Chapter 198: Double Death (1)
Taotao and Song Zhi packed their luggage and rushed back to Kyoto as quickly as possible.
Guan Qingbai has been lying in the ICU of the military hospital for several days...
His guard Xiao Tang was standing guard at the door of the ICU and started wiping away tears when he saw Song Zhi and Taotao.
Taotao noticed with her sharp eyes that a little girl of five or six years old was hiding timidly behind a young man, looking at Taotao and Song Zhi cautiously.
As soon as the handsome young man saw Tao Tao and Song Zhi, he greeted them, "Uncle Song, Auntie!"
Taotao looked at him for a while before recognizing him. "Zili?"
——He is Fang Zili, the adopted son of Fang Shenghao and Li Rui!
Fang Zili said to Song Zhi and Tao Tao: "Uncle, aunt, you have worked hard along the way!"
Tao Tao asked him, "Is your father still abroad?"
Fang Zili nodded. "I've called my dad, and he's heading back home. My mom... has been in the hospital for a long time, so I come over to see grandpa from time to time."
Then Fang Zili said to the little girl behind him, "Qianqian, hurry up and call someone. Uncle Song Zhi, my father and your father are brothers."
Qianqian's expression relaxed immediately, and her eyes lit up, "Song Zhi! I know! My father often mentioned Song Zhi...uncle."
——After knowing that the man in front of her, who was about the same age as her father, was her father's brother, Qianqian obviously relaxed.
Tao Tao smiled and asked, "Have you always stayed in Western Xinjiang?"
Qianqian nodded again.
Tao Tao said, "I live in the northwest, which is very close to Xinjiang... People there like to eat pancakes. Have you ever eaten them?"
Qianqian's eyes lit up, "We also eat pancakes, but my favorite is butter tea. The butter tea my grandma cooks is delicious..."
The child started chatting with Taotao and soon relaxed.
On the other side, guard Xiao Tang first told Song Zhi about Guan Hailong's situation:
Over the years, Guan Hailong has been staying in the western border to guard the border. Many years ago, he married Zhuma, a girl from Western Xinjiang. His eldest son Guan Jing and Taotao's youngest son Momo are the same age. Later, Guan Hailong and Zhuma gave birth to another little daughter named Guan Qianqian.
Last winter, Guan Hailong and Zhuma lost contact.
However, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and the people at the foot of the mountain could not receive the message from Guan Hailong, nor could they go up the mountain.
In the spring, when the snow melted, people went up the mountain to look for them, only to find out that the house of the family of four had been crushed by the blizzard. Guan Hailong, Zhuma and Guan Jing have been killed. But from the scene, it seems that this family of three had worked hard to create a small space before they died...
If nothing unexpected happened, they should have paved a way for their youngest daughter Guan Qianqian to survive.
But Xiao Qianqian was never seen alive, and her body was never found after her death.
People immediately reported to Guan Qingbai.
At that time, Guan Qingbai...suffered great pain.
But he kept holding on, acting like nothing had happened and working as usual.
until--
Two months ago, hunters discovered a group of Tibetan macaques while hunting blue sheep. Among these Tibetan macaques, there is a little girl of six or seven years old who keeps the monkeys company.
The hunters took the little girl down the mountain.
Some villagers recognized her as Guan Qianqian, the daughter of Guan Hailong and Zhuma.
Because Xiao Qianqian had been living with Tibetan macaques for a period of time, she could hardly speak anymore. It took many days for her to slowly regain the ability to speak.
She told the villagers that she was staying in a small wooden house with her parents and brother that night. In the middle of the night, the roof suddenly collapsed without any warning...
She was young and slept in the same bed with her parents. Her mother hugged her tightly, and her father stood on her mother, barely holding up a piece of wood. The brother came over from the single bed next to him, calling Qianqian's name, and groped his way to Qianqian in the dark, intending to take her away.
Unfortunately, a second collapse occurred.
The last words Qianqian heard from her brother were: "Qianqian, wrap yourself up in a quilt... Don't be afraid."
Xiao Qianqian kept crying, but her parents and brother no longer responded. After several days, Xiao Qianqian was tired, cold, and hungry, and could hardly hold on any longer.
