In the early morning, the bright sunshine shines on Babao Mountain and among the green pines and cypresses of the Revolutionary Cemetery, but it does not change the solemn and solemn atmosphere of the cemetery at all.
Visitors can be seen everywhere in the cemetery covering an area of 150 acres. Among them, the cemetery area located at the north end of the 150 acres cemetery has the largest number of visitors - it is the place with the highest political level in the cemetery.
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Many important figures, including the old man of the Chen family, are buried there.
At eight o'clock, an off-road vehicle with the Yanjing Military Region logo on it arrived at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
In the car, Chen Fan, Susan, Chen Zhan and Sun Yanling all had solemn expressions on their faces.
When the old man of the Chen family passed away, Chen Fan didn't want to disturb the soul of the old man of the Chen family. After being driven out of the Chen family by Chen Jianguo, he just took Susan and kowtowed three times to the old man of the Chen family, and did not attend the funeral of the old man of the Chen family.
He did not attend the memorial service or the funeral ceremony.
Originally, according to Chen Fan's plan, he was going to "visit" the old man of the Chen family the day after he returned to Yanjing. Unfortunately, he received a call from Nalan Yongke on the day he arrived, and rushed to Dalian in a hurry.
Yesterday, after Chen Fan returned to the Yanjing Military Region, he expressed his position in front of Chen Yongle and Chen Ning, and then discussed with Chen Zhan to come to pay homage early this morning.
After the car stopped, Chen Zhan took Sun Yanling out of the car and put her in a wheelchair. Chen Fan stood quietly behind Sun Yanling and pushed the wheelchair towards the north direction of the cemetery.
Along the way, Chen Zhan had a serious expression, Sun Yanling had a complicated expression, and Chen Fan had a calm expression.
only--
The sadness hidden beneath the calmness was obvious.
Perhaps because she could sense Chen Fan's mood, Susan silently accompanied Chen Fan along the way, holding Chen Fan's arm affectionately, giving Chen Fan strength in this way.
I don't know how much time passed, but when Chen Fan and his party arrived at the tomb area at the north end of the cemetery, there were many tourists in the tomb area, and in addition there were soldiers who were specially responsible for standing guard.
Like Chen Fan and the other four, the tourists expressed their respect by bowing solemnly to the revolutionary pioneers who had made great contributions to the Republic.
"Xiaofan, please take Shanshan there, your mother and I won't go there." After arriving at the highest-level tomb area, Chen Zhan thought for a while, stopped and said to Chen Fan: "Your mother and I will do the Qingming Festival
I’ve been here since.”
"Um."
Chen Fan nodded slightly, then let Susan hold his arm and walked towards the grave of the old man of the Chen family in the direction pointed by Chen Zhan.
Perhaps the surrounding atmosphere was too solemn, and the surrounding passengers were not surprised by the arrival of Chen Fan and Susan. Almost no one even looked at them, and there was no noise.
Unknowingly, Chen Fan and Susan walked through the crowd and arrived not far behind the grave of the old man of the Chen family.
Although the old man of the Chen family was the last founding hero to pass away and had outstanding influence in the military and political fields, his influence among the people was very small.
For this reason, compared to other cemeteries, the tombstone of the old man of the Chen family seems a bit deserted, with only one person standing in front of the tombstone.
It was a tall girl. Perhaps to show respect, the girl was dressed in black, and even the backpack on her body was black.
In addition, the girl also carried a flower basket, and the chrysanthemums in the flower basket exuded a delicate fragrance in the sunshine.
Perhaps because she was too focused, the girl did not notice the arrival of Chen Fan and Susan. After staring at the tombstone for a while, she placed the flower basket in front of the tombstone with a solemn and respectful expression, then took a few steps back and took off her backpack.
, bowed deeply three times to the tombstone.
After doing all this, the girl put her black backpack back on and turned around to leave.
only--
The moment she turned around, her pupils suddenly dilated, and the solemn expression on her face disappeared, replaced by a face full of surprise, and even...because of the surprise, her movements were slightly stiff.
"Sister Qianqian?"
Just when the girl was surprised to see Chen Fan and Susan, Chen Fan and Susan also saw the girl's appearance clearly. They were both stunned at the same time, and Susan even subconsciously spit out "Sister Qianqian"
"Three words.
When the words "Sister Qianqian" rang in her ears, the surprise on Zhang Qianqian's face gradually faded away. She took a deep breath and said in a slightly complicated tone: "Chen Fan, Susan, hello."
"Qianqian, thank you."
Chen Fan looked at Zhang Qianqian, who had a calm face, and his tone was slightly complicated. He never dreamed that Zhang Qianqian would appear here.
"Chen Fan, as a revolutionary pioneer, your old man has dedicated his life to the motherland. It is right for me to come to pay homage to his old man." Zhang Qianqian shook her head gently, her tone calm.
Hearing Zhang Qianqian's words, Chen Fan was slightly silent. He could vaguely sense Zhang Qianqian's feelings for him. He knew very well that Zhang Qianqian came here mostly because of him.
If this were not the case, Zhang Qianqian would not pay special tribute to the old man of the Chen family - after all, there are many revolutionary pioneers in the tomb area!
Chen Fan understands this, and Susan also understands this.
Even...she knows better than Chen Fan how deep Zhang Qianqian's feelings are for Chen Fan.
In her opinion, the girl who once loved vanity and wandered around in various circles of upper class society in order to live up to her parents and her own expectations, has changed in the past year entirely because of Chen Fan!
While understanding this, Susan hesitated slightly and said: "Chen Fan, you and Sister Qianqian are chatting first. I forgot something."
