Chapter 260: The Last Dignity
Shen Jianguo felt that Old Man Shen just didn't trust him. Although he was indeed the one who did it, his father thought of him first. Shen Jianguo felt very indignant.
"I have always known what kind of person you are. You are the offspring of your mother and me. If you stick out your butt, we can tell whether you are pooping or peeing. Shen Jianguo, I have no evidence, but you and I know it. After your mother's funeral is over, I will no longer have you as a son."
Although Mr. Shen had no evidence, he actually had a guess in his mind.
Shen Jianguo stared at Old Man Shen intently. The look made the old man's scalp tingle, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake.
But the old man was quite clear in his mind that Shen Jianguo would not do anything to him, because his death would do him no good and might even cause him trouble, so he would not do anything stupid.
Sure enough, after taking a deep breath, Shen Jianguo rushed out of the door. The door hit the wall with a "bang", and several pieces of wall paint fell down. Old man Shen's heart trembled for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself.
After the coffin was delivered, Wang Lanxiu was carried inside and the coffin was placed in the main room.
The coffin was made of good wood, the shroud was also decent, and Xu Xuemei contacted someone to send food to the brigade to hold a funeral banquet for the old lady. In fact, it was a very decent affair.
But Wang Lanxiu's face lying in the coffin was pale, and her usual sarcasm was gone. The little girl lying in the coffin looked really pitiful, especially her half-closed eyes that couldn't be closed no matter how hard she tried, which made people feel a little creepy.
"Grandpa, go and have a look. The old lady won't close her eyes. We've tried everything, but it doesn't work. What can we do?"
Someone found Mr. Shen.
The old man followed the man into the main hall. The old house was already dilapidated, and the main hall looked even more eerie at this time.
"You all go out, I'll talk to her."
Mr. Shen waved his hand and asked everyone who was helping in the main room to leave.
Shen Jianmin didn't move, and the old man scolded, "What are you still doing here?"
Shen Jianmin finally went out, and went to look for his wife. "Xuemei, our mother couldn't close her eyes. Do you think there is something strange about her death?"
Xu Xuemei shook her head. "I don't know."
In fact, they all felt a little strange in their hearts, but it was not easy to say this.
Mr. Shen came to stand beside the coffin, looked at the person lying in the coffin, and sighed deeply, "Tell me, what is the purpose of your life?"
"Just because an old Taoist priest said something casually, you believed it all your life, but in the end, you were still sent away by your beloved son. Why can't you close your eyes? Is it because you don't believe it? Do you think you died unjustly?"
"Okay, we've lived together our whole lives, don't I know who you are? You're just a stubborn donkey who won't admit defeat. Actually, there's nothing you can't let go of. The second brother is a jerk, but the eldest brother's family are all good and filial. You may not know this, but the money I gave you before was given by the eldest brother and his family. Do you really think that the eldest brother and his wife wouldn't find out if I gave you money secretly?"
"Ever since they knew I started giving you money, the eldest son and his wife would often give me some. Do you think they didn't know? It's already very good to have a son like this in this life. Isn't your wish in this life to have a son who is successful and makes you proud? Although the successful one is not the second son, they are still our children, right?"
"When you died, the second brother just cried. He thought I knew nothing..."
"You can go with peace of mind. Your funeral will be taken care of by the eldest brother and his wife. They will buy you the best coffin and shroud, and invite the whole village to see you off. Who can be so respectful? Go with peace of mind, and don't worry your children."
After saying this, Mr. Shen reached out and wiped the old lady's eyes.
This time the old lady's eyes closed smoothly and never opened again.
"Ah... so stubborn!"
After saying this, Mr. Shen turned and left the main room, his steps were unsteady and his back seemed to bend a little, as if he had suffered a severe blow.
Xu Xuemei saw this scene from afar and knew that her father-in-law must be very upset. She looked at Shen Jianmin and said, "Don't be like that. The person is gone. Let's do a decent job of handling the old lady's funeral, which will preserve your mother-son relationship. After all, the old lady was confused. I don't want to say much after she dies. You should take care of our father's emotions and don't let him get too excited. When this is over, we should go to Taozi's place and take the old man out to relax. Whether the old man is in good health or not depends on his attitude."
Shen Jianmin also knew that what his wife said made sense, so he nodded and began to greet the villagers who came to help.
A while ago, a private pig farm opened in the neighboring brigade. Xu Xuemei called directly to order a big fat pig and also contacted Master Zhuang to be the chef.
Master Zhuang is retired now. He will take some work when he is free, but not everyone can hire him. This time he is willing to come to the countryside for the sake of Shen Jintao and Huo Nanxi.
Almost everyone knows Master Zhuang. After all, you can basically see this somewhat fat master chef when you go to a state-owned restaurant to eat. He has worked in state-owned restaurants for so many years. Even if some people don’t know him, they will know him once others tell them.
"The eldest branch of the Shen family is really capable. They actually invited Master Zhuang to come."
"Who is this Master Zhuang?"
"Master Zhuang, don't you know him? He was the chef of the state-owned restaurant. He retired last year, but he is a very skilled chef and he won't come out easily!"
"Wow! That old lady's funeral was very respectable!"
"Yes, in fact, if the old lady had been nicer to her eldest son when she was alive, she wouldn't be like this now."
"Who says it's not true? Look at how comfortable the old man is living with the first wife. Which old lady or old man doesn't envy him? He just played a good hand of cards badly. It's fine if he's biased, but he's biased towards someone who has no future at all."
"Don't say that. What if the old lady hasn't gone far yet..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
“…”
Shen Jianguo couldn't pretend anymore. He wanted to greet his fellow villagers as if nothing had happened, but those voices were like sharp knives and pierced him.
Shen Jianguo ran out in a rage, and no one knew where he went. He left Xie Lanzhi alone at home. Xie Lanzhi was still sober today and didn't say anything nonsense, but there was no sadness on her face. She looked as if it had nothing to do with her. Others shook their heads when they saw this scene.
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