Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 20 Sending Bai Xing

After bidding farewell to Sun Qian, Lu Yao looked at the time and walked quickly home with a heart full of melancholy.

After returning home, he didn't even take a shower and went straight to bed.

I have to work tomorrow, so I need to take a good rest.

It's just a pity...

Before turning off the lights, he looked at the news push on his mobile phone about South Africa's 1-1 draw with Mexico, feeling full of regret.

It turns out that the gambling plot after rebirth is really bullshit... Even if you know the score, the odds are so low that you can't make any money.

Now, he just hopes the odds for France vs. Mexico are higher.

Thinking about some random things in his mind, he quickly closed his eyes.

But the bedroom was quiet for just two or three minutes when suddenly, he jumped up from the bed again.

Kitchen door.

Ms. Chen, who was wearing pajamas, rubbed her eyes and looked at her son who was washing rice and asked:
"hungry?"

"No, did it wake you up?"

"I heard it when you came back...Why are you cooking if you're not hungry?"

"Mr. Xu's grandmother will be buried tomorrow, so we need to go there early. Prepare some breakfast and bring her a bowl of porridge. She doesn't look like someone who can cook."

After hearing his son's explanation, Chen Aihua nodded and took out a plastic bag from the cabinet.

Inside the bag were disposable lunch boxes stacked together.

When traveling long distances in the mountains and rivers, Chen Aihua always makes some delicious pickles or some long-lasting home-cooked dishes, just to give her husband, who has to sleep in the open air, a taste of home.

Eat better.

So this kind of lunch box is always available at home.

She trusted her son's cooking skills, so she put the lunch box on the stove and left it alone, only saying:
"There are some freshly pickled cucumbers in the refrigerator, as well as some leftover lard from last time. I'll just chop them up and stir-fry them with eggs tomorrow morning."

"I know, Mom, you go to sleep, I'll put it in the rice cooker and sleep when it's on."

"Ah."

Less than five minutes later, the kitchen returned to silence.

Lu Yao set the alarm clock and fell asleep.

He felt like he had just closed his eyes the previous second, and the next second he heard the shrill sound of the alarm clock.

This was also the main reason why he didn't like using apples in his previous life.

That Apple alarm clock... after a while it's easy for people to hear a myocardial infarction.

And Huawei is no less impressive now.

With a strong sense of discomfort in his eyes, he glanced at the time.

4:15.

Okay... I slept for less than three hours.

Shaking his head helplessly, he walked straight into the bathroom.

But when he came out of the shower, he found his mother already wearing an apron in the kitchen.

"……mom?"

Ms. Chen nodded:

"The dishes are ready, and I've served you two bowls of porridge."

"…Three bowls, maybe."

"Okay, then are five eggs enough?"

"enough."

"Ah."

So, when Lu Yao put on the dark suit, there was already a "Six Walnuts" handbag at the door.

"Mom, I'm leaving."

Carrying the bag, he opened the door and walked out.

At 4: in the morning, the traffic in Shanghai was unobstructed, but the weather was gloomy.

When we drove all the way to Fortune Garden, it was exactly 4:55.

After he got out of the car, he thought about it and called Xu Ruochu.

According to his idea, the rich woman should not have woken up yet, but who knew that she answered the call immediately.

"Hey, are you here?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu, I'm downstairs...Have you had breakfast?"

"No."

"I brought some porridge. Can I bring it up to you?"

"..."

There was a mysterious silence on the other end of the phone.

After two or three seconds of silence, Lu Yao finally heard the words:
"Okay, go to the front door and I'll open it for you."

Of course, she was not talking about her own home, but the entrance door of the lobby of the underground parking lot.

Lu Yao followed the instructions, went into the elevator from the front door, and finally arrived at the other party's door.

When Xu Ruochu opened the door, he discovered that the other party was already putting on makeup.

Neither flattering nor coquettish.

Even if the painting is not finished, one can still feel the perfect solemnity.

"Mr. Xu."

"Um……"

Xu Ruochu responded, looked up and down at Lu Yao's clothes, and said:

"Come in, and get your slippers yourself."

"it is good."

