Chapter 95 Indifference
Li Rui got into the car, Xu Chen and his father got into the back seat, and drove all the way south.
Xu Chen held his phone and wanted to send a message to Xie Bingran, but he didn't know what to say.
Perhaps it was because concern caused chaos, Xu Chen, who had always been calm, still showed a little panic.
Xie Bingran's biological father never came home, and Xie Bingran had not seen him a few times since he was born.
Later, he committed a crime and was detained for several years. It was not until this year that I heard he was released. After that, there was no news from him. I don’t know where he is.
Xie Bingran's mother remarried when she was seven or eight years old, and she never cared about her biological daughter again.
Over the years, Xie Bingran has been living with her elderly grandmother.
One can imagine how painful the death of grandma will be for Xie Bingran...
Xu Zhiquan turned to look at his son and found that he obviously cared about this "classmate".
"Are you a classmate in high school?" Xu Zhiquan asked.
Xu Chen paused:
"Dad, do you still remember my deskmate in junior high school?
That girl named Xie Bingran. ”
Xu Zhiquan thought for a while:
"I remember, you mentioned it to me several times when you came home, saying that her family's conditions were very poor and she couldn't even eat...
I also asked you to bring her food. ”
Xu Chen:
"She went to the same high school as me and is very familiar with Li Rui."
Xu Zhiquan: "That's it.
It is indeed pitiful for a girl to be alone and helpless at such a young age..."
Xu Zhiquan thought about the name "Xie Bingran", but suddenly remembered the trademarks Xu Chen had asked him to register before...
"Burning Ice", "Ice Power"......
Xu Zhiquan had vaguely guessed that this girl named Xie Bingran seemed to be very important to Xu Chen and to his family's business.
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Southeast of Tiancheng, there is a small winding river.
The village by the river is called "Nanhe Village" and is where Xie Bingran was born.
The car followed the country road, passing through farmland, and finally came to the winding river.
The car windows are open, and the fresh water vapor from the river blows on the door with the breeze...
There is a bus stop at the entrance of the village, and there are dirt roads beyond.
The black Accord bumped along the way and slowly drove inward.
Under a big banyan tree, there were a dozen old people sitting chatting about their daily life.
Li Rui stopped the car and quickly got out of the car.
"Excuse me, how to get to the Xie family?"
"Which Xie family? There are two or three families named Xie."
Li Rui: "Their old man just passed away and they should be holding funeral arrangements."
"Oh... that's the house of the reform-through-labor prisoners! Go along this road, turn left at the third alley, and you'll find the shabbiest house..."
"There is no one left in his family, so how can he hold a serious funeral? There is only one little girl left..."
"Why did the young man go to that house? There was a reform-through-labor prisoner in his house, and someone just died, so don't go and get some bad luck."
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Li Rui looked very unhappy, but he still suppressed his anger and turned back to the car.
Xu Chen and his son also heard the words outside, and their expressions were a little ugly.
It seems that in this indifferent village, Xie Bingran and her grandma often receive cold looks and gossip.
People in suburban counties and villages are not all so-called simple and kind-hearted. There are also people who are realistically indifferent, selfish and cunning...
The car drove along the main road in the village, but could not turn into the slightly narrow alley.
Li Rui found an open space to park the car, and the three of them got out of the car.
After walking for three to four hundred meters along the alley, I saw the dilapidated old blue brick house.
Indeed, as the old man at the entrance of the village said, this house is not difficult to find. It is in sharp contrast to the neighboring new houses with brand-new tiles.
Not far away, a dozen villagers gathered at the door of several neighbors.
They were far apart, but they were pointing and chatting, and they didn't shy away from being heard by others. "Who is this? Are there any relatives in this family?"
"Where are there any relatives? If there are any relatives, they have been hiding for a long time...
If there is a reform-through-labor prisoner in the family, who would want to get involved? ”
"This person came in a car. I think they may be collecting debts or seeking revenge!
His son, a reform-through-labor prisoner, has many enemies, I heard! ”
"Please keep your voice down, these three don't look like good friends!"...
Rumors floated into the ears of Xu Chen and the others, and their expressions were a little ugly...
The narrow wooden door was open, and a table was set up inside, where a fat middle-aged woman sat.
When she saw the three people walking in, she stood up with a hint of doubt:
"Are you a relative of this family?..."
A tall young man walked out quickly, it was Fang Tao who had short hair.
"Brother Chen, Brother Rui!"
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Li Rui: "Where's Brother Bing?"
Fang Tao: "Brother Bing is guarding the mourning hall."
Fang Tao looked at the fat woman and introduced:
"This is Aunt Feng, the women's director of the village, here to help."
Aunt Feng had already sat back and said:
“There is only one little girl left in this family, and no one is there to handle the funeral.
The village committee arranged for me to come over and just keep an eye on him. ”
Xu Chen and others saw that she was a little impatient, so they didn't say much.
Xu Zhiquan looked around, frowned and said:
"Director Feng, you haven't arranged to take care of the extravagant affairs yet, right?"
"Oh... there is no one left in their family. Their son has been away from home for several years, and his daughter-in-law has remarried long ago.
There is only one girl left, a high school student who has not finished school...
I guess there are no relatives coming to pay homage, so the funeral will be simple..."
Xu Zhiquan just nodded and said nothing more.
The courtyard is dilapidated and empty, but it is kept clean.
The door of the main room was wide open, and a large, worn-out square table was placed inside, forming a simple mourning hall.
Xu Chen walked forward and saw Xie Bingran again.
She knelt in front of the mourning hall, wearing a white linen mourning dress, her back bent.
Xu Chen was speechless and walked to Xie Bingran's side and squatted down.
Xie Bingran swayed and raised his head slightly.
Messy short hair fell down, covering her face and scarlet and moist eyes.
"It's okay, I'm here to help you..."
Li Rui had also followed in and softly called "Brother Bing".
Xu Zhiquan walked into the house slowly and looked around at the simple and dilapidated house with a sad expression.
Xu Chen still squatted on the ground and whispered:
"This is my dad, he came here to help."
Xu Zhiquan bent down and patted Xie Bingran's shoulder with his big hand:
"Don't be afraid, kid, uncle will help you take care of it!"
Xie Bingran swayed, she raised her hand to straighten the messy and wet hair on her forehead, and whispered in a hoarse voice:
"Thank you, Uncle Xu..."
Xu Chen supported Xie Bingran's arm and said softly:
"It's okay..."
Fang Tao walked to the mourning hall, picked up the incense on the table, lit it, and handed it to Xu Zhiquan, Xu Chen, and Li Rui.
After the memorial ceremony, Xu Zhiquan looked around and said:
"Fang Tao, you are from this village, right? Come with me and buy some things!"
Fang Tao nodded and responded with a loud sound.
Li Rui said:
"Mr. Xu, there are some brothers on the way. If you need help, they will be there in a moment."
(End of chapter)