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An Xuan's hometown is in a small town called Lingjia, not too far from Shenjiang, but the transportation is very inconvenient.They exchanged trains for passenger cars and passenger cars for boats all the way, after a day and a night of tossing, they finally arrived at the place.

It was a typical ancient water town, with amazingly well-preserved architectural features.The town is surrounded by water on three sides, and the town is also densely covered with water networks and small bridges.Occasionally, locals with vicissitudes of face can be seen on the river, slowly passing by with a small boat.

Shen Yuanshu was shocked: "I thought that such a place has become a tourist attraction now, but I didn't expect there to be..."

An Xuan looked at the old houses with carved eaves, and explained: "The transportation is too inconvenient, so there are few tourists." Thinking of something, his expression was a little gloomy: "It's my hometown, but I haven't lived here much before. After the death of my parents, the elders on my father's side decided to bury their ashes here. The reason is that the souls should return to their hometown. My father can forget it. My mother is from the north. Stay in Yanjing." He shook his head: "Let's not talk about this, let's go."

The small hotel is very tidy, the river is outside the window, but the room is a bit cold, and the wood smells damp.An Xuan felt apologetic: "The accommodation conditions are not very good. Just make do with it, we will go back as soon as possible after sweeping the tomb."

Shen Yuanshu looked at the drizzle outside the window, and smiled: "No, isn't this very good. It's a beautiful place." He stretched his waist: "The air is much better than in the city. It was only when I was shooting the deer. The conditions are really bad, I live in a suite, and the room is leaking..."

An Xuan laughed: "Then you ran to the hotel lobby to grab the sofa with me in the middle of the night. You didn't forget to tease me when you were so tired." His smile gradually faded: "But at that time I felt...you really It's not easy." He held Shen Yuanshu's hand: "When you change to a new company, you must find an assistant who can take good care of you."

Shen Yuanshu nodded: "Don't worry, everything has been confirmed."

After packing up their luggage, the two of them held an umbrella and went out together.

The cemetery is on the hill to the south of the town, and it is also a place surrounded by mountains and rivers.An Xuan bought flowers and fruit offerings in the shop outside the garden, and led Shen Yuanshu all the way inside.Several elderly staff members of the cemetery management office were playing cards. When they saw someone coming, they slowly got up: "Which company?"

An Xuan reported the number, and someone picked up the teacup and led him and Shen Yuanshu into the room.The heavy record book was opened, and he confirmed in a dialect: "An Muxiang and Cheng Mingwei, right? The escrow fee paid before is due at the end of the year, do you want to continue?"

An Xuan nodded: "Continue, continue for five years. If I don't come over during Qingming and Death Day, I will trouble you."

The man waved his hand and looked at him: "It should be, it should be." While going through the formalities for An Xuan, he said casually: "In fact, your family members come here every year. Isn't it in the family tomb? If someone takes care of it , It’s actually a bit of a waste of money to pay.”

An Xuan was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Thank you, it's okay, let's hand it over."

After completing the formalities, Shen Yuanshu looked at An Xuan's expression, and stretched out his hand to gently wrap his arms around his shoulder.

The tomb of An Xuan's parents is halfway up the mountain, at the bottom of a large family cemetery.An Xuan placed the flowers and fruits on it, and looked at the white marble tombstone silently.Shen Yuanshu took his hand.An Xuan turned her head and smiled, as if speaking to the people in the underground, but also to herself: "I'm back. The past two years have been good. Work went smoothly, and my health has improved a lot... I also have someone who wants to spend a lifetime together. People. You don't have to worry about it." He paused: "This is Shen Yuanshu. We... well, we are already married."

Shen Yuanshu was slightly surprised, and immediately reacted, showing an embarrassed smile: "Ah... yes, married. Don't worry, uncles and aunts, I am Xiaoxuan's husband, and I will take good care of him in the future, and I won't let him suffer any more. I feel wronged..."

An Xuan was stunned: "Husband?"

Shen Yuanshu replied happily: "Hey."

An Xuan finally realized that she couldn't help laughing.But he didn't say anything in the end, he just pulled Shen Yuanshu and offered incense to his parents.

On the way back, Shen Yuanshu said to himself: "Is this process not right? It feels a little too sloppy... You should have said it in advance, I didn't prepare it... At least there must be a ring... I'll go back and get in touch." The brand side..."

An Xuan turned her head to look at him, and finally asked the question she always wanted to ask: "Why are you a husband?"

Shen Yuanshu said confidently, "Because I'm on top."

An Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled, but did not speak.

Shen Yuanshu was in a good mood along the way.Near noon, the sun finally came out, he took An Xuan to look east and west, and bought a lot of messy little things on the street.

When it was time for dinner, An Xuan took Shen Yuanshu to sit down in a noodle restaurant that looked very old-fashioned, and ordered three shrimps to cross the bridge.There are quite a few people in the store, and they seem to be local diners.The elderly boss looked at them a few more times.

