lovenovelstory Chapter 341 - 340: A Strange Bouquet
Chapter 341 - 340: A Strange Bouquet
Aunt Sienna nodded and stepped forward to look at a bouquet of white chrysanthemums placed in front of the tombstone, saying, "When I used to come with the director to sweep your parents’ graves, I never saw anyone come to pay respects to them. Why has someone suddenly come now?"
Bella wondered, "Could it be that my mom and dad didn’t have any friends or relatives?"
"Friends, I’m not sure about, but they definitely had no relatives," Aunt Sienna said. "At that time, after the director found out exactly who your father was, he asked someone to look into your father’s background, thinking that if any relatives could take you in, it would be better than growing up in the orphanage. But after checking, we found out your father was an orphan. As for your mother, we only found out that she was from out of town and married your father; we don’t know anything about her background. But in all these years, no one has come to pay respects to your parents, so we didn’t investigate further."
No one had ever come to pay respects, so why has someone suddenly come now?
Bella frowned, "Aunt Sienna, do you know what caused my parents’ death?"
"I think it was something like a business bankruptcy. It’s been twenty years, and I don’t really remember," Aunt Sienna deliberately glossed over the topic, not wanting Bella to feel sad, saying, "Since the director passed away, I haven’t come for many years because it’s hard for me to move around. Maybe some friend of your parents heard they’re buried here and came to pay their respects."
"That’s possible." Bella nodded and didn’t ask more, "Aunt Sienna, you sit over here. I’ll clean the tombstone for Mom and Dad first."
"Alright." Aunt Sienna took a couple of breaths and wanted to cough, but she suppressed it, exhaling heavily.
Seeing her like this, Bella said, "Aunt Sienna, once I finish shooting the drama ’Brocade River and Mountain’ and get the payment, I’ll take you to a big hospital for a thorough body checkup. This time I’ve come back and noticed you’ve lost a lot of weight; you should get checked. If there’s any discomfort, we can prevent and treat it early."
"It’s nothing, I know my own body," Aunt Sienna laughed, saying, "It’s just that as I get older, I sleep less and my appetite isn’t as good as before."
"People are living to a hundred everywhere now, and you’re only sixty, still forty years away from a hundred. You’re not old at all," Bella said, "Aunt Sienna, you’ll live to a hundred years."
"Yes, yes, live to a hundred," Aunt Sienna laughed, "I want to see our Bella get married and have children."
"That’s more like it," Bella also laughed, "Aunt Sienna, we’ve made a pact. I’ll definitely get busier with work in the future. If I don’t have time to take care of my child, you’ll help take care of them and let them play with Ethan and the others; they’ll definitely be very happy."
"Speaking of Ethan and the others..." Aunt Sienna paused, saying, "Recently, two families came to visit. None of their family members can have children, and they want to adopt two kids. I asked around about their family situations. Their financial conditions aren’t extraordinarily wealthy, but their family environments are quite simple. They’re almost forty years old and really love children. Once they adopt the kids, they’ll definitely treat them well."
On hearing that someone wanted to adopt Ethan and the others, Bella’s first feeling was reluctance. But she also knew Ethan and the others are still young and have no memories. Being adopted into a complete family to grow up is the best life for them.