I asked you to write a light novel, but you wrote about living?

This is clearly not the first time something like this has happened.

Looking back, the family of three got along even better than they had imagined.

When Zhongshu and Ayuan get together, they often act like two children who haven't grown up.

When Zhongshu does something naughty (causing trouble in Ayuan's room) and is caught by Ayuan:

Ah Yuan said triumphantly, "Caught on the spot!!"

Zhongshu shrunk himself to the smallest possible size, closed his eyes tightly, and said, "I'm not here!" He laughed so hard he could barely stand.

But I know him all too well.

I could see the waves of laughter churning inside his belly, even through his skin.

I was caught in the middle with the father and daughter, and every now and then I would suffer along with them.

Even when I mention that I'm not good at housework, A-Yuan can still add insult to injury with a straight face.

"There's only a few grains of rice and a spoonful of soup in Mom's rice bucket."

[ID repair bay in line]: This daughter really doesn't spoil her own mother.

[ID still awake at midnight]: Now I finally know what it feels like to be "the three of us". This family of three usually just teases each other in their daily lives.

The second part is clearly called "The Three of Us Are Separated".

Yu Huashi, however, chose to write these first.

The family members gave each other nicknames.

The father and daughter started arguing without any respect for each other.

The daughter may complain about her mother, but when it comes to something, she's always the one who rushes to help.

Chung-shu and his wife are not like the "model couple" in any story. They still bicker, tease each other, and argue for a long time over trivial matters.

It was in these fragmented days that "the three of us" gradually took on a concrete form.

It wasn't until Zhongshu left home that the ancient post road truly appeared in the story.

From this point on, although the three of them would still meet, they would no longer stay in the same place as before.

I searched for my husband along the ancient post road time and time again.

A Yuan also frequently visited the place.

When the three met, they continued to talk about their families, what had happened recently, and trivial matters that seemed insignificant to outsiders.

But the more this is the case, the more impossible it is to ignore the title that's always hanging at the top of the page.

The three of us got separated.

[ID just turned 21]: They can still meet now, but for some reason, I always feel that they are drifting further and further apart.

The story did indeed change little by little after that.

First, A Yuan got sick.

Meanwhile, Zhongshu, who was at the other end of the ancient post road, was also in very poor health.

When I went to see him on the ship as usual, Zhongshu was running a fever and lying in bed, looking very weak.

Unfortunately, at this time, A Yuan was hospitalized again due to a relapse of her old illness.

One is her husband.

One is a daughter.

Both of them were sick.

I told Zhongshu about Ayuan's situation, and the two of us talked about our daughter's illness when she was young, and about the many years of hard work and worry we had endured.

The text states:

I held Zhongshu's hand, and he held mine, as if to tell me not to worry.

Of course, it's impossible for me to be truly without worries.

A Yuan's health is deteriorating.

I can only go and see it again and again.

Visiting my daughter in the hospital.

Watch her receive treatment.

Watching the person who used to be able to playfully fight with her father at home and call him "Mummy," gradually lose her spirit.

But the story ends here without any solemn farewell.

Ah Yuan has simply passed away in a deep sleep.

Continue scrolling down the page.

There is also Zhongshu on the ancient post road.

I still want to go see him.

From this moment on, the original "three of us" were truly one less.

Zhongshu's health also deteriorated.

I only remember that when I disembarked the night before, Zhongshu forced his eyes open to greet me.

I said, "You're tired. Close your eyes and go to sleep."

He said, "Jiang, live well (meaning 'live well')."

Did I say "See you tomorrow"?

……

【ID: I'm in great spirits at 3 a.m.】: This sentence is more ruthless than the previous farewells, because she probably really thought there was still a tomorrow.

[ID Mechanical Keyboard is Missing a Key]: In the past, every time I left, I would think about seeing you again next time, so I can't even remember if I said "see you tomorrow".

【ID has only 30 Star Coins left this month】: The most painful thing is this kind of feeling, you have no idea which sentence will be the last sentence.

[Bending over for a few bushels of rice]: Separation is something everyone has to face!