Suddenly, someone started to dig away the snow covering Qianqian's head with bare hands...
Qianqian fainted.
When she woke up again, a group of Tibetan macaques were guarding her. They fed her some highland barley flour they found in her home, and then headed west.
The instinct for survival made Qianqian catch up with the Tibetan macaques.
The Tibetan macaques walked and stopped, and from time to time they dug out some grass roots from the snow and motioned for Qianqian to eat.
In this way, Qianqian stumbled and followed the Tibetan macaques to their resting place. It was a semi-open cave where about a hundred monkeys lived.
There is a female Tibetan macaque who takes good care of Qianqian. It would signal Qianqian to drink its milk, hug Qianqian to sleep every day, and even pull Qianqian's hair...
She was in a daze until Qianqian was discovered by a hunter.
Qianqian was rushed to Guan Qingbai.
Since Guan Hailong left Kyoto, he has never returned.
But after he married Zhuma, Zhuma would write a few letters and enclose a few photos for Guan Qingbai every year. Most of the talks were about the children, but also about Guan Hailong.
Guan Qingbai has never seen his grandchildren in person, but he looks at their photos every day. Looking at the little granddaughter in front of me with an innocent expression, she looks very much like Kwan Hoi-Shan when she was young! Moreover, the birthmark on the child was the same as what Zhuma had written in the letter before.
Guan Qingbai vomited blood on the spot!
Over the years, he wrote back to Zhuma personally, and did not dare to directly persuade Guan Hailong to come back, but this intention was revealed in his words... But neither Guan Hailong nor Zhuma showed the slightest desire to come back.
Guan Qingbai then settled for the next best thing, thinking that after he retired, he could go to Xinjiang to be with his son and daughter-in-law.
Unexpectedly, before he had the chance to see his eldest grandson, before he had the chance to see his daughter-in-law...the whole family was gone!
It would be a lie to say he didn't feel sad.
Guan Qingbai took his granddaughter Qianqian to Xinjiang to see the border where his son and daughter-in-law were stationed and saw the harsh environment in which they lived. I know that the local villagers arranged a sky burial for their family...
Not even a corpse was left.
Guan Qingbai brought Qianqian back to Kyoto.
Qianqian had been frightened and suddenly found herself in an unfamiliar environment, so she was very reluctant to go to kindergarten. Moreover, she is illiterate and can’t even speak Chinese fluently…
Guan Qing kept her by his side day and night, but he was so depressed that he began to cough up blood.
A month ago, he was beginning to feel overwhelmed.
Later, he was forcibly sent to the hospital by the guards. After the doctor's diagnosis, he said that he was at the end of his life. After several attempts to rescue him, there was no other way, so they put him on a ventilator.
Guard Xiao Tang called Song Xi. Song Xi became anxious and immediately called the satellite city to find Song Zhi. However, Song Zhi was on vacation and went to the oasis to find Taotao... Song Xi then called Lingxi Oasis.
Upon learning that Guan Hailong was gone, Song Zhi was stunned.
Guan Hailong was once his best friend and best brother.
I don't know when the two of them started to drift apart.
He hated Guan Hailong and was disdainful of Guan Hailong, thinking that Guan Hailong was narrow-minded and would never achieve anything great. I also feel that Guan Hailong is aloof and jealous...this person simply does not have any good qualities at all.
But at this time, Song Zhi was shocked to hear the bad news about Guan Hailong, and he tried hard to recall the past...
What he thought of was the carefree childhood he and Guan Hailong had spent under the care of their adoptive mother Du Min.
——The two of them went out together to get into trouble, but were caught by the adults and sent to their foster mother. Guan Hailong was afraid that his mother would blame Song Zhi, so he took all the blame. The foster mother punished Guan Hailong by not allowing him to eat candy, and also taught Song Zhi and Guan Haishan to eat candy in front of Guan Hailong... Guan Hailong drooled with greed, but still stood upright. If something like this happens again next time, Guan Hailong will still take the blame!
