Rebel Demon King

Chapter 1095 Four People's Winter (4)

Probably when I went to set off the fireworks yesterday, Jiang Jun realized the problem that the Rolls-Royce couldn’t fit Chengmo’s family. When I went to Yangmingshan today, Chengmo’s pick-up was replaced by a modified Mercedes-Benz nanny car.The four positions in the carriage are installed facing each other, which is just right for a family to sit.

At nine o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year, the streets of Xingcheng were sparsely populated, with only sporadic firecrackers ringing.The nanny car and an escort off-road vehicle drove without encountering congestion all the way, but when they approached Yangmingshan, the traffic flow became congested.

Because there is a custom of worshiping ancestors on the first day of the new year in southern Shonen, even on the first day of the new year, all the sacrificial goods shops at the foot of the mountain are open.Cheng Mo originally just wanted to send a bouquet of flowers, but in fact, if Athena hadn’t come to Star City, and his father had added a granddaughter, Cheng Mo might not have come to Yangmingshan. He always felt that there was no such thing as burning paper to worship. Makes too much sense.However, Shen Youyi did not agree with Cheng Mo's practice of only buying a bouquet of flowers. He not only got up early in the morning to make glutinous rice and some pastries, but also got out of the car to buy paper money, incense candles, fruits, and even went to the tobacco and alcohol store across the street Bought a bottle of Moutai.

Seeing Shen Youyi carrying a bunch of sacrificial things in the car, including a bottle of more than 2000 Maotai liquor, Cheng Mo joked: "An atheist like my father should know that his daughter-in-law worships in this way." He is afraid that he will jump out of the coffin to stop you from being extravagant."

Shen Youyi smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. Your father." When she said "your father", Shen Youyi blushed inexplicably. She paused before continuing, "... Dad is also an anthropologist. How could it be possible not to understand the significance of worship to us Chinese people? Rational thinking does not mean rejecting humanities, on the contrary, rational thinking is for us to better understand humanities."

The last sentence was like enlightenment, and Cheng Mo was in a daze. Hearing what Shen Youyi said, he realized that he had indeed entered into a rational misunderstanding sometimes, and he didn't understand his father, so he nodded, seriously Said: "That's really good, it's very inspiring to me."

Shen Youyi smiled, "I didn't do this all for you, but for Xiaolu. I know what you think. I still remember what you and Shen Daoyi said when they came to Yangmingshan last time. You think worship is for living Most people look for an outlet for their inner emotions, a channel. But I think it’s more than that.”

"Well, it's a kind of filial piety education to show Xiaolu, but I always feel that it's not very effective. At least when I was a child, I followed my father to visit my grandparents' graves. I was quite heartless. I probably just knelt down and begged them for blessings." When I’m in good health, I’m more sincere in my heart.”

Shen Youyi pondered for a while and said: "Shi Tiesheng wrote an article "Complicated Necessities", which is about worshiping this matter. I think it is very well written." Then she recited word by word in the car, "'Of course I I am opposed to building a yin house. However, it is too cruel to be so simple that it can be buried deep without leaving a trace. A person you love deeply, a person who has experienced hardships, an extremely rich heart and soul... so easily reduced to zero This feels extremely frustrating, as if to say that every step of life can be deleted in this way. There can be various customs or ways of commemorating, but there must always be. And it can't be simple, it must be complicated. Complexity is not cumbersome and costly. The grandeur required by the soul cannot be achieved by material extravagance. Cremation, water burial, celestial burial, tree monuments, or planting a tree for the deceased, or even collecting a leaf or enshrining a tree for him Dry grass...any method is fine, but it must not mean simplicity. Any method shows the necessity of complexity. Because that is the ritual required by the soul to treasure the soul, and the soul cannot tolerate the simplification of the soul'."

Cheng Mo thought for a while and said: "It is true that the more complicated the ceremony, the more you can express the emotions you want to confide. Maybe I am too indifferent." He turned to look at Athena and asked , "Have you paid homage to your mother on All Souls' Day?"

"She's just missing." Athena shook her head, "I believe she's still alive."

