When they got in the car and left, Zhong Yuxiu still felt warm in her heart. She leaned gently against Yan Rushan and spoke.
"Grandpa is so nice."
Yan Rushan nodded, "Grandpa treats you the best. Xiaohai and I have to sit in the back row. If you don't know, you would think you are Grandpa's biological granddaughter."
"I think it's not much different." Zhong Yuxiu tilted her head and smiled sweetly. She laughed heartily, while Yan Rushan laughed helplessly. "Yes, you and grandpa are getting along just like grandpa and grandson. Do you want to sleep for a while? Just lie down and take a nap. It will take more than an hour to get there."
"Fortunately, the road is almost repaired, with only the last section left. We can relax on the road, otherwise, we won't be able to sit, let alone sleep." The ground was bumpy and the vehicle was shaking violently on it. The only thing they were thinking about along the way was how to be more comfortable.
While speaking, Zhong Yuxiu had already chosen a comfortable position on Yan Rushan's body and lay down flat; Yan Rushan put his arms around her shoulders to prevent her from slipping.
"Go to sleep."
Zhong Yuxiu closed her eyes and involuntarily relaxed her body in her husband's arms. Her mind gradually became confused and she soon fell into a deep sleep.
Yan Rushan looked down at his wife's sleeping face, curled the corners of his lips slightly, and hugged her tighter; his wife had looked a little plump after giving birth to a child, but now she seemed to have lost weight again. In just a few months, she had lost a lot of weight.
After getting familiar with the road yesterday, Gu Lingguo drove them to Wan's house smoothly today. There was no problem of not knowing the road.
When they arrived outside the Wan family's house, Yan Rushan woke up his wife, and Zhong Yuxiu subconsciously looked out the car window; the Wan family's house was bustling with people coming and going. It was so lively, which was not seen when they were alive, but after they died, everyone came.
"Let's get off the bus. By the way, we don't seem to have bought things like wreaths and paper money." Sacrifices are always necessary.
"I'll go buy it." Fang Guo said from the passenger seat.
Gu Lingguo nodded, "Do you know what to buy for the sacrifice?"
"Wreaths and paper money?" Fang Guozhong asked uncertainly.
"It's not just wreaths and paper money. Since Comrade Zhong is the adopted daughter of the Wan family, she needs incense, candles, gold ingots, houses, cars, and figurines. If we follow the customs in the countryside, we should also hire a group of people to blow trumpets to send off the funeral." Gu Lingguo was starting to doubt whether Fang Guozhong was from the countryside and didn't know all this.
Fang Guozhong frowned, "Is it so troublesome?"
"The dead are the greatest. In front of the dead, we must do it no matter how troublesome it is." This is true. This is the national situation and most citizens believe so.
"Okay, I've got it. Besides wreaths, paper money, incense sticks, gold ingots, houses, cars, and figurines, is there anything else?"
Gu Lingguo turned around and looked at Zhong Yuxiu, "Comrade Zhong, do you think we should add anything else?"
Zhong Yuxiu said, "Buy all the funeral supplies from the incense and candle shop."
"That's fine. I'm not afraid of people finding fault with me." Gu Lingguo nodded slightly. As the adopted daughter of the Wan family, no matter how big the gift was, it would not be considered heavy.
Now Fang Guozhong understood and took the order to find a place to sell incense, candles and paper money; Zhong Yuxiu and Yan Rushan were waiting in the car, and Gu Lingguo was responsible for protecting Zhong Yuxiu's safety alone. He couldn't feel at ease sitting in the car. Someone came to investigate yesterday, and it was even less likely that peace would remain today.
It was more than half an hour later when Fang Guozhong came back with his clothes all hung up; fortunately they came early, so they wasted more than half an hour and it was not yet noon.
"Comrade Zhong, Comrade Yan, we have bought all the things. Do you think these are enough? Do you want to buy some more?" Fang Guozhong really didn't understand these things. He had never been exposed to these things since he went out to serve in the army as a teenager. He was still young when he left home and had his parents to support him, so he didn't need to understand them.
At his age, his parents are still alive, and they take care of all the social interactions at home. People who have parents are truly blessed and have less worries.
Gu Lingguo took a look, turned his gaze, and silently asked Zhong Yuxiu for her opinion.
"That's enough." Zhong Yuxiu asked again, "How much money should we give as a gift to attend the funeral now?"
Yan Rushan shook his head, "I don't know either."
Fang Guozhong was clueless, so Gu Lingguo explained, "In our area, funeral gifts range from ten cents to ten yuan. In Beijing, there's no fixed amount. If you're close, you give more; if you're not, you give less. Since you're not close to the Wan family, it's okay to give less."
She is an adopted daughter, indeed. However, she has not been in contact with them since Zhong Yuxiu returned to the city. The only time she was in contact with them was yesterday when she went to visit the seriously ill Wan Xuetang. In order to avoid any future complications, she sent them less often.
Zhong Yuxiu was such a smart person, she understood everything immediately. "I understand. Then give me two hundred. I still have to show my respect."
No matter whether Wan Yuning would return it or not, she was not giving this gift money to Wan Yuning.
"......That's fine." Comrade Zhong Yuxiu was not afraid, so they had no objection.
After confirming that the items to be delivered were correct, Yan Rushan pushed open the car door and got out first, then led Zhong Yuxiu out. After the two of them got out, Gu Lingguo parked the car and came over to help Fang Guozhong share some of the things hanging on his body.
"Comrade Zhong, let's go."
"Um."
The group walked towards Wan's house. When they arrived at the door, Zhong Yuxiu didn't meet anyone familiar, but Yan Rushan did meet a few people from the business world; some were competitors, and some were partners.
"Boss Yan, hello, hello." A woman with a big belly, a thick gold chain around her neck, and three or four gold rings on her hands; if she were a woman, she would probably also wear gold bracelets, dressed like a nouveau riche.
There is an advantage to dressing like this, as people will know he is a rich man wherever he goes.
Yan Rushan protected Zhong Yuxiu and glanced at him. "Who are you?"
The pot-bellied man's face froze, and he chuckled awkwardly, "I'm the head of Dafeng Construction. I saw you from afar two years ago. I never thought we'd have such a chance to see you here again."
"Nice to meet you. Sorry, we'll talk again next time we have a chance." He carried his wife in his arms and entered the Wan family. Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong followed closely behind, trying their best to isolate irrelevant people and prevent them from getting close to Zhong Yuxiu.
Entering the Wan family courtyard, on the left side of the courtyard was a place for collecting gifts and incense, candles and paper money. Gu Lingguo handed all the things to Fang Guozhong and pointed to the place for collecting gifts. "You go and deliver it. I'll stay."
"Okay." Fang Guozhong walked forward with a bunch of things in his arms and stood in line. There were three people in front of him who had not registered yet. When it was his turn to register, he gave Zhong Yuxiu's name, and the person registering looked up at him.
"Who are you? Isn't Zhong Yuxiu here?" The person registering was a white-haired old man wearing reading glasses, and his hand holding the pen was thin and weak. He did not register immediately, and his attitude showed that he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Zhong Yuxiu.
Fang Guozhong remained expressionless. He looked the old man over quietly for a few seconds before asking, "Why are you asking this?"
"Who are you to Zhong Yuxiu? The deceased was her adoptive father after all. Even if he was not her biological father, you should come in person, right?" The old man spoke more and more impolitely.
"Let's go up and take a look." Zhong Yuxiu said, and walked forward with Yan Rushan's arms around her. "I'm Zhong Yuxiu. What can I do for you, old man?"
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