Over the next few days, Song Ning and Song Wang took turns looking after Uncle Qiu.
She also found time to go to the relevant department and have her name added to the title deed for the Siheyuan Courtyard.
Then she sealed it inside several layers of glass and ceramic jars, put an iron box around the outside, and buried it deep beneath the old ginkgo tree in the Siheyuan Courtyard.
The ginkgo tree was tall and broad.
It must have witnessed at least a hundred years of history.
Burying it beneath that tree...
That felt safe.
While Uncle Qiu was lucid, Song Ning carefully explained the location to him.
If Uncle Qiu really could not stay in this world...
She hoped-
He could return safely to that other world.
Uncle Qiu merely smiled. "Ning! I'm content! I've lived two lifetimes! And I can leave with my mom and dad beside me. I'm content!"
Gu Zheng wanted to stay with Song Ning, too.
Song Ning told him that since he rarely came home, he should spend more time with his family.
The hospital needed quiet. There was no need for so many people to stay there.
Gu Zheng had no choice. Apart from stopping by the hospital every morning, he spent the rest of his time attending to his own affairs.
He told Song Ning to call him whenever she needed anything.
There was a telephone in the hospital's duty room.
If she went back to the Siheyuan Courtyard, there was also a telephone at the Police Station in the neighboring alley.
He had already made arrangements so she could go there and use it anytime.
If he needed her, he would call that number to reach her, too.
Since those Comrade Public Security Officers enjoyed getting in on the