Chapter 253: 253
"Depends only on the heart?" Liu Fangfang held her chest and fell into deep thought . Had he really left her all these years? Was what she saw daily while standing by the riverside truly empty boats? Did he not return?
Moments later, Liu Fangfang opened the door to the monastery and quietly left . Behind, Monkey scratched his head, completely at a loss as to what had happened .
Fangzheng had given up his facade of being a esteemed master . He raised his cell phone and told everything he had seen to Jing Yan .
"Sob . . . It's so touching . . . sob . . . " Jing Yan was in tears after hearing the recount .
Fangzheng was also left speechless as he quickly said, "Amitabha . Patron, you might be touched, but there are things you need to do . Listen to This Penniless Monk . That dock must not be demolished! Also, help her find Yu Guanghua . End her final regret . "
"Don't worry . I will . Eh, you did not persuade her to give up the dock?" asked Jing Yan as she wiped away her tears .
"Does it matter if she gives up or not?" Fangzheng hung up after saying that . He had things he wanted to say but he realized that he had exhausted all the tricks available to him . He did not know what to say and only felt a little sour deep down . As for Liu Fangfang, Fangzheng completely gave up the thought of persuading her to abandon the dock after seeing her memories . He only wished for her to have a happier, more peaceful and relaxing life for the years she had left .
Jing Yan was taken aback as she ruminated over the matter . She picked up her cell phone to say something .
"Jing Yan, don't tell me that . Tell it to everyone . Let's see what everyone has to say . . . We happen to be in a meeting . Tell us what you know and heard . " A stern voice sounded from the other end of the line .
In Black Mountain City's governmental office, a middle-aged man turned on speaker mode and placed his cell phone on the table, before saying, "Everyone, listen before we discuss the demolishing issue . "
Jing Yan's heart thumped for she never expected the phone call to be that timely . She had called in the middle of a city meeting!
Jing Yan refused to succumb to anxiety . She took a deep breath and quickly gathered her thoughts with the information that Fangzheng had told her . She then arranged it into a story and told it . . . Jing Yan gave up her identity as a reporter for the first time . She did not give a flat narration but put herself into Liu Fangfang's shoes . She emotionally described the love story, one that had come to a stop because of war but continued progressing because of one's heart . She cried as she recounted it . Only when she was done did she realize that she had articulated it beyond her usual abilities! The past her would not have been able to articulate a story as well as she just had .
There was silence once she finished telling them the story . Jing Yan's heart tensed up . Would they listen to her? Would they be touched by the story?
At that moment, a voice sounded from the other end of the line . "I never expected the Ghost of Songhua River to have such a backstory . "
"A hero might have departed, but a return path is necessary . "
"I suggest we leave the old dock behind . It's for a soldier's wife like Liu Fangfang, as well as the thousands of them in China . We cannot let a sacrificed soldier's loved ones be without hope . "
"Agreed!"
"I endorse that!"
. . .
Jing Yan cried amid smiles when she heard the comments on the other end of the line . It was quite weird .
Before long, Liu Fangfang reached the foot of the mountain . Jing Yan took a deep breath and stopped crying . Simultaneously, she was a little unsure what to say to the stubborn elder in front of her . She was supposed to be the one to bring her up the mountain but she ended up being left in the lurch .
But eventually, everything ended with a smile .
After they entered the car, Jing Yan asked, "Aunt Liu, where do you want to go?"
"To the old dock . I wish to take a look," said Liu Fangfang softly .
Jing Yan's heart skipped a beat when she heard that . Had Liu Fangfang not thought things through? Was she still insistent on heading there to suffer the elements?
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