On the morning of the ninth day, Ling Ran contacted Kong Qianchen, who quickly came to Zhou's residence to discuss with Ling Ran and Zhou Xiang about changing Jiang Wei Zhong's memory.
Regarding Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran's two concerns, Kong Qianchen's opinion was that Jiang Wei Zhong's experience and former identity were well known to everyone, so they should just erase his academic memory, as well as Zhou Xiang's memory of using the ring, and of course his memory of cultivation. Just let these memories be erased to form a blank, and there was no need to add or change them.
Additions and changes will conflict with the original memory, and no one can guarantee whether there will be any problems. Jiang Wei Zhong may even deny Zhou Xiang's contribution in rescuing him, which would be even more frustrating.
Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran both agreed with his opinion, and the only thing left was to ask Jiang Wei Zhong to come over.
Zhou Xiang thought that he should tell Old Lady Liu directly. After all, her son’s memory had been erased and it couldn’t be concealed.
Ling Ran personally went to invite Old Lady Liu and her son over. Old Lady Liu didn't know why her grandson-in-law asked them to come, but she was not worried.
Jiang Wei Zhong followed Ling Ran to the study nervously. Kong Qianchen was already waiting in the study. As soon as he saw Jiang Wei Zhong, he pressed his sleeping point. There was no need to explain anything to such a timid person.
Old Lady Liu looked at her granddaughter in confusion, "Why did Ling Ran ask your uncle to go to the study?"
"Erase some of his memories, otherwise the higher-ups won't feel comfortable letting him out." Zhou wanted to make a big move.
Old Mrs. Liu remained silent. Erasing those memories was of course the best solution. She was actually afraid, especially that her son would not be able to control his mouth and tell what happened to his granddaughter in the laboratory.
Although it was 40 years of memories, it was relatively quick to sort out because of the monotony. After seeing what happened to Zhou Xiang in the laboratory, Kong Qianchen was so angry that he almost destroyed all of this man's memories and turned him into a fool.
Considering Zhou Xiang's request, I had to sort it out carefully, down to the minute and second. As a result, it was not finished until six o'clock in the evening.
Kong Qianchen opened his eyes and the first thing he said to Ling Ran was, "You are not worthy of Miss Zhou."
"I know," Ling Ran said calmly, "but you don't deserve it either. At least I gave her a simple living environment, but you, not only in this life, but also in the next."
Kong Qianchen rolled his eyes at him, untied Jiang Weizhong's acupoints, opened the study door and walked out.
In the restaurant, everyone was still waiting for the three of them to eat. Seeing Kong Qianchen coming out, Zhou wanted to ask Brother Xu to heat up the food.
Kong Qianchen refused to keep the meal because Old Lady Liu and Jiang Wei Zhong would definitely have dinner here before leaving, and he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and beat Jiang Wei Zhong to death.
After Jiang Wei Zhong woke up, Ling Ran just told him not to have any wild thoughts and just to accompany Old Lady Liu to spend her old age in peace.
Jiang Wei Zhong was deeply afraid of Ling Ran and Zhou Xiang, so naturally he did whatever Ling Ran said.
Seeing that her son was not much different from before, Old Lady Liu felt relieved. From then on, she would try to avoid her son's past and not touch upon it. Her son should not notice that he had lost some of his memory.
Because Old Lady Liu and Jiang Wei Zhong were there, the dinner was very quiet. After the meal, Old Lady Liu and her son were sent back to Second Street by Lu Jing.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, when Mr. Ling heard that his grandson and granddaughter-in-law wanted to accompany him to visit friends, he waved his hands and refused repeatedly, "Although you are cousins, you are also in the period of mourning. It would be good to ask your father to accompany me. My old friends all know him, and I can ask him to show his skills."
The old man was in good spirits, so Zhou felt relieved, but he hoped he was just overthinking it.
This year's Lantern Festival was obviously more lively than usual. The atmosphere became heated in the afternoon. Mr. Ling announced at the dinner table that he wanted to follow the dragon dance team and watch the fun with his own eyes.
Ling Quan was furious. He said, "You can't be too accommodating!" This guy is so accommodating that he doesn't even understand basic common sense. The young people are sweating all over, so why is this 80-year-old man joining in the fun?
Ling Ran agreed. He led his men to tie two thick bamboos to the two sides of the recliner, and tried it himself. He found it as comfortable as riding in a sedan chair.
The two with the best martial arts skills, Lu Jing and Lu Ying, were assigned to carry the sedan chair. Old Master Ling had originally not intended to ride in the sedan chair, but seeing his grandson's persistence, he reluctantly agreed.
Zhou Xiang took the others to the rooftop to watch through a telescope, and Ling Ran followed behind the sedan chair. The more Grandpa made a fuss, the sadder Ling Ran felt. This was not Grandpa's usual temper.
With Miss Zhou's return, the four opera troupes became excited and brought out their best skills.
The performers were sweating profusely from exhaustion, while the audience exclaimed that it was so exciting. The sedan chair following behind the troupe even swayed to the rhythm of the gongs and drums.
Feeling the swaying rhythm, Grandpa Ling smiled. He had never enjoyed himself so much in his life. Looking at his grandson beside him, the old man felt comforted.
After the song ended and everyone dispersed, Mr. Ling thanked Lü Jing and Lü Ying with a lingering feeling. They had carried him for over two hours. Even though the rope was wrapped in a towel, it still felt tight on his shoulders after so long! And these were two young women!
Lu Jing and Lu Ying smiled innocently and said they were not tired, and carried Old Man Ling back to the warehouse building.
Ling Ran was worried and wanted to sleep with him tonight, but Grandpa Ling disapproved and drove him away. Erniu was taking care of him, and the eldest grandson went home to be with his wife and children.
The next day, Ling Ran went to the warehouse building early. Old Man Ling was having breakfast. Ling Ran breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that he was just overthinking it.
When Zhou Xiang and Ling Ran thought they were overthinking it and were preparing to go to Beijing, Erniu called on the morning of the 18th and said that the old man had passed away in his sleep.
Ling Quan and Dong Yunrong were already in the warehouse building. When the neighbors heard the news, they came to help.
Ling Quan didn't understand why his father, who was so energetic and noisy just two days ago, suddenly left.
Ling Ran analyzed with his sad father what was wrong with his grandfather recently, and Ling Quan finally understood why his son always agreed with the old man in everything.
He patted his son's shoulder. His son cared for his father even more than he did. "Your grandfather has no regrets in this life."
Mr. Ling's identity was different, and he needed to be cremated and buried in a cemetery, so they contacted the crematorium and sent a hearse to take the body away.
A wake hall was rented at the crematorium, and all the necessary logistical services were provided.
The county magistrate came to the memorial service in person, not only for Zhou Xiang's sake, but also for the honor of Mr. Ling himself.
After the cremation in the early morning of the next day, Ling Quan picked up the ashes himself.
Life is but a few short decades, and after death, it turns to ashes. What is the point of all this hustle and bustle and scramble? What is the point of living once in the afterlife? And why did she have to live twice?
Ling Ran, who was collecting the ashes with his father, turned around and saw the desolation on his lover's face. He stood up and walked to his lover, nudging him with his arm and saying, "Don't think too much. Grandpa's life was worth it."
Zhou Xiang retracted his thoughts and said, "Go and help."
After the ashes were buried in the cemetery, Mr. Ling's funeral was completely over.
Ling Ran gave Erniu an extra three months' salary, asked him to pack his bags and go home, and promised to find him again if there was a suitable job in the future.
Ling Ran asked his parents to pack up everything in the warehouse building, as he wanted to accompany his wife to the capital.
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