"Is it still far away?" Liu Ying said loudly with red eyes, "It's not far away! How old am I! I know it in my heart!"
Cheng Tianyuan reluctantly advised: "You will definitely live a long life, and you still have about ten years left!"
"What's wrong?" Liu Ying tapped her cane and said harshly: "Anyway, I have to go back to Chengjia Village to be buried! The Imperial Capital is not our hometown, and I want to go back and be buried with your father!"
"Okay, okay." Cheng Tianyuan coaxed: "I'll listen to you, and I will do what you say when the time comes."
Liu Ying ordered: "Go back to worship us at least once a year, and take the children with you!"
"What do you want to do?" Cheng Tianyuan looked helpless: "I will naturally arrange for the children and grandchildren to go together."
Liu Ying ordered again: "You are not allowed to forget Chengjia Village all day long! You are from there, and your roots are there!"
"I haven't forgotten." Cheng Tianyuan emphasized: "I was born and raised there, how could I forget. But... I can only ask myself to do it, and it is not good to ask my wife and children to be like me."
"That's because you don't care!" Liu Ying scolded.
Cheng Tianyuan nodded: "Yes, I admit that I don't care. Anyway, they have moved out and settled here. The children have also grown up here. It is human nature for them to think that they are from the imperial capital in the future.
.Every generation has its own ideas. The children have no feelings for Chengjia Village, so I can’t force it too much."
Liu Ying started to cry and choked with sobs: "Sooner or later I will forget everything... I don't even remember it."
"Sooner or later." Cheng Tianyuan said truthfully: "Mom, you still remember, and I remember too, that's enough. As for what the younger generations think and do, let's not force too much."
"Wait!" Liu Ying seemed to remember something and asked angrily: "Then let me ask you - where do you plan to be buried in the future? Everyone has to die, no one is exception! You are almost sixty, and this is not the case
I can't ask. I have to ask you carefully today."
Cheng Tianyuan lowered his eyes and replied, "I plan to be buried here in the imperial capital."
"What?" Liu Ying exclaimed and asked, "You can't even see the mountains from here!"
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head: "There are many cemeteries here, and there are many with beautiful environments. My children will all be here in the imperial capital from now on, so Lingling and I should both choose to be buried here."
"You - how could you not go back to Chengjia Village?" Liu Ying said confidently: "That's your hometown over there, how could you not go back? Why don't you understand the principle of fallen leaves returning to their roots?"
Cheng Tianyuan sighed softly: "I don't have deep feelings for that place anymore. I just want to be closer to my children. It will be more convenient for them to visit me in the future. If it is convenient, they will probably come more often."
Over the years, his hometown has changed a lot, and it is no longer the Chengjia Village he remembered.
The elders in the past have left one after another, and there are not many people of the same generation left, and the young people don’t recognize them. The place where they used to play is gone, and the memory of his hometown has been tampered with reality so much that he looks for it every time he goes back.
There is no joy in returning to my hometown.
In this case, why doesn't he choose to stay closer to his family?
The children are all very good, and their lives are full and busy. If I can be closer to them, they can take half a day off to visit me and talk to me, which should be a lot more convenient.
If they were buried back to Chengjiacun by themselves, the children would have to take time off to buy air tickets, which would take at least two days.
Some people say that nothing is left after death, and the only thing left in the world is the memory of one's relatives.
If possible, I would make it more convenient for my children. After all, I was just a piece of clay at that time and could no longer help my children.
In addition, he hopes that he and Ling Ling can be buried together and look forward to being able to be husband and wife with her again in the next life.
Liu Ying held her hands trembling and gasped angrily.
"Okay! You - you want to be buried in the imperial capital! It's up to you! Anyway, I don't want it! I still have to return to my hometown after falling leaves!"
After saying this, she turned around and left on crutches.
Cheng Tianyuan followed behind him until he watched the old man go back to his room, slammed the door, and then sighed helplessly and went back to his room.
After changing out of his home clothes, he poured a glass of water to drink.
At this time, Xue Ling opened the door and came in.
"What's wrong? Are you still drinking water? It's time to start eating!"
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned and asked confusedly: "...Are there many people tonight?"
"Not much." Xue Ling explained: "The boss has to work overtime, and Xiaoxiao goes to the second boss's company to help. Only us old guys and the nanny are left."
Cheng Tianyuan responded with "Oh" and stood up with some difficulty.
"Okay, let's go eat."
Xue Ling walked out first and knocked on her mother-in-law's door.
"Mom! It's dinner!"
Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law replied angrily: "I'm not hungry, so I won't eat tonight!"
Xue Ling blinked, thinking he heard wrongly.
"Mom? Mom? Why aren't you hungry? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Cheng Tianyuan came over and hugged Xue Ling.
"Ignore Mom, she is not in a good mood. Leave her alone for a while."
Xue Linghu asked: "What's wrong? Did you make mom angry? She was fine earlier!"
"I was just angry." Cheng Tianyuan's eyes dodge: "If she wants to stay, just let her stay by herself."
Seeing that his expression was not quite right, Xue Ling grabbed his arm.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Cheng Tianyuan coughed uncomfortably and made up a lie casually: "Um...an old relative in my hometown died of illness. I just told my mother that she was a little sad...and even cried. Let's not disturb her and let the big kitchen cook something later.
Give her the bird's nest to eat."
Xue Ling nodded lightly: "So that's it. By the way, which relative is it? Do I know him?"
"I don't know." Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "You don't know many people in my hometown, and you definitely don't know this one."
Xue Ling thought for a while and said: "Since we went to pay homage to my father the year before last, we have never had the chance to go back. The factory land is rented for ten years. During this period, we don't have to worry about anything. We just need to collect a fixed rent every year. If we don't go back for a long time,
Mom is thinking a lot. If the weather gets nicer, let's take Mom back for a walk. Let's go see Dad and the small villa."
"...Okay." Cheng Tianyuan sighed and replied, "She will be very happy."
Xue Ling stared at him suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you sigh suddenly?"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and reassured: "It's okay, I just feel... the old people have passed away one after another, and the hometown has changed a lot - things have changed and people have changed."
Xue Ling guessed that he had something on his mind and knew that he couldn't find out if he asked now, so he had no choice but to give up.
"Okay, the deceased is gone, don't think about it. Let's go and eat first. The two little guys are asleep. Let's go to eat quickly and help them bathe later. Xiao Chen has something to do at home today and has asked for leave.