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The uncle and nephew chatted and laughed as they arrived at the guesthouse.
Zhao Qinglan and her mother shared a double room with their two children, while Sun Guangming booked a separate room.
Zhao Qinglan stayed at the same guesthouse she had stayed at years ago. The girl at the front desk was still the same person, and seeing her felt especially warm and welcoming.
Since it was already very late, they decided to stay at the guesthouse for the night and then go to the village in the countryside to pay their respects the next day.
After several months apart, Sun Guangming and his sister naturally had a good talk.
The thought of visiting his parents' graves and paying respects to them made Sun Guangming quite emotional.
After a good night's sleep, in the morning they ate something at a nearby state-run restaurant, bought some incense and candles, and then hired a car to go to the countryside.
There are places in the city where you can hire oxcarts or horse-drawn carriages. Among their group, Zhao Qinglan is the only young person. The rest are either too young or too old. It's still quite cold outside, and they definitely won't be able to make it to the countryside.
Even though she had hired a car, Zhao Qinglan didn't forget to put a thick quilt on the flatbed cart. She had borrowed it from the guesthouse after asking the girls there.
Sun's family home is near Zhao's Village, but she hasn't been back for quite some time since her parents passed away.
Zhao Qinglan, on the other hand, had visited the place because of the relatives who had previously hired her mother.
On the way, Sun told her brother about the things that happened when their parents were still alive.
It wasn't even the time for visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival yet, but as soon as their cart carrying so many people arrived at the village entrance, it attracted the attention of the villagers.
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