Chapter 307 - 306: Visiting the Graves
The majority of roads in the Northern countryside are still dirt roads, causing the car to jolt as it traveled. After a while, Li Shan took over the driving, and the car became much steadier.
Throughout the journey, Wan Chu’er and Old Sir Zhong looked solemn and did not speak much. Whether it was due to the talk they had last night or the impending meeting with relatives, the others stayed silent too.
After two hours of driving, they finally arrived at the place.
This was a small earthen mound, with Bai Zhixi and others’ graves located on the back of the hill.
Wan Chu’er helped Old Sir Zhong walk slowly over, only to find that despite a year of not visiting, there were no weeds on the grave, and the tombstone was very clean. In front of Bai Zhixi’s tombstone was also a bouquet of wilted wildflowers.
Wan Chu’er whispered, "It should be An Gang’s father."
In this world, besides her, only An Lian cared so much about Bai Zhixi. She was far away in Beijing, so only An Lian could do these things.
Old Sir Zhong nodded and walked to Zhenzhu’s grave. The tombstone had an inscription: The Grave of the Late Mother Liang Zhenzhu, daughter Bai Zhixi.
The words appeared cold and solitary, like a sharp blade piercing Old Sir Zhong’s heart. He shivered and slowly squatted down, his hand trembling as he reached to touch those three words ’Liang Zhenzhu.’
The lively and vivid person in his mind had turned into just three words on a cold stone, with no sound or color anymore.
Wan Chu’er let out a long sigh, turned around, and went to kneel in front of Bai Zhixi’s grave. Her legs gave way, and she knelt down, tears like broken strings of pearls tapping down, carrying thousands of words from Wan Chu’er’s heart, disappearing into the yellow earth.
Li Shan, Yan Hui, and Xiao Bai stood far away, watching the grandfather and granddaughter in front of them.