Volume Three, Chapter 301: Let’s Talk? (4,700 words)
Jiang Nini's father's funeral was a bit shabby. One tombstone with a standard style, one 44 square meters can only hold urns and some small spaces for funeral objects, a bright yellow silk, and a few handfuls of loess. Then light a cluster of incense, two red waxes, burn a few stacks of paper money, and finally lit two circles of firecrackers. After a crackling sound of firecrackers, the funeral of one person was over.
According to the convention of Yuzhou people, if it is a burial, it is actually very complicated.
Not only will there be specific requirements for the date of burial, but it will also be accurate to which hour. For example, at what time to start digging a golden well, at what time to start the spirit, how many people carry coffins, how many people attend funerals, who should not be funerals, how many families should walk, how many times to cry in the middle, how many times to rest, and even the place to rest is given. But once the cremation is cremated, there is only one sentence left, and 1.
The cemetery is located on the hillside of a half-digged mountain behind Chongde Hall. After the firecrackers were set off, Chu Chengmu and Yan Shumo stood not far away, silently watching Jiang Nini kneel in front of the tombstone, and trimming the weeds around the tomb with a knife and a shovel.
In the next 1st and 1st Qingming Festival, perhaps only Jiang Nini still remembered that a sloppy middle-aged man was buried here. Apart from that, he should never remember that there was such a person in this world.
It was almost noon at this time, and the sun was very big, especially Chu Chengmu was still wearing a black body. Even though this place was naturally cooler than other places, under the sun, Chu Chengmu was quickly sweating profusely.
Taking out the cigarette, Chu Chengmu looked back at Yan Shumo and found that the boy had hidden in the shadow of a tombstone with an uncarved name. He didn't care that the ground was burned with a little hot ass, so he sat on the ground with his butt, leaning against the tombstone, looking at Jiang Nini not far away with a sad look.
He bent down and handed the cigarette to Yan Shumo. Chu Chengmu squatted beside him and looked over his gaze.
He lowered his head and lit the cigarette. Chu Chengmu pushed Yan Shumo with his elbow and asked, "It's so hot that I'm sitting on the ground without fear of sores? What are you thinking? Have you returned to your mom's tablet?"
Yan Shumo took out his trouser pocket, took out the lighter from his trouser pocket, lit the cigarette with a bang, nodded and said:
"After I told me that I would put my mother's tablet back to the ancestral hall of Lao Yan's family, and I could still enjoy the popularity there. Hey, Lao Chu, why didn't Jiang Nini go to find her mother? Now that she has lost her father, her mother should recognize her, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chengmu looked at Jiang Nini, who had already repaired the tomb, then folded her hands and knelt in front of the tombstone, shook her head and said:
"It's not the question of whether her mother recognizes her or not, but whether she recognizes this as a mother. You don't think about Jiang Nini's strong-willed personality. She didn't look for her back then, and now she won't look for her now. I'm afraid that Jiang Nini will have a promising future, and where will her mother come from? In turn, she has to recognize her."
Yan Shumo pinched the cigarette and thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be so! He left his daughter behind back then, how can he be embarrassed to cheat her?"
Chu Chengmu smiled when he heard this, thinking that Jiang Nini once told her that her mother had elopement with others for love, which caused his father to change his temperament and drink all day long. The causal relationship between this is not what Yan Shumo said, because Jiang Nini's father left the family because of alcoholism. One is active and one is passive, and the difference is so big.
"Who knows this kind of thing! If her mother gave her a younger brother or something outside, according to Jiang Nini's current development, this matter will be a big deal in the future!" Seeing Jiang Nini kowtowing a few times in front of the tomb, Chu Chengmu stood up, pulled Yan Shumo, who was still sitting on the ground, and said softly.
In the era of information explosion in the previous life, Chu Chengmu has never seen such a woman who abandons her husband and daughter, but in the end she is taking on the responsibility of supporting her children, and sucks blood on her children. The melon-eating netizens are playing with various moral kidnappings. Whatever is giving birth to grace is also grace, and supporting parents is the responsibility of their children, completely ignoring what the parties involved have experienced.
