"The world is vast, and the road ahead is long. Ziyi often said when he was alive, 'A true man's ambitions lie in all four directions.' Uncle shouldn't be confined to this tiny place." The young woman gently but earnestly advised him.
Her words came from the heart, and Chao Lian's eyes reddened again.
Gu Ren's eldest son had no choice but to step forward and break the heavy atmosphere.
"Since when has Uncle Chao become so sentimental? It's rare for us all to be together; we should be happy. I recently had the cook learn a few vegetarian dishes from the government office's kitchen. Uncle Chao, would you care to try them?" The funeral rites had not yet ended, and everyone was in mourning, so their meals had to be plain and simple.
Qi Shan had not shortchanged them. Even though they couldn't eat meat, he had still done his best to provide them with the finest food, leaving no room for outsiders to criticize. Chao Lian understood his nephew's intentions and put on an interested expression.
His nephew rose. "I'll go hurry the kitchen along."
Only Chao Lian and Gu Ren's widow remained in the hall.
"Have you given any thought to the future, sister-in-law?"
There were some topics he needed to avoid discussing in front of his nephew.
The young woman understood his implication at once.
"Did Ziyi say anything before he died?"
Chao Lian shook his head. "The fighting was urgent at the time, so he didn't have a chance to leave any final words. But big brother had mentioned before that sister-in-law was still in the prime of her life. If something happened to him in the Dragon Slaying Bureau, you should find another good man while you were still young, and not waste the