Chapter 335 Why is this?

The next moment, Luo Guofu's face suddenly became very ugly.

Although he did not have any great ambitions, nor did he have the confidence to do better than Li Guoqiang, he was still a young man in his twenties after all, and naturally he was a bit arrogant in his bones.

Now, he just came back to get some meat to eat, but Yao Meilan was so disgusted with him, saying it was as if he came back to beg for food. How could he bear this?

Soon, he snorted coldly, turned around abruptly, and pushed his bicycle away.

When Yao Meilan came out of the house and prepared to fry some eggs for Luo Guofu, he was nowhere to be seen in the yard, which surprised her.

Afterwards, she didn't think much about it, thinking that Luo Guofu had listened to what she said and no longer thought about coming back to beg for money.

In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.

During this period, Luo Guofu never came back to get meat, nor did he go to Xiangmi Zhai to find Li Guoqiang, as if he was preparing to be self-reliant.

Li Guoqiang didn't pay much attention to Luo Guofu. Every day he was either busy with the business of Xiangmizhai or busy brushing up on his skills in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and regulating the bodies of Luo Huijuan, Shen Fengxia and others so that they could maintain their pregnancies smoothly.

That day, Li Guoqiang had just reviewed his homework with Luo Huijuan and others, and was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard an anxious shout coming from outside the door.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi, hurry up and get up. The deaf old lady is dying. She wants to see you."

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang jumped up from the bed instantly, waved his hand to signal Luo Huijuan to continue sleeping, then quickly put on his clothes, opened the door and walked out, and saw Sha Zhu's old face in front of him.

"Qiangzi, let's go, the old lady is waiting for you!"

When Sha Zhu saw Li Guoqiang coming out, he pulled him to the backyard without saying a word. Along the way, he could see that many neighbors' houses had lights on, and it was obvious that they had received the news.

Soon, they ran straight into the deaf old lady's house. As soon as they entered the house, they saw an old lady sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the deaf old lady's hand, crying like a tearful person.

Yi Zhonghai stood aside with a serious expression on his face, and it was unclear whether he was worried about the deaf old lady's condition or for something else.

He saw Sha Zhu and Li Guoqiang coming in from outside the house, and his eyes instantly fell on Li Guoqiang's face, with a hint of surprise and suspicion flashing across his eyes.

As far as he knew, Li Guoqiang and the deaf old lady had always kept to themselves. Even though they had interacted more in recent months because of their marriage, it was impossible for their relationship to become so good all of a sudden.

Therefore, he never imagined that the deaf old lady would insist on asking Sha Zhu to call Li Guoqiang over before she died.

[Could it be that there is something else here that he doesn't know? ]

Thinking of this, he slowly turned his head and glanced at the deaf old lady whose face was as pale as gold paper and whose breath was weak, and a layer of gloom quickly rose in his heart.

Others may not know, but he knows where the deaf old lady came from.

The reason why he asked his wife to take good care of the deaf old lady all these years was not only to use the deaf old lady's ancestor status to serve as a backer for him, but also to show filial piety to the elderly in front of young people like Sha Zhu, but mainly because of the deaf old lady's collection.

However, he and his aunt worked hard to take care of the deaf old lady for so many years, and at most they got some gold and silver jewelry from her.

As for those treasures, they didn't even look at a single hair.

They originally thought that this was because the deaf old lady was worried that if she took the things out, she would lose her last bit of support and be left without anyone to take care of her.

As a result, they didn't expect that the deaf old lady was about to die and didn't want to give them the things.

If they were not worried that the deaf old lady would bite them back before she died and ruin their reputation, they would probably want to torture the deaf old lady to extract a confession.

Li Guoqiang was naturally unaware of their thoughts. He didn't even look at them. Instead, he walked to the bedside and shouted to the skinny deaf old lady, "Old lady, I'm here!"

"Ok!"

