BXBX NOVEL Chapter 668 - 668: I’ll Go Find Her
Li Xiang looked around, frowned, and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Ji Yuanyuan quickly chased after her.
Qin Mucheng naturally followed Ji Yuanyuan closely.
Ji Yuanyuan caught up with Li Xiang very quickly. She reached out and grabbed Li Xiang’s arm, asking in a low voice, “Where are you going? Stay quiet, and don’t let everyone worry about you.”
Li Xiang was thirteen years old and had developed well. He was about 1.5 meters tall.
She was less than a head shorter than Ji Yuanyuan. She raised her head slightly and looked at Ji Yuanyuan with red eyes, “I’ll go look for her.”
Ji Yuanyuan quickly understood what Li Xiang meant by ‘her’.
It was Meng Xiaoning.
“Why are you looking for her?”
“Grandfather was so good to her and Li Jie. Now that Grandfather is gone, why don’t they come?” Li Xiang said indignantly.
Ji Yuanyuan did not expect this seemingly weak little girl to be so stubborn.
She reached out and pulled Li Xiang into her arms, comforting him in a low voice, “It’s alright, Grandpa won’t blame Li Jie. Let’s not cause any trouble today and send Grandpa off properly, okay?”
To put it bluntly, if Grandpa really knew about this, he might not even be willing to see Meng Xiaoning.
Moreover, a dead person was dead. How could the underworld know?
Grandpa wouldn’t know whether Li Jie would come or not.
What they needed to do now was to send Grandpa off with dignity.
Li Xiang lay in Ji Yuanyuan’s arms and suddenly sobbed.
Ji Yuanyuan reached out and patted Li Xiang’s shoulder gently.
When they returned, the courtyard was filled with wails.
Liu Guihua hugged the four men with the surname Li and cried.
No one expected that Li Zhiming, who was fine yesterday, would suddenly leave like this.
If he had been bedridden for many days, they would have been mentally prepared, and perhaps they would have felt less grief.
However, the person who was eating with them yesterday had already become a corpse today.
No one could stand this.
In the countryside, when an old man passed away, there would be people who would go to the in-laws to report the funeral.
When it was almost noon, Zhang Kun’s parents and two younger siblings arrived.
When one was old, they would be especially touched by this kind of life and death separation.
Wang Yuechu held Liu Guihua’s hand, her eyes filled with tears.
As soon as Zhang Kun’s family left, Qin Xiaomin’s family arrived.
Niu Ailan, Qin Zhiye, and Qin Xiaojie came together.
Qin Xiaojie was already 34 years old, but he was still alone.
However, although his relationship was not going well, he had made some progress in his career.
A few years ago, when the online store first started to flourish, Qin Xiaojie also took advantage of this trend.
In the early stages of the online store, it was quite profitable. As a result, Qin Xiaojie’s career turned for the better.
Opening an online store meant he had more freedom in his time. In addition, Niu Ailan’s health had not been good, so Qin Xiaojie returned to S City.
There was a bookkeeper at the door. Qin Xiaojie went forward to present the gifts and then helped Niu Ailan into the courtyard.
On both sides of the hall, Li Miao stood in the corner and bowed to the people who came in to offer their condolences.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Qin Xiaojie’s gaze could not help but drift toward Li Miao.
It was strange that there was no unforgettable past between the two of them.
They had never even held hands before.
But after so many years, Qin Xiaojie could not help but compare the women around him to her.
No matter how outstanding a woman was, they seemed to be nothing compared to her.
After so many years, it was not that he did not want to get married, but he had never met anyone who he wanted to get married with.
Perhaps, he had already encountered it long ago and just missed it.
Qin Xiaojie looked at Li Miao with regret.
Niu Ailan was keenly aware of her son’s abnormality.
She looked up at her son.
Then, he followed his son’s gaze and saw Li Miao.
Gong Wenbai, who was beside Li Miao.
Every time Niu Ailan saw Li Miao, she would feel annoyed.
He heard that Li Miao was living a very happy life now. She taught in a middle school in B City, owned a house in the city center, and had a cute son.
In the past few years, B City has developed so quickly. It was very rare to be able to teach in a high school in B City.
If she hadn’t done anything back then, Li Miao would have married Xiao Jie.
Then Jie’s life should be very happy and stable now, right?
She would have already had a grandson a few years ago and did not have to look at other people’s children every day.
However, she had really missed it.
She heard that Gong Wenbai was especially good to Li Miao, and his security business was getting bigger and bigger.
Who would have thought that being a security guard could also make a career out of it?
However, their Xiaojie wasn’t bad either. He was young and promising, and he wasn’t bad-looking.
A few days ago, she saw a pretty girl taking the initiative to talk to Xiaojie.
Maybe Xiaojie would come around to it.
As the saying goes, a man has 41 flowers.
“Mother!” Perhaps Niu Ailan was too focused on Li Miao, so Qin Xiaojie couldn’t help but remind her in a low voice.
Niu Ailan quickly shifted her gaze and put on a sorrowful expression. She looked at Liu Guihua and said, “Sister, it has been hard on you…”
To Ji Yuanyuan’s surprise, Cheng Shuqin also came in the afternoon.
“Mom, why are you here?” Ji Yuanyuan quickly went up to her.
“It’s such a big matter. How can there be no elders at home?” Cheng Shuqin whispered. “Your grandfather’s health is not good, and he can’t sit in the car for too long. The company can’t do without your father, so he sent me as his representative.”
Cheng Shuqin said as she led Ji Yuanyuan into the courtyard.
Seeing Cheng Shuqin, everyone from the Li family was very surprised.
After all, the Qin family was in Beijing, and they were the in-laws of their grandchildren, so they didn’t have to come to the funeral.
But he didn’t expect Cheng Shuqin to come by herself.
Cheng Shuqin didn’t stay in S City for long. The next morning, she returned to B City.
Meanwhile, Ji Zi’ang returned home at around 11 p. m. the next day.
Ji Zi’ang was a sentimental child. He immediately hugged the coffin in the hall and wailed.
On the other side of the coffin, Liu Guihua caressed the coffin in relief and muttered to herself, “Old Man, other than Xiao Jie and Mumu, all the children are here…”
Meng Xiaoning and Li Jie did not show up during the three days that they were mourning at home.
On the day of the burial, the sky was gray, and it started to rain.
After returning home from the cemetery, Qin Xiaomin cooked dumplings for everyone.
She scooped a bowl of dumpling soup for Ji Yuanyuan and whispered, “Drink some soup to warm your body first. You can’t be careless now.”
After all, it was such an occasion. Li Xu was also afraid that she would not be in the mood to take care of Ji Yuanyuan. She was even more afraid Qin Mucheng, a grown man, would be too careless.
Therefore, she told Qin Xiaomin about Ji Yuanyuan’s pregnancy.
Qin Xiaomin had been taking good care of Ji Yuanyuan these few days.
Qin Mucheng, who was beside her, quickly reached out and helped Ji Yuanyuan take the soup. He then said in a low voice, “Thank you, Second Aunt.”
Qin Xiaomin waved her hand and walked away..