Chapter 471: Bury Us Together

Shao Dong had single-handedly created this special day. Later on, when the internet developed even more, many people even called Mu Jingzhe their future mother-in-law.

Because Little Bei was the nation's daughter, Mu Jingzhe was called the nation's mother for a long time. This was because, like Shao Dong, Little Bei always talked about her mother.

Also, because of Shao Xi, Shao Nan, and Xiao Wu, the nation's mother lived up to her name.

As Shao Dong and Shao Xi grew up, they became increasingly good-looking. Thus, Mu Jingzhe became the mother-in-law of the whole country.

This would all happen later. Mu Jingzhe didn't expect the decision that Shao Dong made on her birthday to affect the future so much, and in the near future, it would even create this world's 11/11 in advance.

In the modern era, 11/11 was initially Singles Day, but later on, it became a shopping festival, and no one remembered it as Singles Day anymore.

In this world, because of Shao Dong, Jingzhe[1] had also become a nationwide discount shopping day, eventually even spreading overseas from China. Later on, even people overseas knew that this was a shopping festival.

At first, Shao Dong didn't think that far ahead. He was really just celebrating his mother's birthday.

Although he hadn't thought that far ahead, causing such a stir was not bad. It was as if the entire world was celebrating Mu Jingzhe's birthday.

The commotion that day made Shao Qihai, their father, feel gratified. He felt that Mu Jingzhe would definitely be happy, but he also felt a little helpless.

Even now, he still didn't have much of a presence. Although the outside world knew that he was still alive, he remained transparent, whereas everyone knew about Mu Jingzhe.

Shao Qihai was used to it. He hadn't expected that after two years, Shao Dong would give him a big gift—a brand named 'Good Daddy'.

That was a new field Shao Dong got involved in. He wanted to enter the military vehicle manufacturing industry. To him, the stablest and safest car he had ridden in was his father's car, so he named the brand 'Good Daddy'.

Among other car brands, the brand name 'Good Daddy' was a little out of place. However, he still managed to carve out a path through quality and good prices.

Later on, 'Good Daddy' also became a brand name that everyone was familiar with.

What Mommy had, he also wanted Daddy to have. Shao Dong didn't want to be too biased, so he gave Shao Qihai the same treatment.

Therefore, on Shao Qihai's birthday, the 'Good Daddy' brand offered a discount. However, with Jingzhe's discount day ahead, the effect of this brand's discount was negligible. More people knew about the discount on Jingzhe, so they were still used to making their purchases on Jingzhe's birthday.

Shao Qihai's birthday discount lasted two years but didn't cause much of a stir. Later on, Shao Qihai took the initiative to call it quits, asking Shao Dong to merge the discount activities and have them both on Jingzhe's birthday.

Due to the discounts, time passed by fast. In the blink of an eye, decades had passed.

For the past few decades, Mu Jingzhe had been busy non-stop. Her career hadn't paused at all. Other than being busy, she also took Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng, as well as the children, on trips to various parts of the world.

Time passed quickly, and the white-haired Mu Teng and Li Zhaodi were sent off one after another.

After the two elderly folks passed away, Mu Jingzhe knew that she would be next.

She slowly aged until she passed away.

Mu Jingzhe had been feeling unwell since before the New Year. Later on, she had a vague feeling that her time might be up soon too.

Coincidentally, it would be Ji Buwang's death anniversary soon.

When Mu Jingzhe had first met Ji Buwang's maternal grandmother and heard her say those words, she had only wondered how such a thing could happen. But now, she suddenly understood.

Some people would indeed sense it before they died.

Mu Jingzhe had felt lethargic previously, but on the day of Ji Buwang's death anniversary, she regained her energy and dressed up presentably, turning into an elegant old lady to pay her respects.

Li Zhaodi was no longer around, but she hadn't stopped burning paper money. However, the yellow paper had turned into hell money[2], which had a particularly high denomination. Other than that, there were also villas, cars, and even cell phone models.

She wanted Ji Buwang to have what others had, so this year, other than burning a lot of paper money, she also burned these things. Upon burning them, Mu Jingzhe looked at Ji Buwang's youthful face on the tombstone and couldn't help but laugh.

"I wonder if you know how to use cell phones and tablets. Do you really receive these things? If you do, you must be living a cushy life.

"Buwang, it's been so long. Do you still remember me? Can you even recognize me now that I'm so old…"

At this point, Mu Jingzhe perked up. "Although I might be old, I'm an elegant old lady."

After nagging for a long time, Mu Jingzhe finally said, "Ji Buwang, the promise we made back then can still be fulfilled."

They couldn't die on the same day, month, and year, but they might die on the same day and month.

That would be nice too.

After Mu Jingzhe finished paying her respects to Ji Buwang, she returned home. Coincidentally, the entire family was present, so she was quite satisfied.

When she got home, she didn't have any strength left. The high energy she had just experienced had been just her last moments before death. Shao Dong and the rest could also tell that something was wrong.

Mu Jingzhe smiled when she saw their expressions and called the five children over. "Alright, you're already fathers or even grandfathers. Don't look at me like this. I'm just going to look for your papa.

"After being apart for so long, we're finally going to meet. You should be happy for me."

Mu Jingzhe held Shao Dong and Xiao Wu's hands. "Little Dong, Xiao Wu, bury me with Ji Buwang."

Xiao Wu's eyes were red. "Mom, can't you keep us company a little longer?"

"Enough. It's enough… I've been with the five of you for many years. I should go find him now."

Mu Jingzhe patted Xiao Wu's hand. "You'll all be fine…"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stopped breathing.

Mu Jingzhe left with a smile. She was going to look for Ji Buwang.

Shao Qihai quickly found out about Mu Jingzhe's death and rushed over with his walking stick, but he still didn't manage to make it in time to see her for the last time.

This was their fate—they would always be one step apart.

Shao Qihai listened to the cries coming from inside and didn't go in. Instead, he sat outside the door in a daze. "You finally got your wish. You can go look for Buwang now…"

Mu Jingzhe had gotten her wish. As for him, he didn't know who he would look for after his death.

After Mu Jingzhe left, the five children buried her and Ji Buwang together, honoring her last wish. When they chose the funeral portrait, they ultimately decided on a wedding photo from her younger days. Next to Ji Buwang's, it looked very compatible.

The five children adhered to the rules and buried them together, hoping that Mu Jingzhe would really find Ji Buwang.

After Shao Dong and the rest left, Shao Qihai came with his walking stick. He looked at the photo of the two of them on the tombstone with a complicated gaze.

"Ji Buwang, I have to admit that I've always been envious of you."

Shao Qihai had envied Ji Buwang for his entire life because Ji Buwang had always lived in Mu Jingzhe's heart.

"From start to end, I never won. Ji Buwang, I've always been a loser. I was utterly defeated…"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew over, messing up Shao Qihai's white hair and not letting him open his eyes. It was as if the wind was retorting on Ji Buwang's behalf, and it was a strong retort at that.

He was envious of Ji Buwang, and Ji Buwang was also envious of Shao Qihai. Even though Shao Qihai was far away, he had at least been by her side.

How blissful it must have been to see her grow old.

The cruelest things in the world were separation and death.

[1] the 3rd of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar, which was also Mu Jingzhe's birthday

[2] a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes