Chapter 49: The Aftermath (1)
So he nodded slightly towards Liu's mother, "Then according to your meaning, don't be afraid to spend money, and do everything you want, and try your best to do it for Liu's father." It's not too early at this time, the two of us went to the funeral home to set up a mourning hall for Liu's father first, and the body was also sent over for preservation. As for Yaoyao, she is also tired at this time, let her rest at home, do you think it's okay? ”
"No, I'm going with you!" Before waiting for Liu's mother to agree, Liu Yunyao directly said that she wanted to go with them, her tone was resolute, and she seemed to be iron-hearted.
Mother Liu looked at her daughter's appearance, sighed slightly and said, "Then let's go together!"
Li Le didn't refuse again, he was just afraid that Liu Yunyao's body would be a little unbearable, but she obviously would never compromise with her appearance.
After taking a taxi, the three of them went to the bank to withdraw some money and quickly arrived at the funeral home. There are many storefronts at the entrance of the funeral home, and most of them buy wreaths, incense paper, and other things for people to mourn and worship. There are also several restaurants that specialize in the business of eating for mourners.
Once inside, it is like a large playground, with various mourning halls adjacent to each other on both sides, and directly opposite is also the reception office and morgue.
The three of them walked all the way, and when they went to the counter to ask, they said that the mourning hall was full today, and they would not be available until tomorrow at the latest.
"And when will it be available tomorrow at the latest?" Li Le asked the waiter.
"It's probably noon tomorrow!" The waiter said a little casually.
"Can it be sooner? It's okay to spend a little more. ”
"No, the guy in this place doesn't want to be earlier."
Li Le was not discouraged in the slightest, nor did he give up, but used his three-inch tongue to keep saying good things, and kept grinding with others there.
The waiter also felt speechless about him, you said to bombard him with a straight face, and the person didn't offend him, and kept saying good things there. But if he didn't drive away, he patiently grinded there. Later, there was really no way, so the waiter said directly: "Add a thousand, there will be one after seven o'clock tomorrow morning, if you agree with me, I will give it to you, if you don't want to, forget it."
"Okay, okay, okay, no problem." Li Le said and took the money directly from Liu's mother and handed it over.
After booking all the formalities such as the mourning hall, makeup, and picking up the body, they followed the staff back to their home. Liu Yunyao watched Liu's father's body being sent to the car, and then left, before gradually retracting her gaze, and then leaned on the sofa in the living room and sat quietly.
"Would you like something to eat?" At this moment, it was nearly 5 o'clock, and from the morning to now, the three of them had not eaten a drop of food, and he felt a little hungry and uncomfortable, not to mention the mother and daughter.
"Xiao Li, I don't have much appetite at this time, if you're hungry, you can eat it yourself, there are dishes in the kitchen, by the way, get some for Yaoyao!"
"I don't have my appetite either!" Liu Yunyao was still in pain, so she didn't want to eat anything.
Seeing that both mother and daughter were like this, Li Le didn't bother to ask again, so he simply made it first and then said, and he had to let the two of them eat something later. People are iron, rice is steel, and only when they are mixed together can they have toughness and perseverance in the future.
After coming to the kitchen, looking at the remaining things, Li Le didn't bother to make it too complicated, and was ready to order noodles directly to make do. After a busy day, he was also tired enough.
After more than ten minutes, a pot of fragrant noodles is cooked, cut some meat, add some cabbage, and beat two eggs, although the mixture is simple, it can be regarded as nutritious, colorful, and flavorful.
After serving three bowls, Li Le first took out two bowls and put them on the dining table in the living room, and then said to the mother and daughter: "Come over and eat some first!"
"Xiao Li, I really don't have any appetite, I ......"
Without waiting for Liu's mother to finish speaking, Li Le interrupted her words, "It doesn't matter if you have an appetite or not, eat some first, there will be a few days before Liu's father's funeral, you Liu are going to hold on without eating like this, can that work?" ”
With that, Li Le walked over and pulled the two of them up from the sofa, and then pushed them to the table and sat down.
Seeing this, the two of them could only cheer up and slowly send the noodles in the bowl to their mouths. Looking at the mechanical movements of the two, Li Le estimated that they couldn't taste it at the moment, just pure cramming. He believed that even if the table was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the mother and daughter would definitely not be able to eat anything. But at the moment, it is better to be able to eat a little than not to eat.
Seeing that the two of them were eating slowly, Li Le also ran to the kitchen and brought the last bowl out, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth, while still telling the two of them to eat a little, don't wait for the noodles to be cold.
Under Li Le's compulsion, the mother and daughter finally stuffed a whole bowl of noodles into their stomachs, and then he began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and wash them again.
After everything was done, when he came out again, he saw that Liu Mu had fallen asleep on the sofa, and Liu Yunyao was sitting there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
Wake up Mother Liu gently, and then send her into the music room. Mother Liu remembered that she had just gone to bed and forgot the time, and it seemed that she had not informed her relatives and friends of the news of her husband's death, so she did not sleep again, but picked up the phone, opened a small notebook and dialed them one by one.