Lu Yao had been here last time and he was also responsible for cleaning the entire house, so although he wasn't familiar with all the furnishings, he was certainly familiar with them.

After taking out the hotel's guest slippers and putting them on, he walked into the spacious living room and subconsciously looked around.

good.

Apart from a pile of messy clothes on the sofa, the rest of the furnishings had not changed much.

But what about the half banana on the table?
If you are a good person, you will only eat half of the banana.

Without saying a word, he came to the dining table and took out three boxes of porridge.

He opened the boxes of pickled cucumbers and fried scrambled eggs.

He used the disposable chopsticks he brought with him to pick up two cucumbers and some eggs into one of the boxes of porridge, then walked directly to the dining table near the kitchen.

The porridge was very hot, but Lu Yao could bear it.

He quickly drank half a bowl of food, and when he felt almost full, he threw the lunch box directly into the trash can, then picked up the trash can and started to clean the table.

When Xu Ruochu came out after changing her clothes, she looked at the garbage bag in Lu Yao's hand and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to explain something...but in the end she didn't say anything, instead she said:

"Eat quickly, we should go."

"I've already eaten, Mr. Xu. These two bowls of porridge, one is for you and the other is for Sister Li."

"……it is good."

Xu Ruochu nodded and sat down at the dining table.

She did not comment on the taste of the porridge and the dishes.

It took less than ten minutes to finish the meal, and then I wiped my mouth:

"let's go."

"Ok."

Lu Yao, who had already packed up two bags of garbage, nodded.

Without asking about Hu Li, he just pushed the door open and walked out, pressing the elevator button.

But at this moment, he heard the sound of high heels stepping on the ground.

Turning around, I saw that Xu Ruochu was wearing wedge-heeled high heels today.

He actually wanted to ask, is it really appropriate for a filial son to wear high heels when attending a funeral and walking a long way to the cremation?

But since the boss has made this choice, he will definitely not ask about it.

Just turn around:

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Xu."

He walked back into the door, and Xu Ruochu, who was still puzzled, realized something when she saw the pair of Crocs he was holding, and nodded:
"Thank you."

"You're welcome, you should."

Da da da……

She walked into the elevator in high heels.

It has to be admitted that the elevator in Fortune Garden is the largest, most luxurious and quietest elevator Lu Yao has ever taken.

It was so quiet that he felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Xu Ruochu.

He didn't know why the other person kept staring at him.

Is it that the guy’s look of holding Crocs in his left hand and a garbage bag in his right hand is too avant-garde?
While she was thinking about it, the female president finally lowered her head and started fiddling with her phone.

Soon, Lu Yao's cell phone dinged.

"For this number, you can contact him after get off work, make an appointment, and go directly. Make a few suits, and I will say hello to him."

"...?"

Lu Yao was stunned.

He subconsciously glanced at the other person. Although he didn't look at his phone, he could hear what the other person said...

He thought about it and nodded:

"Ok."

This time, he didn't say thank you.

Because he wasn't sure whether the other party really didn't realize that his contract with her would end in six days.

But there's no need to mention it anyway.

Today was her last chance to see her deceased relative.

In any case, try not to cause trouble for your boss.

……

Speechless all the way.

Before six o'clock, X6 arrived at the crematorium.

Xu Ruochu remained silent along the way.

After she got off the car, Lu Yao didn't ask her whether she wanted to leave or not.

After watching the other person leave, he smoked a cigarette and returned to the car.

Next, there is a long wait.

There are more and more luxury cars around him.

The sun was getting higher and higher.

But it didn't matter to him as he was always in a half-asleep state.

Until... he heard the sounds of suona, sheng and flute.

He opened his eyes and looked at the team that had walked out of the mourning building and headed towards the funeral home. He knew in his heart... their last farewell to their loved ones had begun.

Didn't get off the bus.

Because he, the driver, had nothing to do with this funeral.

Brackets: temporary workers.

He saw Xu Ruochu.

She was wearing white mourning clothes on her head and black veil on her arms and was being supported by someone.

I was crying so hard that I almost collapsed.

In front of her were three middle-aged men who were also in mourning.

