Chapter 524 Someone has been here
The next day, the two got up early and went up the mountain. Xu Ge found the location accurately based on his memory.
"Found it, this is it..." Xu Ge was stunned before he finished speaking.
Because the tombstone was clean, there was a bouquet of flowers and some food for the memorial on it.
Zhou Chen's eyes fell on the thing on the tombstone for a long time without saying anything.
Instead, Xu Ge seemed to have thought of something after being stunned for a moment.
"I previously asked for the cemetery's manager's contact information. Every year, I transfer some money to him to help tidy it up. It seems my money is not wasted..."
As she spoke, she squatted down and made room for the things she had prepared and placed them one by one.
Zhou Chen squatted down with her, picked up the box of pastries and looked at it for a while.
Xu Ge noticed and couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"
Zhou Chen whispered, "This is plum blossom pastry."
Xu Ge took a casual look and asked, "What's wrong with Plum Blossom Pastry?"
Zhou Chen handed the box to her and pointed with his finger, "This is a specialty of Huacheng. Is it sold in Lan County?"
Xu Ge was stunned when he heard this. He stared at the plum blossom pastry in his hand for a long time before looking away at him.
"What do you want to say?"
Zhou Chen stared at her for a few seconds before whispering, "I've never given up. It seems like this trip has yielded some unexpected rewards."
Xu Ge seemed to understand what he meant and said with some relief.
"Have you been investigating?"
"Well, I just haven't found any new clues. I even suspected that this person might have passed away. But even if he is gone, there should be some traces and clues left behind."
After saying that, he set his gaze on the plum blossom pastry again.
Xu Ge also stared at the box of plum blossom cakes in her hand, his heart pounding.
"You mean, someone was here before we came?"
"yes."
Xu Ge's breath hitched, and he subconsciously tried to stand up, but Zhou Chen grabbed his wrist and said, "It's too late."
Xu Ge's face showed a hint of anxiety. "We still have time. Today is not a holiday. We didn't encounter a single car on the way up the mountain. We can check the local surveillance!"
Zhou Chen stood up and half-held her in his arms, gently patting her back with his palm.
"Okay, calm down first, your mother-in-law is still watching."
Xu Ge seemed to calm down at this point. Even if she chased after him now, she wouldn't be able to find him.
She closed her eyes and calmed herself down for a while before looking at the photo on the tombstone again.
The woman in the photo was young, beautiful and gentle, and was looking at them with a smile.
Xu Ge then squatted down again, "Mom, I'm here to see you. This time I'm not alone, but with my husband, Zhou Chen. You've met before, remember?"
"He's so handsome, you must still remember him."
Zhou Chen stayed beside her quietly, his eyes also fixed on the photo on the stone tablet.
It completely overlapped with the face deep in his memory.
"Mom, I'm living a good and happy life now, don't worry about me."
"Did someone come to see you just now? Was that the person you were waiting for?"
Xu Ge didn’t have much obsession with her biological father before, but just now she was eager to find that person.
If true
It's him, he's still alive...
But if it really is him, then it also explains a few things.
He knew that his mother was buried here, so he must have known her movements. After all, she did not marry into an ordinary family.
But that person has never shown up in all these years, and has never thought of finding her.
Xu Ge stayed for another half an hour before getting up, with Zhou Chen holding her arm.
"Mom, I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you next time. Next time, I'll take you away and live in the same city with me."
Xu Ge looked back every three steps until he walked down the stairs, and then he realized the box in Zhou Chen's hand.
"Why did you take this?"
Zhou Chen glanced at the plum blossom pastry in his hand and said, "Take it back and check it out. Maybe we can find something."
Xu Ge nodded, and after they got down the mountain, they contacted the cemetery management office. There was no surveillance on the mountain, but there was one at the entrance.
Unfortunately, the surveillance camera broke down three months ago and has never been repaired.
Xu Ge's heart sank when she heard this. It was clear that she was only one step away from knowing it.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Zhou Chen held her hand tightly.
"Let's go back first, and I'll send someone to investigate later, okay?"
Xu Ge looked up at him and nodded, "Yeah."
The two boarded the flight that afternoon, but Xu Ge was noticeably quieter on the way back.
Zhou Chen did not disturb her thoughts, but contacted Han Wen to send someone to investigate.
It was already dark when she returned to Hong Kong City. Xu Ge sat on the sofa and stared at the box of plum blossom cakes. She took out her phone to take a picture and then searched for the same style.
But there are many similar ones online, and I only know that plum blossom pastry is a specialty of the Flower City.
I guess this kind of plum blossom pastry must be sold in many places.
If we really regard this box of plum blossom cakes as a clue, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Seeing that she was staring at the plum blossom pastry absentmindedly, Zhou Chen sat down next to her and took her into his arms.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I just searched and found that this kind of plum blossom pastry is very common. We only know that it is made of plum blossoms.
It's a specialty of Huacheng. It says Huacheng on the box, but I don't know the rest. How can I find out? Where can I find it?
Plum blossom pastries are sold everywhere in the streets and alleys, in supermarkets, dessert shops, coffee shops, and restaurants.
There is no doubt that the streets are full of...
There are so many people buying it, how can I find them? Just thinking about it makes Xu Ge feel annoyed.
Zhou Chen gently kneaded her hand and whispered, "At least we know that maybe your father is still alive."
"But, it may not be him..."
When Xu Ge contacted the cemetery management office, she asked the administrator whether anyone came to visit her mother every year.
The uncle doesn't go to the mountain every day to watch, and he doesn't know that there is no need to register to pay tribute at the cemetery.
But he would occasionally visit the cemetery to sort out and clean up some of the things left after the memorial service.
He said there was indeed someone there and he always thought it was her.
After Xu Ge came secretly for the first time, she came back every year until she went abroad. She didn't come again for four years.
That's why that person came to pay tribute to her mother.
"Did you and your mother-in-law have any close friends or relatives in the past?"
No, they don’t have any relatives. If they did, Zhou Ping would not be the person she entrusted her life to when she died.
She knew that Uncle Ping was married and had children, but she was desperate and had no choice.
She was worried about her daughter, so she had no choice but to contact Zhou Ping shamelessly, hoping that he could take care of her for her.
The cell phone her mother left behind did not have any contact information, nor did Zhou Ping, only a string of numbers.
Perhaps she should thank Zhou Ping for not changing his number for so many years, allowing her mother to contact him.
Otherwise, I really don’t know what she would do.
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