books44 Chapter 281 The Day of Reincarnation
Chapter 281 The Day of Reincarnation
"Brother, no matter how handsome that Boss Gao is, he can't put food on the table. He's not suitable for our family. Think about it, he's not young anymore. Who knows what his family situation is like? Maybe he has a bunch of children. Even if he has something, it won't be our turn. Besides, our relationship with my sister is... she won't take care of her family."
"There's no way to do this cleanly and easily. His parents are gone, he's all alone, and his health isn't good either. We can just deal with it casually. In the future, it's all up to Jun'er. You can't back down at the last minute." Ma Xiaolan had already found out everything clearly, and she encouraged him from the side, not forgetting to add, "If Jun'er does well in the future, don't forget your aunt. I put in a lot of effort to find out and arrange this."
That's right, Ma Xiaolan was the one who arranged this. Ning Xueyan said she was skinny and ugly, so she paired her with a truly ugly man.
She was so ugly it made me want to vomit. Thinking about how the two of them would be together day and night, and even more so about sleeping together, Ning Xueyan would get beaten up... Ma Xiaolan barely managed to hold back her laughter, but she was secretly overjoyed. "You'll see, you'll see, beautiful women have short lives."
"She doesn't agree, can't you think of a solution?" After saying this, Ning's father walked away with his hands behind his back.
He's an honest man who doesn't get involved in anything, and besides, with his clever daughter-in-law around, he feels at ease.
Ma Xiaolan said with a smile, "Brother, don't worry, we'll hold the ceremony after Mother goes up the mountain. We'll be filial to her."
"That's fine, otherwise Mother won't be able to rest in peace." Ma Tianbao really wouldn't dare to do it at the funeral, he was afraid his mother would come looking for him in the middle of the night to settle scores.
The coffin was left at home for a day before being hurriedly taken up the mountain, supposedly on an auspicious day. Ning Xueyan didn't stop it; it was pointless, let it rest in peace.
The two sisters-in-law were wailing loudly in front of me, tears streaming down their faces. Why were they so heartbroken? Anyone who didn't understand the situation would have shed a few tears along with them.
Lingling helped Ning Xueyan follow behind. They both sobbed softly, silently wishing that Ning's mother would be reborn into a good family in her next life, marry a good man who truly loves her, and never suffer again.
On the way back from the funeral, Hou Guoguo said to Ning Xueyan, "Sister, remember to bring some fruit and come early on the day of the third day of the funeral."
Ning Xueyan nodded.
On the third day after burial, known as the "Fusan" ceremony, family members and close blood relatives bring offerings such as meat, chicken, liquor, and fruit to the cemetery for a memorial service. They then add soil to the grave to ensure its stability. Next, they burn incense and paper horses as a sign of remembrance. On their return journey, each relative carries a stick, a homophone for "bringing in wealth," and the filial son calls out to the deceased, "Come home!"
These activities were all meant to express remembrance of the deceased and best wishes for the future. Ning Xueyan naturally wanted to participate, as she thought this would be the last time she spent with her family.
Gao Haoran also received the news—Ning's mother had passed away. He had been keeping watch near Ning's house for the past few days, fearing that someone might take advantage of the chaos to harm Xueyan. Fortunately, everything passed peacefully. It seems that they were also afraid of ghosts and gods.
Before he could even catch his breath, on the third day of his recovery, just as he had finished resting, the phone rang suddenly at home. He immediately jumped up and grabbed the receiver.
From the other end came Master Cao's urgent voice: "Is that the Song family? Song Yanchu, Lingling ran over and said that Xueyan is in trouble, you must go to her parents' house quickly to rescue her..."
Ah! Gao Haoran's mind exploded with a 'boom'. He forced himself to calm down. Xueyan, her family? He hung up the phone and sprinted towards the Ning family at top speed. He had to catch up!
Master Cao was so anxious after the call was hung up on that he scratched his head in frustration. Was it Song Yanchu who answered the phone? Did she hear him clearly?
He initially thought Song Yanchu was pursuing Ning Xueyan, and he thought they were a good match. Song Yanchu was a high school teacher, and both of them were polite and refined people. However, Song Yanchu called Ning Xueyan "Sister Yan".
What does this mean? Could she be up to something? Under his questioning, Song Yanchu quietly told him that this was his 'sister-in-law,' and he shouldn't make wild guesses. He said that his brother was not in the city and asked him to take care of her. He also gave him the phone number of his workplace.
Yes, they made that call. They finally got through, and Song Yanchu panicked when she heard it. Master Cao said he called home first, and someone answered, but he only managed two sentences before the call ended.
Song Yanchu knew that Gao Haoran must have answered the phone. He must have received the news and rushed over in a hurry, which calmed her down a bit.
He thought that if the two of them, both grown men, encountered any situation involving the difference between men and women, it would be safer to call Ting Nan along.
Ting Nan was doing practice problems in the classroom when she heard about it. She grabbed her coat and followed her uncle, asking her deskmate to help her ask for leave.
"Uncle, do you know where Aunt Ning's family home is?"
"Ah, I only know the general direction. It's alright, her family just had a funeral, we can find out by asking." The two of them also hurried towards the Ning family's house.