pertwk Chapter 1074: Side Effects
Chapter 1074: Side Effects
Zeng Jiahua opened his mouth, intending to offer further advice, but he realized that his nephew was no longer the same nephew he had been when he was a child.
He is now a business tycoon who controls a vast business empire with hundreds of thousands of employees. He wouldn't have achieved what he has today if he didn't have the ability to be ruthless and decisive.
At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan spoke up again: "Uncle, don't worry about this, I'll find someone to do it."
Zeng Jiahua knew that his nephew was doing this to extricate him from the matter and avoid putting him in an awkward position.
Huang Xiaochuan had made up his mind; no amount of persuasion could change his mind this time. He was determined to do it.
Meanwhile, Old Huang, his face full of anger, was complaining to his wife, Zeng Lijuan.
"Has he lost his mind?"
"Alright, just say less!" Zeng Lijuan had a headache; she hadn't expected her youngest son to cause such a mess.
However, she also felt that this was inappropriate. She had never heard of any family having such words engraved on their ancestors' tombstones before. If people found out, they would laugh at her family for not knowing the proper etiquette.
Old Huang ordered his wife, "Go and call him here."
Zeng Lijuan turned away: "I'm not going. If I call him here, you're bound to argue with him."
One is her life partner with whom she has lived for half her life, and the other is her own son. How could she not know what kind of temper these two have?
An old, stubborn ox, and a young, stubborn ox.
Besides, his youngest son, who was very close to his mother, was depressed because of her passing. If he came at this time, he might be able to put his father's face aside.
If that were to happen, the father and son would become like enemies.
When Old Huang saw that his words were no longer effective, he said angrily, "If you won't go, I'll go find him myself. If the son won't come to see the father, then the father will go to see the son. This is truly going against the natural order."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan hurriedly ran to the door and blocked it, saying, "Alright, don't add fuel to the fire. Don't you even know what the situation is?"
In that instant, she suddenly had an idea: "How about this, we'll leave him alone for now, let him do whatever he wants, and after a while, when he calms down, we can just change the tombstone."
Upon hearing this, Old Huang realized it was indeed a solution, so he stopped arguing with his son.
Zeng Lijuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was going to be driven crazy by these two men sooner or later.
Huang Xiaochuan returned to the mourning hall and found that Cao Charlie, Zhang Sui, and others had not left yet.
"Alright, you don't need to stay here with me. Go back and get on with your work." Huang Xiaochuan shooed them all away.
Originally, Cao Charlie wanted to stay, but Zhang Sui tugged at his clothes, signaling him to leave quickly, so Cao Charlie eventually gave up the idea of staying.
After they left, Huang Xiaochuan spoke with the person in charge of the funeral arrangements about the inscription on the tombstone. Although the person found it a bit strange, he nodded and agreed to do it according to Huang Xiaochuan's request. Besides, the family had been very generous with the money, so this small request had to be fulfilled.
Just after the arrangements for the tombstone were finalized, Hong Yongze and Chen Zhe arrived.
The two should have arrived in the morning, but their car was stuck in traffic. If it weren't for the two large flower baskets in the car, they would have asked a nearby villager to take them there on a motorcycle.
When we finally arrived at the entrance of Tantai Villa, we were quite startled.
Good heavens! The entrance to the community is already overflowing with wreaths and flower baskets. Starting from the entrance, the wreaths and flower baskets extend all the way inward along the roads within the community, and many more are being delivered continuously.
Many villagers from the surrounding area gathered at the door, pointing and watching the spectacle.
But what surprised them even more was yet to come. They had originally thought that the funeral hall was located somewhere in this beautiful courtyard villa area.
But once they contacted Tang Jianhua and boarded the sightseeing bus, the further they went in, the more their eyes couldn't take it all in.
The villas with white walls and black tiles are partially hidden behind clusters of flowers. It is springtime, and the entire villa area is filled with birdsong, fragrant flowers, and lush greenery. At first glance, it looks like a park.
Hong Yongze casually asked Tang Jianhua a question: "With so many flower baskets placed at the main gate, won't the people in this community have any objections?"
Tang Jianhua said nonchalantly, "It's fine, everyone in this neighborhood is family."
These words immediately made Hong Yongze and Chen Zhe look at each other in disbelief. Good heavens, so this is all your family's private residence!
After the sightseeing bus stopped at the entrance of Lake Hermitage Garden, the two looked at this private garden that was understated yet luxurious, and their eyes were filled with astonishment.
Are you kidding me?!
Huang Xiaochuan even built a private garden? That's quite an extravagant undertaking!
However, when the two thought about Huang Xiaochuan's immense wealth, they felt that it wasn't too excessive.
European tycoons own castles, American tycoons own estates, and it's quite normal for Asia's richest man to own a private garden.
People kept coming in and out of the park.
Tang Jianhua explained to the two of them, "Because the old lady always stayed in the garden whenever she came back, her memorial hall was placed in Yunyinju, where she usually lived."
Tang Jianhua led the two through corridors, artificial hills, and paths to Yunyinju.
After tidying their clothes, the two entered the courtyard and headed straight for the mourning hall in the center.
Upon arriving at the funeral hall, the two of them bowed deeply to their grandmother's portrait.
"Senior brother, Lao Chen, thank you so much!" Huang Xiaochuan expressed his gratitude for their visit.
"Xiao Chuan, please accept my condolences!" Hong Yongze comforted Huang Xiao Chuan, holding his hand.
Chen Zhe complained from the side, "Cheng Ling asked me to pay my respects to the old lady on her behalf. She should have come in person, but you..."
"The thought is what counts."
"Fourth Sister! Fourth Brother-in-law!" Chen Zhe saw Cheng Jing and Huang Erhe and quickly greeted them.
"Just arrived? Was there a bit of traffic?" The couple walked over and greeted Hong Yongze, "Hello, Principal Hong!"
"Erhe, long time no see!" Hong Yongze warmly shook hands with Huang Erhe, and the two exchanged pleasantries.
The three families are actually related. Hong Yongze's son-in-law, Xu Lin, is the cousin of Cheng Jing and Cheng Ling. They were unaware of this relationship. On the wedding day, Chen Zhe and Huang Erhe attended the wedding as Cheng's sons-in-law. Only when they arrived did they realize that their wives' cousins were marrying Hong Yongze's daughter, Hong Yu.
However, this also brought a side effect: Chen Zhe and Huang Erhe were a generation lower than Hong Yongze. Fortunately, Hong Yongze said that everyone should be treated according to their own generation, which avoided a lot of awkwardness.
People came to the mourning hall in an endless stream to pay their respects. Huang Erhe invited Hong Yongze and Chen Zhe to rest in the east wing. Huang Xiaochuan also went to sit with them for a while. Before they had even sat for five minutes, Tang Jianhua came to find him and said that Zhang Gaolei and Qi Huan had arrived.