It was around four o'clock in the morning before Xue Ling went downstairs to rest.
But she didn't sleep for long and got up around eight o'clock.
Cheng Huanchong brought breakfast and asked distressedly: "Mom, can your body bear it? I had a flight for several hours last night and didn't get much sleep."
Xue Ling shook his head: "No, three or four hours of sleep is enough. People of our age can't sleep when they have something on their mind, so they can just squint for a while. By the way, has your dad eaten?"
Cheng Huanchong replied: "I drank a small bowl of pork porridge, not much."
"Yeah." Xue Ling said warmly, "You stay here to take care of your dad today, and I'll go find Uncle Heng to discuss the funeral."
Cheng Huanchong couldn't help but remind: "Uncle Heng is in the nursing home, and Xiaohan also ran there at midnight last night."
"Last night?" Xue Ling frowned and asked, "Did the psychiatrist say? Someone was with her, right?"
Cheng Huanchong nodded: "There will be someone with her 24 hours a day, plus a psychiatrist. The doctor said her mood has stabilized a bit. She kept saying she wanted to see Uncle Heng last night, so he and the bodyguard sent her there."
"Hmm." Xue Ling asked, "Did you arrange the bodyguards? Are they acquaintances?"
Cheng Huanchong replied: "He is our bodyguard, and Brother Achao is responsible for arranging the shift. There are two psychiatrists, both of whom were responsible for Xiaohan. We don't want them to have too much work, so Aqing has sent someone to find another one.
, try to take three shifts to take care of Xiaohan until she recovers."
Xue Ling sighed lowly: "It was just a matter of time, but who would have thought that this would happen..."
Although Xiaohan is a child who has no worries about food and clothing, and enjoys endless pampering and love as she grows up, her life path is tortuous and not very smooth.
Cheng Huanchong comforted her: "Nine out of ten people are unhappy in life. How can anyone have a smooth life without illness or pain? She is still young. As long as she has the right guidance and assistance, she will be able to return to normal soon."
"I hope so." Xue Ling reminded: "You and Ah Qing were originally responsible for following up on this aspect, so I'll leave it to you. Your grandparents are not in the imperial capital, and I have to take care of them. I can't stay here for a long time. Your eldest brother
He will also go to Wenguo to take care of your sister-in-law, so you have to help share some things."
"No problem." Cheng Huanchong readily agreed: "I only have to finish my graduation thesis, and there is nothing else to do. The progress of my thesis is the fastest among my classmates, and I have a lot of time."
Xue Ling nodded happily: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Cheng Huanchong said: "When I have time, I will help take care of my grandparents."
Xue Ling asked again: "Where is Ah Qing?"
"He's busy." Cheng Huanchong explained: "He went out early in the morning and shouldn't come back until evening."
As long as he was in the imperial capital, Lin Qingzhi rarely went on business trips. He usually left early and returned late, with him as the center. He slept in Xinyuan, and he also returned to Xinyuan. He stayed in the hospital these two days.
"Dad is recuperating here. We will live here temporarily so we can take care of him conveniently."
Xue Ling always pays attention to the children and does not interfere or interfere too much.
"Okay, this is a good arrangement."
Cheng Huanchong couldn't help but ask: "Mom, what should I do about my aunt's funeral...?"
Xue Ling sighed and explained: "Your father meant to bury her in the cemetery here in the imperial capital. The old rule in the village is that a married daughter is not allowed to return to her parents' home for burial, nor can she hold a funeral at her parents' home. Fortunately, it is here in the imperial capital.
, there is no need to have such a taboo. But now that he is ill, and due to the epidemic control, no gatherings are allowed, there is no way to hold a funeral. So I plan to discuss with Ah Heng, and after cremating her, my family will pay a brief tribute and then send her to the grave.
Buried in the garden."
"Then... can my aunt be included in the Xue family's ancestral hall?" Cheng Huanchong lowered his voice: "Yesterday I heard Xiaohan and Uncle Heng crying and begging... saying that my aunt should be included in the Xue family's ancestral hall and genealogy."
Xue Ling frowned and asked, "What did she say? Where did she hear this?"
Seeing his old mother's attitude, Cheng Huanchong asked slowly: "Mom, is it impossible?"
"There is no such precedent." Xue Ling shook his head.
Cheng Huanchong rolled his eyes and whispered: "It doesn't matter if there is a precedent, there must be the first person to eat the crab."
Xue Ling couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and explained: "You don't understand what's going on at all. What nonsense is there? In the past, there were only a few people in the clan, but those who could be included in the genealogy had to be a Jinshi, that is, an official. Later, the number of clan members gradually increased, and side branches
Basically, they cannot be included in the family tree, unless they are some important figures who have made great contributions or are very famous. Among your grandfather's generation, only the third uncle can be included in the family tree. That is because he is highly respected and has single-handedly protected the Xue family ancestral hall and
The last old house is the predecessor of Xinyuan. I was married, but I was not able to enter. My cousin Ah Cong was also married, but she was not included in the family tree. Later, only Ah Huan of our generation was included in the family tree, and the others were not included in the family tree.
No one is there."
Cheng Huanchong was very surprised when he heard this: "Not everyone can enter?"
"Of course not." Xue Ling shook his head: "You have always had to be a clan leader or a highly respected person to be included in the family tree. Otherwise, how would you write it down if there are so many family members?"
Cheng Huanchong thought for a moment and then asked: "What about the second brother and the fourth brother? Grandpa didn't say they wrote in that... that... what?"
"That's not a genealogy." Xue Ling replied: "It's a family list. As long as the children named 'Xue' can be written in, including Xiaoshuang and Xiaozhu, they have already been written in. The list only records how many descendants there are in the next generation, and they are far apart.
I haven’t written anything about it, it’s uneven.”
Cheng Huanchong finally understood and nodded gently.
"I see. Mom, you are all recorded in the family list, right? Where is your other half?"
"No." Xue Ling said truthfully: "The list is just for records. Occasionally, you can check some new members of the family. The other half will not be recorded, they are just descendants of the Xue family. If the second and fourth children do not have the surname 'Xue', they will
If you write more to my generation, you don’t have to fill it in.”
"Oh." Cheng Huanchong frowned and whispered: "Then... then Xiaohan probably understood it wrong."
Xue Ling shook his head: "Don't worry, your Uncle Heng will tell her. I don't know where this child heard these messy ideas, what age is it, and what are you doing with those illusory names? She can be laid to rest as soon as possible.
The most important thing is to go to the nearest place to worship often."
Everyone is dead, so what do you need those so-called "false names" for?
Not to mention that even Xue Heng cannot be included in the family tree. Even if his name can be included, his significant other cannot be included. Besides, Xue Heng has divorced Cheng Tianfang long ago, which makes it even more impossible.
"I don't know either." Cheng Huanchong guessed: "I probably heard it from reading books or watching TV series. She kept begging Uncle Heng. We were afraid of being in trouble, so we didn't dare to go forward to persuade her."
Xue Ling stopped and said, "You don't have to worry about her. If she has any questions, just ask her to come to me and I will explain everything to her."