Chapter 151
Chapter 151
The funeral is held at T City .
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Zhou Qiao Qiao is not familiar with Jing City .
T city is far away from Jing City . It’s hard to transport corpse between cities . Jing Bo Yuan uses his connection so the next day the administration is done .
Driver Lu drives the white Land Rover . Jing Bo Yuan and Ye Qing Xin are sitting on the backseat .
Ye Qing Xin is still mourning . Her mind is still thinking about it . Her eyes are teary .
Ji Yi and Jing Fen Fen also follow them to help and also represent Jing family .
At first Old Madame Jing wants to ask He Su E to follow . After all, He Su E is Zhou Qiao Qiao’s real relative by marriage . But considering He Su E’s cold attitude, she wouldn’t be able to treat people as polite and skillful as JI Yi .
Ji Yi thinks that in this world there is no certain thing . At first she was handling wedding matters now she is handling the funeral .
Jing Fen Fen is not really happy to help .
“They are not married, she hasn’t became our family . It will be okay if only Da Ge that joins . Why should we come too? What is Nai Nai thinking?”
Ji Yi hears her daughter’s impudent remark, she looks at her and frowns: “Can you stop talking . It’s for the death person . ”
Jing Fen Fen pouts and doesn’t say anything else .
They stay at the hotel for night .
Ye Qing Guo seems to understand what is happening, he is so quiet on the way .
Ye Qing Xin looks at the car that brings Zhou Qiao Qiao and her eyes turn red again .
“Let’s go . ” Jing Bo Yuan hugs her tightly .
“I want to stay to accompany her . ” Ye Qing Xin thinks how can she just leave her mother alone at the parking area . Wouldn’t she be afraid? Wouldn’t she feel lonely and cold?”
“Xin Xin, your body needs to rest . ”
Ji Yi and Jing Fen Fen don’t know that Ye Qing Xin is pregnant . It because of Jing Bo Yuan’s intention .
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Now the wedding cannot be held . Ye Qing Xin’s pregnancy needs to be announced sooner or later . But he thinks that now is not a good time to announce it .
Ye Qing Xin understands his worries . But she doesn’t want her mother to be alone .
There are two middle-aged uncles that take care of the car . Looking at her, they offer: “If not let us stay here . Mr and Mrs Jing you guys can go back and have a rest . We use to handle this . We are not afraid . ”
Ye Qing Xin and Jing Bo Yuan go upstair . Before they enter the room, Ye Qing Xin says: “That two uncles are good . ”
Jing Bo Yuan understands her meaning . He opens the door and says: “I’ll not treat them unfairly . Don’t worry . ”
Ye Qing Xin starts to calm down when she sleeps inside his warm embrace . She falls asleep .
The next day at five a . m . everyone gets up and has breakfast on the dining hall . Then they gets on the car .
They arrive at T City around five p . m .
Yesterday Jing Bo Yuan called Song family and informed them about Zhou Qiao Qiao’s death . Song family helped them to arrange the funeral hall and also invite the funeral band .
T city’s social custom, if someone from family is died, they should invite a band to make the festival to express the last respect and longing of the death one .
These years Zhou Qiao Qiao doesn’t interact with her relatives or neighbors . There’s a time when someone hears about Zhou Qiao Qiao being helped by the mayor during Ye Qing Guo’s trouble . A lot of them acted friendlier to her and asked her to help, but she refused . That makes them a bit furious at her .
Today with her death, there is noise but no one can come forward to offer their condolences .
Ye Qing Xin gets off the car, Song Jiu comes over and hugs her: “Zhou A Yi’ is well when she went to Jing City, how can she be like this?”
Ye Qing Xin’s tears start to fall down again .
Then an unknown man comes over and greets Jing Bo Yuan: “Chief Jing . ”
Jing Bo Yuan nods at him .
Then he starts to get a group of people to take the coffin inside the funeral hall .
Ye Qing Xin watches them . They open the coffin and she looks at Zhou Qiao Qiao . Her eyes are close like she is asleep . It’s just her face is dark blue . It reminds Ye Qing Xin that she is not sleeping .
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Ye Qing Xin feels heartache .
The time her mother was alive, she didn’t have any relatives by her side . Now she is dead and no one comes over to accompany her .
She feels so sad . Then suddenly she feels an urge to vomit . She cannot hold it . She runs outside and starts to throw up .
Ji Yi and Song Mu are experienced people . Looking at her, they immediately could guess what happens to her .
“Xin Xin, you are pregnant?” Ji Yi asks considerately .
Ye Qing Xin vomits until she is okay . She doesn’t deny .
Ji Yi suddenly understand why suddenly Jing Bo Yuan wants to plan a wedding .
Sog Mu also thinks of another problem: “You are pregnant, you shouldn’t help Qiao Qiao to wear the shroud . What should we do? Can Xiao Guo Do it?”
T city is a conservative country . Daughter or son should personally help their mother change to the shroud . If not they will be regarded to be unfilial .
Ye Qing Xin says: “I can do it . ”
Song Mu disapproves: “How can you do it . It’s not good for your kid . ”
This time Song Fu comes out from the funeral hall: “Xin Xin, hurry up come over and help your Mama . It’ll be dark soon . Hurry up . ”
A sober Song Fu is a reliable one .
