Chapter 69: Being a Stepmother 40
Although the three brothers promised to take good care of Huang Lamei, her body aged too quickly and she died after only six months.
Before his death, Ye Daniu pretended to send her to the hospital for examination, which caused the villagers to praise him for his filial piety. The other three families who actually took care of the elderly were very angry.
The three brothers were fine, after all, they were their mother, and they would not care about it anymore since she was gone. But the three sisters-in-law were different, they took care of the child after bringing her home, but in the end they got nothing in return and were even stepped on by others. They should have just ignored it.
The angry three sisters-in-law decided to do less work at the old lady's funeral and let Ye Daniu's family do more work. It's not that they like to show off that they are filial children and grandchildren. Since they are filial, they should do more work. The old lady has not passed away yet, and her soul is still watching at home.
When Ye Rong heard this, her hair stood on end. The longer she sat there, the colder the temperature in the hall became. She pulled Ye Zhidong out into the sun and asked when Ye Zhiqiu would arrive.
Ye Zhidong shook her head: "I don't know if my dad has informed my sister." She had a hard life after getting married, and the worse it got, the more she hated Ye Zhiqiu. Of course, he was unwilling to help her, so the two sisters almost cut off all contact.
Ye Rong didn't really want to know, she just wanted to find a safer topic to chat, but she didn't expect Ye Erniu to notify Ye Zhiqiu at all. It was only when the team leader asked him that he told the truth that he didn't want his unfilial daughter to participate.
The team leader was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. What kind of a jerk is this? How could there be such a stupid person in their Ye family? He was really stupid. He didn't let Ye Zhiqiu attend the funeral, and he didn't even look at whose name the wreaths outside were for. He was really going backwards, not as sensible as his grandson.
No, he had to call Ye Zhiqiu immediately to inform him, otherwise someone would gossip again. She was busy, so she could ask the Han family boy or the children at home to go, she had to make an appearance.
When Ye Zhiqiu received the call, she just said, as the team leader guessed, that she didn't have time to go back home. She would ask for a wreath and pay the gift money, but she would not attend the funeral, lest the old lady would be so angry when she saw her that she would not want to reincarnate.
She hung up the phone and put the matter behind her, and did not tell Han Dalin. However, she did not expect that he would find out about it when she returned home in the evening.
"You want to go back? Who notified you?" Ye Zhiqiu didn't understand Han Dalin's thoughts, but if he wanted to go back, then he could go back, as long as he didn't force her to go back and suffer.
Han Dalin didn't dare to say that it was his father who called, he just said that someone in the village informed him. He didn't really want to go back to his hometown to attend the funeral, he just went through the motions.
Ye Zhiqiu was unwilling to leave even after going through the formalities. When the villagers saw Han Dalin returning alone, they learned to make excuses for Ye Zhiqiu and advised the Ye family not to embarrass the child.
Except for Ye Zhiqiu, the other three sisters among the four grandchildren all brought their husbands back. They were somewhat unhappy to see Han Dalin coming back alone and enjoying better treatment than them.
Ye Zhidong had long been accustomed to being ignored, and his unhappiness was only a momentary thing, and he would forget it in the blink of an eye. Ye Zhu and Ye Rong looked at each other, both envious of Ye Zhiqiu's current achievements.
The two sisters never thought that Ye Zhiqiu, who was ashamed to follow them as a follower, could make it this far. When they saw the report about her on TV, they were more shocked than proud.
However, their in-laws looked up to them because of this, and hoped that their children would have Ye Zhiqiu's talent, even if it was only a few points. Their in-laws hoped that Ye Zhiqiu would be able to help their children in the future. They didn't even have the courage to say that the relationship between the sisters was not good, and had to be careful to hide it.
Ye Zhu married a classmate, and her husband's family was not particularly well off, so she was not too worried about her lies being exposed. Ye Rong married a rich man, and had always wanted to restore her relationship with Ye Zhiqiu, but she tried everything, but nothing worked.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't associate with her family at all, let alone her cousin. She was thinking of taking the opportunity to get closer to them at the funeral, but only Han Dalin came back.
She urged Gu Peng and Han Dalin to get close to each other, but she never expected that her man didn't care and didn't want to please anyone. He also said that there was no point in trying to please his brother-in-law when she was around, and that he could be closer to his aunt in the future, so there was no need to go far away.
She had no words to express her grievances, and she had to praise Gu Peng for being smart and far-sighted. When she wanted to personally approach Han Dalin to establish a relationship, he had already left.
Ye Erniu personally saw his eldest son-in-law off. In his entire life, this funeral was the one where he met the most prominent people. This was all the glory that came after his eldest son-in-law came.
Before Han Dalin came back, these capable people could only arrange for someone to send a wreath. But when they knew their eldest son-in-law was back, they all rushed to chat about family matters. Even the mayor called this old man uncle when he saw him. This was a treatment that even the eldest brother didn't have.
Just for this reason, Ye Erniu was willing to forgive Ye Zhiqiu for not coming back. He knew that he couldn't just leave his job in the country, so he didn't have to come back.
After his death, his funeral can be so grand and magnificent. It doesn't matter if Ye Zhiqiu doesn't come back, as long as he has a son to break the pot. He had a good idea, but the only thing he didn't expect was that he stayed up all night to handle the funeral, and he never woke up after sleeping in bed.
Well, just as the yellow wax plums were sent to the mountain, the Ye family had a funeral.
Han Dalin had just returned home, and it was impossible for him to go back to his hometown after receiving the news, and Ye Zhiqiu would not go back either. The local prominent people who were willing to give face to the Ye family were all trying to get in touch with Ye Zhiqiu.
She doesn't even come back, so who would be willing to come and kowtow to a stranger? It's already very considerate of you to arrange for someone to send you a wreath.
After Ye Erniu passed away, Lin Daju aged very quickly. After a few years, she was lying in bed unable to move. Before she died, she kept saying that she wanted to see Ye Zhiqiu again, but the answer she got was still a rejection.
After she died, Ye Zhiqiu came back to see her off, just to fulfill the original owner's wish. After all, the original owner was born from her belly, and no matter how bad it was to the original owner, she risked her life to give birth to the original owner. If there was anything to blame, it could only be because Lin Daju was taught since childhood to regard men as the most important thing.
When Ye Zhiqiuda finally reached retirement age and was finally able to receive pension support from the state, the school leaders begged her not to retire, to stay for a few more years and teach a few more classes of students.
This was inconsistent with her life goals. No matter what the school leaders said, she refused. In the end, it was the twins who interceded for her and finally made her agree to be a counselor.
There was no way around it. The two brothers were also doing scientific research at school. Although their major was different from hers, for the sake of their future, it was not appropriate to say anything about it.
A consultant is a consultant. If she can take care of something, she can ask. If she can't take care of it, she can just ignore it. She should go out and see the world whenever she wants. If the school can't find her, no one will dare to regard her as the backbone. I'm afraid that even consultants won't dare to let her be the consultant anymore.
Ye Zhiqiu imagined her retirement life to be traveling around the world, but in reality, no matter how much time and money she had, she could only travel domestically. After all, many countries wanted to win over a top scientific researcher like her, and for safety reasons and to avoid giving foreign spies an opportunity, she never left the country for the rest of her life.
It was not until her death that her story was broadcast on television and other people, including her family, knew what she had done. It is no exaggeration to say that she dedicated herself to the country.