On Monday, Huang Zhenhua took Su's parents to Su Xingran's school. Huang Zhenhua greeted the school leaders, and at noon, Su Xingran had lunch with her parents in the school cafeteria.
Su's mother brought some snacks for Su Xingran's female classmates in the dormitory. She had heard from her daughter that Su Xingran was the youngest in the dormitory and that her roommates usually took good care of her.
After class in the afternoon, Su Xingran went to her teacher and asked for leave for tonight and tomorrow morning. Her parents were going home tomorrow morning, and Su Xingran didn't want to leave them and wanted to spend more time with them.
On Sunday, Su Xingran took her parents out for a day trip. They saw the magnificent Tiananmen Square and the resplendent Forbidden City.
That night, Su Xingran and her mother, Zeng Huilan, chatted in bed. "Ranran, your father and mother are going home tomorrow. You must take good care of yourself here. Your master's family and Xiaoxue's in-laws are all very good to you, which puts your father and mother at ease."
“When you first left home to come to Beijing, your father and I were very worried. We were worried that you would not be used to being away from home for so long, that you would be unhappy, or that you would be bullied.”
Su Xingran felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. She had no idea that her parents would think and worry so much about her while she was away from home.
"Mom, you and Dad don't need to worry about me at home. My master's family and Aunt Gu's family are very kind to me and take good care of me. I'm an adult now, and I can take care of myself."
"Mother, you and Father should take good care of yourselves at home and not overwork yourselves. Where did the gold bracelet you gave me the night before my birthday come from? How come we have such a heavy gold bracelet in our house?"
Zeng Huilan then remembered that the night before Ranran's birthday, one of the gifts she had prepared for Ranran was a gold bracelet. "That gold bracelet was left to you by your great-grandparents, who said it was a gift for the day you come of age."
"I heard it from others. The Su family used to be quite wealthy, but they gradually declined. Everyone suffered a lot during the war, and it was even harder during the crackdown. This gold bracelet must have been hidden by your great-grandfather and his family. If such things were found in the house back then, it would be terrible; they could be dragged away and criticized at any time."
“One day, your great-grandfather and great-grandmother gave me this gold bracelet, telling me to give it to you when you come of age. There was also a gold chain that they left for you as a wedding gift. Not long after, your great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away one after the other.”
So that's how it is. No wonder I didn't know about the gold bracelet. "Mother, great-grandfather and great-grandmother must have loved father very much!"
Zeng Huilan smiled. "It hurts! They love your father and you very much, and your mother loves them too. This gold bracelet can't be shown now, so keep it safe in your space."
Su Xingran thought that perhaps this was a case of loving someone because of their family! Her great-grandparents loved her father, and they loved his wife and children in the same way.
"Oh, right, Ranran, there's something I forgot to tell you. Zhang Weibing from the village is dead. He's been dead for several days, and people only found out when they smelled a foul odor passing by his house."
Su Xingran was stunned. She had seen this man once before coming to Beijing, but she hadn't expected him to die so soon. "Mother, how did he die?"
Zeng Huilan sighed as she recalled what the villagers had said. "Zhang Weibing starved to death. After his death was discovered, the village chief called the police. The police, along with a forensic doctor, examined him and concluded that he had starved to death."
Su Xingran felt that this way of dying was quite normal; Zhang Weibing was inherently lazy. Before, his family pampered him so he didn't have to do anything, but later, when he was all alone, he would rather starve than move.
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