Zhuang Chaoying became anxious and said, "Dad, you can't stop this. Xiaomin died for Tu Nan. If her mother hadn't stopped her, she would be a martyr and a hero now. Why are you still stopping her?"
Grandpa Zhuang said angrily, "I don't care if she's a hero or not. She's not one of our family, so she's not allowed to be buried in our grave. Look at how little space we have left. You know, there's not enough space for me, your mother, your uncle, your third and fourth uncles, and your three cousins. And you want to bury someone else? No way! Absolutely not!"
"Dad, how about this, let Xiaomin be buried here, and I'll have Tu Nan bury me somewhere else, okay?"
Just as Grandpa Zhuang was about to say something more, Grandma Zhuang said, "How about this, Chaoying, I have an idea for you, what do you think?"
Zhuang Chaoying thought the old lady had some good ideas, so she nodded and said, "Tell me, Mom!"
Grandma Zhuang pointed to a grave and said, "This is where your third grandfather is buried. He was all alone and died without a wife. You should bury this girl with your third grandfather and arrange a ghost marriage for him!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying was furious. She jumped up and said, "Mom, my dear mother! Xiaomin died saving Tu Nan. If she hadn't died, she might have become our daughter-in-law. Can you really let your granddaughter-in-law become my third grandmother?"
Grandma Zhuang said dismissively, "What's the big deal? It's good enough that there's a place to bury her. Why can't she be buried in her family's ancestral cemetery? It's just that unmarried girls can't be buried in ancestral graves."
"No, Mom, I'll listen to you on anything, except this. It's too immoral to do this, I can't do it!"
Grandma Zhuang continued, "Chaoying! When a person dies, they should be laid to rest in peace. You've found her a final resting place; that's her blessing. Who cares where she's buried or with whom? Nobody will care!"
"No, no, Mom, I can't do such a despicable thing, I can't do it."
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
Just then, Zhuang Zhendong came over with a shovel. He saw his grandparents running out in the middle of the night and was worried that something might happen to the two elderly people, so he followed them. As soon as he arrived, he saw his uncle arguing with his grandmother, so he interrupted and asked a question.
When Zhuang Chaoying saw that it was Zhuang Zhendong, she felt as if she had found a judge and asked Zhuang Zhendong, "Zhendong, you be the judge. Xiaomin died to save your brother Tunan. She sacrificed herself. I buried her in our family cemetery. Was I wrong? Do you think I was wrong?"
Zhuang Zhendong's eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Uncle, who did you say? Who died?"
"That's Zhang Min, our neighbor. She's a kind girl who always helps out!"
"Ah! Sister Xiaomin, how could she die? My sister, just a few days ago I saw you smiling so sweetly and genuinely, how could you just be gone like that?"
Zhuang Zhendong suddenly walked to Zhang Min's body and started crying.
When Grandma Zhuang saw her grandson crying, she was displeased and said, "Zhendong, why are you crying? She has no relation to our family. We can't let her be buried in our family ancestral grave!"
Zhuang Zhendong suddenly knelt down in the opposite direction and said to Grandma Zhuang, "Grandma, you can't say that. The reason why our family's newsstand was able to open was because Sister Xiaomin was my guide, and it was her brother Xiaojun who helped me negotiate the lowest price, which allowed me to earn the most money. Grandma, we can't be ungrateful! Besides, she did it to save my brother Tunan. This kindness is something our Zhuang family should remember for a lifetime."
Grandma Zhuang suddenly glared at Zhuang Zhendong and muttered, "How come our family has produced so many traitors? Sigh, his father! Let's go! There are some things we can't get involved in, otherwise we won't know where to bury him when he dies!"
Grandpa Zhuang sighed and said, "I never expected this! He was on his deathbed, and in his final moments, a woman took his burial plot. Truly, things are unpredictable, and so are people!"
After they finished speaking, the two old men from the Zhuang family finally quieted down and left the cemetery.
Zhuang Chaoying then instructed Xiang Pengfei and the others to carry Xiaomin's coffin into the grave and bury it.
After completing all this, Zhuang Chaoying led everyone in bowing and paying their respects to Zhang Min before leaving the cemetery.
Time flies, and six months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhuang Xiaoting, heavily pregnant, sat in front of the newsstand, looking at the books and chatting with Wu Shanshan, who was guarding the door and selling tickets across the street.
Clearly, Wu Shanshan was also heavily pregnant at the time. She was sitting on a stool, cracking sunflower seeds, and said to Zhuang Xiaoting, "Hey Xiaoting! Tu Nan is coming back from America soon, right? He's been gone for three or four months!"
Zhuang Xiaoting thought for a moment and said, "It should be soon! My uncle called and said that my brother can stand up again, but he still needs to recuperate. Maybe by the time he comes back, his leg will be all better!"
"Right! Then I hope Brother Tu Nan's leg gets better soon, so he can stand up again and find another girlfriend to marry, so he won't have to think about Xiao Min and be heartbroken anymore!"
"Yes! My uncle saw how heartbroken he was and was afraid he would develop depression, so he decided to send my brother to America to get his leg checked!"
"Sigh, it's so good to have a good uncle. He can help with everything. Unlike Chengzhi's uncle, who is a deputy mayor, he ignores Chengzhi. But he's so good to his niece Yuxiang! He not only made Pengfei's transportation company a great success, but also opened several other routes, making a fortune!"
"That's because my brother Pengfei was lucky to marry your sister-in-law, which is why he's become so successful. Poor Tunan and Xiaomin, one is suffering in this world, and the other is all alone in the underworld! Sigh!"
Just as Zhuang Xiaoting was sighing, Huang Ling, with her white hair, walked out of the alley and said to Zhuang Xiaoting, "Xiaoting, why don't you go home and rest for a while? It's not easy to be so pregnant, standing here in the wind and sun!"
Zhuang Xiaoting turned to Huang Ling and said, "Mom, I'm fine, you should rest! You've been coughing a lot lately, you can't be exposed to the wind anymore!"
Huang Ling held a fan to shield her eyes from the sun, glanced at the sun, and said, "It's nice to have a breeze in June, but it's a bit too dry and hot to bear. You should go home and use the fan; it'll be good for the baby too."
Zhuang Xiaoting then stood up, her pregnant belly protruding, and said, "Okay! Mom, then be careful here and don't let the sun shine on you, the ultraviolet rays are too strong!"
"Okay, go back now!"
Zhuang Xiaoting walked into the alley and went home to rest.
Huang Ling sat in front of the wire bed, fanning herself and waiting for customers to come to her.
She had barely sat down when a young man walked up to her stall and asked, "Auntie, are you Huang Ling?"
Huang Ling quickly chimed in, "Yes! What's wrong, young man? Are you looking to buy something?"
The young man, all smiles, pulled a letter from his pocket and said to Huang Ling, "Auntie, someone asked me to give this to you!"
Who is it?
"I don't know, that person just gave it to me and left!"
The young man put the letter on the wire bed and left.
Huang Ling put down her fan, reached for the letter, and opened the envelope. Inside was a stack of photos, all of them nude pictures of Lin Dongzhe and other women. The more Huang Ling looked at them, the more anxious she became. She started coughing, and the more she coughed, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Upon seeing Huang Ling's distressed expression, Wu Shanshan, who was sitting opposite her, shouted loudly, "Auntie, what's wrong? Auntie!"
Wu Shanshan, heavily pregnant, hadn't even gone over when Song Ying heard the shouts and noticed Huang Ling's distress. She quickly called out, "Sister Ling, Sister Ling, what's wrong? What's wrong?"
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