During Mr. Li's lifetime, there were many people who benefited from his kindness. Therefore, the manor was crowded with people, and many people came to pay their respects, including some important figures, but most of them were businessmen.
Ren Xiaofan wore a small white flower on his chest, and the tail of the little white fox was tied firmly around his neck, so he didn't have to worry about whether it would fall off his shoulders.
He followed Li Wanyan to the door of the main hall of the manor and stopped.
Logically speaking, the funeral should start on the second day after a person dies. Relatives and friends come to pay their respects, and the first day is used for preparations.
But who makes the Li family a big family? The most lacking thing is manpower. In a short period of time, the funeral hall and other arrangements have been completed, including Mr. Li's coffin, which was also customized long ago.
This is not a prediction, but Mr. Li made a reservation for himself in advance after returning from his last expedition. He also knew that he would die soon, so he was prepared in advance.
"Brother Xiaofan, please go over there and wait for me. I'll go find you after I finish offering the incense."
As a descendant of Mr. Li, Li Wanyan had to kowtow with other descendants when offering incense, so she signaled her family's camp to Ren Xiaofan and then entered the hall on her own.
As for Ren Xiaofan, he really didn't want to have more contact with things like funerals. After saying yes, he walked to where Li Wanyan said and found a seat to sit down.
Xu Lizhu was young when she followed Mr. Li, and she was only nine years older than her eldest son Li Donghai. Because she took good care of herself, her age in her fifties looked like she was in her forties, so she was still young.
What surprised Ren Xiaofan was not that she looked young, but that through his yin and yang eyes, he discovered that the second wife of the Li family, who was also the current mistress, was actually a monk, and she had reached the middle stage of cultivation.
Because...this really made him not expect...
Li Wanyan's second uncle, Li Donghe, got married two years ago and currently has no children. Her third aunt, Li Dongmei, just got engaged this year and is expected to get married next year.
But now something unexpected happened and the wedding seems to be postponed.
Xu Lizhu cried very sadly. Ren Xiaofan didn't know if there was an element of practice here, but he didn't notice it anyway. At least the expression didn't seem to be fake to him.
The camp on Li Donghai's side is basically composed of his friends and some people from Liu Lingqiu's mother's family. Of course, there are also two monks who are in the middle stage of Taoism as guest guests.
There are many rules in the big family, and Ren Xiaofan is not willing to participate in them. He is here entirely because of Li Wanyan, so there are some things that he can hide from.
So find a quiet place where no one talks to you and sit there for the whole day.
It wasn't until it was time for dinner that Li Wanyan found him.
"I'm sorry, Brother Xiaofan, I'm really busy, so I just asked you to wait."
He said he asked Ren Xiaofan to wait for a while, but as soon as he waited, he...
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God, Li Wanyan herself was embarrassed.
But Ren Xiaofan didn't blame her, but waved his hand, "It's okay, you are busy with your business."
He could understand Li Wanyan. Looking at the tired look on this girl's face, she must have been tortured by these rules and etiquette.
"Hey, where is your brother? Why didn't I see him?"
It stands to reason that as the grandson of Li's parents, Li Wanming should join his father, second uncle, and others to greet the guests who came to pay their respects. However, after staying for a whole day, he was not found, which made Ren Xiaofan a little confused.
"My brother has gone on a secret mission and can't be contacted. Maybe he doesn't even know that grandpa has passed away."
Li Wanyan sighed helplessly. Then she took Ren Xiaofan's arm and said, "We have to keep vigil tonight, let's go get something to eat first."
"Yeah" Ren Xiaofan nodded and did not refuse.
There are also many cooks in the Li family manor. Although they are just white people, the food is not bad.
Ren Xiaofan followed Li Wanyan and sat at the same table as the two guest elders. However, Li Donghai and Liu Lingqiu had to entertain their friends, so they did not sit with them.
Normally, there are eight people per seat, but this table was obviously specially arranged by Li Donghai, and there were only four people.
One of the two monks was a young man and the other was a middle-aged man. Ren Xiaofan took a closer look at the two monks and found that they were both in the middle stage of Taoism. They were slightly lower than himself.