When the deaf old lady heard Li Guoqiang's voice, she felt as if she had been injected with a shot of chicken blood. She suddenly opened her eyes and stared at Li Guoqiang's handsome face.

Then, she pulled the corners of her mouth and said with a smile and tears: "Xiao Qiangzi, you are a lucky person. The old lady's funeral will be handed over to you. Do you think it's okay?"

"to make!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately nodded and agreed, "Don't worry, old lady. I will definitely help you to make your funeral beautiful."

"Ok!"

When the deaf old lady heard that Li Guoqiang agreed, she instantly felt relieved. Then she slowly turned her gaze to Sha Zhu who had tears in his eyes. She didn't look at Yi Zhonghai whose face changed drastically on the other side, or the old lady who suddenly stopped crying.

"My dear grandson, my dear grandson! Don't cry. I have lived to this age, and I have lived enough. You should be happy for me.

When I leave, my two houses will be left to you. Remember to take the title deeds to the street director Wang to go through the formalities. I have already talked to her.

Also, I will let Qiangzi take care of my funeral, and you can just break a basin for me so that I don't die so sadly, okay?"

"grandmother!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but kneel down on the ground, and then shouted with a sad face.

When the deaf old lady saw Sha Zhu like this, a look of relief appeared on her face. Then she slowly raised her palm, placed it on Sha Zhu's head and rubbed it gently, with a complicated look flashing in her eyes.

Thinking back to the beginning, in order to let Sha Zhu take care of her in her old age, she had to think of a way to force He Daqing away. Later, she worked together with Yi Zhonghai and the aunt and their couple to train Sha Zhu into what they wanted.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten or twenty years have passed since what happened.

And her life is about to come to an end.

Originally, she was planning to leave her most valuable treasures and her two houses to Sha Zhu as a little compensation to him.

However, she knew that Yi Zhonghai and Auntie had always been coveting her things and wanted to get them for self-defense and retirement.

If Yi Zhonghai and the aunt knew about this, would Sha Zhu still be able to live a good life in the future?

Therefore, she never made up her mind until Li Guoqiang went to the countryside and transformed herself from a sickly girl into an outstanding young man. Then she suddenly had the idea of ​​handing the things over to Li Guoqiang in exchange for a chance to return to her roots. By the way, she could also make Li Guoqiang owe her a favor so that he could help her take care of Sha Zhu.

In short, no matter whether she had a change of heart or felt guilty, she was indeed considering Sha Zhu now and did not want Sha Zhu to become a tool for Yi Zhonghai's retirement, even though she did so in the beginning.

Just as she began to recall her short and tortuous life in her mind, Yi Zhonghai had already realized that the thing he had been thinking about for a long time must have fallen into Li Guoqiang's hands.

Otherwise, why would the deaf old lady entrust her funeral affairs to Li Guoqiang for no reason?
Moreover, Li Guoqiang agreed so readily?

If you say there is no trick here, he would never believe it even if you kill him.

However, even if he could figure it out, he couldn't do anything about the deaf old lady.

After all, the person was already on his deathbed and could die at any time. Besides, Sha Zhu and Li Guoqiang were in the room, so even if he wanted to curse a few times to vent his anger, it would be impossible.

Unless he really doesn't want the good reputation he has worked so hard to build over the years, and doesn't want Sha Zhu to support him in his old age.

Thinking of this, his face instantly turned ugly, and then he stared at the deaf old lady, with a hint of helplessness and confusion in his eyes.

At this moment, he really couldn't understand why the deaf old lady did this?
It was obvious that he and his wife, the aunt, had always been quite nice to the deaf old lady, and they almost treated her like a idol.

In the end, the deaf old lady left them nothing.

Why is this happening?

Little did she know that all this was because the deaf old lady knew too well what kind of person Yi Zhonghai was.

She knew that leaving the things to Yi Zhonghai would not only bring her no benefit, but would also harm his beloved grandson Sha Zhu, making Sha Zhu unable to escape Yi Zhonghai's control for the rest of his life.

