When they got home, the whole family was waiting for them to come back. Especially when they saw that their grandfather's spirit had not changed, they were relieved.
In the evening, everyone who arrived had a meal together, but Cao Zhenghu didn't eat much at night. He seemed a little tired after eating, so he went to his room to rest early.
Cao Shujie and the others didn't drink much. After eating, they all packed up their things silently and prepared to go back and rest.
But the uncle Cao Jianlin didn't leave. Yesterday, his brother slept with his old father, and he wanted to spend some time with his old father tonight.
Cao Jianguo doesn't care either.
The eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and the two nephews just came here today. They didn't get a good rest during the day. They are all too sleepy now, so they will go back to the uncle's place to rest first.
Before leaving, the eldest brother kept saying that if anything happens at night, call him immediately.
…
However, that night, while Cao Shujie was still sleeping on the second floor, he heard a suppressed cry coming from downstairs.
"father!"
It's the uncle's voice.
The first time Cao Shujie heard the cry, his whole body felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, and he suddenly woke up.
He quickly got dressed and came downstairs. His wife also woke up. When Cao Shujie turned on the light, he told his wife that he would go down later.
Before Cao Shujie came downstairs, he heard his father's suppressed crying again.
While waiting for Cao Shujie to come down, he saw his mother sitting on the sofa in the living room crying, and said to him: "Shujie, your grandfather is gone."
Cao Shujie's walking pace suddenly stopped in place, and his body collapsed on the ground, as if he couldn't work up any energy. Hearing the crying coming from his grandfather's bedroom, he didn't even dare to walk there, for fear of seeing that scene.
As all the lights in the house were turned on, the big and small dogs in the yard also began to call.
Like an enticement, the barking of Big Ha and Er Ha also attracted other dogs in the village to follow suit. For a moment, the dogs in Caojiazhuang seemed to be alarmed, and they all howled non-stop.
That night, Caojiazhuang was not peaceful.
However, Cao Shujie and his grandfather Cao Zhenghu passed away peacefully, not in their sleep, and did not suffer at all.
Uncle Cao Jianlin got up in the middle of the night and subconsciously touched his old father's hand. It was cold!
That's when he knew what happened.
By the time the eldest brother and the second brother came over together, it was already past 4 o'clock in the morning.
Cao Shujie and the others did not make any big deal about their grandfather's funeral, and they did not even notify anyone except their relatives at home.
But with so many people in Caojiazhuang, it's impossible to keep a secret.
After knowing about Cao Shujie's grandfather, some people even came over in advance to send wreaths or come over for a walk.
I also had a few words with Cao Shujie to comfort him and be more open-minded.
No one wants to see something like this happen, but no one can avoid it in this lifetime.
For example, Cao Shujie's grandfather, Cao Zhenghu, is exactly 90 years old this year, so he is not too young at all.
According to the rules of Caojiazhuang, after a person died, the funeral and burial basically took three days. Cao Shujie did not try to break this rule.
Because of this, the two nephews originally only took two days of leave, but now they had to call the school to renew their leave.
When something like this happened, the school had no better solution. The teacher who answered the phone comforted them by telling them to take care of their family matters first and then consider returning to school.
In the past three days, people came here every day, and even people from government departments came to take a look.
…
At the same time, another wave of foreigners came to Yiling City. This wave was different from the previous two groups. They were members of the Yashan International team.
They came here for only one purpose, and they wanted to talk to Xuemeng Food Factory about the nutrient solution project they were developing at a high price.
This group of people still knew the national conditions in the country. After arriving, they first contacted the local government staff in Yiling City and stated the purpose of their trip.
And they have been saying that they will give a price that satisfies Xuemeng Food Factory.
People from Yashan International even conveyed their psychological quotes to Wang Xuelia.
When he heard the offer, even Wang Xuelia felt that Yashan International was indeed sincere.
Wang Xuelia even thought that if he faced this offer from the perspective of a company, he would not refuse it.
After meeting with Wang Xuelia and others, the people from Yashan International thought of visiting Xuemeng Food Factory in person.
At the same time, Wang Xuelia personally arranged for his secretary to bring people from Yashan International to Qingshi Town, hoping to meet and talk with people from Xuemeng Food Factory.
This time they came with absolute sincerity.
Unfortunately, after arriving at the Xuemeng Food Factory in Qingshi Town, Wang Xueli’s secretary explained the purpose of the group’s visit to the Xuemeng Food Factory. The gatekeeper Bao Xuefeng didn’t even open the door, let alone let him in.
