The four people, along with the cat and dog, quickly arrived at Shen Jiachen's grave.
His final resting place is very large and well-built, with a good view. The sunlight falls on his tombstone, as if he himself is sitting here basking in the sun, looking at the world.
Can Can stood in front of the tombstone, still somewhat disoriented.
Shen Jiazhou and Gu Xingyuan's expressions became more composed. Wen Shuqiao's gaze swept over the words on the tombstone, and finally she stepped forward and handed the flowers she had been holding to Cancan.
Can Can, holding the bouquet, looked up at her aunt with a bewildered expression.
Wen Shuqiao said softly, "You know what to do."
She had already told Can Can about it last night, and she had reminded her several times in the car, so Can Can was very clear about it.
Can Can nodded, then quietly walked forward, squatted down, placed the flowers beside the tombstone, took a step back, knelt in front of the tombstone, and kowtowed three times.
Gu Xingyuan, holding the dog, turned his head and took several deep breaths to suppress the sour feeling.
In contrast, Shen Jiazhou was much calmer. He watched Cancan kowtow, took two steps forward, and placed something behind the tombstone.
After he returned, Gu Xingyuan asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"
"I didn't do anything," Shen Jiazhou replied.
After watching Cancan kowtow three times, Wen Shuqiao said softly, "Baby, you haven't told him who you are yet."
Can Can remained kneeling on the ground, looking up at the tall tombstone in front of him, and said, "Dad, I am Can Can, I've grown up."
She is no longer the little baby held in her parents' arms.
Can Can's eyes were brimming with tears, but he told his aunt that seeing his father was a happy thing and he shouldn't cry, so he held back his tears.
He said, "I'm four years old now, and this is my puppy, named Cake."
As he spoke, he patted the cake's back. The cake, sitting on its bottom beside him, barked softly twice at the tombstone.
Can Can patted his head with satisfaction: "I also have a little kitten named Milk."
Shen Jiazhou placed the cat carrier next to him, and Cancan patted the cat carrier again, from which came a milky meow.
Can Can continued, "I'm in kindergarten now, and I've made a good friend named An An, but he's not here right now. I'll introduce you to him later, okay?"
A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the cake's fluff and lifting the hem of Can Can's clothes, but Can Can wasn't cold at all. He looked up at the sky, and the wind seemed to kiss his face.
Wen Shuqiao stood to the side, looking at the tombstone.
In that instant, this world and the fictional world in her mind became completely unrelated.
Can Can has met her father and mother, and is growing up peacefully. Her life trajectory has completely changed.
But she couldn't help but think of Shen Shiyue in the book, the silent male protagonist who also failed to see his father after the story ended.
"Shuqiao, Shuqiao?" Shen Jiazhou called Wen Shuqiao twice, looking at her in a daze.
Wen Shuqiao snapped out of her daze: "Huh? What's wrong?"
Shen Jiazhou asked, "What are you thinking about? I called you just now but you didn't respond."
Wen Shuqiao gently shook her head: "I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just thinking that people are really fragile."
In her past life, she also slept like this.
She gave Shen Jiazhou a somewhat bitter smile and changed the subject: "Did you talk to him?"
Shen Jiazhou noticed her unusual mood. Seeing that Wen Shuqiao had changed the subject, he thought for a few seconds and followed her lead, saying, "Not yet, let's wait until he finishes."
Wen Shuqiao nodded. Cancan was already rambling on about what had happened at kindergarten recently. Gu Xingyuan walked up to them and whispered, "He really didn't say a word about his suffering."
Can Can talked about only happy things, about puppies and kittens, about her best friends, what she likes to eat, and what she likes to play.
The days in the orphanage, the days of not having enough to eat, the days of being bullied—all of these seemed to have vanished from Can Can's mind.
The three adults looked at Can Can, who was still kneeling. Shen Jiazhou stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and put his arm around Can Can: "Stand up. Walk around him once, and he will know that it is you."
Can Can nodded, stood up, bent down and patted the dust off his knees, and obediently started circling from the right. When he reached the left tombstone, he exclaimed and reached behind it to take out a black velvet box.
He asked in confusion, "Auntie, Uncle, what is this?"
Wen Shuqiao mimicked him, asking in confusion, "Auntie doesn't know."
Shen Jiazhou also said, "My uncle doesn't know either."
Can Can looked at Uncle Xingyuan, and Gu Xingyuan quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Xingyuan would know even less."
"Can Can, why don't you open it and take a look?" Wen Shuqiao suggested. "We're so curious too!"
Can Can was also very curious. He walked to Wen Shu Qiao's side, opened the velvet box with his little hands, and revealed what was inside.
His eyes lit up, and he recognized it almost at first glance: "It's Baby's Golden Glitter!"
Inside the velvet box was the longevity lock that Su Sisi had taken.
Upon hearing Can Can's exclamation, Wen Shu Qiao and Shen Jia Zhou subconsciously looked at each other, then looked away, but in that glance, they both saw smiles in each other's eyes.
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