——The two of them went out together to experience danger and trouble. That thrilling experience was one of the few beautiful and profound memories of Song Zhi's childhood. Song Zhi was a premature baby and has always been weak. No matter what happens, it is Guan Hailong who protects Song Zhi...
Before hearing the news of Guan Hailong's death, Song Zhi had already erased all his past with Guan Hailong from his mind because he disliked this man.
Now, the past events come to my mind one by one.
Taotao heard Xiaotang's story and guessed what Guan Qingbai was thinking...
Probably to entrust an orphan to someone else.
She turned and looked at Xiao Qianqian.
Qianqian also heard Xiaotang's story. The little girl stopped talking and her tears kept circling in her eyes.
Taotao sighed softly and tugged at the corner of Song Zhi's clothes.
Song Zhi also followed Taotao's gaze and saw Qianqian, who was frightened like an abandoned little animal, and was stunned again.
The couple exchanged a quick look.
On the other side, the doctors and nurses were already prepared, and they led Song Zhi and Tao Tao to change into isolation gowns and enter the ICU ward.
Guan Qingbai was lying on the hospital bed, with tubes inserted all over his body and he was extremely thin... Song Zhi and Tao Tao couldn't believe that this was the kind and amiable old man they remembered.
It was not until Guan Qingbai opened his cloudy eyes and saw Song Zhi and Taotao.
He gave them a weak smile and said with a weak breath: "Xiaozhi, Taotao... Hailong, he died."
Song Zhi's eyes turned red.
Taotao's tears jumped out of her eyes!
Song Zhi sat down in front of Guan Qingbai's bed and held his adoptive father's old, cold, dry and rough hand like tree bark. For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort him.
Guan Qingbai looked at Song Zhi and said guiltily: "Hailong used to have a bad temper. He was jealous of you. Actually, this is all my fault. I failed to teach and guide him well. "
Taotao went to the nurse to ask for a cup of warm water, then asked Xiaotang for a spoon. She squatted beside Guan Qingbai's bed and carefully fed him a few sips of warm water.
Guan Qingbai took a few deep breaths and gave Taotao a gratified smile.
He turned to look at Song Zhi again, "Xiao Zhi, can you...can you...ah, I, I beg you..."
Song Zhi couldn't bear to hear Guan Qingbai say the word "ask".
"Uncle, Taotao and I will adopt Qianqian." As he said that, Song Zhi looked at Taotao.
Tao Tao also nodded and said softly to Guan Qingbai: "Uncle, Qianqian is outside. She is really pretty... I think she and I will definitely get along well."
Guan Qingbai looked at Taotao with tears in his eyes, nodded gratefully, and two lines of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.
That day, Guan Qingbai felt better and he even asked for some white porridge.
Taotao asked Xiaotang to buy white porridge, buns, dumplings, rice and other dishes, and called Xiaoqianqian and Fang Zili into the ward. Everyone had a meal with Guan Qingbai in a lively atmosphere.
Guan Qingbai's gaze on Qianqian was gentle yet reluctant.
Qianqian didn't understand at all.
The little girl was very happy and felt that her grandfather's illness was almost cured. She ate a dumpling and thought it was delicious, so she said, "Grandpa eats dumplings." She ate a bun and thought it was delicious, so she said, "Grandpa eats buns."
Guan Qingbai said yes with a smile, and slowly ate the dumplings and buns brought by his granddaughter, as if they were chewing wax. Then he asked Fang Zili, "Zili, how is your mother's illness?"
Fang Zili said calmly, "She wanted to come today...but the doctor asked her to get a checkup, and she said she would come back after the checkup."
——In fact, this is not the case. Li Rui’s health has deteriorated extremely, and she was sent to the ICU earlier than Guan Qingbai.
After hearing this, Guan Qingbai quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay. Let her rest and recover. I'm fine."
Song Zhi couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned his head away.
Taotao also lowered her head and ate the food in the bowl silently.
Xiao Tang stood aside with red eyes, his whole body trembling.
Everyone felt that Guan Qingbai might have reached his last moment of glory.
In the afternoon, Song Xi hurriedly arrived by plane.
The organization also sent people over...
