Du Guoying and Duan Yongping hit it off immediately, and even talked generously about their most proud products.
Duan Yongping was also shocked when he learned that the recently popular Back Beijia was actually a product project in charge of Du Guoying.
The two of them were each other's confidants and talked about everything. For a while, they no longer felt that the long journey was boring.
And at the same time.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Yongning County.
Chu Tianyao drove his car early in the morning, prepared paper money for incense candles, and led Liu Na and Chu He out of the house.
It was rare for Chu Tianyao to come back. On weekdays during Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival, Liu Na would go up the mountain for the brother and sister to pay homage to the two old people.
It's hard to find time, and the family has to go visit the grave.
Chu Tianshan and his wife were very loving during their lifetimes. They were well-known in the factory for being diligent, honest, and helpful.
Before Chu Tianshan died, he had already arranged his funeral arrangements and was buried together with his wife Nie Yufen.
Their graves are on Ma'an Mountain behind Yongning Winery.
When walking in the mountains, you think of Ma'an, so it became Ma'anshan, which was passed down by the local people. Because it is not far from the county seat and the Feng Shui location is not bad, it became a famous tomb mountain in Yongning County.
Halfway down the mountainside are farmlands, and further up are numerous tombs.
This was Chu Tianyao's first time here and he could not remember the way. Fortunately, Liu Na led the group. They drove to the foot of the mountain and then went up the mountain with incense, candles, paper money and hoes.
The reason why we need to bring a hoe is because people in the southwest have the habit of weeding when sweeping graves.
Tombs in the mountains will become overgrown with weeds if they are not visited every few months.
The road up the mountain was difficult, so the three of them walked on a small path for half an hour before arriving at the graves of the Chu Tianshan couple.
However, just before the group of people could take a breath, the scene in front of them shocked them.
The grave that should be overgrown with weeds is actually clean and smooth, with no weeds or tree roots visible. There are actually incense candles and fruits placed in front of the Chu Tianshan couple's tombstones.
What surprised Chu Tianyao the most was that a middle-aged man in a gray coat was squatting in front of his parents' grave, burning paper money.
"Who are you?"
Chu Tianyao stood in front of Liu Na and Chu He and questioned the people in front of him.
After burning the last stack of paper money in his hand, the man slowly stood up and turned to look at Chu Tianyao and the others behind him.
His eyes glanced at Chu Tianyao in front of him, and then fell on Chu He's face behind Chu Tianyao. The expression on the man's face couldn't help but be startled.
"It looks like, it's so similar, just like my sister when she was young... You must be Chu He!"
The man asked Chu He softly.
Seeing that the other party actually knew him, Chu He was also surprised.
"Look at my brain. You haven't seen me in so many years, so you probably can't remember it anymore."
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and then said to Chu Tianyao and the others: "My name is Nie Chongyuan, you should call me uncle!"
Nie Chongyuan!
When they heard this name, both Liu Na and Chu He looked confused, but Chu Tianyao, who was standing there, suddenly trembled, and the fragments deep in his memory burst out.
Of course Chu He didn't remember the person in front of him, but there was a trace of impression in Chu Tianyao's memory.
Regarding Nie Chongyuan, he once heard his father Chu Tianshan talk about it.
The Nie family is a native of Yongning. Nie Yufen's father was a policeman. Unfortunately, he later died in the line of duty, and his mother also died of depression, leaving only two siblings to depend on each other.
His younger brother Nie Chongyuan joined the army when he was young and rarely had contact with his family. He only came back once on the day of Nie Yufen's wedding.
From then on, Nie Yufen and Nie Chongyuan only exchanged letters occasionally and never met again. Even when Nie Yufen was buried, Nie Chongyuan never came back.
The first few times Chu Tianshan wrote to me, they all seemed like nothing.
"elder brother?"
At this time, in front of his parents' graves, Chu He pulled on Chu Tianyao's sleeves with some fear, as if he didn't quite believe what the person in front of him was saying.
"He's right, our mother does have a younger brother named Nie Chongyuan."
Chu Tianyao smiled at Chu He and told her not to worry.
Immediately, Chu Tianyao turned his head and looked at the person in front of him.
"I was transferred abroad because of urgent tasks in the army. Later, after returning to China, I changed my job and went to Omen."
Nie Chongyuan explained aloud, his eyes slightly red as he spoke.
"I'm sorry for your mother. Even when she died, I couldn't come back to see her for the last time."
Nie Chongyuan's true expression of his feelings didn't seem to be a lie. Even Chu He couldn't help but feel a little softer after seeing it.
"So, you are really my uncle?"
Chu He also took the initiative to walk up to Nie Chongyuan. Even though he had never seen him before, the feeling when relatives met was different.
After their parents left, the Chu He brothers and sisters were completely helpless in Yongning County.
Fortunately, before Chu Tianshan died, he allowed Chu Tianyao to get married and found a sister-in-law for Chu He, thus supporting the dilapidated Chu family.
Now, suddenly knowing that he still has a relative, how could Chu He feel unhappy?
"Can this be false? Your mother sent me photos of you when you were born."
Nie Chongyuan nodded repeatedly and immediately took out a photo from his jacket pocket with a smile.
The photo is black and white and has faded to yellow, but you can still vaguely see the Chu Tianshan couple with smiling faces in the photo, holding their newly born baby in their arms.
There is also a date in the lower right corner of the photo, so it can be seen that the baby is Chu He.
"Although I went to serve as a soldier in Tibetan areas, I occasionally corresponded with your mother, so I also knew about the two of you."
Nie Chongyuan looked at Chu He and Chu Tianyao and said.
At this moment, in front of his parents' graves, Chu He couldn't help crying while holding the yellowed old photos.
"Dad, Mom... have you seen it?
Uncle is back!"
Chu He looked at his parents' tombstones and sobbed.
On the side, Liu Na hurriedly stepped forward, gently patted Chu He on the shoulder, and whispered comfort.
"You must be Tianyao. I heard your mother mention you in letters many times."
Nie Chongyuan also walked up to Chu Tianyao and looked at Chu Tianyao appraisingly.
"How did uncle know that my parents are buried here?"
Chu Tianyao looked away from Chu He, and then asked Nie Chongyuan again.
Chu Tianyao had no doubts about Nie Chongyuan's identity, but he had disappeared for so many years and now suddenly returned to Yongning, which naturally surprised Chu Tianyao.
"I went to the unit where your father lived and asked about it. People in the family building said that your family has moved away. This is what they told me."
Saying that, Nie Chongyuan reached out and patted Chu Tianyao on the shoulder.
"You did a good job and took good care of Xiaohe. I think they, Izumi Yuzhi, will also be happy for you."
Nie Chongyuan spoke to Chu Tianyao.
It seemed that he had also inquired about what happened to the Chu family later.
But when these words fell into Chu Tianyao's mouth, they seemed a bit strange. He couldn't tell what the specific blame was for a while.