"You're still arguing back." Aunt Ning said, raising her chopsticks as if to hit her.
Shen Lang quickly stopped her, saying, "Auntie, if Xiao Huan really doesn't want to take the postgraduate entrance exam, then let her go to work."
Then he asked Shen Huan, "Xiao Huan, what's your major?"
Shen Huan said, "I studied marketing."
Shen Lang nodded and said, "That's perfect. My friend's family is in the real estate business. If you're interested, you can go work for them."
"Really, Third Brother?" Shen Huan asked excitedly, her mouth full of a chicken leg.
Shen Lang then handed Zhang Chengyang's phone number to Shen Huan, saying, "If you have time, go to X City and call this number. Tell him I'll have him arrange a job for you. His name is Zhang Chengyang, and he's my brother."
Shen Huan nodded her little head several times like a chick pecking at rice, and said excitedly, "Thank you, brother."
Shen Lang waved his hand: "Just go and do your job well."
Aunt Ning said somewhat awkwardly, "Third Brother, I'm so sorry. Xiao Huan doesn't have any work experience at all, so let's not let her cause you any trouble."
Shen Lang laughed and said, "Auntie, don't be so polite with me. Work experience comes from working, not from studying. It's perfectly normal to start working after graduating from university."
"Alright then." Aunt Ning was also persuaded by Shen Lang, after all, she had witnessed the changes in Shen Lang over the years. If Shen Huan could be as successful as Shen Lang, then her life would not have been in vain.
After lunch, Shen Lang and the other two sat in Aunt Ning's living room for a while before setting off for their parents' graves in the afternoon.
Shen Lang's parents' graves are located on a flat area east of Nanhui Village. This place was originally Shen Lang's family's apple orchard, but it was designated as the Shen Lang family's cemetery after his grandparents passed away.
Shen Lang's grandparents' graves are at the very back, and below them are the graves of Shen Lang's parents.
Four years ago, when Shen Lang renovated his old family home, he also repaired the graves of his grandfather and parents. The small plot of land was paved with blue bricks and surrounded by pine and cypress trees.
This incident aroused envy and jealousy among the people of Nanhui Village.
Some people admire him and praise him behind his back for being filial and successful.
Some jealous people also criticized him behind his back, saying he was pretentious and wasting money.
Those who criticized him the most were his own relatives.
After arriving at the cemetery, Shen Lang first picked up a broom made of fine beads that he had kept aside for many years and carefully cleaned the fallen leaves and dust off the bluestone bricks.
Then, they burned the paper money they had bought on the way to their grandparents' graves in front of their tombstones and kowtowed three times to them.
Then came Mom and Dad.
After doing all this, Shen Lang carefully pulled out the weeds one by one from the cracks in the bricks.
During this time, Yu Xian'er sincerely said to Shen Lang's parents' tombstone, "Uncle and Aunt, you can rest assured that I will take good care of him from now on and will not let him suffer again."
As soon as Yu Xian'er finished speaking, a gentle breeze suddenly blew by, rustling the leaves of the surrounding trees, as if it had received a response from Shen Lang's parents.
After clearing away the weeds, Yu Xian'er and Shuang'er, like Shen Lang, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times before the tombstone, thus concluding their tomb-sweeping activity for the year.
On the way home, the little elf said in Shen Lang's mind, "Master, if you are strong enough, you can go to the legendary unspeakable place, find the River of Time, and find the original souls of your parents. At that time, as long as you are strong enough, you can make the River of Time flow backward, go back in time, and bring your parents back."
Shen Lang responded in his mind, "Thank you, little elf. But it's alright now, Mom and Dad have probably been reincarnated and have new families and lives now."
"Hmm~" the little elf said.
However, he remembered the 'unspeakable land' and 'river of time' that the little elf had mentioned.
After returning home, it was already getting late, but the three of them weren't in a hurry to leave. Instead, they stayed at home.
Although Shen Lang is rarely home, all the furniture for the house has been purchased.
Moreover, it's currently summer and there's not much humidity, so it's ready to live in after a little cleaning.
There is a path in Shen Lang's backyard, and an open-air gazebo made of wood covers the entire path.
Looking at the courtyard that had been renovated to his liking, Shen Lang sighed, "My dream back then was to sit under the gazebo in the summer, eating barbecue, drinking beer, and enjoying the summer night breeze. That life was truly idyllic."
"Then let's have barbecue tonight," Yu Xian'er said with a smile.
"Great! Great!" Shuang'er clapped her hands happily and said excitedly, "Let's eat barbecue and drink beer!"
At this moment, the little fairy wearing a green dress also flew out and shouted excitedly, just like Shuang'er, "Master, let's eat barbecue and drink beer!"
"Oh, little guy, you've finally decided to come out?" Shuang'er looked at the little elf, her eyes suddenly lighting up: "Come and play with your sister Shuang'er. I really like you."
As she spoke, Shuang'er reached out to catch the little sprite.
"Pah! I don't want to play with you." The little elf dodged Shuang'er's clutches with a swift movement, then stuck out her pink little tongue: "Hehehe~ You can't catch me!"
Yu Xian'er looked at the little elf hiding behind Shen Lang with great interest and said, "The little guy is quite naughty."
Sui Huo waved to the little elf: "Come here!"
The little elf instantly became alarmed, clinging to Shen Lang's shoulder and trembling, saying, "Master...Master...save me..."
Shen Lang couldn't understand why the little elf was so afraid of Yu Xian'er, so he reached out and grabbed it, asking, "Why are you so afraid of Xian'er?"
The little elf kept its mouth tightly shut, shook its little head, and remained silent. Its large eyes, prominent in proportion to its features, were brimming with tears, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings of the viewer.
Shen Lang looked at Yu Xian'er, then at the little elf, and couldn't understand why the little elf was so afraid of Yu Xian'er.
"Master, please let me go back!" the little elf pleaded pitifully, unable to break free.
"So you're not going to eat barbecue? Not drink beer?" Shen Lang's face revealed a sly smile.
"No...no..." The little elf was now caught in a dilemma.
Should I eat it or not?
Yu Xian'er walked over to Shen Lang, reached out and grabbed the little elf, pinching its cheek: "Little guy, am I that scary?"
To everyone's surprise, the little elf, whose face had been rosy, suddenly turned pale, her body trembled slightly, and her tiny teeth chattered gently.
Looking at the little elf's disheveled appearance, Shen Lang burst out laughing and said, "Xian'er, stop teasing it."
Yu Xian'er stared at the little thing in her hands and said gently, "Didn't you want me to make you a little dress?"
Upon hearing the word "little skirt," the little elf's two pointed ears immediately perked up, and then she nodded vigorously: "Mmm-hmm."
"Then why are you avoiding me?"
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