Chapter 85. Osmanthus Cake
The suburban cemetery, compared to the city protected by greenhouse gases, had a noticeably cooler temperature.
Lush woods, distant towering mountains, and even a clear lake beside the cemetery.
Quiet and elegant, with layers of mountains.
All of the above.
—— That is, if you don’t look at the row of uniform tombstones to the west.
Compared to the beautiful scenery, the tombstones were endless!
One look at that side, and the mood for appreciating the scenery instantly vanished!
Looking east, you’d think this place was as beautiful as a tourist attraction.
But looking west, you’d realize that this is indeed valuable commercial land!
But then again
To have such a quiet and beautiful place as the final resting place, Ye Zhibai deeply felt satis-
Ah, no no no! Those words are really unlucky, let’s not say that!
To avoid disturbing the cemetery’s tranquility, there was no vehicle road leading to the cemetery.
So the head maid parked the car in a nearby parking lot, and then led Ye Zhibai and others on foot to the core tombstone area of this cemetery.
Ye Zhiyun and the head maid stopped outside the entrance of the cemetery.
—— The cemetery staff said that a maximum of two people are allowed to enter the burial ground when burying the urn.
This was to prevent chaos.
On this point, Ye Zhibai felt it was understandable, a reasonable part of cemetery management.
For unfortunate people like Ye Zhibai it was fine, as she basically had no relatives or friends. But if there was a deceased person with a wide social network, and a whole army of mourners came to bury them, in that scene, how could the cemetery have any peace?!
So, for these two people, first, Chi Yuliang definitely had to go.
Second, was Ye Zhibai who came along for this.
To mention again, because Guang Yu isn’t human, she could move freely, unrestrained by rules.
As expected of a deity.
So, at the main gate of the cemetery entrance, Ye Zhibai was turning back to instruct Ye Zhiyun.
“Yun’er, wait here for a bit, I heard the burial process is very quick, I can be back in ten minutes.”
“Mm… okay, sister, be careful… if you’re not back in ten minutes, I’ll come in to find you.”
“……”
There are no evil dump trucks in the cemetery, what safety do I need to be careful about!
Little did she know, when Yun’er said to be careful, her sidelong glance was fiercely directed at Chi Yuliang.
Although there was no evidence, no outward signs.
But Ye Zhiyun’s intuition always told her that this woman was a threat to her!
Sister be careful, must be wary of this kind of bad woman, don’t be fooled, don’t be lured away!
Isn’t this much more dangerous than dump trucks?!
But it’s okay, Yun’er could see every movement inside the cemetery from the fence here.
Before Ye Zhibai followed Chi Yuliang into the cemetery, Ye Zhiyun was gracefully and elegantly waving goodbye to Ye Zhibai.
But the moment Ye Zhibai completely entered the cemetery!!
The second young lady’s behavior completely baffled the head maid.
Ye Zhiyun abandoned all restraint, directly leaning on the fence, closely observing Ye Zhibai’s movements!
Ye Zhiyun limited edition —— secret observation!
Ye Zhibai and Chi Yuliang walked side by side but with a small distance between them, looking for the 50th burial plot for the urn’s resting place.
At an extremely close distance, Ye Zhibai could see some very subtle… and incredibly nerve-wracking scenes.
Ahem… come to think of it… you couldn’t tell from far away or from the front.
But looking from the side at close range
Cool Sister’s chest, when walking, really had small amplitude, marshmallow-like tremors!!
It’s impressive, but this wasn’t the reason Ye Zhibai felt nervous.
Cool Sister, please be careful to hold the urn a little farther from your chest.
I’m afraid the elasticity might act up and directly bounce the box away!
If the ashes inside spill out… I might have to stay here and not leave today.
Wuwu I can’t bear it!!
For this reason, Ye Zhibai very sensibly helped Cool Sister carry the osmanthus cake bag, reducing the possibility of tragedy occurring.
As they walked further into the cemetery.
If you asked Ye Zhibai how she felt?
Well… as a fake little rich woman with two million in her bank account that she doesn’t dare to spend, Ye Zhibai could only say
—— This cemetery really exudes an aura of money everywhere. This isn’t disrespecting the deceased.
