Chapter 373 Grandma's Funeral (6000)
Yu Hua said: The departure of loved ones is not a rainstorm, but a long dampness in this life. I will always be trapped in this dampness, and in every calm day, violent storms will be set off.
Some people find it difficult to cry when they are extremely sad.
Just like Tang Xiaoru is now.
Do you think she resents her grandmother?
resentment.
Her grandmother never treated her well when she was alive. She always found fault with her, both when she was a child and when she grew up, just because she was a girl.
But you said that her grandmother passed away. Isn’t she sad at all?
Not really.
When a person dies, he disappears like smoke.
Even though she hated her living grandmother, now that her grandmother was gone, Tang Xiaoru felt empty and painful in her heart.
She watched her mother in grief, her father in tears, and even Chen Qingrong's eyes turned red from crying. But she herself could not cry at all.
Tang Xiaoru suspected that she was ill, and it was a mental illness.
Otherwise, why can't I cry?
This state continued in the next few days.
Chen Qingrong's parents rushed to Shanghai the next day, and then the Tang family began to prepare for their grandmother's funeral. After all, Chinese people believe in resting in peace, and since the person is already dead, it is best to bury him as soon as possible.
There were many relatives who came to attend the funeral, most of them were from the old Tang family, because the relatives from my grandmother's side were basically all dead. Even if there were younger generations, most of them were within the fifth degree of mourning, so there were very few people who came.
As the grandson-in-law, Chen Qingrong and Tang Xiaoru wore mourning clothes together. They knelt down to burn paper with Tang Xiaoru, and they kowtowed to welcome every guest who came.
Lin Yue was in a very bad condition. Although Wang Xiu'e was constantly comforting her and talking to her, she looked like she had aged by ten years. She even had to receive a glucose transfusion, otherwise she would not have been able to hold on.
It is customary to keep vigil the night before the body is sent for cremation.
Because most of the funeral home's cars arrive at three or four in the morning, as relatives, we have to wait until that time.
It was an especially cold night. The wind was howling outside, and the doors and windows that were not closed were blown against each other with clanging sounds. Chen Qingrong quickly trotted over to close them.
When he came back, he found Tang Xiaoru kneeling in front of her grandmother's body, staring at it in a daze.
Grandma's body was lying on the bed with a piece of yellow paper covering her face. Tang Xiaoru wanted to lift it up several times to look at her grandmother's face again, but she never dared.
Chen Qingrong came to her and knelt down, hugged her gently, and said, "Xiaoru, when the funeral home car comes, you don't have to follow it. My father, uncle and I will go there."
"No." Tang Xiaoru insisted, biting her lip and said, "I want to go too!"
"This……"
"Let me see grandma off for the last time." Tang Xiaoru murmured, "No matter what, she is still my grandma. Although she doesn't love me as much as my grandparents, or even my deceased grandfather, she is my grandma after all. Let me see her off."
When she said this, tears welled up in her eyes.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
Even a stranger would not be able to help crying when seeing this scene, let alone a granddaughter like Tang Xiaoru.
Chen Qingrong sighed softly, "Oh, I understand. I'll talk to my uncle and the others later."
"Yeah." Tang Xiaoru nodded, leaned her head on Chen Qingrong's shoulder, and said softly, "The company..."
"Don't worry." Chen Qingrong knew what she was going to say. "Even if our leader is not here, the company will still run normally. Moreover, I have appointed Ma Cheng to take charge of the overall situation. You know his ability. You were the one who chose him at first sight."
"Okay." Tang Xiaoru didn't say anything else. She just held Chen Qingrong's hand tightly and murmured, "Chen Qingrong, what do you think people live for? In the end, they still can't escape death."
Chen Qingrong was startled and quickly comforted her, "Don't have such negative thoughts. To put it bluntly, the purpose of life is to experience the beauty that you have never experienced before. Grandma also hopes that you can live a good life. Do you understand?"
Tang Xiaoru looked at him and suddenly burst into laughter, "Are you worried that I'll do something stupid? Don't worry, I won't."
At this point, she paused, and then continued, "However, grandma was indeed the first relative I sent away since I can remember. When grandpa passed away, I was too young and I don't have much memory of him."
