Chapter 1 My best friend died suddenly
Zhao Yunduo is dead.
As her best friend and her only family member and relative, Shen Linglan took full charge of her funeral.
Zhao Yunduo's biological family, her mother, was rummaging through the drawers in the rental house where she and her husband lived together, trying to find anything valuable.
Unfortunately, she found nothing and only pulled out a bank card belonging to Zhao Yunduo.
Zhao Yunduo's biological mother seemed to have forgotten the fact that her biological daughter had passed away. She took out the card and asked Shen Linglan, "Do you know the password of my Zhaodi bank card?"
Shen Linglan smiled gracefully at her and corrected her, "Auntie, her name is not Zhaodi, but Yunduo. Also, I don't know her bank card password. By the way, she went out to work to earn money because she had no money, and she didn't get paid this month. I think there shouldn't be much money in her bank card."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, her face instantly fell. She was still cursing that Zhao Yunduo dared to change his name without permission, and that it was no wonder that Yaozu had been in such poor health recently, and it was all Zhao Yunduo's fault. She also kept saying that Zhao Yunduo had been working outside for so long, but she didn't even know how to send some money home, and didn't know how to save money, and she was really heartless.
Shen Linglan listened to her scolding for three minutes and didn't want to listen anymore, so she had to interrupt her, "Auntie, are you going to take Yun Duo's ashes back or buy a plot of land for a grave in City A?"
"We don't want it!" Aunt Zhao's face changed drastically, and she waved her hands quickly, as if trying to get rid of some bad luck. "I thought Zhaodi would save some money after working for so long, so she came here! I didn't expect this loser to not only save no money, but also die early! She really ruined the fortune of our Zhao family!"
Shen Linglan corrected her again, "Auntie, her name is Zhao Yunduo."
"Oh! What cloud? Just call her Zhaodi! That damn girl changed her name herself. Now that she's dead, her name won't even be recorded in the family tree. Anyway, I won't take her back with me. I'm going back now! Just scatter her ashes!"
Aunt Zhao passed away like this, without any affection for her as a biological mother. From beginning to end, Shen Linglan was responsible for everything, even the cremation expenses were paid by Shen Linglan.
Even if the police came, they couldn't stop Aunt Zhao.
Shen Linglan did not quarrel with Aunt Zhao. How could someone who didn't care about her daughter's life or death or warmth when she was alive still have humanity after her death?
Shen Linglan put Zhao Yunduo's ashes in a specially purchased cloud-shaped transparent plastic box and placed it on the bedside table in the rental house.
The spirit tablet was carved by Shen Linglan from a piece of wood, and it was engraved with: The Tomb of Zhao Yunduo, the Best Friend in the World.
There is even a tombstone.
The two best friends had joked that when they died, they would definitely write XXXX on their tombstone. Shen Linglan followed suit and wrote the words Zhao Yunduo had said on the tombstone.
"Delete the account and reopen it, waiting for me to come back."
Shen Linglan kept on mumbling while wiping her urn and spirit tablet.
"Zhao Yunduo, you know that your best friend is poor and cannot afford to buy you a grave worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, let alone a pure gold tablet for your spirit. But I swear, when you and I have money, I will give you the most luxurious funeral in the world."
"You heartless bastard, didn't I tell you not to work so hard? If you don't have money to go to college, you can apply for a student loan. If you don't have money to eat, we can share a steamed bun. Why didn't you listen and had to work three jobs a day? Huh? Now look, I'm your corpse, and you've left me alone in the world."
"You know very well that we only have each other in the world to rely on."
As Shen Linglan was talking, two tears slipped secretly from the corners of her eyes. The tears were so cold that they pierced her bones.
She raised her head and wiped away her tears, but they kept flowing until her whole face was wet and she was crying until she was out of breath.
The small rental house of less than 20 square meters had always been too crowded for the two of them, but now that Shen Linglan was the only one living there, it was so empty that she could even clearly hear her own cries echoing in the house.
