Chapter 90: The Funeral
Xu Simu put his hand on his lap, looking like he was listening.
"I want to go to work in City C. ”
Xu Simu blinked, "Go to City C, then what about your work in the steel mill?"
In a small county, Lin Fangzhou's job in a local state-owned enterprise, an iron rice bowl, is already a good job that everyone envies.
"I want to go to the big city to see the world," Lin Fangzhou said, "and I'm going to quit first." ”
Xu Simu nodded.
It's good for a man to have a bit of foresight and want to go out and hone himself and go to the next level.
It's just that......
"What about Uncle Lin?"
"I told my dad about this, my dad agreed, anyway, the drive is more than an hour, and it is convenient to go back and forth, and his only request now is that he hopes that I can get married as soon as possible, and I promise him to get married at the end of next year. ”
Xu Simu: "The last sentence is the point. ”
Lin Fangzhou talked to Xu Simu for a while and left.
In the elevator, he picked up the letter in his pocket again and looked at it.
I have been in my pocket for so many days, and the edges of the old letter are a little hairy.
The content of this letter has already reached his lips several times, but Lin Fangzhou finally plans not to say it yet.
The elevator door opened with a clang, Lin Fangzhou folded the letter paper in his hand, and saw Zhou Hanyue who was carrying an insulated lunch box and wanted to get on the elevator.
Lin Fangzhou's eyes sank suddenly.
Zhou Hanyue stepped up, and Lin Fangzhou said to him: "If you are really sorry for Simu, I will not be able to spare you at that time." ”
He put down the threatening word and went out in his pocket.
Zhou Hanyue watched expressionlessly, and the elevator door slowly closed in front of him.
Zhou Hanyue came in from outside, saw Xu Simu looking at his mobile phone, and said dissatisfiedly: "You should have confiscated your mobile phone a long time ago, you are only allowed to play for two hours a day." ”
Xu Simu shook his phone, "I don't think the stand-in you are looking for is realistic enough." ”
The more Zhou Han looked over, Xu Simu had already moved his fingers back again.
The phone screen is the new photo.
This time it was not only Zhou Hanyue's back, but also Shu Qing's face, and the pink stroller between the two.
Zhou Hanyue raised his eyebrows, "You know again?"
"I don't know," Xu Simu said, "You have been basically 24 hours a day for the past two days, where did you go to have a tryst with your second sister-in-law's hotel." ”
Zhou Hanyue opened the thermos box and took out the very soft and glutinous glutinous rice porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat for Xu Simu, "Then I can't go out while you're asleep?"
"This man is not you. ”
Xu Simu tapped his finger on the screen, and turned off the phone and put it aside.
"How do you tell?"
"If I don't recognize this, then I don't need to be your wife. Xu Simu snorted lightly, "You don't have any confidence in me." ”
Zhou Hanyue rubbed the top of her hair, "Fiery eyes." ”
Xu Simu snorted.
Zhou Hanyue has not rested in the past few days, even in Xu Simu's ward, he is still processing documents or making phone calls.
The specifications of the funeral, the choice of the cemetery for Chu Fang, the invitation of Mr. Feng Shui to see the feng shui, and the list of guests invited to the funeral were all done by Zhou Hanyue himself.
Xu Simu looked at the red blood in Zhou Hanyue's eyes, she put away the small table and beckoned Zhou Hanyue to come over.
"Huh?"
Zhou Hanyue walked to the side of the bed, and before Xu Simu could speak, he was already held by a woman's soft little hand.
He was pulled to the edge of the bed and sat down, the woman's slender fingers pressed to his temples.
"Close your eyes. ”
Xu Simu helped Zhou Hanyue rub his temples and forehead, "The massage techniques I saw on my phone in the past two days are comfortable, right?"
Zhou Hanyue half-squinted, "Hmm." ”
Xu Simu smiled, "I also have a craft, in the future, if you open me from your company, I can pretend to be blind and massage the blind with sunglasses." ”
"I can afford to raise you. ”
"It's not a question of whether to raise or not," Xu Simu said very solemnly, "This is the criterion, I have to have my own career." ”
She didn't think that Zhou Hanyue would change her mind or anything else, but she wanted to live like she wanted to live, and she was not completely attached to men. ”
The funeral was three days later.
