Although there are no blizzards like those in the North, Anseong is still quite chilly in December. The cold wind that swept directly in front of people's necks filled people's necks, causing even strong young men to shrink a few centimeters.
But no matter how cold it is, it can’t stop people from going to the cemetery, because today is the winter solstice—according to the old custom of Anseong, there are three days to pay homage to relatives a year, namely Qingming Festival, Hungry Ghost Festival and Winter Solstice.
In Tailing Garden in the west of the city, Mu Yu and Jiang Wenwen, wearing woolen coats, each held a few bouquets of flowers and stood in front of a new tomb.
That was the tomb where Yan Xiaobing and his mother were buried together. After their marriage, their bodies were held tightly together and could not be separated. The crematorium had to cremate the bodies of both his mother and son together. On both sides of this new tomb, there are two new tombs, those of Yan Xiaobing's wife and father.
After Yan Xiaobing died, Rong Jiancai found a message that Yan Xiaobing had sent him in advance on his mobile phone, begging him not to bury his mother and son back in his hometown, saying that he did not want his mother to be harassed by others after her death, and begging him to cremate them. , scattering the ashes into the river. Rong Jianben wanted to do as he said, but Qin Jinhuan found him and expressed his willingness to spend money to arrange a cemetery for Yan Xiaobing's family, so there were three new tombs that were side by side and unknown to outsiders.
While Jiang Wenwen placed the flowers in front of the tomb, she sighed and asked Mu Yu: "Do you think Brother Xiaobing and his family can get together underground?"
"It should be possible." Mu Yu responded silently while bowing.
In fact, she is an atheist.
"But Brother Xiaobing did so many things that he shouldn't have done during his lifetime, and no one can forgive him. Can the Lord of Hell still make him feel better when he's underground? I'm really worried that the Lord of Hell will send him to the eighteenth level of hell. Suffering the death penalty. No, I have to go out and buy more paper money to burn for him, so that he can have money to bribe the Lord of Hell."
"Hey, Wenwen!" Mu Yu hurriedly grabbed Jiang Wenwen, who was about to leave, "Don't you never believe in ghosts and gods? Why today..."
"I didn't believe it at first, but the death of Brother Xiaobing, mother and son touched me a lot. As the saying goes, good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. It doesn't mean that there will be no reward. The time has not come yet. I now fully understand the meaning of this. Although Brother Xiao Bing also did some good things during his lifetime, but those good deeds were inconspicuous compared to the mistakes he made, which is why he died so miserably. "
"According to your logic, wouldn't Sun Meilan have to suffer even more torture after her death?"
Hearing the words Sun Meilan, Jiang Wenwen immediately gritted her teeth: "The Lord of Hell has clear rewards and punishments. People like her should go to the eighteenth level of hell after death. After suffering the torture, let her disappear into ashes and never be reincarnated forever, so as to avoid causing harm to her in the next life." Others. Xiaoyu, just wait for me here while I go to the cemetery gate to buy some paper money."
"If the Lord of Hell really made clear rewards and punishments, there would definitely be no need for you to burn paper money to bribe him."
Jiang Wenwen felt that this made sense, so she stopped and looked silently at the tombstone where she didn't even dare to put a photo.
Although Yan Xiaobing has been dead for more than half a month, there are still many comments about him on the Internet. Some people even made his appearance into an emoticon of a perverted murderer, which made her angry and helpless.
She really couldn't figure out why people still refused to let him go, even though Yan Xiaobing had already died to apologize, and why people couldn't try to look at Yan Xiaobing from another angle and sympathize and understand him.
Seeing her friend crying silently and knowing that she was in complicated mood, Mu Yu gently hugged her friend's shoulders and conveyed comfort to her with her eyes.
"Xiaoyu," Jiang Wenwen pushed her away gently, her eyes full of guilt, "After the accident at Brother Xiaobing's house, if I and the neighbors could care more about his body and mind, instead of just providing material help He will definitely be able to detect his mental illness as early as possible and take him to the hospital for formal treatment as soon as possible. He will not have to suffer both physical and mental torture, and the following things will not happen. "
"It's a pity that everything has no ifs." Mu Yu, who subconsciously looked at others and himself, sighed deeply.
Since the showdown between his grandfather and Qin Jinhuan, Qin Jinhuan has become busy, leaving early and returning late every day. At first she thought he was devoted to the development of the company, but then she overheard her grandfather scolding him on the phone, and she realized that his recent work was not that busy at all, and she realized that his "leaving out early and coming back late" was actually a way to avoid work. Being alone with her made her feel particularly uncomfortable.
She stayed up late several times waiting for him to come back. She tried to chat with him to bring the two of them closer, but she found that there was a barrier between his and her hearts. Although it was invisible, how could she Can't even get past it.
Just like Jiang Wenwen couldn't figure out why people refused to forgive the dead Yan Xiaobing, she had never figured out why Qin Jinhuan, who clearly cared about her, would treat her like this because of her grandfather's showdown.
After thinking for a long time, she came to a conclusion that she didn't want to admit at all: when people are down and out, sometimes it's not because of the true feelings given by others, but because they are too helpless, lonely and in need of comfort. Just like Qin Jinhuan at the beginning - if he really loved her, he would definitely not alienate her because of external reasons.
After coming to this conclusion, she was filled with sadness and pain, and secretly cried alone several times.
