Village Chief Wu was a little surprised when he saw Lin Wanwan: "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
Lin Wanwan looked around: "Village Chief Wu, can you take a step to speak?"
"Okay, come in with me." Village Chief Wu led Lin Wanwan through the lobby and into the backyard. There was a small house built in the backyard with an old-fashioned stove and a card table. There were piles of piles on the card table. The long black cards that were incomprehensible were different from the playing cards that Lin Wanwan knew.
"Sit down, who are you and what do you want from me?"
Lin Wanwan got straight to the point: "Village Chief Wu, do you remember that there was a young man named Gong Deyan in the village? I am his daughter."
"Oh, you are Deyan's daughter! You have grown so big! You look like you! You look like you!" Village Chief Wu looked Lin Wanwan up and down, and then said, "Your father was the first student in our village to graduate from a prestigious university. I was assigned to be an official in Haicheng, what a pity!
So what are you doing here this time? Do you want me to take you to find your grandparents?"
Lin Wanwan shook her head: "No, I'm not looking for them. When my parents died, they didn't want me. Since then, I've been living with my grandparents. I believe you, Village Chief Wu, have heard about this."
"Then why did you come to me?"
Village Chief Wu naturally knew this very well. Gong Deyan was of the same generation as him. He had been a top student since he was a child. He was a typical child of other families. He was admitted to Shanghai City University and won a prize from the town.
He has lived under Gong Deyan's halo all his life. When he was a child, he was beaten often because of Gong Deyan.
Gong Deyan made a big fuss when he married his wife. Young people like them all heard about it. The Gong family's parents said that their son was pursued by an official lady, but in the end he married a woman who went to work in Haicheng from other places. It was rumored in the village Get through the ups and downs.
Later, Gong Deyan took his wife back to his hometown, crossing the bridge all the way from the east of the village to the west of the village (their Gong family was in the west of the village), leaving everyone who saw his wife stunned.
How could such a fairy-like person be a girl from out of town? Anyway, the young people in the village immediately understood why Gong Deyan chose a foreigner instead of a college student like him.
What young man wouldn’t like looking like this?
Anyway, Old Wu immediately understood why Gong Deyan wanted to marry her. If such a beauty married him, he could worship her as a Bodhisattva.
Then, a few years later, Gong Deyan died unexpectedly, leaving behind a five-year-old daughter.
At the funeral, everyone was full of sympathy for the little girl who was as beautiful as a doll. Later, I heard that the Gong family was unwilling to raise the child, so her grandparents took the child away.
It's almost twenty years in the blink of an eye.
"Village Chief Wu, I want to take away the urns of my parents. Can you help me open the door to the cemetery?"
Village Chief Wu was surprised when he heard this: "Take it away? Your father is from here, and people always return to their roots. Where do you want to take him? Do your grandparents agree?"
Lin Wanwan shook her head: "I couldn't communicate with them, so I came directly to the village chief."
Village Chief Wu sat down slowly and said: "Little girl, that's definitely not possible. Your parents are not only your parents, but also the sons and daughters-in-law of your grandparents. I can't listen to you about such a big thing as moving an urn. One person has the final say, and you have to discuss it with them before reaching an agreement."
Although he had some sympathy for Lin Wanwan, as the village chief, he definitely couldn't wade into this muddy water. Even if he wanted to wade through, he had to help his own villagers.
What's more, it's hard to tell what's going on between the parents. Misleading things happen every day in the village. They must be allowed to negotiate on their own. He doesn't want to do anything for others. This is what he has gained from being the village chief for so many years.
"Oh, okay. Village chief, I wonder if you can open the door to the cemetery for me. I have never visited my parents' graves before, and I want to take a look at them." Lin Wanwan also expected that the village chief would not be so simple.
I agree, but I am just adhering to the theory of breaking the skylight and making a request that is difficult to achieve.
Mr. Lu Xun said that if you directly propose to open a window, the other party may not agree; but when you propose to remove the roof, the other party will probably offer to open a window.
"That's fine, but it's afternoon now and the weather is heavy. You can come here tomorrow morning and I'll drive it for you for a while in the morning."
Lin Wanwan didn't know that there was a rule about not opening the cemetery door in the afternoon. She frowned slightly, but she had to accept it. She stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll bother you again tomorrow morning. Sorry for the trouble."
"Okay, I'll make an exception for you this time. If you want to come to worship in the future, you must come on the morning of Qingming Festival or New Year's Eve. You can't just pick a day. Why didn't you come during Qingming Festival a few days ago?"
Lin Wanwan didn't explain much and apologized directly: "I'm sorry, thank you, it's troublesome."
After leaving the village chief's house, Lin Wanwan went straight to the two-lane road across the lake from the village and took a taxi to the station.
After a four-hour bus ride and a nap, she returned to Yongcheng. Lin Wanwan immediately made an appointment with Tan Qinghui to come out for coffee.
I still only order coffee but don’t drink it as usual, but I can’t miss the communication with the lawyer.
Hearing that Lin Wanwan also visited the old house in Miancheng today, Tan Qinghui was surprised and disagreed: "This family can occupy the house and not leave. They are obviously an unreasonable family. Why would Miss Lin bother to come to the house?"
?Just leave all these things to me, I still have to deal with them."
Lin Wanwan said: "I went to find the way and asked about my parents' cemetery."
Tan Qinghui raised his eyebrows: "Ms. Lin wants to move the grave, right? That might be a bit difficult."
Lin Wanwan sighed: "I know. By the way, Lawyer Tan, this is the phone number of the head of their village. Please help me contact him and say that I want to donate some street lamps to the village. I see that there are no street lamps on the village road now.
.And the bridge at the end of the village is also in disrepair. I am willing to pay a fee to repair the bridge."
Tan Qinghui smiled and said: "No problem, this is a good thing, the village chief will definitely agree."
The two then chatted some more about the house and the Gong family, and then separated.
Walking to the door of the coffee shop, Tan Qinghui said: "Ms. Lin, you don't drive, do you? I see you come by taxi several times, why don't I give you a ride?"
Lin Wanwan smiled and declined: "No, I'm already embarrassed to call you out at night. You're busy with your business. I'm here to take a walk."
Tan Qinghui said: "Okay, let's keep in touch."
When Tan Qinghui was walking towards the parking lot, Lin Wanwan turned her head and looked to the east of this ancient street. Buzhou Zhai was here, and she was already here. Lin Wanwan planned to go and have a look.
After traveling back and forth out of the province today, Lin Wanwan didn't feel physically tired, but she was mentally tired and wanted to have a few drinks with a friend.