Ruan, you said that your mother’s life is so hard. She didn't have many good days with your father before he died. Now your uncle is old and can't drive anymore. We don't have any income, so we rely...Ting Lan was about to close her notebook when she saw, on the last page, a single line of elegant script:

Some flowers bloom high up in the trees.

Tinglan recognized these characters. They were a line from the poem "Bride" by the poet Hai Zi. The poem starts with:

and many days after that

Many farewellsnew that it was basic protocol to not ask questions about things you shouldn't. So, she silently observed her colleagues and noticed that everyone seemed unusually subdued today, with no one speaking...