"I never thought my grandma would pass away before, but I didn't expect this day would come. Now I think about the saying that is often said on the Internet, that life is actually about constantly saying goodbye to your loved ones, the ones below pick you up, the ones above send you off, it's a cycle."
Chen Qingrong fell silent.
Some of them I don’t know how to say.
Just hug her tight and pat her back.
……
At four in the morning, the hearse from the funeral home finally arrived.
After the driver came in, he bowed to grandma's body first, and then Chen Qingrong and Tang Chengshan began to help put the body into the bag.
When the body was being loaded into the car, Lin Yue burst into tears and insisted on going with them, but was ruthlessly refused by Tang Chengshan. He also asked Tang Xiaoru to hug her mother first. By the time Tang Xiaoru hugged her mother in great grief and was about to take the opportunity to get into the car, the hearse had already left.
She was unable to see her grandmother off for the last time.
Chen Qingrong in the hearse asked hesitantly, "Uncle, didn't you promise Xiaoru to come with you?"
Tang Chengshan sighed, "Alas, Xiao Chen, you are still young and don't understand. Under normal circumstances, women are not brought along when going to the crematorium. It's not because of feudal superstition, but mainly because if they are brought along, the cremation cannot be carried out."
"Think carefully about what Xiaoru and your aunt looked like just now. Do you think they could bear to watch grandma being burned?"
Chen Qingrong opened his mouth, but was suddenly speechless.
Also.
If Xiaoru and Aunt Lin were allowed to come with her, Xiaoru might not do anything impulsive, but Aunt Lin would definitely not watch her mother being burned.
Even though she knew rationally that it should be burned, she couldn't accept it in her heart.
After all, that's her mother.
As the old saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long pain.
Rather than letting them follow and be tortured again, it is better not to let them follow.
After my grandmother’s body was cremated, the formal funeral ceremony was held the next day.
This is what is called a funeral banquet.
The funeral banquet was held directly in my grandmother's hometown. Although there were not many relatives left from her maternal side, according to Chinese custom, fallen leaves return to their roots, so my grandmother must be buried in the place where she was born.
The most important thing is to be buried together with grandpa, which was also grandma’s last wish.
Fortunately, my grandparents’ hometown was not far from the city, so after we arrived, we started preparing the banquet, and Yang Bingbing also came.
Although she had only met Tang Xiaoru's grandmother a few times, as a good friend of Tang Xiaoru, she would definitely come for such a big event.
When she saw Tang Xiaoru, Yang Bingbing hugged her to comfort her, and then hugged Lin Yue for a while.
The funeral procession started at nine in the morning. Because my grandparents had no sons, Tang Chengshan was the one who held the portrait and smashed the basin. As a son-in-law, he was half a son.
As for the younger generations like Tang Xiaoru, they are responsible for waving the banners.
After the funeral, the banquet started at noon.
Tang Chengshan invited a professional team to organize the banquet two days ago. He paid the money and they hosted it. It was guaranteed to be both face-saving and to ensure that the guests would be well fed.
After the meal, the guests left one after another.
Yang Bingbing also left first. Tang Xiaoru had to go with her mother to pack up her grandmother's things, so Chen Qingrong sent her to the main street.
"I'm leaving now." Yang Bingbing glanced at him and warned, "Xiao Ru is quite vulnerable right now, so pay more attention to her and avoid making her angry."
Chen Qingrong nodded, "I know what to do, just be careful on the road."
"Ah."
Yang Bingbing left first.
When Chen Qingrong returned, Old Chen called him over.
"Qingrong, come here and pick up the firecrackers. Let's go to the cemetery with your Uncle Tang to set off the firecrackers."
"it is good."
As for Tang Xiaoru, she was currently living with her mother in the small bungalow where her grandparents had lived before they passed away.
Lin Yue came to her hometown again, full of emotion, "I grew up here when I was a child. Look at this thermos bottle. It was what your grandpa often brought with him when he went to work in the fields. Oh, I didn't expect this scarf is still here. This was knitted for me by your grandma when I was a child. This is..."
She was like a treasure hunter, searching the room for the treasure called childhood.
Tang Xiaoru had also been here when she was a child, but that was when she was very young. She didn't have any memories of this place. She just listened quietly to her mother's story, but her mind could sketch out a series of pictures that she had never seen before but were very familiar with.
