At this moment, Lin Zijiao's longing and guilt for her nephew were like a volcano that had been building up for a long time and finally erupted.
What makes Lin Zijiao even more worried is her daughter who is less than two years old. Thinking about it, the only person in this world who can be trusted is the nephew who was abandoned by him many years ago.
So, Lin Zijiao sold all the property she had accumulated in the coastal area over the years, and then took Lin Xiaolei back to Qinghe.
Lin Zijiao gave up halfway and ran away midway, betraying her mother's instructions to her. Now she suddenly appeared and asked Xia Youdao to raise her cousin who was less than two years old. Xia Youdao felt uncomfortable, so he took his hand out of Lin Zijiao's and left the ward without looking back.
Lin Zijiao also knew that Xia Youdao couldn't accept it in a short time, and she also knew that the things she did were a bit messy and confusing, so she didn't blame Xia Youdao, he just lay quietly on the hospital bed and counted down his life. .
After Xia Youdao left the hospital, he returned to the funeral home and continued working.
On the main road inside the museum, he saw a girl. Because he was worried and upset, Xia Youdao just glanced at the girl, then lowered his head and continued walking towards the building where he worked.
However, the girl called out to Xia Youdao, then ran over to greet him and asked for help.
The girl said her name was Qu Lulu, and she came to the cemetery to sweep her mother's grave, but she couldn't remember where her mother's grave was. She also wanted to find someone to help check it, but didn't know who to look for. When Xia Youdao went to the funeral home with a sign written on it, "" entered the building from the back door with three characters, so I guessed that he must be a staff member here. Anyone who enters from the main entrance of the "funeral parlor" are relatives of the deceased who are conducting funerals in the parlor.
Xia Youdao was a little speechless for this girl who couldn't even find her mother's cemetery, but he also told her that she had to go to the staff responsible for the maintenance of the cemetery and ask them to help find the location of the cemetery.
Then, Xia Youdao pointed forward and repeated the address. You go straight along this road for three hundred meters, turn left at the second intersection, and walk forward two hundred meters. You will see three intersections. Go straight to the rightmost intersection for 400 meters until you see a big pine tree, then turn left, continue forward for 300 to 400 meters, then turn right...
Qu Lulu was confused when she heard this. Before she could confirm, Xia Youdao had already left.
Xia Youdao, who was distracted, really didn't want to go to work. After staying restlessly for an hour or two, he simply asked for leave.
But as soon as he went out, he saw the girl named Qu Lulu still looking around, as if she hadn't found the place yet.
This is probably a road fool.
After Xia Youdao muttered in his heart, he stepped forward and asked, only to find out that Qu Lulu had walked around here several times, but just couldn't find the place he mentioned.
Xia Youdao didn't really want to go home, let alone go to the hospital, so he might as well lead the way himself.
On the way, Qu Lulu seemed to be in a light mood and asked Xia Youdao many questions. For example, why do you work here? Are you afraid of working here? Have you ever encountered strange things like ghosts hitting walls, ghosts pressing on beds, ghosts getting on top of you, ghosts shaving your head, and ghosts pulling your legs?
Qu Lulu's words and demeanor didn't sound like she was visiting the graves of her relatives, but more like she was going out for an outing.
The dead have passed away, and the living must face life down to earth.
Whether they are people in the funeral parlor or the cemetery, even if some people do not seem to be sad, it does not mean that the person is disrespectful to the deceased or has no feelings for the deceased.
Due to his work, Xia Youdao was used to seeing all kinds of life endings and human relationships, so he didn't think much about Qu Lulu's slightly "joyful" mood.
Faced with all kinds of messy problems, Xia Youdao's mood didn't seem so bad anymore, and the suffocation in his chest seemed to be inexplicably relieved.
When she arrived at the cemetery management office and found out the location of her mother's grave, Qu Lulu went out and looked up to see that it was getting late. She felt a little scared to go to the grave alone, so she asked Xia Youdao to accompany her.
Xia Youdao did not refuse, but only then did he react. He stared at Qu Lulu and said, "Your hands are empty, why don't you bring anything?"
Qu Lulu was very unhappy and said
Those who sell incense paper are too expensive. After I came in, I found out that they were even more expensive inside. These people are trying to make money by killing people, and their intentions are too dark. I won't let them succeed.
After snorting, he changed the topic and said that if I had money, I would also open a shop at the door that sells incense paper money, so that they would have nothing to eat.
Xia Youdao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He only thought that Qu Lulu was thrifty and reluctant to spend money, but he didn't know that Qu Lulu actually had no money.
Xia Youdao rolled his eyes and took Qu Lulu back the same way, back to his place of work, and soon came out with a bag of incense paper money.
When Qu Lulu saw this, she was immediately as happy as a child who got candy.
When sweeping the tomb, after Qu Lulu lit the incense candles and paper money, she knelt down in front of the tombstone without saying a word, lowered her head and cried for a long time.