Among them should be her father, and the other two should be uncles, walking slowly forward holding a photo of a kind-looking old lady.

Next to her were a group of filial sons and grandchildren in mourning clothes, both men and women, clearly a large family.

Everyone cried very sadly.

Including the team behind.

No matter whether the feelings are true or false, the sadness of parting at this time should not be told to outsiders.

Lu Yao still didn't get out of the car, but a rumbling sound came in through the gap in the car window.

He subconsciously looked up at the sky.

heavily clouded.

It is going to rain.

……

Condolences, farewell, cremation, coffin collection...

After a long time, the cremation was over, and Lu Yao saw the group of people walking out in a mighty procession.

One of them held an urn wrapped in yellow satin.

Then, people started to get into cars like Maybach and Rolls-Royce one after another.

Lu Yao sat up straight and began to look around.

As a result... there was no trace of Xu Ruochu.

He waited for a while, until raindrops suddenly began to fall from the sky, but he still didn't see the other person.

But the convoy has already started.

He took out his phone.

But after hesitating for a while, he put down his phone and shifted the gear directly.

When most of the luxury cars in the parking lot had left, he followed them and stayed far behind the team.

And this opening lasted for a long time.

We drove all the way to the suburbs and finally stopped the car in front of a country road.

During this stretch of road, the rain seemed to be falling, but the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker.

Lu Yao finally saw Xu Ruochu getting out of the car.

After thinking about it, he also got out of the car.

I searched the car but couldn't find an umbrella.

With some helplessness, he walked to a Buick commercial vehicle:
"Hello, I'm Miss Xu Ruochu's driver. Can you lend me an umbrella?"

When the other driver heard this, he gave Lu Yao an umbrella without hesitation.

After Lu Yao politely expressed his thanks, he watched the group of people, filled with weeping, walking into the mountains along the well-repaired cement road, to the sounds of suona, sheng and flute.

He followed.

But he did not close the distance. Instead, he held the umbrella and maintained a distance of about 10 to 20 meters, following the team from a distance.

There were quite a few people traveling with him, including the driver who gave him an umbrella.

Apparently, everyone realized that it was going to rain.

No one spoke along the way.

After Lu Yao followed the team for a long distance, when he saw a cemetery at the end of the road, he finally realized...it turned out that this road was built for the cemetery.

"Boom."

The thunder in the sky became increasingly gloomy.

At the end of the road, loved ones are buried.

Amid the cries of grief, Lu Yao and the drivers stood together with umbrellas in their hands, watching the group of people performing the last rites.

After a while, Lu Yao suddenly discovered that... among the entire crowd, only Xu Ruochu turned around.

With your back to the grave.

"..."

Even when her relatives started adding soil with shovels, she did not move, but turned around and faced the grave.

For a moment, Lu Yao didn't know what to say.

And when the soil-adding phase finally came to an end...

It seems that God, who is very considerate of himself, has finally endured until this moment.

"Drip, drip... splash..."

Raindrops as big as beans fell like a bucket.

The rain was so heavy that it quickly started to smoke when it hit the ground.

For a moment, it seemed that even the smoke from the burning yellow paper wreaths was covering it up.

The drivers still didn't move.

They waited until the final kneeling ceremony was over and the filial sons and grandchildren in front walked back before they opened their umbrellas and ran quickly to the front.

Lu Yao didn't hold an umbrella either, and when these people started to move forward, he quickly followed them.

Black umbrellas opened one after another, taking away one person after another.

Only Lu Yao noticed that Xu Ruochu did not follow the team.

Instead, he squatted on the ground, covering his face and crying.

At some point, Lu Yao became the only person "going against the flow".

When he passed by a buddy of similar age, the buddy subconsciously looked back and then saw Xu Ruchu who did not follow the team.

"sister."

He shouted, then took the umbrella and followed.

But he is not as fast as Lu Yao.

Just when he called out "Sister", Lu Yao had already opened the umbrella and covered the woman whose knees were covered with dirt.

Xu Ruochu looked up when she heard her brother calling her.

Then she saw Lu Yao holding an umbrella for her.