The villagers who were originally blocking the entrance moved aside to make way for Shu Yu and the others to walk inside.
The Ruan brothers watched her retreating figure, exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and asked in a low voice, "What are we going to do?"
"What else can we do? You don't expect to stop her, do you?"
"Is she planning to vandalize the funeral hall? Have you put away all the axes in the house?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Even if she's immature, she wouldn't do something like this. Disturbing the deceased's rest, isn't she afraid of being struck by lightning? If she dares to cause trouble at the funeral, she'll be drowned in the spittle of the people outside."
The two brothers spoke in hushed tones, while the villagers watching exchanged bewildered glances.
Everyone held their breath until Shu Yu walked to the lobby and stopped.
The two daughters-in-law of the Ruan family knelt in front of the mourning hall with their children, burning paper money and crying. When they saw her coming, they were both stunned.
After the Ruan brothers entered, everyone in the Ruan family was on high alert, wary of Shu Yu suddenly launching an attack.
However, Shu Yu only glanced at them before raising her head to look at the mourning hall in front of her.
The funeral hall was very simple, with only a few offerings on the table. Indeed, the Ruan family was no longer what it used to be; the half of the courtyard that had been destroyed was still open to the public.
Not to mention that the Ruan brothers were injured in their hands and feet, and their lives are getting worse every day.
It's a pity that even after all this, they're still plotting against her mother.
Shu Yu stood in front of the mourning hall for a long time, and the people of Ruanjia Village stared at her for a long time.
Until she turned her head curiously to look at the Ruan brothers, "Fragrance..."
The Ruan brothers were taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and then handed her the lit incense.
Logically, as a junior to Granny Ruan, Shu Yu should have knelt down and kowtowed to her. But Shu Yu didn't, and no one else dared to remind her.
The Ruan brothers were afraid she would be unhappy, so they directly sabotaged the situation.
Village Chief Ruan did not want to offend her. If it were Madam Ruan who came, it would be fine, but it was Shu Yu who came, so he had no choice but to abandon his plan.
Other villagers would be even less likely to cause trouble. She is the county magistrate; who would dare to make her kneel before an "elder" who sold her out in the first place?
So Shu Yu placed the incense sticks in the incense burner, then stepped back and handed the incense, candles, and paper money to the Ruan brothers.
Old Master Ruan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the incense offering was finished, it was time to leave.
He quickly called to his wife, "Mother, aren't you going to take the guests outside for tea?"
The eldest daughter-in-law stepped forward with a stiff face to invite her over, but Shu Yu raised her hand and said, "No rush, I want to talk to my grandmother."
Everyone was speechless. What do you have to say?
Shu Yu took out the handkerchief again, rubbed it on the corner of her eye, and then started walking towards the back of the mourning hall.
The Ruan brothers were shocked and quickly followed suit.
Behind them was Granny Ruan's coffin; the lid was already closed, but it hadn't been nailed shut yet.
Shu Yu didn't make any other move, but sighed softly and said, "Grandmother, I've come to talk to you. Although we had a lot of grudges before, now that you're gone, the past is like passing clouds and smoke, let it all go."
Yingxi quickly moved a chair over and said considerately, "Miss, your knee is injured, so you can't stand or kneel for long. Please sit down. I think Grandma Ruan will be concerned for you and won't blame you."
Everyone was speechless. They actually sat down to talk. It seemed like they were about to have a long conversation.
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