Seeing that Jiang Nini had already stood up and walked towards the direction of them, Yan Shumo, who was pulled from the ground by Chu Chengmu, also quit at the right time. He had experienced this moment and naturally knew that now was not the time to talk about these things.
The three people were silent on the way, and walked back to the outside of the Chongde Hall Gate Tower along the stone steps left in the middle of the cemetery.
Looking up at the sky, Chu Chengmu looked at Jiang Nini who threw a glass product with a bottle-shaped appearance into the trash can not far away. She bought this glass product before the burial, and it seemed that she did not put it in the tomb in the end as a burial.
"Can you go to my house for a meal? At this time of noon, I'm afraid I don't have a car to return to Yuzhou?"
Chu Chengmu raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already past 12 o'clock and said to Jiang Nini, who was walking towards him. The traffic at this time was far less developed than that in later generations. There were fewer people at noon, and even if it was a passenger transport center, it would not be able to send a car to Yuzhou.
Jiang Nini was sweating profusely as hot as she was sweating profusely. Before she could walk to Chu Chengmu, she took off her black shirt outside.
He took Chu Chengmu away wearing a milky white sling, but Jiang Nini shook her head and pointed to a black sedan in the shadow not far away, saying, "I only asked Mr. Bai for a long time off, but he approved the company's car for me, and I can rush back at noon."
Upon hearing this, Chu Chengmu turned sideways and looked in the direction she pointed. Sure enough, he saw a Volvo and shook his head in a funny way. These were all human spirits.
"Since you have transportation, I won't keep you anymore. I've moved out recently. Are you still used to it?"
Chu Chengmu waved to the Land Rover parked not far away, then looked down at Jiang Nini, who was even covered in sweat on her chest, and asked.
"Mr. Zhong arranged only me as a dormitory for me, and the furniture is brand new. It is not much better than my previous living environment. By the way, I almost forgot that this was what Mr. Bai asked me to hand it over to you." Seeing that Chu Chengmu and Yan Shumo were about to get in the car, Jiang Nini slapped her forehead and hurriedly took out an envelope from her handbag and handed it to Chu Chengmu, saying.
Upon hearing this, Chu Chengmu stopped, took the envelope handed over by Jiang Nini, looked down and found that it was an international email, zip code 999023, Spain?
When did you meet someone in Spain? Chu Chengmu, who was puzzled, was about to tear open the envelope, but when Yan Shumo sat in the car to greet him, he stuffed the envelope into his handbag, then said hello to Jiang Nini, got in the car and left this place that made people feel uncomfortable.
Chongdetang is not far from Jincheng City. When Chu Chengmu and the three of them returned to their new home, they were only half past ten:30. When they returned home, the sixth aunt was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen. Lao Meng had already returned to the bedroom to rest. Lao Chu was not at home. Although the sixth aunt helped her share a part, Lao Meng still often felt thirsty and sleepy.
When the 6th Aunt saw that Chu Chengmu and the other three had returned, they saw that there was no food left, so they were about to put a bowl of noodles for the three. Seeing this, Chu Chengmu signaled Gou Dongci to help him put the luggage bag, and asked Yan Shumo to follow him, then led him into the kitchen and chased the 6th Aunt out.
"Aunt 6, please go and have a rest first! It's enough to take care of Xiao Baicai every day. She was worried when she said she would help her mother find a nanny. This would be a disaster for you. I'm fine with this little thing." Chu Chengmu rolled up his sleeves, walked into the kitchen, and pushed the 6th aunt who was washing dishes out of the kitchen.
"How could you say so exaggeratedly? Xiao Baicai is much more worry-free than when you were a child. She has never been sick since she was discharged from the hospital. She doesn't look like you. She runs to the hospital every three days. Hey, don't push, don't push, you guys, you at least let me wash your hands!" The 6th aunt was pressed by Chu Chengmu and was about to be pushed out of the kitchen. She hurriedly grabbed the door frame of the kitchen and said.
Seeing this, Chu Chengmu looked at the foam on his 6th aunt's hand, then looked back at Yan Shumo who had already taken the work of washing dishes, and smiled and said, "Go to the bathroom to wash it. Do you think I don't know you? You said it was washing your hands, and you turned your back and washed all the dishes and chopsticks again. Shumo was already washing, so you can take a good rest now!"
