Nie Han was pitiful; she knelt silently not far away, her eyes closed, enduring the pain.

With one arm still holding A Yuan and the other carrying a thermal food container, Song Yuanchao gently placed it in front of Nie Han and said in a low voice, "A Han, it's time to eat. It's just a bowl of porridge, have some to warm your stomach."

A-Yuan always carries his schoolbag when he goes out now. Today, because Song Yuanchao went into the kitchen, he went in too. When he saw the maid open the refrigerator, he took out a bottle of Coke. Now he took it out and handed it to his sister: "Here you go."

They even thoughtfully said, "It's a little spicy, so drink it slowly."

Nie Han hugged A Yuan and kissed his little face: "Have you eaten yet?"

Ah Yuan has a team following him around; how could he possibly go without food?

What's more, Li Xia came to force-feed the duck today, and the little guy burped as soon as he thought about the food: "Oh, I'm so full."

Nie Han held her younger brother, still feeling sad about not being able to see her grandfather one last time before he passed away. But before she could get too emotional, the magistrate came over with a smile and said, "Young Master is here! Please come in quickly. All you need is for a servant to hold him and spin him around."

It had to be a male servant. Since Ah Hui was there, he carried Ah Yuan and followed the monk's procession.

Nie Han was alone again, but when she reached out and touched the lunchbox, she still had no appetite and felt a little sad.

But suddenly, Song Yuanchao, who was kneeling beside her, asked, "Why won't they let you come closer?"

Nie Han explained, "Uncle Ming said that I could watch it once everyone is in deep meditation and the ritual is over, but I can't do it now."

Both Nie Jiayu and Nie Yao are people who can be seen immediately upon arrival, and can be seen whenever they want.

But not Nie Han. Uncle Ming came specifically to tell her that she could only pay her last respects after the religious ceremony was over.

Song Yuanchao paused for a moment, then opened the food box and said, "If I die someday, Ah Han, you must remember to wash your face. If your pants get dirty, just change them. You don't need to worry about anything else. Just stay for a day and then be sent to the crematorium."

Nie Han took the porridge he handed her; it was still hot. She asked, "Why is it a one-day delay before sending it to the crematorium?"

Song Yuanchao handed over a spoon and said earnestly, "I have a comrade who faked his death, stopped for a day, and came back to life, so..."

Nie Han scooped up a spoonful of porridge and laughed: "Are you afraid that if you're still alive, I'll burn you?"

Seeing Song Yuanchao gesturing for her to eat, she took a bite of porridge and then asked, "Then why don't you change your clothes?"

Song Yuanchao said, "Because in our place, wiping the body and changing clothes is very simple and it's over in a short while, but your Hong Kong rituals are too many and the etiquette is too much. Ah Han... I don't want you to kneel on the ground for so long."

It's been almost 12 hours, and the men of the Nie family, at least, are involved, walking around, so they're not too tired.

However, Nie Han was not allowed to participate in the religious ceremony, or to rest under the pretext of illness. But her uncle had already claimed to be sick, and Uncle Ming wanted Nie Han to be present, so she had to kneel alone all the time, which naturally made Song Yuanchao unhappy.

He could understand Uncle Ming, who had contacted the Celestial Masters a year earlier and even wrote various plans.

In short, the whole point of this funeral is to ensure Nie Jiawang's prosperity.

He kept a close eye on everything, his compass and watch constantly in his pocket, ensuring that the timing of everything was perfect.

In the Qing Dynasty-style funeral rites followed by Uncle Ming, girls would be excluded from the periphery.

He was just following the family traditions. Since he was about to retire anyway, he wasn't afraid of offending anyone, so he ousted Nie Han.

Discussing death at a funeral is perfectly reasonable and appropriate; it's a natural expression of feelings.

Song Yuanchao's work is also quite dangerous. He plans to open a security company in the future. What if he goes to Southeast Asia and is about to die?

If he were to die, he wouldn't want Nie Han to kneel on the ground like this for such a long time.

As long as a person is alive, that's what matters. If they die, who cares? For Song Yuanchao, all he needs is a clean pair of pants.

He didn't want complicated rituals, nor did he want to be made up all white and powdered, like a zombie.

Move into the crematorium; just cremate everything.

Nie Han was eating her porridge when she suddenly remembered something: "Wait a minute, we haven't registered our marriage yet. Your family won't agree to let me cremate you so hastily and carelessly. Besides, they'll probably take you away with them."

Song Yuanchao grasped Nie Han's hand and said, "So let's go to the mainland in a few days and get our marriage certificate."

Nie Han paused for a moment, then asked, "Right now, let's get married?"

Seeing Song Yuanchao nod firmly, she sniffed and said, "I can't believe you would bring this up on your own initiative."

All along, regarding cohabitation, not wanting to get married, signing a prenuptial agreement, and getting engaged, it was Nie Han who made all the decisions. Nie Zhao was always secretly causing trouble, while Song Yuanchao was always the passive party, passively accepting everything.

Nie Han didn't actually know if he was willing to get married. She was a rich girl, but deep down she was also insecure.

She liked Song Yuanchao, but didn't dare to confess. It was Xi Niang who helped her make the connection.

She lived with him like a married couple, but she never asked him if he loved her or if he was willing to marry her. She always told herself that she was rich and plenty of men would be willing to marry her. What she needed was not a man's true love, but simply his agreement.

She also thought that she didn't care whether this stupidest man truly loved her.

But now Nie Han has realized that she does care, and cares a lot.

She also realized that he loved her.

Because he said, "Once we're married and have the marriage certificate, you'll be my wife. Things won't be like they are today, where we're family, but we're excluded because of all sorts of old feudal and superstitious customs. Everything I have will be decided by you."

After all, he had lost many comrades in the war and had attended many funerals, so he was very experienced.

He added, "You'll be busy then, and being busy will lessen your sadness, so you won't have to shed so many tears."

People like Nie Jiayu were being led around by the Celestial Master, so they had no time to grieve.

But seeing Nie Han kneeling there all alone, it's hard not to feel sad.

Song Yuanchao's advice was also a way of hoping that if he were to pass away, Nie Han wouldn't be too sad.

Nie Han ate her porridge and softly replied, "Okay."

He then said, "Let's go to the mainland in a few days and get our marriage certificate."

Although Uncle Song, who had gone through thick and thin with her, wasn't romantic, he was very practical.

Just before the handover, Nie Han was going to the mainland to get her marriage certificate. She was getting married and felt that she had made the right choice in marrying him!