Chapter 245 You Definitely Can (1/2)

Meng Zhe’s temperament was different from Hao Lei’s. Back when Hao Lei had been at middle school, he was that kind of boy who was particularly loyal to friends. Whoever he disagreed with, he would start the fighting right away. He often fought with the ruffians roaming on the streets. However, Meng Zhe was different. Though he was a straight-A student, who aspired to achieve more progress in academic studies, he actually knew how to conduct himself well and knew clearly of his position in that small circle. It was usually he who would be the mediator.

They both had changed a lot over the past few years. After Hao Lei was done with his training in the army and returned, he retained a low profile and became calm and inarticulate. As for Meng Zhe, after finishing his college studies in Beijing, he went back home. He became somewhat sophisticated instead, which might have been caused by either the fact that he was about to get married soon or the fact that he had experienced a lot of things while striving in society for a few years.

It was out of the question that nobody would remain unchanged in the end. After all, everyone needs to stay alive in the most comfortable way. To do so, people have to adjust to society gradually.

Qin Sheng did not know what had happened before Meng Zhe took the initiative to ask him out. He still considered Meng Zhe as his good friend, though they contacted each other less and less. However, he and Hao Lei still kept in touch on a frequent basis.

Qin Sheng drove Lin Su directly to Zhongnan Mountains. The torrid sun at noon rendered the weather a bit hot an stuffy. However, the weather at the hillside of the Zhongnan Mountains was cold and comfortable. Every summer, a lot of city residents would go into the mountain to get away from the summer heat and enjoy the coolness.

After parking his car, Qin Sheng and Lin Su walked toward Old Master’s yard, with stuff on their hands. They bought those things on the way there, among which—besides the fruits and the incense paper—was of course, a West Phoenix 375 included, which was Old Master’s most favorite wine.

While pointing at an inconspicuous mound, Qin Sheng said, “That’s where my grandfather is resting.”

Obviously, Lin Su was a bit astounded. It seemed that deep down her heart, she had been thinking of Old Master Qin as that kind of real master. After all, she heard Qin Sheng talking about Old Master’s anecdotes often. She thought it was impossible for the Old Master to have been buried in such an ordinary place.

“It’s totally out of your expectation, right?” Qin Sheng noticed Lin Su’s expression out of the corner of his eyes and chuckled.

Lin Su replied honestly, “Yes. It is a bit surprising.”

“Grandfather preferred quietness. He chose his resting place on his own. I also did not know how to tell whether the place was fair or foul. According to his saying, it was not until I got married and had my own children that I could set up a tombstone for him. Let me tell you something you may find incredulous. So far, I don’t even know his name,” Qin Sheng said pretty helplessly.

Lin Su replied thoughtfully, “Old Master was not an ordinary man at all.”

“Since my childhood, I’ve known it. Upon thinking back of many things which I thought were pretty common in my childhood, I now find out that some persons could not even achieve his accomplishments in their entire lives, which he simply could get by doing a sole task. Being so, I am dying to know everything about my grandfather and my family background. The desire had been growing stronger and stronger,” Qin Sheng said earnestly.

Lin Su nodded gently as she said, “You will definitely figure it out in the end.”

While smiling gently, Qin Sheng said, “Let’s stop talking about the past. I should have a good conversation with my old Grandfather.”

Qin Sheng placed the fruits and lit up the incense paper. After the incense paper was burned out, Qin Sheng sprayed a bottle of 375 wine on the gravemound. After that, he kneeled down. Without any hesitation, Lin Su followed his example and kneeled in front of the grave. She did not mind whether doing so would muck up her pretty expensive dress or not.

“Grandpa, I, your grandson, bring my wife along with me to see you here,” Qin Sheng said pretty straightforwardly. Lin Su by his side said in a low voice, “Grandpa, my name is Lin Su. I am so lucky to come across him and fall in love with him. Qin Sheng has told me many things of your past together. I know you definitely love Qin Sheng most dearly. So, Grandpa, you can rest assured that I will take good care of Qin Sheng from here on. You don’t need to worry about him. We will come back to see you often.”

“Grandpa, due to my incompetence, I was not able to see you for such a long time. Kindly forgive me for that. A lot of things have happened in the past half a year. Because of your blessing, I managed to get through. Otherwise, we would have met each other by dozens of years in advance,” Qin Sheng said in an amusing way. “I am just being talkative. Grandpa, you also know how frivolous I have been. However, Grandpa, I highly appreciate the efforts you put in paving these paths for me. Without you, I might have died earlier. Grandpa, you can rest assured that as long as I am alive, I will try my best and work hard. One day, I will become outstanding. I won’t disgrace you and the Qin family.”

Upon finishing his words, Qin Sheng made three strong kowtows. So did Lin Su by his side. They stood up at the same time. However, Qin Sheng did not intend to leave at all. He continued and said, “Grandpa, although three years have passed since you left me, you are lingering around every corner of my life. I am anxious to know your past and my family background. Though I did not care about it before, perhaps I will know the truth soon. At that time, I will see you again and have a good conversation with you.”

After finishing his words, Qin Sheng was about to drag Lin Su to leave. Lin Su was surprised and said, “Are you sure you are leaving so soon and won’t stay a bit longer?”

“Grandpa always shows up in my dreams. If I have anything to tell him, I will talk with him in the dream. It does not matter at all whether I stay here for a little while or not,” Qin Sheng said randomly. However, he was a bit confused since there were quite many ash remains and many unburned scented heads in front of the grave. The latest scented stick was still stuck on the grave mound. Even the weeds were all cleaned up. He wondered who on earth had visited his grandpa before.

Auntie Wang and Xin Xin may have been there. So could the Old Taoist from Louguantai Temple. Maybe Hao Lei had been there on his behalf. Upon pondering over it, Qin Sheng did not really give a damn about it. He definitely would not know Qin Changan had been there three times over the past half a year. Never would he know that Su Qin had also been there twice, just the day before being the last time she had visited.

Lin Su nodded and said to the grave mound, “Grandpa, we will leave first. See you next time.”

When they were leaving Zhongnan Mountains, Qin Sheng said in a deep voice, “If there is a chance, I will show you around Zhongnan Mountains. I am familiar with this grand mountain very much and it seems to be my old friend. Many old friends of grandpa’s and mine also live here. Next time, if we are here, I will take you to visit the old house where my grandpa and I were dependent on each other for survival. Since I have not been back there for several years, I don’t know whether the old house is still there or not.”

“Okay,” Lin Su nodded as she replied. Of course, she would follow Qin Sheng to see how his past had been.

By the time they arrived at the prison, it was already three o’clock in the afternoon. It was not long before Qin Sheng and Lin Su finally saw Uncle Lin walking out. Uncle Lin looked good, whose situation is better than what Qin Sheng had expected.

While standing up in a hurry, Qin Sheng said, “Uncle Lin.”

“When your aunt visited me some time ago, she told me that you would come back in these days. So I have been waiting for your return. Since I haven’t seen you in half a year, I don’t know how things are going on your side. I know you won’t tell your aunt anything even if there are some issues,” Lin Xi said pretty amiably. The imposing manner he had held previously was completely gone. Only a smile, which was as plain as water, remained on his face.