When the 6th aunt heard this, she turned her head and looked at Yan Shumo. She found that the silly boy was adding detergent to the plate. She said hurriedly and distressedly:
"Put a little more! You two really don't know how expensive you are! Okay, okay, Xiao Mu let go, I'll go and rest now, too lazy to care about you! Huh? Shumo is being beaten again? Isn't my brother not in Tianjin? Xiao Mu goes to help Shumo wash the dishes. I remember there is still safflower oil at home, Shumo comes over and I'll take a look."
Yan Shumo looked down at the scars on his arm, curled his lips, put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, rushed to the faucet, and walked to the sixth aunt a few steps, saying aggrievedly: "6th aunt, this is my dad beaten up."
Upon hearing this, the 6th aunt wiped her hands on the apron in front of her, lifted up Yan Shumo's sleeve, checked it, patted his uninjured part, and said:
"Hiss, so serious? You guys! You are still in the education industry. I have never seen anyone who is as good as him. You are much more obedient than Xiao Mu when you are young, and you have been beaten a lot. Fortunately, you didn't lose your skin, took off your clothes and lie down on the sofa. I went to look for safflower oil. The bruises will not be rubbed away, and you won't be cured in the first half of the time."
After saying that, Aunt 6 walked back to the kitchen and washed his hands, then pulled Yan Shumo out of the kitchen. Gou Dongci, who had already helped Chu Chengmu put down his luggage and was sitting on the floor of the living room to tossing the game console, saw Aunt 6 coming out, and stood up, obediently calling Aunt 6 obediently.
Even if no one helped, the noodles of the three did not delay Chu Chengmu for much time. Gou Dongci had a large appetite, and Chu Chengmu and Yan Shumo did not have the amount of food he had. The noodles of the two were less than half a pound, and Gou Dongci could kill 1 pound himself.
He walked out of the kitchen with a few large iron basins. Chu Chengmu discovered that the sixth aunt had gone to rest. Only Yan Shumo was left lying on the sofa with his shirtlessness, his back covered with safflower oil, and he was so comfortable that he kept humming.
After lunch, Gou Dongci and Yan Shumo had no intention of taking a nap. After washing the dishes, they sat directly in front of the TV, picked up the game controller and played "Alloy Slug".
Chu Chengmu raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was just past 1 o'clock and felt that Huo Tingfeng, Li Junhao and others should have not had lunch break yet, so he picked up his bag and walked into the bedroom, preparing to call the two of them to contact the matter of going up the mountain.
Although Huo Tingfeng can take care of everything on Tianlu now, he is not responsible for specific matters. Chu Chengmu just mentioned to him on the phone and went up the mountain to play for a few days tomorrow. As a result, this guy had a thigh and didn't even do the daily inspection he originally planned to do. He led his slim girl to drive directly to the largest supermarket nearby and began to prepare various ingredients for going up the mountain tomorrow.
Just as Chu Chengmu called Huo Tingfeng, Li Junhao was lying on the desk with a frown, holding a pencil in his hand, copying words in a spread out exercise book in a dog-style font.
Orange sat beside him with a plate of freshly washed fruit, watching him copying 1 while forgetting, and more than ten words. This honest boy had been memorizing for almost two hours.
Seeing that Li Junhao's brows were almost knotted, the little girl hurriedly handed him a cherry tomato and reached out to help him press the eyebrows. Hey, the two old people in the family are the same, and Chu Chengmu. Even though she knew that Li Junhao was not a material for studying, she had to force him to learn. This person was almost stupid.
Chen Xincheng used a toothpick to prick a slice of cut watermelon and sent it to Li Junhao's mouth. Then he put his head on his thighs, reached out to help him press his temples, lowered his head and said:
"Rat, otherwise we should stop studying, right? You were missing a high school experience in the middle. Now, even if it is just the TV University, it will be too difficult for you."
"I'll just talk to them on my parents. You have such a honest personality and good character. Every time they ask you to do something, you run fast. What else is there to be dissatisfied with? If you want to talk about salary, I'm adding various bonuses now, which is better than Chu Chengmu who pays you a month!"