They introduced each other to each other. Since they did not give off the aura of a monk, Ren Xiaofan only said that he was Li Wanyan's classmate and did not explain much.
The middle-aged man was okay and polite to Ren Xiaofan. However, the young man had a cold look. Those who didn't know better thought he was born with a paralyzed face.
Ren Xiaofan shrugged and ignored him. Instead, he sat next to Li Wanyan and tasted the cooking skills of chef Li Jia Zhuangzi.
Seeing that Li Wanyan looked tired and didn't like to eat, he warmly gave her a piece of beef with soy sauce. "Come on, Wanyan, eat more. You have been busy all day and have to keep vigil at night. Even the monks can't bear it."
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"Oh, thank you, Brother Xiaofan."
Li Wanyan's cheeks turned red. This was the first boy besides her father and brother to pick up food for her, which made her heart flutter.
Putting the beef in her mouth and chewing it slowly, she felt sweet in her heart. It would be great if Brother Xiao Fan had always been so kind to her...
"snort!"
Ren Xiaofan's actions and Li Wanyan's reaction made the young monk snort coldly, and the hand holding the chopsticks couldn't help but tremble.
He put down his chopsticks, looked at Ren Xiaofan, and said, "Who are you, Miss Wanyan? How can you touch her bowl?"
Ren Xiaofan was pouring himself a drink at this time, and after hearing this, he spurted it out,
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The young monk's face was covered with splashes.
"what are you doing!"
The young man roared and stood up, quickly taking out the tissue on the table and wiping his face.
"Ahem...Sorry, sorry." Ren Xiaofan coughed lightly and waved to the young man.
Li Wanyan patted Ren Xiaofan's back with concern and asked him how he was doing.
To be honest, Ren Xiaofan really didn't mean it. It wasn't that funny to others, but it was the point of his laughter.
Seeing the serious look on the young man's face, he really wanted to say something, "Young man, it seems you don't know how cute Miss Wanyan is when she wipes her nose and tears on me.
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"Fellow Taoist Qingfeng, don't be angry, Brother Xiaofan didn't mean it." Seeing the angry look on the young monk's face, Li Wanyan quickly helped Ren Xiaofan explain.
But don't you know that her behavior angered the young man even more. He looked at Ren Xiaofan coldly, reached out to pick up the drink on the table, unscrewed the lid and was about to throw it at Ren Xiaofan.
"Hey, fellow Taoist Qingfeng, the eldest lady said so, what are you doing!"
The middle-aged monk next to him quickly stopped him with quick hands and eyes, then looked at Li Wanyan and said, "Miss, don't get me wrong, Qingfeng is just angry for a moment."
Although it is difficult to recruit Keqing elders, Li Donghai pays them quite a lot. Once they lose this job, they will have to go to the Foreign Spirit Network to take over tasks.
You know, there are risks in doing tasks, and there is nothing safer than being a guest elder to make money. So seeing that Li Wanyan wanted to protect Ren Xiaofan, he quickly helped the young man to put in good words.
The location here is a bit far away from other tables, so no one noticed it.
Since it was Ren Xiaofan who was in the wrong, Li Wanyan couldn't say anything. She could only respond: "Yeah, Wanyan doesn't know. Uncle Fang Yuan is too polite."
An episode passed by in an instant, and Ren Xiaofan certainly did not forget to apologize to the young monk named Qingfeng.
However, the other party didn't seem to buy it and still snorted at Ren Xiaofan. This made Ren Xiaofan feel a little angry.
He didn't show it at all, but kept picking up vegetables for Li Wanyan, and even later personally fed them to her mouth.
This made Qingfeng so angry that he snorted coldly, turned around and left. Upon seeing this, the middle-aged monk said something to Li Wanyan and Ren Xiaofan and left quickly.
"Well, then Uncle Fang Yuan, go and do your work. It's been a hard day today." Blushing, she swallowed the prawns Ren Xiaofan fed her, and Li Wanyan stood up to see them off.
"Haha, Miss, you're welcome, so I won't disturb you anymore." The middle-aged monk smiled and waved his hand, then turned and left.