The time difference between London and China is about 7 hours.

It was already late at night on Chang'an's side at dawn, and then he began to receive greetings from all walks of life, from domestic institutions, media, and people from all walks of life, so that Xue Wenxiu, who had lived in seclusion in London for decades, became famous again, of course, most of the people called to inquire whether Chang An was willing to be interviewed, and finally all the calls were transferred by Chang An to Lawyer Qiao's mobile phone.

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At dawn, the embassy sent someone over to personally express condolences to Chang An and ask for advice on how to handle Xue Wenxiu's funeral.

Chang An meant that everything was simple, but the embassy felt that it was inappropriate.

"Ms. Xue is the widow of Old Xue, and she has to do it well according to the specifications, and she has already discussed it with China, and she may need more cooperation from Miss Chang. ”

Soon, the funeral team was formed, and by the next morning, reporters and media came to the door, and Chang An was forced to accept a short interview.

The interview was conducted in an unused study on the first floor, and the script was prepared by the reporter in advance, and Chang An was required to speak a paragraph according to the required framework.

At that time, Zhou Wei was watching next to the camera, watching her being fiddled by the reporter, constantly adjusting her sitting posture according to the reporter's requirements, selecting the background, and finally finally choosing an angle to start, and the camera took over, and the light was too dark, and then asked someone to turn on the lights, tossing back and forth for half an hour, and finally started.

Chang An was asked to sit on an old oak chair with a plain white face, according to the previous communication pattern, she could not cry, nor could she be completely free of sadness, she must have a heavy and sad emotion without breaking down.

At first, Chang An was unnatural, his fingers kept pulling the skirt on his knees, and the staff next to him wrote on the white paper, holding it and constantly reminding: "Don't be nervous, don't grab your clothes!" But it was useless, and finally the camera had to move up, trying not to shoot her hand.

In just a few minutes, the video was filmed for more than an hour, and in another room, the purchased coffin was delivered, and the funeral team was discussing how to move Xue Wenxiu's body out.

After the interview, the reporter thanked him, and naturally it was another polite greeting and mourning, Chang An barely said a few perfunctory words, and when the people in the room were scattered, Zhou Wei stepped forward and handed Chang An a glass of water.

Chang An lowered his head and took a small sip, Zhou Wei saw that her lips were a little white and cracked, and couldn't help but hold her shoulder, "Very tired?"

"Hmm. ”

"Do you need to go upstairs and rest for a while?"

How can you rest?

All walks of life outside are waiting for her, the only granddaughter of the eldest parent, to preside over it.

"No need, thank you!" She returned the water cup to Zhou Wei, Zhou Tao touched her fingers when he took it, it was cold, there was no temperature, he held it for a while, Chang An shrank it, but he held it tightly, couldn't pull it open, and finally wrapped the whole palm.

"It's so cold, go get dressed. ”

"No!"

"Obedient, I'll get it for you. ”

Zhou Wei went to another room and brought a shawl over, which was the one she had worn when she was painting in the garden before, and shook off the previous Chang'an's body, she looked very well-behaved at this time, with her head stuffy, and her shoulders were folded, as if to cooperate with his action of wrapping the shawl, she was thin and thin, standing in front of Zhou Xian.

He looked at the top of Chang An's hair, where there was a small piece of flesh in vain, and suddenly his heart moved slightly, so he took advantage of the action of helping her wrap her shawl, put his arms together, and encircled Chang An in his arms, his lips pressed against her scalp and said: "I know you are very tired, bear with it, you will be able to pass soon..."

Chang An was stunned, did not move, and did not shrink out.

Maybe she was really tired, or maybe she couldn't find any hope in this overwhelming gloom, and the glimmer of Zhou Wei's hug that undoubtedly appeared in the darkness, whether she wanted to or not, or had any struggles and hesitations before, this moment disappeared.

She leaned her weak body over slowly, rubbed it tightly, Chang An closed her eyes, and her nose was full of the smell that belonged to him.

She breathed a gloomy tone, and she was a little greedy for this moment of peace.

There was still a lot of noise outside, people were constantly walking around, and the old western-style building, which had been quiet for decades, seemed to become extremely lively overnight.

Zhou Yan hugged Chang An, "There is still more than an hour before leaving for the church, I will help you keep an eye on the rest of the matter, you go upstairs and sleep for a while." ”

She didn't close her eyes all night last night, and she didn't sleep well with Xue Wenxiu day and night before, Zhou Wei was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold on, but Chang An shook his head.