Cheng Mo asked unwillingly: "What about your father?"

Athena said lightly: "I have sent so many of his children to heaven to accompany him, I don't think he will be lonely."

Cheng Mo didn't dare to ask Athena any more questions, so he quickly looked at Cheng Linglu who was sitting on the seat, and changed the subject, "Little Lu, you must be filial to your mother when you grow up!"

Shen Youyi probably didn't quite understand the meaning of Athena's words, so he shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm not doing filial piety education as you think."

"Oh?" Cheng Mo was puzzled.

"I'm also an atheist! I don't believe in reincarnation or the concept of souls. But I still remember when I was a child, the whole family gathered together to worship this event. Although my parents and relatives Most of them are not superstitious, but they are still solemn and solemn when worshiping. I think, except for the New Year, there are not many opportunities for the whole family to get together? Ching Ming Festival and July [-]th are the time when families must gather , Sometimes worship is not just the communication between the dead and the living, but also the communication between the living and the living.”

Cheng Mo suddenly realized that his family relationship is relatively simple, unlike Shen Youyi's family, which is considered a relatively large family, and it is difficult to consider the meaning of worship from this perspective.But when Shen Youyi said this, Cheng Mo immediately understood Shen Youyi's deep meaning, which also made it clear that he was planning for the long-term future and tacitly agreed that there would be no fewer children in Cheng Mo.

Although Cheng Mo now thinks that children are not as unlovable as he thought, he still thinks there is no need for too much.Especially now that I have a lot of money, it would be a troublesome thing if my education is not good.But according to Shen Youyi's temperament, as long as they are all handed over to her, there must be no problem.I don't know if Athena has any plans to have a child. Thinking of this, Cheng Mo feels that he is thinking too far. Now that he has two wives by his side, he can't really touch one of them. Why do he think about having a child?
Just as Cheng Mo was thinking wildly, the Mercedes-Benz nanny followed the traffic and drove slowly to the parking lot halfway up the mountain.After parking the car, the family first walked to Cheng Yongze's cemetery.Although Cheng Linglu asked Cheng Mo to hold her hand when the fireworks were set off yesterday, she still resisted Cheng Mo's hugging her, Shen Youyi was still holding Cheng Linglu, and Cheng Mo was carrying things.

The weather on the first day of junior high school was not as good as yesterday, it was a bit gloomy, but fortunately it didn't rain.There are so many people who come to worship, Yangming Mountain is surrounded by pines and cypresses, there is a faint smog fluttering in the cold wind, and the Xiangjiang River at the foot of the mountain is endless day and night.

It was the first time for Cheng Linglu to come to Yangmingshan, and he was very curious about everything. When he saw someone burning paper money, he thought it was fireworks. He clapped his hands and laughed and shouted: "Fireworks! Fireworks!"

Pleasant laughter spread all the way along the cement steps.When he got to Cheng Yongze's tombstone on the top of the mountain, Shen Youyi put down the Chengling deer and let Cheng Mo lead it, while he took out incense candles, paper money, bowls and chopsticks, cups, and the food box he had prepared from his bag. Things like that began to arrange worship ceremonies.

Athena saw Shen Youyi open the food box with exquisite food, and became interested in these things, and asked Shen Youyi what they were and what they were used for.Shen Youyi explained one by one.

After everything was arranged, Shen Youyi spread the plastic bags in front of the tombstone and asked Cheng Mo to insert incense, pour wine and kowtow.Cheng Mo remembers that when he was a child, he went to the countryside with his father to visit the graves of his grandparents. It was not so complicated. Probably the customs of different counties and cities are not the same. They also set off two firecrackers in Wuling, and said a few words in front of the grave to bless the children and grandchildren. If so, kowtow three more times and it's over.So today he also planned to present a bouquet of flowers and it would be over, but Shen Youyi spent all his time doing all of this, and he didn't want to object, just follow Shen Youyi's way.