She really didn't like the days when she lived under the same roof and slept on the same bed with him, but was ignored by him. Several times she looked at his back sleeping with his back to her and wanted to say "Let's get a divorce", but she didn't have the courage to say it because her heart had been ruthlessly occupied by him and she couldn't let him go at all. Every time at this time, she would secretly hate herself for not controlling her indulgent heart.
"Yes, there are no ifs in everything, everything is destined."
Jiang Wenwen's faint sigh made Mu Yu's nose sore.
Without her grandfather's earliest arrangements, she would not have met Qin Jinhuan; without her grandfather's showdown, she and Qin Jinhuan would not have reached this point. There are no ifs in everything. It seems that her emotional entanglement with him has been doomed for a long time.
Seeing her friend's sad face, Jiang Wenwen said that her friend, like herself, was also feeling sorry for the Yan family. She took a deep breath, took her friend's hand, and smiled as if to comfort herself: "Since it is destined, we can't change it. Just accept God’s will and let everything take its course.”
Let nature take its course
Mu Yu looked at his friend blankly.
No matter what happens in the world, there will eventually be a result. There is a time in life that must be there, but there is no time in life. Don't force it, just let it be.
She forced a smile.
Jiang Wenwen squatted down and straightened the flowers on the ground, then stood up, pulled her to bow to the three new tombs, and prepared to leave.
"Hey! Xiaoyu, wait! Look over there!"
Mu Yu just took a step forward, and when he heard Jiang Wenwen's urgent shout, he immediately stopped and looked in the direction of her finger.
Tailing Garden is divided into bungalow area, high-rise area and villa area. The cemetery in the bungalow area covers a small area, the tombs are crowded, the environment is average, and the price is cheap; the high-rise area is not so crowded and the price is more expensive; as for the villa area, it is in the north of Tailing Garden with the best natural environment. The "masters" call it a treasure land of Feng Shui. The cemetery is reasonably planned, luxuriously designed, and well maintained. From a distance, it looks like rows of finely decorated small bungalows. The price of a cemetery is close to the price of a high-end three-bedroom apartment in the city. Therefore, the people buried inside are all wealthy families in the city, and ordinary people can only look up to them.
The place where Jiang Wenwen pointed was the villa area of Tailing Garden.
"What are you looking at?" Mu Yu looked at the people going to the villa area to pay tribute in confusion.
"Huh?" Jiang Wenwen looked at her feet again, moved a few positions, and finally scratched her head in disbelief, "Am I wrong?"
"What did you see?"
"Uh, it's nothing. I must have seen it wrong. Let's go." Jiang Wenwen smiled and held her arm.
"What the hell?" Mu Yu joked with a smile.
"No! Hey! Xiaoyu! I remember you said that Young Master Qin's mother was also buried in this cemetery, right?"
"Yes. Oops," Mu Yu slapped his forehead, "I forgot about this. I should buy a bouquet of flowers to pay homage to his mother."
"Do you know where his mother's tomb is?"
"I know, it's right where you just pointed." Mu Yushun pointed to the villa area, put aside his friend's hand and said, "Wenwen, you wait for me here, I'll buy a bouquet of flowers."
"Hey! Xiaoyu!" Jiang Wenwen grabbed her, "Since she is Mr. Qin's mother, you two should go to the funeral together. It's not a problem for you to go alone."
"He, he's busy with work, so he probably didn't remember that today is the winter solstice."
"Didn't he remember that you wouldn't call to remind him?"
"This... still won't affect his work. I can just go on his behalf."
"Hey!" Jiang Wenwen pulled her back again, "You haven't called yet, how do you know he is busy? Maybe he is idle now, or maybe he has already come to Tailing Garden? It's better to make a call Just ask."
Seeing that his friend had been looking at him with a probing look, he didn't want his friend to find out that he and Qin Jinhuan were having unpleasant conversations, so he was thinking of finding an excuse to lie to his friend. When his friend said, "You two won't have any conflicts, will you?" Feeling guilty, she immediately called Qin Jinhuan without hesitation.
But after dialing the number, she couldn't help but feel anxious at the thought of hearing his voice soon.
Soon, the call was connected, and Qin Jinhuan's faint voice came over: "Huh?"
"Uh, you, are you in the company?"
"Um."
"busy?"
"busy."
"Oh, then you get busy first." Mu Yu hung up the phone as if he had completed the task, then looked at his friend and shrugged as if nothing happened, "He is at the company and very busy."
"oh."
Seeing that her friend didn't ask any more questions, she said, "I'm going to buy flowers. Don't go away. I'll come back to you right away." Then she walked quickly to the entrance of the cemetery with her head lowered.
Jiang Wenwen looked at her friend's retreating back, and then subconsciously glanced at the Tailingyuan villa area, with a trace of doubt in her eyes and a little worry.
Not long after, Mu Yu bought flowers and led Jiang Wenwen to Lin Sijun's tomb in the Tailingyuan villa area.
Seeing that there were no traces of sacrifice in front of the tomb, Jiang Wenwen was completely relieved, and her mood instantly improved.
After sweeping the tomb, the two of them went down the mountain and left the cemetery together.
Because their units were not on the same road, the bus to Jiang Wenwen's school arrived first, and Jiang Wenwen left first. Mu Yu, who was waiting for the bus alone, suddenly felt a little thirsty. Seeing that the bus hadn't arrived yet, he quickly returned to the convenience store at the entrance of the cemetery to buy water. At this moment, a car in the parking lot on one side caused a stir. her attention.