When Zhang Yumei and Xu Fang heard Xu Weiguo ask them if they wanted to buy a house, they could hardly contain their smiles.
It's obvious even to a fool that Grandma Xu and the others simply didn't want to spend money, which is why they targeted Xu Weiguo. Now, asking them to spend money to buy it is definitely out of the question.
After hearing what he said, Grandma Xu raised her hand to slap him, but when she saw Xu Weiguo looking at her coldly, she didn't dare to.
Grandma Xu used to be so arrogant mainly because Xu Weiguo would give in to her, and Xu Weimin would also back her up.
Grandma Xu is now like a crab with its claws broken; she can no longer bar her teeth and claws.
However, she was particularly annoyed by Xu Weiguo's rejection. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xu Fang secretly laughing, and swiftly slapped her.
Snap!
After hitting her, Grandma Xu cursed, "You heartless brat! Your father is dead, and you're still laughing!"
It took Xu Fang a while to react after being hit, and she reached out to touch her slapped face.
She was so angry she laughed. Didn't Grandma Xu say she laughed?
Xu Fang deliberately smiled brightly at Grandma Xu: "I just smiled, so what?"
"Don't forget, we've severed all ties. Don't you understand what severing ties means? It means we have absolutely no relation to each other anymore!"
Grandma Xu wasn't afraid of Xu Fang at all, and said unreasonably, "I don't care about your severing ties, that's your father! He just passed away, how can you laugh like that?!"
Then, addressing the onlookers from other wards, he said, "Everyone, please help me judge this! Don't you think she's heartless?!"
The other patients in the wards were already somewhat displeased to see Xu Fang smiling so brightly, but now that Grandma Xu had asked them to judge the matter, they all started criticizing Xu Fang.
"That's right. Even if it's a severed relationship, they're still elders. How could they laugh so happily in front of a recently deceased elder? They really have no conscience!"
"Yeah, that's really unacceptable!"
"Exactly! Parents are never wrong, you're really heartless!"
The reason these people are so angry is certainly not because they have a good relationship with Grandma Xu.
The main reason is that people who are hospitalized must have some health problems, and no one wants their children and grandchildren to be laughing so happily after they pass away.
Xu Fang's actions made them realize that their children and grandchildren might also be like Xu Fang, not only not sad after their passing, but possibly even happy.
Of course, only a small number of people criticize Xu Fang. These people know in their hearts that they all have biases towards their own children.
You treated your children badly, so it's normal that they aren't sad after you pass away. Knowing is one thing, seeing is another.
Xu Fang wasn't entirely unmoved by the accusations from others, but she didn't seem to care much either.
Xu Fang didn't even bother to explain. These people were just passing through; she didn't need to waste her time on them.
Xu Fang took one last look at Grandpa Xu's body before turning and leaving.
Zhang Yumei also wanted to leave, but she was afraid that if she left, Xu Weiguo would be bullied or worn down until he changed his mind, so she didn't dare to leave first.
When Xu Weiguo saw that Grandma Xu had hit Xu Fang, he became even more impatient.
Compared to Grandma Xu, Xu Weiguo's feelings for Xu Fang are more complicated.
On the one hand, Xu Weiguo felt somewhat guilty towards Xu Fang, feeling that he also bore some responsibility for her being sold back then.
On the other hand, Xu Fang had been living with them all this time, spending every day together, and Xu Fang's family was quite good at handling things.
Xu Weiguo and Xu Fang's relationship naturally got better and better.
"If you sent me here just to get the house, then we'll be leaving now."
“Although we’ve severed ties, we were still father and son after all. We’ll contribute twenty yuan as a funeral expense for the old man. As for the rest, we won’t concern ourselves with that.”
Then he turned to Zhang Yumei, his face timid but his tone firm, and said, "Wife, give them twenty yuan."
Zhang Yumei certainly wouldn't embarrass him in public, and she could tell which was more important, twenty yuan or a room.
She readily pulled two ten-yuan bills from her pocket and handed them to Grandma Xu: "This is a small token of our appreciation from Weiguo and me. Please take it."
Grandma Xu looked at the twenty yuan in Zhang Yumei's hand and really wanted to say firmly that she didn't care about it!
But she didn't dare, because no one in her family could earn a wage now. They would take even two yuan, let alone twenty yuan.
Grandma Xu quickly took the money, saying viciously, "If you treat us like this, you won't be able to get into the ancestral grave when you die!"
Xu Weiguo found it amusing; cremation is now widely accepted, so ancestral graves are no longer that important.
Besides, he severed ties with Grandpa Xu, not with the Xu family ancestors. Whether he can be buried in the ancestral grave is not up to Grandma Xu.
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When Xu Junhui arrived at the Huang family's house, he found that Zhang Yumei and Xu Weiguo had not yet arrived. He thought they might arrive a little later.
They didn't come all morning, but luckily they said they would come to help after the Huang family left yesterday.
Otherwise, Xu Junhui would be in a very awkward position now.
"Uncle, why didn't Aunt come?"
Dundun suddenly appeared and immediately hugged Xu Junhui's leg.
Xu Junhui then realized that Huang Jianguo had already gone back to the village and brought Huang Jiancai and Huang Jianhua's wives and children over.
He quickly put down what he was holding, then picked up Dundun and said, "Your aunt has to go to work today. Dundun, do you want to come with me to pick up your aunt later?"
"Yes~"
As soon as Sister-in-law Huang entered the door, she heard their conversation and quickly stopped them, saying, "Dun Dun, don't be silly."
Dundun felt wronged and pouted, saying, "No~ Dundun, be good, don't make a fuss."
"Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law."
When Xu Junhui saw them come in, he quickly greeted them and then explained on behalf of Dundun, "Dundun is very well-behaved. I asked him if he wanted to come along."
Sister-in-law Huang nodded and stopped talking. Instead, she walked over to Chen Zhaodi and whispered, "Second Aunt, Second Uncle was just scolded by Grandma."
Chen Zhaodi: ? ? ?
"Why? That shouldn't be the case. He just went back with Jianguo to pick you up, so how did that make Mom angry?"
Sister-in-law Huang looked around and finally saw Wang Yingxue in the kitchen. She instinctively felt that this must be Huang Jianguo's wife.
So he quickly gestured to Chen Zhaodi with his eyes to look towards the kitchen.
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