The next morning, as soon as he arrived at work, Fu Shiqin rushed into Fu Hanzheng's office.
"I need to ask for leave this afternoon."
Fu Hanzheng didn't even lift his eyelids. "There's an important meeting this afternoon. You can't be absent."
It's obvious that he asked for leave to go on a date with his girlfriend. He didn't even ask for leave to go on a date with his wife, so why would he be allowed to ask for leave to go on a date?
Fu Shiqin knew his brother had misunderstood again, so he explained.
"Tomorrow is the anniversary of Jiaojiao's grandfather's death, and I'm going with her to sweep his grave."
Fu Hanzheng looked up at him and said, "I'll give you three hours."
"My dear brother, you're becoming more and more humane. I love you, brother." Fu Jinqin was overjoyed and wished he could rush up and give him a warm hug.
However, he knew that his brother only had two children besides his sister-in-law, so he gave up the idea.
I used to think his brother was cold-hearted, but if I think about it carefully, while his brother is indeed cold-hearted in some ways, he still helps him a lot in important matters.
In the end, our brotherhood wasn't for nothing.
Fu Shiqin finished his work diligently at noon, handed over the afternoon meeting briefing to Xu Qian, and then asked for leave early to go home.
Then, he took Ling Jiao out for lunch, bought white chrysanthemums and offerings for tomb sweeping, and went to the cemetery in Xishan together.
Upon arrival, they collected the previous offerings and dried flowers, carefully wiped the tombstone clean with the towel they had brought, and then gently placed the offerings and bouquets back on top.
Ling Jiao knelt before the tombstone and said with a soft laugh.
"Grandpa, I've been out of town lately and haven't been able to visit you. I recently filmed a great movie, and I might even win Best Actress this year."
“I also have a boyfriend, and I brought him with me.”
...
She rambled on about her recent situation, as if she were talking not to a tombstone, but to a kind old man from her memory.
Fu Shiqin stood behind her, listening with a heavy heart.
Before this, she often came alone, confiding all her secrets to the cold tombstone.
After she finished speaking, Fu Shiqin knelt down beside her.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will treat her well and will never let her suffer any more grievances."
He had already suffered too many grievances before I met him.
Ling Jiao smiled as she looked at his serious expression.
"Who gave you permission to call me grandpa?"
“Isn’t your grandfather my grandfather?” Fu Shiqin retorted.
Ling Jiao just smiled and didn't stop them anymore. The two knelt in front of the tomb and talked for more than an hour before leaving.
The two returned to the car, and Fu Shiqin handed her a tissue.
"From now on, if you feel wronged, you can tell me. You can tell me anything."
Ling Jiao chuckled, "If I tell you everything, I'll have no secrets left. But I don't see you telling me everything."
“I’m just afraid you’ll find me annoying. I’ll tell you everything you want to hear,” Fu Shiqin said.
Seeing his posture, Ling Jiao said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. I'm afraid I could listen for days and nights."
“There’s a long road ahead, I’ll tell you slowly,” Fu Shiqin said with a grin.
Ling Jiao took a sip of water, hesitated for a moment, and then said...
“Fu Shiqin, actually... I’m not that confident in myself, and even now I’m not that confident that I can stay with you forever.”
“I know, but I will give you the information to follow me,” Fu Shiqin said confidently.
Because of her upbringing, she is not particularly confident in relationships and doesn't really believe that anyone in the world would be wholeheartedly devoted to her.
But he will make her believe it.
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