CH 32.1

Grandpa Ruan’s funeral was scheduled to be three days later.

While he was still alive, Grandpa Ruan had specifically given instructions to Butler Liu that he did not want this funeral to be a big event.

Traditionally the Ruan family had very quiet funerals and would only invite a few friends and family.

In accordance with the wishes of the old man, he would be buried together with Grandma Ruan in Xiaoshan Cemetery in the north of the city.

On the day of the funeral, Ruan Zhiyin put on a solemn black suit and pants. She had an empty expression on her face and politely greeted the guests that had come to pay their respects.

On the other side, Gu Linlang and Ye Yanchu had just finished paying their respects to Grandpa Ruan and silently walked to her side.

“Yinyin, dying of old age is a normal thing. Don’t be too sad.”

“Gu Linlang did not have any relatives, but she did remember the sadness when the orphanage director passed away.

She had received financial support from Grandpa Ruan and also respected him a lot. To her, it was better to pass on instead of dealing with the unbearable pain from illness, it would have been a relief for him to no longer have to endure the pain.

Ruan Zhiyin silently nodded her head slowly and forcefully lifted the corners of her mouth. “I know.”

These days she had been busy dealing with Grandpa Ruan’s matters and had politely dealt with all kinds of people. After the initial surge of emotions had passed, she had felt herself gradually growing numb.

But today, seeing the familiar face in that photo, while she was still saddened by her loss, Ruan Zhiyin understood that this was the happy smile that her grandfather should have.

Maybe what Cheng Yuelin had said was right. She should use another method to face her grandfather. She should not let herself stay in a depressed mood.

She looked up and met the gaze of her worried friends, Ruan Zhiyin took a deep breath and said: “Yes, I am okay. I am just a bit not used to it.”

Ye Yanchu did not know how to comfort her. She simply held Ruan Zhiyin’s hand and changed the topic. “I saw Grandpa Qin just called Lin Jingfei over.”

Grandpa Qin was Grandpa Ruan’s best friend before he died. Even if Ruan Zhiyin and Qin Jue’s marriage contract had been annulled, the Qin family would still have to be invited.

Just now Grandpa Qin had spoken to Ruan Zhiyin and had also called over the silent Lin Jingfei.

“Fang Weilan does not like Lin Jingfei, although Grandpa Qin thinks she is okay, he still watched her grow up.” Gu Linlang finished speaking and furrowed a brow.

Ye Yanchu glanced at Lin Jingfei who was standing not far away and was dressed in black. “Now that Grandpa Ruan has passed away, the person in the most awkward position ended up being her. With a younger brother that appeared out of nowhere and she doesn’t know how the inheritance will be divided. She probably has a lot of things on her mind.”

Grandpa Ruan’s will had been prepared a long time ago. However, it will only be delivered to everyone after the funeral.

Lin Cheng and Lin Jingfei could both receive a portion of the inheritance, but the relationship between Lin Jingfei and her father had become a lot more strained.

While they prepared for the funerals, other than Lin Cheng, everyone else continued to stay at the family home to take care of Grandpa Ruan’s belongings. This entire time, Lin Jingfei had remained silent. Every day her eyes would be red and swollen.

During the past two days, the person who was the happiest was actually Lin Cheng. After all, the old man did not have a chance to change his will.

“Its about time for her to learn the consequence of her actions.” Gu Linlang sighed and frowned. “But no matter how we put it, Lin Cheng is a piece of trash.”

As Ruan Zhiyin’s best friend, she certainly did not like Lin Jingfei, and had previously faced off against her.

They all understood, even though Lin Jingfei had dragged Qin Jue into scandals and had even used Jiang Anzheng to cause Qin Jue to miss his wedding, it was still probably all under Lin Cheng’s instructions.

Lin Jingfei deserved the mess she had gotten herself into, but Lin Cheng was truly disgusting.

Ye Yanchu looked at a few men in the crowd and suddenly said: “Cheng-senpai did a good job. The other people in the Lin family don’t dare to come over.”

It didn’t matter if it was the funeral procession or the burial ceremony, Lin Cheng and the other people in the Lin family were all blocked outside of the cemetery by the people Cheng Yuelin had sent out.

Cheng Yuelin was only Grandpa Ruan’s grandson in law, doing something so decisively would be detrimental to his reputation, but Ruan Zhiyin was still very moved.

She did not want to see the Lin family at her grandfather’s funeral. Cheng Yuelin’s actions helped her avoid a bunch of gossip.

Thinking about this, Ruan Zhiyin laughed and said: “I should thank him properly.” But he always said he doesn’t need thanks.

Gu Linlang heard Ruan Zhiyin’s words and looked at Ruan Zhiyin. Her words seemed to carry a hidden meaning: “Yinyin, what are you thinking about?”

Ruan Zhiyin froze when she heard this.

Gu Linlang saw Ruan Zhiyin frozen and knew that she had been too busy preparing for the funeral to think about anything else. So she shook her head and looked at Ye Yanchu. “Okay, we will head off first.”

Ruan Zhiyin: “I’ll send you guys off.”

“No need, you’re still busy.”

Gu Linlang stopped her and saw that Cheng Yuelin was not far away and turned to leave with Ye Yanchu.

She knew that Ruan Zhiyin was very decisive. There were some things that she would figure out soon.