Lu Yao sneered and said, "Is this an apology? Then I will also arrange a few men for you, who almost tainted you, and I say sorry to you again. Can you just forgive me?"
"I asked you what was wrong, and you said I went too far. Is this your attitude of apologizing?!"
Mrs. Zheng was so choked that she could not speak.
Zheng Baoguo straightened the corners of his lips. He had done so much in the past, and if he went against them now, all his efforts would be in vain.
"Yao Yao, it was our fault before. It was me who was motivated by interests and did something that was sorry for your mother. I am here to solemnly apologize to your mother!"
After saying that, Zheng Baoguo stood up and placed three incense sticks, then knelt in front of the memorial tablet and kowtowed three times.
Mrs. Zheng and Zhu Zhenyin were both shocked.
I didn't expect Zheng Baoguo to be so generous.
Lu Yao snorted, Zheng Baoguo is really capable of bending and stretching.
Zheng Baoguo pulled Zhu Zhenyin's arm. Zhu Zhenyin closed his eyes and did the same thing as Zheng Baoguo.
Zheng Baoguo continued, "Mr. Dong, it's because of our youth and arrogance that we have harmed our brothers and sisters for a lifetime. We can accept any punishment. I just hope you can forgive me."
"We will be a family from now on. We, the couple, will try our best to make up for Yaoyao and the Dong family."
Dong Defang's voice was extremely cold, "Neither Yaoyao nor the Dong family needs you to make up for it."
Zheng Baoguo scolded Dong Defang several times in his mind, but his face still looked pained, "I'm sorry."
Dong Defang looked at Lu Yao and asked for her opinion.
Lu Yao looked at Zheng Weiguo and handed him this mess.
Zheng Weiguo: "Let's go."
Zheng Baoguo and Zhu Zhenyin stood up, "Third brother, Zheng hopes he..."
Zheng Weiguo glanced at him coldly, "Brother, are you sure you want me to say this in front of my lover's memorial tablet?"
Zheng Baoguo suppressed his anger and said to Mrs. Zheng and Zhu Zhenyin, "Let's go back first."
Because they had been kneeling for too long, plus they were old and hungry all day, Zheng Baoguo and Zhu Zhenyin almost fell to the ground when they turned around.
The couple supported each other and reluctantly went out.
Dong Defang looked at the pale Zheng Weiguo and said, "Come with me."
Several people followed Dong Defang to the study.
Dong Jiefang took a small box from the bookshelf and stroked the lid with his broad palm. Dong Jiefang's voice was low and soft.
"I know that you, like my eldest sister, are poor people who were tricked by fate, but these are all caused by your family, so no matter what you do, I can't forgive you."
Zheng Weiguo went through life and death outside, protecting his family and country, but when he came back, he was stabbed in the back by his closest relatives.
But his eldest sister had to bear the consequences of the backstab.
Outsiders may think that Zheng Weiguo is great and pitiful, but that's because the ones who were hurt were not their relatives.
If it weren't for his family's obstruction, Zheng Weiguo and his eldest sister would definitely be living happily now.
Zheng Weiguo: "I can understand, I'm sorry."
Dong Defang stared at the box in his hand, did some mental preparation for a long time, and finally opened the box.
"These are all things my eldest sister left for you and Yaoyao."
Hearing this, Zheng Weiguo looked over suddenly.
He opened his mouth and found that his throat was so choked that he couldn't speak at all.
Dong Defang took out an envelope and a notebook, and handed the notebook to Zheng Weiguo.
"These are the notes my eldest sister took during her lifetime. They are almost all about you. You can take them."
Zheng Weiguo walked over tremblingly, his outstretched hand shaking like a sieve.
Taking the book from Dong Defang's hand, Zheng Weiguo opened the first page and took a look. It was indeed Dong Na's handwriting.
Dong Defang said in a low voice, "The answers you want are all here."
Zheng Weiguo pressed the note to his heart, "Can I go over and read it with her?"
Zheng Weiguo's voice was very low and full of prayer.
Dong Defang didn't stop him, Zheng Weiguo left the study tremblingly and went to Dong Na's memorial tablet.
Looking at Zheng Weiguo's desolate and lonely back, Lu Yao felt bad. She wanted to go over and accompany him.
But she thought that he must have a lot to say to her mother alone.
Dong Defang held the envelope and said, "Yao Yao."
Lu Yao hummed.
"This is a letter from your mother to you."
After giving it to Lu Yao, Dong Defang strode out of the study. Lu Yao seemed to see her uncle's eyes turn red.
She wanted to chase after her, but Duan Mingjie held her back.
"Leave uncle alone to calm down."
Duan Mingjie pulled her to sit down, "Would you like to see what mom wrote for you first?"
Lu Yao hummed and unfolded the envelope.
——Yao Yao, today is your fifth birthday. Watching you grow up makes me very happy. Mom suddenly wanted to write you a letter, but when she sat down, she didn’t know what to say to you when you were five years old. There were some things that I didn’t dare to say to you in person because I was afraid that you were too young to bear it. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you our secret.
Yaoyao, I once loved a man, and I still love him to this day.
Lu Yao raised her head and pushed back the tears in her eyes.
Dong Na wrote the entire process of meeting and falling in love with Zheng Weiguo in this letter.
Between the lines, there is love and admiration for Zheng Weiguo.
Finally, Dong Na wrote:
I forgive my mother for telling you your life experience in this way. I don’t know if I will see him again in the future, but I believe that he will not forget me. If he knows your existence, he will love you very much.
I don’t know when you will see this letter, whether you will find it and read it secretly when you are naughty, or I will open it myself and read it with you, or some other way.
Yaoyao, no matter what, mother wants to tell you that your father is a hero. If one day, you know everything, mother hopes you will not hate him.
With a snap sound, Lu Yao's tears dripped onto the letter paper.
Duan Mingjie hugged her body and said, "Cry if you want."
Lu Yao hugged Duan Mingjie's waist, lay in his arms, and sobbed softly.
At the same time, Zheng Weiguo also opened his notebook.
November 20, 1956
I finally arrived home. I didn't dare to tell my family what happened in the capital, but what should I do next? I miss my third brother so much. When will the war end and when will he come to pick me up?
November 26, 1956
What should I do, what should I do, I seem to be pregnant, should I go to the hospital to check, but what should I do if someone finds out about going to the hospital?
Maybe I was too panicked, so I wrote several words crookedly.
It was enough to see how panicked Dong Na was at that time.
Zheng Weiguo held back his tears and opened the next page.
November 27, 1956
I'm really pregnant and I'm so scared, what should I do? The third brother still doesn’t know when he will come back. If he doesn’t come back for a few months or a few years, what will happen to the child? If my parents found out, they would be so disappointed in me.
Seeing the font blurred by tears in the middle, Zheng Weiguo felt so distressed that he couldn't breathe.
How desperate she must have been at that time, but he was not by her side.
He deserves to die.
