There was no one in the huge living room, and the silence was frightening. Gu Shi'an walked out, sat down on the steps outside, and looked at the flowers under the eaves in a daze.

Gu Shi'an stayed in the Gu family's old mansion until the afternoon. Leaving the Gu family's old house, she went to the cemetery and stayed until it was almost dark.

When she went down the mountain, she hesitated slightly, took out her mobile phone and called Chen Xiao. Originally, I was going to ask him if he would go back to eat, so she could buy vegetables and make soup. But he didn't answer.

Gu Shi'an didn't fight a second time, his footsteps paused, and he bought something and went to Chang Yan's side.

Chang Yan lived on South Street, and Gu Shi'an waited on the side of the road for a while before waiting for a bus.

When she passed, Chang Yin was skillfully doing handiwork behind the counter, and when she saw her, she put down the work in her hand, stood up, and said, "Why don't you call in advance when you come over?" ”

Gu Shi'an put aside the things he bought and said, "What are you calling when you're here?" She looked around and asked, "Have you had any business lately?" ”

Chang Yin guards an antique shop, which is said to have been handed down from his ancestors. It's just that when it is passed down, it is already beyond its means. Over the years, the rent has been high, and it has been extremely difficult to maintain this place. I often look for work outside.

"Nope." Chang Yan was about to leave the counter as he spoke.

Gu Shi'an hurriedly stopped her and said, "You're busy, I'll cook." Hurry up and finish eating for a while. ”

She didn't wait for Chang Yan to answer, so she wrung up her things and went to the backyard.

Chang Yan still didn't continue to do the work in the end, closed the door and went back to the backyard after finishing the work in his hand, and the two of them chose vegetables and washed vegetables together in the open-air yard behind them.

The two have never talked much together, and often go out to buy beer and paper money during dinner. When it was time to start the meal, she said in a low voice: "Today is my aunt's death day, burn some paper money." ”

Gu Shi'an didn't expect her to remember this at all, and was slightly stunned. immediately took the paper money handed over by Chang Yan, tore them one by one, took a lighter and lit them, and slowly burned them.

After waiting for the paper money to be burned, the two began to eat.

Gu Shi'an was very drunk that night.

When Chang Yin was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, she fell to the stone steps by herself, leaning her back against the faded vermilion pillar, looking at the dark night sky.

As she sat and sits, she suddenly remembered the year of her mother's death.

She closed her eyes, and her heart suddenly welled up with infinite sadness and despair.

So many years have passed, and to this day, she can still remember every bit of that time.

The mother was sick, and she was the last person to know. Parents together hid from her for several years.

She didn't even get to see her mother for the last time.

It was at her mother's funeral that she learned that she was seriously ill.

When she was at her sickest, in order to hide from her, she, together with her father, tricked her into going to summer camp.

When she returned, it was her funeral.

When she left, she smiled at her gently. She couldn't accept the fact that her mother was no longer there.

My father was in grief at that time, and the funeral was chaotic, and no one even cared about her.

At that time, it was Chen Xiao who handed her a stick of incense. led her through the funeral process, who couldn't accept the fact of her mother's death in the chaos.