"No, I'm fine. ”

"But ......" was about to persuade, when the door of the room that had been hidden was suddenly pushed open.

"Ann!" a tall man walked in, only to see someone hugging each other in the room, and the man immediately raised his hands, "t...... Ijust ...... "Bian Zhizhi said, while hurriedly retreating out, Chang An heard the movement and had already pushed Zhou Wei away as fast as he could, flashing to the side, but the four eyes were facing each other, and the man who was about to withdraw suddenly widened his eyes.

HocouldUhere...... He stared at Chang An incredulously, and quickly swept over to look at Zhou Wei, his eyes quickly swimming around the faces of the two, as if he was looking at a pair of monsters.

Chang An hadn't recovered from his embarrassment, his face was a little burning, he kicked his breath and greeted: "Hi, Eden......"

The man who can be called "Eden" seems to be more interested in Zhou Wei, and his eyes have been chasing him.

The originally good atmosphere was interrupted by the man who suddenly rushed in, Zhou Wei was already a little unhappy, and the other party's eyes seemed to be peeling, his eyebrows tightened, and he simply met the other party's gaze.

The man in front of him had blond-brown hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a black mid-length coat, he was tall and long-legged, and he looked quite young.

The two looked at each other like this, for four or five seconds, Zhou Wei was about to speak, but the other party took the first step to close his gaze and turned to look at Chang An.

“dyoulikeahug?” As he spoke, he walked over, and suddenly opened his arms and hugged Chang An into his arms.

Chang An: "......"

She actually brushed over to pay attention to Zhou Wei's face for the first time, and it was obvious that Zhou Wei's face sank to the bottom all of a sudden, and she looked at the foreign man who had been rubbing the butterfly bones on Chang An's back, chanting a sutra in his mouth, "HocanIhelpu?" Ianttobehereithu……”

Zhou Wei raised his hand and touched his nose, and patted the man's shoulder, the man seemed to be still immersed in grief, holding Chang An and not letting go.

Zhou Wei licked the sockets of his teeth, and suddenly used his hand to pull the man away.

The man frowned, with a look of displeasure: "......"

Chang An saw that the two of them seemed to be about to pinch up, and immediately walked over, "I'm sorry, let me introduce you first, this is Eden, my financial advisor." ”

As a result, Zhou Wei's face became even more ugly, and a financial advisor was so affectionate with her?

Here Chang An introduced Zhou Wei again, but he said: "Eden, this is Zhou Wei." In just a few words, there was no identity, and Eden immediately looked stunned, and then patted Zhou Yan's shoulder with a slightly exaggerated amplitude: "?"

Zhou Wei: "......"

While he endured the other party's lame Chinese, one shoulder seemed to be slapped and sunk.

Zhou Wei's face can no longer be described by the word "ugly", and even a little... Abandon.

Fortunately, at this time, someone came to knock on the door and told him that everything was ready, and Xue Wenxiu's body could be moved into the coffin.

Chang An responded, walked out first, and the two men in the room glanced at each other, and also left the room one after another.

After the death of Chang'an's grandfather, Xue Wenxiu began to convert to Catholicism, and according to the local funeral process, the first stop was to send the body to the church.

Chang An was about to get into the car with the coffin, and another car drove not far away.

Two people got out of the car and walked directly in front of Chang An.

"Miss Chang, hello, we were sent by Secretary Chang. ”

The other party's words are concise and to the point, and they are very neat.

Chang An held on to the car door and glanced at it, a man and a woman, both wearing orthodox black suits, standing straight.

Chang An asked, "My father didn't come?"

The two of them probably didn't expect her to ask like this, they looked at each other, and finally the woman replied: "Secretary Chang has been busy these days and can't leave, so let's both come over and see if there is anything we need help with." ”

Chang An smiled bitterly, according to the time, it should be the night of the first day of the Chinese New Year, what is he busy with?

"No need, please go back and bring a message to the permanent secretary, the work is more important, and I won't bother him with it here." After saying that, he turned around and got into the car and hung the two people directly on the driveway.

On the way to the church, Zhou Wei was in the same car with Chang An, and he paid attention to her expression all the way, except that his face was a little paler, but he didn't see any excessive emotions.

The church is not far from the residence, about half an hour's drive, and it is also on the outskirts.

