and I still like to argue with children."

Xia Shangzheng lowered his eyes and muttered, "The Si family has no good people..."

Lu Qingjia sighed again: "Yes, yes, but Shuze's surname is not Si, his surname is Xiao, and he has already left the Si family."

"Okay, I see..."

…………

The New Year is approaching, and the whole Baihua Town is decorated with lights and festoons. Except for the shops selling flowers and New Year's goods, the other shops are basically closed.

The sound of firecrackers is continuous in the town, which is very lively.

Only this corner of Baihua Lane is particularly deserted all year round.There is only a pair of distorted couplets hanging crookedly outside the door of Room No. [-]... However, it is not so much a couplet as a painting. It is extremely chaotic and elegant, but it has a different kind of festive feeling - just look at it It was scribbled by children.

"Oh, can you take off that painting in front of your door, hot eyes!" Zhu Xixi couldn't help complaining as soon as she entered the door.

The woman was wearing a large black down jacket, and a twisted woolen hat on her head. She was rare without makeup.In fact, every time she comes here, she pays very little attention to her image.

The eldest lady also did not return home near the end of the year, and liked to hang out with a bunch of old men like them. I hope the family members caught her a few times and couldn't catch anyone, so they left with her.

"Little aunt!"

When Nian Qing saw Zhu Xixi, she ran towards her in surprise.

Zhu Xixi immediately dropped the things in her hand, opened her arms and smiled to catch the little girl, lovingly rubbed the child's chubby face, until she saw her messy hair, her expression changed, her cold eyes He shot at the two people behind who were pretending to be deaf and dumb, and said with disgust: "You two uncles, I am convinced! You don't even tie her hair!?"

The little girl also added fuel and vinegar: "Uncle said that it looks better with hair on!"

Zhu Xixi: "..."

"You keep saying you won't let me come. If I don't come, you may not know what Xiaoqing will look like after being tossed by you big men! Ahhh! Even the inside and outside of the skirt are worn backwards!"

Xia Shangzheng: "..."

Lu Qingjia: "..."

"Oh, I heard a roar before I entered the door..." Ren Zhan walked in from the outside with a haha, also carrying two bags full of things in his hand.

"Father!" The little girl lay on Zhu Xixi's shoulder and waved to Ren Zhan with a smile.

Ren Zhan approached and touched her head, and asked with a smile, "Are you obedient here?"

Nian Qing pouted and said, "Qingqing is very obedient, it's uncle who is disobedient! Every time in the middle of the night, she quietly crawls to my little uncle's bed and throws me on the little bed alone!"

Xia Shangzheng: "..."

Lu Qingjia: "..."

Ren Zhan & Zhu Xixi: "Hey——"

"Hey? Where's Shuze? Isn't Shuze with Brother Zhan and you? Why did you meet Xixi?" Lu Qingjia tried to change the subject.

They also don't want to continue the discussion on this.

Ren Zhan said with a smile: "It happened that I met Xixi and my parents at the entrance of the alley, and Shuze went to help my parents carry things."

Xia Shangzheng said contemptuously at the side: "Only this kid knows how to be courteous."

Not long after, the few remaining people also came over in twos and threes.

"Brother Jia!"

Chang Yi was the first to jump in. He opened his arms and was about to throw himself on the person, but the person who followed behind caught Destiny by the collar in time.

But this didn't affect Chang Yi and Lu Qingjia's reminiscing about the old days: "Brother Jia! Happy Chinese New Year!"

Lu Qingjia also smiled and said, "Happy Chinese New Year."

Xia Shangzheng & Lin Fu: "Cough."

"Hey, where's Xixi?" Chang Yi looked around.

Lu Qingjia smiled and said, "I'm going to the kitchen. We big men are yelling rough, and we can only count on her for the New Year's Eve dinner."

"It's outrageous!" Qi Xuechun, who came in from behind, frowned and scolded, "It's a girl anyway, if you can cook, why don't you go in and help out, you can also help me out!"

"Yes, auntie, they know how to bully me!" Zhu Xixi took the time to complain loudly here with a shovel.