Song Zhi, Tao Tao, Qian Qian and Fang Zili were asked to leave the ward.
Qianqian looked at Taotao and then at Song Zhi curiously.
Tao Tao asked Fang Zili, "How is your mother doing?"
Fang Zili's eyes turned red. "She is very clear-headed, but her health is getting worse day by day... She told me that she dared not close her eyes, mainly because she was afraid that my father could not bear this double blow, so she had to endure it day by day..."
Taotao was dejected.
After a while, she whispered, "I'll go see your mother when I'm free in a few days."
Fang Zili choked up and nodded, "Thank you, auntie."
After a while, the door of the ward opened, and Xiao Tang walked out with red eyes, and said to Song Zhi, Tao Tao and Qian Qian: "Song Zhi, Tao Tao... The commander asked you to bring Qian Qian in, Zi Li, you come too."
Song Zhi stood up.
Taotao also held Qianqian's hand.
However, Taotao noticed that Qianqian must have noticed something and her fingers were a little stiff.
Taotao held Qianqian's hand tightly, gave her a look that said "don't be afraid", and took her into the ward.
Fang Zili followed behind them.
Song Xi's face turned pale and he looked dejected. He sat aside without saying a word.
There were several middle-aged and elderly comrades sent by the organization. Some of them looked very familiar and often appeared on the news broadcast.
A comrade said to Song Zhi, "Song Zhi, the commander hopes that you can adopt Qianqian. Do you agree?"
"I agree." Song Zhi said seriously.
Guan Qingbai nodded with a smile.
Qianqian was very sensitive and immediately asked Guan Qingbai, "Grandpa, don't you want me anymore?"
Guan Qingbai looked at his granddaughter and his eyes became red again.
But he was no longer able to speak.
Taotao immediately said to Qianqian: "Grandpa will never abandon you, your grandpa loves you the most...Qianqian, you already have parents and brothers who love you. We won't replace them, but we will like you like your parents do. You also have two more brothers, they will like you very much too."
Qianqian was confused.
But she also understood what Taotao said.
——In addition to her own parents and brothers, she is about to have new parents and brothers?
The little girl looked at the beautiful and kind Taotao.
Just now, she had chatted with this gentle aunt and she liked her.
Xiao Qianqian nodded.
Taotao smiled at the little girl.
The comrade went on to talk about Guan Qingbai's property distribution.
He had a savings of 100,000 yuan from his salary, of which he gave 10,000 yuan to his widow Fang Ling, 20,000 yuan each to Guan Qianqian, Guan Haishan, Guan Haifu and Song Zhi, and the remaining 10,000 yuan was donated to the Hope Project. In addition, all the furniture, books, decorations, etc. in his villa were handed over to Bai Taotao.
In addition, Guan Hailong also has a property in Kyoto, which he purchased before going to Xijiang. This property will be inherited by Guan Qianqian.
No one objected.
Tao Tao asked quietly, "Aren't Hai Fu and Aunt Fang here?"
Guan Qingbai closed his eyes and turned his head to the side.
Xiao Tang also answered Tao Tao in a low voice, "We sent someone to invite them early in the morning...but they refused to come."
Taotao exchanged glances with Song Zhi and Fang Zili.
"You... go out. Old Song and I... want to talk." Guan Qingbai said weakly, using all his strength.
Everyone had no choice but to file out.
Qianqian leaned against Guan Qingbai's bed and called out, "Grandpa, Grandpa..."
Guan Qingbai looked at his granddaughter lovingly, raised his head and touched her head, and said, "You have to be good... Wait until grandpa gets better, then I'll take you to the park to fly a kite, okay?"
After hearing this, Qianqian immediately used her tender little hand to hook Guan Qingbai's old and weak little finger, "Grandpa! Let's make a pinky promise! No one is allowed to regret it!"
Guan Qingbai looked at the child guiltily and finally nodded.
Taotao couldn't bear it anymore, so she took Qianqian's hand and left the ward.
Everyone was waiting at the door of the ward, and soon He Yunqi hurried over.
Xiao Tang hurried forward and asked hopefully, "...Captain He, is Hai Fu here?"
