Chapter 619 Funeral
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Morning.
A little after seven.
Lin Yao finally arrived in Pengcheng and came to the downstairs of the apartment where Mu Wanqing lived.
As soon as she got out of the car.
Lin Yao saw Mu Wanqing standing downstairs, isolated from the world.
She was still wearing the professional suit that she often wore to work.
And Mu Wanqing, wearing a skirt, black stockings and high heels, looked like she was wearing armor.
Although from a distance, she still had the feminine beauty.
But for some reason, Lin Yao always had the feeling of looking at a cold machine wearing steel armor.
"Thank you."
Lin Yao expressed her gratitude to Xu Huan who was driving, and then walked towards Mu Wanqing.
Mu Wanqing, who was standing motionless downstairs, finally responded.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Mu Wanqing greeted Lin Yao, walked in front of her, and smiled gently.
There was nothing unusual in her expression.
Just like when she saw her at work.
Lin Yao looked up and down at the black-stockinged and glasses-wearing girl in front of her, and then showed a suspicious expression.
"What's wrong?"
Mu Wanqing smoothed her hair that was blown by the wind and asked in a low voice.
"You really wear black stockings..."
Lin Yao smiled softly: "You don't mind the cold, it's only 12 degrees in Pengcheng today."
"There's no other way. In order to let you accompany me, I can only resort to this."
Mu Wanqing burst out laughing.
Yesterday, she sent a message to Lin Yao, and before she had time to regret it, Lin Yao's reply came.
Lin Yao agreed to accompany her, and the only requirement was to wear black stockings.
And Mu Wanqing agreed.
"Now that I have seen it and the price has been collected, do you want to change into a more comfortable set of clothes?"
Lin Yao retracted her gaze and looked at Mu Wanqing's face.
"...No, it's good like this." Mu Wanqing shook her head immediately.
"That's a big sacrifice... Let's go."
Lin Yao did not force Mu Wanqing to change clothes. She showed a smile that made people feel like spring breeze and pulled her up: "I'll accompany you home."
Mu Wanqing was pulled forward, looking at Lin Yao's ponytail that swayed gently as she moved forward, and smiled gently.
Soon,
the two of them got in the car.
Xu Huan started the car.
Mu Wanqing officially set out on her journey home.
Her hometown is not far from Pengcheng, and it can even be said to be very close, just over two hours' drive.
It is a small inland city located in the northeast, belonging to the same province as Pengcheng.
Lin Yao had only heard of it once.
The city was called Yicheng.
Two hours.
It passed in a flash.
In the car,
Mu Wanqing didn't speak the whole time, mainly because she fell asleep as soon as she got in the car. She
leaned on Lin Yao's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Yao didn't call her, but with a little curiosity, she admired the scenery along the way.
It was okay at first.
After all, a small fifth-tier city is also a city, but as time went on, the closer to Mu Wanqing's hometown, the more desolate the scenery outside the window became.
Lin Yao took a few photos along the way, and then reported to Lin Xi that she was safe and told her not to worry.
After more than half an hour of driving without any people,
a figure finally appeared outside the window.
The destination has arrived.
It was a small mountain village with a towering mountain behind it.
Far away from the town, there were only a dozen families in total, and there was not even a small store. Lin Yao did not see it.
The car stopped.
Xu Huan did not know where to drive.
And at this moment.
Mu Wanqing suddenly opened her eyes and pointed to a muddy path next to her that was barely wide enough for a car to pass.
"Turn right and go straight down."
"...Okay."
Xu Huan nodded, and then drove the car into the path next to her very steadily.
The faint sound of firecrackers came into my ears through the car window.
The wheels rolled over the firecracker debris on the ground, and finally saw a large drying yard and two two-story buildings leaning against each other.
In front of the door of the small building, the couplets were very new and had just been posted.
It showed the fact that they had just spent New Year's Eve.
At the same time, it also formed a sharp contrast with the shed erected on the drying yard.
