Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?

Lu Changzhen and Zhang Guifang, upon hearing this, were a bit taken aback.

But they gradually came to realize, yes, their son was already dead.

After Lu Jiawei passed away, his body wasn't immediately cremated due to various issues, and it stayed in the morgue for quite some time.

So the old couple not only saw him with their own eyes but also personally changed him into a clean set of clothes.

Then they witnessed him being burned into a handful of ashes, which they heartbreakingly took back with them.

"This... what's going on here?" Zhang Guifang was a bit bewildered.

Lu Changzhen was much clearer-minded, and he directly asked, "You are Jiawei, right?"

"Of course, who else could I be if not Jiawei?" Lu Jiawei said.

"Do you still remember how you got that scar at the end of your eyebrow?"

Lu Changzhen pointed to the eyebrow on the right and asked.

There was a tiny scar at the end of the right eyebrow, barely noticeable unless you looked closely, and even less noticeable since he wore glasses.

"When I was little, third uncle dropped me accidentally from his arms, causing me to hit the corner of the table." Lu Jiawei replied without thinking.

"Then there's no doubt, you really are our Jiawei." Lu Changzhen said with a complex tone.

Zhang Guifang wanted to ask more, but Lu Changzhen interrupted her.

"It's enough that it's Jiawei, it's good that you're back."

Zhang Guifang fell silent at these words.

"You don't need to be afraid, although I'm a ghost..." Lu Jiawei tried to comfort the elders, but was interrupted by Lu Changzhen.

"Your mom and I are not afraid, so what if you're a ghost, you're still our son, aren't you? Besides, it's broad daylight."

"Right, I'm not afraid, I just miss you... miss you..." Zhang Guifang held her son's hand, starting to cry again.

"Mom~" Lu Jiawei's voice also choked up a bit.

Working outside, he usually only came back once a year during the Spring Festival. Over time, the feelings seemed to have gradually faded.

He only now realized that his parents' love for him never dimmed.

"Alright, with the son back, we should be happy." Lu Changzhen said.

Turning to Lu Jiawei, he said, "Have you eaten? We were just about to have breakfast, you can have some too."

"Dad, I'm a ghost, I can't eat." Lu Jiawei said with a bitter expression.

"Right, right, silly me, then when are you leaving?" Lu Changzhen abruptly changed the subject, catching Lu Jiawei off guard for a moment.

"Son..."

Zhang Guifang quickly grasped Lu Jiawei's arm, her eyes full of plea.

"Mom." Lu Jiawei called once.

Then he turned his gaze back to Lu Changzhen and said, "Tonight."

"Oh, then I'll go wake Meizi, so you can have a good reunion with your daughter." Saying that, he turned to head inside.

Seeing this, Lu Jiawei hurriedly reached out to hold his arm.

"Dad, don't call Meizi, I... I want to meet her." A look of painful struggle appeared on Lu Jiawei's face.

"Huh, why?"

The couple was very surprised.

"I'm afraid that when I leave, she'll be sad again. It's already been hard for her to almost forget me, so I shouldn't let her remind her again." Lu Jiawei said.

The couple was silent for a while after hearing this.

After a long moment, Zhang Guifang finally spoke, "Son, I don't understand these big principles you talk about, but I'm very happy to see you again. Even if you have to leave again, I'll be very sad, but I feel it's all worth it..."

"Mom~"

"What your mom said makes sense. Compared to the sadness of your leaving, seeing you again should make her happier, don't you think you have many things you want to say to her?"

Previously not very resolute, wavering and conflicted, upon hearing this he finally made up his mind.

"Then I'll go and wake Meizi up."

Saying this, he walked directly inside, his steps eager and impatient.

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Meizi dreamed again, dreaming of lying on her father's back, holding her mother's hand, together going to the nearby marketplace.

The originally cramped and gloomy marketplace, in Meizi's dream, was so sunny and bright.

The vegetables on the stalls seemed like flower gardens, and the seafood and poultry like aquariums and zoos.

A big black fish splashed water with its tail, wetting her clothes, sticking to her body, feeling uncomfortable.

A big lobster raised its claws menacingly, scaring Meizi to hug her father's neck tightly without daring to look up.

Her father patted her little hand, telling her not to be afraid.

"Dad..."

Meizi muttered in her sleep.

Lu Jiawei reached out to touch her sweat-drenched forehead. The weather was a bit hot, and with her being small and physically weak, the parents were afraid she might catch a cold, so they turned off the fan, causing her clothes to be wet with sweat and stick to her body, making her sleep very restlessly.

Hearing Meizi calling him in her sleep, Lu Jiawei was even more determined to meet his daughter.

"Meizi... Meizi..."

Lu Jiawei gently shook his daughter's body.

Meizi's big eyes, small nose, and round little face, with two shallow dimples when she smiled, made her very adorable.

She was a light sleeper, and Lu Jiawei easily woke her up.

She opened her eyes and looked around.

"Dad."

She softly called out, then closed her eyes again, turning over, ready to continue sleeping.

But she suddenly opened her eyes wide, turned around, and looked at her father sitting on the edge of the bed, smiling, in disbelief.

"Dad?" Meizi called out again.

Before Lu Jiawei could respond, she let out a sharp "Ah~".

She sat up abruptly, throwing her arms around Lu Jiawei's neck.

"Dad... Dad..."

"It's me, it's dad..." Lu Jiawei gently patted her back, his voice choked.

"I... I... Dad, woo woo woo... wa..."

Meizi clung to his neck, wanting to say something, had a lot she wanted to tell dad, but at that moment, couldn't think of a single word.

So all her grievances and dissatisfaction surged up, like finding a place to vent, starting small, then turning into a wailing cry.

"Meizi dear, don't cry, dad came back to see you..."

Lu Jiawei rubbed his daughter's slender back, as if wanting to pull her into his being.

"Why did it take you so long to come back, do you know how much I missed you, I was... I was so angry... so unhappy..."

Meizi, unlike Xiao Xiao, grew up in love, so she was good at expressing herself, even a bit chatty.

Even with the changes, like her father's death and her mom leaving her behind, her grandparents gave her so much love.

So Meizi's character hadn't changed much from before.

Like opening a chatterbox, she choked while trying to pour out all her grievances to Lu Jiawei.

Lu Changzhen and Zhang Guifang stood outside the room, not entering, secretly wiping their tears as they listened to the two inside.