He Yunqi shook his head.
Xiao Tang was extremely disappointed and burst into tears on the spot, "Why are they like this..."
As they were talking, more people arrived, including Lili and Howard.
Taotao took Qianqian and told Lili about Qianqian's life experience. The two sisters were talking...
Fang Ling and Guan Haifu finally arrived.
In recent years, Guan Haifu resigned from her public office, became a resident singer, and went to Honggang to develop. However, Taotao is not keen on the entertainment industry, and has never heard of any famous works or albums by Guan Haifu.
But I have to say that Guan Haifu's dress is indeed very Hong Kong style.
that is--
The makeup is too heavy.
Many people pointed fingers at Guan Haifu:
"Are you kidding me? Her father is seriously ill, and she puts on makeup like this and wears a bear-revealing outfit like this?"
"That's right, you don't know any etiquette at all!"
"I guess there's no affection, otherwise why did she come later than us?"
"Humph, don't you know who she is? She is a piece of shit that can't be helped!"
"Do you think it's possible for her and He Yunqi to get back together?"
"Don't even think about it, it's impossible!"
Guan Haifu bit her lip, turned to look at her mother and asked, "Mom, are we late?"
Fang Ling is already in her sixties. She has stayed in the hot spring spa for more than ten years. Because of proper maintenance, she still looks quite young.
She glared at her daughter, then turned around and looked around the room. Her eyes fell on the guard Xiaotou and she said loudly, "Xiao Tang! What's going on?"
Xiao Tang said indignantly: "What's going on?"
Fang Ling was stunned.
——Xiao Tang is Guan Qingbai’s bodyguard. He has been following Guan Qingbai since he was eighteen or nineteen years old, and it has been almost twenty years now. In the past, Xiao Tang was very respectful to Fang Ling. How could he speak to Fang Ling in such a bad tone and attitude like he does now?
Plus there were so many people watching...
Fang Ling's face flushed red as she questioned Xiao Tang, "What's your attitude?"
Xiao Tang, "You don't have the final say on my attitude! The chief has the final say, as do all the people present!"
Fang Ling: "You..."
Guan Haifu asked, "Xiao Tang, how is my father doing?"
"You're late!" Xiao Tang said with a sob, "...the family property has already been divided!"
Guan Haifu was stunned.
Fang Ling was also stunned and murmured, "Dividing the family property? So, Old Guan... is really not doing well?"
Xiao Tang couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears. "How many times have I told you to come and see the commander? I even knelt down for you in the sanatorium last week... and you still thought I was lying? Why would I lie about something like this?"
The people present were well behaved. Although they heard such explosive content, no one commented. However, the look in their eyes when they looked at Fang Ling contained silent accusations.
Fang Ling finally panicked and blurted out, "I, I... I thought he wanted me to raise a child for Guan Hailong, so I... I, I really didn't know he had already..."
——Guan Qingbai did think about asking Fang Ling to help adopt Qianqian. After all, Fang Ling is still in good health, so it won’t be a problem for her to take care of Qianqian for another ten years.
He went to the sanatorium and told Fang Ling that he hoped Qianqian could live with Fang Ling in the sanatorium.
Fang Ling's condition was: she could adopt Qianqian, but she had to leave the nursing home.
The two couldn't reach an agreement and parted unhappily.
Later, Guan Qingbai's body could no longer hold on and he was admitted to the hospital. Xiao Tang saw the leader was all alone... Guan Haifu came to see her father a few times and never showed up again. Fang Zili visited his grandfather every other day, but the problem was that his mother's condition was more serious than the leader's, so every time he came, he could only say a few words to the leader and then leave.
Xiao Tang went to ask Fang Ling to go and see the leader.
Fang Ling thought Guan Qingbai was playing hard to get and refused to come to the hospital to see him.
Now……
Fang Ling’s face turned pale instantly.
"Old Guan!"
She shouted loudly, turned around and rushed to the ICU ward.
I happened to meet Song Xi coming out of the ICU ward.
The two men met each other.
For no reason, Song Xi looked at Fang Ling with eyes filled with overwhelming hatred?
One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers.
