Chapter 371: Unfilial

Zhu Xiaohong’s face flushed with anger after being shut down.

’That damned old woman,’ she thought. ’I was just asking out of kindness.’

’Pfft. The nerve of her.’

Mrs. Fu ignored her.

She just shut the main door.

Looking at the telegram in her hand, she fumed.

’We have nothing to do with that family anymore.’

’And yet they still find ways to bother us.’

’Even in death, they won’t leave us alone—’

’Heh, go to the funeral? Don’t even think about it.’

At first, she wanted to take the telegram to the kitchen and burn it in the stove.

But on second thought, she decided against it. She would show it to her daughter later to see who exactly had sent it.

Most importantly—she had to have her son-in-law investigate how the Fu family found out they were at this military base.

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Meanwhile, the Fu family was also counting the days.

"Mother, Fu Mingxue and her mother must have received the telegram by now. Why aren’t they back yet? The funeral is tomorrow. Don’t tell me that Fu Mingxue, the granddaughter, really isn’t coming back for the funeral?"

"That’s her own grandfather," Yan Hongwei said indignantly.

Seeing this, Bian Yuqiao chimed in, "Big Sister-in-law is right. No matter what, the man is gone. Second Sister-in-law and Mingxue should come back for the funeral. Especially Mingxue. She’s a university student, for crying out loud. Was all that education for nothing?"

These words, which only added fuel to the fire, made the already furious Old Mrs. Fu even angrier.

"That shameless hussy! That heartless bitch! If she dares not to show up, I’ll go right to her and cause a scene."

Before, when the old man was still alive, he held her back and stopped her from causing trouble for those two tramps.

Now that the old man was gone, if those two wretched girls really didn’t come back, she’d dare to go and make a scene right where they were.

’Besides, what’s an old woman like me got to be afraid of?’

Yan Hongwei gloated inwardly.

She was just hoping the old woman would go and cause a scene.

"Sigh, Mingxue and her mother have really gone too far this time. No matter what, Mingxue is still a member of the Fu family. For them not to come back now that her grandfather is gone... it’s just too much."

"People in the military are supposed to have a strong moral compass. It seems the military hasn’t taught them well. They say to respect the dead above all else. What they’re doing is just so unfilial."

’Once the old man died, the funeral would cost a fortune.’

’There was no reason the second branch of the family shouldn’t have to chip in.’

’But the most infuriating thing was the house—that bitch Xu Zifeng was truly despicable.’

’They would rather leave the house empty than let her family live in it.’

’That house should have belonged to the Fu family in the first place.’

The next day was Old Man Fu’s funeral.

At first, the neighbors and close relatives didn’t say much about Fu Mingxue and her mother not returning.

But there was no stopping a shit-stirrer like Yan Hongwei!

She told everyone she met that Fu Mingxue had hit the big time—that she and her mother were living the high life, yet wouldn’t even return for her own grandfather’s funeral.

She directly ruined Fu Mingxue and her mother’s reputation, branding them as unfilial.

On reflection, people started to agree—no matter what, this was Fu Mingxue’s own grandfather! How could she not return for his funeral?

The dead must be respected above all else!

No matter how deep the grudge, it should be put aside at a time like this.

How could she still be so resentful?

Fu Mingxue, however, had no idea so many people were gossiping about her.

She sneezed several times during class.

As a result, when class ended, Yan Feng brought her a few packets of medicine.

"What’s this?" Fu Mingxue asked, confused.

"It’s medicine the class pitched in to buy for you."

Fu Mingxue was speechless. ’...?’

She was shocked.

’Why on earth would they buy me medicine?’

’Am I sick?’

’How come I didn’t know?’

"What is this medicine for?"

Yan Feng said, "It’s for a cold. It’s traditional Chinese medicine. Take it three times a day for three days."