Shen Yuanshu was very happy at first, but when he noticed that someone was looking at them, his expression suddenly became alert.He turned his head and looked over, the boss was still looking this way - looking at An Xuan.He couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

The boss waved his hand and went back behind the counter.

An Xuan gave Shen Yuanshu some of the shrimp meat in her bowl, and didn't pay much attention to it: "Probably because I seldom see new faces, so I'm just curious. Try it."

Shen Yuanshu's expression became a little more relaxed.He lowered his head and took a bite of the noodles, his eyes lit up: "It's so fresh!"

An Xuan also showed a smile: "The local shrimps cannot be eaten outside."

Two adult men have been hungry for most of the day, and a bowl of noodles for each person is not enough.Shen Yuanshu wanted to order more, but An Xuan shook her head and settled the bill.They walked all the way along the bluestone long street.Like many small places, most of the shops here are gathered on a few streets in the center of the town, and the streets are much busier than expected.

Shen Yuanshu saw a big clothing store, and naturally dragged An Xuan into it.

There are few custom-made clothing stores in big cities, and the old traditions are still maintained here. The storefronts are filled with all kinds of fabrics from floor to ceiling.Shen Yuanshu looked carefully at the pieces of fabric, then looked at the clothes on the models in the store, and finally asked, "Can you do anything here?"

The shopkeeper nodded, and said in unclear Mandarin: "If you can do it, you can do it if you look good."

Shen Yuanshu casually picked up a brush and began to draw on the straw paper.An Xuan leaned over to look, and saw that he quickly drew a draft of the suit, and then confirmed to the shopkeeper: "Can this look be done?"

The shopkeeper frowned and hesitated for a while: "I haven't done it."

Shen Yuanshu put down his pen with some disappointment.

An Xuan whispered: "It would be better to make cheongsam here."

The owner nodded quickly: "Yes, we are an old shop, specializing in cheongsam..."

Shen Yuanshu didn't follow his words, but chose seven or eight kinds of fabrics, and said to the shopkeeper, "I want these."

An Xuan was puzzled and said, "You bought so much cloth..."

Shen Yuanshu said straightforwardly: "If you can't do it here, take it back. The material is good. Find someone to make you a suit later." He said with a smirk: "When you wear it out, everyone will guess which brand it is. I have been thinking about it for a long time. What style will suit you."

An Xuan was surprised: "When did you learn fashion design?"

Shen Yuanshu said casually: "It's just painting. I can do a little bit of everything. Singing, dancing, painting, piano, violin, guitar... Anyway, I learned all I could learn back then." Speaking of this, his expression darkened: "But It’s very complicated to learn, and none of them have been learned thoroughly.”

An Xuan said in relief: "It's good to be multi-talented."

Shen Yuanshu smiled wryly and shook his head: "What versatility. It's just that my mother is competitive and doesn't want me to be inferior to others in any way..."

He flipped through the materials and fell silent.

An Xuan was beside him and whispered, "Do you want to make a cheongsam?"

Shen Yuanshu shook his head: "I don't like cheongsam. The skirt is so small, it looks tight and uncomfortable..."

An Xuan didn't say anything anymore, and silently helped him record the selected ingredients.After paying the money and leaving the address, the two left the clothing store together.

They walked side by side on the bluestone road, bought some freshly baked local dim sum, and ate slowly along the way.An Xuan looked at the street and sighed: "After so many years, nothing has changed much."

The two were tired from walking and rested in a stone pavilion.Shen Yuanshu looked at the red flowers and willows on both sides of the river bank, and suddenly said: "It's good to buy a house here. When we retire, we can come here to retire."

An Xuan was surprised that he would say that.But looking at Shen Yuanshu's expression, he realized that this was not just a casual remark.He pondered for a moment, pretending to be relaxed and said: "How old are you, you only think about retirement. Fans will be sad."

Shen Yuanshu laughed at him: "Don't you always talk about saving pension money?" He became serious: "I'm really thinking about this. After working for so many years, I have never had a life of my own. Before Forget it, if you don't live, you don't think it matters... But now..." He looked at An Xuan, feeling a little shy: "Now I feel that we should live a good life."

An Xuan's heart was warm, but also a little sad: "Actually, it doesn't have to be here. There are many good places."

Shen Yuanshu was puzzled and said, "Why? Isn't this your hometown?"

An Xuan shook her head: "My hometown goes back to my hometown, but... unless there are special circumstances, I generally won't come back." He looked at a tall house diagonally across the street: "Have you seen that house?"

Shen Yuanshu followed his gaze.On the high white wall, there is a small window, like a sudden and lonely eye, embedded there.He said blankly, "Is there anything wrong with the house?"

An Xuan said softly: "I was imprisoned there once."