"You lived here at the beginning?" Mo Yunchen looked at the room that was less than ten square meters, cramped and dark, and thought of her actually living in such a place. He hugged her and murmured in her ear.
"You’ve been wronged, Qinqin."
"No, this is where the once Qin Qin lived. I’m not wronged, it’s actually quite good."
Looking at the long vacant room, a look of confusion flashed in her eyes as she thought of the moment she had just been reborn and saw this scene.
The four of them had lunch at Grandma Xu’s house. Grandma Xu prepared a rich lunch to entertain them. Seeing Mo Yunchen, who stood tall and obviously had an air of nobility among the crowd, she smiled somewhat embarrassingly, "The meal is simple, please don’t mind."
"Grandma Xu, he won’t mind. He’s not picky at all."
Qin Qin lied blatantly, as Mo Yunchen was the pickiest of all present. Afraid that he would disdain the food prepared by Grandma Xu, Qin Qin added some dishes to Mo Yunchen’s bowl and gave him a look, urging him to eat it.
Fortunately, Mo Yunchen gave her face and ate some of the dishes, though not much.
After the meal, Qin An bought back the items needed for the ancestral tribute.
Knowing that Qin Qin was pregnant, Qin An told her not to follow, but Qin Qin refused.
It was her first time in this world to offer incense to the grandparents of this body. She felt somewhat ashamed; she had to go this time, even if it was just to show filial piety on behalf of the true Qin Qin.
The place for offering incense was on a not-so-tall mountain behind Guanyin Town, where many bamboos were planted and there were also a lot of wild fruit trees.
Qin An carried the items and walked in front with Lee Fong, while Mo Yunchen held Qin Qin and followed behind. Most of the way was a small mud path, which dirtied the hem of Mo Yunchen’s expensive dress pants and shoes.
Qin Qin, seeing the dirtied hem of Mo Yunchen’s pants, shook her head and laughed, "The lofty Master Mo has become ; do you think they would be surprised if they saw him?"
Mo Yunchen glanced at the laughing Qin Qin, "I am happy to please you. As for what others think, do you think I care?"
He only ever cared about her thoughts; why should he worry about what others think of him?
Qin Qin smiled and walked up the mountain with Mo Yunchen, who held her the entire time. The path was somewhat slippery, and he feared she might accidentally fall, making Qin Qin feel like she was a porcelain doll.
More than ten minutes later, Qin An stopped at a pair of side-by-side graves. Qin Qin and Mo Yunchen stopped behind Qin An and watched him light candles and burn incense, then burn paper money while muttering words meaning to let the grandparents of Qin Qin take the paper money away.
Qin Qin wanted to kneel down to offer incense for the two graves but was pulled by Mo Yunchen. She whispered, "Let me burn some for Qin Qin, it’s okay."
She knelt on the ground, and Mo Yunchen also knelt beside her, unconcerned about dirtying his knees.
She smiled at him, took some yellow paper money aside, and burned it for the grandparents of this body, murmuring in her heart.
She hoped that if they met the real Qin Qin underground, they would take good care of her, as she would take good care of Qin An above.
More than ten minutes later, after the tribute was completed, Qin Qin was helped up by Mo Yunchen, who took out a handkerchief and wiped her dirty hands clean — yet he didn’t wipe his own. He then bent down and brushed off the bits of grass on the hem of Qin Qin’s pants.
"All set, no worries." Qin Qin’s beautiful eyes filled with tender affection as she watched the immensely dignified Mo Yunchen clean her pant legs. A warmth filled her heart. She took Mo Yunchen’s hand, took out a wet wipe, and cleaned each of his fingers.
Qin An watched the warm and harmonious scene between the two with satisfaction, sharing a meaningful look with Aunt Lee. They both found satisfaction in each other’s eyes. Mo Yunchen, a man of few words, with a prestigious and noble background, yet willing to do this for Qin Qin, made them very content.
"Qinqin, you and Yunchen wait here. Your Aunt Lee and I will go burn some more paper money for your old ancestors. The terrain inside is very chaotic; with your condition, it’s best not to go in. Understand?"
After saying this, Qin An walked inside with Aunt Lee.
Qin Qin and Mo Yunchen waited in place, looking at several wild tangerine trees not far away. The trees were laden with many wild tangerines. These, having not been treated with fertilizers or pesticides, were somewhat sour and rarely picked by anyone.
Qin Qin wanted to go forth, but Mo Yunchen held her back. Seeing what she intended, he said, "I’ll pick them."
All the fruits in the space were sweet and delicious, but pregnant Qin Qin wanted to eat something very sour, and these wild tangerines were just right.
Mo Yunchen plucked a tangerine and walked back to Qin Qin, peeling it for her.