The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 354: Planning for the Funeral

By the time Qin Huai finished wrapping all the four-happiness dumplings at Luo Jun's house, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening.

Everyone was hungry after chatting, so we just cooked a pot for them to eat. Four-happiness dumplings with tangerine peel tea is a luxurious combination in Yunzhong Canteen.

As for the pot of food that Qu Jing cooked...

Everyone chose to forget tacitly.

After drinking two bowls of tangerine peel tea, Luo Jun's temper improved a lot. His eyes were no longer spitting fire, and his mouth was no longer poisonous. At least he couldn't poison himself to death by licking himself.

Luo Jun drank a bowl of tangerine peel tea when it was just cooked, and drank another bowl before eating the four-happiness dumplings. After two bowls of tangerine peel tea, Luo Jun could no longer eat the dumplings. He didn't even take a spoon, but just looked at the four-happiness dumplings without saying a word.

Qin Huai keenly noticed that Luo Jun seemed to eat less.

During this period, Qin Huai had not paid attention to how Luo Jun ate. When Qin Huai had an impression of Luo Jun's appetite, Luo Jun's appetite was much more than that of an ordinary 90-year-old man. Zhang Shumei's must-do thing every morning was to go to Yunzhong Canteen and buy all the breakfasts to take back. Of course, Luo Jun's appetite was not so exaggerated. He was just rich and willful.

He usually picks a few things he wants to eat and eats them all, then breaks off a little of the remaining food to taste. If there is a snack that he thinks is particularly delicious, he will save it for a snack while watching TV.

If you don’t like any of the snacks, let Zhang Shumei deal with the unfinished snacks.

According to insiders, Zhang Shumei's daughter would come to Luo Jun's house every morning to meet up and get snacks. The Zhang family's morning tea was so rich that many residents of Yunzhong Canteen were jealous.

Luo Jun was a picky eater, and his preference for snacks depended on his mood. Apart from tangerine peel tea, which he always liked, if he was in a bad mood, he would dislike Four Happiness Rice Dumplings, Premium Three-Ding Buns, Five-Ding Buns, Fermented Rice Buns, and even the raw embryos of Grade A fruits.

Therefore, although Qin Huai was not very clear about Luo Jun's exact appetite, he knew that Luo Jun's appetite was not small.

Anyway, it is definitely not possible to feel full by drinking two bowls of tangerine peel tea.

Even if this tangerine peel tea is actually tangerine peel, white fungus and lotus seed soup, you will not feel full.

"Mr. Luo, are you not satisfied with today's four-happiness dumplings or did you eat something in the afternoon?" Qin Huai asked with concern.

"Humph." Luo Jun snorted coldly, "I was fed up with the uninvited courtesy of you guys who suddenly broke into my house and insisted on using my kitchen to do this and that."

Qu Jing & Qin Huai: …

Chen Huihong said loudly, "Hey, Luo Jun, don't be stingy. Among all of us, only your kitchen is always open, and you have the most kitchen utensils and seasoning bottles. My kitchen has only been used a few times. Qu Jing doesn't cook much, let alone Xiao Qin. He doesn't have to cook at home if he wants to."

"Not to mention that your house is the largest, and the kitchen is also the largest. Huihui's school is going to hold a parent-child cooking day soon, and I was planning to ask you to lend me your kitchen so that I can practice in your kitchen."

Luo Jun: “?”

Luo Jun's eyes spit fire again, and he squeezed out three neat words from between his teeth: "If you don't want to lend it to me, get out."

When Qin Huai spoke, Qu Jing was holding a bowl and sipping the tasteless tangtuan soup. After listening to Qin Huai's words, she put down the bowl silently, and waited for Luo Jun to finish scolding him before looking at him with concern: "Mr. Luo, have you been feeling unwell recently?"

"You haven't come to our hospital for rehabilitation therapy for a long time, let alone a physical examination. Why don't you take some time to come to the hospital for a check-up?"

"You seem to be eating less."

Luo Jun could have blasted Chen Huihong, but it was hard for him to turn into a troll in response to Qu Jing's concerned words, so he could only restrain his expression and say, "No."

"I know my situation. Don't worry, I won't die in the short term. I will definitely let you know if I die."

As he spoke, Luo Jun glanced at Qin Huai and said, "Don't worry, the will has been drawn up. When I die, all my inheritance will be yours. I will call you first before I die to let you know."

Qin Huai sat upright and said, "This sounds really exciting."

"Don't worry, I will be the first one to arrive when the time comes. I will definitely not poison you just to get the inheritance in advance, and I will definitely not poison you in the tangerine peel tea."

Luo Jun: ...

Luo Jun took a sip of the tasteless glutinous rice dumpling soup speechlessly, and then felt even more speechless, because the glutinous rice dumpling soup had almost no taste, only the strange smell of boiled glutinous rice skin water (Luo Jun thought it was a strange smell).

