She turned her head and looked at Old Li who kept waving at them from the car window. For some reason, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
He kept waving until she could no longer see him.
If only he were his grandfather.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
The journey from Dong Province to Jing City was not easy because it had snowed and the road was very slippery.
Shen Xiu'e kept reminding everyone to go slowly and pay attention to safety.
This time, what Song Shiwei didn't expect was that Wang Biao was also following, driving with Zhou Wanyu, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu.
Zhou Tingyue drove the jeep, Song Shiwei sat in the passenger seat, and Shen Xiu'e sat in the back, holding Xiaoqi and Xiaoba.
They drove all night before reaching Beijing.
They went back home first to put their things at home, and then went to the Zhou family's old house together.
As a result, as soon as the car stopped at the door, everyone's expression changed.
Why is the mourning hall set up here?
Song Shiwei, Shen Xiu'e and others got out of the car quickly.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Grandpa Zhou's coffin placed in the middle of the living room. Zhou Runde was kneeling beside it and talking to Song Zhiyong and Zhao Huili. Zhou Cheng, Zhou Lin, Zhou Wei and Xinxin were also kneeling beside them. Many people came to the house, including Zhou Runde's colleagues and friends, as well as some of Zhou Tingyue's childhood classmates.
Even Song Shiwei's uncle and his family came.
But the only ones missing were Li Guifen and her two biological sons and grandchildren!
Shen Xiu'e's eyes turned red instantly.
She didn't want to make a fuss, but she had suffered injustice all her life, and in the end, she had to hold a funeral in their home, and she wasn't even allowed to return to the old house?
What does Li Guifen's family mean?
How can she swallow this?
"Zhou Runde! What on earth is going on?"
Seeing them come back, Zhou Runde quickly stood up, and Song Zhiyong and Zhao Huili were also a little surprised.
"You guys are back?"
"Xiu'e, are you back?"
Zhou Chengze ran over with his younger brother and sister, looking surprised.
"Mom, Dad, Grandma, Aunt, are you back?"
Song Shiwei originally wanted to touch the child's head, but found that he had grown taller, so he had to smile and pat his shoulder.
This child has grown a lot in the past few years. He is a head taller than her and is almost catching up with Zhou Tingyue.
Even Zhou Lin is much taller than her.
Zhou Wei also reached her nose, but Xinxin reached her chest.
The children were very happy to see her.
Xinxin even pulled her hand and rubbed it,
Obviously he missed her.
Song Shiwei misses them too.
I haven't seen the children for half a year. They have grown so fast. I can't help but feel that they look different every day.
“They’ve all grown taller!”
Zhou Wei chuckled.
"Mom, I've grown ten centimeters in the past six months! How's that? Amazing, right?"
Song Shi smiled and nodded: "Great, great, really great, it means you all ate well!"
Although she was talking to the children, she did not feel relieved at all.
Shen Xiu'e's eyes were fixed on Zhou Runde.
"Why didn't the old man return to the old house? What happened?"
Even Zhou Tingyue's face looked a little dark.
"Where are those people in the old house? My grandfather is gone, and none of them came?"
Zhou Wanyu's face also looked unhappy.
"Dad, the old house is our family's roots after all. It's fine that they didn't want to take care of my grandfather when he was alive, but why won't they let us go back even though he's gone? If you don't let me go back even when the funeral is being held, how will others see us?"
Zhao Huili couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw Zhou Runde sighing without explaining.
He quickly pulled Shen Xiu'e and the others aside and explained, "Hey, Xiu'e, stop talking about Runde. He's in a very difficult situation now. As soon as the old man passed away, he went to the old house to inform Li Guifen and said that he wanted the old man to be buried at the old house. But what did Li Guifen say? She didn't want to come back when he was alive, so why does she want to come back after he died? They said they didn't agree to anything! Zhou Runde took out the house deed that the old man left for him and said that if the old man was not allowed to return to the old house for the funeral, then they should not live here!"
"As soon as Li Guifen saw the house deeds and land deeds, she immediately got anxious. She said it was no wonder that she had searched the house and land deeds upside down but couldn't find where the old man had hidden them. It turned out that Zhou Runde had taken them. She said she was going to sue Zhou Runde for being selfish and stealing the house deeds and land deeds while the old man was critically ill. Otherwise, she, the daughter-in-law, would still be alive and well. Why should the house deeds and land deeds belong to Zhou Runde? She made such a big fuss!"
Zhao Huili couldn't help shaking her head when she thought of that scene.
Because Song Zhiyong went there with Zhou Runde at the beginning, and when he came back and learned it for her, she was so angry, let alone Zhou Runde himself.
But he couldn't do anything about them because he himself held a high position. Although he had been honest and upright all his life, if Li Guifen continued to act so shamelessly, he would inevitably get into trouble.
He is about to retire this year, so he naturally doesn't want to be punished for no reason at the last minute.
After all, a person's family style and character are also very important. Although it is said that rumors stop at the wise, people may feel that there is no smoke without fire.
That's why those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
Li Guifen didn't care about all that. She had nothing to be afraid of. She just wanted to make a fuss about this matter. Anyway, the old man was dead and she had lost even the last bit of contact with Zhou Runde. She didn't care about Zhou Runde's face at all.
Make as big a fuss as you can, and get as much benefit as you can!
Zhou Wanyu was so angry that she started cursing, "What kind of family are they? Even blood-sucking leeches are better than them! They're not human, they're animals!"
Wang Biao, who was standing by, saw that her eyes were red with anger and couldn't help but pat her shoulder quietly.
Zhou Wanyu looked back at him and pursed her lips silently.
Zhou Tingyue turned around and walked out without saying a word.
But Song Shiwei grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing?"
Zhou Tingyue's face looked terribly gloomy.
"I'll go find them! I'm not afraid! I'll just wait and see how she tries to sue me. No matter what she says today, I'm going to make them get out of the old house! It's okay if they don't want to get out, but let the old man return to his roots! Let's go back to the old house and let the body rest!"
Zhou Runde quickly stopped him: "Tingyue, don't go! You just got promoted, you can't cause too much trouble right now! It will have a bad impact on you!"
But there was a grim look in Zhou Tingyue's eyes.
"I'm not afraid. She can sue me however she wants. I believe the organization will distinguish right from wrong!"
Shen Xiu'e, who had been silent all the time, suddenly covered her face and started crying.
Her low sobs seemed to be mixed with decades of grievances, and it made people feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Huili and Song Shiwei hurried to comfort her.
"Xiu'e, stop crying!"
"Yes, Mom, don't cry. Crying too much is bad for your health! There will always be a solution to this problem!"
Shen Xiu'e was heartbroken: "They are going too far!!! They have bullied me my whole life, and now they want to bully others! It's so unfair! I feel so miserable!"
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