Wei Yu and Xiao Wu were both afraid that something bad might happen to them, but neither of them could persuade them to leave.
He absolutely refused to leave. Seeing his insistence, Zhenye finally reluctantly agreed.
However, none of the people here have evacuated; they've stayed and are guarding their place.
Xiao Li and Gan Lu stayed behind too. The three of us sat on the mountaintop every day, waiting and discussing the two who had disappeared.
Xiao Wu came over again, and seeing the child's condition, the child cried. However, he didn't offer any words of comfort.
Instead, he directly sent people to build a house for him on the mountaintop. Even though he disagreed, he insisted.
In the end, I had to call Weiyu myself to settle the matter.
Actually, I'm worried that building the house will affect this place. I need to find Hongmei; if I'm not by her side, how will I find her in the next life?
Yu Chen is back. He came up the mountain to find me and sat down right next to me.
The nine of them were closer to Hongmei than to their own mother. Their departure was a huge blow to the children.
“Grandpa, when Grandpa Carlos found out that Grandma had left, he had a stroke.”
Carlos is still in good health. The man has always exercised; he knows that men in his area tend to gain weight as they age, so he pays close attention to his physique, and the possibility of him having a stroke is practically nonexistent. This is unacceptable reality.
"Grandpa, didn't Grandma leave any message?"
He shook his head, wondering if Hongmei had left any message for him, but also afraid that what she left him might not be what he wanted.
"Grandpa, can you wait here for my grandparents?"
"Yu Chen, Grandpa doesn't know either, but even if there's only a sliver of hope, I'll wait here."
"Grandpa, I'll stay with you, okay?"
“Yu Chen, you still have your father and mother. You should know your father. He must be very sad. You should stay by his side. He needs you right now.”
“Dad also has a younger brother.”
"Yu Chen, that one is different. You are his first child, and you don't know what his expectations for you are. Go back and take good care of your father for your grandfather."
Grandpa's biggest worry is your father. He's the most sensitive person. Yuchen, promise Grandpa you'll take good care of your father.
After seeing the child off, he still stayed on the mountaintop every day in a simple tent, afraid that it would affect his way to find them.
"Boss, you can go back now. You can come back on the second day of the second lunar month next year."
He shook his head again, then looked at Xiao Li and smiled, "Do you regret following Zhang Shouyi? With your abilities, you would be much better off without him."
Xiao Li smiled and shook his head, "I won't regret it."
Now I feel an aversion to eating.
Xiao Li always talks about Hongmei, and I know that, so I force myself to eat it. But after he leaves, I throw it up. It's really not on purpose. I just feel nauseous and uncomfortable.
He waited until it snowed before the seven brothers and their twelve children arrived, wanting him to go back.
"Wei Yu, Xiao Wu, you should go back. I'd rather die here."
"Godfather, you're so thin now that even the wind on the mountaintop could blow you away."
"Go back, don't come any closer. I'll wait here."
The seven of them finally realized the extent of their own stubbornness.
They wasted a whole day on the mountain. "Zhenye, go back, don't force me."
In the end, they left. Looking at the vast, white mountains and the two guards beside him, he smiled faintly.
He was thinking that when he met Zhang Shouyi, he would definitely brag to him that after Zhang Shouyi left, his son would be his own.
Life went on like this. On New Year's Eve, I looked at the bright stars in the sky and the fireworks in the distance below the mountain.
It's so beautiful; I've never seen anything like it in my past life.
I stood outside for quite a while before returning to the tent.
I had a dream last night, which is unusual for me. I dreamt about my girl; she just smiled at me without saying a word.
When I woke up, I felt incredibly melancholy. How could this be? Why wouldn't it talk to itself?
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all seven of them came with their children.
"Godfather, come back with me. We've lost our great-grandmother, great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother. We only have you left. Can you bear to watch us lose even you?"
"Weiyu, can you really bear to see me all alone?"
Xiao Wu came over, hugged himself, and then left; all the children did the same thing.
Now it's finally peaceful. I've been looking forward to the Dragon Raising its Head on the second day of the second lunar month. I've already found out what happened between the two of them that day, so I've prepared everything.
They all came in the early hours of February 2nd, also wanting to know news of their parents.
I've been sitting where they disappeared since midnight, just sitting there straight.
I've been waiting and waiting.
When the sun rose, I saw golden light and the two people inside, who were smiling and nodding at everyone.
I tried frantically to rush over, but I couldn't move at all.
This was the first time I'd ever cried in front of someone. Why did this happen? Why can't I get through this? What is the reason?
After the sunset faded, I sat there blankly.
Xiao Wu and Wei Yu rushed over, and Wei Yu picked him up, "Godfather, can we go back now?"
I've become numb. No external noise can affect me anymore.
When I got back, I got sick and couldn't eat. I had to rely on IV fluids every day.
That evening, Wei Yu came over and offered him the same drink that Hongmei had given him before.
She was helped up, and this was the first time she had spoken in half a month since she returned: "Weiyu, I don't want to. Don't make me suffer."
Weiyu, what else do you think I have left?
Weiyu, if you really care about me, please let me be like this?
Weiyu, you haven't experienced love, you don't know.
Wei Yu finally cried; a once powerful and influential man broke down in tears.
“Weiyu, after I die, you must cremate me. Bury me next to your maternal grandfather Zhang Aiguo in Liujiatun.”
"Godfather".
“Weiyu, listen to me, I don’t have many days left. The people I’ve wronged the most are the Liu family. I’m sorry to your grandfather. After I die, you and Xiaowu take the three children to kowtow to your ancestors, great-grandfather and great-grandmother. I’m sorry to them.”
Wei Yu nodded from the side. "Godfather, I can do it."
"Alright, from now on it's just you brothers and father and son. Weiyu, don't take anything too seriously, just let it go."
"Yes, I know, Godfather, I know."
The next day, Xiao Wu came over, and I gave him the same instructions.
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