Three days later, Zhang Lin's memorial service was held at Sanjiang Funeral Home.
The memorial service was of a high standard. Luo Fei personally presided over it, An Zhe delivered a eulogy, several major municipal groups sent wreaths, leaders at all levels in Sanjiang and representatives of cadres and masses attended, as well as Zhang Lin's friends and relatives during her lifetime.
Ye Xinyi, Lu Qian, Fang Xiaoya, Shao Bingyu, An Ran, Jiang Xiuxiu, etc. also came and stood with Qiao Liang. Everyone was extremely sad, and several women burst into tears.
The atmosphere at the memorial service was sad and solemn. In his eulogy, An Zhe recalled Zhang Lin's life and spoke highly of Zhang Lin's work during her lifetime.
During this period, Anzhe choked several times.
An Zhe choked even more on stage, while You Chengdong's eyes were red in the audience. He was deeply saddened by the loss of an excellent partner.
Jiang Xiuxiu, Fang Xiaoya, Lu Qian, and Ye Xinyi hugged each other and burst into tears. An Ran hugged Qiao Liang and cried bitterly. Shao Bingyu also burst into tears.
There were no tears in Qiao Liang's eyes at this time, his expression was numb, and his eyes were straight. The great grief of losing Zhang Lin made him cry no longer.
In the past few days, Qiao Liang's body and mind have been in numbness and chaos. He has been unable to accept the reality that Zhang Lin has left this world.
Although she couldn't accept it, Qiao Liang knew that Zhang Lin was indeed gone. She left her relatives, her beloved career for which she fought, and the world that she was extremely attached to.
Although there were no tears in Qiao Liang's eyes, hot tears were flowing in his heart.
After the memorial service, Qiao Liang left Sanjiang alone without saying hello to anyone.
Zhang Lin's departure plunged Qiao Liang into long-lasting pain. In the days that followed, Qiao Liang was extremely depressed. After class every day, he locked himself in the dormitory, smoking one cigarette after another and watching.
I stared out the window in a daze, thinking about Zhang Lin and my past, thinking about a living life falling into the world, thinking about how fragile life is...
Qiao Liang would burst into tears often thinking about it.
But Qiao Liang would only shed tears when she was alone in memory of Zhang Lin, never in front of others.
As the days passed, Qiao Liang's mood remained depressed and he could not get out of the shadow of Zhang Lin's departure.
During this period, according to Liao Gufeng's instructions, Zhang Lin was posthumously recognized as an outstanding county magistrate in Jiangdong Province. The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee decided to set Zhang Lin up as an outstanding model of county-level cadres, to publicly commend her throughout the province, and to conduct large-scale recognition of her deeds.
Preach.
Assigned by the leadership, Ye Xinyi brought reporters from the provincial media to Jiangzhou, and together with people from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, they dug out, interviewed and compiled Zhang Lin's deeds during her lifetime.
During this time, Ye Xinyi has been staying in Sanjiang.
Qiao Liang felt numb about this matter. Life was the most precious and the person was gone. What was the point of fussing about it anymore?
After Zhang Lin left, the municipal party committee decided that You Chengdong would temporarily serve as the mayor of Sanjiang County.
An Zhe did not immediately appoint the new county magistrate of Sanjiang. It seemed that on the one hand, he showed respect for Zhang Lin's passing, but on the other hand, he had other considerations.
In a blink of an eye, Friday came again, and Fang Xiaoya called everyone together for dinner.
Ye Xinyi also rushed back from Sanjiang.
Sitting in a private room in the hotel, Qiao Liang looked at the beauties in front of her. Their expressions were all heavy. Obviously, they had not yet gotten over the grief of losing Zhang Lin.
The food and wine were served, but no one moved.
Qiao Liang sighed deeply and said softly: "Sister Lin is missing today, and Sister Lin will never be with us again..."
As soon as Qiao Liang finished speaking, everyone couldn't help wiping their tears, but An Ran burst into tears.
Qiao Liang stared at everyone in a daze. For a moment, he picked up his wine glass and looked at everyone: "Let's raise a toast together."
