After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ming walked out of the morgue.
His eyes were very red.
Han Bingbing stood up quickly: "Brother Chen Ming."
Chen Ming allowed himself to show a normal smile and said, "Find a time to arrange for grandpa's burial."
Old people don't like cremation.
Whether it is the earth or China, they all pay attention to the return of fallen leaves to their roots.
It is better to be buried in the soil of my hometown than to be burned into a jar of white ash!
The old dean has passed away for more than a month.
The reason why he hasn't been buried yet is because he is waiting for Chen Ming.
Now, Chen Ming saw the old dean for the last time and could prepare for the funeral.
Han Bingbing looked at the door of the morgue, as if he saw the body of the old dean: "Uncle Su has arranged the cemetery."
"okay."
Chen Ming nodded.
After being dazed for a moment, Chen Ming continued to murmur: "It's pretty good."
After saying that, Chen Ming walked outside minding his own business.
Han Bingbing, on the other hand, hurriedly followed Chen Ming, not daring to leave even a step.
Chen Ming was in a daze.
Han Bingbing was afraid that something would happen if he let Chen Ming go alone.
When he walked out of the hospital, the dazzling sunlight made Chen Ming unable to open his eyes.
The weather is really nice today.
After walking a few steps, Chen Ming stopped and looked back at Han Bingbing: "Okay, you don't have to follow me. I'm such an adult, what can happen?!"
Driven by Chen Ming, Han Bingbing was driven away.
Chen Ming was walking alone on the street, thought for a moment, then turned and walked in the direction of the orphanage.
In the orphanage, the security guards at the gate are doing their duty.
Inside, two aunts were playing games with the children, which was very enjoyable.
When the security guard saw it was Chen Ming, he kindly let Chen Ming in.
I don't know which child shouted: "Brother Chen Ming is here!" In an instant, all the children ran towards Chen Ming.
Looking at these children, Chen Ming smiled and rubbed their little heads: "In the days when I was not here, did you listen to auntie's words?"
"Listen!"
The children shouted in unison.
Chen Ming took the child's little hand and said as he walked in: "You are so good. Brother Chen Ming, will you play games with you today?"
"good!"
Another sound.
Now, the children are even happier.
Immediately, Chen Ming looked at the two aunts and said in a gentle tone: "Two aunties, please go make lunch while I play with the children for a while."
Hearing this, the two aunts went to the canteen to prepare lunch with confidence.
Chen Ming and the children started playing on the newly built playground. Gradually, Chen Ming seemed to forget the sadness in his heart and became one with the children.
After lunch, Chen Ming continued to stay in the orphanage.
After discussing with the hospital the time for the body to be discharged, Han Bingbing rushed back to the orphanage and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Ming here.
One afternoon, Chen Ming did not go anywhere else, but just played games with the children.
Until the evening, the children were tired from playing and ran to wash up and have dinner.
On the playground, only Chen Ming and Han Bingbing were left.
It always gets dark very quickly in autumn and winter.
It's only around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun is almost completely invisible.
After a while, the lights came on on the playground.
The security guard came over for a patrol and saw Chen Ming and Han Bingbing. He said hello and returned to the security booth.
The stars are out.
You can see stars in Yuncheng at night all year round, which is unmatched by Kyoto.
Chen Ming looked up at the night sky. Wherever he looked, many stars were twinkling and shining brightly.
"Brother Chen Ming, let's go into the house."
The weather is getting colder.
Especially in autumn and winter, the temperature is even lower at night. If you don’t wear thick warm clothes, you will feel obviously chilly.
Chen Ming ignored it and was looking at a corner.
Following his line of sight, Han Bingbing also looked over there.
That's the green area of the orphanage.
During the renovation, the construction team selected some grass and flower seeds that can be evergreen all year round to ensure that the orphanage can see a touch of green even in winter.
Right now, this green area is not affected by the seasons at all and still looks lush and green.
But the only thing that was a bit eye-catching was that there was a dead tree in the green.
This is a transplanted plum tree.
Originally, this tree was in a small corner of the orphanage, but it was transplanted here because it hindered the laying of the playground track.
Chen Ming thought it could survive, but unexpectedly it died.
When he came to the tree, Chen Ming looked at the dead tree and was slightly in a daze.
At this moment, the plum tree was completely bare from top to bottom, and even a lot of the bark on the trunk had fallen off.
It's obvious that the tree is dead.
"I thought it would survive."
Chen Ming murmured softly.
Logically speaking,
The vitality of trees is very tenacious. Sometimes a dead branch can sprout a new bud, which is what we often call a dead tree blooming with spring.
Such a tenacious tree still died.
Han Bingbing looked at the dead tree. He remembered that this tree was planted by Chen Ming. If it were not for transplantation, it should grow very well.
Before Han Bingbing started to speak,
Chen Ming continued: "The month of transplantation was not suitable, and the two days of heavy rain after the transplantation destroyed the spirit of the tree."
Suddenly, Chen Ming realized.
turn out to be,
Trees don't just need a place to take root, their survival also depends on the living conditions.
After thinking about it,
Even trees can wither and die, but it seems that the person's death from illness is not unacceptable.
After silence,
Chen Ming stroked the tree trunk. The rough feel was very similar to the feeling Chen Ming had when he held the old dean's hand.
"Find some time to cut down this tree too."
The trees are dead and useless.
In the midst of greenery, a dead tree looks extremely unsightly.
After saying that, Chen Ming turned around and walked towards the canteen.
Han Bingbing looked under the tree for a long time. This tree was planted by Chen Ming inadvertently when he was a child.
Before renovation, the tree had lived for more than ten years.
Unexpectedly, after the renovation and transplantation, it died.
can only say,
The world is so strange and strange. Chen Ming planted a sapling when he was a child. He didn't expect it to survive, but it did.
But now, Chen Ming hoped it would live, but instead it died.
Maybe, fate always likes to make this kind of joke.
When Han Bingbing left the plum tree, he was still hesitating whether to cut down the tree.
For Chen Ming,
This is a memory from his childhood, and it remains as a thought.
This night.
Chen Ming stayed at the orphanage and did not leave.
After dinner, Chen Ming called Su Rou and told her that she would spend the night at the orphanage tonight and there was no need to wait for him to go back.
It's been a long time since I slept in an orphanage.
Chen Ming couldn't help but lament the passage of time. Many things have changed, but the old dean's room has always been preserved.
Before today,
Chen Ming is still looking forward to the old director coming back to live in the orphanage.