Lu Qingjia rubbed her nose awkwardly, and was about to go in, when she heard Qi Xuechun say, "Qingjia, what are you doing in there? Let that bastard go in, come here and let mom see how tall you are?"

Lu Qingjia said "Hey", glanced at Xia Shangzheng triumphantly, and ran towards Qi Xuechun in a hurry.

Xia Shangzheng sighed, and said helplessly, "Let Xixi roll out the dumpling wrapper first, and I'll make the stuffing later."

The two elders didn't say anything more.

"Oh, it's tall again." Qi Xuechun said while looking at Lu Qingjia with a smile.

"Yanyan is going to change into new clothes this year!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire courtyard fell into silence.

Everyone had smiles on their faces.

In recent years, Qi Xuechun's illness has become more and more serious.Especially after Xia Zhenxi also left, now she has begun to deny anyone.When you see a younger youth, you have to say something confusing to outsiders, all about the person who has left.

It was Lu Qingjia who was the first to react. He had already dealt with this situation with ease, cleared up his chaotic mood, and said with a smile, "Yes, it's time to change into new clothes for the New Year!"

Qi Xuechun patted his hand with red eyes. The undisguised wrinkles on her face and the white strands in her hair all showed the fact that she had entered old age.

"Okay, okay, Mom will buy you new clothes."

Lu Qingjia coaxed: "Then mom go in and sit for a while, okay?"

Qi Xuechun immediately nodded obediently: "Okay, okay."

"Uncle Xia, Uncle Lu."

It wasn't until the palpitating silence passed that the handsome young man who had been supporting Qi Xuechun said hello at the right time.

The young man was dressed in black, with clear eyebrows and deep eyes, and his tall and straight figure against the wind and snow behind him was extraordinarily handsome and eye-catching.

When Xia Shangzheng saw him, his face turned pale, and he kept Lu Qingjia's words in mind, nodded meaningfully, and turned his eyes away.

Lu Qingjia was very happy to see him, and joked: "I haven't seen him for half a year, and he looks even more handsome."

Xiao Shuze smiled and said, "So does Uncle Lu."

Lu Qingjia patted him on the shoulder happily: "Okay, after driving for so long, let's help mom go in and have a rest."

"it is good."

Xiao Shuze took Qi Xuechun in first.

No one seemed to care too much about the episode just now, after greeting each other, they pretended nothing had happened and entered the house in twos and threes.

Since when did I feel uncomfortable even mentioning that name?

This New Year's Eve dinner was hosted by Zhu Xixi, and several other big men helped with odd jobs and took care of the two elderly people in the house by the way.

Xiao Shuze, the youngest, took the little girl to watch TV and build snowmen.

The yard is not wide or big, there are no extra green plants, and nothing else has been planted in the flower garden for so many years.

But little Nianqing knew that everything in the yard should not be touched randomly.For example, the sycamore tree that has almost failed miserably, the pots of orchids that have withered long ago in the promenade, and the rusty and dusty bicycle in the utility room...

The two uncles taught him when he was very young, and even his father and aunt also explained it.

So in Nian Qing's heart, this small courtyard became a barren forbidden land.She can only play in a slightly open space in the front yard, so my uncle specially made him a small swing. When she is bored, she sits here and listens to the uncles telling her stories about the little uncle.

However, the snow has fallen so fiercely in recent days that the swing was covered in snow within a short while after it was placed in the courtyard.So Nianqing could only squat in the corridor and look at the jade carved by his uncle.

Those jade stones were carved into all kinds of strange shapes.There are kittens, candied haws, imaginary sugar figures, and various foods and flowers.

Nian Qing also understood that these were things that could only be seen but not touched.She still remembers a time when her uncle clearly carved a half-human figure out of jade, but suddenly his hand shook, which caused the whole piece of intact jade to shatter into many pieces on the ground. The uncle was stunned for a long time, and suddenly buried his face in the palm of his hand Wept softly.

