In the huge living room, there were many people standing and sitting in twos and threes, men and women, all of them were dressed in black, talking in a low voice, so that there were many people, but there was not much noise in the room, like a haunted house. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Xu stood at the top of the stairs, staring at the living room expressionlessly, there were really a lot of big people, except for the people in the business circle who had met in the Anserina Club at the beginning, there were five former presidents and future presidents alone.

Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, these are the three former presidents, William Clinton and George W. Bush, these are the two future presidents -- the former is on vacation and comes with his wife, and the latter represents the elder Bush who is sitting in the vice presidential position.

In addition, there is another big man who is not a big man, Benjamin Davis, in his fifties, who is not good-looking, but still calm and atmospheric, the child of the younger brother of the stepfather of First Lady Nancy Davis, who came to the funeral as a special envoy of the president.

Then, there are countless high-ranking officials in other departments or representatives of political and business families.

This is extremely glorious, right? Li Xu suddenly had such a thought, then reached out and pressed his head and sighed.

"Are you alright, Add?" a female voice came from the side.

"Don't worry, Carlo. Li Xu nodded to Caroline and Kennedy Jr. behind her, and then changed the subject and asked, "Are you coming down?"

"Madame is fine. Caroline nodded, then stepped forward and hugged him, "Condolences." ”

Kennedy Jr. did the same, and at the end he whispered, "What if...... Well, if you want someone to talk to......"

"It's okay, John, it's okay," Li Xu smiled, "Thank you." ”

After they went down, they stood for a while, and then Li Xu came down from the staircase, politely greeted familiar or unfamiliar people, accepted their greetings, and finally got into the kitchen, and then froze.

And Eleanor, who was standing in front of the refrigerator, was holding a champagne bottle and pouring it directly into her mouth, and then coughed violently.

Li Xu shook his head, walked over and took the bottle in her hand, put it aside, and then pulled out a few tissues and handed it to her, gently patting her back.

"Thanks, Add, I've ...... Much better. After coughing, Eleanor said as she wiped the corners of her mouth, her face flushed with alcohol.

"I never thought about it...... And so he went," and then she said to herself, "I always thought that he would be like this forever, forever unkind commander. ”

"Kingship doesn't last forever, Ellie, anyone will have this day. Li Xu said comfortingly.

"I know, of course I do, and I'm not ......" Eleanor waved her hand aimlessly, "I just...... Some are unwilling to ......"

She began to talk about how she won her current job, how hard this job was, how she overcame these difficulties, and so on.

All in all, I haven't proven myself yet, so why aren't you there?

As mentioned before, Li Xu's uncle was cultivated as an heir from the beginning, and such heirs are, in a sense, the shadows of their predecessors, such as Little Morgan and Old Morgan.

Naturally, the same is true for children's education, which is why Eleanor is very rebellious after entering adolescence, always thinking of making a career with her own efforts.

And after her uncle died in a car accident, she lived with her grandfather for a long time, so under the effect of empathy, resentment towards her father and the desire for recognition, just

Li Xu only listened to this, although he understood this state very well, but in the eyes of outsiders, he, a precocious and precocious child, got along well with his parents.

What's more, looking at her like this, she just wants to talk to someone, not someone to consult.

"Sorry, Add, I seem to have said too much again. Eleanor smiled wryly at the end of her chatter.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it's our grandfather, part of the family. Li Xu continued to comfort, "At least, grandpa didn't walk in pain." ”

“…… I heard that your little guy and her mother were there at the time?" asked Eleanor after a moment's distraction.

"Yes, grandpa likes her very much, so he takes her over from time to time. Li Xu nodded, "According to the servant, it's still ...... When she went to wake up her grandfather, she found that there was no movement. ”

"Poor little one, may it not leave any shadow on her?" said Eleanor at once.

"Hopefully not. Li Xu sighed.

This little guy who is not worried, who is almost three years old, still can't understand the concept of death, but ...... As a human being in two lives, Li Xu is facing the death of his family for the first time.

The mother in the previous life ran away early, and the father in the previous life came back in the form of an urn, which did not touch him too much at that time.

Well, not now, grandpa seems to be asleep, and for a reborn person, it seems...... In short, there was no fluctuation in his heart, but he felt a little unreal, after all, he was fine at the beginning of the year, and the doctor said that his grandfather died of organ failure, which was a normal phenomenon.

