half thorns, half joy

Chapter 259 Funeral

Tang Xuan took a taxi and went to the suburban cemetery again.

When passing by a flower shop on the road, she asked the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, and went in to buy a bunch of white chrysanthemums by herself.

Along the way, the driver secretly took a look at Tang Xuan's expression, and glanced at Tang Xuan's black attire and white chrysanthemums from time to time.

Tang Xuan's heart was heavy, and she didn't bother to pay attention to the driver's suspicious gaze.

After arriving at the destination, the driver collected the money and drove away in a hurry.Holding the flowers in her arms, Tang Xuan walked into the cemetery with ease, and walked to her cousin's grave.

Although it was still early in the morning, the sun seemed to be unable to penetrate the haze of the cemetery, and could not drive away the gloom of the cemetery.

There are a few crows in the distance, making a rough and hoarse cry of "Wow-Wow--".From time to time, there is a cold wind blowing.

Tang Xuan placed the bouquet in front of the small tombstone, and then knelt down straight.

"Sister Qianqian, I'm here to see you."

The last time Tang Xuan came, during Chinese New Year, she went out alone to visit her cousin's grave without telling anyone. At that time, she was still sitting here, telling her cousin many things in her heart.

Including her feelings for Xiao Zihan, including the birth of the child.

During Tomb-sweeping Day, Tang Xuan was injured and was in the hospital, so she couldn't follow the custom to visit the grave.

Tang Xuan bent down and gently brushed away a disastrous petal on the tombstone. Looking at Qianqian's photo on the tombstone, she took a deep breath and said slowly, "Sister Qianqian, Xiao Mingyuan is dead. Can you hear that, Xiao Mingyuan is dead?" gone."

Xiao Mingyuan died.

A period of past hatred seems to be gone with the wind.

In order to find out the truth, Tang Xuan came to this city, approached Xiao Zihan, approached the Xiao family step by step, obtained evidence, and exposed Xiao Mingyuan.Every step is not easy.

Come to think of it, more than three years have passed.

Tang Xuan's nose was sore, and her heart suddenly became empty. It was as if all her strength had been sucked away after finishing a major event.

Perhaps, sending Xiao Mingyuan to prison wasn't the end, but Xiao Mingyuan's death was the end.

After all, the ancients said, life for life.

Although the meaning of this sentence does not conform to some laws of the current criminal law, sometimes, people's concepts, deep in their subconscious minds, think so.

"Sister Qianqian, rest in peace."

After saying this, Tang Xuan's tears finally fell.

……

The sky was still clear in the morning, but at noon, the sky suddenly became gloomy, with large swathes of dark clouds covering the entire sky.

Tang Xuan walked out of the cemetery, stood at the entrance of the cemetery, looked up at the dark sky, and thought of Xiao Zihan.

I don't know how Xiao Zihan is doing now.

Her identity, after all, is still not suitable to appear there.

Besides, she didn't really want to see Xiao Mingyuan, even though Xiao Mingyuan could only lie there now and couldn't get up to protest her again.

Tang Xuan crossed her arms and decided to go home before the heavy rain fell.There is still a baby waiting for her at home, and she has to go back.

……

"Aunt Zhao, my condolences..." After the doctor explained clearly, Cai Lin saw that Zhao Suizhi's face was getting worse and worse, so she stroked Zhao Suizhi's back and comforted her softly.

"How is it possible, this is impossible..." Zhao Suizhi muttered to himself.

Xiao Zihan wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and said, "Mom, Dad used to live irregularly and have a big temper. These two things are the most taboo of this disease. But, no one thought that such an accident would happen."

The prison guard saw that Zhao Suizhi's mood was much more stable, so he stepped forward and said, "Since you have already made a decision, then prepare for cremation. There are still some related procedures to be completed, and that's all."

When Zhao Suizhi heard the word cremation, he didn't mention it in one breath, and completely fainted.

"Aunt Zhao! Aunt Zhao!" Cai Lin's arms sank, and Zhao Suizhi dragged her down, but it was Cai Jinyu who had quick eyesight and quick hands, and supported the two of them.

"Mom!" Xiao Zihan, who was following the prison guard to go through the formalities, heard the cry and looked back, also frightened.

Fortunately, the doctor didn't leave, so he immediately stepped forward to help, carried Zhao Suizhi to the spacious room next to him, and gave Zhao Suizhi first aid.

