This - what kind of mess is this! Xue Ling couldn't react from the shock and blurted out: "Sister Cai has her own family and is buried with her beloved husband.
Auntie—what is she going to do?"
Both Xue Heng and Xue Huan looked embarrassed, and neither of them spoke.
"etc!"
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Aunt...could it be that she had a quarrel with Uncle Zhilan?
Is that why I suddenly distributed my property to you?
And you still say such things?"
The two brothers Xue Heng shook their heads in unison: "No... no quarrel, everything looks fine."
"Is it possible that you didn't notice?"
Xue Ling still couldn't believe it: "Did Uncle Zhilan say anything?"
Xue Heng whispered: "Mom said, don't let my dad know."
"It was probably a quarrel."
Xue Ling said: "I was so angry that I made such arrangements and talked nonsense.
It’s okay, we are an old married couple, we are deaf and have a bad memory, everything will be gone as soon as we turn around.”
Unexpectedly, neither Xue Heng nor Xue Huan thought so.
Xue Ling had no choice but to take them to the back garden to discuss with their parents.
After listening to this, the two elderly people were silent for a long time and then wept silently.
"Since she said so, you should start making arrangements."
The three juniors are no longer young people. After hearing what they said, they all realized something one after another. No one said anything, and they were immersed in sadness and couldn't extricate themselves.
Father Xue sighed quietly: "Some people... will know that their end is approaching and will arrange everything in advance.
Some people can't and just leave in a daze, leaving them to the arrangements of future generations."
"Brother and sister, she suddenly made such arrangements, so of course she has her own reasons."
Xue’s mother said more: “She is probably almost done.
Just listen to her."
Xue Heng burst into tears when he heard this and whispered: "My mother doesn't want to be buried in the imperial capital... Let me go back to the public cemetery in the provincial capital to find a piece of land.
She also said that if it was too troublesome, she could be cremated and taken to the provincial capital to find a temple to store her.
This saves the younger generations from having to travel all the way to worship her during the Tomb-Sweeping Day. After all, we can’t have a long holiday during the Tomb-Sweeping Day, so we run around for fear of not being able to make it in time.”
"We all grew up there."
Xue Huan's eyes were red and he whispered: "My mother's relatives haven't moved around much. She doesn't want to go back to her mother's family, but she has pointed out that she wants to go back to the provincial capital. She probably misses the hard-working and energetic days of her youth."
"I don't think so."
Xue Heng slowly shook his head: "She just doesn't want to be too close to her father after her death. She wants to let go completely so that her father can feel relieved and go find the person she loves deeply in her next life."
"This matter... needs to be discussed with Uncle Zhilan."
Xue Ling shook her head in disapproval: "This is not a trivial matter, and you can't just listen to auntie.
Uncle Zhilan has not failed his family, nor has he failed his aunt.
You can't make such a decision behind his back."
Xue Heng was extremely embarrassed and said: "But my mother insisted on doing this and asked me to find a quieter cemetery for her when I had time.
It's now time, I...I have to listen to her."
"Can't listen."
Xue Ling made a decisive decision: "Who doesn't have any past?
Uncle Zhilan and Sister Cai were childhood sweethearts, but fate made them miss each other, and in the end they each found their own happiness.
Even when they met later, they were in love but polite and never did anything to disgrace each other's families.
Ask yourselves—do you have it?"
Both Xue Heng and Xue Huan shook their heads in unison.
Xue Ling sighed softly and continued: "Sister Cai passed away a few years ago. Brother Liao Zongnan now lives with his younger son, and he visits her grave every now and then to talk to her.
Her sons will definitely arrange for Brother Liao to be buried with Sister Cai a hundred years from now.
Auntie abandoned Uncle Zhilan like this. Did she ask for his consent?
No one can predict what will happen in the next life, so you have to do whatever you want in this life."
Sister Cai's body has always been weak. Even though Brother Liao took great care of her and took good care of her, she still fell seriously ill and passed away a few years ago.
When she was seriously ill and hospitalized, Xue Ling visited her several times.
Every time she just talked with Xue Ling in a low voice, and did not mention anything about "Xue Zhilan".
Xue Ling originally wanted to tell Uncle Zhilan the news, but seeing Sister Cai herself looking calm and relieved, she suppressed the idea instead.
Sister Cai and Brother Liao have been in love all their lives. They worked hard to start a business together and raised two outstanding sons. Eventually, they had a family full of children and grandchildren, and they happily enjoyed their grandchildren until their old age.
The emotions of youth are beautiful, but if you miss them, you miss them. No one dwells on them, but they are relieved and wish each other happiness.
We are already relieved, so why worry about whether to see each other before death.
Whether they see you or not, whether they want to see you or not, actually doesn't matter to them anymore, relief means relief.
After hearing what his daughter said, Father Xue also felt that it made sense.
"Yes, this matter is no small matter.
It is up to her to decide how she wants to divide and arrange the belongings and things around her.
But the sister-in-law is the daughter-in-law of our old Xue family and a member of the old Xue family.
Is it possible that the ancestral hall of the old Xue family is for decoration?
After she is properly buried, a memorial tablet must be set up for her in the ancestral hall. This is the rule of the old Xue family."
"exactly!"
Xue's mother also echoed: "No matter who Zhilan was close to in the past, or how good they were, she is the wife Zhilan is marrying! According to the rules of the old Xue family, if you live in the same quilt and die in the same cave, you will be buried together in the future.
If she does this, how will others see Zhilan?
Zhilan knows how uncomfortable it will be!"
"My mother is the one who suffers the most."
Xue Heng protested in a low voice: "My dad is really...how can I let my mom know about the past things.
This matter has always been a knot in my mother's mind.
Although she didn't say it with her mouth, she was very concerned about it in her heart.
Otherwise, at this time, she would not be thinking about asking my dad to find the woman he loves most in the next life."
"What are you talking about!"
Xue Ling glared at him and asked: "Is this your father's intention?
ah?
He and Sister Cai were childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately they missed each other.
Later, they returned to their hometowns for retirement. Even if they met by chance, they were still well on their own and never did anything to disgrace each other's families.
Auntie has always been secretly worried about it, but she couldn't figure it out."
"It's impossible for any woman to figure it out..." Xue Heng protested in a low voice: "My mother suspects that my father still misses her secretly, but just doesn't let her know."
Xue Ling got angry and loudly said: "Auntie's temper will only make her feel uncomfortable secretly. What else can she gain?
Her husband has always been hers, and her family has always been harmonious and beautiful.
She cares about Uncle Zhilan's past, but what can she change if she is still brooding about it?
Can the past be changed?
It’s just adding to your sorrow, what else can it be?”
Xue Heng was silent, not daring to refute.
Xue Ling said solemnly: "It is better to cherish the people in front of you than to worry about the past.
Uncle Zhilan has been in love with her for a lifetime, and has been with her for a lifetime. Those are real things! They are not some vague and unrealistic emotions of youth! If she can't figure it out, you can't figure it out either?