This Question Has Been Taught 12 Times Chapter 45
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Something bad happened. Bai Tong agreed to Sun Daining too quickly and forgot the scheduled time. She had planned to visit Sheng Yan’s grave.
It’s neither a memorial day nor Qingming Festival, it’s just a casual appointment.
Bai Tong didn’t want to change the date, because he already treated Sheng Yan casually, and if he kept dragging it back and forth like this, it might be gone, and it would feel like he was leaving something unfinished in his heart.
There was no one to clean the tomb in the afternoon, so Bai Tong had no choice but to get up early and set off at around five o’clock.
It was just dawning when the car drove to the suburbs, and the low factories and fields on the side of the highway were covered in a thin layer of smoke.
When Bai Tong came down from the cemetery parking lot, he immediately felt that the temperature in the suburbs was lower than that in the city. He went back to the car and took a shawl to wrap himself up.
The driver held yellow and white chrysanthemums and some sacrifices. Bai Tong looked at the navigation on his mobile phone and walked for more than ten minutes. After walking all the easy roads, he arrived at a public welfare area at the corner of the cemetery.
The dense group of tombstones faces a hillside that blocks the view. Next to it is a path with railings, and some of them are even being repaired.
All in all, it’s not a good place, it’s just a place to bury.
Bai Tong looked for Sheng Yan’s tombstone according to the number, and searched for several minutes before finding it.
The photo of Sheng Yan on the tombstone is very special. It is not the usual portrait but a full-body photo with the snow-capped mountains in the background.
Sheng Yan’s face is small in the picture, and he is wearing a hat, sunglasses and a mask. The advantage is that he is cooler, but the disadvantage is that it is impossible to recognize who he is.
He couldn’t see his expression, but from the way his body stretched, Bai Tong felt that he should be happy at that time.
The driver took out the sacrifices one by one and arranged them neatly. He also took out a piece of white silk cloth from his jacket pocket and asked Bai Tong whether she should wipe the tombstone or Bai Tong himself.
Bai Tong wants the driver sister to do all the work, so why is he here?Just say, “Let me wipe it.”
The driver handed the Juan cloth to Bai Tong and consciously found a place to stand on the roadside far away, waiting for Bai Tong there.
Bai Tong wiped off the dust on the photo and wiped the small tombstone again, and then she didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know the process of sweeping the tomb. When she came, she just wanted to see where Sheng Yan was.
I heard Bai Jingru say that Sheng Yan was not a local. When he was in his thirties, he had a huge quarrel with his family because of certain beliefs. When he died in his forties, his family was unwilling to move him back to the family cemetery. Bai Jingru didn’t want to get involved in his family’s affairs. In the end, the civil affairs department used Sheng Yan’s inheritance to bury him in the public welfare area of the local cemetery. There seemed to be some money left, so it was all donated.
In the past, I didn’t know whether he was looking for something or seeing something. He would always run into the mountains for several months or two, and in the end he just ended up killing himself.
Bai Tong stood there for a while. She heard that people who sweep graves would talk to their dead relatives, but she didn’t know what to say. Finally, she said, “I wish you find your own god.”
When she came, she saw some tombstones tied with red silk, but she didn’t bring anything like this with her.After much deliberation, he took off his shawl and draped it on Sheng Yan’s tombstone.
The black stone tablet is paired with an off-white cashmere shawl embroidered with gold thread, which is a bit strange and not as suitable as red silk.But it’s better than nothing.At least that’s what Bai Tong thought.
She said to the tombstone, “If you don’t like it, maybe it will be stolen soon anyway. If you like it, it will still be stolen or taken away, but there’s nothing you can do about it, after all, you are dead.”
Maybe distance brings beauty. She feels that Sheng Yan has a much better temper than Bai Jingru, so he shouldn’t be angry with her.She said goodbye to Sheng Yan, “That’s it, bye~”
Even though the sweep was over, Bai Tong had one thing on his mind and felt quite happy, so he got into her car and drove back.
When she got home at almost nine o’clock, Bai Tong’s house was already very tidy and there was nothing to clean up. She closed all the doors on the second floor and let the kitten play on the first floor, waiting for Sun Daining to arrive with her.
More than half an hour later, after receiving Sun Daining’s message, Bai Tong went downstairs to pick her up.
When I saw Sun Daining, I was shocked by her appearance. Sun Daining was holding a paper bag and a large cardboard box in her arms, covering most of her body.
Bai Tong went to help her pick it up, but it was too heavy, so he put it down on the ground and asked her, “What is this? Why didn’t you ask me to move it with you?”
“I thought your house was quite close, so I just walked a few steps over. Who knew that this thing was getting heavier and heavier, and I was exhausted.” Sun Daining rested there for a while, and then moved the box upstairs with Bai Tong.
They opened the box at Bai Tong’s house and found a cat scratching post with a base, a pillar, a ceiling, and several plush wooden horses and plush balls for hanging on the ceiling.
Sun Daining said, “The carousel cat scratching post is for kittens.”
Bai Tong felt a little tired and Sun Daining didn’t know where she learned a classic NPC line, “Come as you come, why do you bring anything with you?”
Sun Daining understood Bai Tong’s cold humor very well now. She laughed for a long time before asking, “Where’s the kitten?”
“They are hiding, they like to hide the most. Just wait a moment and I will catch them.” After Bai Tong said that, he went around looking for the kittens.
Sun Daining studied and installed this cat scratching post in the living room by herself.
