Chapter 156 It's a New Year Again
Zhao Qishui was stopped by the police and He Shu, otherwise he really wanted to beat Zhang Qiang to death today.
After the police found out that Zhang Qiang was the son of the deceased, they kept him to cooperate with the investigation.
The firefighters checked and found that it was not a pipe leak, but that the porridge was cooked on the fire and overflowed, putting out the fire.
Now Zhang Qiang needs to explain what happened last night to rule out whether it was an accident.
The people at the funeral home were collecting Lao Zhang's body, and Zhang Qiang didn't dare to look inside.
He said tremblingly that he came back yesterday to give a gift and had an argument with his father, so he left in a fit of anger and slept in a nearby small hotel at night.
He didn't dare say that he was the one who pushed his father down. The police, based on the scene, roughly reconstructed what happened.
It should be that Lao Zhang fell down, and then wanted to reach the phone, so he knocked over the tables and chairs, causing secondary injuries and unable to get up.
And my phone was broken, so I couldn't call for help in time.
The porridge was being cooked in the kitchen, and the accident happened because no one else was watching at home.
Yes, after the final investigation, it was found to be an accident.
Zhang Qiang left his father, who had a back problem, alone at home and even quarreled with him. This can only be considered unfilial.
He can be condemned morally without having to bear legal responsibility.
Zhao Qishui and He Shu didn't know the truth of the matter. They believed the police, and what they saw at the scene was indeed the case.
"Godfather, don't be sad, this is an accident."
Zhao Qishui nodded: "Old Zhang had a miserable life. He worked hard all his life, but he died without anyone by his side."
The matter was clear. The police and firefighters had all withdrawn, and the body had to be sent to the funeral home first.
Zhao Qishui got furious again when he saw Zhang Qiang standing there and not even going to see his father.
Zhang Qiang said nothing, followed the car to the funeral home, and then took care of his father's funeral.
Zhao Qishui and He Shu were helping all the time. Zhang Qiang called his relatives at home, and soon a few more people came.
While they were discussing what to do, Zhao Qishui and He Shu did not go over, but stayed guarding Lao Zhang's body.
Zhao Qishui was speechless. Sometimes he couldn't understand what the purpose of life was.
The Zhang family decided to cremate the body directly and go back for burial. Upon hearing this, Zhao Qishui gave two thousand yuan to one of Zhang Qiang's aunts as a token of his appreciation.
After Old Zhang was cremated, Zhao Qishui took He Shu away.
Old Zhang is dead. From now on, whether Zhang Qiang is doing well or not, Zhao Qishui won’t have to worry about it anymore.
When Aunt Liu returned to the car wash and told the story, she burst into tears, feeling angry and sad.
He cursed Zhang Qiang to death, but what was the use?
He Shu was also very sad. Human life was so fragile. He couldn't imagine that after Uncle Zhang fell last night, no one could help him.
How desperate must Uncle Zhang be at that time ?
On this day, everyone in the car wash was in a very low mood. No one was smiling and everyone was doing their work in silence.
In the afternoon, Zhang Qiang came and told Zhao Qishui that his father would be buried early the next morning and would be entertained at a restaurant at noon. He wanted Zhao Qishui to go with Aunt Liu and others.
Zhao Qishui was so angry that he was shaking. Since they were not planning on having a big celebration, why bother setting up a table when they could just take the body to the crematorium and burn it?
He yelled at Zhang Qiang to get out and said he would not go. Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang flattered himself and went to talk to Aunt Liu and the others.
Now I have brought up the subject. This is the tradition of our Chinese people. When you know someone you know well, whether it is a happy or sad event, you always have to show your gratitude.
But the favor is owed to Lao Zhang, and if they have any problems in the future, Zhang Qiang will not return the favor.
Just like what Zhao Qishui said, Zhang Qiang was taking advantage of his father. Even after his death, he was still using his father's favor to make more money.
Aunt Liu couldn't save face, so she took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Zhang Qiang, saying that she would not go tomorrow.
As for the others, including Xiao Dong, they worked together after all, so they gave each of them a hundred yuan if there was not much more.