Originally, he didn't care about such a ceremony in his heart, but as he was doing it, he unconsciously became solemn.I don't know why, but my father's always peaceful face appeared in my mind.Suddenly, he recalled many details about his father, but they were all related to himself.Only then did Cheng Mo realize that he was really selfish, he didn't even know what kind of food his father liked to eat.

After Cheng Mo kowtowed in silence, Shen Youyi arranged for Athena to do the same thing again.Cheng Mo thought that Athena would be very resistant to such boring things, but she didn't expect Athena to be disgusted at all, but Athena had no prayers to say, and she didn't need Cheng's father to bless her, so she said that she hoped to find her someday. Mother.

When it was Shen Youyi's turn, she had the most pious expression on her face, and she also prayed for Cheng Mo and Athena to be safe, and for Xiao Lu to grow up healthily, but she didn't mention a word about herself.

In the end, he became a spirit deer. Under the guidance of his mother, the little deer burned incense in a decent manner, kowtowed, and called grandpa to a tombstone in a childish voice. He just asked Shen Youyi why grandpa was a stone. Shen Youyi explained it to her for a long time, and she seemed to understand it, but she basically understood that grandpa lived under the stone tablet, so it gave rise to countless problems.

Cheng Mo wondered if his father would like his granddaughter.He also has some resentment, why does his daughter have so many problems in this regard?Why are you not curious about physical problems?Also, why can you call a stone grandfather without any obstacles, but why can't you call yourself father?

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In the afternoon, Cheng Mo took Shen Youyi and Cheng Linglu to shop at IFS. Athena had no interest in shopping, only interested in unpacking, and was unwilling to come.Seeing Cheng Mo spending money like water to buy this and that for Cheng Linglu, buying a lot of Lego toys and all kinds of toys in one go, wishing to pack the whole shopping mall for his daughter, Shen Youyi was both happy and worried.It's not a good thing for her that Cheng Mo spoils her daughter too much, but she can understand Cheng Mo's mood.

Of course, Cheng Mo not only doted on his daughter, but also did not forget Shen Youyi.When I went to Tiffany on the first floor, I saw the glittering jewelry in the window, so I dragged her in to buy a diamond ring.The cabinet sister in black uniform probably recognized Shen Youyi, she was very enthusiastic, and the other two cabinet sisters were also watching them intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Youyi obviously realized this, and was a little nervous and embarrassed.On the contrary, Cheng Mo generously said that he wanted to buy a collection-grade diamond ring, and the other party glanced at the Van Cleef & Argyle gemstone bracelet on Shen Youyi's hand, and knew that it was a capable buyer.Immediately invited the two to the VIP room on the other side.

Different from the normal sales area which is full of display cabinets outside, the VIP room is like a living room except for a few jewelry display cabinets that look like decorative paintings.The service awareness of big brands is quite in place, and desserts and drinks are delivered before you start shopping, including macarons specially prepared for children.Shen Youyi is not interested in those expensive hanging jewels, but is very interested in these exquisite pastries. Cheng Linglu is also very interested in colorful macaron cakes, but he only asked Shen Youyi if he could eat them before grabbing them. Carefully eat with a fork.

Cheng Mo knew that only diamond rings of a certain size and quality were valuable for collection, so naturally he wanted to buy the most expensive and largest one for Shen Youyi, but the cabinet sister brought out their collection-grade pigeon eggs in a box and put them on the coffee table for Shen Youyi to choose When he saw the label with a string of zeros, Shen Youyi was a little frightened and shook his head like a rattle.

Cheng Mo earnestly tried to persuade him, saying that ordinary diamond rings do not hold their value, and if you buy them, you will lose money.Only this kind of collectible diamond ring can be auctioned after many years.The cabinet sister also persuaded, but Shen Youyi just shook her head. She kept talking about her experience as a teacher, how difficult it was for those children to study, how dilapidated the school facilities were, and how those children followed her in the car when she left. After chasing for several streets, her eyes were red again when talking about these past events, and she told Cheng Mo that it would be better to buy an ordinary ring, and she would be happier if she donated more money.Even though Cheng Mo said that he would donate as much as he bought a diamond ring, Shen Youyi was still unwilling, and said he only wanted one without a diamond, saying that the one with a diamond would be troublesome to take back and forth, and would be easy to drop, so it would be better to have one without a diamond. You don't need to take it off after you put it on, which suits her best.