After that, Nianqing never mentioned the matter of asking her uncle to carve her mother and little uncle.

Because this seems to be a forbidden place in my uncle's heart.

"Shuze, Qingqing, it's time to eat!" Zhu Xixi shouted from the room.

"Coming!" Nian Qing took Xiao Shuze's hand and ran into the house.

The room was steaming hot, and the heat from the food hit the table and people's faces.

They gathered around a small round table, eating and drinking, seemingly in harmony, pushing cups and changing cups, chatting and laughing happily.As if everything is the way it is, the way it should be.The person who has passed away has really dissipated with the wind, and the blood dripping from the past has long been deeply buried in the torrent of time.

But only they themselves know whether those people are still there, and whether that person is still there.

They still dare not spend New Year's Eve.After visiting that person on New Year's Eve, everyone will go their separate ways.

But pain is still pain.

"Qingqing, don't sit on my brother. My brother has to eat too. If you are too heavy, you will crush him."

As an old father and a straight man who devoted most of his life's affection and consideration to the former young master and his wife, Ren Zhan didn't feel that such words would hurt the young girl at all.

Sure enough, Nianqing glared at him resentfully, then walked over to him again.Ren Zhan was happy, hugged his little daughter on his lap, and joked with a smile: "It's okay to be a father in the world, only a father will not dislike you hahaha!"

"Hmph!" Nian Qing didn't want to talk to him anymore.

The crowd laughed.

"Shuze, how are you doing? Are your studies going well?" Lu Qingjia was probably the only elder who would worry about the younger generation, and would routinely care about the lives of the younger generation every year.This made Lu Qingjia, who had been loved by his family for most of his life, feel a sense of superiority.

Xiao Shuze took a sip of hot tea reservedly, and said with a smile, "Successful. I plan to start my own business after graduation."

He just graduated with a Ph.D. this year.

"What company do you run?"

"Hmm... I haven't made up my mind yet, and I don't have anything I particularly like. Let's see which one is more suitable." Xiao Shuze said.

As a scumbag, Lu Qingjia naturally didn't understand the lofty life of people with superior IQs like them, and said in surprise: "You don't have any preparations yet, how can you start a company?"

"You don't care what he does, do you need to worry about such a big man?" Xia Shangzheng on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

Xiao Shuze smiled, but said nothing.

Lu Qingjia curled her lips: "Okay. Sigh... I have never experienced the life of a top student. You know, when I was in kindergarten, there were twenty children in my class. At that time, the school held an art performance competition, and eighteen of them won won the prize, but I was not among them.”

Xia Shangzheng hurriedly comforted him: "Isn't there another one that I didn't take?"

Lu Qingjia glanced at him and whispered, "That one asked for leave that day and didn't come."

Everyone laughed again.

"Well, from elementary school to high school graduation, the only thing I haven't changed is my handsomeness and grades, either at the bottom or at the bottom." Lu Qingjia began to lament her youthful years.

"It's okay, at least he's handsome hahahaha!" Xia Shangzheng sneered ruthlessly.

"Me, me, me too!" Nie Zechen, who had been silent for a long time, raised his hand like a primary school student, and said embarrassedly, "When I was in junior high school, I followed the poor students in my class to go online, and I was blocked several times. The security guard caught him right away!"

Lu Qingjia patted him on the shoulder as if someone had come over, and said with a smile: "Damn, who hasn't passed yet, young people like us have a wonderful life and beautiful youth, unlike them, when they were students, they only studied and studied. "

"That's not true." Xiao Shuze said softly, "I was also rebellious when I was in school. In high school, I even went out to fight with outside gangsters, and my grades have always been at the bottom of my grade."

Lu Qingjia was shocked again: "Really? Then you are no more interesting than the old-fashioned old man next to me. Every time I talk about youth with him, he always says the same thing, trigonometric functions, trigonometric function images, sine and cosine... annoying Kill me!"

Xia Shangzheng's old face was flushed, and he couldn't help but whispered: "At that time, I was in a hurry to get ahead..."