The shed, which was mainly pale white, was full of white cloth, with a bed placed in the middle, and white gauze separating the inside and outside of the bed.
But the wind was strong outside, and the white gauze was blown up frequently, revealing a body lying on the bed with an egg covering its mouth.
In front of the shed, a huge white candle was burning.
In the huge brazier, paper money was constantly thrown into it.
The smoke was lingering.
Xu Huan drove the car and drove into the drying yard.
The seven or eight middle-aged men with their arms tied with white cloth standing in front of the shed all turned their heads.
The car stopped.
Mu Wanqing looked at the scene outside through the front windshield, looked at the faces looking back, and fell silent.
"Wait for me in the car."
Mu Wanqing looked ahead for a long time, then turned her head and looked at Lin Yao, smiling.
The smile was not forced.
Instead, she looked very relaxed.
After that,
she was about to push open the car door and leave.
But just as she was about to get up, Lin Yao held her hand.
Mu Wanqing turned her head.
"I'll go with you."
Lin Yao shook her ponytail.
"..." Mu Wanqing shook her head and refused.
But Lin Yao held her hand tightly and didn't let go.
Mu Wanqing was silent for a moment, then held her hand tightly in return, and pushed open the car door with her other hand.
The sound of wind and noisy sounds filled her ears.
Seeing Mu Wanqing in a professional suit.
The middle-aged men guarding the temporary mourning hall showed angry expressions.
Mu Wanqing was expressionless and met their gazes.
After getting out of the car.
She let go of Lin Yao's hand and walked towards the temporary mourning hall.
Lin Yao tied her ponytail and followed quietly.
"..."
Finally.
A middle-aged man came up and said something to Mu Wanqing in his hometown dialect.
Lin Yao certainly didn't understand. Mu Wanqing
could understand, but she just looked at him coldly, and then said something after he stopped.
Calm, straightforward, and ruthless.
Just like when facing work in Lin Mu's studio.
The middle-aged man's tone gradually became excited.
Lin Yao finally understood a word.
Dad.
But Mu Wanqing ignored him and walked directly to the front of the shed, then looked at the motionless person inside through the screen window.
The wind blew up the white gauze again. The
pale-faced man inside was revealed again .
The middle-aged man seemed very angry at Mu Wanqing's disregard. He shook his hand and turned around and walked towards the small building.
Mu Wanqing didn't react, just looked at the gauze fluttering in the wind.
Lin Yao, who was standing next to her, took a look, then took out three incense sticks from the small stand, lit them on the white candle, and handed them to Mu Wanqing.
The other relatives looked at Lin Yao strangely, but they didn't know who she was, so they didn't know what to say for a while.
Mu Wanqing finally reacted. She looked at Lin Yao who handed the incense to her, whispered a thank you, then reached out to take the incense and bowed to the mourning hall.
Insert the incense.
Then.
She casually grabbed a stack of paper money and threw it into the fire tray, then walked aside.
There were no tears, not too many expressions, and even if Lin Yao hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten to burn incense.
And in the end.
She just did the minimum necessary.
Even if the person lying in the shed was her biological father.
Several middle-aged men couldn't help shaking their heads.
But they didn't seem to be as close to Mu Wanqing as the first middle-aged man, and they didn't say anything.
Then.
The middle-aged man who left in anger came out again, handed a portrait to Mu Wanqing, and said something.
Then, without waiting for Mu Wanqing to react.
He turned around, called the others, lifted the white cloth, and then moved the body into the coffin.
At the same time, behind Lin Yao.
A small truck drove in...
Mu Wanqing took the photo of the deceased, without even looking at the person in the photo, just mechanically turned the photo over and looked into the distance.
...
Cremation, burial, banquet for guests.
No need to keep vigil.
Everything is simple.
Mu Wanqing participated in the first two links.
She held the photo of the deceased and sent the body to be cremated.
Then she followed the team and buried her father's ashes in the mountains.