Xia Youdao wanted to step forward to comfort him but felt it was pretentious and abrupt. He felt even more inappropriate when he left without saying a word. He could only stand aside quietly, looking at a loss.
The night sky is filled with stars, twinkling uncertainly, like pairs of eyes full of mysterious wisdom, like beautiful shining gems, and more like sparkling pearls dancing on the black screen.
After Qu Lulu finally got tired of crying, she wiped away her tears and stood up. Her eyes were swollen like two light bulbs. She said to Xia Youdao nonchalantly, "I'm hungry. Please treat me to another meal."
Xia Youdao was so confused that he couldn't even say a word of rejection.
On the way out, Qu Lulu asked Xia Youdao to borrow her cell phone, then walked aside and called Wen Zhong to report her day's schedule to him.
During the meal, the two drank again.
Life is nothing more than two ounces of wine, one ounce of sadness, and one ounce of sorrow. I have a story and you have wine, so I can chat with you all night; I exchange the story for wine and trick you into following me wholeheartedly.
After a few glasses of wine, any barriers disappeared.
Qu Lulu confided in Xia Youdao, saying that she was an orphan and had been raised by a friend of her father since she was a child. Now that she has grown up, she has to support herself and make money to repay this uncle for his upbringing.
Xia Youdao's melancholy was completely aroused, and he confided to Qu Lulu the whole story about his aunt suddenly coming to him to drag him away.
When Qu Lulu heard this, she was immediately puzzled. She asked him drunkenly what he felt he lacked the most, or what he wanted most.
Xia Youdao answered without hesitation, relatives, of course relatives, I always dream of having relatives.
Qu Lulu blinked her big eyes and continued to ask, but you clearly have relatives now, why are you still hesitating?
Xia Youdao was stunned, yes, what am I doing? Looking for sweet potatoes while holding sweet potatoes? .
In a daze, he seemed to have seen the scene when he was pestering his aunt when he was a child.
The next day, Xia Youdao, whose heart had been resolved, came to the hospital. Looking at Lin Zijiao who was emaciated by illness and life on the bed, he spoke what was in his heart:
We are each other's only relatives, but you thought I was a drag and brought pressure and inconvenience to your life, so you abandoned me. I am different from you. I choose to forgive you, and I also choose to face the misfortunes and pressures of life. I will raise my cousin, not because of you, but because she is my cousin and my only relative. For me, family members are more important than anything else.
Lin Zijiao couldn't help crying, and after finally calming down, she finally decided to tell Xia Youdao the whole story of why she left him.
Lin Zijiao's parents died when she was young, and she was raised by her sister and brother-in-law. She had no worries about food and clothing. But after her brothers-in-law and sisters passed away one after another, she, a 15-year-old half-grown child, had to raise a 5-year-old child, so she had no choice but to drop out of school, lie about her age and work illegally in restaurants and hotels. The burden of life made her eyes dark, and the time she spent with her nephew seemed to be the ray of light in this darkness.
When Lin Zijiao was 18 or 19 years old, she was a tall girl. When she was cleaning rooms in a hotel, she was dragged into the guest room and raped by the hotel owner Zhen.
Afterwards, Lin Zijiao cried and said she would call the police, but Boss Zhen said calmly, if you dare to call the police or tell others about this, I will find someone to kill your nephew. Even if I go to jail, I can still
There is contact with the outside world. Your nephew is only eight or nine years old. Finding someone to kill him is as easy as squeezing an ant to death.
Lin Zijiao was scared. She knew that Boss Zhen had a criminal background and she couldn't afford to offend him.
The next period of time was like a nightmare for Lin Zijiao.
Boss Zhen ordered her to come to work on time every day, otherwise he would not only fire her, but also go to her home to find her. From then on, Boss Zhen would rape Lin Zijiao every day while she was at work.
In this way, Boss Zhen's intimidation and bestial behavior became a sharp sword hanging over Lin Zijiao's head, and also became the last straw that crushed her. She was in constant panic all day long. She would often be frightened and wake up suddenly in her sleep. She was always thinking about how to escape from the clutches of the devil.
By chance, Lin Zijiao heard some street gossip in the neighborhood committee about so-and-so working in coastal areas and making a lot of money.
Lin Zijiao's eyes lit up, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.
This seemed to be her best way to escape from the clutches of the devil. At least, that's what Lin Zijiao thought at the time. Boss Zhen only coveted her body. If she disappeared suddenly, there was no need for Boss Zhen to embarrass a nine-year-old child.
Taking her nephew with her, Lin Zijiao was worried that she would live in an unfamiliar place outside the country. If she didn't find a job, wouldn't she live on the street? Keeping my nephew at home, no matter what, he can at least have a place to stay. But abandoning her nephew and running away alone made her unable to make up her mind for a while.
After tossing and turning, Lin Zijiao still couldn't make up her mind.