They go in.
When he saw them clinging to the door and refusing to leave, Bao Xuefeng even arranged for the security guards in the factory to drive them away.
In fact, Bao Xuefeng and the others had received instructions from their boss before, and if these people came over, they would be kicked out directly.
In the past, there were Paul, William and others, and even Hemilda purchased an agricultural and sideline products processing factory in Yiling City, just like them fighting in the street.
Everyone is really fed up with this group of people, wondering why they are not finished yet?
Now the people from the city government have brought another wave of foreign devils. Are they all traitors?
Because of this incident, several senior managers of Xuemeng Food Factory were also very angry.
They gathered together to discuss what to do?
Wang Xuelia's secretary personally brought the other party here, so this matter is definitely not over yet.
"How about telling the boss?" Wang Zhifeng suggested.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Shi Jingxiu said: "Manager Wang, it's not like you don't know that the boss's family is in a special situation right now and the matter hasn't been settled yet. It's not a good idea to disturb the boss at this time."
Wang Zhifeng also knew that it was not good, but the person leading the team was Wang Xuelia's secretary. When he told this, Shi Jingxiu and Guan Boyong also fell silent.
In fact, when they saw Wang Xuelia's secretary, they realized that this matter was very difficult.
But they just can't figure out why Wang Xueliang keeps getting involved in these things?
The last time Hemilda's people came over, he also led the team.
"Today is the second day. We have to go there tomorrow and let the boss know then." Shi Jingxiu said.
Guan Boyong and Wang Shouzhi nodded at the same time. This kind of thing happened at the boss's house. When the old man was being buried, they would definitely go there.
When the time comes, tell the boss in person so that he has an idea.
It's just that they underestimated Wang Xueliang's secretary and was not allowed to enter the factory. This made Wang Xueliang's secretary feel extremely insulted, especially when foreign investors were present and he was turned away.
Holding a fire.
He first called his boss Wang Xuelia to report the situation here, specifically stating that they had not entered the factory gate since they arrived.
Even Wang Xuelia felt uncomfortable when he heard these words.
Everyone has an unwritten rule that secretaries often represent their own face outside.
Putting aside whether the investment can be negotiated or not, Xuemeng Food Factory now refuses to let him in even though he knows that his secretary is bringing someone there. Isn't this a loss of face for him?
"You should contact the Qingshi Town Government first." Wang Xuelia said on the phone.
When his secretary saw Shi Xiangdong, a senior party official in Qingshi Town, he complained. Unexpectedly, Shi Xiangdong told him: "Boss Cao is not in the company. Something happened at home and he won't be able to come over for a while."
This was unexpected information. After careful questioning, Wang Xuelia's secretary found out that an elderly person in Cao Shujie's family had passed away and he was currently busy handling the funeral arrangements for the elderly person.
But even so, it's not right for Xuemeng Food Factory not to let them in.
But he is not a brainless person. He will think of the death of an old man in Cao Shujie's family. It will definitely do no good to dwell on this here. It may also arouse Cao Shujie's resentment. In the end, they decided to go back to the city and report the situation to the boss.
Make a decision again.
After the foreigners from Yashan International followed them, they couldn't see anyone. They didn't even enter the door of Xuemeng Food Factory. They began to have extreme doubts about the ability of the people they were looking for.
But they have no better way now.
After returning to the city, Wang Xueliar listened to his secretary explain the situation, especially when he heard that Cao Shujie's grandfather had passed away. Wang Xueliar was silent for a while.
As the saying goes, death is the most important thing. At this time, Wang Xueliang didn't think about anything else.
But these foreigners haven't stopped yet. They kept saying that they wanted to see Cao Shujie as soon as possible, have a good chat with him, and promised that they would definitely give them a satisfactory price.
Others told Wang Xuelia that if this matter could be accomplished, they would not forget Wang Xuelia's help.
Wang Xuelia still did this.
After thinking about it, it was definitely inappropriate for them to go there just two days after the old man passed away. It would be more sincere to wait for Cao Shujie's affairs to be settled before visiting Cao Shujie's house.
When this group of foreigners heard what Wang Xuelia said, they had no better solution for the moment, so they thought they could just listen to Wang Xuelia and wait for two days.
…
In three days, Cao Shujie watched his grandfather's coffin and grandmother being buried together before erecting a new stone tablet. At this point, the work was done.
