Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 98 Mr. Xu is a little angry
Xu Zhiquan and Li Rui each finished smoking a cigarette before walking towards the Xie family's old house together.

In the yard, the funeral band had just finished playing a song and were sitting on a bench to rest.

When Laxianer's old boss saw Xu Zhiquan come in, he quickly stood up and called out "Boss Xu".

A bunch of brothers were still making arrangements in the yard, but when they saw "General Xu" coming in, they quickly made way for him.

They all knew that Mr. Xu was the father of "Brother Chen" and the current boss of "Brother Rui".

And all of this was arranged by Mr. Xu.

Xu Zhiquan walked quickly into the mourning hall.

Xie Bingran was still kneeling on the ground in mourning clothes, and Xu Chen and several brothers were also guarding.

Seeing Xu Zhiquan coming in, Xie Bingran swayed and stood up by supporting himself on the ground.

She raised her hand and carefully tidied up the messy hair on her forehead, bowed to Xu Zhiquan, and whispered in a hoarse voice:
"Thank you, Uncle Xu..."

Li Rui stood behind Xu Zhiquan without saying anything, but winked at the brothers in front of him.

These people quickly spoke:

"Thank you, Mr. Xu!"

Immediately afterwards, the twenty or so brothers who were still busy in the yard stopped what they were doing, turned around and said to Xu Zhiquan:
"Thank you, Mr. Xu!"

These shouts actually scared the elderly people in the funeral team.

Xu Zhiquan was stunned for a moment and looked up at Xu Chen.

The father and son exchanged glances, and Xu Zhiquan smiled helplessly.

He walked up to Xie Bingran and supported her arms:

"It's okay girl...

If you have any difficulties, you can tell Xu Chen or me!

No matter now or later!"

Xie Bingran lowered his head slightly.

She pursed her lips...

Tears flowed down my face.

……

……

Suona, sheng and harp were playing, and wreaths were placed all the way to the street.

More and more villagers came to "watch the fun", pointing and talking, with surprised expressions on their faces.

They could never have imagined that the old home of the Xie family, which had produced many prisoners of forced labor, could afford such a grand funeral.

It was obvious that the poor old man and the little girl were the ones they looked down upon the most.

Xu Zhiquan was wandering outside the yard with a cigarette in his mouth, and Li Rui was always with him.

Earlier, Xu Zhiquan took two packs of cigarettes from the car and gave one pack each to Xie Bingran and Li Rui's brothers.

After listening to the past stories of "Brother Bing" and these brothers, Xu Zhiquan already knew that they were not "bad kids" in the absolute sense, and they were even honest and kind in their bones...

Xu Chen went out to get a few bottles of water from the car, returned to the mourning hall, unscrewed a bottle, and handed it to Xie Bingran who was kneeling to keep vigil.

Xie Bingran took it, took a sip, then looked up at Xu Chen, her tearful eyes revealing pity.

This is not Brother Bing, but the skinny and pitiful classmate who didn’t have enough food to eat back then.

"I'm going to see my dad." Xu Chen said.

Xie Bingran didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

……

Outside the yard, Xu Zhiquan sat on a bench to rest.

Li Rui was standing not far away, arranging wreaths with his two brothers.

Xu Chen walked over, handed Xu Zhiquan a bottle of water, and sat down next to his father.

"Dad, thank you!"

Xu Zhiquan laughed:

"Why are you being polite to your dad?"

Lao Xu unscrewed the water bottle and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

“Dad has made all the arrangements, including dinner and the burial in the afternoon.

The funeral team is from the nearby village, and they will take care of everything.”

He took a puff of his cigarette, sighed and said:
"Your junior high school classmate is really pitiful. His grandmother died, and there was not even a relative to help.

Fortunately, Li Rui and the others came over." Xu Chen raised his arm and hugged his father's shoulders:

"Luckily, Mr. Xu is here!"

Xu Zhiquan laughed and stretched out his big hand to pinch Xu Chen's cheek.

……

Just at this moment, some noisy sounds were heard in the distance.

Xu Chen looked up and saw a few villagers coming and talking to Li Rui and the others.

Judging from the scene, there seemed to be some debate.

Xu Zhiquan looked up and couldn't help frowning.

"Go and see."

Having said that, the father and son stood up and walked over.

I saw seven or eight people coming, among them was Aunt Zhao, the women's director just now.

Besides her, there were a few middle-aged men, who were obviously from the village.

When Aunt Zhao saw Xu Zhiquan approaching from a distance, she said:

"You are the adult who is in charge of them, right? This is our village chief."

As she spoke, she pointed to a middle-aged man next to her who was wearing a baggy white shirt and had a dark complexion.

The village chief looked Xu Zhiquan up and down and said:

"Who are you? Are you relatives of the Xie family?"

Xu Zhiquan put on a gentle smile and said:

“My son and the girl from the Xie family are classmates, and the children who came today are also classmates.

This girl is pitiful, there is no one to take care of the funeral at home, so we are here to help..."

The village chief looked Xu Zhiquan up and down again, wondering what he was thinking.

Xu Zhiquan smiled, took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over.

"I run a business in town. Xie Bingran also studied in junior high school in town. He and my kid were classmates."

The village chief took the business card, but stretched it further away and looked at it with his presbyopic eyes.

Xu Zhiquan was wearing a baggy suit, a shiny belt and leather shoes, and indeed had the air of a "township entrepreneur".

The village chief looked at the business card carefully again and said:

"Now in our village, we are not allowed to hold grand funerals, funerals must be simple!

The noise of your drums and gongs is outrageous.

The band that is playing various musical instruments must be removed, and the wreaths cannot be placed on the street!
There are too many of you here. You can’t come out to the streets. Just do it at home…”

Xu Zhiquan took out a cigarette and handed one to the village chief.

The village chief waved his hand and said, "No."

Xu Zhiquan smiled and put a cigarette in his mouth.

He knew in his heart that the village chief had come here purely to cause trouble for some unknown reason.

Xu Zhiquan had been wandering around the village for quite some time and had heard a lot of discussions among his neighbors. It was obvious that every family was competing to hold a lavish funeral.

Even two months ago, when the village chief's father passed away, the ceremony was held with an unusually grand ceremony.

Xu Zhiquan had just heard some fragments of these things.

Why is it that when it comes to the Xie family, they have to keep the funeral simple and even not allow people to leave the house?

Besides, Xu Zhiquan’s organization was not lavish at all.

It’s just that the yard of the Xie family’s old house was too small, so the wreaths were placed outside.

We are all people living in towns and villages, and in fact, the arrangements of each household are mostly the same...

Xu Zhiquan's face was gentle, and he said with a smile:

"This isn't a big deal, we're all from the town and the village, how could we not know the customs and rules?
What's more, there is only a little girl left in this family, and your village committee didn't do much to take care of her. It's really pitiful to have such a lonely and miserable funeral.

Besides, whose funeral would be so quiet and without any noise, even in their own yard?
This is obviously difficult for people..."

When he said this, he had a smile on his face and a gentle tone, but his words were a little harsh.

Because Mr. Xu was really angry.

It was not only because of the words of expulsion from the village chief, but also because of the gossip that Xu Zhiquan had heard from the villagers during the past half day.

In the past years, Xie Bingran and his grandmother had no idea how many times they had been looked down upon and treated indifferently in this village...

(End of this chapter)