Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 96: Be open and aboveboard!
Xu Zhiquan: "It's okay, it's not necessary now."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "How many of you brothers...are coming?"

Li Rui: "About 20 to 30 people."

Xu Zhiquan nodded: "That's good..."

He said nothing more, turned around and walked out.

Fang Tao quickly followed.

Standing in the courtyard, Xu Zhiquan lit a cigarette and said to Fang Tao:
"It's a bit too lonely, it would be a good thing if you could come with 20 or 30 brothers and classmates.

I was thinking...

We still have to hire a funeral team, buy wreaths and tents, and arrange them properly.

Besides, when you brothers and classmates come over, we still need to prepare a few tables for dinner..."

Xu Zhiquan took a puff of cigarette, thinking of the gossips of the neighbors he had heard on his way into the village, and then he spoke again:
"We need to do it openly so that all the neighbors can see it!"

Xie Bingran's biological father was a labor camp prisoner, so it might not be wrong for the neighbors to avoid him.

This is human nature.

But it is really pitiful that an innocent old man and child have to endure all the gossip and contempt in the village.

Xu Zhiquan's expression was shaken. He didn't know how the young girl who couldn't even get enough food to eat had managed to survive all those years.

Fang Tao's expression was shaken, and he spoke in a muffled voice:

"I understand, Mr. Xu. I will go ask the adults at home who to take care of these matters."

Fang Tao looks a little stupid, but he is actually smart and clever.

Xu Zhiquan nodded:
“Let’s go together!
Ask the people near your village first, if that doesn't work I'll call someone in town."

With that, the two of them quickly walked out of the yard.

Aunt Zhao, the women's director at the door, was still sitting there.

In fact, he could have asked her directly, but seeing that she looked impatient and had just completed her task, Xu Zhiquan didn't want to say anything more to her.

……

In front of the mourning hall, Xu Chen and Li Rui accompanied Xie Bingran.

After a while, two boys ran in panting.

As soon as he entered the room, he called out "Brother Bing".

It was the burly Zhao Feng and another boy from the same school named Cheng Yong.

Li Rui winked at Zhao Feng, signaling him to speak more quietly.

Zhao Feng nodded and said nothing more.

He and Cheng Yong took the incense handed to them by Li Rui, paid homage to grandma, and then stood up quietly.

When they saw Xu Chen, they all called him "Brother Chen" in a low voice.

Li Rui whispered: "Where are the other brothers?"

Zhao Feng: "I'm still on the way. Cheng Yong and I are closer, so we rushed over when we heard the noise."

……

After a while.

A middle-aged woman with a frivolous walk staggered into the yard.

She was all smiles, and put her arm around Aunt Feng, the women's director at the door, and whispered something in her ear, laughing.

After a while, the head maternal official led her into the house.

Aunt Feng said:

"Ms. Xie, this is Aunt Liu from the west end of the village. She and your grandmother often talked, and she came here to pay her respects."

Aunt Liu smiled, pretended to be serious, walked forward, bowed and said:

"My condolences, girl!"

Li Rui still handed over the incense, and Aunt Liu took it and bowed seriously.

The fat women's director, Aunt Feng, had already stepped out and sat back down at the table near the door.

Aunt Liu looked up at the boys standing in the room with a strange look on her face.

She came to Xie Bingran and squatted down.

Then he took Xie Bingran's arm and said:

"I used to chat with your grandmother about family matters.

She also said that if she left, it would be too pitiful to leave you alone and helpless.

It would be nice if I could see you get married..."

Li Rui and Zhao Feng looked at each other with somewhat ugly expressions.

They all turned their heads to look at Xu Chen, who had a gloomy face. Aunt Liu was still holding Xie Bingran's arm and continued:
"Your grandma said that you will soon finish school. It's hard for you to be alone as a girl...

It would be better for you to marry into a good family sooner, so that your grandmother would feel more at ease if she knew about it..."

Xie Bingran, who had remained silent the entire time, pulled his arm out with force.

This actually scared Aunt Liu.

Xu Chen behind him looked gloomy and suddenly said:

"What do you want to say?"

Aunt Liu turned her head and glanced at Xu Chen.

She was stunned, but ignored Xu Chen.

He immediately put on a smiling face, looked at Xie Bingran and continued:
"There are two families. They asked me to talk to you about marriage. You are usually not at home, so it's just a coincidence that you are back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rui, Zhao Feng and Cheng Yong behind him suddenly looked stern.

This village woman actually came here to propose marriage...

Xie Bingran was still kneeling on the ground with his head down, without any reaction.

Xu Chen looked down at Aunt Liu and said coldly:
"Who is there?"

Aunt Liu smiled and still looked at Xie Bingran:
"Liu Daqiang from the east end of the village is one, you should know him, right?

I made a circuit for your house before, and he was the one who connected all the electrical wires in your house!
Although he is a little older, he still has some assets. He has two houses in the village and another one in the city!
It's just that... married and widowed.

And with a little son..."

“There’s another younger one, you should be more familiar with him, he’s your elementary school classmate.

Huang Qingchun works in a food factory in the city and earns more than 3,000 yuan a month!
The boy is good-looking, but his legs and feet are a little unsteady. You and his elementary school classmates should know this.

But it's not a serious problem, I just limp when I walk, but it doesn't affect anything else..."

Xie Bingran still kept his head down and said nothing, but his body was slightly heaving with anger.

Li Rui was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

This woman came to matchmake for Brother Bing, but one of them is a widower and the other is disabled!

Xu Chen's face was gloomy, and he said:

"Any more?"

Aunt Liu looked up at Xu Chen, but rolled her eyes.

She had no idea who the three guys in front of her were, especially the talkative teenager.

Aunt Liu looked down at Xie Bingran again, smiling:

"There are only these two right now. They have long been interested in you, and asked me to help them get in touch.

Girl, whichever one you are interested in, I will reply to you.

Just make friends first, there's no need to be shy! "

Xu Chen glanced at Li Rui and Zhao Feng and said:

"Liu Daqiang, Huang Qingchun, can you find these two people?"

Li Rui gritted his teeth and said, "We can find it!"

Xu Chen: "Don't be too harsh."

Li Rui: “I know what’s going on.”

Aunt Liu was startled for a moment, then looked up and said:

"What...are you going to do?"

Xu Chen was too lazy to pay attention and stopped talking.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes:
"Nothing, just to make sure no one asks you to be a matchmaker again..."

Zhao Feng showed a stern look on his face and said with his head down:

"We are having a funeral, you are so noisy!
Come out with me, let's go have a chat!"

Aunt Liu: “Ah?!”

Zhao Feng didn't say much, just stretched out his big hand and pulled Aunt Liu up from the ground...

Perhaps there was nothing wrong with Aunt Liu offering to act as a matchmaker, and it might even be out of kindness.

But...it's really fucking infuriating.

There was a funeral going on here yet she came to propose marriage, and the person she introduced was a widower and a cripple.

Perhaps in the eyes of Liu the matchmaker and other villagers, it was good enough for the daughter of a labor camp inmate to be wanted by someone.

……

(End of this chapter)