Luo Jun stood up and waved his hand to send them away: "Alright, go, go. Especially you, Chen Huihong, if you leave with your bowl before finishing your meal, return it tomorrow."

Seeing that Luo Jun started to chase people away, Chen Huihong did not hesitate at all. She picked up the bowl and left, not forgetting to take away the uneaten melon seeds before leaving.

With a bang, the three people were kicked out by Luo Jun, each holding a bowl. Qin Huai didn't even have time to take the four-happiness dumplings he had just made.

Luo Jun yelled in the room: "I'll have Zhang Shumei deliver your four-happiness dumplings to the Yunzhong Canteen tomorrow morning. Don't stay at the door. I have surveillance cameras at the door. I'm annoyed when I see you!"

The three of them could only carry their bowls into the elevator.

Qu Jing was a little confused: "We didn't say anything just now. Did my words upset Mr. Luo? But his appetite is really much less than before. His body is no different from that of ordinary humans. If there is really a problem, modern medical treatment will be useful for him."

"Luo Jun doesn't need treatment. He's not really dead. He's just reincarnated as a baby." Chen Huihong whispered, taking a bite of the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Ball and chewing it before swallowing. "Besides, if he wanted to die, he would have died long ago. If he's willing to give up treatment and die directly, it's a good thing. It means he's let go of it a little bit. Maybe he'll succeed in his second life just like Dang Kang."

Qin Huai:......

Although this is true, if this conversation was heard and recorded by someone else, when Luo Jun died, this recording might be used as evidence in court to prove that the three of us had teamed up to kill Luo Jun.

By then, Chen Huihong and Qu Jing will be accomplices, and Qin Huai will be the principal offender, because Qin Huai is the heir to Luo Jun's estate, he is the most suspicious and has the clearest motive.

Seeing Qin Huai's inner thoughts, Chen Huihong comforted him, "Don't worry, Xiao Qin. I'll go to the property management later to delete the surveillance video in the elevator."

Qin Huai:......

More like it.

Just like what happened at Luo Jun's house just now, Qu Jing didn't care about the little episodes that were irrelevant to the main storyline. She always cared about the key points and only listened to the key points.

"Then Mr. Luo is really..." Qu Jing asked worriedly.

"That should be it." Qin Huai said, "I was just asking casually at first, and judging from his reaction, it should be about the same. After all, he didn't say last time that he had made a will, but since he said it this time, it must have been notarized."

Qu Jing became even more worried: "Although I know what Sister Hong said makes sense, I still feel sad when I think that Mr. Luo will soon be gone and will be reborn as a child."

Xiao Niao's sadness attracted Chen Huihong's concern, and Chen Huihong comforted him again: "Not necessarily right away, maybe several months or even a year or two. Luo Jun just eats less now, he is not terminally ill. When he is reincarnated, he will not be able to watch TV dramas happily every day like he does now. He will definitely not want to die early."

"Besides, you have to be careful about what a child eats before he is 5 years old. Not only can he not watch TV after his reincarnation, he can't eat the snacks made by Xiao Qin. He won't die in a short time."

Qin Huai also comforted him, "Yes, Mr. Luo must have his own arrangements and plans. He definitely didn't drive us out because he was angry about what you said. He probably wanted to drive us out for a long time, but my four-happiness dumplings were not wrapped or cooked before." Qin Huai didn't say anything else.

When he saw Qu Jing's reaction, he suddenly understood why Luo Jun said that Qu Jing's tribulation was not as difficult as it seemed.

Qin Huai also began to feel that even if Qu Jing was courting death and had contacted her parents from her previous life and confessed directly, she would not fail in overcoming the tribulation again in this life and would live a peaceful, happy and joyful life.

Qu Jing is the most human-like among this group of monsters.

Or rather, she is a person now.

She is sensitive, delicate, kind, studious, considerate, and a little sentimental. She retains her kindness as a bird, but also has many emotions, habits, and even negative emotions that normal people have.

Compared with other spirits, her tribulation was undoubtedly successful. She truly entered the world, truly learned how to be a human being, and truly regarded herself as a human being.

Just as Qu Jing had whispered to Qin Huai last time, as a spirit, she knew she should never contact her parents in her previous life, let alone confess. But as a daughter, she would definitely do so.

The elevator door opened, and the three of them walked out of the elevator with their bowls in their hands. Just as Qin Huai was sighing wildly in his heart and was about to go their separate ways, Qu Jing suddenly spoke again.

"I was just thinking."

"If Mr. Luo is destined to die, his estate will be inherited by Qin Huailai, and Mr. Luo has no relatives in any sense. His funeral will probably be very lonely, with only us and residents in the community who may be familiar with him attending."

