Time flies, vicissitudes. More than a few centuries have passed in the blink of an eye.

Sometimes there is always a big gap between imagination and reality, and many things will not be what you think you think you are.

Every choice in life affects the trajectory of fate in the future. However, many times the choice is in front of us, like Schrödinger's cat, and you only know what the result of the choice means after you have made your choice.

Chu Tianyi is a Beipiao, an ordinary worker.

Many people insist on staying in the big city because they have dreams in their hearts, but sometimes, the longer you stay, the farther away you will find your dreams.

In the past few years, Chu Tianyi has been in and out of the high-end office building where the company is located every day, but the salary is not so high-end. In the face of high housing prices, he always has a sense of powerlessness. He originally thought that after gaining a foothold, he would take his grandfather from his hometown. But until now, he has to live in a share house. Not to mention buying a house, even the down payment is far away.

Chu Tianyi's mother died in childbirth, and his father also disappeared in a work accident more than 20 years ago.

Chu Tianyi has been living with his grandfather, and his grandfather and grandson depend on each other until he leaves in college.

Grandpa runs an antique shop in the local urban area of his hometown, and he has been getting older and older over the years, Chu Tianyi always thinks about whether he should go back to take care of him. But his grandfather always advised him, "There are still many opportunities in big cities, what is the use of following an old man like me." ”

In order to take his grandfather to his side as soon as possible, making money has become Chu Tianyi's primary goal at present, and Chu Tianyi has a skill. He practiced martial arts under the influence of his grandfather since he was a child, and has practiced sanda fighting for many years since middle school. From childhood to adulthood, Chu Tianyi has never lost a fight, whether it is a heads-up fight or a group fight.

Now he has long passed the era of a hot-blooded teenager, and he can't eat when he fights and is handsome. He's going to turn that skill into money. So last year, he got an MMA mixed martial arts coach certification, so he got a part-time combat coach at a health club.

This income has increased a lot, but it has only changed the status quo of his "moonlight family", and the growth rate of savings is far lower than the rate of increase in housing prices.

Chu Tianyi was tired like a dog every day, and as soon as he entered the house, he wanted to lie somewhere motionless, and at the same time, in his mind, the two villains "leaving" and "staying" began to fight.

Recently, the thought of leaving here in Chu Tianyi's mind has become stronger and stronger. He even felt a bit selfish and dreamed every night that he would always dream of his grandfather. Until one day after work, Chu Tianyi received a call from Ma Feifei, a middle school classmate.

Ma Feifei is now a nurse at the local city hospital in Chu Tianyi's hometown. The two of them usually don't have much contact, and she suddenly called herself, which made Chu Tianyi feel a little strange.

"Hello?" Chu Tianyi pressed the answer button, "Feifei?" ”

"Tianyi, no, your grandfather has an accident!"

Ma Feifei's words were like a thunderbolt exploding in Chu Tianyi's mind, and he was stunned all of a sudden!

"What!" Chu Tianyi's heart suddenly rose to his throat, "What's wrong with my grandfather?" How is he? ”

Ma Feifei's voice was very anxious, "The condition is not very good, and it is still being rescued, you should come back quickly!" ”

Chu Tianyi's heart sank suddenly, and the strength of his whole body was drained all of a sudden. Chu Tianyi arrived at the train station in a daze, and he didn't even know how he bought the ticket and how he got on the train.

It wasn't until the train arrived at the station that he was a little sober and got into a taxi and went straight to the city hospital.

As soon as he ran into the gate of the hospital, Chu Tianyi saw that Ma Feifei was already waiting for him there, and noticed the sympathetic expression on her face, Chu Tianyi's heart "chuckled".

Ma Feifei greeted Chu Tianyi as soon as he saw him, but Chu Tianyi opened his mouth and didn't speak. He didn't dare to ask because he was afraid to hear the answer he least wanted to face.

"Your grandfather ......" Before he finished speaking, Ma Feifei's eyes were already red.

"How?" Chu Tianyi asked with all his strength, but his voice was so low that he could barely hear it.

