Chapter 786

Seeing Jian Qiu looked at Zhou Andong, her red-rimmed eyes curving into crescents.

"Are you serious?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Zhou Andong rolled his eyes, then glanced at the room and sighed.

Seeing Jian Qiu carried the child into the room; she wanted to let the child see her mother one last time, but was stopped by the old branch secretary.

"I know you city people don't believe in this, but the child is too young; it's better not to let her see."

Listening to advice is good for one's well-being; Seeing Jian Qiu didn't insist. She held the child, bowed three times to Su Yuling, and then turned and left the room.

"Xiaoying, let's go!"

Watching Seeing Jian Qiu's departing back, a smile appeared on the old branch secretary's face: "This child can be considered to have a good home now."

At this moment, Yuan Hongbiao said: "Old Uncle Guan, I'll leave this to you. I have to hurry back to town and notify Meng Shulin's parents about what happened."

The old branch secretary nodded: "Go ahead!"

"Dongzi!" Yuan Hongbiao looked ashamed, "That child Shulin grew up by my side since he was young; it's my fault for not teaching him well. I'm ashamed."

Zhou Andong waved his hand: "I understand. After all, he wasn't your own son. Even if he was by your side, you couldn't discipline him too strictly, or he'd grow up to resent you."

"Sigh!" Yuan Hongbiao sighed, "Now that it's come to this, he must hate me, and his parents must hate me to death too."

After finishing, he shook his head, looking melancholy, and walked away.

The militia leader called out: "Men, take the door panel off and set up a bed. Second Sister-in-law, open the windows, then take people to cover all the mirrors in the room.

Liu Laoqi, go to the east end and find Hua Zhuazi. Only he understands the customs for funerals."

There is strength in numbers. The mirrors in the room were covered, the blood on the floor was washed clean, and the bed was set up facing the door. A few brave men wanted to lift Su Yuling's body onto the bed, but as soon as they lifted the sheet covering her, they hurriedly covered it again.

"Third Uncle, Yuling is still naked."

The militia leader looked at a few older women: "Can you help Yuling put her clothes on?"

The faces of the older women turned pale, and they shook their heads repeatedly. Su Yuling had died a violent death; pitiful as she was, they really didn't have the guts to dress her.

The militia leader was also helpless and went out to find the old branch secretary: "Old Uncle Guan, Yuling is still naked. We need to find someone to dress her so she can leave with dignity."

The old branch secretary turned his head and shouted: "Dali, go home and call your aunt."

A young man agreed and ran off quickly. Soon, the old branch secretary's wife, Mao Shifang, arrived, bringing another old woman with her.

The two said nothing, went straight into the room, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, finally found a set of clothes without patches, and climbed onto the kang.

When they lifted the sheet, Su Yuling's eyes were actually wide open. Even though the two old women had seen plenty of life and death, they were startled.

Mao Shifang raised her hand and wiped Su Yuling's face, but after closing her eyes, they opened again. She tried several times, but it didn't work.

"This child has unfinished business; she won't close her eyes."

The other old woman said worriedly: "What should we do? With unfinished business, she won't leave; she might cause trouble."

Hearing this, the old branch secretary felt moved and stood outside the window, shouting: "Yuling, are you worried about the child? Rest assured, we've found her a good home; she'll have a lifetime of blessings. Just go in peace and be reborn into a good family in your next life."

Immediately after, they heard Mao Shifang shout excitedly: "Her eyes are closed."

With a roar, the room and the courtyard exploded. First, the child, who cried for everyone else, wouldn't cry in Seeing Jian Qiu's arms.

Now, here at the mother's side, she wouldn't close her eyes no matter what, but as soon as the old branch secretary spoke, her eyes actually closed.

Some of the timid ones, even though the sun was high in the sky and they were sweating, couldn't help but shiver. This was truly eerie.

At this moment, a young man said: "The child cries for everyone else, but not for Chairman Zhou's wife. Do you think Yuling is picking a family for the child?"

Others were stunned when they heard this, and after thinking about it, it really seemed to be the case.

Mao Shifang used a towel to wipe Su Yuling's body, used scissors to cut open the quilt, took out the cotton inside to plug the wound on her neck, and then put on her clothes. This time, the men lifted the body onto the bed.

After everything was done, Zhou Andong also entered the room and bowed to Su Yuling.

"Go in peace. We will definitely treat the child as our own and raise her."

Chen Yuan, Wu Chao, and the others also bowed to Su Yuling.

Zhou Andong came out and found the old branch secretary: "Old Uncle Guan, since I've adopted the child, do I need any adoption paperwork?"

The old branch secretary said: "I don't know about that either. I'll make a call to the police station in a while and ask."

"Alright, then I'll head back first. If anything comes up, come find me at home." Zhou Andong called out to Chen Yuan.

A woman brought over a bag of spirit paper, found a basin, placed it at Su Yuling's head, and began to burn the paper.

"Yuling, we all know you were wronged. The perpetrator has been caught, and we will definitely give you justice. Fortunately, you left a child behind; you didn't come to this world in vain."

On the way back, Zhou Andong kept pondering; the matter of the child was indeed a bit eerie.

But he didn't think too much about it; after all, his own existence was even more eerie than the child's matter.

When he got home and entered the room, he saw his mother holding the child. The little thing actually wasn't crying and was even grinning.

"Look, look, the little one is smiling."

The fourth child grabbed her mother's collar and jumped up: "Let me see, let me see."

Yuan Liying bent down helplessly: "Go ahead and look."

The fourth child stared with wide, curious eyes, raised her chubby little hand, and carefully poked the little one's cheek.

"Hehehe..."

The fourth child giggled foolishly, "Mom, will she be my little sister from now on?"

Yuan Liying shook her head: "No, she's your niece; she should call you Aunt."

The fourth child raised her chubby hand again and poked the little one's cheek: "Hurry up and call me Aunt."

Zhou Andong asked in disbelief: "She didn't cry?"

Seeing Jian Qiu said with a smile: "No, she didn't. Since we got home, everyone has taken turns holding her, and she hasn't cried at all."

The old lady said: "She's our family's child; she feels at peace now that she's home."

Yuan Liying looked at Zhou Andong: "I already know about the situation. The child is very pitiful; if she were sent to an orphanage, I wouldn't have the heart for it. So, I don't object to you raising her; our family isn't short of food or drink anyway.

However, you and Qiuqiu aren't married yet. If you go back with such a big child, people will definitely gossip. You can't just go around saying she's adopted. Have you thought about how to handle this problem?"