With that said, Susan glanced at Zhang Qianqian again: "Sister Qianqian, we finally met each other. You can't leave. Let's have lunch together."
After the words fell, Susan turned around and left without waiting for the two of them to reply.
only--
The moment she turned around, a complicated look flashed in her eyes, and she bit her lip lightly, but her steps did not stop, but instead seemed a little hurried.
Seeing Susan leave, Chen Fan originally wanted to call Susan out, but then he thought about it and realized that Susan was deliberately leaving room for him and Zhang Qianqian to talk, so he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Zhang Qianqian showed an expression of surprise and confusion, as if...she didn't expect Susan to do this.
"When did you arrive in Yanjing?" Chen Fan asked after Susan left.
"Just arrived today." Zhang Qianqian came back to her senses, looked away from Susan's retreating back, and replied: "Some time ago, I applied for party membership in advance, and it is currently during the inspection period. In order to strengthen my determination to join the party, I plan to take advantage of the opportunity
During the two months of summer vacation, I visited various revolutionary bases, and the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery was the first stop."
Chen Fan had also heard about Zhang Qianqian's changes, but he didn't know about Zhang Qianqian's joining the party. He was somewhat surprised when he heard Zhang Qianqian say this.
"Sorry, Chen Fan, I didn't expect to meet you here." Zhang Qianqian saw that Chen Fan was silent and said, "Shanshan won't blame you, right?"
"No." Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "If she blamed me, she wouldn't have let me talk to you alone here. So, there is no apology. On the contrary, I want to thank you.
Thank you for coming to pay homage to my old man."
"It should."
Zhang Qianqian subconsciously replied, but after she said the words, she felt a little regretful.
When Chen Fan saw this, he fell silent for a while.
Although he could sense Zhang Qianqian's thoughts and had already changed his view of Zhang Qianqian, there seemed to be a layer between the two of them, preventing him from being as calm as he was with other women.
"Okay, Chen Fan, I know you have a deep relationship with your old man. You must have a lot to say when you come here this time, so I won't disturb you." Seeing this, Zhang Qianqian took the initiative to break the silence: "Also,
I've booked a flight to Yan'an in the afternoon, and I'm afraid that if I don't leave, my trip will be delayed."
"good."
Chen Fan nodded.
Zhang Qianqian took a deep look at Chen Fan, no longer hesitated, and took steps to leave.
Under the sun, the moment she passed by Chen Fan, a look of reluctance emerged in Zhang Qianqian's eyes.
His eyes flashed away.
Her steps didn't stop.
It felt like she was determined to join the party because Chen Fan lacked the Bai Dao network, and planned to enter the officialdom after graduation, waiting to help Chen Fan one day. Later, after learning that Chen Fan was well-versed in politics, she still did not change her decision.
Stop the same pace!
Be persistent and move forward courageously!
The girl who once loved vanity has always been so.
Chen Fan did not stop Zhang Qianqian, but quietly watched Zhang Qianqian leave.
Among the crowd in the distance, Susan was also watching Zhang Qianqian.
Under the sun, her expression was extremely complicated.
Even though she had already decided to be a little woman with peace of mind, neither fighting nor grabbing, and not minding the presence of other women around Chen Fan, even though after meeting Zhang Qianqian, she took the initiative to leave in order to prevent the three of them from being too embarrassed.
But……
After all, she is Chen Fan’s future wife!
As Chen Fan's fiancée, she has to make room for Chen Fan and other women. Making this decision requires a lot of courage and broadmindedness.
Gradually, gradually, watching Zhang Qianqian getting closer and closer to her, Susan took a deep breath, exhaled it hard, as if she had vomited out all the not-so-strong grievances in her heart, and then strode towards her.
This is Zhang Qianqian.
"Sister Qianqian, are you leaving?" Soon, Susan and Zhang Qianqian met and spoke first: "Didn't you just say that we would have lunch together?"
"No, Shanshan." Zhang Qianqian glanced at Susan, who had also changed a lot because of Chen Fan: "I have to fly to Yan'an in the afternoon. If I have lunch at noon, I'm afraid of delaying the flight. Next time, wait until we get to school
See you again."
"Oh, okay." Susan also knew that if the three of them really sat down to eat together, the scene would be extremely awkward, so she didn't force it.
Zhang Qianqian hesitated for a moment and then said: "I'm sorry, Shanshan, I didn't know I would meet you here. And... I hope you don't blame Chen Fan - I admit that I like him, but he has never liked him before.
I, I am just a passer-by to him, you don’t have to worry about what will happen between me and him..."
"Sister Qianqian..." Susan was shocked when she heard Zhang Qianqian's words. Out of surprise, she subconsciously interrupted Zhang Qianqian's words.
Zhang Qianqian sighed softly and squeezed out a shallow smile, which was slightly bitter: "Okay, Shanshan, Chen Fan must be in a sad mood right now. You go and stay with him."
After the words fell, Zhang Qianqian, dressed in black and carrying a black travel bag, passed by Susan.
"Sister Qianqian, if...if you like it, just say it. It will be uncomfortable to hide it in your heart." Sensing the envy in Zhang Qianqian's eyes, Susan gritted her teeth, grabbed Zhang Qianqian's arm, and gently
Biting her lip, she sighed quietly and said, "Although I will mind, I won't blame him, let alone you."
Zhang Qianqian was shaken all over!
Seeing this, Susan let go of Zhang Qianqian's arm, pursed her lips, showed a smile that was a little bitter, a little sympathetic, and a little understanding, and turned around to leave.
"Thank you, Shanshan. One day, when I feel that I am qualified to be his woman, I will pursue him."
Looking at Susan's leaving figure, Zhang Qianqian secretly told herself in her heart.
