Chapter 816: Chapter 691: Liking You Since the First Glance (Part 33)
Hai En feels sorry for himself.
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First, Jian Dan and Lai Wei went to buy bouquets, then paper money, candles, and incense, as they do every year. After buying them, they also saw Lady Hai Lan buying a large bouquet and waiting by the side for Jian Dan and the others. Jian Dan smiled at her and walked over, "Lady Hai Lan, you really don’t have to..."
Hai Lan stopped Jian Dan from speaking further, "Jian Dan, this is just a little token from me as your friend. Don’t reject me so quickly."
Jian Dan smiled and nodded, "Thank you very much then."
The group took a taxi to the cemetery. The tomb guardian knew Jian Dan. Every year on this day, Jian Dan would come, though in previous years, a charismatic man would accompany her, but not this year.
The tomb guardian greeted her, "Young lady, you’ve arrived."
Jian Dan placed the gift in the tomb guardian’s hand, "Uncle, thank you for helping clean my dad’s grave all these years."
"You pay me; I shouldn’t be receiving thanks."
The tomb guardian waved his hand; he wasn’t doing it for free, he was paid. He Gu accepted someone else’s sentiment and waved his hand, "You should go up. There are quite a number of people visiting graves today, take it slow, the road is a bit slippery."
"Thank you."
Jian Dan, familiar with the place, found the area where her father’s tombstone was located. She saw from afar a man standing in front of her father’s tombstone, wearing a black wool coat, tall and upright. Jian Dan hadn’t encountered this stranger in any of her previous visits.
She watched in confusion for a while and continued walking. Lai Wei noticed her puzzlement and asked, "Jian Dan, is the place where he is standing your father’s tombstone?"
"Yes."
Jian Dan responded softly. Lai Wei asked again, "Do you know him?"
Jian Dan shook her head, "I don’t know him."
However, Lady Hai Lan clearly knew him and quickened her pace to catch up with Jian Dan and Lai Wei, "Jian Dan, do you know that man? I heard Weiwei say that he is standing in front of your father’s tombstone. I met him on the plane."
What a coincidence?
Jian Dan and Lai Wei exchanged glances. Jian Dan replied to Lady Hai Lan, "Sorry, I don’t know him. This is also the first time I’ve seen him pay his respects at my father’s tombstone. Perhaps in previous years, we just missed each other."
Lady Hai Lan seemed slightly disappointed but not overly so. Not knowing him is quite normal, right?
She walked over with the flowers. The man sensed the movement, turned his head, and the coldness in his eyes hadn’t completely dissipated, a stern coolness. He saw the three of them and nodded slightly.
Not being recognized, Lady Hai Lan seemed a little displeased, trying to remind him, "Sir, do you remember me? On the plane..."
"I don’t know you."
The man answered crisply, his gaze resting on Jian Dan. Jian Cheng had delicate features, seven-tenths of Jian Dan’s appearance resembled him. Upon seeing Jian Dan, the man was first stunned, then asked calmly, "Are you Jian Cheng’s...daughter?"
Back then, Jian Cheng, who was young and full of vigor, would taunt them for being a group of bachelors, unlike him, he had a daughter who would call him dad.
At first, no one believed it because Jian Cheng was so young at the time; how could he be married?
Later, when Jian Dan spoke to Jian Cheng, calling him dad, it melted the hearts of this group of big men.
They talked about finding the opportunity to meet Jian Cheng’s daughter, but unfortunately, there was no such opportunity anymore as Jian Cheng had passed away.
Jian Dan didn’t know him but nodded, "Uncle, were you my father’s comrade?"
The man nodded and smiled at Jian Dan, "The first time I heard your voice was through your father’s phone. You were very small at the time, and your voice was soft and tender. I didn’t expect you to be so grown-up now. Hello, I am Jian Cheng’s comrade; my name is An Jie.
You can call me Uncle An. I retired today, and specifically came here to see your father once. I didn’t see him one last time back then, and later, there was no chance to come anymore.
This is the first time."
Jian Dan understood now; no wonder she never saw him.
"Uncle An was able to come, my father would be very happy." Jian Dan thanked An Jie, walked over, and placed the flowers in front of the tombstone; she also placed the paper money to the side. Burning is not allowed here, but Jian Dan buys them every time just to ease her mind, feeling that if she doesn’t buy them, something would be missing for her father.
Watching Jian Dan’s skilled operation, An Jie felt a bit sorry for this young lady. Jian Cheng had a poor relationship with his family, and as his good comrades, they all knew it. Jian Cheng naturally was not someone who would complain, but the calls from the An Family have always been particularly hard to ignore.