Father Lu's body was buried in the Lu family's ancestral grave five days after the funeral.
Surrounded by mountains and the sea, the Lu Family Ancestral Tomb is a beautiful place.
On both sides of the old man's tomb are two identical tombs, which are the tombs of two long-dead wives of the old man.
It was raining lightly on the day of the burial, and the sky was gray, and it hadn't cleared up for several days.
Lu Shaoyan didn't go.
In fact, after the death of old man Lu, Lu Shaoyan did not come out of the room for five days in a row, and Shen Weiyin persuaded him to keep the door closed.
The relatives of the Lu family had never seen Lu Shaoyan in the mourning hall and scolded him as an unfilial son. Anyway, the old man loved him the most during his lifetime. Now that the old man died, he didn't even attend the funeral. It's outrageous!
But there are also people who expressed understanding to Lu Shaoyan, the father who loves him the most went to save face and refused to attend his father's funeral.
But all kinds of guesses are guesses after all, and no one knows why.
The sky gradually darkened, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mr. Lu's coffin slowly descended.
Ye Zhen stood beside Lu Beichuan, hearing a burst of mournful cries in her ears, she couldn't help feeling sad from it, the old man was beautiful during his lifetime, but after his death, there was only a coffin and a grave left.
Lu Beichuan held her hand, feeling the biting coldness, his brows furrowed tightly, "I'll get someone to bring you a coat again."
Ye Zhen held his hand to absorb the warmth, "It's okay, it's not cold, but the hand is a little cold."
Lu Beichuan looked at the buried coffin, and his eyes were black and blue, showing the exhaustion that could not be erased.
Mr. Lu's funeral was presided over by Lu Beichuan, and he was inseparable from all affairs, big and small, and Lu's work was waiting for him at the desk every night. After careful calculation, Lu Beichuan didn't close his eyes during the five days. more than ten hours.
He whispered to Ye Zhen: "It's almost over here, you go back to the car and rest for a while, I'll be right over."
The Lu family gathered in front of the tomb left in twos and threes, Ye Zhen stood beside him without moving, "I will accompany you."
Physical exhaustion is not terrible, what is terrible is mental. After five days of continuous high-intensity work, Lu Beichuan is already at the end of his strength, and a string is tense. She must keep an eye on him all the time.
Lu Beichuan only tightened Ye Zhen's palm and stopped talking.
The sun was setting, and in the drizzle and breeze, only Lu Beichuan, Ye Zhen and a few workers were left.
Lu Beichuan held Ye Zhen's shoulders and brought her to his side, "Let's go back."
Ye Zhen took a look at the repaired tomb, and followed Lu Beichuan into the car.
On the way back, Ye Zhen suddenly asked Lu Beichuan, "Should I also be buried in that place after I die?"
"You are my Lu Beichuan's wife, a member of the Lu family. Of course you will be buried in the Lu family's ancestral grave after you die."
Ye Zhen thought of the two old graves next to Mr. Lu, and all the things that happened during this period, and asked: "I heard from my mother that the old man had three wives, and the two graves next to the old man's grave just now are the two wives, right?" , and the other is Lu Shaoyan's mother, what happened back then?"
She always felt that Mr. Lu's condition was too strange.
In the novel, old man Lu did not die from liver cancer, but died peacefully ten years later. Lu Shaoyan claimed that his revenge on Mr. Lu was revenge for his mother, but the specific reason was not explained in detail.
What the chief doctor said to Ye Zhen in the hospital also made Ye Zhen suspicious. Could it be that Mr. Lu's condition is related to Lu Shaoyan
But Mr. Lu's illness is really related to Lu Shaoyan. Doesn't it mean that Lu Shaoyan is simply insane
When Lu Shaoyan went abroad, Lu Beichuan was still young, and Lu's mother was the one who experienced all this. These old things were also mentioned to Lu Beichuan, but in the days that followed, no one dared to mention them in front of Mr. Lu, and they all kept silent and chose to forget them. .
Lu Beichuan told Ye Zhen the whole story, and Ye Zhen was silent for a long time after listening, and had a preliminary understanding of Lu Shaoyan's actions in her mind.
No matter what a person does, there is a reason. Lu Shaoyan grew up with hatred for the Lu family because of his childhood experience, so he chose to oppose the Lu family. This seems to be a matter of course.
People can hold hatred in their hearts, and they don't have to repay hatred with kindness, but there are some things that cannot be done no matter how sorry someone is for you.
That is the bottom line of being a human being and the edge of the law.
"So, Lu Shaoyan's mother is the woman that Mr. Lu has been thinking about and loving all his life?" Ye Zhen sighed, "So what if I think about it all my life, I never saw her again until I died, even the grave..."
Ye Zhen was silent for a moment, looking at the ancestral graves that had gone away, there were green mountains and green waters amidst the drizzle, maybe when the weather cleared, this would be a good place for an outing to breathe fresh air.
"Lu Beichuan, after a hundred years, if I leave you first, can you dig me out and we will be buried together?"
Lu Beichuan's hand on Ye Zhen's shoulder froze, and he didn't speak for a while.
"Forget it," Ye Zhen said with a deep breath, "If one day I die early like my grandfather's two wives, what if you marry another woman... It will be embarrassing after death, I'm afraid you will fight."