And Lin Yao was with her all the time.
Xu Huan wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Lin Yao.
Lin Yao stood beside Mu Wanqing and accompanied her through all the steps.
Coming down the mountain.
The group was ready to go back for dinner.
But after Mu Wanqing came down from the mountain, she did not follow the crowd back, but grabbed Lin Yao's wrist, let others leave first, and took Lin Yao to another direction.
Lin Yao glanced at the crowd, then followed Mu Wanqing forward.
The two walked across the ridges of the field and came to a stream.
Mu Wanqing pulled Lin Yao along the stream for a distance, then suddenly stopped, picked up some unknown vegetation similar to pomelo leaves, and walked around Lin Yao, sweeping them over her body.
She was still muttering something.
"Bad luck go away."
Lin Yao: "..."
She looked at the serious Mu Wanqing, and did not struggle, but let her complete the ritual.
Mu Wanqing walked around Lin Yao, scanned her carefully, and then scanned her limbs.
Finally.
She looked at Xu Huan beside her.
Xu Huan shook his head: "I don't believe this."
Mu Wanqing didn't force it.
Xu Huan glanced at the two of them, thought for a while: "I'll go to the front for a walk, if you need anything, just call me."
"Okay."
Lin Yao smiled at her, and then said: "Thank you for your help."
Xu Huan nodded, then walked forward and soon disappeared from sight.
Mu Wanqing also dropped the branch and turned to look across the stream.
"Lin Yao."
Mu Wanqing looked at the scenery across the stream for a while, and suddenly called Lin Yao beside her.
"Huh?"
"I've let cattle graze here, do you believe it?"
Mu Wanqing turned her head, a faint smile appeared on her face, and asked.
"Ah?" Lin Yao was stunned.
"It's just opposite. You can't see it in winter now, but there's a lot of grass there in spring and summer."
Mu Wanqing said softly, "When I was in elementary school, the first thing I did after school every day was to pull out my own cows with other peers, and then go to the opposite side to let them eat grass, and sit on the grass to play with stones..."
"...It's hard to imagine."
Lin Yao glanced at Mu Wanqing, who was wearing a professional suit next to her, and said from the bottom of her heart.
"Actually, I was quite happy."
Mu Wanqing smiled and said, "No one cares about me. As long as the cows are not lost, that time belongs to me. Although it sounds bad, it is indeed my happiest time."
"Yeah."
Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing's fair profile and nodded gently.
"It's a pity that this time didn't last long. I was in the sixth grade, it should be the sixth grade."
Mu Wanqing whispered, "The cows were sold. It seems to have sold for two thousand yuan, and I couldn't go out. After all, I couldn't let myself go. At that time, I could only stay at home after school..."
Speaking of this.
Mu Wanqing paused, then smiled gently: "It's not fun at home... But I can see a fight. One accused the other of gambling and gave away the two thousand yuan from selling the cow, and the other accused the other of cheating, but it was unclear who it was with... Then they pulled each other's hair and punched each other in the face. It was really lively."
Lin Yao: "..."
"Of course, after all, they are husband and wife, and sometimes they can reach a consensus."
Mu Wanqing looked across the stream again: "For example, when it comes to me, both of them think that it is useless for girls to study, and they have been preparing for me to go to work for a long time. Even when I graduated from junior high school, they even found a husband for me.
It's a small mountain village, you can say it's stupid or you can say it's really poor, anyway, the matter was settled.
Of course, I disagreed, and then the two of them started to fight against the outside world... One said I had no conscience and cried and screamed, and the other punched me hard. My face was swollen at the time, and I didn't dare to go out."
"...Forget it."
Lin Yao suddenly walked around to Mu Wanqing, held her face, and said with a stern face: "You'd better stop talking, I don't really want to hear it."
Mu Wanqing looked at the serious look on the girl's face in front of her, and smiled lightly: "Although it sounds very uncomfortable, it's actually okay after it's over. I don't mind it a long time ago."