Song Xi had made great military achievements, and although he was old, his influence was still there.
At this moment, he did not hide his murderous intent and took a step towards Fang Ling.
Fang Ling inexplicably felt her legs go weak and she unconsciously took a step back.
Song Xi took another step closer.
Fang Ling was so scared that she was shaking all over, but she had no idea what was going on.
Song Xi raised his hand and slapped fiercely——
Everyone at the scene was silent.
“Bang!”
A crisp slap was heard.
Song Xi showed no mercy.
Fang Ling was lifted up by the huge force...she flew out and her back hit the wall before she stopped.
She covered her face and looked at Song Xi in horror.
Guan Haifu rushed over, "Are you sick? You bully my mom in front of so many people? You are my dad's good friend..."
Song Xili ignored Guan Haifu and just stared at Fang Ling, saying word by word: "You should be thankful that Fang Shenghao is not here now."
Fang Ling was stunned.
Song Xi stared at Song Zhi fiercely with his eyes bare, and cursed in a low voice: "Waste!"
This time it was Taotao's turn to be surprised.
——What on earth happened? Song Xi treated his son badly in his early years. After the father and son reconciled, Song Xi has always been humble. Why is he so angry today? And he scolded Song Zhi mercilessly in front of so many outsiders?
She looked at Song Zhi.
Song Zhi also looked at Taotao.
He hugged Taotao tightly in his arms, kissed her forehead lightly, and said guiltily: "...I'm sorry."
Taotao was confused.
Song Zhi also explained to his father in a low voice, "Dad, she is the one he wants to protect after all, I can't..."
No one knew what was going on.
But Fang Ling...she realized something and her face changed drastically!
——I think it must be Guan Qingbai who told Song Xi about what happened at the State Guesthouse!
Fang Ling's face turned pale.
At this moment, she seemed to have some kind of telepathy, and turned her head...
Fang Ling saw Fang Shenghao, who was wearing a windbreaker, carrying a briefcase, and holding a long-handled umbrella, and looked exhausted? !
He was standing at the stairs, his briefcase still with the airport luggage sticker on it, looking at her coldly.
Fang Ling just felt her face burning.
Guan Haifu kept nagging Song Xi, "If my brother were here, would you still dare to bully my mom like this?"
Song Xi was annoyed when he saw this noisy little goblin with heavy makeup. He ignored Guan Haifu and just said to Xiao Tang, "Prepare for your funeral!"
Xiao Tang was stunned for a moment, then asked in a tearful voice: "Boss Song, our leader..."
Song Xi's eyes also turned red, and he said in a deep voice: "Lao Guan... has passed away."
Everyone present was silent.
Everyone bowed their heads and observed a moment of silence for the old hero.
Guan Haifu was stunned.
She rushed into the ICU ward, only to see medical staff removing the tubes of various medical instruments around the elderly on the bed?
"Dad!" Guan Haifu burst into tears.
Unfortunately, the old and frail man lying quietly on the hospital bed will never respond to her again.
Outside the ward, Fang Zili saw his father and hurried over to him. He took the briefcase from his father's hand and whispered a little more about the situation.
Fang Shenghao nodded with red eyes.
He walked straight past Fang Ling and headed towards the ICU ward.
Fang Ling called him, "Sheng Hao..."
Fang Shenghao ignored her and walked in.
Fang Ling had no choice but to cover her face which was beginning to get hot and swollen, and followed him in.
Guan Haifu half-knelt beside the bed, crying half to death.
Fang Shenghao walked to the bedside and looked at his stepfather in a daze. After a long time, he took off his hat and bowed for a long time to his deceased stepfather.
Fang Ling stared at her two children in a daze, unable to utter a word for a long time.
It can be seen that Hai Fu and Sheng Hao's feelings for Guan Qingbai are not fake.
In the past, Fang Ling had a reason - it was Guan Hailong who interfered and made the family so chaotic.
But Guan Hailong had been gone for almost twenty years, and even though her children all liked Guan Qingbai and were filial to him, Fang Ling had not been able to manage the family well.
