novelaction Chapter 268 Returning to One's Roots, Carrying the Coffin Back to the City
Chapter 268 Returning to One's Roots, Carrying the Coffin Back to the City
The weather was already quite hot at this time of year, but it was still alright at night.
Bai Xuesong came out of the room and walked into the depths of the courtyard.
The moonlight fell on the branches of the trees in the courtyard, but most of the light was blocked by the branches, making it look gray and hazy.
Just like Bai Xuesong's current mood.
However, the old man was absolutely right. Chu Xia had been gone for eleven years, and there was nothing he could do to bring her back.
It's a regret, and it's truly sad, but life goes on.
Since Su Niannian is the only child left in early summer, I should take over the responsibilities of being a parent in Chuxia's place.
Su Niannian's damned father is utterly useless.
Since that useless father is a good-for-nothing, Su Niannian will take care of him herself from now on.
The cause of Chu Xia's death also needs to be thoroughly investigated.
Even if someone dies, it's still important to find out exactly what happened.
If the cause of death is suspicious, or if his father finds out who killed his daughter, Bai Xuesong vows to take revenge for every wrong done to him.
The most important thing now is to find a way to get Su Niannian to my side.
Also, didn't that old man say he wanted to transfer Gu Nan back?
We need to get him to do it as soon as possible.
Bai Xuesong sat alone and forlorn on a stone chair in the courtyard, his fingers gently tapping the surface of the stone table.
Bai Xuesong didn't know how much time had passed until he felt someone punch him on the back, which brought him back to his senses.
"Old man, you... well, you came out to enjoy the cool air without even calling me, that's not very nice of you." Lu Huaqiang let out a burp as he spoke.
"If you hit me again, I'll beat you up!" Bai Xuesong glared at Lu Huaqiang, annoyed.
Lu Huaqiang narrowed his eyes. His old buddy seemed to be in a different state than before.
Has he come to terms with things here?
Lu Huaqiang, with a smile on his lips, sat down in the chair next to Bai Xuesong.
This stone chair has no backrest and is uncomfortable to sit on; it's not nice at all.
Lu Huaqiang kicked Bai Xuesong.
"It's good that you've come to terms with it, it's good that you've come to terms with it!"
"Are you sober now? I need to discuss something with you." Bai Xuesong didn't care whether Lu Huaqiang kicked his leg or not, and spoke with a serious expression.
Seeing that his old friend had something to say to him, Lu Huaqiang stopped making a fuss.
"Don't you have any idea how much I can drink?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xuesong told Lu Huaqiang about his desire to bring Su Niannian back to his side.
They also inquired when Lu Huaqiang and Gu Nan would be transferred back.
Lu Huaqiang and Bai Xuesong began to discuss things on the stone benches in the courtyard.
Su Niannian, who was far away in Kaoshan Village, was unaware that her maternal grandfather had already investigated her identity.
He also learned that his mother had passed away eleven years ago.
At this moment, Su Niannian and Gu Nan were embracing sweetly in the room.
The two went out again in the afternoon. Originally, Su Niannian wanted to see how Song Zhaodi and Li Ergou were getting along.
As a result, they saw Jiang Aiguo halfway there.
Jiang Aiguo had just returned from the office for sending educated youth to the countryside in the county town after signing the necessary documents.
Zhou Daniu drove him there in a tractor.
Sure enough, Jiang Aiguo saw Gu Nan and Su Niannian not long after getting off the tractor.
Seeing that Jiang Aiguo looked a little unwell, Su Niannian took the initiative to go over and greet him.
Only then did they realize that Zhao Sulan's family had come to take back her body.
Jiang Aiguo said that news of Zhao Sulan's death only reached her hometown a few days ago.
When Zhao Sulan's parents found out, they couldn't believe it either.
How could such a perfectly healthy child get married in a rural village? And then be murdered after getting married?
After their grief subsided, the family decided to come to Kaoshan Village to take Zhao Sulan's body back to their hometown for burial.
In China, there is a long-standing custom of returning to one's roots. Although the daughter is already married, it is said that she cut off her husband's genitals before she died. Her husband's family probably won't give her a proper burial.
Zhao Sulan's mother cried and said to her husband, "Sulan is the child I carried for ten months and risked my life to give birth to. Even if I die, I will take her home."
Zhao Sulan's father was also heartbroken. Although the trip would cost a lot of money, it was the last and only thing he could do for his child.
The fact that their own flesh and blood died in a remote village was something they couldn't accept, but even if it was death, they wanted to bring their child back to their side. They couldn't let their child rest in an unknown and unfamiliar place.
He agreed to his wife's suggestion, and together with Zhao Sulan's two brothers, the whole family set off for Kaoshan Village to retrieve the child's body.
If Zhao Sulan hadn't made so many mistakes, she probably would have lived a pretty good life by the time she returned to the city.
Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another.
When they came to claim the body, it had become bloated and smelly due to the long time that had passed. Zhao Sulan's parents and brothers cried uncontrollably, and Jiang Aiguo was also heartbroken to see it.
Originally, Lu Xingguang should have been the one to claim the body, but Lu Xingguang hated Zhao Sulan to death and didn't care what happened to Zhao Sulan's body.
In addition, Lu Xingguang is currently mentally unstable and insane, which is why Jiang Aiguo was allowed to go there, as a kind of witness.
Jiang Aiguo was clearly upset as he spoke.
Judging from Zhao Sulan's parents' perspective, Zhao Sulan didn't experience much hardship at home.
Unlike some families who treat their daughters very harshly.
"It's such a pity. Zhao Zhiqing was not even twenty years old when she passed away," Jiang Aiguo said with some regret.
Su Niannian just smiled. Whether it was a pity or not was a matter of opinion.
No one ever forced Zhao Sulan to do anything; everything was Zhao Sulan's own choice.
It's perfectly reasonable for her to bear the consequences of her decisions and choices.
As for Zhao Sulan's parents losing their child, although it's a pity, they can't blame anyone else.
One incident, one report; it's simply a cycle of cause and effect.
Su Niannian offered a few words of comfort, telling Jiang Aiguo to think more positively, since everyone has their own destiny, and then she left with Gu Nan.
Because of the delay, by the time Su Niannian and Gu Nan arrived at the sorghum field, they could no longer see Song Zhaodi and Li Ergou.
"I wonder if their relationship has gotten any better," Su Niannian murmured to Gu Nan.
Gu Nan just smiled and didn't say anything.
He doesn't care about other people's relationships; all he cares about is his own girl being happy.
That night, they spent another passionate night together. The next morning, when Su Niannian got up, Gu Nan and his mother had already prepared breakfast.
To be honest, Gu's mother still felt very sorry for Su Niannian.