On the way to the suburbs, Ruoning called the company's personnel and Gu Chendong and asked for three days of personal leave.

After hanging up, she dialed Qu Qingying's phone again, wanting to inform her of the news, and many of them were turned off by mobile phones, so she could only go to the suburbs first.

The old man of the Shen family had been sick and bedridden for a long time before, and many things to be used had already been prepared, and what Ruo Ning had to do was to comfort the grief-stricken Qu mother and grandparents.

Ren Shaochen is in charge of other things, contacting crematoriums and funeral homes, and dealing with some aftermath.

During this period, Ruo Ning called Qu Qingying many times, but she was not connected, and contacted the head of their school, only to know that she had not been to school for a few days, according to her classmates, Qingying took a scene and went to film in other places, and no one knew her current contact information.

Until the third day, Ruo Ning did not contact her.

After the old man was cremated, the whole family took the columbarium back to S City to Qinghua Mountain for burial. My grandparents stayed at Qu's house and prepared to wait for the first seven sacrifices to be completed before going back.

In the evening, Ruo Ning stayed at Qu's house to accompany them, and Ren Shaochen was also busy for a few days, so she asked him to go back first.

Regarding the figure of Qu Tao who has not been seen for so many days, Qu's mother can only explain to the second elder that he is on a business trip, in fact, she has called Qu Tao, but no one answers.

Before Shen Guozhong passed away, he answered a phone call, and he was breathed before the phone was finished, and when Qu's mother called back, she found that it was the phone from the phone booth. But listening to his father Shen Zaishan, the woman who called claimed to be surnamed Tang.

"Liu Hongzhi." As soon as Qu Ruoning heard Qu's mother say, the first thing she remembered was Liu Hongzhi's words that day, as well as Tang Ling's woman, and immediately stood up in shock.

"What does it have to do with her?" Qu's mother frowned when she heard Liu Hongzhi's name.

Ruo Ning opened her mouth and swallowed her words back, but it was not confirmed, she couldn't tell Qu Ma, and this matter could only be concealed temporarily. If it was really Liu Hongzhi and them, she would never let it go so easily.

"Mom, I'll go see my grandfather." Ruo Ning changed the topic and walked to the second bedroom.

The two old men had already fallen asleep, Ruo Ning turned around, Qu Ma stood behind her, and said, "Ah Ning, are you hiding something from me?" ”

"Nope." Qu Ruoning shook her head, bypassed Qu's mother, and went to the kitchen to pour water.

"Why do I think you and Shaochen have been weird and quarreled recently?" Qu's mother walked towards her.

"Why, I went back to the countryside with him a few days ago."

Seeing that Ruo Ning resolutely denied it, Qu Ma stopped asking, and only said: "You guys are good haode, Qingying is also really, how can you run around and not even understand a phone call." ”

Regarding Qingying's transfer of departments and going out to film, Ruoning still hid it from Shen Rulan, and only told her that Qingying went to the mountains with her classmates to volunteer, and the phone was not available.

Now there is enough chaos at home, and Qu's mother has a bad heart, so she has to tell her slowly.

"Mom, your eyes are red these days, go to bed early." Ruo Ning diverted the conversation again.

"You've been busy for so many days, so take a good rest." Shen Rulan nodded, turned around and went back to her room.

The next day, if you go to work on a holiday, there is a pile of things piled up on the table to deal with.

She was busy until seven o'clock in the evening, when her stomach reminded her that it was time to eat, and then she put down her work and prepared to leave work.

Out of the company building, she dialed Tang Ling and asked her to come out to meet.

"Mrs. Ren is so free to ask me for coffee, what can't I say on the phone?" Tang Ling said unhurriedly, and kept doing nails for the nail technician.

"I want to see you." Ruo Ning insisted.

"Then here in the Starlight Department Store, my Xingmei on the seventh floor does her nails." Tang Ling glanced at Liu Hongzhi next to him, and said again: "My aunt is also here, let's make it clear at one time." ”

Ruo Ning hung up the phone, stepped on the accelerator and drove in the direction she said, but when she arrived at the star nail salon, she didn't see Tang Ling's shadow.

Ruo Ning dialed the phone again, and Tang Ling said slowly: "We have something to drink in the café downstairs, if you don't show up, we will check out and leave." ”

Ruo Ning accepted the phone, immediately ran to the elevator, quickly pressed the twist, and hurried to the café, she knew that this was Tang Ling's deliberate disappointment for her.

Entering the café, Tang Ling and Liu Hongzhi were leisurely drinking drinks and chatting.

Ruo Ning walked over quickly, and Tang Ling smiled: "The speed is good." ”

Ruo Ning didn't sit down, she asked Tang Ling directly, "Have you called the Shen family?" ”

"I just chatted with the old man of the Shen family for a few words." Tang Ling still didn't know anything about Shen Guozhong's death, she said casually.

Ruo Ning's hands were clenched into fists, her nails embedded in her palms, and she looked at them coldly.

Liu Hongzhi suddenly felt panicked by this look, so he shouted loudly to hide his weakness, and shouted: "I warned you before, but you didn't listen. ”

Ruo Ning was angry, the green tendons on the back of his hand were slightly convex, looking at Liu Hongzhi's open and closed mouth, he rushed to his head angrily, raised his hand and slapped him hard, and said quickly: "You are angry with an old man, so that you are not at ease when you are dying, what is your heart and intestines made of!" ”

The slap was extremely loud, and many people in the café looked sideways.

"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Hongzhi became more and more weak when she heard this. She remembered that when Tang Ling finished making the call, she said that there was suddenly no sound over there.

"Liu Hongzhi, and Tang Ling, I warn you, don't harass my family anymore!" Ruo Ning withdrew her numb hand, turned around and walked out of the café.

Liu Hongzhi was beaten up, and wanted to catch up with Qu Ruoning's theory, but Tang Ling took her hand.

The court was wide, and everyone's eyes were focused here, Tang Ling settled the bill calmly and left with Liu Hongzhi.

Liu Hongzhi gradually eased her anger, and said with some concern: "It can't really be our phone call that is angry, right?" ”

"How can she say so exaggerated, the old man of the Shen family is almost 100 years old, and it just so happens that he is going to die at that time, we are touching the mold, it's just a coincidence." Tang Ling patted Liu Hongzhi on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

Liu Hongzhi was also relieved when she heard Tang Ling say this, and nodded: "You're right, he was originally the one who was going to die, and he was also happy to be sad when he left at this age." ”

"I learned something very interesting two days ago, maybe your wish will come true, auntie." Tang Ling pursed his lips and smiled.

"Oh?" Liu Hongzhi immediately put aside what had just happened and looked at Tang Ling happily.

Tang Ling motioned for her to come over and whispered a few words in her ear.

When Liu Hongzhi heard this, there was a smile on his face, and the right side of his face hurt with laughter, he raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks, and said fiercely: "This slap, I want to return it to Shen Rulan's face." ”

Tang Ling hooked his lips, and his eyes were smug.