The villagers stopped Old Man Mao.
A young man took the opportunity to hit Old Man Mao.
They all pretended not to see.
Old Man Mao deserved it.
They thought Old Man Mao would change after this terrible accident...
But...
He didn't.
When they heard that Lele's mom had passed away, they were all stunned.
A profound sorrow seized their hearts.
Only a year had passed since Lele left.
What had happened?
After Lele's funeral, they paid less attention to Old Man Mao's family.
Old Man Mao lived in a remote place.
He hadn't had much to do with them to begin with.
Besides, they all had their own lives.
Each had their own hardships.
They were all struggling to build better lives.
Where would they find the extra energy to care about people who had little to do with them?
They hadn't even seen Lele's mom one last time.
When they learned that she had died of an illness...
All they could do was sigh.
Some of them went to visit her grave.
Lele's grave was right beside it.
Although Lele's mom had died of an illness, the villagers blamed Old Man Mao for it.
They disliked him even more.
Someone like him shouldn't have gotten married or had children.
And yet he'd been given such a wonderful wife and child...
But he hadn't known how to cherish them at all.
He deserved to spend the rest of his life alone and friendless.
The old woman hurried over.
Only when they got closer did the elderly couple see what their grandson looked like.
They could overlook how bedraggled he was, soaked from head to toe.
What puzzled and frightened them more...
Was the look on his face.
Lele's eyes were wide open.