Yes, she could also blame Guan Qingbai for not caring about her and his family... But when the organization brought her and Guan Qingbai together, they also made it clear: Commander Guan is unable to take care of the family in every aspect due to his work, so he needs an independent female comrade to take care of him and the children.
And wasn't she also coveting the title of wife of the military commander?
To be honest, Guan Qingbai is a very good partner.
He gave her the greatest trust and respect... although the one he loved was still his ex-wife Du Min. But no matter what happened, even if she touched Bai Taotao, he would just put her under house arrest in a hot spring sanatorium...
In the past, Fang Ling hated Guan Qingbai. I feel that Bai Taotao didn't lose anything in the end, so why should she give up more than ten years of her freedom and be detained in that hot spring resort?
It was not until today, when she witnessed Song Xi's anger, that she suddenly understood Guan Qingbai's painstaking efforts.
At this point, Fang Ling regretted her decision!
"Sheng Hao..."
Fang Ling called her son's name again.
Fang Shenghao asked her softly, "Mom, don't you want to say something to my dad?"
Fang Ling bit her lower lip.
Fang Shenghao didn't get a reply from Fang Ling for a long time, and he walked out of the ward feeling disappointed.
Fang Ling was helped out by Guan Haifu in a daze.
However, when she heard about Guan Qingbai's plan for the distribution of his inheritance, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide in surprise and said excitedly: "What? Old Guan... after all these years, he only has a total of 100,000 yuan in savings? How is this possible?"
Fang Shenghao said coldly: "This proves that my father is innocent! Why, do you still hope that he has a net worth of over 100 million?"
Fang Ling was speechless.
After a pause, she said unwillingly, "Then, in theory, I should get half of his inheritance, and the rest should be shared by the children... Guan Hailong has been dead for a long time, and Guan Qianqian is only six or seven years old. Why should she get a share?"
The veins on Fang Shenghao's forehead popped out. "We brothers and sisters... have no objection to our father's will. If you feel it's unfair, how about filing a lawsuit?"
Fang Ling was stunned. "Sheng Hao, Mom is fighting for the interests of you and Hai Fu! What does your father's inheritance have to do with Song Zhi? Why should he get a share? And Guan Haishan! She has been gone for 20 years and has never given your father a penny. She has never supported your father. Why should she get a share of the inheritance?"
"According to what you said, I am not my father's child either! I have no blood relationship with him, and my last name is not even Guan! Why did he give me a copy?"
Fang Ling refused to give in. "He and I are legally married! You are his stepchild, so of course you have the right of inheritance!"
Fang Shenghao was so angry that his face turned pale. "Dad's body is still warm, and you are fighting over a few needles and thread? Do you think Song Zhi and Tao Tao care about this little money? Do you think Hai Shan cares about this little money?"
"I don't care whether they care or not!" Fang Ling said, "but this is what I deserve!"
Song Zhi said: "Sheng Hao, why don't you just listen to your mother..."
"No!"
Fang Shenghao roared: "That was Dad's last wish."
Song Zhi said calmly: "Your mother's opinion is also important. Everything should be handled impartially. This is fair!"
Fang Shenghao suddenly raised his head and looked at Song Zhi, "Song Zhi...just do as Daddy wants, okay? I beg you!"
Fang Ling was bewildered and thought her son had a problem with his brain. "Sheng Hao! Can you have some backbone? Stand up straight. Why are you begging him so humbly? He is just your father's adopted son... and he didn't even have the adoption procedures!"
Song Zhi sneered.
Fang Shenghao was about to collapse, and yelled at Fang Ling, "Shut up, you idiot!"
Fang Ling was stunned, "Sheng Hao, is this how you talk to your mother?"
Guan Haifu also felt it was strange.
——First of all, she did not object to her father's distribution of the inheritance. She could earn money herself, although not much. She also vaguely felt that her father treated all his children equally in the distribution of his inheritance, except that it was somewhat unfair to her mother Fang Ling. But this is understandable, after all, the relationship between my parents has deteriorated to the freezing point.
——Secondly, she trusts her brother Fang Shenghao unconditionally. Since her brother fully supports their father's distribution of the inheritance, it proves that doing so is in the best interests of her and their mother.