The day before the funeral, Xu Simu took a look at the guest list drawn up by Zhou Hanyue.
There are very few people.
It was Chu Fang's school colleagues who were better before her death, as well as the Lin family, and the people on her side.
Xu Simu was very grateful to Zhou Hanyue for not making a statement.
She didn't want Chu Fang to be on this last journey away, but she couldn't be at peace, and found some messy people and things to block her heart.
Zhou Hanyue asked Lin Yu to buy a black skirt for Xu Simu.
When you put it on, it looks dignified.
A hairpin flower with a white gauze pinned to the end of the hair.
"And this. ”
Zhou Hanyue handed the box in his hand to Xu Simu.
Xu Simu took the box a little surprised, "What?"
She opened the box curiously, and then saw a maple leaf diamond hairpin lying quietly inside the box.
This is exactly the birthday gift that Chu Fang gave her.
"When are you going back to City C?"
"I asked Pei San to bring them when they came. ”
Zhou Hanyue called all his friends who had a good relationship in City C.
They are also well-known figures in City C, and at such a funeral, it is to give Chu Fang face and express his due attitude as a son-in-law.
Even if you don't say much, your actions speak for yourself.
Xu Simu's eyes flickered a little, and she took out the hairpin, "Then you can help me put it on." ”
Zhou Hanyue pinned the hairpin to Xu Simu's ponytail.
"Is it good-looking?" Xu Simu tilted his head and asked him.
"Good looking. ”
Zhou Hanyue also wore a black suit of the same color as Xu Simu.
Today was cloudy, and by the time the two of them went out, a light rain had already begun to fall in the sky.
The rain is very fine, as if a huge rain curtain is woven between heaven and earth.
Zhou Hanyue held a huge black umbrella and helped Xu Simu to the car.
The black private car drove very slowly all the way to the cemetery.
Xu Simu and Zhou Hanyue arrived early.
Before the funeral began, it was already there.
But I was surprised to find that outside the cemetery, there were already a lot of people gathered, standing together, twenty or thirty people, and some children.
Xu Simu saw that on both sides, there were many wreaths, and the words on the wreaths were very clear: "Teacher Chu, go all the way."
She hadn't cried all these days, except for the moment when the body in the kitchen was pushed into the kitchen for cremation, and it was finally stuck in the depths of her heart and tears welled up, even when the eulogy was read in the funeral home, she didn't feel any tears at all.
But now, when she saw such a white banner, she couldn't control the tears that flowed from her eyes.
If Chu Fang is the best person in this life, it is not Xu Simu, but her students.
Since Chu Fang returned to Anling's primary school to teach ten years ago, in the past ten years, the first batch of students she has brought have all graduated from college.
Now that something like this has happened, to be able to brave today's gloomy and bad rainy day is already touching in people's hearts.
Zhou Hanyue held Xu Simu's shoulder, gently kissed the top of her hair, and held an umbrella with one hand.
Xu Simu walked to the side of the road, and then bowed deeply to the students and parents who were not on the guest list, but came spontaneously.
She bent over, ninety degrees, and didn't straighten up for a long time.
She heard an elderly aunt say, "I'm still pregnant, hurry up, don't let your mother worry." ”
Xu Simu was helped up by Zhou Hanyue.
Someone said, "After the funeral is over, let's go in and bow to Teacher Chu." ”
"Yes, we're here to see the teacher off for the last time. ”
"In the past, my son was naughty and mischievous, and he couldn't succeed in changing many class teachers, but Teacher Chu taught him well, and now he is in the first middle school in the city!"
"My daughter too, speaking of which teacher is the best, that is, Teacher Chu, I really can't come back from abroad in the past two days, so I must send a wreath. ”
Zhou Hanyue helped Xu Simu and asked Lin Yu to deal with the matter here.
Lin Yu nodded.
At the funeral, quite a few people have gathered.
