Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 709

Chapter 709: Chapter 584: Farce at the Funeral Home

After settling the old man down to rest, Lin Aiguo and his group left the hospital, remaining silent all the way under the scorching noon sun as they returned to the funeral home.

In the now-complete mourning hall, Chen Jingru and her two sister-in-laws were ignoring each other, busy with their own tasks, while Li Jianjun also came over to lend a hand.

Seeing their group, the three people’s eyes lit up. Jiang Jiangyu, in particular, quickly ran to her eldest son and pulled him outside.

Lin Aidang looked at his older brother with a face full of awkwardness. Only when he saw him shake his head did he finally breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed he still needed to talk to his father-in-law. If his wife continued like this, she would really harm their son.

Pulling her son to a secluded spot, Jiang Jiangyu looked around and quietly asked, "What did your grandfather say? Does he still resent me? Tell me, isn’t your mom being wronged? Even if I forgot to put the lid on the medicine bottle, how did the old lady have jewelry in her hand? Never mind, I’ll take the blame for this, as long as you two brothers are not implicated."

Lin Dingsheng comfortingly patted her.

He couldn’t speak of what the old man had told his father earlier. Truth be told, except for his mom blurting out something in fear that left the old man embarrassed, his mom didn’t do anything wrong.

"Did your grandfather mention your grandmother’s inheritance? Did your uncle tell him how much money he spent? Do you think we need to pitch in five hundred?"

Jiang Jiangyu’s string of questions made Lin Dingsheng furrow his brows.

Instead of rushing to answer, he advised, "Mom, if anything comes up, wait until we’re back and alone, and I’ll tell you everything. Pulling me aside like this isn’t good in front of others."

"Oh my, you silly child, your dad asked me for five hundred last night. In case your grandpa gives us money, I’d better know some amount, right? Shouldn’t I calculate how much goodwill we’ve received? How should this be accounted for?"

Lin Dingsheng glanced around and whispered, "Grandpa gave uncle two thousand for making it simple. I think there’ll be surplus. As for goodwill, don’t worry about it since we aren’t often in Beijing; we don’t really have such connections. The connections are Aunt’s dealings."

"That’s not how it should be accounted for. Your grandfather still has plenty of subordinates; aren’t their sentiments supposed to be public? Alright, you don’t have to deal with it, Mom knows how to handle it."

Lin Dingsheng chuckled bitterly and whispered to her ear, "Grandma’s passing is different this time, not many will come by. Aunt is fair; she won’t shortchange you."

Jiang Jiangyu gave him a sideways glance, wanting to retort, but realizing her sister-in-law truly didn’t care for those little gains, and having already offended her earlier, she thought better of it and decided to act magnanimously, without fuss.

"Didn’t your grandfather mention where the two thousand came from? Was it from selling your grandmother’s things?"

"No idea. He said he’d originally wanted to repay Aunt, but will handle grandma’s matters first."

Jiang Jiangyu raised her almond-shaped eyes, gritted her teeth, "Your grandpa’s truly muddled! Humph, still thinking of roping them in? Yesterday, when your aunt returned, she didn’t even step over. What’s this repaying business? That was thirty thousand, not three. Our family couldn’t repay even by selling blood, would he ask your dad and uncle to help repay?"

Lin Dingsheng quickly shook his head, "No. Not a word mentioned. Mom, you must be careful with your words these few days; it’ll be over when we leave soon."

Jiang Jiangyu looked at her son’s worried face and sighed, "Alright. I’ll heed your advice. This time, your grandma’s really played me, I won’t dare speak amiss. Do you think this will affect your two brothers’ marriages? Or maybe I shouldn’t appear when you’re looking for partners."

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