She is obviously a victim, but she is so cautious.
Chen Jiayan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes into faint marks, then lowered her head and tugged on the corner of her handkerchief, murmuring.
"My biological father died a long time ago. That was my stepfather. My mother has Alzheimer's disease. She knows him now and even I can't remember him."
Chen Jiayan slumped on the chair and murmured: "As long as I give him money, he can treat my mother better, otherwise my mother's life will be ruined."
"I thought about bringing her to me, but she didn't recognize me at all and kept running away every three days."
Suddenly, a long sigh came out of her mouth: "I didn't dare to call the police because of this."
I threw the snakeskin bag left by the old man in front of her: "Your money will never fill this bag."
"It's like you can spend all your time in this life and still not be able to satisfy his greed."
Chen Jiayan shook her head firmly: "I understand the truth. All my money was lost to him drinking."
"you……"
I was a little speechless for a while, and even hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.
"You know everything, and you still endure it?"
"He will be in a good mood after drinking, and my mother will be able to live a more comfortable life. At least, she won't have to suffer."
As the old saying goes, don't tell others to be kind until they have suffered.
I suddenly felt that I didn’t have any pain in my back just by standing and talking.
After a pause, Chen Jiayan regained consciousness and asked in a low voice: "Those two people won't do anything to him, right?"
"Won't."
I barely hesitated and spat out: "At most, it's a small lesson."
There was another deathly silence.
After a while, I asked softly: "You still want to give him money, right?"
This is both a question and an answer.
Before she could speak, I added, "I'll help you find a way."
Chen Jiayan stared at me almost as if I were looking at an idiot, her eyes widening.
Perhaps in her eyes, my words were very abrupt.
But to me, I think it’s perfectly normal.
At this moment, I thought of my father who should have been killed by a thousand cuts, and my mother who was made into a yin child.
The rope is broken at the thinnest part, and the fate is hard.
Her and I were in different situations, but we were both beaten black and blue by life.
In this case, it’s better to hug together for warmth.
After a while, Chen Jiayan and I asked tentatively: "Do you have any idea?"
"I can endure hardship!"
As if she was afraid that I would regret it, she quickly added another sentence.
Tsk.
I am still hungry and have yet to pay off my debt, so I helped Chen Jiayan scrape together tens of thousands of dollars in a short period of time. This is not nonsense.
It’s simply a fantasy.
Borrow money? This is definitely not going to work.
"How about I go to Boss Wang's funeral shop again?"
Chen Jiayan hesitated for a moment and quickly shook her head: "Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of nearer people. This money must be obtained today."
"I just feel sorry for my mother."
What she said was not words, but a needle that pierced my heart.
I envy her because she still has a mother and has the opportunity to fulfill her filial piety.
Whether it is out of morality or sympathy, I will take care of this matter today!
I patted Chen Jiayan, looked out the window again, and lowered my voice.
"Liu Shan is staring at me like a fly. You have to help me stand guard. If there is any trouble, you have to help me cover."
Chen Jiayan was startled and asked, "Then I can't follow him?"
"No need to follow."
I thought about it and analyzed it carefully: "If Liu Shan wants to overthrow me, he will definitely catch me by the hair. The best way to do it is to catch me leaving my post without permission."
"If a job comes, you, the undertaker, will be the first to know about it. Then you can tell me that I have a stomachache."
Chen Jiayan thought for a while, and suddenly there was a hint of worry on her face.
"Then you will definitely be caught when you come back!"
I lay down on the window and looked at it: "No, the toilet is connected to the outer wall, I can just climb in from there."
After saying that, I observed carefully, and after confirming that it was safe, I walked out of the funeral parlor quickly.
After I left the house, I called Liu Baldzi and asked for the contact information of the two strong men just now.
Once the call came through, I asked for their location.
Fortunately, they were not too far away from me. They were in the woods opposite the funeral home. I kept walking along the path and finally found them.
In the woods, the old man sat slumped on the ground with his back against the tree, and two strong men stood on either side of him with their arms rolled up and their sleeves rolled up.
Not far away, there were two tattered cotton-padded jackets scattered around.
It’s at least over 20 degrees outside now. What’s the use of such a cotton-padded jacket?
In an instant, I suddenly understood that these two strong men looked like veterans.
If you cover your body with clothes and get beaten, no trauma will be visible at all, but the pain will be doubled.
Tsk.
I guess this old man has suffered a lot.