Xu Simu eased his mind and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
The funeral begins.
First, a long and deep eulogy.
Xu Simu listened to these words, as if they were coming from a distant place.
Sounds perfect like a perfect dummy.
But actually.
Chu Fang is not perfect.
She is also selfish, cowardly, and cowardly in the face of people who are stronger than herself, she has never been afraid of hitting a stone with an egg, and she does not dare to hit it hard.
But there is also wisdom and meticulousness in this.
Perhaps, if it weren't for her insistence on holding a wedding at this time, if it weren't for the fact that she had to gamble and Lu Qing prevented her from holding the wedding, she would have to go over and give her a good look, and Chu Fang would be fine.
And Xu Simu also learned conscience, kindness, and self-pity, self-love, self-reliance and self-improvement as a girl.
While the eulogy was being read, a howl was heard from elsewhere.
"My miserable sister! You died unjustly! Woo woo, God has no eyes! Such a good girl, still like a flower, is gone......
This kind of crying and mourning, dry thunder and no rain, is particularly disgusting.
Chu Jing was late, and as soon as she came, she rushed forward and knelt on the ground crying in the dark.
Xu Simu frowned.
If it weren't for Chu Fang's relationship with her, coupled with her relationship with Zhou Hanyue, I'm afraid this distant aunt would really be afraid of it.
Zhou Hanyue turned sideways and called Lin Yu to come over and explain two sentences.
Lin Yu immediately bowed his head, and asked his subordinates to quietly take Chu Jing away first.
Chu Jing was followed by a man in his twenties, supporting Chu Jing, "Mom, don't cry......"
Chu Jing wailed: "Sister, you haven't seen your nephew yet, this is your nephew......!
Lin Yu really couldn't stand it, and said two words in Chu Jing's ear: "My boss asks you to go out and rest first." ”
When Chu Jing heard that it was Zhou Hanyue's order, it was considered to be silent, and she lowered her head, still crying and walking out.
This farce ended, and the funeral continued.
After the eulogy is recited, the guests come to bow and present bouquets and wreaths.
Xu Simu didn't want to play an umbrella, but she is now pregnant, and her body is a little weak, so she is inevitably afraid of getting sick and having a fever in the rain.
Lin Yu stood behind with a big umbrella, sheltering Xu Simu and Zhou Hanyue from the rain.
On the tombstone, Chu Fang's photo chose a black and white photo from his youth.
Chu Fang wore a dome politely, smiled, and had two shallow pear vortices on his cheeks, which were very sweet and beautiful.
At that time, she was still in her best years, or when she had just come out of college, she was eager for love and passion.
But it was at that time that I met the last person I should have met in my life.
Xu Simu glanced at the gate of the cemetery in the distance.
There was a black private car that stopped.
Stopped at the entrance of the cemetery, and then several people got out of the car and walked in from the outside with umbrellas.
When Xu Simu saw the person in it, the blood on his body seemed to have frozen into ice in an instant.
She watched with cold hands and feet as the man approached.
The person who came was none other than the Xu family.
Xu Jingyi reluctantly followed.
He didn't want to come today.
But his parents said that they wanted to come, and they wanted to catch him who wanted salted fish at home, so he had to come over.
Xu Jingyi crossed Xu Qingya's shoulder in front and looked at Xu Simu, who was not far in front.
Xu Simu's eyes were cold that he had never seen before.
The group walked over, and the front had consciously moved out of the way.
Everyone else also knows the current relationship between Xu Simu and the Xu family.
They couldn't help but guess that since they were not their biological mothers, but now they called the mother of a woman who was not their biological mother for more than 20 years, wouldn't they be embarrassed.
Xu Simu's hands were already clenched into fists, clenched tightly.
Zhou Hanyue held Xu Simu's hand and gently dissolved her strength.
Xu Simu closed his eyes.
When she closed her eyes, she could remember Chu Fang's face.
She knew that now at her mother's funeral, it was not good to have an argument with such a pair of scumbags and, and she warned herself that she must calm down.