The smiles on everyone's faces froze, thinking of something, Lu Qingjia really wanted to quickly bring this topic over.

But he failed to do so.

"Not stupid, Yan Yan is not stupid..." Qi Xuechun murmured suddenly.

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly fell down again.

I thought that this time Qi Xuechun was just in a trance for a short time, but who knew that this time it seemed that she had hit a certain pain point in her, the woman who was over fifty years old suddenly burst into tears, and said inarticulately: "... ...Yanyan is not stupid at all, you are not allowed to talk about him, you are not allowed to talk about him, Yanyan, my Yanyan..."

Lu Qingjia hurried over, hugged Qi Xuechun's thin body, comforted her in a hoarse voice with red eyes: "Neither stupid nor stupid, he is smart, no one dares to say him, no one says him..."

Qi Xuechun clutched his sleeve tightly and cried to him: "But he blames me, he blames me."

Lu Qingjia's throat was sour: "Nothing, no, he didn't blame you, how could he blame you..."

"Then he left, he left, he refused to come back to see me, it's my fault, it's my fault, it's all my fault..." Qi Xuechun burst into tears suddenly, "Because of me, my Xi Xi, my Yanyan is gone! It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

Lu Qingjia couldn't bear it anymore, and choked up with tears and said: "Brother Yan is such a good person, how could he blame you..."

He must be blaming himself.

Xia Shangzheng stepped forward to embrace Lu Qingjia, blocked him behind him, hugged his crying and trembling mother, choked up and said, "Mom, you still have me, you still have me, I'm Shang Zheng..."

After that, he really couldn't go on.

What's the use of having him, what's the use of having only him when there are no brothers and sisters.

Qi Xuechun held him tightly as if he had grasped the backbone: "Shang Zheng, I dreamed about Yanyan last night. My Yanyan, he received Xixi, and my parents, they are all there. I Let him take me away... He said he couldn't take me away, he said there is no place for me... Shang Zheng, Shang Zheng, I miss him so much, my Yanyan, he is so good, he is very obedient, Shang Zheng , I was wrong, I was really wrong, I knew I was wrong..."

Xia Changxing, who was sitting by the side, took off his glasses and secretly wiped away his tears.

Zhu Xixi couldn't hold back for a long time, and tears came out of her eyes when she heard that person's name.

Nie Zechen turned his eyes away as if to cover up.

For so many years, as long as that person's name is mentioned, all the sad emotions can't be stopped like a flood that has opened the gate.It enveloped them like an impenetrable net, and they were so painful that they couldn't breathe.

The little Nianqing was at a loss, but he knew that every year when the name of the little uncle was mentioned during the New Year's Eve dinner, the uncle and aunts would feel sad.

She only knew that she couldn't be mischievous at this time.The girl looked up quietly, and found that her father was also lowering his eyes at this time, and his eyes were wet and red.

"He wants you to be well, Yan Yan is very good, he wants us all to be well, Mom, you have to be obedient, you have to listen to him." Xia Shangzheng said sadly.

This sentence is extremely useful no matter what time it is, Qi Xuechun's mood quickly stabilized, and she wiped her face with her sleeve indiscriminately, and said anxiously: "Yes, Yanyan and Xixi both want me to be well, I want good..."

So no one mentioned this matter again, but at the dinner table, the excitement just now was gone.

After the meal, Xiao Shuze took Qi Xuechun and the child into the guest bedroom to rest.Xia Changxing sat on the sofa and watched TV with reading glasses, while the rest of them stayed behind to clear the dining table and clean the house.

After everything was over, they sat around the promenade, staring at the flower garden in a daze.

It wasn't until Zhu Xixi and Nie Zechen packed up their things and were about to leave that Lu Qingjia asked, "Xixi, what are your plans for the future? Are you planning to get married or something?"

Zhu Xixi was stunned, lowered her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's fine to get married, my parents also respect my opinion, anyway, the family does not rely on me to carry on the family. I plan to apply for a teaching support in the mountain area recently, and I will leave after seeing him .”

Lu Qingjia paused slightly: "What if I meet someone I really like in the future?"

