When the Zhuang family arrived at the hospital, they saw Wu Jianguo and his family. Except for Zhou Chengzhi, Wu Jianguo, Zhang Amei, and Wu Shanshan were all lying on a stretcher, weeping bitterly. Their cries were heart-wrenching and deeply moving. Zhang Amei nearly fainted several times.
Upon seeing this, Huang Ling and her husband quickly went over. Huang Ling tried to comfort Zhang Amei and Wu Shanshan, while Zhuang Chaoying began to soothe Wu Jianguo. But how could they possibly calm the heartbroken Wu family? After all, they had lost a loved one.
Xiang Pengfei walked up to Zhou Chengzhi and said, "You should talk to your wife! It's so cold, crying too much is bad for her health, and with the cold weather, she's very likely to get sick!"
Zhou Chengzhi frowned and said, "I've advised against it hundreds of times, but it's no use! This is too heartbreaking. My sister-in-law is such a good person, yet she was betrayed at such a young age. Who wouldn't be upset?"
At this moment, Wu Jianguo suddenly stood up and asked Zhou Chengzhi, "Hey Zhou, let me ask you, is Erlaitou one of your men?"
Zhou Chengzhi was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained, "No, Dad, that rascal has nothing to do with me, really, nothing to do with me!"
Wu Jianguo said somewhat impatiently, "Don't call me Dad! I haven't acknowledged you as my son-in-law yet!"
"But I've already registered my marriage with Shanshan, you can't deny it!"
Wu Jianguo pointed at Zhou Chengzhi and said, "Don't try to scare me with this. From today onwards, I'm cutting all ties with her. If you want to acknowledge me as your father, you'll have to divorce me. Otherwise, I won't acknowledge you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chengzhi immediately softened and hurriedly said, "Dad, Dad, don't do this. I truly love Shanshan, and Shanshan is wholeheartedly with me. We are a match made in heaven, you can't break us up!"
"I'm not trying to break up a couple; I'm doing this for my daughter. Don't think I don't know—you're the one who broke up Tu Nan's girlfriend!"
"Dad, I had no choice!"
"Alright! Go away! I don't want to stay here with Xiaomin's body and argue with a villain like you!"
"I,,!"
Zhou Chengzhi wanted to say a few more words, but Wu Shanshan said to him, "You go back to the kindergarten first! I'll wait and see how this is handled before I go back!"
After hearing Wu Shanshan's words, Zhou Chengzhi turned around and left.
As Zhou Chengzhi was leaving, he brushed past Qin Chuan Public Security Bureau.
He walked over with a document in his hand and said, "We're all acquaintances, so I'll get straight to the point. We just interrogated Er Lai Tou and his two henchmen, and all three of them gave the same answer: they were plotting revenge. They wanted to teach Zhuang Tu Nan a lesson, but Zhang Min suddenly appeared. To save Zhuang Tu Nan, Zhang Min ran desperately towards him and was stabbed by Er Lai Tou with a dagger, which is why she died!"
Zhuang Chaoying was puzzled by the term and asked, "Public Security Officer Qin, what's the significance of this 'sacrifice'?"
"That's right, Teacher Zhuang. Zhang Min rushed over to save people. She originally had a chance to escape, so our bureau is thinking of promoting Zhang Min's spirit of selflessness and courage during Lei Feng Month next month. We'll hold a memorial service for her and bury her in the martyrs' cemetery!"
"Oh, that's wonderful! We should publicize this. Xiaomin's death wasn't in vain; she left a legacy for future generations to learn from!"
Wu Jianguo didn't know what was wrong with him, but he started attacking whoever he saw. When he heard Zhuang Chaoying say "That's great," it probably hurt his ears, and he immediately said, "Zhuang, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'great'? My daughter died, and that's great to you? Xiaomin died because of your Tu Nan, don't you have any conscience?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying realized that what she had said earlier was a bit rash, and quickly explained, "I'm sorry, Master Wu, I used the wrong words. I was wrong. Can I apologize to you?"
Wu Jianguo probably found a reason, so he became a bit unreasonable and pointed at Zhuang Chaoying, as if he was about to get angry.