"He's gone."

Hearing these words, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Chu Tianyi's body couldn't help shaking, and his eyes blurred in an instant. He stumbled and followed Ma Feifei to the upstairs ward, and when he pushed the door open, he saw a person lying on the hospital bed, although his head was covered by a white sheet, but from the exposed hand, Chu Tianyi immediately confirmed that the person lying there was his grandfather.

Chu Tianyi couldn't stand anymore, he knelt down and crawled to grab the hand, tremblingly lifted the white slip on his grandfather's head, the familiar and kind face, but now his eyes were closed. This made Chu Tianyi's heart cut like a knife, and he fell on his grandfather and cried loudly.

Ma Feifei held Chu Tianyi and told him softly, "Your grandfather had a sudden acute myocardial infarction, causing sudden cardiac death. When the old man left, he did not suffer any sin. No one can predict this kind of thing, you must mourn and change! ”

originally thought that he could make his grandfather happy, but in the end, the regret of wanting to raise his son and not waiting for his relatives finally fell on him. At this time, the guilt and remorse in Chu Tianyi's heart were mixed with intense grief, and they gushed out.

Ma Feifei couldn't help but feel sad when she looked at Chu Tianyi, she knew that it was useless to persuade him at this time, it was better to let him cry happily. So she beckoned to the nurses around her, and several people retreated, leaving only Chu Tianyi and his grandfather in the ward.

After crying for a long time, Chu Tianyi sat dumbfounded holding his grandfather's hand, and his mind was full of various memories between his grandfather and grandson. Suddenly, Chu Tianyi noticed that there was a very small wound in the palm of his grandfather's right hand, as if it had been stabbed by something, and the area around the wound was slightly red and swollen.

At this time, Ma Feifei walked in and patted Chu Tianyi on the shoulder, "Tianyi, don't cry, take care of your body, your grandfather is still waiting for you to do it." ”

Chu Tianyi wiped his tears and stood up. Ma Feifei continued, "I'll take you to get a death certificate, and then bring the old man back for a good burial." Chu Tianyi nodded and followed Ma Feifei out.

Chu Tianyi took the death certificate, and the cause of death written on it was, as Ma Feifei said, acute myocardial infarction. The time of death was probably not long after Chu Tianyi received the call. Chu Tianyi held the death certificate in his hand, trembled uncontrollably, and tears unconsciously flowed down again.

Chu Tianyi brought his grandfather back to his hometown, and the uncles and old neighbors in the village helped organize the funeral, Chu Tianyi didn't understand anything, so he listened to everyone's arrangements.

Most of Chu Tianyi's grandfather's savings were used for Chu Tianyi's school and the operation of the antique shop, so the cost of the funeral could only be borne by Chu Tianyi. After a few days, the money in his hand was also spent, but Chu Tianyi didn't care, which could make up for some of the guilt he felt about his grandfather.

At night, Chu Tianyi naturally stayed in front of the spirit. After lighting some paper money in the brazier, he sat down on the felt laid out in the mourning tent.

Since it was early winter and the weather had turned cooler, the body was not put into the crystal coffin.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Chu Tianyi felt that it was so unreal, how he hoped that it was just a nightmare.

Chu Tianyi didn't understand that his grandfather's health had always been very good, how could he have a heart attack! Chu Tianyi never thought that he would be separated from his grandfather like this. But the facts are in front of me, and grandpa is really lying there. Thinking of this, Chu Tianyi couldn't help but feel sad again.

He wiped his tears, and inadvertently saw his grandfather's right hand on his side again, Chu Tianyi thought about it and reached out to open his grandfather's palm. As the skin becomes more and more pale, the small holes in the palms of the hands become more visible.

Chu Tianyi couldn't figure out why such an inconspicuous little wound meant anything, but he always felt a little strange.

Chu Tianyi pondered for a moment, turned around and entered the house, and quickly found a cotton swab and a sealed bag. He knelt beside his grandfather, grabbed the palm of his right hand, and squeezed it hard. A stream of bodily fluid was squeezed out of the wound.