Lin Yue suddenly covered her face, squatted on the ground and started crying.
Tang Xiaoru quickly sat beside her and hugged her, "Mom, don't be sad, don't be sad, grandma doesn't want to see you like this, grandpa and grandma are reunited now, they, they will bless us too."
"You don't understand, you don't understand, Xiaoru." Lin Yue cried out of breath, "Mom doesn't have a dad anymore, mommy is gone." Tang Xiaoru's heart trembled, and tears poured out like a dam bursting.
……
My grandmother's funeral lasted three days.
It was not until her grandmother's portrait was placed in the main hall of her home, next to her grandfather's tablet, that Tang Xiaoru felt a sense of reality.
It turns out that grandma is really gone.
She would never hear the nagging voice of the little old lady again, nor would she ever see the little old lady happily sitting on the sofa and eating melon seeds again.
Tang Xiaoru read it carefully in her mind.
She suddenly couldn't find any memories of her grandmother's harsh criticisms of her, and all she could remember were the kindness her grandmother had shown her during her childhood.
It’s not that grandma doesn’t love her at all.
Maybe the old lady herself couldn't tell whether she was favoring boys over girls and hated her granddaughter, or whether she loved her in spite of her words?
It’s a pity that I will never get the answer.
Tang Xiaoru bowed deeply toward the portraits of her grandparents.
Grandpa and grandma, see you in the next life.
"Xiao Ru." Chen Qingrong walked in and called her.
Tang Xiaoru quickly turned around and said apologetically, "You sent your uncle and aunt away? I'm really sorry, I didn't send them off, will your uncle and aunt blame me?"
Chen Qingrong came over and hugged her, gently touched her little head, and said, "What are you thinking about, idiot? My parents are not ignorant kids, how could they blame you?"
"But I've made up my mind now. Auntie is still immersed in great grief. How about this? You continue to accompany Auntie at home, and I'll go back to the company first."
"No need." Tang Xiaoru shook her head. "I'll go to the company with you. I need to keep myself busy. Only when I'm busy, I won't keep thinking about my grandmother's death."
"But Auntie..."
"My mother is not that fragile." Tang Xiaoru shook her head again and said seriously, "Besides, my father is with her. I think, according to my father's habit, he should take my mother out for a trip to relax her mood. He always did this when my mother was in a bad mood before."
Chen Qingrong hesitated and asked again, "Are you really ok?"
Tang Xiaoru nodded, "I'm really ok, let me get busy, otherwise, I might be useless."
Chen Qingrong smiled helplessly, "Okay, since it's only a little after ten o'clock, let's go to the company."
"Yeah." Tang Xiaoru breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I'm going to go back to the company to see how everyone's plan is going. If it's ok, I'll submit it to Haoda Real Estate as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's go."
After talking to Tang Chengshan and his wife, they left the Tang family.
Soon they arrived downstairs of the company. As they got off the car and walked towards the company, they didn't expect to meet Gao Qiang who was rushing over from the other side.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang, you are here." The injuries on Gao Qiang's face had faded a lot. Although there were still some subtle bruises at the corners of his eyes, they were at least much better than before.
Chen Qingrong asked, "You came to the company so soon?"
Gao Qiang scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "My injury is not a big problem anymore, so I came here. By the way, Mr. Chen, Mr. Tang, you were away these few days, so we brainstormed and came up with a plan for Haoda Real Estate. It's just right that you are back, so I can show it to you today."
"That's good." Tang Xiaoru nodded, "Let's go up."
"Ok."
Gao Qiang followed the two of them into the company.
After returning to the company, Tang Xiaoru said hello to everyone and then convened a group meeting.
During this meeting, she listened to everyone's reports. Gao Qiang and his team had not only prepared one final plan. Before this final plan, there were four abandoned plans, all of which were brought out for discussion.
After some discussion, everyone agreed that the final plan was more reliable and could better meet the requirements of Haoda Real Estate.
In the end, it was Tang Xiaoru who made the final decision, "Let's use this fourth version, Team Leader Gao."
"Here." Gao Qiang stood up immediately.
Tang Xiaoru said, "Once you have sorted it out, give it to me within half an hour."
"Yes."
Gao Qiang sat down again.
Tang Xiaoru looked at Xiaoyuan again, "Fangyuan."