"A person you really like?" Zhu Xixi smiled suddenly, "No, I have already met one, and there is no second one."

Until Zhu Xixi and Nie Zechen got in the car and left, Lu Qingjia still stood at the door, suddenly felt that it was late and the mountains and rivers were dim.

Did you see, your leaving didn't make all this better.

........................

On New Year's Eve, everyone walked together and braved the misty wind and snow to set foot on the back mountain of Shixi.

It is surrounded by greenery in spring and summer, and it has not lost its vitality in autumn and winter.The amazing thing is that in winter, some mountain flowers will still grow in a small piece of dead branches and leaves around.

Snow covered the mountain road, and also covered three heavy and lonely tombs.

Fortunately, there is a small path from the top of the mountain, which leads directly to the cemetery at the back of the mountain, and it is not that difficult to walk.

It was noon on New Year's Eve when we arrived at the cemetery.

It's just that Ren Zhan didn't come up this time to take care of the little girl.When he came, he actually didn't know what to say. About what to say, Si Jinqing probably told him when he got there.

The few people were speechless all the way, and when they arrived here, they were even more choked up.

There are three tombs here, and the vacant seat next to grandpa was always vacant for grandma, and it was completely repaired when grandma came.

Xia Zhenxi's tomb is next to it, and there is also a vacant piece, which was reserved by Ren Zhan for himself.

And Xia Canyan and Si Jinqing merged into one in such a tragic way, it is true, flesh and blood are fused together from generation to generation, and they will never be separated forever.

They agreed not to cry.Can't shed tears either.

Because Xia Shenyan won't like them, won't be happy, and won't let them go.

Of course, what he looks forward to most is to see them all live happily.I can walk through this barren life without any worries.

They did nothing.

This is also Xia Shenyan's last words.

He said that after he left, as long as someone came to talk to him every New Year's Eve, it would be fine.You don't need to do anything else, and you don't need to bring anything.He also joked that when he got there, he already had everything and no longer needed blessings.

Qi Xuechun couldn't come due to physical reasons, she would definitely get sick again when she saw the tombstones of Xia Zhenxi and Xia Shenyan, but fortunately she was not allowed to come.

So as a father, Xia Changxing was the first person to squat down in front of Xia Shenyan's tomb.

He already has silver hair, gray temples, and wrinkles all over his face. He is no longer the husband and father who was so strong and proud that he could stand against the entire Xia family with his shoulders.

Now he runs an orphanage and is the father of many children.But he failed to be a good father to his children, so he is atoning.

The man over half a century old gently wiped off the snow on the tombstone with his old hands, gentle and patient.Just like the young Xia Shenyan fell asleep many years ago, gently stroking his child who has been sleeping for many years.

"Yanyan, this year is almost over again."

Xia Shangzheng used an umbrella behind him to cover him from the wind and snow, while Xia Changxing's eyes were red and wet, and his eyes were already full of wind and snow.

"When you were 15 years old, you often said to me, 'I really want to stay in Baihua Town for the rest of my life'. At that time, I just thought you were innocent and young, and I didn't take it to heart...but I didn't expect that you really stayed here all your life "Xia Changxing wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with trembling hands, "...Yanyan, Dad has been regretting all these years. It is because Dad neglected his duties and failed to take good care of you, nor did he give you the life you want...Leaving you alone So many years."

"...When you left that year, I saw you lying there peacefully and peacefully as if you were asleep. At that moment, I suddenly understood that these things my father was chasing were not that important at all. But after my father realized it, you left already."

Xia Changxing's teary eyes were dim, and his voice was hoarse and heavy: "...my son, you said that you don't blame Dad, but you will never go to the old age and sleep here forever. Now that the mountains are decaying, can you, occasionally, come to dream Where's Dad's hand?"

Xia Changxing staggered and supported Xia Shangzheng's hand to stand up, took the paper handed over by Xiao Shuze, and finally buried his head and burst into tears.

After so many years, I can't forget it.

