Phone novel Chapter 546: Finally Home!
Chapter 546: Finally Home!
Life passes in decades, and in the blink of an eye, it’s a lifetime.
Born with nothing, and you take nothing when you die.
This is life!
Decades later, you are just a handful of earth; hundreds of years later, how many people remember an ordinary person?
The road back to the hometown twists and turns but is not really difficult to travel.
Thanks to the many scenic spots, the tourism road was built long before the difficult times.
In the ambulance, smoking is prohibited, and the two brothers sitting inside stared silently at the old man who showed no signs of waking up.
They lost track of time and no longer knew where they were, but the way their bodies tilted left and right suggested they had left the small county town and entered the nature reserve.
Indeed, the mountains surrounding Huo County are not only home to many tourist attractions but also a nature reserve inhabited by a large variety of wildlife.
"Do you think dad had a premonition when he got the longevity wood made the year our little sister died?"
"Back then, I thought it was just the shock of losing our sister that made dad do it, but now it doesn’t seem so." The younger brother shook his head, full of emotion.
"Moreover, in the past two years, dad has often said if he passes away, he wants to be buried on the back hill next to mom."
The younger brother’s words carried a somewhat mystical tone, attracting the attention of the doctor and nurse in the ambulance.
Everyone is inherently curious, especially about "stories" tinged with mysticism.
To the outsiders, like the doctor and nurse, what they heard was indeed a story.
Zhou Xing seemed a bit reticent, but among brothers, there’s nothing that can’t be said.
"If dad doesn’t wake up, we’ll just follow what he used to nag us about."
Hearing this, the younger brother also nodded, "That’s right."
He sighed and said, "After this, I also want to get a longevity wood made."
"You never know if tomorrow or an accident will come first, and I don’t want to be unprepared like our sister, only to end up having to buy my last residence."
Sitting across from him, Zhou Xing frowned, obviously uncomfortable about his brother’s mention of their sister.
It’s not about anything else, but the mention of their little sister.
"Don’t bring this up in front of others. If Xiaochun hears it..."
Shaking his head, Zhou Xing fell silent, leaving it at that.
As he just said, if Xiaochun heard it, what would she think?
As it is, the old man is unconscious; otherwise, they would surely get a scolding.
About two hours later, Zhou Xing and his brother felt the ambulance come to a stop.
There were also many people talking around.
We’ve arrived home!
The voices were those of neighbors from all around.
Zhou Xing knew why everyone was here; when someone is dying, there’s no need to invite them. All the neighbors come to sit vigil until the person passes.
The car door opened, and without minding the old man, Zhou Xing and his brother clasped their hands and bowed in gratitude to the neighbors.
After changing the IV, the hospital workers left without a pause.
For those who are no longer trainees, this scene is nothing out of the ordinary.
In no time, the ten-plus-square meter room was filled with people.
They occasionally talked about the old man’s past, and at times wondered how he went from being fine to being near death.
Soon enough, they talked about who had passed away before.
Naturally, the topic of Mo Jingchun wasn’t missing from the discussion.
Who doesn’t know the famous Mo Jingchun now, especially with the ties involved?
The cool breeze blowing through the car window made Candy, who was sweating, shrink her neck.
Seeing this, Mo Jingchun closed the window a little bit.
Looking at the sister who seemed spiritless and was clinging to him, Mo Jingchun felt uneasy.
Being too smart and sensible revealed its downside at this moment.
When they got off the plane, his sister was already awake.
Mo Jingchun thought his sister would cry, but she didn’t.
The little one just held onto his clothes tightly, staying in the safest place she’d known since childhood, unwilling to go to anyone else for a nap.
Mo Jingchun could feel she was scared.
After transferring once, Mo Jingchun and the rest finally got into their own car.
Eating the bread Li Xuanyu bought, everyone managed to eat a bit.
Under the current circumstances, stopping for lunch wasn’t an option.
The little one raised her head, looking at the fresh watermelon juice Xuanyu offered, hesitating for a moment before taking it with both hands.
Apparently too sad, the little one softly said thank you.
With a cup of watermelon juice down, she looked noticeably better, no longer sweating as she was.
Along the way, Zhou Yaling, prone to motion sickness and in a foul mood, threw up twice.
Gradually, familiar buildings came into view, and Candy stretched her neck to look at the family factory.
Gently stroking his sister’s hair, Mo Jingchun whispered, "We’re heading directly to grandpa’s old home; he’s not at the company."
"Hmm, Guoguo knows." Candy nodded.
The lobby on the first floor of the laboratory building was where Su Wenyan set foot for the first time after the company moved from Jing City.
And Su Wenyan’s hands were laden with bags.
Strangely, Bun and Little Grey followed Su Wenyan from the office to here.
"Captain, I’m bothering you with this."
Handing over Candy’s pets’ food and drinks to the armed police captain, Su Wenyan felt a bit embarrassed.
"No problem at all."
"Any update on that person?"
With his hands free and feeling light, Su Wenyan shook his head.
"Understood."
Walking out of the laboratory building, Su Wenyan turned around and was filled with emotion.
The company’s most mysterious lab building—who would have thought he’d enter because of two pets.
But alas, from a certain perspective, the first-floor lobby doesn’t really count as the lab area.
At about one in the afternoon, after quite a journey, Mo Jingchun finally brought his sister back to the place where their grandfather spent his life.
This is the land that gave him life and nurtured him.
As soon as they got out of the car, Candy broke free from Mo Jingchun’s embrace and rushed into the house with fists clenched.
Soon after, Mo Jingchun heard crying coming from inside.
He wasn’t affected and greeted some people before being pulled aside by his uncles.
In the midst of the crying, Mo Jingchun didn’t hear his sister’s voice.
But the crying made him a bit irritable.
Why start crying just now because Candy is back?
What does that mean?
Have they cried before?
But all Mo Jingchun could do was think this in his head; some things must never be said aloud.
Outside the courtyard of the eldest uncle’s house was a pine tree, which had been there for years, as wide as two people hugging it.
Because of this, when the uncle’s house was built, the tree wasn’t removed.
In the eyes of the older generation, cutting down such a large tree would bring misfortune to the family.
Under the big tree, Zhou Xing, eyes swollen, said to Mo Jingchun:
"Xiaochun, sometimes it’s best to turn a blind eye."