HLnovel Chapter 177 Be a lucky cat, even in death you'll bring wealth.
Chapter 177 Be a lucky cat, even in death you'll bring wealth.
On the last day of the funeral, Luo Wen brought Lan Yu with him in person.
When the head steward of the Jiang family heard that there were distinguished guests from Southeast Asia, he guessed their identities and hurriedly went to the mourning hall to inform Jiang Xinghe.
"Mr. Jiang!"
"Our distinguished guests from Southeast Asia have arrived, they're right outside the gate!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinghe was initially taken aback.
Distinguished guests from Southeast Asia?
Could it be that my maternal grandfather came in person?
But he didn't inform the people in Nanyang about what was happening at the Jiang family's place.
Li Xi explained from the side, "It should be your uncle who is coming. Yesterday, my uncle told me on the phone that he and Mr. Lanyu would be coming to Dongzhou City."
"They're probably here for the funeral, to show their support for you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinghe's eyes lit up slightly. "I'll go pick them up!"
"I'll go with you." Li Xi followed after him, and seeing this, Gu Huaizhou followed at a leisurely pace.
As soon as the two arrived at the Jiang family's gate, they saw Lan Yu standing side by side with Luo Wen, talking to him.
Like Lin Nuo, Lan Yu was also one of Luo Wen's confidants.
Lin Nuo is Luo Wen's left hand. He is skilled in martial arts and is a ruthless killer in Southeast Asia.
Lanyu was Luo Wen's right-hand man, skilled at winning people's hearts and managing industries, and was known as the "Zhuge Liang of the South Seas".
Growing up in Southeast Asia, Luo Wen was tall and strong with a bronze complexion. He always wore loose floral shirts and had the typical look of a tough Southeast Asian man.
However, Lanyu's skin is very delicate and smooth, and his appearance is exceptionally handsome.
Lanyu is tall and slender, and despite being in her forties, she maintains a perfect figure. Even when wearing a casual suit, her narrow waist and long legs are still clearly visible.
Standing next to Luo Wen, Lan Yu exuded an even more noble air than Luo Wen.
When Li Xi was in Southeast Asia, Lan Yu went to M Island to do business for Luo Wen, so this was the first time Li Xi had seen Lan Yu in person.
Li Xi secretly grasped Gu Huaizhou's wrist and whispered to him, "Uncle Lanyu is so handsome! He doesn't look like a Southeast Asian at all."
It's truly hard to imagine that an island nation in Southeast Asia could produce such exceptionally handsome men as Lanyu.
"Mr. Lanyu is indeed a famous handsome man in Southeast Asia. My grandmother told me that your maternal grandmother had her eye on Lanyu in her early years and even wanted to match him with your mother."
Among the three Lan siblings, the eldest sister, Lan Yin, is a bit older. She is the same age as Luo Wen, while Lan Qing and Lan Yu are about the same age as Wu Meng.
Lanyu and Fifth Dream are childhood sweethearts with a very close relationship.
If Fifth Dream hadn't met with this accident, perhaps she and Lanyu could have truly formed a happy marriage.
Hearing this little tidbit, Li Xi wasn't surprised.
Which mother wouldn't want to find a handsome son-in-law for her daughter?
If it were Li Xi, she would also be interested in a son-in-law like Lan Yu.
"Judging from this, Lan Wei doesn't look like Uncle Lan Yu at all. Lan Wei looks more like Madam Lan? By the way, have you ever met Uncle Lan Yu's lover?" Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou.
Gu Huaizhou looked at Li Xi strangely, "Don't you know? Mr. Lanyu has never been married."
"Not married? Then how did Lan Wei come to be?" Li Xi's eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but guess: "Could it be that Uncle Lan Yu had a one-night stand with a beauty and had a daughter?"
"Lan Wei is Mr. Lan Yu's daughter, conceived through in vitro fertilization. As for who Lan Wei's mother is, it is unclear."
Lan Wei was actually conceived through IVF!
Li Xi couldn't understand why Lan Yu would rather undergo IVF than get married and have children.
Is it because he already has someone he loves but cannot be with, or...?
Li Xi suddenly covered her mouth and whispered in Gu Huaizhou's ear, "Do you think he might still be hung up on my mother?"
Gu Huaizhou didn't think so. He analyzed objectively: "Mr. Lanyu was only 13 years old when your mother disappeared. Even if he really loved your mother, he probably didn't love her so deeply that he would never marry."
This is true.
However, this was Lanyu's life after all, and although Li Xi was curious, she wouldn't be so presumptuous as to go up to Luo Wen and ask him for details.
Jiang Xinghe strode up to Lanyu, unable to hide his excitement, "Uncle! Uncle Luo! It really is you!"