She didn't know how long she cried. After not sleeping all night, she fell into a deep sleep until midnight. When she woke up, her heart was empty.
Shen Linglan opened a bottle of wine and then opened another bottle and placed them in front of the spirit tablet.
"Hey, Zhao Yunduo, I wish you to be born into a good family in your next life, and be a little princess that your family holds in their hands from birth. Or become a grown-up woman who has enough food and clothing and never has to worry about anything!"
With a bang, the two bottles collided. Shen Linglan raised her head and drank half a bottle of beer in one breath.
She breathed a long sigh of relief, and for a moment she didn't know what to do tomorrow.
Shen Linglan has known Zhao Yunduo since junior high school. The two of them disliked each other at first sight, but later became close friends. She herself has even forgotten how it all happened.
Later, Shen Linglan was admitted to a second-tier university, and Zhao Yunduo went to a junior college.
This year, Shen Linglan is in the first semester of her senior year and is currently doing an internship, while Zhao Yunduo has just graduated from junior college and wants to try to get a bachelor's degree, so she has to work very hard to earn some tuition money. She screws in the factory during the day and works the night shift at a convenience store at night. She even distributes flyers on the rare days off she has.
And just like that, she died suddenly.
Thinking back to that night, Shen Linglan returned to the rental house after working overtime and found Zhao Yunduo lying on the bed and could not be woken up no matter how hard she called. When she touched her nose, she found that Zhao Yunduo had stopped breathing.
No matter how Shen Linglan performed CPR on her, it was useless. Finally, the ambulance arrived and announced Zhao Yunduo's death. Shen Linglan lay limp on the ground for a long time without moving. Later, the police called Zhao Yunduo's parents from their hometown, but after waiting for half a day, only Zhao Yunduo's mother showed up.
Thinking of the pain and helplessness she felt at that time, Shen Linglan drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.
It is four o'clock in the morning.
At six o'clock tomorrow morning, Shen Linglan has to get up, wash, and catch a taxi so that she can arrive at the company before 8:30. In order to get an internship certificate, Shen Linglan works like a slave in a private enterprise, getting up early every morning and working overtime every night, but she only gets two thousand yuan in salary every month.
Shen Linglan thinks this world is terrible.
"Although, I feel that life is painful and uncomfortable. But..."
Shen Linglan paused and looked at the dark sky outside. The moon in the sky was covered by clouds, and only a few small stars were twinkling. It is said that the departed relatives will turn into stars in the sky to protect you, but which star is Zhao Yunduo?
"But I still want to pray selfishly that this is a nightmare. Tomorrow morning, I hope Zhao Yunduo can still appear in front of me alive and kicking."
Shen Linglan, who had just opened another bottle of wine, did not notice that her cell phone was flashing and emitting a strange light.
When she was drunk and about to fall asleep, she suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Zhao Yunduo!!! Don't leave me... I miss you so much, please come back soon... Wuwuwu..."
The phone flashed again, and suddenly a mechanical sound came out.
"Okay, Master. The channel has been successfully established. I am calling Zhao Yunduo for you..."
Shen Linglan, who was in a daze, heard Zhao Yunduo's name and couldn't help crying and laughing, "Zhao Yunduo, haha, Zhao Yunduo..."
"You bitch! Come back to me... Come back!!!"
The drunk Shen Linglan didn't care that it was late at night and shouted at Zhao Yunduo's spirit tablet.
Fortunately, she closed the doors and windows tightly and did not disturb the neighbors.
Shen Linglan had shouted enough and vented most of her emotions. When she was about to fall into a deep sleep with her head tilted, a familiar voice suddenly came from her cell phone.
"Hey? Lanbao, is that you? Woohoo, why is there a signal on my phone? I miss you so much, I don't even know where I am... Let me tell you, I was working that day, and suddenly..."
The voice on the phone kept chattering. Shen Linglan, who was lying crookedly on the bed, was grinning in her dream. Zhao Yunduo, it’s so good to hear your voice again...