Not long after, Bai Tongti came back with Xiao Jin. The reason why he brought Xiao Jin here first was because Xiao Jin had a docile personality and was not like Little Leopard, who would sometimes give someone a paw when he was having fun.
Xiaojin liked the cat scratching board very much and started scratching it even before it was installed.
“It’s from this sister.” Bai Tong hugged it and twisted it towards Sun Daining.
Sun Daining was actually a little afraid of kittens. He reached out and touched Xiao Jin’s body from a distance. Bai Tong held Xiao Jin’s head and rubbed it into Sun Daining’s hand. As soon as he rubbed it, Xiao Jin raised his head. Sun Daining immediately took his hand back and said with a smile, “No, I’m scared.”
“Are you afraid of Xiao Jin? He is very docile.” Bai Tong touched Xiao Jin in his arms twice. Seeing that Sun Daining didn’t seem to want to touch it anymore, he put Xiao Jin down, patted it and said, “Okay, you are free, go and play.”
So Xiao Jin grabbed the ceiling next to him, while Sun Daining had installed the base and put the pillars up. Bai Tong was holding the pillars on the side while Sun Daining tightened the screws at the bottom.
After installing this part, Bai Tong snatched the ceiling from Xiao Jin’s claws, and then installed it on the pillar with Sun Daining.
After installing it and standing on the ground, Bai Tong rotated the ceiling, and the hanging plush wooden horses and plush balls started to fly.
Xiao Jin meowed a few times and ran to grab the stuffed balls and pillars.The little leopard was also attracted. After confirming that the visitor was not dangerous, he circled around Sun Daining in a comfortable manner and rubbed his body against Sun Daining’s calf.
Sun Daining stood there, as if he was frozen, not even daring to move his arms.
Bai Tong smiled and drove the little leopard away from Sun Daining and said, “If you are afraid of them, I will lock them up temporarily.”
“It’s okay, just let them play here.” After saying this, Sun Daining walked around the kitten, walked over and took out a cardboard box from the bag, and said, “This is for you.”
Bai Tong took it and saw a carousel music box printed on the package.
“Me too?” Bai Tong said.
Sun Daining smiled and said, “Yes, the kitten has it, and so do you.”
Every time Bai Tong saw her smile, he thought she was pretty and felt very embarrassed.
Asked, “Why did you give me something?”
Sun Daining’s answer was nothing special, “Because you often give me things.”
If these words disappoint Bai Tong, Bai Tong will only be more disappointed next.
Sun Daining said, “You don’t have to give me anything else from now on. Thank you.”
Bai Tong, “…why.”
“There’s no reason,” Sun Daining said after a little wording, “We are now considered good friends, and good friends don’t always have to rely on giving each other gifts.”
Really?
But Bai Tong doesn’t want to be just friends with Sun Daining.
Bai Tong didn’t say anything. The music box in her hand also needed to be played. She opened it and prepared to play.
At this time, Sun Daining said, “You just have to fight for this yourself. I’m going home.”
Bai Tong looked at the time, it was past twelve o’clock, neither early nor late, and asked, “Are you going home for dinner?”
Although Bai Tong wanted to stay with others for dinner, her family had no food. Her aunt hadn’t come recently and she had forgotten to order takeout.
Sun Daining replied, “Yes.”
Bai Tong asked her again, “Then will you come this afternoon?”
Of course not.Just because the afternoon was too long, Sun Daining deliberately chose a time of ten o’clock in the morning so that he could finish it quickly and go home quickly.
“Forget it, I will do my homework at home in the afternoon.” People tend to talk more if they are honest. Sun Daining continued, “Isn’t the final exam coming soon? Let’s review it.”
Bai Tong didn’t give up and asked, “Then can I come to you and do homework with you.”
“…” Sun Daining was speechless. She wanted to say it was inconvenient, but she couldn’t make up any suitable reason.
Seeing that she was silent, Bai Tong asked, “Do you think I’m annoying?”
“No.” Sun Daining replied.
“Tell Yin Yi, I’m like a fox repaying a favor. I’m not repaying a favor, I just… like you.”
Bai Tong felt that it might be a bit hasty because she just confessed like this without any preparation, but she didn’t want to wait any longer.
Sun Daining smiled awkwardly and said, “Really? She even told you this.”
However, this is not the point at all. Bai Tong asked, “You don’t like me, right?”
Sun Daining said, “We are all friends, don’t talk like this.”
Bai Tong was so sad, what an answer.
Bai Tong didn’t want Sun Daining to leave, but Sun Daining quickly left the door and left.
If she had known that the two-way door lock at home would not have been changed, Bai Tong thought, otherwise she could have locked Sun Daining here forever!
ww, so sad.
In the afternoon, Bai Tong went to put together the music box by himself.
Inside were some wooden assembled panels. Bai Tong seldom did any manual work, and the assembly was not as smooth as when Sun Daining installed the carousel cat scratching board.
This thing is suitable for two people to work together. Bai Tong silently complained to Sun Daining.
It took a long, long time to finally put it together.
It’s a very beautiful music box. Every detail of the ponies, animals, and decorative patterns is clearly identifiable and unambiguous.
Turn the upper part of the music box counterclockwise to tighten the spring. After hearing the “click, click, click” sound, let go, and the wooden horse starts to rotate.
A piano piece was played with a metallic tone.
Even though due to the characteristics of the music box itself, the song is a bit like “one by one” jumping out, you can still hear the lightness.
And it sounded a bit familiar.
Bai Tong remembered hearing someone play it when he was a child.
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Troldhaugen’s wedding day.