novelraw Chapter 721 : A More Grand Departure
Chapter 721 : A More Grand Departure
Chapter 721: A More Grand Departure
Ma Xiaoshuai's father's funeral was held as scheduled.
Since Ma Xiaoshuai's family didn't have many relatives, they didn't invite too many guests, only a few business partners they were close with came to pay their respects.
In the funeral home, Ma Xiaoshuai and Song Linlin stood together, bowing to thank the guests who came to offer condolences.
Although they hadn't officially registered their marriage, Ma Xiaoshuai's mother had already considered her as her daughter-in-law.
Chen Fan and Luo Wenjie arrived early in the morning, wearing black suits and taking care of everything outside.
At 7:30 am, Guo Shuai arrived with his girlfriend.
A little while later, Wu Di, who hadn't been seen for a long time, also drove over.
Moreover, Wu Di didn't come alone this time, he surprisingly brought a female companion.
Luo Wenjie, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed the woman getting out of the car and couldn't help but tease Chen Fan.
"Brother Di has changed partners again? This one isn't the same as the last one."
Chen Fan frowned, "You've seen the previous one?"
Luo Wenjie smiled.
"This is where you don't understand. Ever since Su Qing rejected him in person, Brother Di's self-esteem must have taken a hit."
"At first, he would ask me to drink every other day, but later he simply went all out, starting to flirt around. With that handsome face of his, plus the professional halo, it's quite easy for him to pick up girls."
"At least during those days, I saw his female companions changing one after another. Many of them were college students from Yunhai University."
Chen Fan frowned, "Isn't he afraid of getting into trouble playing like this? Won't those girls let him off easily?"
Luo Wenjie immediately glanced at Chen Fan.
"You're such a country bumpkin, aren't you? Girls nowadays are not like when we were in school."
"Some girls are very open-minded. They play wild too. Some girls know that Brother Di is just playing with them, but they don't care."
"It's just a one-night stand, they're in it for the thrill, in the end, who slept with whom is not even certain."
Guo Shuai standing nearby also chimed in with a laugh, "It's very normal. There are plenty of such girls in bars, many of them are college students."
"They come to the bar to spend money, some are just there to hook up with rich guys."
"If you drive a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz to the bar and put the keys on the counter, I guarantee that within 10 minutes, there will be girls coming over to chat you up."
"They're not interested in your heart, they're interested in your kidney."
Chen Fan shook his head, feeling like he couldn't understand this chaotic society anymore.
Although he looked like he was the same age as Luo Wenjie and Guo Shuai, Chen Fan felt that he had already turned into an old man.
Seeing Wu Di approaching with his female companion, Luo Wenjie muttered in a low voice.
"Brother Di's taste has deteriorated this time, the girl he found isn't pretty enough. Her figure is average too. Has he become that desperate?"
"Alright, stop talking," Chen Fan admonished, already walking towards Wu Di.
"Haven't started yet?" Wu Di asked as he approached, "I specially took a day off to come here today."
Chen Fan nodded, "Not yet."
"That's good."
Seeing Luo Wenjie eyeing the woman beside him, Wu Di quickly spoke up.
"Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend Sun Lingxiu."
Noticing Luo Wenjie's meaningful smile, Wu Di, fearing that this guy might say something inappropriate in front of his girlfriend, hastily changed the subject.
"I'll take Lingxiu inside first. We'll chat later."
Watching the two go inside, Luo Wenjie muttered,
"Something's not right. Very not right."
Chen Fan asked, "What's not right?"
"Brother Di is very strange today, didn't you notice how he introduced her just now? He said she was his girlfriend."
"Has this guy gotten serious this time? Why is he interested in such an ordinary-looking woman?"
"There must be something fishy going on here, I need to ask him later."
Chen Fan had no interest in Luo Wenjie's gossip and took out his phone to check the time.
Inside the mourning hall, Ma Xiaoshuai's mother finished burning the last stack of paper money and looked up at her son and Song Linlin.
"You two go rest for a bit. I'll stay here."
"Mom, I'm fine," Ma Xiaoshuai said.
"You might be fine, but Linlin has been standing for so long, she can't take it. Take her downstairs to rest. And entertain your classmates."
Ma Xiaoshuai sighed, "Dad is gone, Mom. You need to take care of your health."
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
Ma Xiaoshuai looked around the empty mourning hall.
"The only regret is that we couldn't give Dad a grand funeral. I don't know if Dad will blame me when he gets to the other side."
Ma Xiaoshuai's mother murmured, "He won't."
"We don't have many relatives to begin with, everyone who could come has already come."
"As for those business partners of your dad's, they're basically fair-weather friends. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. You see those employees under your dad? Your dad never shortchanged them when he was driving."
"Now that your dad is gone, they've all run away, not even coming to pay their respects. It's truly disheartening."
Ma Xiaoshuai thought to himself that there's no real sincerity in this business.
Just as he was about to comfort his mother, Song Linlin suddenly pointed and said,
"A lot of cars are coming outside."
Ma Xiaoshuai and his mother looked up towards the outside of the mourning hall, their faces immediately showing surprise.
The three of them quickly walked to the outside of the mourning hall, and only then did they notice that the people getting out of the cars were all carrying large wreaths.
"In deep mourning for Mr. Ma Xiangrui, may he rest in peace!"
Three or four people got out of each car, each carrying flower baskets or wreaths.
They all had the same content written on them. Looking at the names at the end.
Feifan Technology, Qifan Construction, Medal Club, Feifan Media... basically all of Chen Fan's companies.
Today, every single one of them had sent representatives to bring flower baskets and wreaths.
In addition, there was a train following behind, filled with wreaths.
Workers from the flower shop quickly unloaded the wreaths and arranged them at the entrance of the mourning hall.
Ma Xiaoshuai looked at the elegiac couplets on the wreaths in surprise, finding that they were all familiar names.
Wu Di, Chen Fan, Luo Wenjie, Guo Shuai, Sun Hao, Han Xu...
Su Qing, Liu Qianqian, Sun Min, Lu Wei... Chen Fan had even sent one on behalf of Su Ruochu, who was far away teaching in a mountain village.
With so many wreaths arranged at the entrance of the mourning hall, it instantly became lively and grand.
Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Song Linlin, somewhat surprised.
"Did you tell them?"
Song Linlin also had a puzzled look and shook her head.
"I didn't say anything."
These past two days, she had been so busy that her feet barely touched the ground, she had completely forgotten about these things and hadn't notified her dormitory friends.
Ma Xiaoshuai immediately understood and turned to look at his buddies outside.
Luo Wenjie smiled and shrugged.
"Don't ask me, this was all Old Chen's doing."
Ma Xiaoshuai walked over, his eyes reddening as he looked at Chen Fan.
"Thanks."
"Don't you dare cry. I can't handle it..."
Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand, "We had to make sure uncle left in a grand manner."
"By the way, I notified Old Han and Sun Hao from our dorm. I originally just wanted to send wreaths on their behalf, but they insisted on coming in person."
Just as he finished speaking, a car was seen approaching from afar.
Feng Pojun had picked up Han Xu and Sun Hao from the airport.
Seeing his roommates rushing over from all corners of the country, Ma Xiaoshuai could no longer control the tears in his eyes, and they flowed down on the spot.
It's alright.
He wasn't the most unfortunate person.
At least he still had such a great group of brothers.