So Guan Haifu also advised Fang Ling, "Mom, forget it... Let's listen to my brother. There's nothing to argue about for the 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Don't you still have a salary? Even if I take a step back, I can make money and I can support you!"
Fang Ling insisted: "That's what I deserve."
——What she cares about is not the tens of thousands of dollars, but her dignity. She couldn't bear it; what her husband left her was less than what any of his children had left her.
Song Zhi said to Fang Shenghao, "Uncle Guan's will is there. Maybe we should go to the court according to the procedure... However, we have to handle Uncle Guan's funeral in the next few days, so let's not talk about this for now. After Uncle Guan's funeral is completed, we can settle these grievances."
Fang Shenghao's heart was pounding.
Fang Ling said without showing any weakness: "Just you wait! Anyway... if it's not mine, I don't want it. If it's mine, it should be mine!"
Fang Shenghao closed his eyes and felt a taste of rust in his mouth.
A few days later, Guan Qingbai's funeral was completed.
His ashes were placed in the memorial garden.
Fang Ling indeed filed a lawsuit for inheritance in court. Because the matter involved Guan Qingbai's personal and family circumstances, the court arranged a collegiate bench to handle the matter in a low-key manner.
During this period, Song Zhi and Tao Tao had completed the adoption procedures for Xiao Qianqian. At the same time, they transferred Guan Hailong's property to Xiao Qianqian, which was supervised by Song Zhi and Tao Tao.
In the end, the court made a mediation: Fang Ling enjoyed half of Guan Qingbai's inheritance, which was 50,000 yuan. The remaining two biological children, stepson, adopted son and granddaughter each received a share, that is, each received 10,000 yuan.
Song Zhi stated in court that he would give up the inheritance and gave his share of 10,000 yuan to Guan Qianqian. At the same time, he took out another 10,000 yuan and handed it to the court, asking the court to donate it to the Hope Project in the name of Guan Qingbai.
Since Kwan Hoi Shan was not there, the court retained her right to pursue the case and, based on the content of the mediation, finally declared the mediation a success.
In court, when Fang Ling saw that Song Zhi did not want the ten thousand yuan left to him by Guan Qingbai, but instead gave the money to Xiao Qianqian, and also took out another ten thousand yuan and donated it in the name of Guan Qingbai?
She was not stupid and knew that this was Song Zhi fulfilling Guan Qingbai's last wish.
——After all, Guan Haifu herself had difficulty making ends meet, and Fang Shenghao had a wife who had been bedridden for many years and the expenses were high. It was impossible for the brother and sister to easily come up with 10,000 yuan.
Fang Ling was unhappy and said in a neither loud nor soft voice: "You act so noble! You even gave 10,000 yuan to Guan Qianqian. Didn't you adopt Guan Qianqian? It's just a transfer from one hand to the other!"
Song Zhi and Tao Tao ignored her.
Fang Shenghao said coldly: "Mom, can you say less?"
Fang Ling wanted to get angry again.
She was really fed up with her son always treating her like this...
But Fang Shenghao had already left in a hurry with Guan Haifu, and Song Zhi and Tao Tao always treated Fang Ling as a dead person. What's more, Song Xi was also there, staring at her with a covetous look, so Fang Ling had no choice but to leave in a hurry.
After coming out of the court, Fang Ling felt extremely happy! Now that Guan Qingbai is dead, no one will keep her under house arrest anymore.
She got the inheritance that was rightfully hers as Guan Qingbai's widow, and she was still respectable.
Little did they know that the next day, the National Security Bureau came to investigate what happened in the State Guesthouse that year.
Fang Ling was stunned.
She thought...
As a result, Song Zhi did call the police that year, and there is a record of the call. In the past, in state guesthouses, all phone calls in the rooms were recorded just in case. Song Zhi also copied a clip of Fang Ling's phone call with the temporary waiter. In addition, Song Zhi also has the contact information of the temporary worker and has called the person to Kyoto.
Fang Ling couldn't deny all of this.
In the end, Fang Ling was expelled from the party and her retirement level was revoked because of her violation of laws and disciplines.
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