"exist."
"After Gao Qiang gives me the plan for approval, you can send it to Mr. Liang of Haoda Real Estate for approval."
"Ah? Me?" Xiao Yuan was startled and said weakly, "Boss Tang, shouldn't you or Boss Chen be in charge of this? I'm just a small designer."
"I'll take you there." Chen Qingrong also understood what Tang Xiaoru meant and winked at her. "What do you think, President Tang?"
Tang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "Okay, let's decide it this way. Let's adjourn the meeting."
After leaving the meeting room, everyone went back to their respective workstations.
Xiao Yuan still hesitated and found Chen Qingrong, and asked tentatively, "Boss Chen, you can just deliver the plan, why does Boss Tang want me to go with him? I don't think I have the qualifications to participate, right?"
Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "Originally you don't have the qualifications, but you have a good relationship with Mr. Liang Qingyun, so Mr. Tang is helping you and promoting you."
Although he didn't come to the company these days, Liang Qingyun also contacted him.
He told Chen Qingrong that he and Xiaoyuan were obviously much more familiar with each other than before. Although Xiaoyuan was still reluctant to go out to dinner with him alone, at least the two of them could joke around on WeChat.
He could also feel that Xiaoyuan was less wary of him, which was a good thing.
Xiao Yuan blushed for some reason when she heard what Chen Qingrong said, and muttered, "I don't have any personal relationship with Mr. Liang, it's just normal business dealings. If you hadn't taken this case, how would I be qualified to meet such a big shot."
"Don't look down on yourself." Chen Qingrong comforted her, "Although your family background is not as good as his, and you are a little silly and sometimes you don't think before doing things, but you and he are both human beings, there is no need to look down on yourself."
Xiao Yuan was about to cry, "Are you trying to comfort me, Mr. Chen?"
"The words are rough but the meaning is not."
……
About forty minutes later, Chen Qingrong drove Xiaoyuan to Haoda Real Estate.
On the way, he received a call from Sun Cheng, who told him that he would go to Beijing for surgery on the first of next month and was very nervous. Chen Qingrong comforted him and told him not to worry, because the worst outcome would be paralysis, but he would not die.
Sun Cheng felt warmed by the honey-like words on his lips, and replied to him a dozen sentences in C language on the phone before hanging up.
When they arrived downstairs at Haoda Real Estate, Chen Qingrong could clearly see that Xiaoyuan was very nervous.
"Hey." Chen Qingrong stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her, smiling, "I'm just bringing you here to meet a client, not to the execution ground. Why are you so scared? When you first entered Chenzhu, I took you everywhere."
Xiao Yuan said cautiously, "But the client we met back then was obviously not of the same level as the one we met today. I would definitely be nervous."
Chen Qingrong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Are you nervous because you came to Haoda Real Estate, or because you are going to meet Liang Qingyun?"
"No, don't they all mean the same thing?"
"Oh, yes, yes, yes, get out of the car, don't make me, the manager, kneel down and beg you."
"Oh."
Xiao Yuan took the briefcase containing the plan and followed Chen Qingrong out of the car.
Then the two of them entered the Haoda property.
Arriving at the front desk, Chen Qingrong told the receptionist the purpose of their visit. Just as the receptionist was about to make the phone call to apply, a woman's voice suddenly rang out.
"Mr. Chen?"
"Hey?" Chen Qingrong turned around and laughed, "Hello, Mr. Liang, you just came back from outside?"
The career lady who greeted him was naturally Liang Qingyun's aunt Liang Min.
Liang Min smiled and said, "Yes, I just came back from inspecting the property. Are you here to see me?"
Chen Qingrong smiled and said, "We sent the cooperation plan with your company to you for approval. Either you or Mr. Liang Qingyun can approve it."
He then introduced Xiao Yuan, "By the way, let me introduce you, this is Fang Yuan, the designer of our company. She also played a big role in the design this time. Xiao Yuan, this is the executive director of Haoda Real Estate, Liang Qingyun, the aunt of Mr. Liang. You can also call him Mr. Liang."
"Hello, Mr. Liang!" Xiao Yuan immediately bowed with great respect.
Liang Min looked at her meaningfully, and said with a half-smile, "So you are Miss Fang that our nephew often talks about. Hello."
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