Although he was still very sad in his heart, Cao Shujie still managed to keep his spirits up and sent away his relatives one by one, and also sent away all the friends who came because of his honor.
However, when sending Shi Jingxiu and the others back, they told Cao Shujie that Wang Xueliang's secretary brought a group of foreigners to the factory. When they heard that Bao Xuefeng was not allowed in, Cao Shujie smiled and said to Shi Jingxiu: "It's okay."
One sentence made Shi Jingxiu and the others feel at ease.
Before he knew it, it was already evening, and Cao Shujie wanted to treat the people who had helped his family in the past few days to a meal.
It was already past 9pm when I finished my work, and the house was immersed in an atmosphere of grief.
The eldest brother and the second brother also talked about going back tomorrow. They are already busy at home, and brothers Cao Yixin and Cao Yichuan also want to go back to school.
Cao Shujie also said that if they go back first, he can take care of the rest.
Everyone's eyes were still red and they were not in the mood to eat.
However, my grandfather Cao Zhenghu passed away at this age. According to the people in their village, this was also a happy mourning. Many old people even came to get some luck.
Another night passed in the blink of an eye. It was getting bright and they were preparing to have breakfast at home. Cao Shujie didn't see his daughter and asked his wife where Mengmeng had gone.
"Mengmeng should be at the gate, go and call her," Cheng Xiaolin said.
After hearing this, Cao Shujie came to the door. As soon as he came over, he saw his daughter sitting on the stone pillar at the door, with a dazed look in her eyes.
When Cao Shujie saw this scene, he felt uncomfortable in his heart: "Mengmeng, it's time to go home for dinner."
Mengmeng seemed not to hear her father's voice, and continued to sit there, motionless.
Cao Shujie shouted again. Only then did Mengmeng come back to her senses. She looked at her father and said with aggrieved cry: "Dad, will the old grandpa never come back again?"
After she finished speaking, Mengmeng began to shed tears on her face, but she resisted crying and raised her arms to wipe away the tears with her sleeves.
She felt very sad: "Dad, I miss my grandpa."
Mom and dad are usually busy. Apart from grandpa and grandma, she spends the longest time with grandpa at home. Over the years, Mengmeng has become accustomed to grandpa being by her side. However, grandpa has not been around for several days.
After meeting each other, Mengmeng felt a little empty.
She didn't know what to say either.
After Cao Shujie heard this, he couldn't hold back.
He walked to the side and hugged his daughter, comforting her: "Grandpa is watching you in the sky. Mengmeng must be good and be strong."
"Where is grandpa?" Mengmeng kept looking up to the sky, but she never saw where grandpa was.
Cao Shujie didn't even know how to tell her, but he knew in his heart that his daughter Mengmeng was actually sensible, and there was no need for him to elaborate, but Mengmeng was not willing to admit it yet.
"Hurry up and go home for dinner. After dinner, your uncle and second uncle will go back," Cao Shujie said.
Mengmeng still wanted to sit outside for a while, so she said, "Dad, grandpa told me that he would be back later. I want to go in to eat with grandpa."
"You kid..." Cao Shujie originally wanted to say a few words to his daughter, but the words came to his lips and he couldn't come out.
He can understand his daughter's current thoughts, but Cao Shujie feels that people cannot stay immersed in the past.
When Cao Shujie was about to persuade his daughter, his wife Cheng Xiaolin came out of the house and saw the two men sitting at the door. Cheng Xiaolin called them in to eat.
"Mengmeng, be obedient. If you act like this, my grandfather will not be happy when he sees your words. He will be very sad." Cheng Xiaolin advised his daughter.
When Mengmeng heard this, she quickly stood up from the stone pier and held her mother's hand: "Really, grandpa is unhappy? Then I'll go eat quickly. I want to make grandpa happy."
Seeing his daughter leading his wife's hand in, Cao Shujie stood at the door for a few minutes. When he heard his wife's shout, he quickly went in to have breakfast together.
During this period, Cao Shujie also received a call from Xiang Yuheng.
Xiang Yuheng arranged for his son Xiang Qigang to come over yesterday. He chatted with Cao Shujie on the phone for a while and advised Cao Shujie to think about it.
This is an elder who really cares about Cao Shujie. Cao Shujie also assured Xiang Yuheng on the phone that there was nothing else.
