"Why... why do you suddenly want to go to Dongjiang?"
"There are friends there."
Mother Han looked at Han Chi worriedly, "That place is nowhere near as good as the capital. You're not here just because Han Chen is there..."
Han Chi: "No. I do have a friend there, but... he had an accident. Before he died, there were still many things he hadn't finished, and I want to do them on his behalf."
Seeing Han Chi's firm attitude, Han's mother stopped trying to persuade him.
"That's all you need to make up your mind," Han's mother said. "I thought you'd come back and I'd have someone to keep me company. But it seems...it's too late to keep a grown-up son."
"Mom, I'm sorry," Han Chi felt very guilty.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore," Han's mother said, "Go if you want to. You're not someone who can live a peaceful life by your parents' side. After what happened to your father, I understand. As long as you and your brother are safe, everything else... doesn't matter."
"Thank you for your understanding," Han Chi said gratefully, "I will come back to see you often."
"Well, I'm content with what you said," Han's mother said, "Going to Dongjiang is also good. Han Chen is also there, and you and he can still look after each other. I feel relieved. But... you are not young anymore, it's time to think about your own affairs."
"Yes," Han Chi promised, "as long as I meet the right one, I will seize the opportunity."
"At this point, I don't have too many requirements for my future daughter-in-law. As long as you like her, that's enough." Han's mother thought of something and said, "You are my son. I can only ask you, not others. You must not be like your second brother, who married someone and then turned around and got entangled with other women."
"I know," Han Chi said, "You also said that with our family being in such a state where everyone is calling us a jerk, even if I like someone, they may not necessarily like me back."
"Yes," Han's mother sighed.
After dinner, Han Chi took Han Haoxuan to play for a while and then sent Han Haoxuan back.
Got out of the taxi.
Han Haoxuan suddenly looked up at Han Chi curiously.
"Third Uncle."
"Hmm?" Han Chi gently scratched Han Haoxuan's slightly fleshy face with his hand. "What do you want now?"
"Can I hold you for a minute?"
Han Chi was slightly stunned. "What's going on?"
"You look like my dad."
Han Chi smiled and thought to himself that of course he looked like Han Ji, they were twins.
"Why, do you miss your dad?"
"Yeah," Han Haoxuan nodded.
Han Chi leaned over and hugged Han Haoxuan.
Han Haoxuan comfortably enjoyed a moment in Han Chi's arms, buried his head in his neck, and took a deep breath, as if drawing fatherly strength from Han Chi.
However, after a moment, Han Haoxuan let go of Han Chi and said seriously, "He's still different from my father."
Han Chi: “…”
Han Haoxuan looked up at him and said, "My dad knows how to wear perfume."
Han Chi teased, "He's so flashy, he must be wearing perfume, right?"
Han Haoxuan didn't understand what Han Chi meant, and just looked at him with a frown.
Han Chi rubbed the top of Han Haoxuan's head and said, "Let's go. I'll take you inside."
Afterwards, he took Han Haoxuan's hand and walked into the community.
On the way, Han Chi couldn't help but secretly observe Han Haoxuan several times with his peripheral vision.
He was a little curious about what kind of father he would be if he really had a child.
But no matter what kind of father he is, he will definitely not be like Han Ji, who lost his wife, broke up his family, and finally wandered outside, forced to separate from his wife and son.
…
Yushan Mountain.
As soon as Han Chi got out of the train station, it was raining heavily, so he called the person who was supposed to pick him up.
As a result, the other party said that he didn't bring an umbrella, and the car was at the exit, so he couldn't get out to pick him up.
Han Chi was furious, but there was no point in getting angry, especially since the person who came to pick him up was just a driver arranged by his company.
He suppressed his emotions and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go out after the rain stops."
If this had happened in the past, if someone went out with him without an umbrella, he would definitely have scolded them severely, and it might even have been the case that the person was replaced.
However, a phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken.
How could he have the confidence and temper like before?
When the rain was about to stop, Han Chi walked out of the station dragging his suitcase.
When they set out from Shanghai, it was the hottest day of the year there and it was extremely hot, so he wore cool summer clothes.
When we changed buses to Yushan, it was raining there and the temperature was a few degrees lower than in Shanghai, so he was not wearing enough.
A cool breeze blew after the rain, and goose bumps suddenly appeared on his arms.
I walked a distance along the exit before I found the gray Kia that the driver mentioned.
The driver kindly helped him put his luggage in the back seat and gave him some paper so he could wipe the water off his body.
Although the rain has stopped, there are still sparse drops of water falling.
Han Chi was a little annoyed at first, but seeing that the driver was also very enthusiastic, he didn't feel as uncomfortable as before.
The position that Han Chi and Yushan applied for was exactly the position that Qi Zijin had held before.
Originally, the leaders here looked at his resume and wanted to introduce him to some district in Dongjiang, but Han Chi insisted on working in Qi Zijin's position, and the leaders agreed to his wish.
The car started.
The driver asked, "Boss, where are you going? To your workplace first or your residence first?"
Han Chi: "Go to the cemetery."
The driver was stunned. "You want to... pay tribute to Director Qi?"
Han Chi: "Yeah."
The driver turned the car around and said, "I heard from the town leaders earlier that a leader from another place was going to come to work in Yushan for Director Qi. I didn't expect it would be you. Are you friends with Director Qi? Director Qi is such a good person. He was the one who found me this job as a driver."
Han Chi was a little surprised, "Really?"
"Really? Director Qi also helped my wife solve her medical insurance problem."
The driver became more enthusiastic and familiar as he spoke.
He also apologized, saying, "I'm so sorry. I thought it was some leader's relative who came to pick me up. I didn't even prepare myself when I left."
Han Chi frowned and understood the implicit meaning of the driver's words.
I guess the town leaders have been using him as their own driver too many times.
He suddenly felt fortunate that he had controlled his temper when he left the station.
Otherwise, it is very likely that the driver's kindness will be misunderstood.
The cemetery was at the edge of Yushan Mountain, and the driver drove for a long time.
The rainy weather in recent days did not end with a heavy rain. Instead, a thin fog rose in the cemetery, mixed with a rustling drizzle.
When we arrived at the appointed time, the driver said he wanted to buy an umbrella.
Han Chi saw that there were no extra people around the cemetery, so he said, "Forget it. I'll be back in a bit. My workplace should be waiting for me too, so I can't waste any more time."
"Okay," the driver thought for a moment and asked, "How about I go up with you?"
"No," Han Chi said, "I want to be alone with him for a while."
Han Chi pushed the door open and got out of the car, not caring about the drizzle above his head, and strode towards the cemetery.
No. 8, Row 22, Lane 15, Zone C.
This is the number where Qi Zijin’s tombstone is located.
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