It was only then that he learned from Wang's son that that tree was planted by Wang and his wife when they married. After the death of his wife years ago, Wang was very lonely, and that commemorative tree was his only solace. No wonder the old man was so worried and depressed about the tree.
王老先生的小兒子才告訴他，原來，那棵老松樹是老先生與妻子結婚時所種植的，妻子多年前過世後，老先生一個人十分孤單落寞，而這棵別具紀念意義的樹，頓時間成了他心裡最後的依靠，難怪在樹木生病時，他那樣的緊張與擔憂。