Chapter 316: The Funeral
I couldn't hold back my emotions anymore and started crying. Big Daddy has taught me so much and given me so much. If it weren't for Big Daddy, or maybe I'd still be a down-and-out kid who was looked down upon.
According to the last wish of the big daddy, everything will be simple for the big daddy. All the members of the Iron Blood Society only held a brief memorial service in the large square of the ghost city. Almost all of Daddy's friends have arrived, and there are even Daddy's enemies. I received them as the leader of the Iron Blood, and within three days, the dead were great. Therefore, no one dared to come and make trouble.
Zhou Lu cried like a tearful person and fainted several times. The phoenix girl has been supporting her on the side, crying with her.
"Child, your father is gone, and I am your real mother. "The words of the Phoenix Girl made me feel inexplicably sad, and what she said at this moment, I really understood the meaning.
The Phoenix Girl actually didn't approve of Daddy's deathbed care, and she respected my choice very much. If Daddy could withstand the pressure back then, then it was not my aunt who married Daddy, but a phoenix girl.
Zhang Feiying took Zhang Xiaonan to the scene of the memorial service, and many brothers of the Iron and Blood Society were eager to get rid of this gang leader who had fought with Big Daddy for almost a lifetime. I held back my grief and suppressed my brothers. Zhang Xiaonan's life was saved by Zhang Feiying, if Zhang Xiaonan hadn't come back to life, I think Zhou Lu's illness would have been difficult to heal. Therefore, Zhang Feiying is also indirectly Zhou Lu's life-saving benefactor.
The two sisters recognized each other, hugged each other and wept bitterly. I have seen many sad scenes in my life, but this one felt the deepest. Elle had been standing at the back of the crowd, silently weeping. She didn't dare to come in front of me, for fear of stimulating Zhou Lu. Enron and Jenny knew in their hearts that Ellie's love for me. So, the two of them have been with Elle.
Officer Zhang from the police station, as my friend, attended the memorial service of my father. She saw a lot of people she wanted to catch but didn't catch, and many of them were Daddy's enemies during his lifetime.
After the memorial service, I entrusted Zhou Haitao to send Zhou Lu to my grandfather. After that, I devoted myself to the work of Zhongcheng Group with a sad heart.
Once I got to work, I had to put all my grief behind. The matter of demolition and relocation involves all aspects, and the slightest mistake will cause a catastrophe.
Elle had been struggling with one thing, a three-story brick house in a narrow street in the old city. According to the neighbors, this building is very old, and even has a history of more than 100 years. There is a ginkgo tree in the courtyard, which is about several feet high.
The building was inhabited by an elderly couple, in their nineties. Their children have long since died, and this building is the only memorial of their lives.
Elle visited her several times, but she was closed. When Elle mentioned this to me, she also felt helpless. I can't communicate with the elderly at all, it's not about money. The two old men didn't have to worry about food and clothing, they were just reluctant to tear down the building, and of course, the ginkgo tree in the courtyard was dug up.
In the evening, I came to the third floor alone. The building next to it is already being demolished, and I am worried that the building will fall if it is not supported by the surrounding area. And the lives of the two old men are really worried. I tapped lightly on the two mottled wooden doors, and then the doors opened.
A rickety old woman opened the door tremblingly.
"What are you still doing here? Didn't I say that? If you want to demolish the house, you will just tear it down, just bury me and the old man here, and you won't have to go anywhere. ”
The old woman looked at me and was about to close the door. I hurriedly stepped in and whispered.
"Grandma, I'm not demolishing the house, I'm just passing through here. Now it is estimated that the water and electricity will be cut off soon, and I am worried about the life of you and grandpa. ”
"What are you afraid of if you don't have electricity? We have candles, not to mention that we can leave them unlit at night. In the courtyard, there is a well, and there is more than enough water for eating and drinking, so you won't bother with it. "The old lady was always wary of me, and didn't want me to go in.
"Grandma, I heard that grandpa loves to play chess, and I just want to play with him. You see that the neighbors have moved away, what do you say if grandpa's chess addiction is committed?" The two old men are stubborn, and I can only knock on the side.
"Are you really here to play chess with grandpa?" the old woman looked suspicious.
"Of course, if I talk to you and grandpa about the relocation, you will use the cane in your hand to drive me away. "Looking at this old man with an old face, I felt like I saw a grandmother or grandmother in heaven. Even if they were still alive, they were not as old as the old woman.
The old woman took me in, and I helped her plug the courtyard door. The building is indeed very dilapidated, and many places are dilapidated. My grandmother took me into my grandfather's study, which was large and clean. There are a lot of flowers and plants on the balcony, and although it is winter, it is still stubbornly blooming.
"Old woman, you brought someone in again. Didn't I tell you? They dismantled it when they wanted to, and we saved money for two coffins. "The old man is really stubborn, his words can almost choke people to death.
"Grandpa, I'm just a passerby. When I passed by, I saw a light on inside, so I came in and had a look. I heard from the neighbors that you love to play chess and want to play two games with you, but I don't know if you are willing to do so. I said with a smile, trying to make myself more relaxed.
"Wow......" The old man became interested when he heard this, and quickly took out the chessboard. My grandmother happily busied herself making tea for me and my grandfather.
To be honest, I don't dare to compliment my chess skills at all, so I can only bite the bullet here. When playing against the old man, I blindly switched with him, thinking that as long as I ate all the chess pieces, I could fight with the old man to a draw.
The old man has always been calm and not in a hurry. He smiled, and even if I tried to swap sons with him, he tried to avoid it. The tea brought by the grandmother exuded a strong fragrance.
I asked what the leaves were, and my grandmother told me that they were the leaves of the ginkgo trees in the courtyard. I couldn't help but worry about the tall ginkgo tree. The fire at the city gate has affected the pond fish, this house is going to be demolished, can the tree still live?
Just as I hesitated, the old man made a surprise move and checkmated my veteran. I smiled, and I couldn't call it my grandfather's opponent.
"Young man, you have something on your mind, and you are a little too impatient. If it is a few years later, the old man will definitely not be your opponent. "The old man is also modest, and his chess skills are comparable to those of my grandfather and Mr. An. I was about to get up to say goodbye, when suddenly there was another knock on the door, and the old woman, though angry, went out and opened the door.
I went out with me, and a few young men came in. It seemed that he had come to talk to the old man about the conditions of the demolition, and I recognized one of them at a glance as Biaozi's brother.
"What are you doing here? The old man's house, no one wants to move it......
"Boss......" The brother was about to call out the boss, and I drank a sentence.
"Didn't you hear me, why don't you hurry up?" Seeing this, these young men slipped away one by one......