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Li Dejun accompanied Qin Feng into the "funeral hall" set up in the main hall of the old house. A coffin was placed in the middle of the main hall, and the area in front of the coffin was set up as the "funeral hall". A photo of Hong Haifeng was placed in the middle of the "funeral hall".

When Qin Feng entered, Hong Yue was kneeling beside him and Hong Haifeng's wife was standing beside him.

Because Hong Haifeng's son was in prison, Hong Yue became the only "filial son". When Qin Feng came to pay his respects, the only person who knelt down to express his gratitude was Hong Yue.

Qin Feng bowed in front of Hong Haifeng's photo, and then lit a stick of incense for Hong Haifeng in front of the coffin according to local customs. Looking at the photo of Hong Haifeng, Qin Feng sighed in his heart. Such a smart and lively person was suddenly gone. Human life is fragile and life is full of uncertainties. You never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident.

After Qin Feng finished burning incense, he pulled Hong Yue up from her kneeling position, and then said to Hong Haifeng's wife, whose eyes were already swollen from crying, "I am in mourning!"

"Thank you...thank you...Mayor Qin...thank you for coming..." Hong Haifeng's wife was very grateful.

"The person is already dead. There is no need to talk about the past grudges anymore. The dead cannot be resurrected. Please accept my condolences and take care of yourself." Qin Feng said to Hong Haifeng's wife.

"Hong Yue, please accompany Mayor Qin to sit in the room. It's too noisy outside." Hong Yue nodded, walked through the main room, went up to the second floor from the back, and came to the bedroom on the second floor.

Qin Feng was familiar with the layout of this place. He had been here before and Hong Yue had introduced that this room was Hong Yue's boudoir and she had grown up here since she was a child.

"Please sit down for a moment. I'll make you a cup of tea." Hong Yue said after leading Qin Feng into the bedroom.

Qin Feng pulled Hong Yue aside and said, "No, sit down."

"It's okay, I'm not tired, I didn't actually do anything, just sit down for a minute, I'll get a cup of tea and I'll be right back."

Qin Feng pushed Hong Yue to sit on the bed and said, "Just sit down and rest. I won't die if I don't drink tea."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Say spit, spit, spit..." When Hong Yue heard Qin Feng say the word "die", she became a little agitated and spoke to Qin Feng very sternly.

Qin Feng knew that Hong Haifeng's death had irritated Hong Yue, making Hong Yue particularly sensitive to the word death, especially when it came from Qin Feng's mouth. Qin Feng quickly spat three times, and Hong Yue's expression looked better.

"Please accept my condolences. Your brother has passed away. The dead cannot be brought back to life. You must take good care of yourself and don't be too sad." Qin Feng leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette and said to Hong Yue who was sitting on the bed.

"I'm actually not sad at all." Hong Yue shook her head, still very calm.

"I knew he was going to die half a year ago, and I was mentally prepared. In the past two months, he has been like a different person, in great pain. Death is actually a relief for him, so I am not sad about his death at all. On the contrary, I think it is a good thing. He is relieved, and my sister-in-law and I are also relieved."

"It's just that I'm not quite used to it. A living person, a person who has been in my life since I was born, suddenly died in front of me and disappeared. This feeling is very strange and awkward..."

"These past two days I have been thinking about what the purpose of life is. We come into this world with nothing and leave with nothing. Just like my brother, such a shrewd person, he calculated everything, even the people closest to him, but in the end, what did he get? What was his fate? In the end, he left this world early with a lot of illnesses."

"So I was thinking, what is the meaning of life, why should we live? How should we live..." Hong Yue said slowly, one sentence after another.

Looking at Hong Yue's expression and what she said, although Hong Yue kept saying that she was not sad, Qin Feng could feel that Hong Haifeng's death had a great impact on Hong Yue.

However, Qin Feng also knew that what Hong Yue needed at this time was an audience, someone who could listen to her and help her vent her inner emotions.

Qin Feng just stood there smoking and listening to Hong Yue talking slowly.

"Why are you here?" Hong Yue suddenly asked Qin Feng after she finished speaking.

Hong Yue knew very well that Qin Feng did not come here specifically to mourn Hong Haifeng.

"I came to see you and see how you've recovered. I'm also worried that you're sad, or that you've overworked and hurt your body." Qin Feng said.

"Don't worry, I'm not so naive. Everything here is thanks to Mayor Li. Mayor Li helped to arrange everything. If it weren't for him, I really don't know what to do. You've seen my sister-in-law, a rural woman, and she has completely collapsed. I have never arranged such a big thing before."

"Also... this money is considered as what I owe you. Together with the previous money, I will pay you back slowly in the future." Hong Yue said.

Hong Yue did not refuse Qin Feng's money this time, which shows that Hong Yue has reached the end of her rope, otherwise with her personality she would not have accepted Qin Feng's money.

Qin Feng ignored Hong Yue's words. He opened the bag he was carrying and took out 50,000 yuan in cash that he had taken out earlier. He knew that doing such a thing in Bishan would require a large amount of cash.

"I transferred 20,000 dollars to Li Dejun before, but I knew that 20,000 dollars was not enough to hold a funeral in Bishan, so I took out another 50,000 dollars in cash before coming here."

"Take this 50,000 and finish the funeral. If there is any left, keep it as living expenses. If it is not enough, I will transfer it to you later." Qin Feng put the money on the bed.

"Where do you get so much money? You spend all your money on me. Your salary is so little, and you still have to pay child support for Niu Niu. Where do you get the money?" Hong Yue asked.

After all, Hong Yue is Qin Feng's ex-wife, and she knows very well how much money Qin Feng has.

"Don't worry about this. I'm a deputy mayor after all. A few tens of thousands of dollars won't be a problem for me. Don't worry, I won't do anything illegal or criminal." Qin Feng smiled.

"I'll keep it. I really need this money, otherwise the funeral cannot go on. Qin Feng, this money can be considered as a loan from me. I will definitely return it to you, and you must promise to return it to you." Hong Yue said seriously.

"Let's talk about it later. It's pointless to keep emphasizing this. Just promise me to take good care of yourself."

"I came back this time to see you and to prepare to return to Zhongjiang."

"Hong Yue, I'm applying for marriage leave this time. I've already applied to the organization, and it's approved. I'm coming back to Zhongjiang this time to marry Zhou Qian." Qin Feng looked at Hong Yue after he finished speaking.

Originally, Qin Feng didn't want to tell Hong Yue the news, especially at this time, but in the end he decided to tell Hong Yue before marrying Zhou Qian.