It was an eternal pain, a scar sticking to my heart.Once it was torn apart, the skin was torn apart, the blood was dripping, and the corrupt viscera inside could be seen at a glance.

Yanyan, if you forgive Dad, then take Dad with you.

Then Xia Changxing was supported down the mountain by Xiao Shuze, but they were left here with red eyes, silent for a long time.

But no one stepped forward.

I dare not.

"……Let me do it."

Several people looked over, it was Nie Zechen.

After Xia Shenyan passed away, he would come here every New Year's Eve.At first, he came here quietly by himself, but after being caught by Xia Shangzheng, he came with them.

Why do you want to come?Sometimes he knows, sometimes he doesn't.

Maybe it's because Xia Shenyan was the best person to him since the death of his biological mother.In his whole life, Nie Zechen had only met two people who were so gentle to him and stood up for him, one was his mother and the other was Xia Shenyan.

But he is not ashamed of his mother, but he is ashamed of Xia Shenyan.

When Nie Zechen crouched in front of his tomb, his tears had already run down.

Who knows how he felt when he heard the news of Xia Shenyan's death from his father that year.He didn't believe it at first, and frantically inquired about Xia Shenyan's news, but no one answered him, and no one told him.Even when Star Heart Entertainment released the statement, he still didn't believe it.

Later, it was Chang Yi who told him everything.He finally accepted this fact.

"...Actually, I actually have nothing to tell you. I just want to tell you that I am living a very good life. I have graduated from Q University. Now I am making games and starting a company by myself, without relying on my father at all." Nie Zechen forced his face laughed.

He was silent for a moment before continuing: "They all said that once I leave my dad, I will be a waste, and even if I fight, I must be the one who loses the wind. I am a waste who can do nothing... Even my dad thinks he can use him. My money is tied to me. Only my mother will tell me, 'Son, you don't need anyone'."

"But after my mother passed away, no one ever said that to me again."

Nie Zechen choked with sobs and closed his eyes: "So I started to rebel against my father, I ran out of the house, I escaped, it didn't matter if he froze all my money, I thought I could always get better on my own. But I didn't expect I was deceived before I did something famous.”

Nie Zechen smiled wryly: "At that moment, I felt that I had really failed. I even thought that my mother was just coaxing me. They were right. Without my father, I am nothing."

Nie Zechen paused, tears streaming down his face suddenly: "...When my heart was ashamed, it was you, it was you who told me 'you have your own perseverance and courage...'."

"It was you who told me that I don't need to be attached to the Nie family. Although I may experience several failures on the road to success, as long as I have the determination, I can definitely succeed."

"...Brother Yan, brother, I see hope now." Nie Zechen said in a low voice, "My Xiaguang is close at hand, but how can you leave as soon as you say like your mother..."

Over the years, he has met many people, good and bad, sincere and false, purposeful and unintentional.But no one has the feeling that Xia Shenyan gave him, the kind of trust that even his mother can't give.

And he owes Xia Shenyan too much.

Suddenly, Nie Zechen turned his head and saw Lu Qingjia patted his shoulder with red eyes, and said to him with a smile, "Zechen, today is New Year's Eve. Uncle is waiting for you at home, go home."

Nie Zechen was taken aback, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and nodded.

Xia Shenyan wrote a sentence in the letter left to him: "Zechen, Uncle Nie is the person who loves you the most in this world, but he is carrying the entire Nie family by himself, exhausted physically and mentally, and needs someone to talk to and laugh with him Open your heart... His intentions are not fake, but he is not good at expressing them. You have to understand him. After years of wind and snow, his back has already been bent by the beam. You should grow up."

Before leaving, Nie Zechen looked back at the silent tombstone again, closed his eyes, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and pulled the corners of his lips, finally willing to leave against the wind and snow.

Then Chang Yi.

In the past few years, he had a pretty good life, became Xingxin's manager, and gradually became mature and stable, and Lin Fu led Xingxin all the way to the sky.

It's just that he never waited for the person who said he would come to pick him up.

