Yan Bubu was still setting up the camp. While handing the boards to the sentry on the roof, he frequently looked in the direction of the military headquarters.
"What I want is a welding gun, not this," said the sentry.
"Oh, ok, welding gun."
After Yan Bubu handed over the welding gun, he turned around and saw Feng Chen walking towards him from the direction of the military headquarters.
"Brother!" Yan Bubu shouted, but Feng Chen seemed not to hear him. His face was the most dejected that Yan Bubu had never seen before. He didn't react even when he was bumped by the person running beside him.
Yan Bubu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said to Zhao Cui in the next room, "Sister Cui, please pass me the tools. I have something to do and I need to leave for a while."
"Okay, go ahead."
Yan Bubu ran to Feng Chen's side and stopped carefully, but saw him walking past her with empty eyes, so she quickly grabbed his hand.
He knew that Feng Chen was meeting Chen Size, and he also knew that he would definitely ask about the news of the husband and wife. Seeing Feng Chen's current state, he guessed what was going on without asking.
Yan Bubu's heart sank and she tried hard to hold back the tears. Seeing that there was no one at the foot of the mountain on the right, she pulled Feng Chen in that direction.
The two of them sat down with their backs against a large rock at the foot of the mountain. Feng Chen lowered his head and said nothing, while Yan Bubu just sat quietly beside him, secretly glancing at him from time to time.
During the conversation, Binunu came over once and tried to pull Feng Chen's sleeve, but Yan Bubu pulled him aside: "He is unhappy now, don't bother him."
Binunu looked at Feng Chen, then looked behind him, then turned back and stared at Yan Bubu motionlessly.
If others saw it, they would think it was no different from usual, but Yan Bubu could see its panic from its seemingly emotionless dark eyes.
"Is Sasaka unhappy?" Yan Bubu understood immediately.
Binunu nodded, clenching his little paws at his sides.
"It and its brother encountered a very bad thing." Yan Bubu touched Binunu's head, "You go and accompany it, make it happier."
Binunu nodded and turned away quickly.
Feng Chen sat quietly, staring at the dark sky. Yan Bubu accompanied him silently, taking his hand and placing it on her knee, gently holding it.
It was unknown how long it had been before Feng Chen slowly turned his head, stared at his hand held by Yan Bubu, and asked, "Didn't you go to help build the house?"
Although his voice was still a little hoarse, his tone and expression had returned to normal. Yan Bubu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll stay here with you for a while."
Feng Chen leaned over and picked up a small stone from the ground. He turned it gently between his fingertips and said calmly, "They were both gone in the earthquake. They shouldn't have suffered much. Chen Zhengshou buried them personally."
Although Yan Bubu already knew the result, his heart still twitched when he heard Feng Chen say it himself. He quickly turned his head away and pretended to look elsewhere, quietly wiping the tears that welled up on his shoulder.
The two of them sat quietly for a long time. Yan Bubu leaned his head on Feng Chen's shoulder, reached out to take the small stone from Feng Chen's fingertips, put it back in his palm and moved it again and again.
Feng Chen also looked at the pebble and heard Yan Bubu whispering, "No matter what, you have me, Binunu and Sasaka."