Rather, the neat and orderly cemetery gives a very intuitive feeling.
Good management requires money.
Those tombstones, and the steps in front of each burial plot, are probably made of whole pieces of marble. Let’s not talk about the external condition pricing, just the prime land of the cemetery, wanting to buy a place to lie here probably costs quite a bit of money, right?!
Ye Zhibai didn’t quite understand these things, out of curiosity, while following Chi Yuliang forward, she asked.
“Chi Yuliang, did you pay for Ye Zhibai’s burial plot yourself?”
“Yes, Miss Zhibai, I didn’t tell anyone else.”
“How much did it cost?”
“Not much… Just about enough when I added up my four years of saved scholarship money, plus the living expenses I saved each month, and the wages from my previous professional internship.”
“……”
Oh my! Cool Sister, with what you’re saying, you’ve basically spent everything you have!
Ye Zhibai knew that Chi Yuliang’s academic performance was very good, her scholarship must be the highest level at the capital university.
Cool Sister’s adoptive parents treat her very well, they should give her a lot of living expenses, and she has a very frugal personality, so in terms of living expenses, she would have saved quite a bit.
As a result, buying a burial plot directly zeroed it out!
While feeling grateful, Ye Zhibai quietly grumbled to Guang Yu.
“Did you hear that, Guang Yu? Modern people can’t afford to die. While alive, we can barely get by, but after death, that’s when we really spend everything we have.”
Sometimes, to save money, please live well —— Ye Zhibai.
“Don’t understand… Compared to this, Ye Zhibai! Can we go catch butterflies now? There are many butterflies here! The colors are beautiful too!”
“Go catch them, get lost.”
The deity simply cannot understand human suffering.
She only deserves to crawl.
Walking along the stone path for a total of over 100 meters, Chi Yuliang found the location of the 50th burial plot that the staff at the entrance had told her about.
There, two staff members responsible for digging holes, filling soil, and erecting tombstones were already prepared.
The pit, tombstone, steps, fresh flowers, everything was ready.
“Miss Zhibai, it’s over there, we… put the urn in, and Xiao Bai will be at peace.”
“Mm…”
You’re right.
Thank you, Cool Sister. I didn’t live well when alive, but after death I can have such expensive land as my resting place.
How can I express my gratitude enough.
Ye Zhibai, carrying a heart full of gratitude and relief, walked to the front of the 50th burial plot.
Her mood suddenly darkened again.
Damn it… the photo engraved on the tombstone.
It’s actually my student ID photo from university!
Damn, why.
If I had known, I would have taken more photos!
At this moment, Ye Zhibai extremely disliked her past self who hated taking photos, and had no other images or expressions besides ID photos.
At the staff’s prompt, Cool Sister crouched down, slowly placing the urn into the burial plot with both hands.
She placed it very heavily… even though the urn didn’t weigh much at all.
After placing it steadily, Cool Sister smiled gently, caressing the cold surface of the box.
Just like many years ago… in the orphanage, when she would caress Xiao Bai’s head to comfort him, gentle and moving.
The process was simple, but in Chi Yuliang’s eyes, she must have recalled a lot
As Cool Sister stood up, the staff began to fill in the grave.
In Cool Sister’s eyes, the box being gradually buried in the pit was reflected.
She wiped away tears from the corner of her eye, and with a trembling voice tinged with crying, yet forcing a smile, she turned back to look at Ye Zhibai behind her.
“Miss Zhibai… please place these osmanthus cakes in front of the tomb, this is the last gift I brought for Xiao Bai.”
Osmanthus cakes
—— “Xiao Bai, look! Sister got two pieces of osmanthus cake from Grandma Director! Hehehe… Although I’ll be punished with two days of chores, it’s worth it!”
“Ah? Sister didn’t steal them! The chores are just… just because I broke a bowl, yes! Just broke a bowl! Don’t ask anymore, didn’t you say you like these the most? Then eat quickly, hmph, both pieces are for Xiao Bai, sister doesn’t like to eat them.”
Mm, osmanthus cakes
Ye Zhibai pinched the bag.
Why does it feel like her eyes are stinging, but her mind is full of such happy memories?
