Chapter 131: Burning Incense
Lu Mingze and Qin Zhang helped Lu Lingze with the old man's funeral.
The funeral was simple, and the shroud and coffin had already been prepared.
Lu Lingze felt like his soul had been drained out.
Most of the people who came to the mourning hall to pay their respects were Lu Lingze's colleagues. He did not notify any of his father's former relatives, friends, and colleagues.
Yang Zhiyi also came, but it was not Lu Lingze who notified her. Instead, she came to find him and found out that his father had just passed away.
Yang Zhiyi bought a wreath, wrote a funeral couplet, and kowtowed earnestly.
When she saw Lu Mingze and Qin Zhang, she smiled at them.
There was obvious ambiguity in his eyes.
Qin Zhang didn't like her and took a step forward to block her view of Lu Mingze.
Yang Zhiyi sneered and commented, "Vinegar jar!"
Qin Zhang turned a deaf ear to this.
So what?
Everyone who came to pay their respects was amazed at the appearance of the two brothers, Lu Lingze and Lu Mingze.
Lu Lingze didn't want to explain, so he let Lu Mingze and Qin Zhang go first.
Lu Mingze didn't want to be treated like a monkey, so he didn't insist on staying.
But he asked Lu Lingze for the diary.
Today is New Year's Day, and Lu Mingze and Qin Zhang also did not sleep all night.
The two did not return to the factory. Qin Zhang drove Lu Mingze to the house.
After opening the door and going in, Lu Mingze discovered that there were a lot of new things in the house.
Even the taps were hooked up.
Lu Mingze was surprised: "Did you make all this yesterday?"
Qin Zhang nodded: "I ran all day yesterday."
No wonder Qin Zhang didn’t have lunch yesterday. With so many things to do in one day, how could he have time for lunch?
"How is it? Are you satisfied with this arrangement?" Qin Zhang asked.
What else can Lu Mingze say? Of course I am satisfied.
There was a large bed in the master bedroom, and the bed had already been made.
The two of them had been busy all night because Lu Lingze's father had passed away suddenly, so they didn't do anything else. They simply made some food in the kitchen, washed up, and then fell asleep.
I slept until the afternoon.
Lu Mingze woke up first. He quietly got up and sat on the bed, then took the diary that Lu Lingze gave him and read it slowly.
Rather than being Lu Lingze's father's diary, it is more like a young boy's thoughts.
This diary has turned yellow and is old, with the pages sewn with needle and thread.
It's obvious that this diary has been flipped through frequently. The edges and corners have become rough, and a lot of fluff has fallen off in some places.
It looks like an antique.
Reading page by page, Lu Mingze knew what kind of person his father was in the eyes of others.
I also know how those two met and fell in love.
When he turned to the middle, Qin Zhang moved, and he subconsciously touched the person beside the pillow.
When he touched Lu Mingze's thigh, he opened his eyes and looked up.
Seeing that Lu Mingze had no intention of paying attention to him, he woke up and asked, "How long have you been up?"
"I woke up less than an hour earlier than you." Lu Mingze pulled his hand off his leg: "Don't disturb me."
Qin Zhang was not angry either. He knew that Lu Mingze still needed more time to digest what happened yesterday.
After lying in bed for a while, Qin Zhang got up and put on his clothes.
Lu Mingze didn't care. He sat on the bed and read for a long time until he turned to the last page of the diary. Then he sat on the bed in a daze, feeling lost.
His mind was blank for a long time, until Qin Zhang brought in the food, and then he came back to his senses.
"After dinner, do you want to go to your father's grave to burn some incense?" Qin Zhang asked.
Qin Zhang also looked at the note with the address. It was a bit far from here, but it wouldn't take too long to drive there.
Lu Lingze's father's hometown is in the countryside of Zhuhai, so after Lu Chuan got into trouble, he was naturally buried in the countryside.
Lu Mingze hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
It would be good to go and take a look. Moving his father's grave was also Lu Lingze's father's last wish.
Even if we don't move now, we have to figure out the location.
The two quickly finished their meal and set off to the address.
On the way, I found a one-stop shop for funerals and bought some incense and paper money.
Along the way, Lu Mingze was thinking about what he would say to the man when he arrived at the place.
But when he finally found the place, he felt like there was a ball of cotton stuffed in his throat and couldn't utter a word.
I can't even say the word "Dad".
After several hours of trekking, it was already completely dark.
Lu Mingze used a flashlight to see the tombstone with the words "Lu Chuan's Tomb" written on the wooden board.
This grave must be weeded frequently by people, and they were afraid that it would be stepped on by others, so the mound is quite high.
There are no other graves in this area, so it's very quiet.
Logically, he should feel scared, but Lu Mingze didn't feel scared at all.
He put the things he bought on the ground. A gust of wind blew by. He wondered if the people in the grave were still alive, would they say, "I held you in my arms when you were a child."
Thinking of this, Lu Mingze suddenly felt a little sour in his nose.
"Um... I came to see you." Lu Mingze spoke while arranging the fruits for offering.
"Do you know who I am?"
"You should know. Lu Lingze often comes to worship you. He is your eldest son, and I am your youngest son."
"Don't we look alike?"
"How did you tell us apart when we were born?"
As he spoke, Lu Mingze started to talk.
"You were down there, did you see my mom later?"
"My mother has always thought that you ran away with another man. If you see my mother, explain to her."
"She's had a hard time since you left, and she never found her relatives."
"As a foreigner and a widow, I have been subject to a lot of gossip in the countryside."
Vague memories flashed through his mind, and Lu Mingze felt his face was wet and cool. When he touched it, he found that tears had already covered his face.
"But fortunately, after my mother left, the villagers felt sorry for me and were willing to give me something to eat."
"I've never had to compete with wild dogs for food."
"It should be you and my mother who secretly protected me underground."
“Although I didn’t have enough to eat, I grew up.”
Lu Mingze lit three incense sticks and placed them on the grave.
Then he kowtowed three times in front of the grave.
"I'm sorry to have misunderstood you for so many years."
"I hope you can forgive me for the fact that I am your son."
Lu Mingze sat on the grave, burning paper and muttering to himself, while Qin Zhang stood aside and watched him.
"How come you passed on your problem to me?"
Lu Mingze started to joke as he spoke.
"Why is Lu Lingze the only one who doesn't like men?"
"You know, when I realized I was different from other men, I felt like the sky was falling."
“I don’t even have anyone to talk to.”
"If you were here, I would definitely explain it to you and scold you for passing it on to me."
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