"I mind."
Lin Yao pursed her rosy red lips, and then repeated: "I mind."
"...Actually, my story about my hometown ends here."
Mu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then held Lin Yao's hand that was holding her face, pulled her to sit on the grass, smiled gently: "The next is the story of my life in other places, but it does make people feel uncomfortable to talk about it. Sorry, I neglected it."
"It's all over, isn't it?"
Lin Yao held her fingers tightly and whispered.
"Yes."
Mu Wanqing nodded gently: "It's all in the past... I just have some emotions. The one who just talked to me was my father's brother, and I should call him uncle. You can see that he is very dissatisfied with me because I didn't even care much about my father's death.
Of course, it may also be because last time, my mother died, I didn't care much, so he is a little resentful.
After all, in traditional concepts, no matter what, the dead are the greatest, and the other party raised me, even if I am hypocritical, my attitude needs to be impeccable.
But I really can't do it... Forget tears, I didn't even feel sad just now."
"After all, a gambler and a mean shrew, neither of them brought me anything."
Mu Wanqing calmly evaluated her parents: "I didn't agree to get married, so they asked me to go to work and send them money every month. I almost broke down to make enough tuition and give them money.
At that time, they didn't say that I was working too hard and asked me not to send them money. Not only that, the two of them asked for more and more... My uncle probably knew about this, but he didn't say anything at the time. Why is he saying now that at least the other party raised me?"
"When I was a freshman in college, my mean mother passed away, and my gambler father even asked me to pay for the burial. Why didn't he mention these? Instead, he remembered that I came back one day late.
I was wondering, as long as the person dies, will everything they did disappear?"
"..."
Lin Yao sighed.
"I really thought about it seriously. When my sarcastic mother passed away, I wondered what they had brought to me. I thought about it carefully... In the end, I came to the conclusion that they gave me life, made me believe that poverty, marriage and men are original sins, and made me only care about making money, that's all."
Mu Wanqing shook her head slightly, then turned her head and looked at Lin Yao next to her again, and asked: "Lin Yao, you should still remember, right? When we first met, when you took the plan and asked if we could move forward, I asked you if you could let me climb up again... At that time, I really wanted to make money, a lot of money, so much that I didn't have to worry anymore, so much that I could feel at ease...
And the project failed, I was really unwilling, very unwilling, at that time, I probably got sick."
"I don't think I was sick, your tone at that time... didn't sound like you were sick, but it sounded like you were pretending to be, trying to explain the risks to me."
Lin Yao disagreed with her statement.
Mu Wanqing smiled lightly: "Only you would think so, and only you would think so... I was really extreme at that time. When I was kicked out of the second development department, I really thought about dying together with Chen Nuo."
"......?" Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing in surprise.
"Really."
Mandy nodded and said seriously, "If you hadn't come to me, I would have really considered it. After all, I really want to make money and I'm afraid of losing what I got at that time... Of course, it's all in the past, just like you just said, everything is in the past."
"Then we spent the days together."
"I finally got the money and status I dreamed of."
"The general manager of Linmu Studio, with an annual salary of tens of millions."
"After I had all these, I slowly stopped thinking about making money, and stopped being extreme. I only thought about one thing... To some extent, Linmu Studio does have magic."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's profile and smiled again: "Since last year, perhaps because of the time in Linmu Studio, I slowly let go of my obsession. I began to rethink the meaning of family and what my parents brought to me... Of course, I still feel that
they didn't bring me much useful things, but I admit that they did give birth to me... I thought at the time, let's wait a few years, when I don't mind so much, I will return home in glory and let them see how well the girl who couldn't wait to send away is living now.
But all this ended before it happened... She actually froze to death outside because of being drunk, ha, this is too ugly."
Mu Wanqing slowly put away the smile on her face, looked forward again, and pursed her red lips: "Really... too ugly."
Sorry, I'll post it first and then modify it... It's too late to get off work
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