Chapter 385: Breaking the Old Ritual

The couple had not seen each other for more than half a year. They were looking forward to a family reunion after the Chinese New Year. Who knew that the next meeting would be like this? Du Jingyi was really sad.

The temperature of Gu Shaoyu's body and the calluses on his palms were still the same as before.

When Du Jingyi sat in the back and watched her husband kneeling upright and burning paper carefully, she felt a sense of security after he came back.

Until this moment, her heart, which had been holding on, finally relaxed a little. When she looked up at the spirit tablet and coffin again, she was also silently chanting.

"Grandma, Shaoyu is back, you can rest assured."

The last time Gu Shaoyu burned paper was for his mother, and the time before that was for the people of the Gu family, and going back to his eldest brother.

He watched his relatives leave one after another. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel pain in his heart, but there was no way to hurt. He had to be stronger.

Otherwise, how could he be their backbone?

The folded gold and silver paper money disappeared into the brazier bit by bit, but Gu Shaoyu's spine became the pillar of the entire Gu family.

I don't know if it was the spirit of Mrs. Gu in heaven, but it rained heavily in the afternoon when Gu Shaoyu came back, and after the rain, the sky was clear.

The winter in Jinling City is much better than that in Sui'an City. When Du Jingyi came here last year, he fainted and vomited all the way, so he had no energy to feel it. And this year, Mrs. Gu passed away, so naturally he was in no mood.

So, when the sky cleared up, Du Jingyi did not dare to slack off.

He immediately asked someone to get ice and put it around the coffin, so that Mrs. Gu's body would not be uncomfortable. After all, there were still four days before the scheduled burial date, so there could be no mistakes.

Now it has been nearly a month since Madam Gu passed away, so the condolences have been paid. Now the family takes turns to keep vigil for her. Therefore, the ice cubes are not a problem.

After dinner, Gu Shaoyu invited everyone to Sanshan Hall. Everyone in the room, young and old, looked at him, waiting to hear what he had to say.

Even Tai Ge'er and the three children came together. This was the first time Gu Shaoyu saw his triplets. Now they are all four-month-old children, slightly smaller than Tai Ge'er at that time, but they are still well behaved in their respective wet nurses' arms.

Gu Shaoyu naturally wanted to hug them, but the children had never seen him as a "father" since they were born, so they were somewhat repulsive. Seeing this, Gu Shaoyu did not force it, but just called Tai Ge'er to come in front of him and asked a question.

"Does Taigeer miss his father?"

Taigeer now occasionally says one or two words, but they are all repetitive words, and most of them are made with a sound of "beep beep".

Although he did not answer, he tilted his head and thought for a while, and then broke free from Fu's hand and trotted towards Gu Shaoyu.

Although he walked a little staggeringly, it was much better than at the beginning.

He rushed into Gu Shaoyu's words and shouted "Daddy Daddy" a few times. Although he didn't say it clearly, Gu Shaoyu still heard it.

His eyes revealed a sense of pride, and there was a sense of vision that my son had grown up.

Looking at the other three sons who were still confused, he suddenly felt that Taigeer was the most popular.

"Second uncle-in-law came all the way quickly, but he worked hard."

It was Master Du who spoke. He and his wife are now taking care of their four grandchildren wholeheartedly, so they are tired and a little thin.

When he saw him, Gu Shaoyu stood up, clasped his fists and said gratefully.

"I'm sorry to have worried my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Now that I'm back, everything will be properly arranged."

Seeing this, Mr. Du didn't say much, nodded and stepped aside.

Seeing that except for the eldest aunt who couldn't get up, all the people in the Gu family who were supposed to come had arrived, Gu Shaoyu spoke.

"Grandmother passed away too suddenly. I also rushed back after receiving the news in Sui'an City. I'm sorry for all your hard work. In four days, it will be the day when grandma will be buried. Before that, we just need to guard the mourning hall. After the burial, all arrangements at home will be restored to the previous ones."

"When grandma was alive, she often told me not to be bound by those death rituals. Only when the living live a good life can the dead rest in peace. Therefore, the ritual of eating vegetarian food for three months can be deducted. It is most important to take good care of your health."

Seeing this, the fourth aunt also nodded and said in agreement.

"Shao Yu is right. When Si Lang and the others died, mother-in-law took us to bury them and then returned to normal. We should show filial piety to them during their lifetime. Even if we don't do these empty rituals after their death, we will have no regrets."

"Fourth brother's wife is right."

It was the second aunt who spoke up. It was not difficult to ask her to follow this rule, but her daughter Xiaoyun was pregnant, so how could she be a vegetarian? Wouldn't this make her even more uncomfortable?

So, after hearing Gu Shao Yu's arrangement, they also agreed deeply.

Seeing that the elders had come out to express their opinions, the others naturally followed suit, and then heard Gu Shao Yu continue to speak.

"Before I came, I had already reported to the court that I would mourn for my grandmother for a year, so I will stay in Jinling City during this period. After some time, there may be other arrangements. I will discuss it with the aunts and aunts at that time."

"Shao Yu and your wife are in charge of this family. We are 10,000% assured. This is what mother-in-law meant when she was here."

The third aunt added appropriately that what she was still worried about was her daughter's marriage. After a year of mourning, she would be 21 years old. If she hadn't been engaged or married at this age, she would naturally be called an old maid.

But she had no choice even if she wanted to, so she could only swallow her worries and wait and see.

After briefly explaining these things, Gu Shaoyu glanced at Du Jingyi and asked in a calm voice.

"Did people from the seventh room come to make trouble a few days ago?"

Du Jingyi glanced at Xing Zhao and saw that he looked a little embarrassed, so he knew that he must have told the story, but Du Jingyi didn't intend to make a big deal about it, so he replied with comfort.

"It was just a few quarrels, and my great-uncle suppressed them at the time, and asked my third cousin who was too talkative to kowtow to my grandmother to apologize, so the general should not pursue it any further."

"The third cousin from my aunt's family?"

"Yes."

To be honest, Gu Shaoyu was not very familiar with the relatives in the Gu family. After all, there were enough people in his own courtyard, so there was no need for him to pay attention to those in other families.