What's more, the relationship between her and Yi Zhonghai was originally a deal.

Without her support and comfort, how could Yi Zhonghai have been able to bully others in the courtyard for so many years? And how could he have made a lady willingly bear the reputation of being infertile?
In her life, what she hoped for were only two things: one was someone to take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life, and the other was to return to her hometown.

Now that she has found Li Guoqiang and Sha Zhu to help her fulfill these two wishes, why would she care what Yi Zhonghai thinks?

After all, it's all about profit.

Soon, Liu Haizhong, the second aunt, Yan Bugui, the third aunt, Li Dawei, Yao Meilan, Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru, and even Jia Zhang, who heard the news, all ran over from their homes and filled the deaf old lady's house.

Seeing so many people coming, the deaf old lady's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and then she softly repeated what she had said to Li Guoqiang and Sha Zhu before, so as to prevent Yi Zhonghai from lying at that time.

Then, before everyone could figure out her intention, she suddenly took a deep breath, grabbed Sha Zhu's hand tightly, stared at his tearful old face, and then slowly exhaled her last breath.

The next moment, her eyes slowly closed, her hands fell down weakly, and a look of peace and expectation appeared on her face.

"grandmother!"

When Sha Zhu saw this, his eyes widened and he suddenly shouted.

However, no matter how he called out, the deaf old lady didn't make a sound, as if she was asleep.

Seeing this, everyone immediately knew that the deaf old lady had passed away, and a look of sadness appeared on their faces.

Then, a burst of ghostly howling sounds suddenly came from the door.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that Jia Zhang suddenly collapsed to the ground for some reason and started crying with a sad face.

If you don’t know, you would think that Jia Zhang is the deaf old lady’s biological daughter!

In fact, Jia Zhang was just saddened by the death of the deaf old lady who had bullied her and bullied her in the past. She thought about how she had lost a son before her, and that her only grandson was suffering in the countryside, and she didn't know whether he would be able to come back to take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life. So she couldn't help crying.

Soon, her crying infected everyone present, and they all started wiping away tears.

As the saying goes, when a person dies, it is like a light going out.

No matter what the deaf old lady did in her life, or what conflicts she had with them, all of them have now disappeared.

Moreover, humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless?

Anyone would feel sad to see someone they have been with for decades pass away like this.

Even Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but throw himself to the edge of the bed, and together with the aunt, he shouted and cried at the deaf old lady.

As to how much of this is sincere and how much is sadness because years of planning have been thwarted, it is unknown.

Not long after, Li Guoqiang reached out and wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye, then reached out and patted Sha Zhu's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Zhu, don't be sad. The most important thing for us now is to take care of the funeral of the deaf old lady."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu first turned his head to look at Li Guoqiang, then nodded vigorously.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai looked at Li Guoqiang with a puzzled expression, thinking that without the help of an old man like him, how could a young man like Li Guoqiang take care of the funeral of the deaf old lady?
To put it bluntly, I'm afraid Li Guoqiang doesn't even know the general process!

If anything goes wrong, don't blame him for violating the deaf old lady's will and snatching the position of director away.

As for the treasures that the deaf old lady left for Li Guoqiang, he was not in a hurry because he believed that the deaf old lady would not be so stupid as to give the things to Li Guoqiang in advance.

Therefore, what he needed to do next was to keep a close eye on Li Guoqiang's every move and prevent Li Guoqiang from taking anything unusual from the two houses.

Moreover, according to the rules, the next step is to change the deaf old lady into funeral clothes.

And his daughter-in-law, Auntie, has always regarded herself as the daughter of a deaf old lady, so this matter must be handled by Auntie.

At that time, he could ask the aunt to search the house thoroughly first to see if he could get the things before Li Guoqiang.

Just as he was wondering where the deaf old lady was most likely to have hidden something, Li Guoqiang's voice suddenly came to his ears.

(End of this chapter)