Lu Huaijiao directly stated the Miao people's purpose.
She had no intention of covering for anyone.
There was no need to hide it; her bad relationship with Miao Yuan did not mean she had a good relationship with the Miao family.
Therefore, there is absolutely no need for them to lie for either side.
Upon hearing her words, He Yun suddenly realized what she meant.
"No wonder. I knew they wouldn't come earlier or later, they just waited until the funeral to come. People who are truly affectionate wouldn't do something like that."
"They've come for compensation. See? If they don't have the money, they can't be buried today."
Don't blame her for thinking too filthy about people's hearts; in fact, some people are just that filthy.
Miao Yuan is not a good person, and her family members are probably not good people either.
Sure enough, not long after, the Miao people's voices could be heard from inside the house saying that if they didn't give an explanation, they shouldn't even think about burying their daughter/sister.
Gu Xiangdong was in the crowd, negotiating with the Miao people.
Other villagers stood not far away, pointing at the Miao people and saying that what they were doing was very wrong.
Villages like Dawancun have their own clans. No matter how much trouble the clan members cause in ordinary times, they always unite against outsiders.
People like the Miao people who came to cause trouble today won't gain any advantage in Dawan Village.
Gu Xiangdong tried to communicate with them properly and resolve the matter in the best way possible.
Miao Daqiang's face was extremely ugly. He had inquired before coming and heard that the Gu brothers were estranged and didn't even see each other much.
He thought that under such circumstances, they would definitely be able to achieve their desired goal, but he never expected that there would be so many people in Dawan Village helping Gu Changqing.
This put them in a difficult position, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
Turning his head to look at his son and wife beside him, Miao Daqiang asked them with his eyes what to do now.
Should they continue making trouble and force Gu Changqing to pay compensation, or should they stop now and preserve a good reputation for the Miao family?
Miao Daqiang hesitated.
His hesitation indicated that he still had some conscience. But Liu E and Miao Guohui had absolutely no conscience.
The mother and son didn't talk much to others, simply to maintain their original ideas.
I need money.
Don't even think about burying Miao Yuan unless you give me two hundred yuan!
Liu E said, "My Yuanyuan is so smart, how could she possibly freeze to death outside? I don't care what happened, if you don't give me a proper explanation today, don't even think about burying my Yuanyuan."
Liu Eren stood in front of the coffin, hugged it tightly with both hands, and refused to let anyone move it.
Gu Changqing, who was in the corner, saw this scene and his eyes turned red. He wished he could rush forward and strangle the person to death.
But his remaining rationality told him that on such a special day, he wouldn't need to get involved; someone would naturally help him resolve the matter...
After Liu E finished speaking, a woman from the Gu family, who was of the same generation as Lu Huaijiao, immediately spoke up to refute Liu E.
"You old woman, you're really funny. Didn't you know your daughter has been insane for a long time? What do you mean she's smart? Smart enough to go crazy?"
"What did you say? Don't wrong my daughter, she's not crazy."
Liu E was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses and retorted, insisting that she refused to believe that Miao Yuan had gone mad.
That makes sense. If we admit that Miao Yuan has gone mad, how could she possibly extort compensation from Gu Changqing?
Therefore, it is absolutely unacceptable to admit it.
However, Liu E was only one person. No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't resist the women around her pleading and revealing that Miao Yuan had not only gone mad but had also killed her own daughter.
Liu E's face was extremely pale.
The other wives of the Gu family seized the opportunity to continuously criticize Liu E and the Miao family, their accusations coming in a cacophony that left the Miao family with no chance to get a word in edgewise.
At this time, it was time for the funeral. The men from the village who came to help carried the coffin out the door under the direction of the funeral director and headed to the Gu family's burial site.
The Miao family of three could only watch helplessly as they carried the coffin away.
Lu Huaijiao had watched the commotion outside for a while, and she wasn't really interested anymore. She decided to go home, pack her things, and head to the city.
When she and Gu Changzheng returned home, He Meizhu was just getting up and tending the fire in the kitchen. When she saw them come back, she asked Lu Huaijiao what had happened next door.
These past few days, He Meizhu, the mother-in-law, hasn't visited the neighbors even once.
Regardless of what others say or what Gu Changqing thinks, she simply refuses to go.
Not only her, but even Gu Jianhua didn't go.
Seeing that Lu Huaijiao and the others had returned, He Meizhu casually asked a question.
Lu Huaijiao recounted in detail how the Miao people had come to cause trouble, and He Meizhu spat twice in disgust as she listened.
"You bastards, your whole family is heartless. If they really cared about their daughter, they wouldn't have gone so many years without ever coming to see her once."
If the Miao people and Dawan Village were worlds apart, that would be one thing. But they are from the same city, with the Miao people living in the neighboring county.
Given this distance, if he truly cared about his daughter, would he have never visited her after her wedding?
And when Miao Yuan gave birth to that daughter, shouldn't Liu E, as the maternal grandmother, have come to see her?
Unfortunately, she never came.
Since they didn't visit while their daughter was alive, their purpose in coming after her death is all too obvious.
He Meizhu looked down on Miao Yuan, Gu Changqing, and the Miao family.
What kind of idiots are they?
Lu Huaijiao smiled and comforted He Meizhu, telling her not to be angry.
"Mom, getting angry will make you age faster. Don't get angry, and stay young forever."
He Meizhu, who was originally furious, smiled and gave her a reproachful look when she heard her daughter-in-law's words.
"All you do is try to make Mom happy. Nobody can stay young forever."
"Sure, even as we get older, we can still maintain a youthful mindset. No one says that older people have to live a life full of bitterness and resentment."
Lu Huaijiao has always believed that age can increase one's experience, but it cannot change one's mindset.
No one dictates that you must live the way others approve of you at a certain age.
She believes in doing things her way.
He Meizhu nodded repeatedly after listening.
"Yes, yes, Jiaojiao is right. It is indeed important to maintain a youthful mindset."
"OK!"
Lu Huaijiao smiled and agreed.
The family prepared breakfast, and after eating, they were going to the city.
Lu Huaijiao and her husband took their three children and went with He Meizhu first. Gu Jianhua was not going to go so quickly; he wanted to transfer the brigade leader's job to someone else first.
This is quite a troublesome matter.
Fortunately, Gu Jianhua had always had a suitable successor in mind, so as long as the work was handed over, it wouldn't be too troublesome.
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