Further down the line, nobody cared about "500 words per book" anymore, and nobody joked about the number of people in the three titles.

A Yuan is gone.

Zhongshu has also left.

I was the only one left on the ancient post road.

The three of us are separated.

I trace the path I've walked step by step, each step filled with the sorrow of parting.

……

Part Three: I'm the One Who Misses the Three of Us

……

Some readers, however, did not immediately turn the page after reading this.

The second part has already explained the ending of the story very clearly.

But you can take a look at the rest of the text.

The third part not only has more than 40,000 words, but it is even longer than the first and second parts combined.

【ID: Only Eat Hot Shit】: Wait a minute, the third one is the longest? The first two combined aren't even as long as this one?

【ID That Night You Didn't Reject Me】: This is interesting. The ending of the story has already been written, but the real big part is yet to come.

[ID just turned 21]: There are still more than 40,000 words left... I'm really curious now. The ending is already written, what are you planning to write next?

[ID: I'm in great spirits at 3 a.m.]: Me too. Normally, the most important things have already happened, but the third one is the longest.

【ID Mechanical Keyboard Missing a Key】: So I'm even more curious about what happens next. We already know how she left, so the remaining 40,000 words can't all be used to describe her sadness alone.

【The Night Watchman of ID Bookstore】: The first two books are about how the "three of us" separated, while the third book is the longest. Perhaps what we really want to write is not how they left, but how they lived together before they left.

At this moment, some long-time readers who have followed "To Live" all the way through began to feel a sense of familiarity.

[ID Electronic Keyboardist]: Wait a minute, haven't we seen this kind of writing style that "tells you how it ends first, and then slowly shows you what happened in the middle"?

[ID: Rampage Mechanical Arm]: @明明如月

[Mingmingruyue]: ...

【ID Pure Love God of War】: Hahahahahahaha I remembered too.

【ID Rampage Mechanical Arm】: Dude, back when Fugui was already so old at the beginning of "To Live" and he was sitting there telling stories, you still analyzed how he would awaken the system later?

[Mingmingruyue]: Let's not bring up the past anymore...

[ID Electronic Keyboardist]: We can't get over it. Back then, a group of us followed you and guessed when Fugui would turn the tables. Now that I think about it, Yu Huashi clearly gave us the answer right from the beginning.

【ID Pure Love God of War】: Moreover, back then it wasn't just about guessing a comeback. When Fugui went to the fields to farm, someone said there was something buried under the five acres of land; when he was captured and taken to the battlefield, someone said it was the return of the God of War.

【ID Rampage Mechanical Arm】: Some people even patted their chests and guaranteed that Fugui would make a name for himself after returning from the battlefield.

[Mingmingruyue]: ...

[ID Electronic Keyboardist]: The most outrageous thing is that even knowing the ending is useless. When I saw Youqing, I still thought that maybe I could escape it. When I saw Fengxia, I still thought that at least one of them should be spared this time.

【ID Pure Love God of War】: Yeah, every time I think, "It can't get any worse, right?" and then Yu Laozei tells you that it's far from enough.

【ID Rampage Mechanical Arm】: All I can say is that Yu Laozei's knife has a delay. It stabs in the first chapter, and you don't react at the time. After taking one stab after another, when you look back at the beginning, you realize that the first stab was actually there all along.

[ID Electronic Keyboardist]: The knife that hurts most is the one you realize too late.

[ID Cyber ​​Scavenger]: In that case, "We Three" is similar. The second part shows you the ending first, and the third part goes back to write about those days. Knowing that in the end she will be the only one left, the more you look back and see the family of three together, the more painful it will probably be.

[Mingmingruyue]: ...

【ID Rampage Mechanical Arm】: Why is the big boss silent again?

【明明如月】: I am reading a book.

……

I know how it ends.

Never having known something doesn't mean you know the story.

Just like life.

In truth, everyone knows their own fate.

Knowing is one thing, but we still have to eat, walk, see the people we want to see, and say the things we want to say.

Because what truly constitutes life is never the final period.

Rather, it's about those days we lived, bit by bit, before the end.

Since the ending was already predetermined.

Then live life to the fullest.