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“I had consulted a taoist. The feng shui here is good.” Gao Yang’s uncle lit a cigarette and took a drag with practiced ease. He was a little overweight, and his hairline somewhat receding. Over the past few days of work, he had visibly aged.
“After the seventh day of death, I’ll have someone build a concrete platform and put on the tombstone with the etchings done. Then we’ll plant two cypresses.”
“I’ll sweep the tomb every holiday and Lunar New Year. You should visit them too whenever you have the time.”
“Thank you for the past few days, Uncle,” Gao Yang said. “We would’ve been lost without you.”
“We’re family. This is my responsibility.” The man sighed. “I was going to ask you to come live with me, Yang Yang, Xinxin, but your mom and dad had moved to the city so that you could go to a good school.”
Gao Yang nodded. “We can take care of ourselves. Don’t worry, Uncle.”
His uncle patted him. “You’ll...
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