"But if his funeral is too quiet, will Mr. Luo be unhappy? Should we contact the funeral home and funeral-related personnel from now on to plan his funeral, such as choosing a portrait that he would be satisfied with?"

"We also need to decide on a cemetery that he likes and see if there is a style of tombstone that he likes."

"In the countryside, funerals are sometimes very lively, with people playing suona and setting off firecrackers. Should we arrange all of that for Mr. Luo?"

"Although many people think that it is unnecessary to have a grand funeral, after all, the dead cannot feel it, so it is better to live a comfortable life. But Mr. Luo is different. When he is reincarnated again, he will definitely check whether his funeral is well done."

"What if Mr. Luo is not satisfied with his funeral in this life and blames us in his second life?"

"By the time he was able to contact us and learn about his funeral, it would have been many years. By then, we would definitely not be able to hold a new funeral for him."

Qin Huai & Chen Huihong:?
Qin Huai: ??? You were so confused and sad just now. Are you confused about this?
Qin Huai found that he still didn't understand spirits. Although Qu Jing looked very much like a human, she was not a normal person either.

But then again, what Qu Jing said makes sense.

Given Luo Jun's personality, if the funeral was not done well enough, he would really feel resentful and angry.

Qin Huai took a breath and said, "That sounds reasonable."

Chen Huihong ate while thinking, and took a sip of soup to quickly swallow the glutinous rice balls in her mouth: "It seems to be true. The funeral needs to be planned carefully and the tombstone and other things need to be decided in advance. Even if Luo Jun dies next year, it's not too early to start preparing now."

"But I have no experience in hosting funerals. Let me call my mom tomorrow to ask her. She attends a lot of funerals and eats at every banquet in our village."

Qin Huai nodded: "Then I will find a reason to ask my grandma tomorrow. My grandma has also eaten many banquets in the village over the years."

Qu Jing opened her eyes wide and said tentatively: "Then I... ask the dean's mother?"

"I don't know if she usually eats at banquets."

After taking the bowl home, Qin Huai chatted with Shi Dadan on WeChat for a while.

Qin Huai also specifically asked Shi Dadan whether he was satisfied with his funeral in his first life. This question left Shi Dadan with a lot of questions, but at the same time he felt warm in his heart, realizing that he was not the only one with a problem in his brain.

Shi Dadan felt relieved when he saw that his fellow men all had mental problems.

Although he didn't understand, Shi Dadan still expressed his respect and actively participated in making remote suggestions.

According to Shi Dadan, he had no knowledge of his funeral in his previous life. He had never thought about finding out about it. He had not even inquired about his reputation in his previous life.

Shi Dadan still thinks that he most likely died with the stigma of committing suicide out of fear of punishment, so he doesn't dare to inquire about it. He is afraid to face everything that happened back then and show his cowardice to the fullest.

However, Shi Dadan put himself in his shoes and thought that if one died a normal death, he would probably still care more about how his funeral was conducted.

He also came up with some pretty hellish suggestions and clever ideas.

For example, after Luo Jun passed away, everyone went to visit his grave every year and took photos. When Luo Jun was found, they used photos and videos to prove to him that everyone had taken good care of his grave over the years.

If possible, he could even invite Luo Jun to visit the grave together. After all, only spirits have the opportunity to visit their own graves.

Shi Dadan told Qin Huai almost everything he knew. His voice on the phone was even more enthusiastic than when they met in the afternoon. He answered every question and responded to every sentence.

No matter what Qin Huai said, he responded enthusiastically and thought seriously, but at the same time he couldn't think of much.

Luo Jun and the others were right, Dang Kang was indeed not very smart.

Shi Dadan's enthusiasm made Qin Huai begin to doubt whether Luo Jun's judgment was wrong. Shi Dadan did not lie to him, nor did he hide anything.

Dang Kang is so enthusiastic and honest that he doesn't look like a deceptive monster.

Qin Huai suspected that if he asked Shi Dadan what his bank card password was, Shi Dadan would blurt it out.

Qin Huai felt a little sleepy by the end of the chat, and told Shi Dadan that he had to get up early tomorrow morning to work as Chef Qin in Yunzhong Canteen, so he stopped talking about the day for now.

Shi boldly replied enthusiastically:
Well, Xiao Qin, you've worked hard. I'll go fishing tomorrow. If I catch something good, like wild yellow croaker or grouper, I'll send it to you.

Shi Dadan: If there is anything you like or want to eat, or if you can’t get any high-quality ingredients, just tell me anytime and I will grow them!
Shi Dadan: I not only know how to raise seafood, I also know a little bit about raising chickens, ducks, and pigs, and I can also grow crops.

Qin Huai was moved.

What a thoughtful Dang Kang.

Qin Huai: Is banana okay too?

Shi Dadan: Banana... I'll go and look into it.

(End of this chapter)