"Grandpa, are you angry?"
"I'm not angry."
"When will you come back?"
"Do something and come back when you're done."
"oh."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoya conveyed Wei Xuanming's intention to Mr. Zhang.
At this end, Wu Xunyuan gathered together and listened to the phone.
After listening, Wu Xunyuan couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Is this because our in-laws don't agree with us?"
Wu Xunyuan sighed and said with some sadness: "It's normal. My daughter has suffered so much, and now everyone is gone, and a boyfriend appears out of nowhere..."
Mr. Zhang had previously inferred the situation of their family from Wei Wenyu's attitude.
His mind was spinning and he said, "No, he is doing it for the duckling's own good."
"How do you say this?"
"Their status is not suitable for public appearances. It is not suitable for them to stand with me. This is for the sake of the Zhang family. They made concessions in the hope that we can treat Xiaoya better."
Wu Xunyuan was confused: "Can you explain it to me carefully?"
"No more, no more."
"The funeral..."
"This still needs to be done. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether both parents are present or not. Xi Nian's mother left early, and Xiao Ya's grandma is not here either. She wasn't all here at first. Compared with us old people who insist on Get together..."
Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "The little duck can appear there. They know it well, so they must be very happy."
"Yep!"
When Li Xiaoya returned to the Zhang family from her grandfather's house, the Zhang family had changed.
"What is this?" Li Xiaoya tilted his head and looked.
"Balloons! Do you like it?" Wu Xunyuan asked.
Li Xiaoya turned his head again, and even the potted plants were hung with colorful ribbons.
There are wooden horses and rocking chairs in the courtyard, a newly welded slide, and a specially dug sand pit...
In short, from the moment you step in, you will know that this is a courtyard where an old man takes care of his retirement, and it has transformed into a fairy tale paradise.
Those... seem to be things that three-year-olds are more interested in.
But she still nodded: "I like it."
"We also had fried shrimp crackers today. We loved eating them when we were kids. I wonder if you still like them at this age..." Wu Xunyuan said, looking at the thing in her arms, "This is..."
"Mom's ashes."
Wu Xunyuan was stunned.
He looked carefully and saw that the exquisite box was still covered with a little soil, as if it had just been dug out.
"Ouch, does it sink?" Wu Xunyuan quickly stretched out his hand to pick it up.
Li Xiaoya avoided it, shook his head and said, "It's not heavy. Grandpa knew there was a funeral, so he asked me to bring my mother here."
"In the backpack is a picture of my mother."
Wu Xunyuan was mute and only carefully guarded her side as they walked in together.
He said to himself that the old gentleman was right. The in-laws didn’t mean to refuse...
If you refuse, you won’t let the children bring the ashes.
When he stepped through the door, Wu Xunyuan discovered that Mr. Zhang had changed into formal clothes at some point.
It seemed that Li Xiaoya had known for a long time that he would come back with his ashes.
"Little duck." Mr. Zhang stood up and said, "Your father's ashes were placed in the Martyrs Garden. I went to get them back today, so let's put them together."
Li Xiaoya nodded and carefully placed the box in his arms on the table.
Mr. Zhang was going to hold a belated funeral for his son, and the news quickly spread throughout Tianjin.
Funerals are like no other.
No one invites you, and if you go, they can’t chase you away.
So for a while, I don’t know how many people were moved by the news...
Even at the An family dinner table, this matter was discussed.
"How many years has it been? Why do you want to hold a funeral now?" Mrs. An wondered.
"I can finally accept the fact that my son is dead," Mr. An said.
"Are you accepting it now? I met the old gentleman from a distance before. He looked very peaceful. I should have accepted it long ago..."
"If I had accepted it a long time ago, I wouldn't have looked at the Qin family in a different light just because the young master of the Qin family looks a bit like his son."
"That's true."
"Don't think so much, get your clothes ready, we have to go."
An Ying's brother suddenly interrupted: "Dad, can we go too?"
Mr. An said: "You guys? I can't squeeze you in. All celebrities will go there by then. How can there be so many places?"
"It's An Ying..." Mr. An looked at his daughter, hesitant.
At this time, An Ying suddenly received a call from Li Xiaoya.
She put down her chopsticks and hurried out.
"I'm back."
Before An Ying could be happy, she heard Li Xiaoya say again: "But I have a lot of things to do in the past few days, so you have to wait."
An Ying had never made friends, and she didn't talk as much as Zhou Xiaoshu. She was a little disappointed, and in the end she could only squeeze out one word: "Okay."
Thinking about it carefully, at least Li Xiaoya explained to her that he had something to do!
But her brothers and sisters would laugh in front of her, and her father would always ask about Li Xiaoya's visit...
But she didn’t originally want to get their approval!
When An Ying returned to the dinner table, she heard Mr. An ask: "That Miss Li gave you the shot?"
"Um."
"Isn't she back yet?" An Ying's brother asked.
"came back……"
"So we're going to play with you? Dad, I don't think An Ying can participate."
"She said she has been busy recently." An Ying whispered.
Mr. An nodded: "Okay, then you can go to the funeral with us."
Now An Ying's brothers and sisters could not hide their disappointment.
"Sir, someone is here to deliver an invitation to Miss An Ying." The servant suddenly knocked on the door and said.
"For An Ying?" Everyone looked at her.
"Give it to me." Mr. An reached out and took it, "...A granddaughter?"
An Ying was a little unhappy. How could he see it before her?
She craned her neck to look, but she also looked confused.
Because the name above is a completely unfamiliar name.
Mr. An returned the invitation to her, but no one paid attention.
Soon the day of the funeral came.
Everyone came to the scene and were given two candies as soon as they entered the door.
The candy also has the word "囍" printed on it.
"What...what operation is this?" Mrs. An couldn't help but look up at the sky.
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, it was quite scary.
Every guest was confused. Only when they got closer did they realize...it turned out to be not a person's funeral.
It's two.
The funeral was so grand that it looked like a wedding.
But someone whispered quietly: "Is the woman's name Wenyu or Yuanfu? Could it be that there is a second name?"
Li Xiaoya held her chin, sat behind the umbrella, and whispered: "Write two names so that mom and dad won't recognize each other wrongly..."
Mr. Zhang touched her head: "Yes, she is really smart."
The funeral lasted until late.
After the guests dispersed, the cemetery quickly returned to a desolate silence.
The night gradually fell.
But someone walked slowly closer, holding a flower and leaning on a crutch.
"I agree to your marriage." He said hoarsely and put down the flowers.