The funeral was presided over by the pastor, and Chang An only agreed to let a few close relatives and friends in, and reporters and others were stopped at the door.

The priest read the eulogy, prayed, and finally covered the coffin with a velvet cloth.

The next stop is the cemetery.

The cemetery has been prepared for a long time, located in the Highgate area of the northern suburbs of London, it is said that Chang An's grandfather personally went to choose, and many local British celebrities are also buried in that cemetery, so Chang An's grandfather directly bought two caves after taking a fancy to them, and the two caves are adjacent to each other, planning to bury the husband and wife together after the deceased.

It's just a pity that Chang An's grandfather died after the body was taken back to China, his ancestral home in Shanghai, slept in the Universal Cemetery, and then the former residence was repaired, and a ancestral hall was built for him, and the tablet was moved to the ancestral hall.

Chang An had also tactfully asked Xue Wenxiu before, whether she wanted to be buried in the UK or return to her roots, how did she answer Chang An at that time?

"Your grandfather is buried in Shanghai, your uncle is buried in the United States, your mother is in Yunling, and I'm left... When the time comes, let's see, where you close your eyes, you will be buried, and you will be tossed. ”

Chang An respected Xue Wenxiu's intentions, and finally buried in the Highgate Cemetery chosen by his grandfather, and foreign countries also allowed burial, so that the flesh rotted in the ground, and finally returned to the earth.

The group of about four or five cars finally stopped at the entrance of Highgate Cemetery.

The staff carried the coffin into it, passed through a dark arched gate, and when you went in and looked up, you could see a large cemetery, and a solemn and heavy feeling came from the pavement.

Xue Wenxiu's cemetery needs to climb the stairs, and as the coffin walks, Chang An is obviously physically exhausted when he gets to the back, Zhou Wei helped him by the side, she staggered her hand and wanted to refuse.

"No!"

As a result, Zhou Yan pinched her arm hard, "What can you do!" He didn't care if she wanted it or not, he helped Chang An all the way to the second half, and Chang An leaned on his arm almost half of his body in the back, and he needed to support him to continue to move forward.

After more than half an hour's journey, he finally stopped in front of Xue Wenxiu's tombstone.

The location is very good, occupying the apex, overlooking most of the city of London, and there is a large lawn in front, no wonder Chang An's grandfather fell in love with it at a glance.

The coffin landed, Chang An stood alone in front of the tombstone for a few minutes, no one dared to disturb, and Zhou Wei also retreated to the side.

In the past few minutes, everyone only saw Chang An's back, thin, with his head slightly lowered, looking at the inscription on the tombstone, while the wind was loud all around, birds were hovering overhead, and the weather was not good.

No one knew what Chang An was thinking in those few minutes, only that she was very calm throughout the whole process, and then turned around and looked at the people around her.

"Let's get started. ”

After receiving the instructions, the scene began to move around, according to the local religious process, first blessed the tomb, and then sprinkled holy water on the coffin and the tomb, the introduction of the officiating ceremony, prayers, all the relatives and friends present around the coffin to offer flowers and pray, and finally the coffin into the ground, the tomb sealing ceremony, and finally the farewell ceremony, everyone stepped forward one by one, bowed to the tombstone.

According to the generation, Chang An is the first, and Zhou Xian is the second as a spouse, and they take turns to go over one by one.

The air was filled with the scent of grass and flowers, and the band was playing music on the lawn not far away, and several media outlets were allowed to follow along to record Xue Wenxiu's funeral ceremony.

The whole ceremony lasted almost an hour, and after the announcement was over, the people present came to greet Chang An one by one, and what they said was nothing more than those polite words, and it was like one of the fixed processes, Chang An held his spirits one by one.

In the end, everyone was basically scattered, and the rest were a few people who had been close to Xue Wenxiu before his death.

Dr. Lee is one, "Mourning!"

Chang An responded, and then Lawyer Qiao came over, and he also brought his professional ethics and asked, "When does Miss Chang have time recently and need to deal with Ms. Xue's will with you?" ”

Chang An didn't have this thought for the time being, "I should stay in London for a while longer, and I'll contact you when the time comes." ”

Lawyer Qiao didn't ask much.

In the end, Eden walked over, and without saying a word, he gave Chang An a solid hug first, "letitgo."

Chang An nodded, "Thank you!"

After that, Eden looked at Zhou Wei next to him and said in still broken Chinese: "Take care of her!"

Zhou Wei's face was solemn and he didn't answer.

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