She opened her eyes again, and the corners of her lips were already smiling, but inside her eyes, they were as cold as ice cubes, as if they could freeze people to death in an instant.
They came today to show the attitude of the Xu family.
On the contrary, if he doesn't come, the newspaper will inevitably put all kinds of bad remarks on Xu Simu's head.
But once they came, it showed that they chose to forgive such a "morally corrupt" junior.
Xu Haijian and Lu Qing walked to the tombstone, bowed to the tombstone, and then offered flowers.
Subsequently, it was Xu Jingyi and Xu Qingya.
Xu Simu bowed slightly and returned the salute.
The funeral is over.
Many of them have already left first.
Xu Simu and Zhou Hanyue sent away their relatives and friends who came from City C first.
Fu Wanxi, Qi Ran, and Li Zhengke all came from City C last night.
After Li Zhengke offered flowers, he handed Xu Simu a pack of tissues, and then left with Lu Jingzhong and Du Jiayin.
Xu Simu received a short message from Li Zhengke on his mobile phone.
[Remember to be good, see you tomorrow in the company.] 】
When Xu Simu saw Li Zhengke's words, he felt a little warm in his heart.
Qi Ran and Fu Wanxi, as friends, did not leave first, knowing that Zhou Hanyue must have a lot of things to deal with, they were waiting for Xu Simu in the car outside the cemetery, and when Zhou Hanyue couldn't accompany Xu Simu, they accompanied her first.
Next to the cemetery, Xu Simu and the Xu family were standing at this time.
Xu Qingya helped Lu Qing over.
Lu Qing's eyes were also a little red, and he said to Xu Simu: "Mourning and changing, I don't know when you knew the truth, but you should also know that I have always treated you as my own daughter, if you feel awkward, you don't need to call me mother in the future......"
Xu Simu sneered: "There is no need to remind. ”
Xu Haijian frowned, "Xu Simu, what kind of attitude do you have? There's nothing wrong with your Aunt Lu." ”
"Oh, there's nothing wrong with that," Xu Simu looked at Xu Haijian, "It's you who is wrong, Dad, if you hadn't deceived your mother about your married status, and you deliberately induced a little girl to fall in love with you and fall in love with you but abandoned her, then there wouldn't be these things now, wouldn't you." ”
"What did you say?!"
Xu Haijian's pupils contracted suddenly, and he raised his hand angrily to give Xu Simu a slap.
However, when the palm of his hand was raised into the air, it was intercepted by a powerful hand.
Zhou Hanyue looked at Xu Haijian with a cold look in his eyes, "Father-in-law, please think about your current identity." ”
When Xu Haijian let go of his hand, he stumbled back two steps and almost fell to the ground.
His body has been weak in recent years, and compared to Zhou Hanyue, who is in the prime of life at this time, he must be powerless.
He consciously showed a gaffe in front of Zhou Hanyue, after all, Xu Simu is still Zhou Hanyue's wife.
He smiled wryly, "I know, it's just Simu, you can't say it too badly, this is in front of your mother's tombstone, do you want her to let her go?"
Xu Simu said coldly: "Uneasy? It is precisely because of a man like you that he refuses to let her go even after death, and he has to come to her tombstone to brush her face, so that she can go uneasy." ”
Xu Haijian is not light.
His chest rose and fell, "You child, who taught you to be polite and honest since you were a child? I raised you since I was a child, not your mother!"
He pointed to the tombstone, "What did she give you besides giving birth to you?
Xu Simu's eyes were cold, as if they were covered with a layer of ice.
She shouted, "Xing Na!"
"I'm here, ma'am. ”
Xu Simu pointed at Xu Haijian, "Get her out of this cemetery for me, if he won't leave, you know what to do." ”
Xing Na immediately said, "Yes." ”
Xu Haijian stood still, looking at Xing Na who came over with a little contempt.
"How can a woman ...... Whew!"
Before the words fell, Xing Na had already held her wrist.
His old arms and legs, plus since he was middle-aged, eating, drinking and having fun, has hollowed out his body, and he can't stand Xing Na's anti-scissors at all.