"Okay, if there's anything that can't be solved, you can call me. Although I'm not in Yiling City, I still have something to do with it." Xiang Yuheng said this.
He never faked his concern for Cao Shujie. This was something they had cultivated bit by bit over the seven years they had known each other.
Cao Shujie expressed his gratitude to Xiang Yuheng on the phone. After hanging up the phone, he saw that the eldest brother and the second brother had packed their things and were about to go back to the uncle's place, load the luggage into the car and go back.
Before leaving, brothers Cao Shubin and Cao Shuxin came to their father and told him to take care of himself.
"I'm fine. You guys should go quickly. It'll be noon when we get there," Cao Jianlin said.
"Call me as soon as you get there." He told his son and daughter-in-law.
Cao Jianguo also told his two nephews to take good care of themselves and the family outside.
"Second uncle, you should also take care of yourself." Cao Shuxin stared at him.
Looking at his cousin Cao Shujie, Cao Shubin and Cao Shuxin, they all came over, hugged him, got in the car and left.
A car was driven by the elder sister-in-law, taking the second sister-in-law and the nephew back directly to Anyi City.
Another car was driven by brothers Cao Shubin and Cao Shuxin, taking the eldest Cao Yichuan directly to Quancheng. They wanted to drop Cao Yichuan off at the city's high-speed rail station and take the high-speed rail back to the Magic City to go to school.
After watching the two cars go away, Cao Shujie called to his uncle to go home together.
Cao Jianlong didn't object either.
Although the old father has been buried, there are still many things to do in the future, and the two brothers need to discuss them.
…
At the same time, when Cao Shubin and Cao Shuxin were driving along the rural road, turning to the provincial road, and preparing to get onto the highway, they happened to see a convoy of 5 Audi a6Ls heading towards them from Qingshi Town on the way to Qingshi Town.
Coming this direction.
Although Caojiazhuang Children's Theme Park and Mengmeng Orchard are closed, some people still come to play and take photos of the scenery here. Therefore, cars coming from other places are not surprising.
Cao Shubin and his two brothers were still in the car discussing what the five Audi a6Ls were for?
Cao Yichuan said from behind: "Dad, uncle, I seem to have seen a car with a license plate of 00001."
Cao Shubin and his brothers just chatted without paying close attention. After hearing what his son said, Cao Shubin asked him specifically: "Did you really see it?"
"Really, I remember that the third car seemed to be of this brand." Cao Yichuan said.
Cao Shubin frowned. According to common sense, this license plate has special meaning.
"It can't be a government car, right?" Cao Shuxin followed.
However, they had already arrived at Qingshi Town, so the brothers didn't think much about it.
Zhang Yi and the others in front called and told them to take the provincial highway from here to the expressway and then go straight to Anyi City.
Cao Shubin asked them to drive safely. The two cars parted ways at the intersection on the highway and drove in two directions.
…
Almost at the same time, a convoy of five Audi a6L cars came to Caojiazhuang and finally stopped in front of Cao Shujie's house.
At this time, after Mengmeng finished her breakfast, she sat down on the stone pillar at the door and waited.
She felt that if her grandfather came back, she would see him here as soon as possible.
But before the grandpa arrived, Mengmeng saw several cars parked in front of her house.
This made Mengmeng very curious. She didn't know who was in the car.
But she was also alert and subconsciously got off the stone pier and walked to the door of her house. Especially when she saw a few foreigners getting off the car, she quickly shouted to her house: "Dad, someone is coming."
After saying that, he ran home, as if he had seen a ghost.
Cao Shujie was chatting with his uncle and father at home when he suddenly heard his daughter's shout at the door and asked, "Who is here?"
People also opened the door, ready to come out and take a look.
As soon as I came out, I bumped into Mengmeng who was running towards the house.
"Mengmeng, who are you? You are so flustered." Cao Shujie saw something was wrong with the expression on his daughter's face, as if she was frightened.
Mengmeng pointed outside and said: "Dad, there are many yellow-haired foreigners."
Before Mengmeng could explain clearly, the four dogs in the yard, Daha, Erha, Dahei and Xiaohei, were already howling crazily at the people at the door.
There were so many dogs barking together, especially the four dogs that looked so ferocious, which really startled the people who came through the door.
"Go, what are you calling me? If I call you again I will kill you." Wang Xueliar's secretary was also very frightened, but this time he came with the boss. How could he show his cowardice at the critical moment and even think about being tough in front of the boss?
