After getting up at around 5 o'clock in the morning, Gao Lin called Sun Wei and he was walking towards the hotel.
After a brief shower, Gao Lin walked down to the first floor. Fortunately, he didn't see the top-notch lady from last night.
After checking out and walking out of the hotel door, Sun Wei and Shen Jiayi also arrived.
The three of them had some breakfast at a nearby snack bar, then took a taxi and rushed to Zhang Ruoran's house.
Zhang Ruoran's home is in Qintang Town, your city. Gao Lin and Zhang Ruoran have been there before. From here in your city, it takes about an hour by minibus and about forty or fifty minutes by taxi.
No words were spoken along the way. When we arrived at Qintang Town, it was almost past 7 o'clock. I walked around the town and found no shops selling wreaths. Moreover, most sundry shops were not open.
After thinking about it, Gao Lin and the other three went to a flower shop that opened early and bought two chrysanthemum baskets.
Since there were no ready-made baskets in the flower shop, they had to be made simply by hand. Gao Lin and the others waited in the shop for a while.
After buying the chrysanthemum basket, the three of them rushed towards Zhang Ruoran's house.
Zhang Ruoran's home is a two-story red brick house. In front of the building, there is a vegetable garden. According to Zhang Ruoran's previous words, if she wants to eat any vegetables, she will buy some seeds and plant them there.
In Zhang Ruoran's memory, the vegetable garden has always been her beautiful childhood. When she was a child, she played in this small place while her parents farmed in the fields on the far side.
Unexpectedly, now that she is gone, the vegetable garden is still there.
Walking around from the vegetable garden to the front of the building, Gao Lin found that there were already many mourners sitting in the direction of the door, and everyone looked sad.
When he walked to the front of the vegetable garden, Gao Lin felt very bad. Sun Wei, standing next to him, comforted him from time to time.
Seeing the arrival of the three people, people at the door looked at them. Two of them had relatives who had seen Gao Lin in Kyoto and knew him. They burned a ball of fire on the ground before entering.
"Stepping over the fire will wash away the tackiness you bring with you." Knowing that Gao Lin and the others might not be familiar with their customs, an older man said.
Gao Lin nodded, and he and Sun Wei stepped over the fire as the old man said.
Soon, an aunt with a sad face came out with a few sticks of incense. Each of them gave three sticks to Gao Lin, and then they went in and ordered their prayers.
The three of them, Gao Lin, understood, took the incense, and stepped in. They saw Zhang Tianfu sitting next to the statue in mourning.
Lighting incense, Gao Lin and the others bowed three times to Zhang Ruoran's statue. At the same time, the family members and Zhang Tianfu sitting on both sides of the statue bowed to them in return.
After putting on the incense, Gao Lin walked towards Zhang Tianfu, with hot eyes and a soothing voice: "Uncle Zhang, take care of yourself."
Although they had only seen each other for two days, Zhang Tianfu seemed to be more than ten years older. His gray hair had grown a lot of white hair, and his eyes were red and moist, with a black and swollen look. , as if he hadn’t slept for a long time.
No wonder, Zhang Ruoran is his only daughter, and he treats her almost as if she is his lifeline. Now, this lifeline has suddenly disappeared, how can he stay energetic?
Slightly wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, Zhang Tianfu nodded slightly numbly. The sadness on his face made no matter who saw it, unable to help but mourn.
After paying homage to Zhang Ruoran, Gao Lin didn't know what to do. He turned his head and looked blankly at Zhang Ruoran's statue, looking at her slightly smiling face, and various memories from the past flashed through his mind.
This originally lively and pretty girl left so cruelly without giving him any chance to keep her, let alone any chance to stop her.
She is like an elf playing in the world. She comes when she comes and leaves when she wants. No one can stop her.
However, did she ever know that her willful behavior would make many people who miss her and love her sad?
Has she ever thought that for her, her life is not only her own, but also other people's?
Perhaps, she walked freely and resolutely, but as for those who survived, has she ever thought about how much sadness her determination brought to others?
Suddenly, Gao Lin felt that Zhang Ruoran was very selfish. In order to deceive her that she was terminally ill, she deliberately deceived Chen Jing to keep him away from her, so that she could silently suffer the pain of the illness alone.
But doesn't she know that her behavior hurts him even more?
After witnessing her embracing Chen Jing**, his whole heart was broken. He even felt uncomfortable breathing every time he heard her name mentioned.
Since you love someone deeply, why wouldn't you share your pain with him? Why wouldn't you let the person you love help you when you need help the most, even if it's just a simple hug or a word of verbal comfort? , is it love that only shares blessings but cannot share joys and sorrows?
"Linzi." Sun Wei couldn't help but comfort him when he saw Gao Lin's eyes glistening with water and his face looking sadly at Zhang Ruoran's statue as dull as a piece of wood.
Others didn't know about his relationship with Zhang Ruoran, but Sun Wei knew it. At first, Gao Lin and Zhang Ruoran were an enviable model couple in the school. However, due to Zhang Ruoran's deception, the two eventually separated. However, , despite this, there is still a deep feeling between the two.
Although Gao Lin is now in love with Han Weiwei, how can such a relationship be broken off so easily?
The lotus root is broken, but there are still thin threads connecting it. If human emotions are separated, is there no memory?
Hearing Sun Wei's words, Gao Lin quickly recovered from his sluggishness and said in a low voice: "Let's go."
Now, he doesn't want to stay here for a moment, because the more he stays here, the more he feels that Zhang Ruoran is selfish and the more dissatisfied he is with her.
Death is a big deal. No matter how dissatisfied he is now, Zhang Ruoran will not be able to come back to life, and he will not be able to scold her.
Everything has come to an end, a sad ending.
Hearing Gao Lin's words, Sun Wei nodded, followed Gao Lin and walked out of the door.
The relative from before came over from the side of the door again and told them that when they walked out of the town, they would light a fire and then step over it to wash away the bad luck from their bodies.
Shen Jiayi responded and stood beside Gao Lin with Sun Wei. Seeing the sadness on his face, she did not disturb him.
As the three of them walked out of the town, Sun Wei took out a lighter from his trouser pocket and picked up some dry grass roots nearby and lit it.
"Linzi, have you gone back?" Sun Wei asked Gao Lin in a low voice as he stepped across the fire.
Gao Lin nodded.
There is no point in staying here, it just adds to the sadness.
Looking back at the vibrant small vegetable garden, Gao Lin walked directly towards the street.
