The onlookers turned their heads in unison as if attracted by a magnet, and their gazes converged into a beam of light, focusing on Wang Xiaolan.
Wang Xiaolan walked with firm steps and came to Zhao Sanhai and his son in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and pulled the two frightened old people, Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao, behind her.
Wang Xiaolan pointed at Zhao Ziqian's nose and said, "Second Master is already old. Are you qualified to teach them a lesson?"
Zhao Ziqian said confidently, "What they did was wrong, so why can't I say anything?"
"Tell me, what did they do wrong?"
"They didn't have the authority to bury my fourth uncle in the village cemetery. Did you know that the cemetery is actually a mass grave? You're embarrassing us, the descendants, and making us look down upon by others."
Wang Xiaolan rolled her eyes at Zhao Sanhai, then turned to Zhao Ziqian and said, "Second Master and Second Madam, they're not wrong. Grandpa made a will before he died, stating that neither he nor Huang Jinhua could be buried in the Zhao family's ancestral tomb after their death. He knew this and agreed to it. Do you have any objections?"
Zhao Ziqian was speechless after being confronted by Wang Xiaolan and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
At this moment, Zhao Sanhai saw his son's embarrassed expression and interrupted him, saying, "My uncle has been gone for so many years. He was angry at the time, and his words cannot be counted. I don't think his spirit would agree with your actions. In fact, the one who cannot be buried in our Zhao family's ancestral tomb is Zhao Lihan's mother. After all, Sihai is the bloodline of the Zhao family, so he should be buried in our ancestral tomb."
Zhao Ziqian, seeing that his father's words were well-reasoned, said proudly, "My father is right. Why would an outsider like you interfere?"
"That's right, I'm an outsider. Grandpa called me over the night before he passed away and personally handed me the will. He was afraid you would do this."
As Wang Xiaolan spoke, she took out a yellowed piece of paper and showed it to everyone.
"This is Grandpa's will. If I were an outsider, why didn't he give it to his son and Huang Jinhua? Why did he give it to me?"
When everyone heard this, they thought it made sense and started talking about it.
"What Doctor Wang said makes sense. Zhao Sihai must have broken the old man's heart, so he made up his mind and made this decision."
"If Dr. Wang was an outsider, he would not have given this will to Dr. Wang."
"Zhao Ziqian, you are not an outsider, why didn't the old man give the will to you for safekeeping?"
"She's a forgery."
"Impossible! Just based on this yellowed paper, it can't be a forgery. Besides, why would Doctor Wang forge it? This isn't money, and she won't gain anything from it. Why would she go to all that trouble to create such a fake document and fool everyone?"
"Yes! Zhao Ziqian, you are slandering others."
Zhao Ziqian blushed and was speechless: "..."
At this time, Zhaodi also came to Wang Xiaolan's side.
She pointed at Zhao Ziqian and said, "It's not your turn to meddle in our family affairs. You, your father, and others are not really here for my father's affairs. You have other purposes."
Zhao Sanhai was so angry that his beard stood up. He cursed, "You unfilial thing! I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."
As he said this, he raised the crutch in his hand and was about to hit Zhaodi, but was stopped by the crowd.
He cursed, "Stupid guy, your father was thrown into the cemetery, do you have any shame? Don't be fooled by this woman. We are here to support you, but you can't tell good from bad. You were bought by someone else and are still counting money for others. You, you are really stupid."
Zhaodi said, "My father was obsessed with Huang Jinhua and gave her all the little food we had. Laidi and I were starving, so we went to your house to ask for food. Not only did you not give it to us, you even released a dog to bite us. In the end, it was Second Grandma who gave us food. Why didn't you come out and seek justice for my bastard father, who was like that?"
He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Look! This is the evidence."
The villagers who were watching the fun also felt that Zhao Sanhai brought a group of people not to uphold justice, but to cause trouble.
At this time, everyone was talking about it.
"What Zhaodi said makes sense. We all know what kind of person Zhao Sihai is. When he was alive, he did nothing for Zhaodi and her sister. Fortunately, with Wang Xiaolan around, they can live a good life."
At this time, the captain came over and said to Zhao Sanhai, "Uncle Sanhai, please don't interfere in this matter. Several village cadres in our village have expressed the opinion that Uncle Sihai's burial should be done in a proper and reasonable manner, respecting the old man's wishes. Besides, you have no reason to make a fuss! None of you Zhaos contributed to the funeral expenses, nor did you contribute a bit to them. What qualifications do you have to criticize others here?"
Zhao Sanhai, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, said: "Aren't these expenses paid by the village? These expenses should be shared by everyone, and it can be considered that our Zhao family paid for it."
"You're wrong, Uncle Sanhai. Our village committee didn't contribute a single cent. The people who contributed the money were precisely those you consider to be outsiders."
Zhao Sanhai looked at Wang Xiaolan, pointed at her in disbelief, and asked the captain, "You mean, she paid for it?"
"Yes, if it's not her, who else would be willing to pay for it? Zhao Sihai is already notorious in the village, who would be willing to pay for the burial? Is it Huang Jinhua? She's still in jail. Even if she wasn't in jail, she wouldn't necessarily come up with the money."
When Zhao Sanhai heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. His body trembled violently, and then he took a few deep puffs of his cigarette.
His broad lips were like a deep black hole, continuously spewing out white smoke, as if the smoke was the concrete manifestation of the anger and helplessness in his heart.
"Captain, no matter what you say, I can't watch my brother die like this. This is a shame for our family."
Zhao Ziqian said, "He's dead now. No matter how serious his past crimes were, they're all wiped out. As the saying goes, the dead are the greatest. Captain, don't you understand this truth?"
Seeing that Zhao Sanhai and his son refused to give in, the captain refused to continue talking to them and said, "Since you insist so much, I will return all the 500 yuan that Doctor Wang gave us for the funeral. Then you, the Zhao family, will handle this matter! You decide where to bury him. We will not interfere."
When Zhao Sanhai heard he had to pay for this money himself, he was devastated. This was going to kill him! He had toiled all his life, but he still couldn't save this much. Now his family's savings were only a few hundred yuan, not even enough for his son's marriage. How could he bear to pay this much money?
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