Uncle Gui's words brought a redness to my eyes that I couldn't hold back.
But that was Li Fuguang's emotions at work.
He had heard that his maternal grandmother had cried herself blind over what had happened to him and his parents, and he felt pain, the kind that tore through his heart.
As a child, he had spent most of his time with his parents, but he had also spent a great deal of time in the countryside.
He had enjoyed a very happy childhood in this village.
By now, he hadn't seen that Old Lady for roughly sixteen years, that Old Lady who had been so very good to him. He might see her in just a little while, but what had become of the Old Lady he remembered?
At that thought, everything Li Fuguang felt became my feelings.
I could only lower my head to keep Uncle Gui and his wife from noticing anything unusual about me.
After the meal, I took a large number of gifts out of the car. I had prepared them in advance.
Uncle Gui and his wife were startled when they saw me carrying so many things inside.
"Hey, young man, what's all this for?"
"We can't accept these! We really can't!"
"Our family already owes Seventh Master such a huge favor. You can't do this! You really can't!"
The couple clearly weren't the sort to take advantage of others, and they refused my gifts no matter what I said.
But they didn't know that I had Li Fuguang's memories and emotions. To me, this trip wasn't just about taking care of business; it was also about seeing relatives I hadn't seen in over a decade.
That was why I had spent two evenings in a row browsing shopping malls, choosing these