Gu Xiting drove the car according to the navigation, while Jian Wanyi sat quietly in the passenger seat to keep him company.

Along the way, Jian Wanyi felt that the scenery on both sides was becoming more and more familiar, but she couldn't remember where this place was.

This place has undergone a lot of construction and development over the years, and has changed dramatically compared to the past. She vaguely remembers that this road leads to Shenjiazhuang.

After driving for about three hours, they finally arrived at their destination.

Gu Xiting stopped the car and asked Jian Junhao and Jian Wanyi to get out together.

Jian Wanyi stared at the strange yet familiar environment around her and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Isn't this Shen's Manor?"

"Yes, so I brought you back to have a look today." Gu Xiting said gently.

She was only seven or eight years old when she left, and her impression of the village was quite vague.

In addition, large-scale construction has been carried out in rural areas during the past fifteen years, and everything has been completely renewed.

For the past fifteen years, she has been busy taking care of Jian Junhao's treatment and life and has no time to return to her hometown.

As for Jian Junhao, he was too young when he left and had no memory of this place at all.

"Brother-in-law, what is this place? Why did you bring us here?" Jian Junhao looked at the unfamiliar environment with a puzzled look on his face and couldn't help but ask his brother-in-law out of curiosity.

After hearing what her brother said, Jian Wanyi smiled gently and explained patiently: "Xiao Hao, this is where we were born, and this is our hometown!

When I took you away, you were still too young, so you have no memory of anything here."

After she finished speaking, tears glistened in her eyes and her heart was filled with emotion.

Jian Wanyi couldn't suppress her inner excitement. She looked around excitedly, her gaze cast into the distance, trying to find a familiar feeling from the depths of her memory.

She marveled at the tremendous changes in her hometown, while also trying to find the location of her own home.

The muddy path in my memory has long disappeared without a trace, and now it is replaced by a wide asphalt road.

She couldn't help but marvel at the tremendous changes that had taken place in this once impoverished village.

At a glance, the fields that were originally only used to grow rice and corn now have many new landscapes.

Rose fields, orchards, tea gardens and other agricultural cash crops have brought vitality to this land.

These emerging industries not only beautify the environment, but also become an important way for villagers to increase their income and become rich.

In the village, Jian Wanyi was surprised to find that the once dilapidated earthen brick and tile houses no longer existed, and were replaced by brand new self-built small Western-style buildings.

Some families have even converted their houses into homestays, attracting tourists to experience rural life.

The scene before her shocked Jian Wanyi greatly. If she had not just received an affirmative answer from Gu Xiting, she would not have dared to believe that this was the remote and poor hometown where she was born.

Jian Wanyi looked around, trying to find the location of her home.

Everything was fine except her home, which was gone and disappeared in the fire.

Jian Wanyi felt sad. She wished so much that her father was still here to enjoy the beautiful scenery with them.

It’s a pity that we were in such a hurry at that time that my father’s funeral was handled hastily by my uncle and his family.

After so many years, he no longer remembers where his uncle Shen Guoming buried his father.

Gu Xiting noticed the lost expression on Jian Wanyi's face. He took out the bouquet of flowers from the car, gave one to Jian Wanyi and Jian Junhao, and held one himself.

"What is this for?" Jian Junhao asked. Jian Wanyi also looked at Gu Xiting with the same confusion.

"I'll take you to see Dad!" Gu Xiting said as he walked in front and led the way.

Jian Wanyi opened her eyes wide and didn't react for a long time.

The "dad" he was referring to was her biological father, not Gu Xiting's biological father.

Now that they have obtained their marriage certificate, her "father" is naturally Gu Xiting's "father".

Jian Wanyi reacted and realized that she had misunderstood. She took Jian Junhao and quickly caught up with Gu Xiting.

They turned from the asphalt road into a small path paved with stone steps and cobblestones.

Small pale yellow daisies are planted on both sides of the path, giving it a feeling of a winding path leading to a secluded place.

After walking for about ten minutes, Gu Xiting brought them to a grave.

This tomb looks very shabby. The entire tomb is very short and has never been repaired.

The words on the tombstone are already blurred, but the name can be vaguely seen: Tomb of Shen Guoqing.

Jian Wanyi looked at her father's name on the tombstone. Those three familiar yet unfamiliar words instantly shattered her last bit of sanity.

Tears flowed from my eyes like a flood, slid down my cheeks and dripped onto the ground.

She staggered to the grave, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.

"Dad..." Her voice trembled and she used all her strength to say this word.

"I am such an unfilial daughter. I haven't come back to see you for so many years..." She burst into tears and her body shook violently.

Gu Xiting looked at her with pity, walked silently to her side, and knelt down with her.

He gently reached out his hand and wiped the tears from her face with a silk handkerchief, but he could not wipe them all away.

"Yiyi...don't cry, I'm here with you." He comforted her gently.

Jian Wanyi raised her head and looked at Gu Xiting with tearful eyes, her eyes full of sadness.

"Xi Ting, thank you..." she said chokingly.

Gu Xiting held her in his arms lovingly and let her lean on his chest.

"Dad, I'm here to see you!" Gu Xiting said to the tombstone with a solemn tone.

“I am the little boy you saved that year, and now I have become Yiyi’s husband.

Please rest assured that I will take good care of Yiyi and her brother and will not let them get hurt again.

You were killed because of me, I will avenge you and make those who hurt you pay the price!"

Jian Junhao stood behind them, quietly looking at their kneeling backs, and for a moment he stood there unable to move.

Especially those words that Gu Xiting said just now, the amount of information contained in them was really too much, and it seemed that there were many things he didn't know.

"Dad saved him," this sentence touched Jian Junhao's heart. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, he had an older brother who took care of him and played with him, but other details were vague.

"Died because of me", "Revenge", these words kept echoing in Jian Junhao's mind.

He had always thought that his father died in an accidental fire, but now it seems that things are far from that simple.

Countless questions flooded into his mind like a tide. Jian Junhao tried hard to organize his thoughts, trying to dig out more clues from the depths of his memory.

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