Thud.
Ding's father sank into the chair, tears streaming down his face.
"Uncle, I've fulfilled her last wish: one final goodbye to her family. But let's not tell Auntie. There's no need to reopen her wounds. Let us men bear this."
"Ah! Yes!"
"Uncle, now that I've said her goodbyes, I'll be going."
"Wait! Xiao Yu, there's something I don't understand. How did you know all this? Did you make it up, or..."
"No, I didn't make it up. These really were her final thoughts. As for how I know... it's because my name is Xiao Yu."
"Xiao Yu?"
"Uncle, look up my name online later. That should explain it."
"...All right. Whatever the case, I'm grateful to you. I want to give you something."
"What is it?"
"Wait a moment. Let me find it..."
Ding's father wiped his tears and rummaged through the cupboards and drawers.
Before long, he handed Xiao Yu a small box.
"This was part of my wife's dowry when she married me, and it was also the dowry we set aside for Ding Ying. You could trace it back seven or eight generations!
"You were the only boy Ding Ying ever liked, and now you've come to say goodbye on her behalf!
"Besides, this no longer has any meaning in our hands!
"So I want to give it to you!
"I hope Liu Shan can wear it and let it represent my daughter.
"I can tell you two are a couple!
"Since my daughter couldn't be with you while she was alive, now that she's gone, let her go with you.
"I hope you won't mind!"
"Well..."
Xiao Yu hesitated.
But Liu Shan accepted it. "Of course we don't mind! Since it represents Ding Ying, I'll accept it. From now on, I'll carry her with