Song Mu says: “Xin Xin is pregnant . ”
Song Fu is startled . He hesitates for a while and turns his body to call after Ye Qing Guo .
Even Ye Qing Guo is obedient but after all he is limited . Moreover, Zhou Qiao Qiao has passed away for two days two nights . Her body should be stiff . It wouldn’t be easy to wear it on her . Even with the help of Song Fu and several middle-aged men, Ye Qing Guo will still be careless .
Jing City’s funeral tradition is different with T city .
One of middle-aged man says: “Maybe the son-in-law or daughter-in-law can also help . If there’s no, then the closest nephew or niece . ”
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It means that the closes one will be better .
Jing Bo Yuan comes forward and pulls Ye Qing Guo to the side: “Let me . ”
The middle-aged man is surprised: “Chief Jing?”
The dead woman has been passed away for two days two night . The body should have a cadaveric ecchymosis . Now it’s summer, even though she is placed inside a cold coffin, but the smell will not be good .
The middle-aged man is Bo Wei’s group S city branch manager . He is the one that helps to arrange everything .
Jing Bo Yuan folds his sleeve and says: “I am her son-in-law . ”
The middle-aged man is surprised and looks at the big boss . He suddenly understands why he takes effort to do this .
All along Jing Bo Yuan doesn’t frown . He is calm . Because it’s not easy to change the clothes, he uses a bit energy . He is sweating a lot . The back of his shirt is a bit wet .
Ye Qing Xin watches her . She couldn’t describe her feeling . She feels sad .
When he is done, everyone helps to place Zhou Qiao Qiao into the coffin and burns joss sticks .
Song Mu asks Jing Bo Yuan and others to wash their hands .
Now the sky is dark .
Because it’s not many people, Song Mu just cooks a big pot of noodle . Ji Yi also helps to stir-fry several dishes .
Ye Qing Xin doesn’t have much appetite, but under Jing Bo Yuan’s care, she forces herself to finish half of her bowl . Then she starts to have an urge to vomit again . She runs outside and vomits .
Jing Bo Yuan follows her and pats her back . Ji Yi also comes out with a glass of water . She passes her the glass when she is done: “Rinse your mouth . ”
Ye Qing Xin thanks her and takes it .
When they come inside, one of the member of the funeral band says: “I swear this is the most cold and deserted funeral . No friend or relative come to offer one’s condolences . This person should have poor relations with other people… . . ”
The one, that sits down in front of him, raises his head and notices Ye Qing Xin . He looks at her face, she seems to hear it .
The one, who was talking, also raises his head . He looks at Ye Qing Xin and Jing Bo Yuan . Both of Jing Bo Yuan’s eyes watch him . He is terrified .
He stands up and starts to shiver . He apologizes: “So, sorry . I’m talking nonsense… . . ”
Ye Qing Xin doesn’t say anything and just goes directly to the funeral hall .
Jing Bo Yuan calls after them and tells them about several time . Then he goes inside . That woman is staring blankly at the coffin . Her face is full of tear marks .
He comes over and helps her up . He takes a chair and let her sit down . He also sits down beside her . He hugs her and strokes her head .
Ye Qing Xin hugs his waist and starts to cry out .
She is thinking about that person’s words .
“Ten years ago, although my Papa rarely stayed at home, he also didn’t care about me and Xiao Guo . But at least, I had a whole complete family . That time Mama had a great relationship with her relatives and even neighbors . I remembered that time there’s an old lady next to our house . My ma frequently asked me to send food to her . She liked me and she treated me as her granddaughter… . ”
“Then one day, Papa suddenly wanted to get divorce . He never comes back . My Ma fell sick . Our family wasn’t rich, our money is spent for her disease . You also know about my Di Di’s condition . Relatives started to be estranged . ”
“Then I didn’t know how the rumor started that said my Ma had harmed and killed someone . I didn’t know which one of them that started it . Why should they hate my Ma so much? For a rumor, they mistreated our family . Do you know who was the leader? It’s the old lady that my Ma used to send foods . ”
Ye Qing Xin buries her face on Jing Bo Yuan’s embrace . Her tears make his grey coat wet .
“One time I went home from school . Several people gathered in front of my house . I broke into the crowd and watched that Shen Shen A Yi (Auntie) that used to be my Ma’s best friend . They dragged my mother by her sleeve . They abused her verbally and spitted on her face . Since that time, My ma never says anything to our neighbors or relatives… . . ”
Jing Bo Yuan hugs her tightly and listens to her words . He doesn’t say anything .
It’s a silence . Then Ye Qing Xin says again: “Perhaps that person’s words are true . My Ma has poor relations with other people . If not my Pa will not be ruthless and abandoned us, our relatives will not estrange us……”
Ye Qing Xin doesn’t know how and when she fell asleep . The time she wakes up, she already lays down on the bed .
Then suddenly she could hear the noise . A full swing of funeral music, there’s also buzz of people’s talking .
Ye Qing Xin gets up and comes outside . She notices that outside there’s a lot fo people and also a lot of floral wreath . She is startled .