After a while, Zhao Suizhi woke up faintly.

It's just that her face was as pale as a piece of white paper, and she was covered in cold sweat, even the hair on her forehead was wet.

"Aunt Zhao, you scared me to death." Cai Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Zhao Suizhi was fine.

"Mom, drink some hot water." Xiao Zihan handed over the water cup, Cai Lin caught it, and helped Zhao Suizhi to drink.

As for Xiao Zihan, seeing that Zhao Suizhi was fine, he took the time to go through formalities with the prison guards.

After all, the prison does not serve the Xiao family. They have many things to do every day, and the reason they can wait for Xiao Zihan like this is because Xiao Zihan is a friend.

"Aunt Zhao, take care of yourself!" Cai Lin took out a tissue and carefully wiped the cold sweat off Zhao Suizhi's cheeks.

Zhao Suizhi stared at a point in the air, tears streaming down his eyes.

Seeing this, Cai Lin couldn't say any more comforting words. She turned her head to look at Cai Jinyu, and asked Cai Jinyu for help with her eyes.

Cai Jinyu shook her head, expressing that she didn't know what to do.

"Aunt Zhao, if you feel uncomfortable, just cry." Cai Lin didn't know what to say, she could only stretch out her arms, hug Zhao Suizhi tightly, and give Zhao Suizhi strength in the most primitive way.

This method really worked, Zhao Suizhi buried her head on Cai Lin's shoulder, and cried again, this time, she sobbed silently.

Sometimes, a shoulder to lean on is more useful than any nice words.

……

After the cremation, comes the funeral.

Xiao Mingyuan was arrested for a crime and died in prison because of cerebral hemorrhage.This is not a glorious thing to say.

Therefore, Xiao Mingyuan's funeral was not grandly held, but only some relatives and friends were invited to attend.

Zhao Suizhi didn't close his eyes for several days, and on the day of the funeral, he couldn't even walk, so he had to be supported by Cai Lin.

Tang Xuan also attended the funeral. She stood silently in an inconspicuous corner with Cai Jinyu.

"Actually, even if you don't come, Zihan won't blame you." Cai Jinyu looked at Tang Xuan's profile and said calmly, "We can all understand."

Tang Xuan's gaze followed Xiao Zihan who was walking through the crowd, and she answered after a while, "I know. But I want to come. Zihan is too tired these days, and I want to be with him."

After finishing speaking, Tang Xuan laughed at herself again, "But it shouldn't be of much use, maybe it will cause her trouble."

The so-called trouble, needless to say, Cai Jinyu also knows that it refers to Zhao Suizhi.

After all, at this funeral, if anyone wanted to trouble Tang Xuan, it would only be Zhao Sui.

Cai Jinyu looked at Zhao Suizhi who was being supported by her younger sister Cai Lin, and shrugged, "You don't have to worry about this, she doesn't have the energy to trouble you now. She has fainted several times in the past few days."

Tang Xuan and Cai Jinyu looked at each other and smiled.

There is a bit of bitterness in each other's smiles.

Tang Xuan looked away, and looked at Zhao Suizhi who was not far away, and said with emotion, "I really didn't expect that her friendship with Xiao Mingyuan would be so deep. After all... Xiao Mingyuan was so sorry to her before."

Hearing Tang Xuan mention this matter, Cai Jinyu was silent for a few seconds, and said, "Actually, Aunt Zhao was pregnant with a child before, but she didn't keep that child."

"What?" Tang Xuan had never heard of this matter.

"I heard what my mother said." Cai Jinyu lowered her voice, "I heard that when Aunt Zhao was pregnant in Zihan Elementary School, Uncle Xiao had already cheated on her at that time. Run away from home."

Listening to this, Tang Xuan's hairs almost stood on end.

She couldn't help asking: "What about Xiao Zihan, does Xiao Zihan know about this?"

"I don't know." Cai Jinyu shook his head, "I don't know if he knows. Zihan keeps a lot of things in his heart, and it's hard to talk about this matter."

Tang Xuan thought about what Xiao Zihan had always thought was that her parents had a good relationship. She sighed and concluded, "Zihan probably didn't know about it. They kept it a secret."

"It should be." Cai Jinyu nodded, "I only heard from my mother after Uncle Xiao's accident. No one has ever mentioned it before."

"By the way, you said his mother ran away from home, and then she found her again?" Tang Xuan asked again.