Autumn in Nanhuai City is bleak and cold, and the ginkgo leaves are turning yellow.
Xu Yanqing sat in the car and looked out the window greedily.
Every flower, every tree, every scene, her eyes were filled with decorations.
It has only been three years, but Nanhuai City has changed so much.
Zongzhang's secretary was sitting in the passenger seat, pointing to a large wall in front of him. As the car drove past, the tall building looked very majestic.
"This is the Yu family's newly built pharmaceutical factory. The walls are more than ten meters high. It is said that some people used drones to try to get in to find out what was going on, but they were all shot down..."
Zong Zhang looked at Xu Yanqing next to him without any trace. She was just watching intently, with no waves in her eyes.
"He has been pretty good these past few years," Zong Zhang said with a smile.
"Mr. Yu has long since stopped taking care of things. From top to bottom, Mr. Yu has taken full charge."
In this era when others still need the support of the older generation, Yu Zhi has been able to stand alone and even started a game of hunting beasts.
Xu Yanqing moved into Zongzhang's residence, and was served three meals a day by servants.
She pretended to be very docile, and after half a month, she finally negotiated terms with him.
"I want to go out and find a job."
Zongzhang sat next to her and bent down to look at her, "What do you want to do?"
"I've been looking around for several years, but I don't know what else I can do."
"You might as well go to my company..."
Xu Yanqing turned away and said, "No."
Zongzhang took out a jewelry box from his pocket, took out a necklace, and put it on her. "You can go out, but you have to wear it. After all, this is the first gift I give you."
Xu Yanqing picked up the pendant and looked at it, with joy on his face, "It's so beautiful, I like it so much."
Can she still not know what this is?
Isn't it just something to spy on her? These are all the remaining tricks she used to do news.
Zong Zhang also knew that since he returned to Nanhuai City, it was only a matter of time before he ran into Yu Zhi.
Two days later, Xu Yanqing went out alone.
She ran wildly on the road like a madman and accidentally bumped into someone. She quickly stopped. "I'm sorry."
She bent over and put her hands on her knees, laughing until she almost cried.
Xu Yanqing wished she could walk through the entire Nanhuai City. In the evening, her legs were almost useless, so she chose a stone chair to sit down.
Advertisements were scrolling on the big screen. She looked at them longingly and thought the ads looked good.
“There are only two days left for the collection of ashes in Yongxiang Cemetery…”
When Xu Yan heard this name, his back tightened.
"Graves that have not been registered after the deadline will be relocated by the government..."
Xu Yanqing stood up as if she had been stimulated. She quickly rushed to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.
"Go to Yongxiang Cemetery."
By this time, the sky was getting dark. After driving for a while, the driver started chatting with her. "Are you going to go through the tomb relocation procedures? The registration started a month ago, why did you go?"
Xu Yanqing spoke vaguely, "Well, yes."
When she arrived at the cemetery and wanted to go in, she was stopped by the gatekeeper, "What are you doing?"
"My father and my sister are both buried here. I would like to ask why they were moved..."
"We don't understand this kind of thing. Anyway, we just accepted the notice from above. By the way, there will be compensation when the time comes."
Xu Yanqing's hair is long and smooth, her body is thin, her face is fair, and she is wearing a white dress. When the wind blows, why does the uncle feel hairy on her back?
"Are the procedures done here?"
"Yes, they are immediate relatives, right? Have you brought your ID card?"
Xu Yanqing shook her head. Her ID card was long gone.
"Then sign your name first and bring your ID card another day."
She entered the small room, took the pen from the uncle, and wrote Xu Yanqing's name one stroke at a time.
The uncle looked at it, put on his glasses again, and came closer.
"The deadline is tomorrow. If you can't find your ID card, your household registration book will do."
"good."
Xu Yanqing walked out of the duty room, but did not leave immediately, "Can I go in and pay my respects?"
"Can."
Inside the cemetery, many urns have been moved away, and some tombstones have fallen to the side, making it look even more eerie.
When the uncle saw her walking in, he quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed numbers on it with his fingers.
On the other end, someone quickly answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"The person you are looking for...that girl, is her name Xu Yanqing, right?"
Jiang Huai was excited, "She appeared?"
"She came just now, with that name written on her, and now she's inside..."
Jiang Huai had already given up hope, but when he suddenly heard these words, he still couldn't react.
"You try your best to keep her! I'll come right away."
Xu Yanqing found the tombstones of her father and An An. She didn't bring anything with her, but she saw fresh fruits and flowers placed at the memorial place, and a box of cakes in front of An An's tomb.
She knelt down and touched the cold tombstone with her hand.
"Dad, An'an, I'm here to see you."
Yu Zhi was still in a meeting, and the door of the conference room was almost opened. Jiang Huai walked quickly in, and when he reached his side, he leaned down.
"Master, Miss Xu has appeared."
When Yu Zhi stood up, he knocked over a glass of water in his hand, and the water stains splashed on the paper full of words, making it soaked instantly.
He didn't even say a word about dismissal, kicked off the chair and walked outside.
As the car sped along the night road in Nanhuai City, Jiang Huai urged the driver, "Hurry up."
Yu Zhi sank into the back of the seat in the back seat, showing no emotion. No one knew what he was thinking.
Perhaps he thought that she had not shown up for three years, but now she appeared like this, and he couldn't accept it for a while.
When Xu Yanqing came out, she was stopped by the old man guarding the door.
"You want to leave?"
"Well, I'll come back tomorrow."
"no--"
Xu Yanqing frowned, "What's wrong?"
The uncle walked outside and had to make it up randomly, "Your ID number hasn't been written down yet."
"oh."
Xu Yanqing followed him in and picked up a pen. Halfway through writing, he realized that it had been useless for so long that he had forgotten something.
She thought twice in her mind before writing a complete line of numbers.
It's so late and if she doesn't go back, Zongzhang may have to ground her again.
Xu Yanqing was anxious to leave, and the uncle wanted to hold her back by force. "You..."
When she arrived, she asked the driver to wait for her on the roadside. Just as Xu Yanqing was about to go over, she heard the roar of a speeding car.
The car was going so fast that it was almost impossible to see what kind of car it was. Xu Yanqing was afraid of being hit, so he took a few steps back.
After braking, the wheels ran over the ground, and the friction brake marks were particularly obvious.
Xu Yanqing thought to herself that the people in the car must have bad tempers.
Just as she was about to escape, she saw the car door being pushed open. Looking over, Xu Yanqing was so shocked that she broke into a cold sweat.