Chang Yi slowly squatted down in front of the stele, bowed his head in silence for a long time, then raised his wet red eyes, smiled, and said relaxedly: "Brother, you have been gone for many years... I almost can't remember When we first met..."

From the moment he stepped on the mountain road, he couldn't help it.

Chang Yi's parents are healthy and have a successful career. With Lin Fu by his side, life is not lonely.

It was as if without Xia Shenyan, nothing had changed.

But whenever Chang Yi thinks that he has gradually adapted to the current life, he will dream back at midnight, and suddenly recall a winter in a certain year, that person was weak and cold, but he stubbornly threw his coat on Body cover.

So he woke up crying in his dream, replaying the last time he saw him many years ago over and over again in his mind.

He always saw him smiling, standing in the light where his figure could not be seen clearly, and said to him in a gentle voice: "Xiao Yi, don't be sad secretly, I promise you, I will come to pick you up."

So Chang Yi waited and waited, and another many years passed.

In fact, Chang Yi is living a very good life, and now he basically has everything, but he always feels empty in his heart, and the bottom of his heart is so thick that he often feels regretful that he can't breathe.

When that person was still there, he always thought he was an adult. It wasn't until that person left that he realized that he hadn't really grown up.

"Brother, what I want to say has actually been told to you all these years ago. What I want to do, what I like, what I look forward to, I have told you in your ears." Chang Yi said, "Brother, now I have everything Well, my parents are also very good. They just think of you from time to time. They wanted to visit you this year, but I stopped them. I know you can’t stand them apologizing in front of you... It’s just that the two elders always think of you You will still have red eyes."

"I'm living a good life now, and everything I've told you and thought about has come true." Speaking of which, he suddenly couldn't control his emotions. I don’t know, the price of realizing them is actually losing you...Brother, do you know that compared to the current life, I still prefer the years when I stayed by your side. With you always supporting me, I can always Not big..."

"... Back then you said that you would come to pick me up when you came back, but I didn't expect that this would be a lifetime, and I would never see you again..."

Hot tears fell on the rose in front of the stele, melting the snow on the petals.It seemed that the person was silently sad.

In fact, he didn't come only on this day.Whenever I feel sad, unhappy or miss him, I will come here.Move a small bench, sit in front of the stele, talk to Xia Shenyan as he did when he was still alive, and then drive back in the dark after talking.

And he is always silent, only letting the wind and rain trees respond.

Those who finished speaking would consciously go down the mountain ahead of time to leave room for the people behind, so only Zhu Xixi, Lu Qingjia and Xia Shangzheng remained on the top of the huge mountain.

Lu Qingjia and Xia Shangzheng were naturally the last ones to stay every time.

But Zhu Xixi stood still and refused to come forward.

Over the years, the girl has long since become a woman.

After hesitating for a while, she slowly placed a white rose that had been in her hand for a long time beside the monument.

That rose was clean and pure, like the clear and flawless Xia Shenyan forever frozen in the depths of time and space.

Thin and white fingertips gently caressed the snow-stained surface of the stele.Baihua Town season after season, year after year.The words on the tablet are still as clear and profound as they were back then, like an inscription carved on a bone.

"Brother, this stele is so cold, it doesn't look like you at all." Zhu Xixi said softly while laughing and crying again.

The pure white snow fell on her hair and shoulders, and the unruly and self-willed young lady who was fearless in the past has long since ceased to exist.

After Xia Shenyan left, she became more and more mature, no longer blindly thinking about her own feelings when doing things, and no longer caring about the consequences.Some things seem to have not changed, but they are actually affecting her subtly.

Even Zhu's father and mother could see it, so when Zhu Xixi said for the first time that she would not get married and fall in love, the two elders thought about it for a long time, but finally expressed their understanding to her.The two elders both knew Xia Shenyan, although the two parties hadn't met much, but both father and mother knew that this person was in their daughter's heart, from beginning to end, from one end to the end.

"I haven't dreamed of you all these years."

Zhu Xixi touched the words "eternity" and "love" with her fingertips, and her brows and eyes suddenly softened.