Upon hearing this, Lin Wan's eyes reddened slightly for some reason. Qin Ze keenly noticed the change in his mother's expression and immediately asked, "Mother, what's wrong? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Wan wiped her eyes and said, "Whenever you mention family reunion, I think of your father."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze lowered his head, a look of sadness appearing on his face. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Wan suddenly pointed ahead and said:
“Look, Ze’er.”
Qin Ze looked up and followed the direction his mother was pointing, and saw lanterns slowly rising into the night sky.
At first there were only a few dozen lamps, but in the blink of an eye, hundreds and thousands of lamps slowly rose and flew into the night sky.
In the blink of an eye, the night sky was filled with endless lights, like stars roaming the earth, reflecting the lights of thousands of homes on the ground, creating a rare and wonderful sight.
Amidst this breathtaking scene, Qin Ze was stunned. Lin Wan, standing beside him, remarked with admiration:
“When you were eight years old, it was also New Year’s Day. It was already past midnight when your father suddenly took me to the roof and insisted on making me look at the lights in the sky.”
At this point, Lin Wan chuckled lightly: "He's such a roughneck, I don't know how he developed such refined tastes."
Qin Ze snapped out of his daze and was about to reply when Lin Wan continued:
"Not only that, he even recited a line of poetry, which is quite rare for him."
Qin Ze looked at his mother and saw that her red eyes were already glistening with tears.
"What did Father say?" Qin Ze held his mother's hand tightly.
"If only I could have ten thousand mansions, to shelter all the poor and make them smile with joy," Lin Wan said, tears streaming down her face as she spoke these words.
Qin Ze was stunned, and it took him several seconds to come to his senses. This line of poetry was exactly what he had said to his father back then.
However, he didn't respond to his mother's words. Instead, he reached out and wiped away the tears on her face. Lin Wan then continued:
“Your father said this is his wish.”
"But he also said that this wish was difficult to fulfill. However, he felt that since so many households had sent lanterns to make wishes, his wish would surely come true with the help of so many lanterns."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Wan turned to look at Qin Ze, but this time she was no longer crying; instead, a faint smile appeared on her face.
"Ze'er, has your father's wish come true?"
Qin Ze's eyes reddened, his heart filled with mixed emotions. After a long while, he slowly raised his head to look at the countless lights in the night sky. At this moment, tears welled up in his eyes, yet he smiled and said:
"If only I could have ten thousand mansions, to shelter all the poor and needy in the world, so that they could all be happy and live a life as secure as a mountain, unshaken by wind and rain."
May this prosperous era be as you wish.
—【The End】
P.S.: Unresolved plot points and side quests will be revealed in bonus chapters.
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