Hearing such words, Lu Beichuan laughed outright, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He held Ye Zhen in his arms, word by word, like a promise, and said in a deep voice: "In this life, I only have you."
Ye Zhen leaned against his chest, listening to the pounding heartbeat in his chest when he said this, a smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Lu Shaoyan was the one you reminded me of in the past. His intentions are not righteous, and the city is very deep. The death of the old man will probably make him more unscrupulous. You should stay away from him in the future."
Ye Zhen nodded, "Before the chief doctor said that the old man's condition was a little strange, you asked later, did you find anything?"
"This matter is still being investigated, and I will give you an explanation after the investigation is clear, but," Lu Beichuan said firmly, with a trace of melancholy in his eyes, "I will not allow you to intervene in this matter."
Although the doctor was just guessing, Lu Beichuan could tell from the doctor's eyes that the doctor's guessing attitude was just a lock on his own caution, and there was almost no evidence, but with years of experience in medicine, some things were clear in his heart.
If the old man's illness is really hidden, then it is not an exaggeration to say that this person is insane.
Lu Beichuan didn't want Ye Zhen to get involved in this matter.
***
After Mr. Lu's funeral was over, the relatives of the Lu family's old house left one after another, leaving only a few elderly people of the same generation as Mr. Lu.
These old people are brothers and cousins of Mr. Lu, and they have always lived a wealthy life with relief from the Lu family. The family property that Mr. Lu shared before his death is to tell these people nakedly that the Lu family will not give you any more benefits in the future. with property.
The property they distributed is not a small amount, and it is an amount that ordinary people would never dare to think about in their lifetime. Stretched.
What's more, this is a buyout money. After leaving this door, they will not be able to count on a penny of the Lu family's property in the future.
Under such circumstances, why is the cousin of the Lu family not in a hurry.
Early in the morning, sitting at the dining table, the relatives of the Lu family looked at Lu Beichuan with serious expressions, trying to discuss with Lu Beichuan.
"Beichuan, how are you thinking about the matter I mentioned to you in the hospital earlier?"
It's all about the unequal distribution of property.
A joking sound came from the door to the dining table, "How are you thinking about something?"
Lu Shaoyan, who had disappeared for five days, finally came out of the room, lazily walked to the dining table, sat down at a random place, picked up a bowl of porridge and put it in his mouth, and asked vaguely: "Why don't you talk, continue. "
There was a silence at the table, no one spoke.
Lu Shaoyan finished his bowl of white porridge. Seeing people with different expressions, he smiled, "Why didn't you say it again? Is there anything I can't listen to?"
A lot of people glanced at him, with expressions of resentment on their faces.
Among them, the fourth master who was sitting on Lu Beichuan's hands took a deep breath, "Okay, since Shaoyan finally came out of the room, you can listen to this matter, we think it's inappropriate about the division of the old man's property before his death! "
"Oh? Not appropriate? Where is it not appropriate?"
The fourth master snorted coldly, "You haven't returned to China these years, and you don't know the economic pressure in the country. The old man is not in good health, so he retired a long time ago. The Lu family has always been managed by Beichuan, but now? Lu family, I didn't get any of the other properties of the Lu family, so I feel dissatisfied for Beichuan!"
The person involved, Lu Beichuan, didn't say anything, but other people at the table echoed.
"So, what does fourth master mean?"
"I think the Lu family's real estate and overseas assets need to be re-divided by a lawyer." Speaking of this, the fourth master sighed. Knowing that the old man's health is so bad, he should have been sent to the hospital in the first place!"
Lu Shaoyan sneered, threw the bowl and spoon forward, leaned back, and squinted at Fourth Master, "Fourth Master thinks that I should take out my real estate and overseas assets and redistribute them."
The fourth master didn't blush and his heart didn't beat, he said solemnly: "You have such an awareness, it can't be better."
Lu Shaoyan sneered, pretending to be a joke, he didn't even intend to talk to anyone, so he got up and walked out.
"Lu Shaoyan, the matter has not been resolved, where are you going?"
Lu Shaoyan shrugged his shoulders, his attitude was completely indifferent, "I have heard what you said now, you continue to talk, don't worry about me."
"Who wants to care about you! The old man really raised a white-eyed wolf. He spoiled you so much in his life that he didn't even get a stick of incense from you after he died. Look at you, what do you look like!" Fourth Master was indignant, "After the old man died, If I knew what you were like, I would never leave Lu Shi's wealth to you!"
"I'm really sorry, the old man is dead now, and the property that was divided during his lifetime has been testified by a lawyer. You think it's unfair to share a piece of the pie with me, and you should look in the mirror to see if you deserve it? To put it bluntly, the money belongs to the old man, and he wants to give it to me. Give it to anyone, give it to me, it's better than giving it to you blood-sucking bugs."
Hearing this, Fourth Master trembled angrily, pointing at Lu Shaoyan tremblingly, "You...what did you say!"
After speaking, he looked at Lu Beichuan again, "Beichuan, listen, listen to this white-eyed wolf, if the old man is not dead, I'm afraid he will be mad at him to death! It's a waste of the Lu family's assets falling into his hands! Sooner or later, I will be defeated by him!"
Lu Beichuan allowed the two of them to come and go without saying a word.
Lu Shaoyan laughed without anger, "Being defeated by me is better than being sucked up by you people, you know? I am happy when I think that you people will have no place to suck blood in the future."