"I wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn't call you in advance." Lan Yu stepped forward and placed her palm on Jiang Xinghe's shoulder, saying with a double meaning, "Back then, your mother died unjustly, and your uncle was unable to come and collect her body. I regret that."
“Your father and grandfather have passed away, and your uncle absolutely cannot be absent. Whatever you want to do about the funeral, your uncle will be there for you.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinghe chuckled and said, "To be honest, I want to scatter my grandfather's ashes into the vast ocean so that he can drift with the current and see the whole world after he dies."
"As for my father..."
"After his body is cremated, I plan to knead his ashes into clay and fire them to make a lucky cat to place in the Jiang family ancestral hall."
"He prioritized the interests of the Jiang family during his lifetime, and he should continue to bring wealth to the Jiang family even after his death."
"..." Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou looked at each other in bewilderment.
Luo Wen raised an eyebrow, while Lan Yu, who seemed amiable, fully agreed with Jiang Xinghe's idea.
"I think your idea is good."
Lanyu said, "If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. You're my only nephew, and I'll back you up."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle!"
True to his word, Jiang Xinghe carried Jiang Zhulang's ashes in an urn in front of his relatives and was about to leave with them.
An elderly cousin of the Jiang family stood in the middle of the corridor, blocking Jiang Xinghe's way, and questioned him suspiciously: "Jiang Xinghe, what are you going to do with your father's ashes!"
The Jiang family members stood on both sides of the corridor watching the commotion. They also guessed that Jiang Xinghe was going to do something bad to Jiang Zhulang's ashes.
However, because the Fifth Family was there to support Jiang Xinghe, they dared not make any rash moves.
Jiang Xinghe didn't hide anything. He said, "I plan to burn a lucky cat figurine with my father's ashes and place it at the entrance of the Jiang family ancestral hall to bring wealth to our Jiang family."
"What!" The entire Jiang family was stunned.
Jiang Zhuliu was furious. "What kind of nonsense are you spouting!"
"Your father is dead, and you still want to desecrate his ashes? Doing such a heinous thing, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
"Jiang Xinghe, don't go too far!"
"That's wrong," Jiang Xinghe said with a grin. "Uncle, you know that my father cared most about the Jiang family's business and interests when he was alive. What despicable things wouldn't he do to accumulate wealth?"
“Back then, he dug my mother’s body out of her grave, cremated her again, and used her as the core of a wealth-gathering formation under the Jiang family ancestral hall. My eldest uncle witnessed all of these things firsthand.”
"Now that my father is dead, I burned him into a lucky cat and put it in the ancestral hall of our Jiang family to bring wealth to our family. I believe he would be pleased if he knew this in the afterlife."
Jiang Xinghe's words were obviously fallacious, and his actions were utterly rebellious.
But Jiang Zhulang had done these things to Chu Xingchen first.
Jiang Xinghe was simply avenging his mother.
Jiang Zhuliu would certainly not agree with Jiang Xinghe's actions. He spread his arms to block Jiang Xinghe and shouted firmly and resolutely, "I will never allow you to do that!"
"If you really want to do something that will get you struck by lightning, then you'd better step over my body first!"
Upon hearing this, before Jiang Xinghe could even make a move, Luo Wen rushed in front of Jiang Xinghe like a whirlwind, delivering a side kick that knocked Jiang Zhuliu to the ground.
Luo Wen used skillful force to kick Jiang Zhuliu in the abdomen.
Therefore, when Jiang Zhuliu fell, he landed on his buttocks first, then his lower back, and finally his head.
This is precisely how you avoid injury to the most important parts of the body.
Luo Wen then stepped on Jiang Zhuliu's shoulder to prevent him from getting up and getting in the way.
Luo Wen tilted his head at Jiang Xinghe and said, "Step over there."
"..."
Jiang Xinghe suppressed a laugh, picked up Jiang Zhulang's urn, took a long stride, nimbly stepped over his great-uncle's body, and walked away with a carefree and unrestrained air.
After Jiang Xinghe left, Lan Yu, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and rescued Jiang Zhuliu from under Luo Wen's feet.
He bent down to help Jiang Zhuliu up, gently patted the footprint on Jiang Zhuliu's suit belly, and apologized politely: "I'm sorry, we Nanyang people are barbaric, and we've made you suffer."
"Actually, according to the customs of Southeast Asia, we usually just shoot the other person to meet God. It's very rare to do something as despicable as kicking an old man."
After saying that, Lan Yu glared reproachfully at the culprit, Luo Wen, and lectured him: "Next time, you should choose a simpler and more polite way to resolve this."
Luo Wen nodded, indicating that he had made a note of it.
The Jiang family relatives, who were crammed in the middle of the corridor, were all too frightened to utter a sound.
Jiang Zhuliu, who was just groaning and moaning, suddenly felt that his stomach and buttocks no longer hurt.
Compared to a bullet, what was that kick?