At this moment, Zhang Amei, who was exhausted from crying, stood up and said, "Alright, all of you stop talking. Qin Gong'an, we don't want the title of martyr. I don't want my daughter to die and then have it publicized everywhere. I think that would be very bad for my daughter."
Wu Jianguo suddenly said, "If you don't let her be a martyr, where are you going to bury her? Unmarried daughters can't be buried in ancestral graves, and our Wu family doesn't have a place to bury her!"
Zhang Amei glared fiercely at Wu Jianguo and said, "Fine, I won't bury your Wu family, I'll bury our Zhang family!"
Zhuang Chaoying said, "Xiaomin died for our Tu Nan, so let her be buried in our Zhuang family! If Tu Nan doesn't get married, I'll have Xiaoting bury him with Xiaomin, after all, Xiaomin loved Tu Nan!"
"I disagree. Why should my daughter be buried in your family's cemetery?"
Zhang Amei looked at Wu Jianguo, who was speaking, and said, "Then bury your Wu family!"
"No, sister, an unmarried girl cannot be buried in the ancestral grave!"
"Your Wu family won't allow me to bury her, and you won't let the villagers bury her either. Do you want me to bury my daughter back in my hometown in Sichuan?"
"I,,!"
Seeing Wu Jianguo speechless, Zhang Amei continued, "Since you have no opinion, then I'll make the decision. Let Teacher Zhuang be buried in his family's ancestral grave. She's my daughter, and I'll decide!"
"Can,,!"
Wu Jianguo slapped his thigh with a tearful face and said, "But Xiaomin has called me Dad for over ten years! I just feel wronged for Xiaomin; she's such a good girl!"
"Does your pity for the child bring her back to life? You won't even let her be buried in the Wu family's ancestral grave. All those years she's called you 'Dad' for nothing!"
"I,,!"
Wu Jianguo suddenly squatted down on the ground, put his hands on his head, and stopped making a sound.
Qin Chuan, the police officer, said, "Since you don't want the title of martyr, I'll go back to the station so I can report it to higher authorities. Although Xiaomin won't be recognized as a martyr, she did sacrifice herself to save someone. We'll apply for a martyr's pension for her. That's all, I'm leaving now, Master Wu!"
Wu Jianguo immediately stood up and said to Qin Gong'an, "Then take care, Qin Gong'an, I have something to do and can't see you off!"
Qin Gong'an waved his hand and said, "No need to see me off, that's fine!"
Zhuang Chaoying then said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei! Please find a car and two more people. Let's bury Xiaomin tonight, so it doesn't take too long and cause her so much grief!"
"Okay, Uncle, don't worry, I'll make sure everything is arranged for you!"
Zhuang Chaoying then said to Zhang Amei, "Auntie, you can leave this to me. Or should I have Pengfei take you back?"
Zhang Amei glanced back at Xiaomin, who was covered with a white sheet, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Teacher Zhuang!"
"It's alright, it's what I should do. Xiaomin sacrificed herself for our Tunan, so it's only right that I do this. Don't worry!"
So Zhuang Chaoying asked Xiang Pengfei to take the Wu family of three back home.
Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying waited for Xiang Pengfei at the hospital for nearly an hour before he arrived with four or five drivers to help.
With the help of the drivers, Zhang Min's body was taken to the Zhuang family's cemetery. With the efforts of several drivers and Xiang Pengfei, the grave was quickly dug. Just as everyone was preparing to lift the coffin for burial, a shout was heard: "Stop! Stop! All of you stop!"
Zhuang Chaoying took a closer look and realized that it was the two elderly people from the Zhuang family who had come. He quickly went over to greet them and said, "Dad, Mom, what brings you here?"
Grandpa Zhuang said, "We were all asleep when a neighbor told us that there were people active in our family cemetery. I was afraid that someone would dig up our ancestral graves, so I came over. What's going on here?"
Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly explained, "It's our neighbor Wu's daughter, Xiaomin. She was stabbed to death while trying to save Tu Nan. I want to bury her in our family cemetery!"
Upon hearing that a girl was to be buried, Grandpa Zhuang immediately said, "No, absolutely not, she cannot be buried here!"
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