He Shu didn't pay a penny. Zhang Qiang looked at him, said nothing, took the money and left.
There are four days left until the 30th. Xiao Dong will not go home this year. On the morning of the 29th, Aunt Liu and her family took the New Year's gifts distributed by Zhao Qishui and went home to celebrate the New Year.
Before leaving, she told Zhao Qishui that when she passed by Old Zhang's house, she heard that Zhang Qiang was selling a house and the advertisement was posted at the entrance of the community.
Zhao Qishui was so angry with Zhang Qiang these days that he was furious and his mouth corners were covered with blisters.
"Let's wait until after the Chinese New Year. Lao Zhang still owes me tens of thousands of yuan. I'm going to ask Zhang Qiang for it."
In fact, Zhao Qishui had no intention of asking Lao Zhang to pay back the money when he first gave it, but Zhang Qiang really disappointed Zhao Qishui.
This year, because of Uncle Zhang’s accidental death, my godfather really couldn’t be happy.
Fortunately, this year Brother Dong also came home to celebrate the New Year with the father and son, making the life more lively than before.
Brother Xiao Dong is 24 this year, which is his zodiac year. On New Year's Eve, he specially changed into red underwear and red socks, with a picture of a villain being stepped on under his socks.
He Shu found it funny. Little Dong was a bit superstitious despite being so young.
With Brother Xiao Dong accompanying his godfather to watch the Spring Festival Gala, He Shu carried his computer to the living room and did his homework while listening to the noise of the Gala.
With a piece of sweet candy in his mouth, he would send a few messages to Xia Miao from time to time.
This year, my godfather made dumplings and cooked the reunion dinner together with Brother Xiao Dong and didn't let him do anything.
In Zhao Qishui's opinion, He Shu's study is the most important thing. Before the New Year, the store was too busy, and He Shu went to work every day and didn't do much homework.
So this year's New Year's Eve dinner, especially the dumplings, are made in a variety of ways.
Brother Dong got scolded a lot by his master during the Chinese New Year, but fortunately they were all familiar with each other like family members and knew each other's temper.
He endured the scolding without saying a word, and then waited with a smile to receive the big red envelope from the master.
After 12 o'clock, He Shu paid New Year's greetings to his godfather and Brother Xiao Dong, and received two red envelopes.
My godfather’s red envelope was so thick that it seemed to be bursting, but Brother Dong’s was more normal and didn’t feel thin at all.
When I opened it, I saw that my godfather's were all in hundreds, while Brother Dong's were in pieces.
Godfather also gave a copy to Brother Xiaodong, who was so happy that he couldn't even see his eyes.
After greeting the New Year, He Shu called his grandfather, uncle and aunt to wish them a happy New Year.
My grandfather is so old, but he hasn't slept yet, waiting for the New Year's Eve. He also answered the phone and chatted with He Shu for a while, asking He Shu to take good care of my godfather.
After talking to my grandfather, my aunt chatted with him for a while, asking him what he had eaten and whether he was wearing new clothes.
My uncle didn't say much. He just asked He Shu to take care of the child for my godfather and then hung up the phone.
After contacting his grandfather's family, He Shu sent text messages to Teacher Li, Aunt Liu and other teachers to say hello.
Then I called Feng Haoxiang , and found out that he was still working the night shift on New Year's Eve.
Feng Haoxiang was very busy, and many young people were celebrating the New Year outside. Seeing this, He Shu didn't say much.
Then he called up V Heart and used the red envelope grabbing feature that was just launched this month on this platform to send Feng Haoxiang a New Year's red envelope of 200 yuan.
More and more people are using Vxin now. Professor Zhang once briefly talked about the development of the red envelope function of this program in class.
The feature is designed to be simple and enables users to send monetary gifts in the form of virtual "credits" to other users of the app.
The money is deposited into the user's V-Center payment account, which can be used for purchases and withdrawals are allowed from the account.
The design is simple, but because withdrawals require binding to a bank card, the number of users who bind their cards to V-heart payment has increased significantly, and the prospects are broad.
This function was officially launched on the 27th, and today was He Shu's first time trying to bind and use it.