Everyone raised their glasses together and looked at Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang said slowly: "I won't drink this first glass of wine. Please respect Sister Lin. I wish Sister Lin a safe journey in heaven..."
After saying that, Qiao Liang slowly poured the wine in the glass on the ground.
Everyone couldn't help crying after hearing this, and then they also followed Qiao Liang's example.
Then everyone poured the wine, and Qiao Liang raised the glass again: "Let's drink this second glass of wine... The dead have passed away, but the living are like this. Sister Lin has left us. From now on, she will no longer have worries and sorrows.
No longer tired, no longer tired, no longer anxious, no longer irritable. In order to let Sister Lin rest in heaven, we living people must live strong and live well, in order to comfort Sister Lin’s spirit in heaven..."
At the end of the sentence, Qiao Liang's voice trembled slightly, and then he drank the wine in his glass.
Everyone sobbed for a while and then they all finished.
Qiao Liang then raised his glass again: "This third glass of wine, we toast to ourselves. The sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortunes and misfortunes. Life is extremely fragile and so precious. I hope everyone will cherish themselves, love themselves, and live well.
Live for yourself, live for your loved ones, live for everyone around you who loves you and the people you love... Just because living is not easy, we must live well..."
Everyone sighed and toasted together.
Ye Xinyi looked at everyone with red eyes: "During these days of interviews in Sanjiang, I have been enduring the torment and pain of Sister Lin's departure all the time. I think of the time Sister Lin spent with us, and think of Sister Lin."
He has left us forever. I dare not accept this cruel reality, but, I, I..."
Ye Xinyi couldn't speak anymore, so she took out a tissue and wiped her eyes.
Lu Qian wiped her eyes, looked at everyone and said, "Qiao Liang was right just now. Life is still going on. Our best thoughts and consolation for Sister Lin is to live well. We can't always be immersed in grief."
To extricate ourselves, we must be strong, we must step out, and we must do our own thing well..."
Everyone nodded silently.
After the meal, everyone was ready to leave.
An Ran started crying again: "Sister Lin and I used to take a taxi together, but now, I..."
When An Ran cried, everyone couldn't help but wipe their tears.
Qiao Liang patted An Ran on the shoulder: "I'll take you home."
Then everyone left, and Qiao Liang took a taxi to take An Ran home.
Arriving at the door of An Zhe's house in Jiangzhou Hotel, Qiao Liang and An Ran got out of the car. An Ran looked at Qiao Liang: "Brother Qiao, come and sit at home."
Qiao Liang remembered that he had not seen An Zhe for some days and wondered if he was at home now.
Qiao Liang followed An Ran into the house. An Zhe was there, sitting in the living room drinking tea.
Seeing Qiao Liang and An Ran coming in, An Zhe raised his head.
"Secretary An..." Qiao Liang greeted An Zhe.
An Zhe waved to Qiao Liang and patted the sofa next to him.
An Ran then entered Xiao Tao's room. Qiao Liang sat next to An Zhe. An Zhe handed him a cigarette. Qiao Liang lit it and took a deep breath.
An Zhe looked at Qiao Liang and was silent for a moment: "I haven't seen or heard from you recently."
Qiao Liang nodded: "I'm busy studying."
"I heard from Xiaoran that Zhang Lin's incident has hit you hard." An Zhe said.
Qiao Liang nodded silently: "Zhang Lin and I, as well as Ye Xinyi, Fang Xiaoya, and Lu Qian are all good friends. When something happened to her, everyone was very sad."
An Zhe nodded: "I can understand this. I heard Xiaoran talk about these good friends around you. I am very sad and heartbroken about Zhang Lin. She is an excellent female county magistrate.
She is a key cadre that I plan to train deliberately in the next step. Her departure is a big loss to the municipal party committee. Secretary Liao also regretted it when he found out..."
Qiao Liang listened silently and said nothing.
An Zhe then sighed: "Everyone has to die, but some people die as heavy as a mountain, while some die as light as a feather. Zhang Lin is the former."