When Li Junhao heard this, he just numbly chewed the watermelon that Chen Xincheng sent to his mouth. Until he swallowed the watermelon into his throat, he turned his eyes and said:
"This has nothing to do with what your parents have to ask me. If it were just your parents who made the request, I wouldn't do it. I also know that I am not a material for studying. Reading is really too difficult for me. At worst, I can only earn impression points in other places."
"Then what are you trying so hard now? The grades last semester may seem like you did poorly, but I, who is with you every day, know how much you have paid for those tens of tens." Chen Xincheng looked at Li Junhao with a little distressed look, feeling a little confused.
Li Junhao heard this and grinned, "Because Xiaomu wants me to do it well, I want to do it well!"
"But Chu Chengmu grew up with you, so you should be very clear that you are not a good student?"
I have been together with Li Junhao for a long time. Listening to him telling his childhood memories with Chu Chengmu, Chen Xincheng has long been used to Li Junhao's words like Li Junhao, but I still feel a little confused when Chu Chengmu's words must be heard.
"You don't understand! Xiaomu is for my own good." Li Junhao raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xincheng, stroked his girlfriend's delicate face with his rough big hands, and said.
"I don't understand, you have to tell me, how can I understand if you don't tell me?" Chen Xincheng pinched Li Junhao's nose with his hands and chuckled.
"What do you mean?" Li Junhao turned over and crawled from Chen Xincheng's arms, and also poked a watermelon with a toothpick and handed it to Chen Xincheng.
Seeing that her little girlfriend used her little mouth that was a little smaller than an ordinary girl, she struggled to eat the watermelon into her mouth, Li Junhao smiled and explained:
"Xiao Mu values feelings, but he is tempted by parting. He is like an octopus in the animal world a few days ago, trying hard to use his wrists and feet, trying to keep all the people or things around him within the range he can contact. When this person himself has not given up on himself, he will not give up on the other party, but once this person gives up on himself, he will soon loosen his wrists and feet without any restraint."
This was the first time Chen Xincheng heard such profound words from Li Junhao, and with a bit of literary feeling, he immediately opened his eyes wide, looked at Li Junhao up and down several times, and then laughed and said:
"It seems that it is useful to ask you to read more books. You couldn't say such words before. What you mean is that Chu Chengmu is asking you to study now, just to keep you by his side?"
Li Junhao chuckled when he heard this, then lay on his back on the big bed behind the desk, looked at the ceiling, nodded and said:
"Well, that's what it means. I really can't say these words before. I know what it means, but I can't express them well. In fact, since I was sent to school by Xiao Mu, I realized that I was leaving his core circle. When Tianlu just started his business, except for Teacher Xian, I, Wu Shiyou, Feng Ge, and Lanzhi, the starting line was the same."
"But later, Wu Xiaobai slowly couldn't keep up with Xiao Mu's footsteps. Before that, Xiao Mu knew many of his actions, but still didn't let him go until he got off the boat. Later, Lanzhi, Lanzhi and Feng Ge were actually very smart, but Lanzhi's expression skills were not as good as mine. Fortunately, she was very talented in mathematics. Until Lanzhi was about to fall behind, Xiao Mu sent her to the Power University to charge. Although she was also very good at science, she followed Xiao Mu again after she came out."
"It's my turn now. Do you understand what I mean? Xiao Mu is trying to keep me. I can't be so ungrateful. I'm not good at anything except driving a big car, but Xiao Mu is not short of people driving for him. It's because of these love that I have learned so hard. It's a pity that my brain is really too stupid."
When Chen Xincheng heard this, she also lay down on Li Junhao's side, turned her head to look at the honest-looking big boy, and said softly: "Then have you given up on yourself now?"
When Li Junhao heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "No, it's just that I'm stupid and don't know which direction to work."
Chen Xincheng was silent for a moment, then supported himself with his arms, leaned over to look at Li Junhao, and smiled and said, "I couldn't think of it, otherwise we would ask Chu Chengmu himself? He is so smart!"
When Li Junhao heard this, he was about to speak, but he heard the phone ringing. He turned over and picked up the charging phone from the head of the bed.
Chapter completed!