Normally, when an elderly person passes away, shouldn't the younger members of the family come back for the funeral?
But apart from a few elderly people, no one else came or went. This scene made Wang Wei wonder if the old man was unpopular, otherwise why would no one come to see him off on his final journey?
"Yinchen, you've come..."
They had just entered the mourning hall when they saw an old man in a wheelchair come to Wang Yinchen's side!
Unlike the other elderly people who looked listless and lethargic, this old man was energetic and neatly dressed, as if he were going on a date…
"Grandpa Qin, why aren't you going to keep Grandma Kong company?"
"Your Grandma Kong is taking a nap, so I took the opportunity to visit Old Ding. We used to argue a lot, but I never expected him to leave us like this. Now there's one less person to argue with..."
You could hear the disappointment in Grandpa Qin's tone, but not too much sadness, because at their age, they had come to terms with many things; it was just that someone had passed away first…
"Grandpa Qin, aren't Grandpa Ding's family members coming?"
Wang Yinchen couldn't help but ask!
"Sigh, people only live once. They hope their children will succeed, yet they also don't want them to. Old Ding worked hard his whole life sending his two children abroad, but in his final days, not one of them came back to see him off..."
Grandpa Qin's words were filled with helplessness, a helplessness towards his children's lack of filial piety, and a helplessness towards the pitiful old man Ding who would die alone...
"Alright, let me see Grandpa Ding off on his final journey..."
Wang Yinchen walked past Grandpa Qin and headed towards the memorial tablet…
"Are you Yinchen's boyfriend?"
Grandpa Qin saw Wang Yinchen offering incense to Old Ding, and since he had nothing else to do, he wanted to chat with Wang Wei…
"Grandpa Qin, I'm currently pursuing Yin Chen..."
Wang Wei said somewhat embarrassedly!
"If you like someone, be bold and pursue them. Don't leave yourself with regrets. Don't be like me, finding true love only when you're old and almost in your grave..."
"Grandpa Qin is right, I will definitely strive to pursue Yin Chen and leave no regrets..."
After saying this, Wang Wei scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then asked cautiously.
"Grandpa Qin, do you know if there are any funeral banquets here?"
He was afraid that these words would anger Grandpa Qin, but he also felt that this was a very good opportunity. One of his ten meal cards was for a funeral banquet!
This question left Qin Zhan speechless; it was the first time he'd ever encountered someone asking when the funeral banquet would be held in the mourning hall…
However, he then thought that they were still missing someone to help carry the funeral banner. Ding Gui's children were all abroad and unable to fulfill their filial duties. Wang Yinchen had agreed to help, and Wang Wei happened to have a son and a daughter, one to carry the portrait and the other to carry the funeral banner...
"Kid, you're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"
Qin Zhan pretended to be angry and scolded him!
"Grandpa Qin, don't misunderstand, I'm just a little hungry..."
Wang Wei quickly pretended to be pitiful and said!
Qin Zhan then noticed Wang Wei's clothes and was immediately taken aback. He hadn't expected to encounter such a poor person, and he began to feel sorry for Wang Wei...
"Um... young man..."
"Grandpa Qin, my name is Wang Wei..."
"Xiaowei, Grandpa Qin didn't know your family wasn't well-off, and he didn't think things through. But this funeral banquet isn't something you can just eat casually; you have to contribute something..."
Qin Zhan glanced at Wang Wei at this point, and seeing that Wang Wei's expression hadn't changed, he continued to ask...
Do you understand what I mean?
Wang Wei could tell that the other party wasn't asking him for money; after all, his clothes didn't suggest he was wealthy. It meant the other party wanted something from him…
After a moment's thought, in order to complete the task of the funeral banquet, Wang Wei firmly stated...
"Grandpa Qin, what's the matter? Please tell me."
"Young man, you're good. Old Ding only had one son and one daughter in his life, and they're both abroad now. But this person still needs to be sent off. Yin Chen is a kind girl, and she agreed to help carry the portrait, but we're short one person to carry the funeral banner..."
Qin Zhan didn't continue, because the meaning was already quite clear...
Wang Wei blinked, thinking to himself that the eldest son and grandson were the ones who carried the soul-summoning banner, and it seemed inappropriate for an outsider like him to do this...
Qin Zhan noticed that Wang Wei had some concerns, so he continued...
"This nursing home has been open for over thirty years, welcoming and seeing off many people. Old Ding is probably the most pitiful one. In his final days, there was no one by his side who cared for him. If no one carries the funeral banner, I don't know how long it will stand there and be laughed at..."
Wang Wei thought to himself, "This old man really knows how to exploit people's weaknesses. He's figured out that I can't bear to see a deceased person being ridiculed by everyone..."
"Xiaowei, you don't need to put yourself in such a difficult position. I just think you're a good person and want to help you out, to give you a chance to get closer to Yinchen..."
Qin Zhan added fuel to the fire, which made Wang Wei immediately make up his mind to answer.
"Grandpa Qin, I'm willing to help, but could I eat this meal first?"
This is indeed an opportunity to get closer to Wang Yinchen. A pure girl like Wang Yinchen is bound to be attracted by kind actions...
"The funeral banquet is behind the mourning hall, but it's all cold food, so you'll have to eat there yourself..."
Hearing that there would be a funeral feast, Wang Wei was a little excited. He had ten meal vouchers; the first three offered a tenfold return, and now the rewards were random. He was really looking forward to what he would get for successfully getting a free meal…
Wang Wei happily went to freeload a meal, which made Qin Zhan think about how difficult the family must be for someone to not even care about a funeral banquet, just to have a full meal.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt he had to help Wang Wei, even if it was just for Wang Yinchen's sake. He couldn't bear to see Wang Yinchen suffer...
He then made a phone call…
Wang Weixing rushed to the back of the mourning hall to start eating. The funeral banquet didn't really focus on the taste, and since it was all cold food, it was indeed not easy to swallow...
But what terrible food hasn't he eaten? This kind of food is already very good for him...
Just as he was enjoying his meal, Wang Yinchen had already offered incense to Ding Gui. When she turned around, Qin Zhan and Wang Wei were nowhere to be seen. She wondered where they had gone, but the place was only so big, and she had been here many times before, so she knew the way and started looking for them herself...
To her surprise, just as she rounded the mourning hall, she saw Wang Wei eating at a funeral feast. This made her face turn pale; she wondered what kind of person this guy was, not even sparing a funeral banquet…
"You filthy scoundrel, you never forget to eat, no matter where you go!"
Wang Yinchen, who was originally immersed in grief, suddenly became angry and couldn't help but run to Wang Wei's side and scold him!
"Yinchen, you've finished offering incense. Quickly sit down and have something to eat. I've already promised Grandpa Qin I'd help carry the funeral banner later..."
Upon hearing Wang Wei's words, Wang Yinchen was speechless. She never expected that he would be willing to carry the Soul-Summoning Banner...
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