Seeing Shen Youyi's resolute attitude, thinking that the Harry Winston diamond pair ring he and Xie Minyun bought was really easy to lose, and his own one had already been lost, so Cheng Mo gave up and bought only one pair with Shen Youyi. diamond ring.After choosing a pair of cheap rings, the service from the cabinet lady was still very enthusiastic. This made Cheng Mo feel a little apologetic. Taking advantage of Shen Youyi's carelessness, he bought Cheng Linglu a limited edition Tiffany bear of more than [-] yuan.This pair of rings is only [-] yuan, which is not as much as the Tiffany bear that Cheng Linglu bought.

After leaving the shop, before taking a few steps, Cheng Mo heard the whispers of several cabinet sisters.

A cabinet lady said, "Nan Xi is prettier than on TV! Especially her figure, it's amazing! That couple is too big! No wonder they can make my little boyfriend obsessed."

"It's really beautiful, with 360 degrees and no dead ends." said the cabinet sister who served Cheng Mo.

"Then the boy who came with her is the boy who took the double exam?"

"Yes, yes, you watch the video, but it seems that he is much more handsome than before. He was a little too nerdy before."

"It seems that the conditions of the boy's family are not very good?"

"Haven't you read the book written by Nanxi? He is now the chosen one, can the chosen one have no money?"

"It must be rich. The Van Cleef & Argyle stone bracelet on Nan Xi's hand costs at least several million." The cabinet sister who served Cheng Mo said again.

The other cabinet sisters exclaimed.

"No wonder Nanxi wants to make such a vigorous confession on TV. If it were me, no matter how shameless I am, I would have to confess! Where can I find such a diamond king?"

The cabinet sister who served Cheng Mo said: "Then you also look down on his rank too low. Do you know that the champion just asked to buy our only yellow diamond pigeon egg here?"

"The one with 290?"

"Nonsense, guess what? But Nanxi refused, no matter how persuasive she was, she refused, saying that she would donate the money to the school she had taught. So, it makes sense for her to catch a wealthy son-in-law, unlike you These scumbags, if they catch a local tyrant, they can't wait to bleed him out. I think you have to buy a few books by Nanxi to read, and learn from how he managed to get to the top!"

Cheng Mo felt that the chats of the cabinet sisters fully proved the necessity of being rich. If he was really poor, they probably wouldn't think it was a beautiful love, but would only think that Shen Youyi was "stumbling over his head".So Cheng Mo dragged Shen Youyi to continue walking towards the luxury store, saying that he wanted to buy some clothes for Shen Youyi.

Shen Youyi glanced at those magnificent luxury stores, hugged Shen Linglu and refused to go any further, and stopped at the edge of the small square in front of the donkey brand store, she reprimanded angrily: "Cheng Mo, I know you are now You have money, but money is not spent like this.”

"Xiaoxi, I'm not rich now, I'm very, very rich." Cheng Mo said softly, "The kind of money you can't even imagine."

"Yes, you are now the richest man in China." Shen Youyi said angrily, "Even if you are the richest man, I don't think it is necessary to buy these luxury goods!"

"I know you don't care about these, you are not a vain person, but I really hope to give you the best life, so that at least your relatives and friends will not feel that you made a wrong choice."

Shen Youyi said firmly: "You don't need to care what they think."

"Then you have to think about your father-in-law and mother-in-law! They are such face-saving people."

"Don't worry about this problem, I will solve it."

"Then you have to think about me too! There is very little I can give you now, and if you refuse the few things I can give, I will feel extremely guilty." Cheng Mo said sincerely, "Xiaoxi, Can you make me feel better?"

Shen Youyi hugged Chengling Lu softly and said with a soft smile: "If you have enough money, I will be satisfied if you donate it to the Hope Project or something, or build some schools in poor areas. I don't need these things to decorate my Life"

(End of this chapter)