While he was thinking, there was a knock on the door twice, and then Diana pushed the door in.

"Great, both of you are here, come out, let's go. She looked relieved.

"I'm sorry, Dinah, I lost track of time. Eleanor, who looked at her watch, hurried out and hugged Diana.

Li Xu followed behind his cousin and grabbed Diana's arm: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do. Diana smiled softly.

Despite the postponement of the engagement, Diana attended the funeral as his fiancée, after all, most of their union was supportive except for a few, such as Diana's biological mother.

Outside, my parents had come down from upstairs, also dressed in black, and my mother was still veiled.

The people who were sitting in the living room also stood up one after another and mourned to them in turn.

Just as Li Xu was holding Diana and Eleanor over, about to follow behind them, there was a sudden commotion at the door, and then a middle-aged man who looked slightly smaller than his father came to them separately.

"Condolences, Add. He said in a deep voice, and gave his father a gentle hug, and let him go.

Although the father did not speak, he just nodded, but his expression was obviously a little surprised. In fact, not only him, but many people around him who knew this middle-aged man were also surprised, and those who knew him and knew the history of the Li family were surprised, such as Li Xu.

Because this middle-aged man is the second child of John Adams Morgan, grandfather's nemesis Henry Sturgis Morgan, and the child who has financial talent but fails to become a partner because of Henry Morgan's rude interference with Da Morgan, and goes to another securities company.

Although his father had a good personal relationship with him and his brother Charles Morgan, they barely spoke in public because of their father's hostility.

Now, at his grandfather's funeral, Adams Morgan not only appeared in public, but also publicly mourned his father, and if it wasn't for Henry Morgan's permission, he fell out with the family for a little friendship.

The possibility of the latter can be said to be as small as a single digit, while the former, if so, it is worth playing.

Although the arrival of Adams Morgan caused some fluctuations, it did not affect the funeral, and after leaving the manor and getting into the car, he went straight to the Anglican church, and when he arrived, the funeral home's car also came on time.

After entering the church, it was done in his place that the Anglican priest in a white robe and a red scarf gave a eulogy.

“…… I am now poured out, and the time has come for me to die. I've already fought that good fight......" He didn't say much, most of them were based on the script, the life of the characters and the like, all to the point.

That was the main content of my father's eulogy, and as soon as my grandfather passed away, he was the head of the entire family, and his concluding speech had to be made by him to be weighty.

"In my first memory, my father was a man who didn't like to laugh......" My father quickly went up to give a speech, and of course, as with all funerals, good things were said, and it was not only the East that was the most important for the dead.

Besides, no matter what kind of conflict they had at the beginning, the one lying down now was always his father.

Therefore, even if he wanted to twitch the corners of his mouth when he heard some words, and even felt a little absurd, Li Xu still had a solemn expression. As for the mother, under the black veil, there are no mood swings at all, after all, in the United States she is a docile and obedient Japanese wife.

The father's speech was short, and soon moved on to the next part, where the guests attending the funeral lined up in turn to greet the family members and put the flowers in their hands on the coffin.

Although there were many guests, most of them were related to their parents and family, and a few were related to Li Xu - such as the Kennedy sisters, or Bill Gates, Adam Pritzker, and some peers who had one or several faces and were eligible to attend the funeral.

Scott Fujita was qualified to appear at the funeral because he followed Li Xu.

Of course, just like before, Diana, as his fiancée, stood with the family.

In short, the whole process was not long, everyone had a tacit understanding, and after a while, as the coffin was lowered into the grave, the funeral was over.

Seeing that the guests got in the car and left, Li Xu frowned slightly, always feeling that something was missing.

"Dad, I want to ......," he whispered as he came to his father's side.

"Go and come back quickly, don't delay too long. Father said.

Li Xu nodded, and said hello to his mother, Eleanor, and Diana before getting in the car and leaving, and then all the way to the Four Seasons Hotel near Union Square.

"Add, you're not ......" Isabel looked surprised when she opened the door.

Li Xu didn't answer, and walked directly inside, and Annabelle immediately ran out in surprise: "Dad!"

Then he threw himself into his arms and hugged his daughter's small body tightly, and Li Xu let out a long breath.