Li Le saw that she was on the phone, so she didn't stay in the room any longer. When he came out, he said to Liu Yunyao: "You should rest early, you have to be busy tomorrow, so I'll leave first."
"Can you stay with me for a while?" Before he could turn around, Liu Yunyao said softly.
Hearing her request, Li Le only nodded slightly, he knew that this girl needed someone to comfort her at the moment and talk about her heart.
When he just sat on the sofa, Liu Yunyao gently leaned his head on her shoulder, and then said, "Don't talk, just sit with me for a while!"
Seeing this, Li Le could only listen to her words, just let her lean on and sit there quietly.
In an instant, only two breaths were slowly rising and falling in the room. It is said that the two have been together for such a long time, but it is rare to have such an opportunity to sit together quietly. Li Le enjoyed this moment very much, he only knew that at least at this moment, this girl needed his shoulders and was willing to rely on him, and that was enough.
Feeling that the snort beside him gradually became slightly longer, Li Le looked sideways, and it turned out that Liu Yunyao had fallen asleep quietly.
He leaned slightly sideways, slowly moved Liu Yunyao's body from his shoulders to his chest, and then gently picked her up and walked quietly to her bedroom.
After driving to the side of the bed, Li Le gently put her on the bed again, and just wanted to get up and leave, but saw her move slightly, and her white hand grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly and refused to let go. Seeing her frowning slightly and sleeping, Li Le couldn't bear to wake her up at the moment.
At this moment, Liu Yunyao may just instinctively grab the corner of his clothes, but it makes him unable to walk for a while. Bent down and slowly pulled the chair behind him over, and then he sat quietly on the edge of the bed, waiting for Liu Yunyao to let go of his hand.
But after waiting for a long time, she didn't show any signs of letting go of her hand, but her spirit felt a little tired, and finally she yawned again and again, obviously wanting to sleep. There was no way, Li Le could only lift the corners of his clothes, lean on the edge of the bed and try not to press Liu Yunyao's hand, and then Liu lay there and squinted for a while.
Squinting and squinting, Li Le only felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and his eyes were also very heavy, and then his consciousness gradually relaxed, and he gradually fell asleep beside Liu Yunyao.
The night gradually fell silent, and the movement outside slowly disappeared. The lights of thousands of homes are extinguished one by one, leaving only the moonlight to live alone.
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Feeling some movement, Li Le opened his eyes in a bit of confusion, only to see Liu Yunyao getting up from the bed.
"Got you?" Liu Yunyao's expression was slightly apologetic.
"No, I woke up on my own." After rubbing his eyes, Li Le looked out the window, the sky was still a little dark, and he couldn't help but say, "You continue to sleep, I'll go back!"
Liu Yunyao was a little stunned when she heard his words, and she felt unclear. "I've slept enough, it's half past five in the morning."
"Huh? Half past five in the morning? "It turned out that Li Le thought it was night, but he didn't want to blink an eye and lay on the side of the bed all night." I thought it was night, and it was half past five? ”
"I don't know how I fell asleep last night, you didn't sleep well here, why don't you lie in bed for a while?" When Liu Yunyao woke up, he found Li Le lying beside him, and when he saw his hand holding the corner of his clothes, he knew that he must not have been able to wake up himself yesterday, so he slept here all night, so he also felt a little guilty in his heart.
"Forget it, I'm almost rested, and I have to rush to the funeral home before seven o'clock. By the way, is Auntie awake? ”
"Woke up, she went to bed early yesterday, so she woke up early, and she came to call me."
"Oh! That's fine. Get up too! With that, Li Le got up directly, and then felt something slip from his body, and grabbed it to prevent it from falling to the ground. Then I looked down and found that it was a blanket, and my heart couldn't help but feel warm.
Picking up the blanket, he was just about to fold it, but saw Liu Yunyao reach out and gently grab the blanket, and then said, "Come to me!"
There is no need to fight for this kind of trivial matter, so after hearing the words, Li Le let go of his hand, and then watched Liu Yunyao slowly fold it and walked out of the door of the music room together.
Liu Mu was bringing out a bowl of noodles from the kitchen at this time, and when she saw Li Le, she said, "Xiao Li, you are awake." I saw you lying on the edge of the bed in the morning, I must not have slept last night, or you should go to sleep again! ”
After a night, Liu Mu looked much better, although there was still no smile on her face, but it was obviously much better than yesterday's silent and dazed appearance.
Maybe it's because I know that this family still needs to be managed by myself, so even if I feel sad in my heart, I have to stand strong.
"I'm fine! I've been in a lot better after a night's sleep, so I'll go with you later! Li Le saw that Liu's mother was better, and he felt much more comfortable in his heart.
"So be it! You and Yaoyao go wash up a little first, and eat the noodles while they're hot. I just took a new toothbrush and towel to the bathroom, you can just use it. With that, she put the two bowls of noodles in her hand on the table.
After washing up a little, the three of them ate a bowl of noodles while it was hot to pad their stomachs, and then they went out together and took a taxi to the funeral home.