Xu Haijian's hand was cut behind him by Xing Na, "Can you go?"
"Go, go, let go!" Xu Haijian wailed.
At this time, neither Lu Qing nor Xu Qingya stepped forward, only Xu Jingyi rushed over.
"You let go!"
Xu Jingyi is not Xing Na's opponent at all, Xing Na said: "Our wife said, please leave." ”
Xu Haijian was driven away, he walked in front angrily, Xu Jingyi followed behind, and the two got into the car outside the cemetery one after the other.
Xu Jingyi asked Xu Haijian: "Is what the third sister said just now true?"
Xu Haijing rubbed his wrist, "What's not true?"
"Did you hide the fact that you were married from the third sister's biological mother?"
"You also believe this? You don't know how good the relationship between me and your mother is? She was instigated by that junior, anyway, people are dead, and everything is dead without proof, so naturally Xu Simu is what he says," Xu Haijian said, "Your mother didn't tell you?"
Xu Jingyi said: "I said it. ”
Naturally, Lu Qing also told him.
It's basically the same as the story uploaded on the Internet.
Chu Fang's character is problematic, she deliberately wants her mother to be expensive with her daughter, and sent her daughter to the Xu family, it was Lu Qing who pulled her up, but now it is Xu Simuen who will take revenge.
Xu Jingyi said: "But my mother is not good to the third sister. ”
"How do you know it's not good?" Xu Haijian said, "If it's not good, I won't let Xu Simu be taken away by that junior now, and now even her biological father dares to beat her!"
Xu Jingyi was silent.
This is what he himself has seen.
At this time, it was still at the entrance of the cemetery.
Lu Qing sighed, "Simu, no matter what your father is like, you shouldn't be like this when you are a daughter." ”
Xu Simu sneered and took a step forward towards Lu Qing.
"When you come to my mother's tombstone, aren't you afraid of a ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night?"
The expression on Lu Qing's face did not change, and he smiled, "What do you mean by this? What am I afraid of?" ”
"You haven't done anything wrong?"
"No," Lu Qing stretched out his hands, "my hands are clean and clean, and they have never been stained with dirty things." ”
Xu Simu's face was gloomy.
"Yes. ”
For a long time, no matter what bad things happened to Xu Simu, they had nothing to do with Lu Qing.
She's very good at attacking people's hearts.
Lu Qingneng disappeared in front of him without a trace of blood in his hands.
Mom was right.
She is not Lu Qing's opponent.
At the very least, if she is so irritable and has such a head-on hard encounter, she will never be Lu Qing's opponent.
Xu Simu took a step back.
"Xing Na, please ask Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu to leave. ”
Xing Na immediately stepped forward, Lu Qing and Xu Qingya also saw Xing Na's methods just now, so they smiled and said, "Don't bother, we will go by ourselves." ”
Lu Qing looked at Xu Simu: "Go back to City C as soon as possible, the Xu family will always be your maiden home." ”
Xu Qingya accompanied Lu Qing away.
She knew that in such a gloomy and cold cemetery environment, she shouldn't think like this, but she couldn't stop thinking like this.
Now, Xu Simu finally can't hold a wedding with Zhou Hanyue.
Xu Simu wears filial piety, and he can't do happy events for at least half a year.
Xu Qingya opened the car door for Lu Qing, Lu Qing leaned over and came in, and saw a figure standing with an umbrella on the side of the road not far away.
She just glanced at it and bent down into the car.
She took her phone and sent a message.
[I won't go back to City C tonight, I'll go to you.] 】
Inside the cemetery.
Zhou Hanyue accompanied Xu Simu to wait in front of the tombstone in the kitchen for twenty minutes.
He looked sideways at Xu Simu's face.
Pale, but his eyes are unusually firm.
Xu Simu stepped forward and squatted down.
Her stomach is obvious now, and when she squats down, she looks very bulky, Zhou Hanyue held her arm, she slowly squatted down, and then knelt in front of the tombstone, pasted the marble tombstone wet with rain on her side face, and whispered: "Mom, I will help you take revenge, one by one, don't let go." ”