Xiao Weiguo arrived at Xiaotun with his younger brother Xiao Jiang.
There wasn't much to see in their old house, so they went straight to the ancestral graves.
On the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, people would come to pay respects at their ancestors' graves. When Xiao Weiguo arrived, a large crowd had already gathered there.
Generally speaking, the ancestral graves of people with the same surname in a village are located together.
First, everyone kowtowed to their ancestral graves, and then kowtowed to their grandparents and parents in turn.
Xiao Weiguo drove his car to the side of the road not far from the cemetery before stopping. He and Xiao Jiang carried a bunch of firecrackers over there.
Many of his fellow clansmen greeted Xiao Weiguo warmly upon his arrival.
On this day, no matter how your relationship is normally, you are all one family.
Especially Xiao Weiguo's big Crown made everyone's enthusiasm seem so genuine.
Of course, not everyone has a pleasant expression.
Xiao Changsuo, who is still the village chief, squatted behind the crowd smoking. He only turned his head to glance at Xiao Weiguo, snorted, and turned back to continue smoking.
Today, only he came from his family; neither of his two sons showed up.
The eldest son was kicked out of the house and his whereabouts are unknown.
The second son was ashamed and avoided crowded places altogether. So Xiao Changsuo became all alone.
In previous years, his family was the most prestigious family in this cemetery.
Both of her sons work for the government, one of them even being a government official.
The idea of bringing glory to one's ancestors is often fully embodied on this day.
When paying respects at ancestral graves, his family always stands at the very front and sets off the loudest firecrackers.
No one expected that in just six months, the once-prosperous Xiao Changsuo family would fall to this state.
When he came here hunched over, he didn't even bring a single firecracker with him.
Unlike him, Xiao Weiguo's family, who had not visited their parents' graves for four years since their passing, stood out this year.
That gleaming black crown was something the clansmen had only ever seen once in their entire lives, when they saw it from Xiao Weiguo.
The two brothers were dressed in high-end clothes that only wealthy city dwellers could afford. Standing among a group of country bumpkins, they stood out like cranes among chickens.
Even Xiao Jiang, who was only nine years old, was so radiant.
The good-for-nothing they used to look down on and laugh at every day is now the envy of them all.
Two strings of three-thousand-shot firecrackers were laid out, covering almost half of the cemetery.
The deafening roar signified the family's prosperity.
Led by clan chief Xiao Wenjin, everyone paid homage to the ancestral graves together, with Xiao Weiguo specially arranged to stand behind Xiao Wenjin.
Xiao Changsuo, on the other hand, quietly followed at the back of the group, mingling with a bunch of young people and kids like Xiao Jiang.
In this situation, he was too ashamed to move forward. His greatest wish was simply to avoid attracting attention.
After the ceremony, everyone went their separate ways to visit their parents' graves.
Xiao Weiguo brought Xiao Jiang to his parents' graves.
He added a few handfuls of fresh soil to the grave, and then knelt down in front of it with Xiao Jiang.
"Father, Mother, your son has come to see you."
Four years have passed, and this is the first time he has visited his parents' graves.
Although he was reborn, the images of his parents from his childhood were still vivid in his mind.
Actually, Xiao Weiguo was quite well-behaved when he was a child, and his academic performance was always among the best. Back then, he was even better at studying than Liu Ye.
At that time, he was his parents' pride, their future and hope.
No one expected that four years ago, a plague would take the lives of the two elderly people, and their family's world would collapse in an instant.
Xiao Weiguo, who was in junior high school at the time, faced the young Xiao Shanshan, Xiao Jian, and two twins who could only cry.
The entire burden of the family suddenly fell on Xiao Weiguo, who was not yet fifteen years old at the time. He panicked and was afraid.
He didn't know how he could shoulder this responsibility or how he could support his family.
From that moment on, he changed.
He smoked, drank, gambled—he used every method he could to escape reality.
His temper also became worse and worse. He would hit and scold his younger siblings at the drop of a hat, and he saw them as a burden.
"Dad, Mom, I was a bastard those years. I'm sorry to you, and I'm sorry to my younger brother and sister."
Tears streamed down Xiao Weiguo's face involuntarily. Thinking of what he had done over the years, he was filled with remorse.
“Open your eyes and look at your children again. I have learned a lot and am living a good life now. I take good care of my younger siblings, and they are all studying in the city. I finally have the face to kneel here and say something to you.”
Xiao Weiguo's words were so heartbreaking that even little Xiao Jiang started to cry silently.
Although he is young, a child's heart is the most sensitive.
He is the one who has felt the changes in his elder brother the most over the past six months.
Under his older brother's care, he was no longer the cowardly and timid boy he once was, but became more and more confident and brave.
He will never forget that day when his brother slapped the person who hit him back.
Remember, your big brother will always be there for you.
A very ordinary sentence gave him courage that would never disappear for the rest of his life.
Looking at the grave mound before him, Xiao Weiguo seemed to see his parents smiling at him.
His heart ached as if it were being pierced by needles.
If only both of them were still alive, how wonderful that would be?
He would never let his parents suffer again, watching them and their siblings grow up strong and healthy, enjoying their company. What a happy scene that would be.
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